kcjaysfan

I think in this situation semantics are important for clarity. Higher power has, as far as I'm aware, always implied a sentient entity. And saying that the Big Bang is what created our Universe is a misnomer. This is where the semantics are quite important, because some define the Big Bang as the initial state of the Universe, where all matter was condensed into a point, whereas I've also seen some describe it as including when all the matter came into existence. However, saying that it includes the time when matter came into existence does not make it a creator, or a higher power. It's simply an event. Even if you define higher power simply as an event/entity that creates something, then every single entity is a creator, assuming that the object can interact, and through that interaction leave a byproduct. In so defining, you eventually work your way up in scale to having the Big Bang being a creator. But then you must ask the question of how did it come about. Since we can't answer that, one possibility is to assume that something caused/created it, but that just begs the question ad nauseam and has no scientific merit. By saying that the Universe was created by someone or something, your "higher power" only introduces a meaningless philosophical question that has absolutely no place in the scientific method.

No.

http://i.imgur.com/TvTB9H9.png

Sure, sure, drag me back into the real world.

This gif is so amazing, and it really has an incredible breadth of applicability.

I have this fairly irrational hope that he can turn a couple relievers and other expendable pieces into a front-of-the-rotation starter.

I don't think about them all the time. LunchBox was correct. I was making an innuendo.

With the s***** return they got for Fister, I almost want to believe that Dombrowski was a fool and wasn't interested in anything the Jays have.

FTFY. http://www.myfacewhen.net/uploads/3025-if-you-know-what-i-mean.png

Clearly, the only viable option is for the Reds to trade Phillips for future Hall of Famer, Ryan Goins.

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Regardless of whether this is the correct move or not, I'm pretty sure we all know that there is an incredibly small chance that AA trades Bautista, unless the return is a front-end starter, and even then, I'm not sure he would do it.

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I just wonder if the teams would be ok with the salaries involved. While the Dodgers would get ~$16M/yr of salary relief for the next four years, including $11M next year, the Reds would be taking on an extra $4M in salary over the next four years, and the Blue Jays take on an extra $7M next season, plus $13M/yr for the following three years.

That's great, because I'm usually really bad at self-deprecating humor.

Since the Jays have BP arms to spare, possible three-way between the Reds, Dodgers and the Blue Jays?

It doesn't bother me that a lot of people won't find it amusing. And I'll admit, it was a lot more amusing at 4AM when I was making it.

He is in the HoF...

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I'm intrigued how a silly little montage I put together has turned into your s***-on-Beeston fest. Yes, he's a slimy turd, but I don't get how he's relevant. The panel with all the Jays looking sad is centered around AA, and I can find a bunch of pictures of AA smiling and laughing, so I'm not really sure why you're focusing on Beeston when he was not even implied in the story.

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MLBTR? I've seen some doozies there.

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This is a ridiculous idea. Sure he hits for a decent average, has dat speed, and doesn't strike out a lot, but his OBP is .324 over the last three seasons (1370 PAs). Over the same time period (1721 PAs), Reyes has an OBP of .361. Why is it a beautiful thing to bump Reyes to batting second?

Each of Mark Teixeira's 15 games this season only cost the Yankees $1.5M.