Hoston Astros--Toastmasters Rules & Black Sox Rulings

[W.E. Baxter Author]

I am a 29 year member of Toastmasters International and the rules for Toastmasters Awards Presentations is: "All Awards Presentations (Speech Contest Awards, Achievement Level and Education Awards, etc) are FINAL. That means once the award presentation is placed in the recipient's hand, it can't be  taken back. This is the way it needs to be with the Houston Astros World Series Rings and Championship. However, the franchise will have to live with what they did to obtain the W.S. Championship the rest of their lives, and it's never the same as having achieved a World Series Ring honestly.

One Hundred years ago, when the Chicago Black Sox threw the World Series and broke the hearts of a lot of White Sox Fans, the players were banned from playing Major League Baseball for life, including Shoeless Joe Jackson who played his best, but took the mob's money, and Buck Weaver who played his best but knew what was going on and didn't tell anybody. The players on the Houston Astros who were involved in the cheating and sign stealing, or knew about it and didn't tell anybody should also be banned from playing Professional Baseball for life. As Shoeless Joe Jacks was locked out of the Hall of Fame forever, so should any players on the 2017 Houston Astros.

[yk9001]

There's a whole thread for this.

[tdawg87]

24 minutes ago, W.E. Baxter Author said:

I am a 29 year member of Toastmasters International and the rules for Toastmasters Awards Presentations is: "All Awards Presentations (Speech Contest Awards, Achievement Level and Education Awards, etc) are FINAL. That means once the award presentation is placed in the recipient's hand, it can't be  taken back. This is the way it needs to be with the Houston Astros World Series Rings and Championship. However, the franchise will have to live with what they did to obtain the W.S. Championship the rest of their lives, and it's never the same as having achieved a World Series Ring honestly.

One Hundred years ago, when the Chicago Black Sox threw the World Series and broke the hearts of a lot of White Sox Fans, the players were banned from playing Major League Baseball for life, including Shoeless Joe Jackson who played his best, but took the mob's money, and Buck Weaver who played his best but knew what was going on and didn't tell anybody. The players on the Houston Astros who were involved in the cheating and sign stealing, or knew about it and didn't tell anybody should also be banned from playing Professional Baseball for life. As Shoeless Joe Jacks was locked out of the Hall of Fame forever, so should any players on the 2017 Houston Astros.

Does.........does this count as an "In the biz" post?

[Claude]

They all cheat.

[Rally Gorilla]

56 minutes ago, W.E. Baxter Author said:

I am a 29 year member of Toastmasters International and the rules for Toastmasters Awards Presentations is: "All Awards Presentations (Speech Contest Awards, Achievement Level and Education Awards, etc) are FINAL. That means once the award presentation is placed in the recipient's hand, it can't be  taken back. This is the way it needs to be with the Houston Astros World Series Rings and Championship. However, the franchise will have to live with what they did to obtain the W.S. Championship the rest of their lives, and it's never the same as having achieved a World Series Ring honestly.

One Hundred years ago, when the Chicago Black Sox threw the World Series and broke the hearts of a lot of White Sox Fans, the players were banned from playing Major League Baseball for life, including Shoeless Joe Jackson who played his best, but took the mob's money, and Buck Weaver who played his best but knew what was going on and didn't tell anybody. The players on the Houston Astros who were involved in the cheating and sign stealing, or knew about it and didn't tell anybody should also be banned from playing Professional Baseball for life. As Shoeless Joe Jacks was locked out of the Hall of Fame forever, so should any players on the 2017 Houston Astros.

This isn't Toastmasters.  I'd like to see them lose the title and be hit some some big time punitive penalties including loss of draft picks.    It was no fun beating them when they tanked and it was no fun losing to them when they used their ill-gotten draft picks and cheating to win.

 

  

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, yk9001 said:

There's a whole thread for this.

I think every time this dude has posted it's to start his own thread. It's hilarious.

[eligrba]

1 hour ago, W.E. Baxter Author said:

I am a 29 year member of Toastmasters International and the rules for Toastmasters Awards Presentations is: "All Awards Presentations (Speech Contest Awards, Achievement Level and Education Awards, etc) are FINAL. That means once the award presentation is placed in the recipient's hand, it can't be  taken back. This is the way it needs to be with the Houston Astros World Series Rings and Championship. However, the franchise will have to live with what they did to obtain the W.S. Championship the rest of their lives, and it's never the same as having achieved a World Series Ring honestly.

One Hundred years ago, when the Chicago Black Sox threw the World Series and broke the hearts of a lot of White Sox Fans, the players were banned from playing Major League Baseball for life, including Shoeless Joe Jackson who played his best, but took the mob's money, and Buck Weaver who played his best but knew what was going on and didn't tell anybody. The players on the Houston Astros who were involved in the cheating and sign stealing, or knew about it and didn't tell anybody should also be banned from playing Professional Baseball for life. As Shoeless Joe Jacks was locked out of the Hall of Fame forever, so should any players on the 2017 Houston Astros.

What are the secrets to ensure perfect toast?  How is toast evaluated by your organization?  Are there awards for types of toast, bread origin and crunchyness?  Please advise.

[Claude]

39 minutes ago, eligrba said:

What are the secrets to ensure perfect toast?  How is toast evaluated by your organization?  Are there awards for types of toast, bread origin and crunchyness?  Please advise.

French toast. Just saying.

[zenmaster]

Wtf does baseball have to do with toastmasters? 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, calscuf said:

You guys might not believe this but I had this exact same thought.

I believe it.  
 

 

 

 

that’s not a compliment. 

[Claude]

2 minutes ago, calscuf said:

You guys might not believe this but I had this exact same thought.

You’re probably toasted. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

3 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Does.........does this count as an "In the biz" post?

Only in Hoston.

[Brandon]

Toastmasters International is going into the AW HOF the same way "he's on the 5", Craig, "I almost had a heart attack", and GA in a golf store.

[Lou]

Toastmasters Rules! 

[Brandon]

I wouldn't have agreed or thought much of his point of view if it wasn't prefaced with Toastmasters International.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 hours ago, Calzone 2 said:

French toast. Just saying.

you'll need an interpreter

[Docwaukee]

damn.  now I want toast.  

[Blarg]

What a bunch of drunken sods do in a banquet hall has no bearing on what MLB has the capabilities to do.

[tdawg87]

[2112]

All joking and whatever @tdawg87 posted aside, wasn't the ruling on the Sox about being unbecoming of a baseball player? The rule seems to apply here. Banning of all involved might be harsh, but fair.

 

[yk9001]

Whenever I see this doofus post and I see his name, I think of that WB network mascot, Michigan J.Frog.

Edited November 24, 2019 by yk9001

[the dude abides]

We had a Toastmasters club with my former company.  Highly recommend it if public speaking is not your forte.

 

[Tank]

Just now, the dude abides said:

We had a Toastmasters club with my former company.  Highly recommend it if public speaking is not your forte.

 

my dad and his second wife met through toastmasters international. to say we're grateful for that meeting would be a gigantic understatement.

[Stradling]

When I first became a manager the company sent me to Dale Carnegie classes to work on my public speaking which helped tremendously.  Especially now in my current role where at any time I can be up in front of hundreds of people having to share information or a vision.  

[T.G.]

I've been making toast way longer than 29 years and I have to agree that once bread is toasted you can't untoast it.