The Swamp

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:40 am I try not to kink shame, but this particular one sure invites a lot of problems for all parties.

And it sure seems like even if they were into rough sex a line was crossed.

Unconscious people cannot give consent. He beat her unconscious and then anally raped her.

He choked her out, then beat her unconscious, then anally raped her.

duff wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:35 pm He choked her out, then beat her unconscious, then anally raped her.

And then somehow got a second date. I have missed out on second dates for much less.

MLB put him on seven-day administrative leave.

Rosenthal deserves a lot of credit here.

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:20 pm Gotta think something will happen with the Yankees here.

I mean, I expected Cashman to blow smoke up the media's ass the way he always does (he's a smug SOB whose time has absolutely passed, but that's a discussion for another day), but I must admit I didn't expect to see Hal get out in front of the mic and throw the clubhouse under the bus like that. His endorsement of Cashman was LOLAF.

Must admit I was rooting for Walker to throw a no-hitter vs the Yankees. What will motivate Hal to make some changes is whenever the casual NYC fan pays more attention ($) to the Mets than they do the Yankees. I mean, they have the same +/- # of diehard fans.

It's the casual fan that will drive change. The Mets pretty much leveled the playing field after a couple years ('64-ish), and it wasn't until their boneheaded decision to trade the most popular player in the State of New York (in any sport, really), Tom Seaver - did the Yankees really reclaim the city as their own. They lost it later in the 80s when Steinbrenner made a buffoon of himself and Gooden and Strawberry became must see events, and obviously the Yankees developing players that are easy to root for (in George's absence, obviously) helped them reclaim the city once more.

Long story short (too late), it's time for a change.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:22 pm Disturbing details emerge in Trevor Bauer assault allegations

That's some sick shit. How many steps to serial killer. Can you really walk the line between fractured skull and dead. Answer is no. So what happens when you kill someone by "accident."
Answer is you're forced to cover it up and dispose of the body. Even for the most rational of guys. I'd say once you've done that there's no turning back.

The Mets get lots of grief for Bobby Bonilla Day, but poking on Spotrac it seems most teams are deferring salary in a similar way. The Reds are paying Ken Griffey Jr just short of $3.6M this year (Bronson Arroyo $1.3M) and the Dodgers are paying Scott Kasmir $8M. I'm sure there are other egregious examples but those were the first two I checked.

Rams Fanny wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 2:14 pm The Mets get lots of grief for Bobby Bonilla Day, but poking on Spotrac it seems most teams are deferring salary in a similar way. The Reds are paying Ken Griffey Jr just short of $3.6M this year (Bronson Arroyo $1.3M) and the Dodgers are paying Scott Kasmir $8M. I'm sure there are other egregious examples but those were the first two I checked.

Not baseball, but Happy Rick DiPietro Day!

The Nats deferred something like $30 or $40 million (IIRC) of Scherzer’s contract.

brian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 4:45 pm The Nats deferred something like $30 or $40 million (IIRC) of Scherzer’s contract.

It's $105M actually, $15M per year starting July 1, 2022, running for six more years after that.
Strasburg has $80M deferred over three years after his contract runs out after the 2026 season.
The deferred money is why Harper and Rendon barely considered returning to Washington.

Bryce Harper just hit his first home run this year with runners on base. His 14 straight solo shots to open the season falls two short of Felipe Alou's 55-year old record.

The HR looks like it has put the final touches on the Cubs 11th straight loss since a combined no-hitter on June 24th, which is the longest losing streak after a no-hitter in 96 years.

Pretty unclutch for a guy on that kind of contract ; P

Ohtani is a freaking alien at this point.

32 homeruns. 32.

He’s 8th in the league in steals and 1st in triples.

Plus the pitching. And what not. Just...geez.

With Mike Trout returning and Ohtani dominating, maybe the Angels can move up a bit? I know Trout has been hurt, and Ohtani was hurt last season, but amazing that a team with arguably the two top talents in baseball is always so mediocre.

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:43 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 2:29 pm Don't look now but Altuve is one hit/walk/HBP in his next PA away from a .300 OBP!

Two more outs instead. Can't imagine what's different these past two seasons.

Since this post:

Actually that post does not refer to the same date. Ha, now I win.

The Orioles may be a lovable bunch of losers, but holy shit. Who approved this?!?!

I won’t add the picture because of the racist overtones.

In 2021 that's kind of unbelievable. Good thing Baltimore has no history of racial strife.

That cannot be real

They apparently have one for each team.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:02 pm They apparently have one for each team.

But, given the eyes of the mascot, the Orioles one looks particularly like blackface minstrelsy.

They're all really bad

Cole barking at Boone to get the fuck off his mound was worth its weight in gold.

It was Mussina shit but felt performative on Boone’s part?

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:39 pm It was Mussina shit but felt performative on Boone’s part?

Maaaaybe. Do you really want to give Boone the benefit of the doubt here?

Acuna confirmed torn ACL. Just awful news.

The umps in the reds/brewers series have been especially incompetent.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:23 pm The umps in the reds/brewers series have been especially incompetent.

I’ll take the win either way. Best way to climb back because wild card looks out of reach.

Sure, the win was great. More a comment on absolutely awful that crew has been for three days.

Also...

Heh.

Congrats!

Also, Stephen A Smith has had a day.