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I'd also be cool with the entire team not severely underachieving and getting back to making teams cry.

if you added up the hit probabilities of the 4 consecutive hits starting at Chatwood, it would combine for like 60% You're way better at math and smarter than me, so I can agree. ' But the point still remains that the Rockies are good and can make us look a lot worse than sorry teams like the Cardinals and Marlins.

We ain't playing the Cardinals or Marlins anymore, boys.

With an "s" behind it.

Although it's also weird the Reds are just a game below .500 when their ace is Scott Feldman. We really should be leading this division by 10 games.

Besides us, of course. But I don't know how they are even in the convo for anything. Like, they should suck.

My reverese jinx might have worked. Waiting to see if the Giants blow another lead until declaring it did.

I know. The middle relief is bad, but the offense is somehow awesome even without Braun, their starting pitching isn't getting blown up like I thought it would and they have a good closer.

As crazy as it sounds, I now think the Brewers are the best team in the division this season. No idea how.

Absolutely. But you also admit to yourself that you too are a douche for doing it. Yeah, I'm ashamed about it. And I feel more strongly about the issue because of how much I regret it. I posted it, though, to show we can have faults and be hypocritical and yet still be aware of what is right and wrong. Absolutely.

It was probably my fault for sensing a different kind of vibe then was really happening. It just felt like people were starting to go a bit over the top about it, and they probably weren't. Also, I don't think it's unfair to think Addy is a douche for this. Never said otherwise.

Absolutely. But you also admit to yourself that you too are a douche for doing it.

Nope. Just don't come off all high and mighty about it. I've got a theory that the easily triggered, super protective types of accused male celebrities are basically just down the same spectrum from the notion that many Americans have that they're just temporarily inconvenienced millionaires; dudes think they're just momentarily delayed dongsmen who are THIS close to laying all that pipe they think they so richly deserve, so when they see one of their admired schlongswingers waylaid by accusations of abuse or assault or worse it hurts them. Not just in the sense that someone they are a fan of is revealed to potentially have some serious character flaws (or, again, worse)...no, it's something more personal; it's like it's an affront to the idea of what their own lives SHOULD be like. "These damn women and their false accusations, well, that's just messing things up and ruining a good thing for when *I* will inevitably be talkin' 'tang left and right like I'm supposed to ANY DAY NOW." It's so weirdly ingrained and pervasive that you see these guys just coming up with the most absurd and logic-twisting non-arguments to try and deflect....things, like, say, creating a stupidly simplistic and arrogant slice of absurdly unrealistic moral relativism, and then acting like OTHER PEOPLE are the ones acting all "high and mighty." The world's a funny place like that. Probably one of the most well-written things I have ever read on here, even if it was not flattering toward me. ETA: I also think what Addy did makes him a douche. But I also have gotten two speeding tickets in my life, so I can't get too mad at him.

You're welcome.

Nope. Just don't come off all high and mighty about it. I would like to lowly and meekly point out that addison russell is a douche You'll get through this.

Nope. Just don't come off all high and mighty about it. Pot...meet kettle. Nope. Not really.

Totally. But then spare me the moral compass crap. Not you, just in general. This is an absurdly absolutist take; so nobody can ever have a critical opinion on the actions of someone else because they themselves are inherently flawed? The hell? Nope. Just don't come off all high and mighty about it.

Totally. But then spare me the moral compass crap. Not you, just in general. Nah. My "flaw" is judging others for treating their loved ones like horsefeathers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If that's your biggest flaw, then judge away. You have earned that right.

Bottom line? This is all Duke's fault for writing good stuff about Addy and jinxing him.

Because peeps started talking about cheating and morals and how that makes him a bad dude, and I was wondering for those who think that and are judging him for it - which is fine - how many have actually done worse things? That's an irrelevant question. You can recognize flaws in others while having flaws of your own. Totally. But then spare me the moral compass crap. Not you, just in general.

Um. Why are you bringing this up in this thread? Because peeps started talking about cheating and morals and how that makes him a bad dude, and I was wondering for those who think that and are judging him for it - which is fine - how many have actually done worse things?

Sorry for getting a bit off topic, but For those who think cheating makes you not such a good person - I agree - how many of you who talk about getting hammered on here have gotten behind the wheel while intoxicated?

That tweet could be made about 51 percent of society, so agreed, not really anything too shocking.

Nice strikeout. It sucks that a dude from second scored on it, but still.

Yeah, sweeping the Cardinals is great, but like much of the homestand before the road losing streak, the wins feel very cobbled together by a team just holding on as best they can. It would be nice to start mixing in some wins where it's not a come from behind victory, or a horsefeathering nailbiter. This is where I'm at. This felt like every other series besides the one Reds one. Easily could have lost all three. Happy to win all three, but I'm not quite inspired yet. On a side note, when Ross was talking about the Raji homer tonight, it hit me again how thankful and great it was that we won the World Series.