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The list of Biden failures in John’s piece on Sunday is really something but it has, in my opinion, one flaw.

I submit and suggest that Joe Biden is not and has not been in charge of this administration. Who is? I’d follow the money.

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If you do a search of Enes Kanter you will find an awful lot of stories about his calling out China for what it is. You’ll find them from CBS, CNN, Fox, Yahoo and many others. But I’ve noticed that you won’t find the story at the NBA web site (at least I didn’t). I’ll wager if he was calling out Donald Trump or American police the site would feature him.

You know who you are slaves to by who you can critique.

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I think DeSantis recruiting police who have lost their jobs over the Vax Mandate is rather smart. Given the nationwide nursing shortage any governor who did the same would really reap the rewards of fully staffed hospitals and nursing homes.

That would be a pretty big quality of life gain to me.

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Normally I buy very cheap $1 earbuds from the dollar store as a five pack because I’m rather rough on them. I found that the store was completely out.

One might argue that this would have happened no matter what due to COVID although I suspect the Trump admin would have taken early action to counter it but with Biden and the like in charge they bear the blame.

It will be quite an irony if the steal of the last election buries Democrats.

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Finally blogging will be intermittent this week as I’ll be covering Fr. Leonard Mary’s visit to Fitchburg, Medford and Boston before I go into work each day.

So if posts are late you’ll know why.

It’s draft day on the face to face league

Washington

Player	Position
Brad Hand	P	Cleveland
Robbie Ray	P	Toronto
Lance Lynn	P	Texas
Max Scherzer	P	Washington
Yadier Molina	c	St. Louis
Shohei Ohtani	dh	Ana
Javier Baez	ss	cubs
Jose Abreu	1b	W Sox
Whit Merrifield	2b	KC
Eddie Rosario	OF	Min
Francisco Lindor	ss	Cle
Rafael Devers	3b (and I say that loosely)	Bos
Luis Garcia	2b	wash
Kyle Finnegan	p	wash
Dakota Bacus	p	wash

St Louis

Player	Position
Tommy Edman	Inf	St. Louis
Xander Bogarts	ss	Boston
Paul Goldschmidt	1b	St Louis
Juan Soto	lf	Washington
Brian Anderson	3b/1b	Miami
Trevor Bauer	dh	Ana
Adam Wainwright	P	StL
Jacob deGrom	1b	NYM
Julio Urias	P	LA
Giovanny Gallegos	P	StL

Seattle

Player	Position
Zach Wheeler	P	Philly
Luis Castillo	SP	Cin
Aaron Nola	P	Phil
Seth Lugo	P	Mets
Freddie Freeman	1b	Atl
Manny Machado	3b	SD
Wilson Contreras	c	Cho
David Fletcher	ss	ANA
Adam Frazier	2b	Pit
Ramon Laureano	OF	Oak
JT Realmuto	c	Phi
Isaih Kiner Falefa	Inf	Tex
Anthony Misiewicz	P	Sea
Evan White	1b	Sea
Justin Dunn	SP	sea
Kyle Lewis	of	Sea
Jose Marmolejus	of	sea
Joe Gerber	P	sea

Colorado

Player	Position	Team
Kyle Hendricks	P	cubs
Kenta Maeda	P	Min
Clayton Kershaw	P	LA
Sony Gray	P	Cin
Alex Colome	P	Wsox
Ian Happ	LF	Cubs
Alex Bregman	3b	Hou
Nick Ahmed	ss	ari
Ozzie Albies	2b	atl
Christian Walker	1b

San Diego

Player	Position
Vladimir Guerrero	1b	Tor
Fernando Tatis Jr.	ss	SD
Evan Longoria	3b	SF
Jackie Bradley Jr.	of	bos
Jesse Winker	lf	Cin
Kiki Hernandez	RF	LA
Nick Castellanos	rf	Chc
JD Martinez	rf	bos
Marcell Ozuna	lf	atl
Kevin Kiermaier	cf	tb
Jose Altuve	2b	Hou
Shane Bieber	p	Cle
Chris Paddock	P	Sd
Blake Snell	p	tb
Dallas Keuchel	P	CWS
Mick Margevicius	p	Sd
Mike Yastremski	lf	sf
JB Wendelken	P	oak
Austin Nola	c	sd
Dustin May	rp	lad
Jake Gronenworth	2b	sd
Trent Grisham	rf	sd
Trevor Rosenthal	P	sd

Yankees

Player	pos	Team
Aaron Judge	rf	NYY
Bryce Harper	rf	Phi
GEorge Springer	cf	tor
Mike Trout	cf	ana
Luke Voit	1b	NYY
Nelson Cruz	dh	Min
Bo Bichette	ss	tor
Clint Frazier	of	NYY
Austin Riley	3b	atl
Jordan Montgomery	p	NYY
Mike Tauchman	of	NYY
Tyler Wade	p	NYY
Deivi Garcia	p	NYY

Mets

Player	pos	Team
Zac Gallen	P	Ari
Dineison Lamet	P	SD
Josh Hader	P	Mil
Greg Garcia	2b	sd
Dominic Smith	1b	NYN
Brandon Nimmo	OF	NYN
Brandon Bell	1b	SF
Jose Ramirez	3b	cle
Trea Turner	ss	wash
Jeff McNeil	lf	NYM
Ronald Acuna JR	of	atl

Tampa Bay

Player	pos	Team
Tony Gonsolin	P	LA
Josh Fleming	P	TB
Aaron Loup	P	tb
John Curtiss	p	TB
Ryan Thompson	P	tb
Aaron Slegers	P	tb
Will Smith	c	LA
Luca Giolito	p	W Sox
Brandon Woodruff	p	Mil
Walker Buehler	p	LAD
Nick Anderson	p	tb
Liam Hendricks	p	Oak
Corbin Burnes	p	mil

The draft (not including AA draft)

Rounds 1 & 2

STeam Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
San Diego	Martin Maldonado	C	Hou	San Diego	Trevor Story	ss	Colorado
San Diego (from col )	Salvador Perez	C	KC	Colorado	Chris Taylor	SS	LA
Tampa Bay (from Sea)	Starling Marte	cf	Miami	Tampa Bay	Cedric Mullens	cf	Baltimore
Washington	Anthony Rendon	3b	Ana	Washington	Victor Robles	cf	wash
Colorado	Yasmani Grendal	c	W Sox	StL	Will Myers	RF	sd
San Diego (from mets)	Gio Urshula	3b	NYY	mets	christian Vasquesz	c	bos
Yankees	Garrett Cole	P	NYY	Colorado	Michael Conforto	RF	mets
Washington (from Tampa)	Mookie Betts	rf	LA	San Diego (from TB)	Matt Olsen	1b	Oak

Rounds 3 & 4

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado (from SD)	Jose Ingless	ss	SD	SAn Diego	Devin Williams	P	Mil
Colorado	Jeimer Candelario	Inf/of	Hou	Colorado	Tyler Mahle	P	Cin
Seattle	Matt Foster	RP	W Sox	Seattle	Daniel Moore	rf	Sea
Washington	Luis Robert	cf	W Sox	Washington	Kental Marte	2b	ari
St Louis	Calvin Biggio	2b	Tor	St Louis	Roberto Perez	c	cle
Mets	Hyun Ryu	P	TOr	Mets	Alberto Mondesi	ss	kc
Yankees	Joey Windel	3b	TB	Tampa bay (from NYY)	Kyle Tucker	LF	Hou
Colorado (from TB)	Yandy Diaz	1b/3b	tb	Tampa Bay	Nicky Lopez	2b	KC

Rounds 5 & 6

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
San Diego	Erasma RAmirez	P	Mets	San Diego	Cody Hueur	P	White sox
Colorado	Jason Hayward	OF	Cubs	Colorado	Tyler Clifford	P	Minn
Seattle	Mark Kenha	OF	Oak	Seattle	Zack Plesac	P	Cle
Washington	Tucker BArnhart	c	cin	washington	Loredes Gurriel Jr	Lf	Tor
St Louis	Matt Barners	P	Bos	St Louis	Cody Bellinger	cf	LA
Mets	Greg Holland	P	KC	Mets	Brady Singer	P	KC
Yankees	Aroldis Chapman	P	NYY	Yankees	Ian Anderson	P	Atl
Tampa Bay	Joey Votto	1b	cin	Tampa Bay	Caesar Hernandez	2b	Balt

Rounds 7 & 8

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
San Diego	Terry Skubr	P	Detroit	San Diego	Jake Whitford	P	StL
Colorado	Kevin Gaussman	P	SF	Colorado	Miguel Cabera	DH	Det
Seattle	Tyler Duffy	P	Min	Seattle	Chad Green	P	NYY
Washington	Nolan Arenado	3b	Col	Washington	FRamber Valdez	P	Hou
St Louis	Dylan Bundy	P	Ana	St. Louis	Daniel Hudson	P	Washington
Mets	Carlos Carasco	P	Cle	Mets	Luis Aries	2b	Min
Yankees	Max Fried	P	Atl	Yankees	Marcus Seman	ss	Tor
Tampa Bay	Kyle Seger	3b	SEa	Tampa Bay	Brandon Crawford	ss	sf

Rounds 9 & 10

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
San Diego	Carlos Santana	1b	Cle	Colorado	Connor Brodgen	P	Phil
Colorado	Travis V’arnaed	c	atl	Seattle	Amilio Pagan	P	SD
Seattle	Chris Martin	P	Atl	Washington	Omar Navaez	c	Mil
Washington	Lance McCullers Jr	P	Hou	St Louis	Victor Gonzalez	P	LA
St Louis	Zack Grenkie	P	Hou	Mets	Caesar Valdez	P	Balt
Mets	Anthony Bass	P	Tor	Yankees	Max Muncy	1B	LA
Yankees	Gary Sanchez	c	NYY	Tampa Bay	Brian Buxton	CF	Min
Tampa Bay	Jd Crawford	ss	Sea	San Diego (def)	Risel Ingeles	P	Cin

Rounds 11 & 12

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado	Michael Brantley	OF	Hou	Colorado	Merrell Kelly	P	Ari
Seattle	Tommy LaStella	2b	Oak	Seattle	Kris Bryant	3b	cubs
Washington	Pete FAirbanks	P	TB	Washington	Donovan Solano	2b	SF
St Louis	Alex Verdugo	of	Bos	St Louis	Albert puois	1b	ana
Mets	Angelton Simmons	ss	Ana	Mets	Johnathan Hernandez	P	Tex
Yankees	Joquiem Soria	P	Oak	Yankees	Ryan Mountcastle	lf	balt
Tampa Bay	Carlson Kelly	c	Ari	Tampa Bay	Shane Murphy	c	Oak

Rounds 13 & 14

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado	Caleb Ferguson	P	LA	Colorado	Robbie Grossman	of	Oak
Seattle	Tyler O’Neil	OF	StL	Seattle	Max Stasi	c	Ana
Washington	Ryan Brasier	P	Bos	Washington	Shawn Armstrong	P	balt
St Louis	Byran Holaday	C	StL	St Louis	Andres Gimenez	ss	NYY
Mets	Jacob Stallings	c	Pit	Mets	Adam Engel	rf	Wsox
Yankees	Justin Turner	3b	la	Yankees	Luis Cessa	P	NYY
Tampa Bay	Brain Reynolds	Of	Pit	Tampa Bay	Robinson Cano	2b	NYY

Rounds 15 & 16

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado	Michael Myers	P	Ana	Colorado	Pat Valikia	2b	balt
Seattle	Carlos Careea	ss	Hou	Seattle	Wilbur Flores	2b	sf
Washington	Tejay Antone	P	Cin	Washington	Didi Gregorius	ss	Phil
St Louis	Danny Jansen	c	Tor	St Louis	Matt Chapman	3b	Oak
Mets	Ejoy Jeminnez	of	wsox	Mets	Giancarlo Stanton	dh	NYY
Yankees	Zack Britton	p	NYY	Yankees	Tony Tonsolan	P	LA
Tampa Bay	Yuri Gurriell	1b	hou	Tampa Bay	Renaldo Lopez	P	W Sox

Rounds 17 & 18

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado	Jordan Romano	P	Tor	Colorado	Riley Smith	P	Ari
Seattle	Kevin Pilar	OF	Col	Seattle	Will Smith	P	Wash
Washington	Eric Hosmer	1b	SF	Washington	Adam Eaton	of	wash
St. Louis	Dickerson	LF	Mia	St. Louis	Hanser Alberto	2b	Balt
Mets	Jackson Profar	LF	SD	Mets	Zack Davies	P	sd
Yankees	Matt Wieners	c	Stl	Yankees	Gilber Torres	ss	NYY
Tampa Bay	Joe Musgrove	P	SD	Tampa Bay	Jack McGee	P	LA

Rounds 19 & 20

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
Colorado	Alex Bone	3b	Phil	St. Louis	Anthony Rizzo	1b	Cubs
Seattle	Charles Blackman	rf	Col	Mets	Andrew Knizner	c	StL
Washington	Jeremy Jeffress	P	cubs	Yankees	Austin Meadows	LF	TB
St Louis	Kenley Jansen	P	LA	Tampa Bay	Logan Webb	P	SF
Mets	James Karinchak	p	cle
Yankees	Pedro Baez	P	LA
Tampa Bay	Charlie MOrton	P	TB

Rounds 21 & 22

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
St Louis	Nick Solak	of	Tex	St Louis	Mike Minor	P	Oak
Mets	Kyle Schwarber	of	cubs	Mets	Casey Sadler	P	Sea
Yankees	Ryan Yarborough	P	TB	Yankees	Christian Yelich	of	Mil
Tampa Bay	Johnathan Loaisiga	P	NYY	Tampa Bay	Yimi Garica	P	Mia

Rounds 23 & 24

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
St Louis	Maikel Franco	3b	KC	St. Louis	Stephen Piscotty	of	Oak
Mets	Johan Makado	3b	W Sox	Mets	Colton Wong	2b	Stl

Rounds 25 & 26

Team Drafting	Player	Position	Team	Team Drafting	player	Position	Team
St Louis	Brandon Kintzler	P	Mia	St Louis	Archie Bradley	P	Cin
Mets	Jose Berros	P	Min