Baseball 2013

[derspiess]

What makes you people think I'm talking about the alleged original offenses?  I'm only talking about ill-advised things people say on Twitter, etc.

Chill.

Um... provocation is kind of the point here.

Not mine, dear.  I was talking about the posts themselves.

[merithyn]

Not mine, dear.  I was talking about the posts themselves.

[derspiess]

It's a different situation, that's all. People have very strong reactions to seeing folks get away with murder, which is exactly what happened.

I strongly disagree with that.  No murder took place.  But that's beside the point I was trying to make.

It doesn't excuse any death/rape threats by any means, but one hopefully can understand why it would make a significant amount of people really upset.

People can get upset all they want.  I'm just amazed how people lack so much restraint when they post something online that can likely be traced to them.

[fhdz]

It's a different situation, that's all. People have very strong reactions to seeing folks get away with murder, which is exactly what happened.

I strongly disagree with that.  No murder took place.  But that's beside the point I was trying to make.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/

This lady didn't even kill anybody. On the other hand, she's black. Which basically explains it.

People can get upset all they want.  I'm just amazed how people lack so much restraint when they post something online that can likely be traced to them.

Yeah, as I was saying - I like how it makes them clearly visible.

[CountDeMoney]

Coming from the other side, the Zimmerman verdict seemed to bring out a lot of death threats against Zim and the jurors.

Yeah, fears of possible vigilantism.  Imagine that.

[derspiess]

It's a different situation, that's all. People have very strong reactions to seeing folks get away with murder, which is exactly what happened.

I strongly disagree with that.  No murder took place.  But that's beside the point I was trying to make.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/

This lady didn't even kill anybody. On the other hand, she's black. Which basically explains it.

Even further away from my point.  Keep going, if it floats your boat.

Yeah, as I was saying - I like how it makes them clearly visible.

Dunno.  It is kind of cool to see people out themselves as idiots & whatnot, but there are a lot of times where it would be nice for people to show a little restraint.

[derspiess]

Coming from the other side, the Zimmerman verdict seemed to bring out a lot of death threats against Zim and the jurors.

Yeah, fears of possible vigilantism.  Imagine that.

[fhdz]

Even further away from my point.  Keep going, if it floats your boat.

I was responding to "no murder took place".

[derspiess]

Even further away from my point.  Keep going, if it floats your boat.

I was responding to "no murder took place".

You said there was, and I couldn't let that go uncountered.  Maybe you were trying to provoke me 

[fhdz]

Even further away from my point.  Keep going, if it floats your boat.

I was responding to "no murder took place".

You said there was, and I couldn't let that go uncountered.  Maybe you were trying to provoke me 

You'd never shoot me; I'm insufficiently dark.

[Sophie Scholl]

Started trying to catch up on this thread and thought I'd entered the wrong one.  It's the baseball thread, people!  Take your Zimmerman crap elsewhere.   That being established... baseball is back tonight!  I'm definitely looking forward to the second half.  An odd feeling to have after so many years in the abusive relationship I had with the Royals.

[fhdz]

I'm excited to try and figure out who I'll be rooting for in the playoffs, since, you know...not Cubs.

[dps]

So, Ryan Braun got suspended.  Apparantly some sort of plea deal--he's suspended the rest of the season (including the postseason--not that it matters, since the Brew Crew wasn't going to be there even with him), but will be back to start next season.

I don't like the idea of athletes using PEDs, but what really makes me happy to see this is how sanctimonious he was about denying PED usage earlier.

[jimmy olsen]

Yeah, he was really smug about being "innocent" of the charges, when it was clear that he got off because of technicality.

[Syt]

As it happens (and as I just noticed by chance) the European B-Championship is currently held in Vienna:

http://www.baseballem2013.at/tournament/schedule/