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I'm not so sure that was intentional, considering the presumed ethnicity of the operators. 

The most entertaining teams are those with a potent offense combined with a lockdown bullpen.
Even games where you're down by 2 or 3 runs in the 5th inning are well within reach. Plenty of optimism that the pen will hold the opponent down while the offense grinds back into it. Tie games are exciting with lots of confidence in a positive outcome. Games with the lead are almost stress free.
 
That's not exactly what we have here. Fall behind by a couple runs, forget it. Tie games and even games where the starter has given the team the lead are no sure thing. A limp noodle offense that goes inning after inning without so much as a threat while the viewer wonders which one of the erratic rag arms in the bullpen will finally give it up.
 
This was just one terrible series but gotta turn this around soon. Teams with a bad offense and pen aren't just bad, they're bad, boring and stressful.

The most entertaining teams are those with a potent offense combined with a lockdown bullpen.
Even games where you're down by 2 or 3 runs in the 5th inning are well within reach. Plenty of optimism that the pen will hold the opponent down while the offense grinds back into it. Tie games are exciting with lots of confidence in a positive outcome. Games with the lead are almost stress free.
 
That's not exactly what we have here. Fall behind by a couple runs, forget it. Tie games and even games where the starter has given the team the lead are no sure thing. A limp noodle offense that goes inning after inning without so much as a threat while the viewer wonders which one of the erratic rag arms in the bullpen will finally give it up.
 
This was just one terrible series but gotta turn this around soon. Teams with a bad offense and pen aren't just bad, they're bad, boring and stressful.

The most entertaining teams are those with a potent offense combined with a lockdown bullpen.
Even games where you're down by 2 or 3 runs in the 5th inning are well within reach. Plenty of optimism that the pen will hold the opponent down while the offense grinds back into it. Tie games are exciting with lots of confidence in a positive outcome. Games with the lead are almost stress free.
 
That's not exactly what we have here. Fall behind by a couple runs, forget it. Tie games and even games where the starter has given the team the lead are no sure thing. A limp noodle offense that goes inning after inning without so much as a threat while the viewer wonders which one of the erratic rag arms in the bullpen will finally give it up.
 
This was just one terrible series but gotta turn this around soon. Teams with a bad offense and pen aren't just bad, they're bad, boring and stressful.

Dont do it you idiot!..... good job carlos. I love aggressive base running.

Greg "Mongo" Mahle
 
 
 

Greg "Mongo" Mahle
 
 
 

Everything is a struggle for Richards.  Even when he's going good, he seems like he's laboring.  GRich needs to stop being a Gbitch.  

My 97 year old grandma is clowning his name. "Go through life with a name like that"

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Ha! Butler is slow.
Lite it up.

Light it!
 
Teams that have the ability to comeback are fun to watch. (02, 09, 14, 16?)

Light it!
 
Some solid at bats tonight (except for Cron) and great pitching for Trop.

That looks like a colonoscopy.

Vannover needs to retire.

Vannover needs to retire.

Rip Nick. I was never much of a drinker but haven't had so much as a sip since this happened. No stomach for it. Three lives stolen so some dumb animal can escape his pathetic life for a few hours. Enjoy your time asshole.

Joey Votto has 15 infield popups in a career of almost 1300 games. Choi has 3 tonight. Not a great start, kid.

No way. He's not getting hit hard at all.

Did you hear about the chinese Godfather?
 
He made them an offer they couldn't understand.

Internet firearm purchases require that the firearm be shipped to a FFL (Federal Firearms License) holder who can process the background check. You fill out an ATF form and the NICS background check goes to the FBI.
 
You also have to pass a Firearms Safety Certificate test and sign an affidavit stating that you own a gun safe and provide make/model.
 
FFLs charge a significant fee and are required to collect local state tax so it usually wouldn't make sense to buy on the internet.
 
There is a 10 day waiting period on all firearms and handgun sales require you to be 21 and show ID in addition to proof of residency (utility bill etc). Person to person transactions require an FFL and background check. Gun show transactions require an FFL and background check.
 
Weapons must be added to the roster by Ca DOJ or they can't be purchased at all. You can't purchase any glock gen 4 in Ca for example. Newer models from many manufacturers are not on roster.
 
 
From the latest CDC numbers:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf
Accidental deaths from firearms: 505
Accidental deaths from falls:  30,208
Accidental deaths from poisoning: 38,851
 
310 million guns (2009 estimate) and 100 million gun owners and just 505 accidental deaths. Which of these types of deaths make headlines? It's easier to demonize guns than trees, cliffs and rooftops.
 
 Also from the CDC docs:
Suicide accounts for 65.4% of gun violence deaths. Among white males suicide is 89.1% of gun violence deaths.
Of the remaining deaths (actual homicides), what percentage of them were gang/drug or organized crime related?
CDC doesn't keep that data point but locally LAPD classified 55% of homicides as gang related (2014) and the Sheriff Dept. as 60%. In Chicago that number is 80% (2012 estimate).
 
Among the actual homicides, including gang/drug related homicides, what percentage used rifles?
About 2.3%
From fbi.gov data, that number was just 285 (2013 stats). Of that 285 rifles used in homicides, how many were of the "assault weapon" variety and how many had extended magazines?
 
Why is it that the countries that have the highest homicide rate often have among the lowest gun ownership percentage? Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, Colombia all have gun ownership levels below 10% but have terrible gun homicide statistics. Switzerland has gun ownership rates of about 50% but has very low gun crime.
 
Could there instead be a correlation between homicide rate and a government created black market with extremely high profit motive (prohibition)? Prohibition of alcohol resulted in a huge expansion of organized crime throughout the country with a very small (few percent) reduction in alcohol consumption. Removing the prohibition also removed the profit motive and the accompanying crime. Prohibition doesn't work. If you are truly honest about reducing crime then removing a prohibition (drugs) would be more effective than increasing another.

Internet firearm purchases require that the firearm be shipped to a FFL (Federal Firearms License) holder who can process the background check. You fill out an ATF form and the NICS background check goes to the FBI.
 
You also have to pass a Firearms Safety Certificate test and sign an affidavit stating that you own a gun safe and provide make/model.
 
FFLs charge a significant fee and are required to collect local state tax so it usually wouldn't make sense to buy on the internet.
 
There is a 10 day waiting period on all firearms and handgun sales require you to be 21 and show ID in addition to proof of residency (utility bill etc). Person to person transactions require an FFL and background check. Gun show transactions require an FFL and background check.
 
Weapons must be added to the roster by Ca DOJ or they can't be purchased at all. You can't purchase any glock gen 4 in Ca for example. Newer models from many manufacturers are not on roster.
 
 
From the latest CDC numbers:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf
Accidental deaths from firearms: 505
Accidental deaths from falls:  30,208
Accidental deaths from poisoning: 38,851
 
310 million guns (2009 estimate) and 100 million gun owners and just 505 accidental deaths. Which of these types of deaths make headlines? It's easier to demonize guns than trees, cliffs and rooftops.
 
 Also from the CDC docs:
Suicide accounts for 65.4% of gun violence deaths. Among white males suicide is 89.1% of gun violence deaths.
Of the remaining deaths (actual homicides), what percentage of them were gang/drug or organized crime related?
CDC doesn't keep that data point but locally LAPD classified 55% of homicides as gang related (2014) and the Sheriff Dept. as 60%. In Chicago that number is 80% (2012 estimate).
 
Among the actual homicides, including gang/drug related homicides, what percentage used rifles?
About 2.3%
From fbi.gov data, that number was just 285 (2013 stats). Of that 285 rifles used in homicides, how many were of the "assault weapon" variety and how many had extended magazines?
 
Why is it that the countries that have the highest homicide rate often have among the lowest gun ownership percentage? Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, Colombia all have gun ownership levels below 10% but have terrible gun homicide statistics. Switzerland has gun ownership rates of about 50% but has very low gun crime.
 
Could there instead be a correlation between homicide rate and a government created black market with extremely high profit motive (prohibition)? Prohibition of alcohol resulted in a huge expansion of organized crime throughout the country with a very small (few percent) reduction in alcohol consumption. Removing the prohibition also removed the profit motive and the accompanying crime. Prohibition doesn't work. If you are truly honest about reducing crime then removing a prohibition (drugs) would be more effective than increasing another.