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History doesn't agree.  Either way the point is qualifications for one office, versus another.  Palin was not running for Pres, something many of you seem to forget.
 
I wouldn't necessarily oppose Hillary as a VP candidate as was the case with Palin, but for Pres, she is woefully under prepared. 
 

Running a campaign is not the same as doing the job.. no way, no how.  Nor is sleeping with the man who does.
 
Yes, she was Sec State, but her performance on that job is highly open to debate as to whether it was good or bad, aside from holding the position its easy to debate that as a positive or negative.
You can see these as qualifications if you like, but the reality is that shes getting the nod for no reason beyond her gender and visibility.
This has beenthe Dem roadmap for almost a decade now.. why do you think she bowed out?  backroom promised being kept.. they kept her relevant for exactly this reason, when what they should be doing is looking for a better woman to run.
She will likely get the nod, and she will win regardless as noone will vote Rep and rightfully so really... but that doesn't make her a good candidate, the right candidate, or anything other than political capital.

personally i still think the As were the luckiest team in baseball for over 2 years.
every move worked, every platoon produced, every call up produced.. in fact is most of these cases they over produced or exceeded expectations.
has any other team ever had a run like that?

What all this tells me is that as has always been the case, the stats are valuable, and are embedded in the game forever at this point, but the game is still played on the field.
 
The A's broke thier own mold this season, and are now paying for it when they should have been better... what does this tell us?

personally i still think the As were the luckiest team in baseball for over 2 years.
every move worked, every platoon produced, every call up produced.. in fact is most of these cases they over produced or exceeded expectations.
has any other team ever had a run like that?

What all this tells me is that as has always been the case, the stats are valuable, and are embedded in the game forever at this point, but the game is still played on the field.
 
The A's broke thier own mold this season, and are now paying for it when they should have been better... what does this tell us?

wihout NY., Boc, or Det in the post, i suspect ESPN will go 100% NFL instead of the 95% they already are.. the rest will ne NBA pre-season
The network has become unwatchable unless you are an nfl diehard, me personally im over the nfl... nothing but roided out wanna be gangster clowns

i suggest we all stay classy here and not go down the yayo path till we know what the story is.
i wish him luck if it is a personal matter regardless of my opinion of him as Rangers manager

offset loss of Cespedes.. isnt that what Gomes and Fuld were supposed to do?
When the trade was made you guys all told me how they would perhaps even be better with the platoon...
 
I get they didnt give up much but what did they gain?  Who do they bench, what do they do with Jaso when hes ready...   Are they trying to set a record for platooning at every position on the field ?

All these deals have bit them in the butt.. they lost thier offense, and the pitchers have been beaten by the teams they were supposed to beat.  Right now they are demoralized, i wouldn't be shocked if we blew them out today.

the irony of this after accusing us of desperation is palpable. 
getting jaso back was one thing, who are they now going to bench for Dunn?  some combination of Gomes and/or Fuld i assume?  where will they play Jaso?
This team has more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle... im officially pulling for the Ms to catch them and see them completely miss the post.

the irony of this after accusing us of desperation is palpable. 
getting jaso back was one thing, who are they now going to bench for Dunn?  some combination of Gomes and/or Fuld i assume?  where will they play Jaso?
This team has more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle... im officially pulling for the Ms to catch them and see them completely miss the post.

Cespedes trade just cost the As a run  

Cespedes trade just cost the As a run  

So for some of you its perfectly acceptable that a business can go out of its way to ensure not paying benefits, and you have no problem with this and consider it just business.
Fair enough, opinions vary, but for me its a lousy thing to do from a company that's making money off those people its going out of its way to hinder.

Obamacare has done more harm than can ever be measured in this regard.. so many people working less hours, or having to work multiple jobs to get the same hours, but i guess it makes the employment numbers look good, lol

tdawg, you are dead right!  (did i really just say that... )
These stats are not the absolutes people think they are and are certainly dont tell the story accurately when you look at examples such as what you have listed.

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Im sorry but sometimes i wonder if some of you ever actually played the game at more than a little league level.

There are things that do not exist on a scorecard.  Things like protection in the order, presense in the lineup, other things like this that mean nothing on stats sheets, nothing in WAR, nothing in anything other than the reality of playing the game.

Guys will pitch around Cespedes, they are very much aware of where he is in the lineup, when he is coming to bat, and what they need to do to not let him have impactful swings...  He makes other around him better whether he is performing or not.
 
i guarantee you, noone is thinking that way about Fuld...
 
I dont mean to be a jerk but seriously, come on,, is it the position of some of you that all things things are mythical, really ?

i wonder how the As are still scoring runs...

-we have terrible fans who are incredibly spoiled and are rapidly reaching the level of the worst fan base ive ever seen?

-we have terrible fans who are incredibly spoiled and are rapidly reaching the level of the worst fan base ive ever seen?

its a new things.. i call it the Trout effect... when fans of a team with a player of that caliber get so ****ing spoiled by that players that they compare everyone else to him in a completely unrealistic manner.

Guys, for all the bench this guy sit this guy.. the negativity.. its pointless.  unless injured they are going to keep running them out there as much as possible.
The simple fact is we need the to right the ship.. not get replaced with lesser talents.
all the focus on short leaches and such.. its mental masturbation.

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its the same i think said in the past when people were all wanting to fire Sven or whoever else... when the option isnt a good, it makes no sense.
People have been blasting Howie all damn season, now you want him hitting cleanup?  really ?

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its the same i think said in the past when people were all wanting to fire Sven or whoever else... when the option isnt a good, it makes no sense.
People have been blasting Howie all damn season, now you want him hitting cleanup?  really ?

The even better news it hat we have lost virtually no ground during that time.

The even better news it hat we have lost virtually no ground during that time.