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Rhetorical question ... but is the difference in pitching at AAA compared to MLB really that drastic? I know its a wide gulf, but Keston's performance is making it look like the Grand Canyon. Well, people use the term "AAAA player" for a reason. It is the biggest jump in all baseball levels.

You could also just sign a random 17 year old player, kind of irrelevant that a team would trade you one for a guy you are going to release anyway. [sarcasm]I have a 17 year old son who would be willing to volunteer. Wait another 6 months and I'll have a 16 year old they can sign also.[/sarcasm] I suppose getting this guy is like drafting 20+ rounders. Most do nothing. Some help fill rosters in the minors. Occasionally they pitch no-hitters (Fiers).

Imagine if you will a world where a couple's nanny is also their friend....[sarcasm]in the Twilight zone[/sarcasm]. They didn't suddenly change their story. His wife was out of town with their nanny and some other friends for the weekend. You'll have to forgive my confusion. "Out with friends" and "From my childcare provider" are very different types of interactions. I'm not sure that sarcasm adds much to an otherwise respectful discussion. Go watch the beginning of any Twilight zone show and you will understand the sarcasm. I was mimicking the beginning line. Their nanny is also a friend of the family. It happens. The story didn't change. For the rest. I agree to disagree.

The Bengals are dumb, but Burrow is their guy. They're not mortgaging the future for Rodgers. Oh man, forgot about Burrow. Ok, pick another craptastic AFC franchise that would want Rodgers. Houston?

They are already reporting we will be $30M over next year's cap. I think Preston Smith is about $17M of that, but still...

Didn't they originally say she got it from their nanny but now it's a friend? This is why anecdotes are so unreliable. It's impossible to know what really occurred. Imagine if you will a world where a couple's nanny is also their friend....[sarcasm]in the Twilight zone[/sarcasm]. They didn't suddenly change their story. His wife was out of town with their nanny and some other friends for the weekend. The studies are helpfully summarized here. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/fully-vaccinated-people.html Notably, you will often see non-absolute language like "should reduce" or "make it rare to spread" in preliminary studies. Average peer review for a large study in a major journal is 2 years (and that's after all the data is collected, analyzed, and written up (a process that routinely takes over 5 years for these types of studies)), so expecting to see fully fleshed out, definitive studies on anything COVID related at this point is not realistic. Every study you've read to date would be considered preliminary As pointed out several times in this thread, all data to date show an ~90% reduction in infections in vaccinated individuals (for the two mRNA vaccines). Would you agree that a if a person is not infected they are not going to spread disease? Thus, even with this very simple analysis, it is safe to say that vaccinated people are at least 90% less likely to spread disease? Thanks for the link and the clarification for the studies. I figured if they can say it was 90% effective (on data less than 2 years old) that they could have actual data on its spread by vaccinated people (even prelim data) by now, but I guess not. It would be helpful if they did. We are agreed that vaccinated people are X% (whatever the particular vaccine they used) less likely to spread the vaccine. Would you agree that unmaking people when COVID rates are high is unsafe? You've used the word "hypocritical" twice and I apologize, but I think I'm missing the point. Who do you think is hypocritical? What actions/advice are they doing/giving that are hypocritical? The hypocrisy can come direct from the CDC article you posted: vs this one: The hypocrisy is simple. The main reason for the reduction in masks is to gain acceptance of the vaccine, not reduction of the virus spread. That is manipulative. Both masking and the vaccine are methods to reduce the spread of COVID. If the end goal was the eliminate or greatly reduce COVID spread (thus eliminating the deaths caused by it), the metrics of infection rates should be the determination on dropping masks. Both vaccines and mask wearing should speed us to that goal.

Yes, this came out pretty clearly in the interview: - Did he mean everyone on the team? No, he didn't mention his teammates once; neither by name (understandable) or even generically as a team. - Who did he mention? - Starr, FarvEE, Reggie White - oh, he means the legends of the franchise. i.e. Rodgers himself. **side note: It is REALLY funny how he mentions Favre even though he was treated EXACTLY the same way. At least Favre lasted 3 years with Rodgers behind him instead of one. MVP year threw a wrench on the plans. - This really shows what the problem is. They made a replacement plan in case Rodgers stunk. He had been regressing for two years and suddenly MVP revival last year. Sorry if you don't understand your own weakness; no one beats age. Yet, you want to fault the team for having a potential replacement. I have to admit that a trade looks better as we go. Yes, Rodgers is probably our best chance to win next year. But assuming Gute stays...what does the locker room really start to look like next year?

Oh the irony!

I mean if it's really all smoke and no fire he's had like a month to clear it up. There's a reason he isn't. Oh, there is a fire, no doubt about that. But is it the California forest fires that the news is reporting or my neighbor burning wet leaves; which looks a lot like the CA forest fires, but mostly just smoke. Of course there is something... but remember this all blew up at the draft just because it made good headline material. Nothing new happened that wasn't there all offseason. I'm waiting to hear an on camera interview from him and not second hand information or a off the record conversation at a horse race...

That is really odd... Especially since the away numbers aren't even close to his MiLB numbers (774 OPS, 802 max OPS in a season).

I'm still waiting to see the "real" story. Offseason drama is click-bait fodder. I'll hold my opinion until I hear Rodgers talk about it.

[sarcasm]Rodgers is working with the Packers to reduce his cap hit![/sarcasm] Well, by not showing up to OTAs, he forfeits a $500k bonus. I've seen two conflicting reports about if it will lower our cap hit for this year or next (which seems odd to me), but either way, he is helping!

I remember a certain Packers QB being “done” multiple times. Guys change their minds. We shall see. Of course Favre did that in the offseason and never missed an actual game because of it. I think there is a chance of a late season return to the Brewers: 1) A token good-bye game (I actually kind of hope they do this at a minimum). 2) A end of season bat depending our 1B/OF situation. This gets harder as it probably would require a week or so playing live games at a minor league venue...which I'm doubting he will want to do.

Ok, that is interesting... I wouldn't have thought of that one. I've been toying with the idea of the 24 hour fast since you guys have brought it up. We eat supper early on Wednesdays, so if I skip lunch on Thursdays, I'd essentially have a 24 hour fast without impacting my family's meal times (yes, we do traditional sit-down meals as a family). A friend of mine and I was talking about IF this weekend. He did a 4 day fast once. He said it was interesting, but he probably wouldn't do it again. He said it was interesting on how his body responded though. He drank a lot of PowerAid zero and was hungry once per day, but not as bad as he thought it would be. The first day was the worst. He said he was focused on the benefits of Autophagy in fighting cancer and other failing cell-type effects.

Yes, this is how my co-worker found out. His wife was out for a weekend with friends and one of the friends informed them that she had COVID after the fact. When his wife tested positive, then he did a test and tested positive. Yes, anecdotal evidence and perhaps they were exposed another way. Or maybe it was exactly as they said... Regardless, the articles I've read just talk in generalities about "should reduce" or "make it rare to spread", but don't quote any actual studies or evidence (sorry - I'm an engineer and critical thinker... Show me the numbers! ). Frankly, I expect to see the reduction, but find it a bit hypocritical that we suddenly unmask vaccinated people without being able to cite those studies (and after 6 months, I'd be surprised if we don't have something by now). If the overall numbers are down, no one needs to mask. So vaccinations should drive us that way anyway.

When I heard of the trade, I was pretty shocked. Ras has been rough, but high potential and JP was a huge breakout pitcher this year. But I was pleasantly surprised when I looked up Adames' numbers: Career 255/321/419/741 and OPS+ of 103. And he is 25. I was expecting another Robertson type gap filler, but he looks like more of a long term player. This also got me thinking about JP.... and I wonder if there is some concern about him holding his success? It was quite a jump this year for him. But it did hurt to see a WI player get traded away...and a northerner too! Best of luck JP. Hopefully this is a win-win for both teams.

[sarcasm]Well the obvious answer to MLB's offensive short-comings is to simply allow sign stealing again. Or maybe better yet, force the pitcher and catcher to not use signs and simply yell back and forth what they intend to do.[/sarcasm]

[sarcasm]Plus the two can share their favorite Favre stories..[/sarcasm]

Did you have a link for that? I've not seen the CDC, the vaccine companies, nor any credible medical source stating this. It is assumed to be true since the viral load is lessened, but I've not seen any numbers.

Boy, I hope something...anything...happens in the offseason so we can stop rehashing the TB game.

It does functionally eliminate the spread of the virus from vaccinated individuals. It's not impossible, but it is rare to very rare. Can't be that rare. Someone (vaccinated) who works for me caught it from his wife (vaccinated), who caught it from their nanny (unknown). He said both he and his wife didn't show symptoms but were tested because of the nanny.

Personally, I think the no-mask for vaccinated people is a bit hypocritical. The vaccine will reduce the intensity of symptoms and lower the possibility of spreading the virus, but doesn't eliminate it. If masks are in place to reduce the spread (I agree with this, not debating it), then taking masks off should be a function of the infection rates and not vaccination rates. It would be silly for India to suddenly say vaccinated people don't need to wear masks (COVID is spreading like crazy there). Seems like we are trying to manipulate people (i.e. you can take your mask off if you get the shot) into getting vaccinated instead of using common sense with masks. For me, we should all wear masks or not wear masks - vaccine or not. My place of work actually agrees with me (currently at least) in that our metrics for returning to work and masks are predicated on infection rates/1000 people and positivity rates in our county. When people aren't getting sick and the risk is lowered, then we all unmask. And yes, I'm being vaccinated - Moderna first shot last Wed.

Its all those BBQ cookouts while watching the ice breakup! I've had a couple fasts last 18-20 hours (16-17 normally), but I've not tried 24 yet. I'm doing this more as a lifestyle change (i.e. not eating breakfast nor snacking late). Any particular reason 24 hours helps so much more (other than skipping another meal)? My first 10 lbs or so came off slowly and surely. I'd like to lose another 10 to drop below 200, then maintain. I'm noticing now, I'm much hungrier when it comes to lunch time and a few more mood swings than before (i.e. snickers your-not-you-when-you're-hungry). I'm not sure if that is because of increased activity in the summer or just getting closer to a good "natural" weight for me. Side note: I've always been heavy for my size, but not "big". Most people are stunned to hear that I'm over 200 lbs as I generally "look" fit. So while I'm "supposed" to be 175 lbs, I don't think that is very realistic for my body type. I was 180lbs in college and a bean-pole. It just annoys me that BMI is always a simple height/weight ratio (yeah, its "easy"), but it never matched me very well, IMO.

I only love it because it made the Lakers play another game.

If the outcome of the stimulus package(s) is that people are buying more baseball cards, we are doing it wrong...