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Here are the current players available on the waivers wire for the 1969 league

Batters

• Max Alvis
• Ruben Amaro
• Frank Baker
• Rich Barry
• Bob Barton
• Jim Beauchamp
• Dick Billings
• Randy Bobb
• Len Boehmer
• Don Bosch
• Sam Bowens
• Ken Boyer
• Danny Breeden
• Chuck Brinkman
• Bobby Brooks
• Gates Brown
• Larry Brown
• Byron Browne
• Don Bryant
• Bob Burda
• Jim Camparis
• Darrel Chaney
• Ed Charles
• Bob Christian
• Ron Clark
• Kevin Collins
• Cip Coulter
• Jerry DaVanon
• Bill Davis
• Ron Davis
• John Donaldson
• Dave Duncan
• Bobby Etheridge
• Jim Fairey
• Bobby Floyd
• Oscar Gamble
• Rod Gaspar
• Gary Geiger
• Gus Gil
• Caesar Gutierrez
• Joe Hague
• Jimme Hague
• Jimmie Hall
• Larry Haney
• John Harrell
• Chuck Harrison
• Fran healy
• Bill heath
• Remy Hermoso
• Mike Hershberger
• Jim Hicks
• Chuck Hinton
• Gary Holman
• Walt Hriniak
• Sonny Jackson
• Lou Johnson
• Dalton Jones
• Van Kelly
• Fred Kendall
• Joe Keough
• Gary Kolb
• Chris Krug
• Joe Lahoud
• Leron Lee
• Winston Llemas
• Don Lock
• Jim Lyttle
• Charlie Manuel
• J.C. Martin
• Tommy Matchick
• Dave May
• Tommy McCraw
• Dave McDonald
• Leon McFadden
• Bill McNulty
• John Miller
• Jerry Morales
• Russ Nagelson
• Dave Nelson
• Scott Northey
• Gene Oliver
• Nate Oliver
• Dennis Paepke
• Cap Peterson
• Adoffo Phillips
• Jim Qualls
• Merrit Ranew
• Scott Reid
• Roger Repoz
• Dave Ricketts
• Fred Rico
• Juan Rios
• Bill Robinson
• Rafael Robles
• Buck Rogers
• Rich Rollins
• Vic Roznovsky
• Sonny Ruberto
• Ken Rudolph
• Tom Satriano
• Richie Scheinblum
• Tom Shopay
• Dick Simpson
• John Sipin
• Ron Slocum
• Dick Smith
• Russ Snyder
• Al Spangler
• Bob Spence
• George Spriggs
• Larry Stahl
• Fred Stanley
• John Stephenson
• Bob Stinson
• Gene Stone
• Ron Stone
• Dick Stuart
• Jarvis
• Hawk Taylor (out of ab)
• Frank Tepedino
• Trim Tischinski
• Hector Torres
• Sandy Valdespino
• Freddie Velazquez
• Jose Vidal
• Pete Ward
• Dave Watkins
• Ramon Webster
• Don Wert
• Bill White
• Fred Whitfield
• Floyd Wicker
• Jim Willams
• Ron Woods

Available Pitchers

• Lloyd Allen
• Steve Arlin
• Jack Balddschun
• Dick Barney
• Bo Belinsky
• Gary Bell
• Frank Bertaina
• John Boozer
• Gary Boyd
• Bucky Brandon
• George Brunet
• Larry Burchart
• Cisco Carlos
• Rickey Clark
• Mike Corkins
• Jerry Crider
• George Culver
• Tom Dukes
• Sammy Ellis
• Leon Everitt
• Turk Farrell
• Jack Fisher
• Alan Foster
• Miguel Fuentes
• Mike Garman
• Vern Geishert
• Skip Guinn
• Jack Hamilton
• Al Jackson
• Jeff James
• Larry Jaster
• Steve Jones
• Larry Jaster
• Steve Jones
• Steve Kealey
• Ron Kline
• Cal Koonce
• Gary Knoll
• Ray Lamb
• Ron Law
• Danny Lazar
• Barry Lersch
• Al McBeam
• Billy McCool
• Jim Miles
• Dave Morehead
• John Morris
• Don Nottebart
• Rich Nye
• Don O’Riley
• Lowell Palmer
• Camilo Pascual
• Horacio Pina
• Bob Priddy
• John PUrdin
• Al Raffo
• Pedro Ramos
• Fred Rath
• Claude Raymond
• Denis Ribant
• Rich Roberson
• Garry Roggenbuck
• Don Shaw
• Steve Shea
• Chris Short
• Joe Spama
• Ed Sprague
• Gary Taylor
• Gary Wagner
• Greg Washburn
• Bob Watkins
• Chris Zachary

Players are available in waivers until rosters expand

I listened to the arguments of the SCOTUS. The only thing more astounding than the false claims made by the government in their argument concerning the virus and the vaccines was listening to the false claims by some of the justices.

Judicial robes do not confirm knowledge or wisdom they just confirm that they were confirmed by congress.

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There is movement both at my employer and my wife’s employer concerning our vaccine status.

It is very possible that the Biden Administration will cause both of us to become unemployable in our current fields.

What a difference one stolen election makes.

Of course with the latest jobs report people losing their jobs is not all that odd

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One of the most interesting bits of COVID news that I read over the last week was a leftist journalist discovering that many of his friends actually had COVID last year but kept it quiet because the media meme was all about shaming those who caught it due to vaccine status.

Now of course that the double and triple vaxxed and boosted are getting it and some of them are high profiles media and leftists there is no reason to hide this kind of thing.

That’s what really insidious about the left, people silently going along with meme’s that they know are false.

something

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Had a few inches of snow today. It never ceases to amaze me how many people in Massachusetts get all panicked over snow when we regularly get it

I’ll say one thing about today’s storm. Those Ariens snow blowers are all they’re advertised to be. I’ve never used one with more get up and go.

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Got a 2nd or is it 3rd late notice for the old site that I cancelled a month ago and got notice that it would be shut down within 24 hours of my cancellation.

That completely convinces me something has happened to the guy who was running the site and it’s completely on automatic.

Saving all the emails just in case.

The irony of course is that the business owners, seeing other completely wiped out and likely unable to get insurance might just decide that paying these guys for protection from everyone (except them of course) is worth it and if a few thugs end up dead instead of arrested, well they’ll figure it’s a powerful incentive not to do that anymore.

Datechguyblog: Society Without Police: Meet the New Bosses, not quite the same as the old ones

For almost two years I’ve been saying that the explosion of crime in the cities is a business opportunity for the Mafia and various other ethnic criminal organizations who could choose to play Robin Hood and protect the people of their neighborhoods and areas from those that prey on them (other than themselves of course) that the police won’t touch.

In fact it was crime and punishment and the idea of defunding police that was the primary driver of the nomination and election of the new NYC mayor Eric Adams.

But unfortunately for New Yorkers it really doesn’t matter who you elect as mayor if your DA decides he’s not going to play along:

Manhattan’s new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals and to downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing, according to a set of progressive policies made public Tuesday.

In his first memo to staff on Monday, Alvin Bragg said his office “will not seek a carceral sentence” except with homicides and a handful of other cases, including domestic violence felonies, some sex crimes and public corruption.

How bad is it? This bad:

Armed robbers who use guns or other deadly weapons to stick up stores and other businesses will be prosecuted only for petty larceny, a misdemeanor, provided no victims were seriously injured and there’s no “genuine risk of physical harm” to anyone. Armed robbery, a class B felony, would typically be punishable by a maximum of 25 years in prison, while petty larceny subjects offenders to up to 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

and remember that year and $1000 fine is the MAX penalty.

Well I’m sure Eric Adams isn’t going to let this slide…

“I have not communicated with the DA. I have not looked over and analyzed exactly what he’s calling for,” he said.

But Adams, a former NYPD captain who was elected on a law-and-order platform, added: “I have a lot of respect for DA Bragg, a former prosecutor. He has a real vision.”

Jazz Shaw Absolutely nails it:

The lack of cash bail for virtually all offenders means that the jails will be keeping their revolving doors in place and serial robbers will continue to roam the streets at will. The same goes for drug dealers and black-market resellers.

If Bragg is left in charge and is allowed to have his way, a great deal of Adams’ promised reforms will suddenly be entirely gutted. He can refund and rebuild the NYPD (as he has promised to do), restoring the major crimes units and all the rest. And the police can track down and arrest as many gang bangers as they are able to catch. But if Bragg just simply flushes almost all of them right back out onto the streets, what difference will any of it make?

In the End NYC voters put these fools in charge and are going to get what they deserve but if I was a Mafia boss in the city I’d start my Operation Robin Hood almost at once.