Glad to see La Russa is doing a great job piloting that ship.
26 thoughts on “July 22, 2021: Leader Of Men”
I hope a team can swoop in and acquire and help Mercedes out
It’d be amusing to have the Yermínator & La Tortuga on the same roster.
watched the last two innings of Giants-Doggers last night. Got to taunt the Boy for not being able to see Wilmer Flores' game-winning, 2-run shot off of Kenley Jansen (his first career hit off of Jansen; previously, 0-8). Pity the LA residents who can't watch Dodgers' games (or, more importantly for him, get blacked out of Giants' games at LA) Because Cash Grab.
NFL ain't messing around regarding unvaxxed players.
The NFL just informed clubs that if a game cannot be rescheduled during the 18-week season in 2021 due to a COVID outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will FORFEIT and be credited with a loss for playoff seeding, per sources.
Read the entire thread if interested but no rescheduled games due to a COVID outbreak on a team. It will be a forfeit and a loss. Neither team will get paid for that game and the NFL and other teams can get financial compensation from the team that has the outbreak.
I'm wondering how long it will take insurance companies to bump up premiums for unvaccinated people like they do with tobacco users. Market solutions and all that jazz.
that's for life insurance, primarily, no?
there are pretty significant limitations on risk rating in group health insurance, I think. And under Obamacare, the individual market (in the exchanges anyway) is fairly confined to doing mostly community rating on a handful of criteria.
I wonder how much vaccine-related insurance regulation we’ll hear about from the “But Mah Freedums” cartel.
CNN —
Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly whether they are vaccinated against Covid-19, even as new cases rise nationwide.
Some of the 97 Republicans who aren’t sharing their vaccination status told CNN they don’t have a responsibility to model behavior to their constituents.
“I don’t think it’s anybody’s damn business whether I’m vaccinated or not,” Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas told CNN. “This is ridiculous, what we’re doing. The American people are fully capable of making an educated decision about whether they want to get the vaccine or not.”
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In the Republican Senate conference, 46 of 50 senators confirmed to CNN that they are vaccinated. Only two refuse to say if they are not vaccinated: Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota.
“I don’t feel like it is my job to encourage people to do something that they don’t want to do,” Cramer said.
Fare thee well Nelson Cruz. You were fun to watch as a Twin.
wut.
allegedly a "4-player deal", but no word yet on who those are??
Heading to the Rays. He has a bobblehead night on July 26.
BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing a deal to acquire slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins, sources tell ESPN.
Club acquires right-handed minor league pitchers Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman, in exchange for designated hitter Nelson Cruz and right-handed minor league pitcher Calvin Faucher.
FanGraphs ranked Strotman & Ryan as the Rays’ #17 & #18 prospects (respectively) back in January. Strotman, who had Tommy John surgery in 2018, projects as a starter; Ryan might start but more likely looks like a good multi-inning reliever. Worth reading their full write-ups.
Apparently Ryan is on the Team USA Olympic baseball roster (as is former Twin Tyler Austin).
Somehow Faucher will have the most career WAR of that quartet from today forward
My thoughts precisely.
Two Triple A starters? Isn't that what's wrong with our starting rotation now?
🤷♂️
Just looking at their stat lines, both Ryan and Strotman look pretty good to me.
I would not, in any way, be sad if Tampa passed Boston in the standings.
Bit of a universal truth.
Went to stay with friends in So. Lake Tahoe last week. The house was full (11) with our Italy hiking group - every night dinner was made by a different set of people (elk burgers, shrimp and grits, grilled steak and vegetables, Ramen night (me), Mackinaw fish from Lake Tahoe, halibut...). Nice to not eat out as there were a lot of people in town for a Celebrity golf event.
Did some kayaking, boating, sailing, swimming, hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The place is beautiful. My buddy tells me the place is a nightmare though, when there are nearby forest fires and the basin fills up with smoke. The Tamarack fire is now burning south of Lake Tahoe...
Yea, it's a bowl.
But a beautiful one. Glad you had a great time. Next time, fly through Sactown. 😀
The good doctor and I have made 15 laps around the sun according to the government today. Really great dinner with great friends before the delta variant takes over in south Louisiana
I hope a team can swoop in and acquire and help Mercedes out
It’d be amusing to have the Yermínator & La Tortuga on the same roster.
watched the last two innings of Giants-Doggers last night. Got to taunt the Boy for not being able to see Wilmer Flores' game-winning, 2-run shot off of Kenley Jansen (his first career hit off of Jansen; previously, 0-8). Pity the LA residents who can't watch Dodgers' games (or, more importantly for him, get blacked out of Giants' games at LA) Because Cash Grab.
NFL ain't messing around regarding unvaxxed players.
Read the entire thread if interested but no rescheduled games due to a COVID outbreak on a team. It will be a forfeit and a loss. Neither team will get paid for that game and the NFL and other teams can get financial compensation from the team that has the outbreak.
I'm wondering how long it will take insurance companies to bump up premiums for unvaccinated people like they do with tobacco users. Market solutions and all that jazz.
that's for life insurance, primarily, no?
there are pretty significant limitations on risk rating in group health insurance, I think. And under Obamacare, the individual market (in the exchanges anyway) is fairly confined to doing mostly community rating on a handful of criteria.
I wonder how much vaccine-related insurance regulation we’ll hear about from the “But Mah Freedums” cartel.
speaking of leaders of men:
Fare thee well Nelson Cruz. You were fun to watch as a Twin.
wut.
allegedly a "4-player deal", but no word yet on who those are??
Heading to the Rays. He has a bobblehead night on July 26.
Player pages for Joe Ryan, Drew Strotman, and Calvin Faucher.
FanGraphs ranked Strotman & Ryan as the Rays’ #17 & #18 prospects (respectively) back in January. Strotman, who had Tommy John surgery in 2018, projects as a starter; Ryan might start but more likely looks like a good multi-inning reliever. Worth reading their full write-ups.
Apparently Ryan is on the Team USA Olympic baseball roster (as is former Twin Tyler Austin).
Somehow Faucher will have the most career WAR of that quartet from today forward
My thoughts precisely.
Two Triple A starters? Isn't that what's wrong with our starting rotation now?
🤷♂️
Just looking at their stat lines, both Ryan and Strotman look pretty good to me.
I would not, in any way, be sad if Tampa passed Boston in the standings.
Bit of a universal truth.
Went to stay with friends in So. Lake Tahoe last week. The house was full (11) with our Italy hiking group - every night dinner was made by a different set of people (elk burgers, shrimp and grits, grilled steak and vegetables, Ramen night (me), Mackinaw fish from Lake Tahoe, halibut...). Nice to not eat out as there were a lot of people in town for a Celebrity golf event.
Did some kayaking, boating, sailing, swimming, hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The place is beautiful. My buddy tells me the place is a nightmare though, when there are nearby forest fires and the basin fills up with smoke. The Tamarack fire is now burning south of Lake Tahoe...
Yea, it's a bowl.
But a beautiful one. Glad you had a great time. Next time, fly through Sactown. 😀
The good doctor and I have made 15 laps around the sun according to the government today. Really great dinner with great friends before the delta variant takes over in south Louisiana
belated congrats, meat. Time flies, don't it.