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UTProf said:
Hmmm... I didn't know anything about this so I read some articles. What I don't understand is why Trump banned Microsoft and all other US companies from buying them. The main criticism/fear is that it's spyware that gathers user info for the Chinese but if a US company bought it they would fall under our laws so why stop that? It makes no sense.
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The possibility of code that isnt caught is still a national security issue. Why cant Microsoft just develop their own app that is similar
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Lol of course I made up the quotes. The boneheaded Chacin mess happened last night. There’s no explanation for it when we’ve got 9 bullpen arms. He put the team in a hole that the talent had to get themselves out of. Again. They won in spite of him.
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You do understand that you don't use your entire bullpen during a game, right? Sometimes, you just need a guy to eat innings.
 
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UTProf said:
Hmmm... I didn't know anything about this so I read some articles. What I don't understand is why Trump banned Microsoft and all other US companies from buying them. The main criticism/fear is that it's spyware that gathers user info for the Chinese but if a US company bought it they would fall under our laws so why stop that? It makes no sense.
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I support the ban but not his opinion on having an American company buy it out. He really can't control that if it happens.
 
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butchna said:
I guess I’m underrating the proven talent on this team and their experience. I don’t see an entrenched ace and our core outside of Freeman are about two years removed from the minors. Joe Torre was a managing god when everything clicked with the Yankees. Mediocre or worse before and after that run. I’m not Snitker’s champion, but he’s been the guy that’s brought us back to the conversation after the Fredi Gonzalez disaster. I think he’ll get every opportunity to prove that he grows with the young players who swear by him. Cubs broke their curse with a proven manager in Maddon who was castigated by EVERYBODY during that WS. Then he gets fired shortly after for WASTING TALENT. Any manager that strings together two seasons much less five has something his critics don’t.
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Good points. Agree about the pitching. Starting rotation after Soroka and Fried is scary. So far the bullpen has been very good minus Chacin last night. Need to find a 3rd and 4th starter that’s consistent in the worst way.
 
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drvenner said:
You do understand that you don't use your entire bullpen during a game, right? Sometimes, you just need a guy to eat innings.
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You don't use a guy to eat innings when it's still a close game and he's walking in runs or getting hit hard. Absolutely ridiculous to bring him back out to start the next inning, which didn't work out well by the way. Sometimes it's just not a pitcher's night.

Snitker is a player's coach. They like him and play hard for him. He gives good interviews and sticks up for his players. But his bullpen and substitution decisions are about as bad as I've seen. His decisions costs games or at the very least makes them more difficult.
 
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Kristy* said:
You don't use a guy to eat innings when it's still a close game and he's walking in runs or getting hit hard. Absolutely ridiculous to bring him back out to start the next inning, which didn't work out well by the way. Sometimes it's just not a pitcher's night.

Snitker is a player's coach. They like him and play hard for him. He gives good interviews and sticks up for his players. But his bullpen and substitution decisions are about as bad as I've seen. His decisions costs games or at the very least makes them more difficult.
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They won. I can remember when that was a rare exception. Bobby would pull some apocryphal moves out of his butt based on feelings in his gut. You tolerate it when they win. As the team matures, expectations will be adjusted and his place in the future properly evaluated jmo.
 
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My 16 year old cousin visited last week she had been having a sore throat and then noticed a rash on her leg before jumping in to the pool yesterday which apparently could be a sign of covid. She is feeling really bad today. Her mother also just became very sick. They're getting tested soon

Hadn't heard about a rash being a symptom til today
 
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Catbone said:
My 16 year old cousin visited last week she had been having a sore throat and then noticed a rash on her leg before jumping in to the pool yesterday which apparently could be a sign of covid. She is feeling really bad today. Her mother also just became very sick. They're getting tested soon

Hadn't heard about a rash being a symptom til today
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Hopefully they're okay.
 
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