Wind farms may be the answer to our growing energy crisis. Affordable and safe (compared to most traditional energy sources), wind farms are a lasting and sustainable form of energy production. But some people contend that they are anything but harmless.
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The only justification for keeping E ram down is protecting his elbow with a light start for the season. Remember he was on the DL last year. Number one predictor of pitcher health (or lack thereof)? IIRC, injury or time on DL in the prior year. Maybe they want to have him available for a playoff push? Or may the the plan is to trade him? Those are the only scenarios that make any sense.
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Dr. D is preaching to the choir here. We realize that much.
Food. We love it, we eat it, we take time out of our day to purchase ingredients and put it together. But one guy thinks that all the effort involved with preparing and munching three times or more a day is a complete waste of time and money. In order to maximize his efficiency, software engineer Rob Rhinehart has put together everything you need to survive into one convenient shake. He calls it Soylent, but it’s not made out of people.
Yes folks, it’s that time of the month again. Prepare yourself for another round of big business versus public safety. This time around, it’s long-time offender and GMO giant Monsanto and their attempt to sneak a rider clause onto a budget bill. The Farmer Assurance Provision, AKA the Monsanto Protection Act, puts the reins on federal courts when it comes to regulating questionable GMOs, thus ensuring that companies like Monsanto maintain their profits even if it creates serious health or environmental concerns for the
There have been two stories recently about dead bodies in a water supply. And in both cases, it turns out that - according to the experts - it's not actually a health risk. (It's just really really gross.)
Top of the news charts right now is the story of thousands of dead pigs which were found floating in the river that supplies water to Shanghai, which is the largest city in the world. The pigs were dumped by a farmer upstream when his herd contracted a pig virus.
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In the 1995 Player Ratings Handbook, Bill James taught us one thing we never forgot. (He reviewed each MLB player with the kind of Q-and-A-yourself shtick that we use here, and I liked the way it chunked the information.) He stated in the introduction that he wasn't going to "ask" any question -- ANY question -- that more than 50% of his readers already knew the answer to. In other words, he was going to keep it fresh.
So when ventilating our outrage over the March decisionmaking, we're not going to restate these points:
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phxterry: At some point, talent & upside have to prevail in these line-up decisions. If so, E-Ram will be on the 25 man roster ahead of Garland, Beavan, whoever.1 hour 1 min ago
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glmuskie: By Baker's arguments, no minor leauge SP would ever break camp with the big league club unless they were desperate, because every minor league SP has pitched about 150 innings which roughly translates to 50 Major League (TM) innings. Exaggeration for effect. But E-Ram has pitched 150 innings for basically 3 years straight. What else is he gonna do, pitch every other day in the minors to get to 300 innings so he'll be safe to pencil in the lineup?1 hour 38 min ago
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DaddyO: Figgins traded back to the M's for Paxson? Now THAT would seriously hack off some M's fans!1 hour 49 min ago
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Gordon Gross: Baker had better be wrong, and Lonnie too if he's on the same trail. Erasmo to Tacoma for anything less than a serious injury concern (which as far as I can tell is non-existent) would give me severe angryface.3 hours 16 min ago
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bsr: Baker's latest predicts Garland and Beavan for the final rotation spots with E-Ram and Maurer to Tacoma. I'm assuming that's what you're smelling down there Lonnie?3 hours 46 min ago
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Lonnie of MC: There is a whiff of something on the wind down here in the Valley of the Sun. There is a high potential for a situation that will make a lot of Mariner fans cringe and shout with rage. I can't go into details, but believe me, it could piss a lot of people off!4 hours 45 min ago
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M-Pops: "Big Three" cut. Noesi also gone. #5 SP and final 'pen spot left for Garland/Beaven/Bonderman/Maurer to fight over.12 hours 42 min ago
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mojician: Yeah, Maurer’s 11 strikeouts in 10IP against 1 run is some good stuff. Also note that €-rasmo is running circles around Garland and Beavan this spring. Take a gander at that .083 WHIP.19 hours 50 min ago
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Gordon Gross: I ain't been hyping Maurer for 2 years just because of his pretty face. ;)20 hours 3 sec ago
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 MtGrizzly: Maurer is running circles around the "big three".20 hours 18 min ago |
No disrespect, of course, but that's why we're not going to restate GLMuskie's accurate observation. Suppose you followed Baker's logic with EVERY young pitcher?, but on to the SSI take.
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Q. Does Geoff Baker believe that Erasmo Ramirez is a poor choice for an ML rotation?
A. Baker is -- in essence -- accurately RELAYING to us the EMOTIONAL RESPONSES of the Mariner shot-callers.
Baker definitely does not disagree. But keep in mind that he is taking pains to explain the way Wedge looks at it. And he's saying, "MLB shot-callers are not idiots, to be contrasted with bloggers' genius. Wedge's position is rational."
When Baker seems to argue that Ramirez had just a little taste of success in a handful of starts last year, and that we don't know much, hey man, maybe he's a meatball, that's where the train derails. But the rest of it is pretty well on track.
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Q. How many other teams in MLB would hesitate to start Erasmo Ramirez in Safeco this April because of endurance concerns?
A. I hereby accuse the Mariners of being the ONLY team in the majors that would consider this any factor with respect to Erasmo Ramirez specifically.
I lodge this accusation without any qualifications whatsoever.
Where do you draw the line, when it comes to public health? Just about everyone in favor of laws against the use of asbestos and lead-based paint. The dangers of asbestos and lead poisoning are so obvious that it seems only natural to have them banned at the federal level.
Not everyone is happy all the time. Sometimes, people are actually unhappy. Though this isn't groundbreaking thought, the fact is not everyone needs to be as unhappy as they let themselves be. There are ways to brighten your life up, but the choice is up to you. Here are some simple ways to help perk up your day:
