Banedon
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A Cubs win and a Rockies loss clinches a playoff spot for the Cubs. -
Says more about our President than it does a dumb baseball player.
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Oh yeah cuz it's soooo often you hear about how after a DV dispute everyone comes out feeling like it was a fair process with a just outcome.
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If you think Rizzo had a bad take, this won't do much for you... [tweet] [/tweet]
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What do you think all of the other players said? Surely Rizzo wasn't the only one asked. If he'd said no comment, they would have just not printed anything about his opinion. Disagree. He's one of the faces of the franchise. Whatever Rizzo said, it was going to be published or tweeted. As it should be. Nobody gives a horsefeathers what Randy Rosario thinks. Bryant? Lester? Baez? Lemme know when you read those quotes.
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So Theo and the FO knew the investigation was still open, but Maddon didn't.
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oh come on. rizzo could have just said "no comment" and people would have been fine with it. Maybe not, though. People could be pissed that by no commenting, he is also not speaking out against it. So horsefeathers Addison Russell for putting them in that position by being a horsefeathers. What do you think all of the other players said? Surely Rizzo wasn't the only one asked. If he'd said no comment, they would have just not printed anything about his opinion.
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So apparently the Cubs couldn't take any disciplinary action or investigate this since it was under MLB investigation this whole time? It seems like the Cubs hands have been kinda tied with a lot of this.
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yeah we got about 8 months to criticize Brewers fans for giving Hader a standing ovation before we (we meaning our fan base not our segment which is much less tone deaf) look like hypocrites. It was a lot less than that when Cubs fans were cheering Murphy loudly.
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Eh, I kinda get it from a player perspective. He can only really say so much here. It's above his paygrade, so to speak. That should have been his answer, not criticizing the people doing the investigation. Came very close to 'I have no idea why this hasn't been wrapped up already'. I think he has kind of a point. What's the point of having left it open this long? I don't think he was saying what the result should've been...just that it should've been dealt with before now.
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Do better, Rizzo. Eh, I kinda get it from a player perspective. He can only really say so much here. It's above his paygrade, so to speak.
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Rangers to fire Jeff Banister as manager.
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So we can blame all of them if they come out of this with nothing but words.
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I'm not sure that they can suspend him without pay if he hasn't been actually charged with a crime.
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9/21 - Cubs (Quintana) at White Sox (Lopez) 3:10 NBCSC
Banedon replied to David's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
An abundance of caution. Giving him an extra day of rest cuz he was pulled with a sore back last game. -
Opinions deserve scorn if they're [expletive] opinions. A white supremacist holds the opinion of racial superiority, and he should absolutely be vilified for such a thing. Holding horsefeathers opinions absolutely makes someone a horsefeathers person. Yes, they’re both scummy. But can we at least agree that there’s a big difference between the white supremacist whose white supremacy is limited to point of view and the one who actually acts upon it? What do you mean acting upon it? Does voting in accordance with your shitty opinion count? Does announcing your [expletive] opinion to the fans of the team that you play for count? Does mocking them when asked about your shitty opinion count?
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Yeah, I suppose it's some level of progress that there's the level of outrage about these things now that there is.
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Some people think it’s more important that all fans are able to enjoy the sport without tremendous internal conflict than their favorite team making some marginal improvement to the playoff roster. Maybe. Those people also still celebrate the 2016 World Series which they don’t win without Aroldis Chapman. So in the end, winning is going to cure all even though it might feel gross to some. And by the way, there are a lot of people that have not been able to stomach still watching this team. These kinds of issues...Chapman, Murphy, Russell, ARE driving away fans.
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Maybe. Those people also still celebrate the 2016 World Series which they don’t win without Aroldis Chapman. So in the end, winning is going to cure all even though it might feel gross to some. It's not a horsefeathering "cure all," plenty of people are both rightly happy the Cubs won the WS and detest that Chapman played a role in it. And if you detest Chapman, it's easy to look at game 7 in retrospect and be glad that he personally failed, and the Cubs still won.
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I don't know that it makes you a scumbag...I don't know you or your beliefs, but I'd question why you care about sports more than the lives of those that are affected by the "opinions" of others. This is an Athletic article, so you may not be able to read it if you're not a subscriber, but Daniel Murphy's horsefeathers opinions have an affect on people...maybe not you, but others. https://theathletic.com/494008/2018/08/29/a-lesbians-guide-to-rooting-for-the-cubs-with-daniel-murphy/ So people with the ability to put themselves in the shoes of others recognize that these issues are far more important than baseball. If you’re bothered by Murphy, just don’t root for him. It would have been a great disservice if the Cubs decided not to improve their team and give them a better shot at winning a World Series because of a guy’s opinion. Sports aren't that important, guy. The Cubs can simultaneously care about character and ability at the same time. It's really not that difficult.
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It doesn't matter that Murphy isn't leading the "horsefeathers" competition. He's still competing in it. I am going to go ahead and commit NSBB suicide with my first post and ask why everyone cares so much about what athletes do? I mean we all watch these guys because they are really really good at baseball, not because they are heros or better people, right? Specifically with Murphy, I don't like him or anything he's said regarding homosexuality, but I'd rather he's hitting for us in the playoffs than the opposing team. Does that somehow make me a scumbag too? I don't know that it makes you a scumbag...I don't know you or your beliefs, but I'd question why you care about sports more than the lives of those that are affected by the "opinions" of others. This is an Athletic article, so you may not be able to read it if you're not a subscriber, but Daniel Murphy's shitty opinions have an affect on people...maybe not you, but others. https://theathletic.com/494008/2018/08/29/a-lesbians-guide-to-rooting-for-the-cubs-with-daniel-murphy/ So people with the ability to put themselves in the shoes of others recognize that these issues are far more important than baseball.
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It's not a competition. He's a garbage person, and the Cubs knew it. So because a guy has different opinions than you, that makes him a horsefeathers person? I 100% disagree with Murphy but it’s his opinion. And my guess is, he’s far from the only one on the Cubs that disagrees with the gay lifestyle. Opinions deserve scorn if they're [expletive] opinions. A white supremacist holds the opinion of racial superiority, and he should absolutely be vilified for such a thing. Holding shitty opinions absolutely makes someone a shitty person.
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Murphy doesn’t belong in the same universe as the other two. It doesn't matter that Murphy isn't leading the "shitbag" competition. He's still competing in it.
