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2021 MLB General Talk (Braves Win WS)


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#161 Mike B

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 02:04 PM

The All Star Game is being taken away from Atlanta.

 

Hurting the fans for political reasons??


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Posted 02 April 2021 - 02:10 PM

Wow MLB actually did the right thing. Bring it to Baltimore!
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Posted 02 April 2021 - 02:39 PM

Mayor Scott already campaigning for it 

 

https://twitter.com/...068394344394758


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#164 Steve55

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 02:39 PM

Wow MLB actually did the right thing. Bring it to Baltimore!

 

 

Where not many can attend and no one wants to visit the city.



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Posted 02 April 2021 - 03:27 PM


Wow MLB actually did the right thing. Bring it to Baltimore!

Mussina could throw out the first pitch while the crowd chants Cito sucks.
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Posted 02 April 2021 - 04:42 PM

Bring it to Baltimore!

 

As if, though.


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#167 russsnyder

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 05:22 PM

Yawn.

I don't watch the All Star Game.

They could cancel it altogether for all I care.
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Posted 02 April 2021 - 05:50 PM

Tip of the cap, MLB, kudos. 


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Posted 02 April 2021 - 06:43 PM

Given the...err...makeup of the fans, I'm really shocked that they did this.

 

And pleasantly surprised.

 

Not the financially smart thing to do, but absolutely the RIGHT thing to do.


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#170 Nigel Tufnel

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 06:43 PM

Is OH going to close again over this?


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Posted 02 April 2021 - 07:01 PM

Is OH going to close again over this?

I swear on my wife, kids, job, and everything else, I thought the same exact thing.


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Posted 02 April 2021 - 07:09 PM

Is OH going to close again over this?

 

I'm so mad that I didn't think of this.



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Posted 02 April 2021 - 07:29 PM

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Georgia.

But I don't know that doing this hurts the people it's intended to hurt. And there is a lot of collateral damage. Still, hopefully it's a way to apply whatever pressure can be applied by outside entities and get Georgia to fix this mistake and give other states pause before following suit.
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#174 You Play to Win the Game

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 10:14 AM

I know everyone's been dying to hear my very unpredictable thoughts on this, but new Ricker, no comment. Enjoy. ;)
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Posted 03 April 2021 - 11:16 AM

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Georgia.

But I don't know that doing this hurts the people it's intended to hurt. And there is a lot of collateral damage. Still, hopefully it's a way to apply whatever pressure can be applied by outside entities and get Georgia to fix this mistake and give other states pause before following suit.

Please enlighten me on just what the mistake is that needs to be fixed?



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Posted 03 April 2021 - 11:37 AM

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Georgia.

But I don't know that doing this hurts the people it's intended to hurt. And there is a lot of collateral damage. Still, hopefully it's a way to apply whatever pressure can be applied by outside entities and get Georgia to fix this mistake and give other states pause before following suit.

I think this is the best point being made!

 

Like the ridiculous "bathroom bill" a few years back in North Carolina. The NBA moved the All Star Game, and the NCAA moved rounds 1 and 2 of the tournament to South Carolina, and they repealed the bill, and likely prevented other states from doing the same thing. 


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Posted 03 April 2021 - 11:39 AM

Is OH going to close again over this?


*coughs*

https://forum.oriole...e-and-politics/
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#178 SBTarheel

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 11:42 AM

*coughs*

https://forum.oriole...e-and-politics/

So funny. If he doesn't like it, it can't be discussed. 

 

But again, we're the "snowflakes". Hystercial. 


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#179 Mackus

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 11:47 AM

Please enlighten me on just what the mistake is that needs to be fixed?

In general, I think it's a mistake to make it more difficult for people to vote and completely unethical to make it more difficult for specific people to vote. And it's an obvious power play towards that end to put in provisions allowing the controlling party in the legislature to make decisions on a county by county basis.

I've skimmed through the bill and I've read analysis of what's in it (since I don't really know what I'm reading). I'm not just responding to headlines. Not everything in the bill is a bad idea, but overall the bad things (which I think are done with bad intentions) far outweigh the good.
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Posted 03 April 2021 - 12:58 PM

Fair enough. I have also read the synopsis and don't see it as reducing ability to vote one bit. We'll just agree to disagree.


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