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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
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    And here again we see the ascendance of rights over responsibilities.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • JollyJ Jolly

        Maybe the Muslims have the right idea.

        Issue a fatwa on their ass, hunt them down and put them out of their misery in the most horrendous way imaginable. But Christians won't do that.

        I can only hope this bunch of nuts will expand their hatred to Mohammed.

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        #13

        @Jolly said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

        Maybe the Muslims have the right idea.

        Issue a fatwa on their ass, hunt them down and put them out of their misery in the most horrendous way imaginable. But Christians won't do that.

        They used to, we just don’t let them do it anymore.

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        • JonJ Jon

          @Jolly said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

          Maybe the Muslims have the right idea.

          Issue a fatwa on their ass, hunt them down and put them out of their misery in the most horrendous way imaginable. But Christians won't do that.

          They used to, we just don’t let them do it anymore.

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          Jolly
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          #14

          @Jon said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

          @Jolly said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

          Maybe the Muslims have the right idea.

          Issue a fatwa on their ass, hunt them down and put them out of their misery in the most horrendous way imaginable. But Christians won't do that.

          They used to, we just don’t let them do it anymore.

          You don't let anybody do anything. People do what they wish to do. As I said, pull this crap with the Muslims, and see what you let them do. It is only through the Grace of God and the forbearance of Christians, that a large segment of the population doesn't go medieval on these nuts. Seriously, could you see this shit happening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955?

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • George KG George K

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            LuFins Dad
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            @George-K said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

            Hmm, that actually might even save baseball.

            Even more-so than Football, there are a CRAP-TON of Athletes that are on the verge of big league talent but will never be called up. These players average about $65K per year.. Attendance at the AAA games is generally about 5K-10K, roughly 1/4 of some of the MLB games and MANY people prefer the atmosphere and experience of AAA ball.

            I bet you could offer those players guaranteed 5 year contracts worth $100K minimum per year guaranteed and $200K max guaranteed contracts with a non-compete (no going to MLB for 5 years), Simplify the contracts so no agent is really necessary and the player gets to keep their pay, and I’ll bet a helluva lot of players would sign up. Each team would have a hard cap… Negotiate streaming, radio, and cable deals… I bet it would work. Heck, I bet you could even get some of the small market MLB teams to make the switch.

            That would be brilliant.

            The Brad

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @George-K said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

              Hmm, that actually might even save baseball.

              Even more-so than Football, there are a CRAP-TON of Athletes that are on the verge of big league talent but will never be called up. These players average about $65K per year.. Attendance at the AAA games is generally about 5K-10K, roughly 1/4 of some of the MLB games and MANY people prefer the atmosphere and experience of AAA ball.

              I bet you could offer those players guaranteed 5 year contracts worth $100K minimum per year guaranteed and $200K max guaranteed contracts with a non-compete (no going to MLB for 5 years), Simplify the contracts so no agent is really necessary and the player gets to keep their pay, and I’ll bet a helluva lot of players would sign up. Each team would have a hard cap… Negotiate streaming, radio, and cable deals… I bet it would work. Heck, I bet you could even get some of the small market MLB teams to make the switch.

              That would be brilliant.

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              Jolly
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              #16

              @LuFins-Dad said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

              @George-K said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

              Hmm, that actually might even save baseball.

              Even more-so than Football, there are a CRAP-TON of Athletes that are on the verge of big league talent but will never be called up. These players average about $65K per year.. Attendance at the AAA games is generally about 5K-10K, roughly 1/4 of some of the MLB games and MANY people prefer the atmosphere and experience of AAA ball.

              I bet you could offer those players guaranteed 5 year contracts worth $100K minimum per year guaranteed and $200K max guaranteed contracts with a non-compete (no going to MLB for 5 years), Simplify the contracts so no agent is really necessary and the player gets to keep their pay, and I’ll bet a helluva lot of players would sign up. Each team would have a hard cap… Negotiate streaming, radio, and cable deals… I bet it would work. Heck, I bet you could even get some of the small market MLB teams to make the switch.

              That would be brilliant.

              I agree.

              A little something to add...If you are watching the CWS, the announcers have said several times this is a very, very special year. Every year, you have four or five guys that most of the people who cover the CWS say will eventually play in the Bigs. This year, they say the talent level is the highest they've ever seen. There is so much talent, if you held a draft out of just this year's teams, there is enough pitching, hitting and defensive talent to field an entire team at the MLB level. That's 26 guys. 26.

              Wonder how many of those guys will ever make it to the Bigs?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • MikM Offline
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                AAA ball is just a very small notch down from MLB, much cheaper and more entertaining. The parks are great.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  #18

                  Current nosebleed seats at Dodger Stadium are around $50.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • MikM Mik

                    AAA ball is just a very small notch down from MLB, much cheaper and more entertaining. The parks are great.

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                    @Mik said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

                    AAA ball is just a very small notch down from MLB, much cheaper and more entertaining. The parks are great.

                    I’ve commented to you before about the Pirates, Reds, Royals, etc… ought to pull out of MLB. They simply will not succeed consistently against the big market teams with no salary cap. They may have a breakout year with young players, but they will eventually lose them to the Dodgers/Yankees…

                    The Brad

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                      Yep. You can build all you want, but if you can't keep them...

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        George K
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                        https://sports.yahoo.com/plaschke-dodgers-pride-night-feels-054612716.html

                        Dodger Stadium has rarely looked more empty.

                        Dodger Stadium has rarely felt more full.

                        An hour before the Dodgers hosted the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, in the strangest of sights, there were no players in the dugout, no players on the field, and barely a couple of hundred fans in the stands.

                        Sister Unity and Sister Dominia didn’t mind.

                        They stood in front of the third-base line and embraced their Community Hero Award medals as if they were accepting an Oscar.

                        They waved to a handful of people waving back. They basked in the scattered cheers. They swept dramatically off the field smiling with painted faces and swooshing their blue and black habits.

                        Outside the gates, several thousand were protesting their existence. Throughout the Catholic community, thousands more showered them with scolding prayers and calls for boycotts.

                        They didn’t listen. They didn’t run. They didn’t cave. The Dodgers, who caved once, didn’t cave again.

                        In a four-minute ceremony that was the culmination of three weeks of controversy, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence activist organization was finally honored as the highlight of the Dodgers’ 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night.

                        You could have heard a pin drop. You could have seen hearts soar.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #22

                          FFS

                          The Brad

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                            Copper
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                            The dodgers recognize the importance of having boys who dress like girls and hate Christians.

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              FFS

                              JollyJ Offline
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                              Jolly
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #24

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

                              FFS

                              That's putting it mildly...

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                Jolly
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                                #25

                                BTW, who is Bill Goebbels?

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by Mik
                                  #26

                                  Joseph's kid?

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Jolly
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                                    #27

                                    Oh, sorry...I got the author's last name confused on the L.A. Times piece.

                                    Silly me...

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • HoraceH Offline
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                                      Horace
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                                      #28

                                      That article has the same hero worship cadence as the old time sports reporters writing about Mantle or DiMaggio. Now they're breathlessly describing the awe inspiring courage of trans people.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        https://sports.yahoo.com/plaschke-dodgers-pride-night-feels-054612716.html

                                        Dodger Stadium has rarely looked more empty.

                                        Dodger Stadium has rarely felt more full.

                                        An hour before the Dodgers hosted the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, in the strangest of sights, there were no players in the dugout, no players on the field, and barely a couple of hundred fans in the stands.

                                        Sister Unity and Sister Dominia didn’t mind.

                                        They stood in front of the third-base line and embraced their Community Hero Award medals as if they were accepting an Oscar.

                                        They waved to a handful of people waving back. They basked in the scattered cheers. They swept dramatically off the field smiling with painted faces and swooshing their blue and black habits.

                                        Outside the gates, several thousand were protesting their existence. Throughout the Catholic community, thousands more showered them with scolding prayers and calls for boycotts.

                                        They didn’t listen. They didn’t run. They didn’t cave. The Dodgers, who caved once, didn’t cave again.

                                        In a four-minute ceremony that was the culmination of three weeks of controversy, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence activist organization was finally honored as the highlight of the Dodgers’ 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night.

                                        You could have heard a pin drop. You could have seen hearts soar.

                                        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                        Aqua Letifer
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #29

                                        @George-K said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

                                        You could have seen hearts soar.

                                        Except you didn't, because it's a nonsense metaphor and there was no one fucking there.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                          @George-K said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

                                          You could have seen hearts soar.

                                          Except you didn't, because it's a nonsense metaphor and there was no one fucking there.

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                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Big crowd outside of Dodgers Park tonight…:

                                          Except you didn't, because it's a nonsense metaphor and there was no one fucking there.

                                          Well, yeah, they were busy watching the ceremony or scrolling on their smartphones while waiting for the game to start.

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