Jonathan India as starting second baseman

[757690]

If India wore #5 (obviously he can’t) he could go as Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, and every time he gets a hit or makes a great play, the announcer can yell, “Johnny 5 is alive!”

(The India connection is that Fischer Stevens used a terrible Indian accent in the movie)

[Kc61]

The best part of the Reds’ early success this year is the play of India and Senzel. Both have played excellent all around ball. Senzel’s offensive stats aren’t quite there, but on the rise.

Along with Hunter Greene, these are the top draft choices of the rebuild, and it’s a big positive if they become solid major leaguers.

Would also note that Senzel, India, and Stephenson are up-the-middle players. You need good two-way players in those positions. Positive development that Reds are producing guys for those spots. Maybe add Garcia reasonably soon.

[Rojo Rijo]

I don’t necessarily disagree with the use of the word ballers. HBO had a series called Ballers. I understand the word. It’s the selfishness of the word for me. Whether it’s calling yourself a baller, refusing to wear a mask, or stealing a breadstick out from under the nose of an elderly man who is just there to enjoy a basket of breadsticks by himself on a quiet afternoon. I worry that we’ve become a culture of Me. And I don’t enjoy that.

This is a joke right?

[Bourgeois Zee]

Senzel’s offensive stats aren’t quite there, but on the rise.

Joke?

Senzel's season-long numbers are .357/ .526/ .571/ 1.097.

[Bob Sheed]

I don’t necessarily disagree with the use of the word ballers. HBO had a series called Ballers. I understand the word. It’s the selfishness of the word for me. Whether it’s calling yourself a baller, refusing to wear a mask, or stealing a breadstick out from under the nose of an elderly man who is just there to enjoy a basket of breadsticks by himself on a quiet afternoon. I worry that we’ve become a culture of Me. And I don’t enjoy that.

Ironically, you kind of illustrate the point.

If we celebrate every time, even the routine good plays, then it diminishes the truly great moments worth celebrating. Or in your case, when you do the whole "exaggerate your counterpoint to the point of ridiculousness" schtick on typical stuff like this, then it loses its bite for topics where that sort of "zing" can truly hit home.

I do understand though. Some cultures are taught that showing off is bad form. Others celebrate it. Age groups are the same. Even genders could be categorized this way. So I get it. And I don't "hate" the excessive celebrations, showing off, etc. I just think it's bad form, and many times, strikes me as poor sportsmanship and lack of respect for your opponent.

I also understand my viewpoint is largely due to the demographics I fall under, and I learned long ago not to measure the world by my own yardstick. But to quote the great Elwood Blues:

"No... I don't like it."

[RedTeamGo!]

Stuff like this happens all the time. If someone brings up a tepid, non-immediate or inaccurate grievance or they have shaky motives or are making demands that don't quite fit their grievance, they often get ignored or put in their place by their own community before it ever reaches eyes and ears outside their bubble.

This could gain traction in the future but it will most likely be accompanied by something more substantial. If it's a musician on a label known for supporting LGBTQ+ musicians and spaces, that could be something. A baseball player voting for Trump is going to be a yawn from both barstool idiots and woke warriors.

Yeah, but what bothered me about this particular incident is the random weirdo tweeted it to AG.

[Kc61]

Joke?

Senzel's season-long numbers are .357/ .526/ .571/ 1.097.

The site I used for Senzel’s stats was apparently not updated early this morning. Nick was hitting .273 after Tuesday’s game. Point is the same, the two high draft choices are playing good all around ball.

[Bob Sheed]

This is a joke right?

You're probably not familiar with Larry's body of work.

During election years, on political shows where they take callers, sometimes you get a guy that calls in pretending to support a candidate, but he purposely says a bunch of stupid stuff in support of said candidate, with the intention of framing all supporters of said candidate in this corner of ridiculousness. There's a word for this sort of tactic, but I can't think of it right now.

Like if I called in and said, "I support so-and-so, because he's gonna kill all the squirrels, and the moon is made out of cream cheese." Then, folks listening to this will think, "hey that guy is ridiculous, I don't agree with that at all, maybe I should change my mind about so-and-so and vote for his opponent instead."

Satire, is of course, the weakest form of argument, but this particular brand of satire can actually be quite effective with folks that don't do a lot of critical thinking. Which, of course, is most of the world.

[TRF]

I'm going to keep using "The Red Sparrow".

Reminds me of "The Flying Dutchman". When nicknames meant something as opposed to the ESPN'ing of nicknames.

[RedTeamGo!]

India is 3-17 with 0 XBH since his 3 hit game on April 6th. OPS is down to .812.

#reversejinx

[corkedbat]

This is a joke right?

You would hope, but alas..

[corkedbat]

The issue is that this is Red Sparrow:

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How about Red Warbler or Red Finch?

[corkedbat]

You're probably not familiar with Larry's body of work.

During election years, on political shows where they take callers, sometimes you get a guy that calls in pretending to support a candidate, but he purposely says a bunch of stupid stuff in support of said candidate, with the intention of framing all supporters of said candidate in this corner of ridiculousness. There's a word for this sort of tactic, but I can't think of it right now.

Like if I called in and said, "I support so-and-so, because he's gonna kill all the squirrels, and the moon is made out of cream cheese." Then, folks listening to this will think, "hey that guy is ridiculous, I don't agree with that at all, maybe I should change my mind about so-and-so and vote for his opponent instead."

Satire, is of course, the weakest form of argument, but this particular brand of satire can actually be quite effective with folks that don't do a lot of critical thinking. Which, of course, is most of the world.

Anyone who supports a corrupt movement to disenfrancise millions has no business calling anyone on "cancel" anything.

[M2]

Satire, is of course, the weakest form of argument

Jonathan Swift will be rising from the grave just to slap you.

[Larry Schuler]

Jonathan Swift will be rising from the grave just to slap you.

I've found that picking contrarian positions to posters you have grudges against and inventing hot takes to feel novel and then inventing disparate, confused, and conflicting arguments on the fly to support them is the strongest form of argument. I learned this by reading the great works from noted non-satirists Ray Bradbury and Aldous Huxley.