Ludwig Von Mises

Of course the US is ruled by an oligarchy. Almost every system of government boils down to an oligarchy. No monarchy or dictator stays alive for more than five minutes without the support of powerful people around it.

If anyone is interested in learning about some of the true powers that run this country then this book is an excellent resource:

http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Power-Council-Relations-American/dp/0882791346

It's a few dollars if you buy a used copy. If someone wants a free copy I'll send them one.

Coming into today, the A's pitching had a 0.82 ERA in the runners in scoring position, 2 outs situation.

The Angels pitchers in those situations?

A 20.00 ERA

Nice to see Shoemaker get out of it.

GTFO!

Rojas and Gubi were guessing that he was thr0wing a changeup or a "bp fastball".

No, that's all he's got.

How the hell is this not known to our esteemed pitching coach?

I wonder what percentage of the large pile of cash I just paid today in extortion pay property tax will be used to pay off some settlement caused by one of these "no hesitation" trigger happy asshole cops. That same cop will get a paid vacation.

 

so would you call them?

I think I would avoid playing Psychopath Roulette if at all possible.

This happened a few days ago:

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/lapd-mistakenly-shoots-kills-tv-producer-1201155731/

The sheriff's statement, as usual, sounds like bullshit.

I will kill you!

 

That didn't work out so well.

So the cop that was hit by a drunk on his motorcycle died. That's shitty and all, but do the cops need to close down major freeways and streets during rush hour to transport his body to the morgue?

Or I'm I the only one who thinks that was unnecessary?

How about this story:

http://news.yahoo.com/rocco-k9-police-dog-funeral-pittsburgh-194339478.html

"Friday's 45-minute memorial for Rocco, an 8-year-old German shepherd K-9 officer who was fatally stabbed while trying to apprehend a fugitive, featured a motorcade, bagpipers, barking canines and a procession of officers holding Rocco's photo, urn and a flag.According to WTAE-TV, several roads were temporarily closed for the memorial motorcade. A news helicopter hovered overhead to capture the size of the service. Pittsburgh police have yet to disclose the cost of Rocco's funeral."

"

Howie got off the schneid. I don't know what a schneid is, but howie got off of it.

Milestone? More like a millstone.

Barney Lopaz will be fired.

It's after 10 pm. This team can't even have the common courtesy to suck quickly.

Defensive clank and a baserunning mistake. Fits right in.

Jepsen is much more effective against RH hitters. Why he was brought in to face a left-handed Seattle lineup is a mystery to me.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=jepseke01&year=Career&t=p#plato

It was nice to have a bullpen pitcher like Shields who was equally effective against both  lefties and righties. Guys like KRod and Donnelly had slightly more splits but were still very effective against both. This is a great asset against opposing managers because it takes away their pinch hitter option.

Jepsen has proven to be utterly innefective against LH batters. He's the worst option in the pen against them. The Showalter Method isn't ideal and makes the game a pain to watch, but it's better than sticking Jepsen out there against a string of lefties. With a rested pen and an off day on thursday go ahead and use some pitchers. Also, if Frieri wasn't in the strict closer role, he could have been considered because he absolutely dominates lefty batters.

If you want to win more than your share of close games a potent offense and a lockdown pen are the recipes for success. See 2002.

They need a Slumpbuster with those dimensions. Really go all out.

Hamilton's stupid grin a couple of minutes after the horrible misplay in LF bothered me more than Jepsen's usual hijinks.