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The NFL situation is even more offensive when you realize that it was a person of color - a Nigerian-American Doctor who first diagnosed football-related brain injuries. And his research was initially ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennet_Omaluhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennet_Omalu Together with colleagues in the department of pathology at the University of Pittsburgh, Omalu published his findings in the journal Neurosurgery in 2005 in a paper entitled, "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player." In it, Omalu called for further study of the disease: "We herein report the first documented case of long-term neurodegenerative changes in a retired professional NFL player consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This case draws attention to a disease that remains inadequately studied in the cohort of professional football players, with unknown true prevalence rates."[15] Omalu believed the National Football League (NFL) doctors would be "pleased" to read it and that his research could be used to "fix the problem."[14] The paper received little attention initially, but members of the NFL's mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) committee later called for its retraction in May 2006.[16] Their letter requesting the retraction characterized Omalu's description of CTE as "completely wrong" and called the paper "a failure."[4] Later

=kcmets post_id=66545 time=1622676564 user_id=53] They won the damn thing! Can I say that?

While we were following the game on our stations, we didn't hear this. Last night, one-time major league manager and Arizona announcer Bob Brenly insulted Stroman and his durag. https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-mets-diamondbacks-announcer-bob-brenly-mocks-marcus-stromans-durag-130405808.htmlhttps://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-mets-diamondbacks-announcer-bob-brenly-mocks-marcus-stromans-durag-130405808.html (straight Yahoo article with no hidden links). During Tuesday night's game between the Diamondbacks and the New York Mets, Brenly made what he thought was a "joke" about Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman's choice of headwear, a durag. “I'm sure that is the same du-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets,” Brenly said. Dennis Young at the New York Daily News pointed out that this is not the first time Brenly has unnecessarily mocked a non-white player for what he chooses to wear on the field. Brenly, who managed in Arizona from 2001-04, has a record of totally unnecessary comments about non-white players. In 2019, he said that “it might be easier to run the bases if he didn't have that bike chain around his neck,” about Fernando Tatis Jr. The Mets have not released their response yet. Was it mentioned on the Mets broadcast? Later

Edgy MD wrote: And quite a few JDs (Lynch, Clendennon ...) as well. While he did graduate Law School, I found no record of Lynch getting an LLD or JD. But yes, Clendenon did get his Law Doctorate. And, yes, I missed Medich's one game for the Mets. Later

One of two pitchers who played for the Mets who were real Doctors. (Not counting Gooden or Ellis here) His was a PhD, Ron Taylor was an MD. RIP Later

INF Travis Blankenhorn has been claimed off waivers from Seattle. He has been added to the 26-man roster and is with the team tonight in Arizona. Blankenhorn will wear #73. Lefty hitting second baseman who has shown some HR power in the minors. Baseball-reference says "Second baseman and pinch runner", but since he's listed at 235 pounds, I'm guessing there might just be some better pinch-running options. Later

Hmmmm, not a Mets player? I'll go 0 for 3 and guess A-Rod. Later

The new owner, Mr. Cohen Later

Edwin Diaz Later

Smith, C 2-1 3.27 (not Smith D, E or F) I'd like to see G, "All of the above" as the Mets run roughshod over the Snakes' entire bullpen tonight. Later

With the release of Joon Felíz, the world will be out of balance until they release somebody named Benny. Later

Sneak preview: https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1398874977898680320 Maybe we'll soon find out if he's the grand-nephew, or grandson, of Walt "No Neck" Williams. (See the center field depth thread) Later

The way McCann is hitting, when he comes off the[CROSSOUT] D[/CROSSOUT]IL, Alonso is going to have a tough time getting back into the lineup. (I couldn't even type that with a straight face) Later

Back in the lineup in the second game- 1 for 1. Now hitting .396. When I clicked on his name in the MiLB gameday box score, it gave his stats, when he was drafted and said grandson. Guess the references have to get into synch. Later

What about Mason Williams? Not the "Classical Gas" composer but the current Syracuse CF? He's 29 so it's not like he's a top prospect but he's hitting (albeit at the AAA level) which separates him from Maybin and Lee. He was originally drafted by the MFYs, and is the grandson of former major leaguer Walt "No Neck" Williams. Something may be cooking on the transaction front because he was taken out of the game after hitting that grand slam. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Yeah, I don't know where this 'one month for one day' thing comes from. AFAIK, he gets credit for one day of ML service time, gets paid at the ML minimum wage rate for one day (1/182nd of a season) and gets his butt on the ML pension plan. I seem to recall that if a player spent one day on a major league roster he got a minimum of one month's salary. But that was years ago when a teams were limited in how many times it could only bring up/ send down a player. And that was way before you could do that multiple times in one season. With changes to the option rules since then, and with this "27th man" stuff, I was curious how much, or if, the payment of a month's salary had changed. And that's why I asked the question. The pro-rated solution seems right, because I couldn't dream of management wanting to pay a player a full month's salary if he is going to ride the bench for one day as the 27th man. Thanks, Later

=G-Fafif post_id=65734 time=1622139751 user_id=55] Thomas Szapucki has been activated as the 27th man for the second game of the doubleheader.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's probably time for you to stop thinking about Derek Jeter. I will when I stop thinking about Walter O'Malley. Later

If you need a fact that will brighten this rainy day, Charlie Silvera had more World Series rings than Derek Jeter. I know it brightened mine. Later

I stand corrected. Action was taken and the game replayed from the point of the incident. But this was a protest of an umpire ruling. Replay, which is the subject of this thread, was not a factor. Later

All the minor league teams in the organization have been rained out, too. Three of the games will be made up this weekend, but Brooklyn's game has been rescheduled until August. Later

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=65856 time=1622237714 user_id=68] So you're saying that replay review is now moot because nothing should be reviewable anyways? How does that make any sense?

This discussion brings to mind the story about the famous umpire Bill Klem. The ball and the runner arrived at second base in a cloud of dust. The fielder applied the tag, then jumped up and said to Clem, "Is he safe or is he out?" and Clem replied, "He ain't nuthin' 'till I call it." Whether we use electronics to ensure the call is right is now moot. What if the umpire got the call wrong? What recourse is there for the "injured party"? Well, the umps can conference and maybe put a runner back on the base. But some calls are not reviewable (by rule). What then? Remember, there is no more "playing the game under protest" with hope a higher authority will do something (has a game ever been replayed because of such a situation? I'd guess never.). Protests have been eliminated - one of the rules they slid in under the smoke screen when other rules were implemented this year (e.g.- seven inning games in doubleheaders and runner on second base to start extra innings). It should go back to the umpires getting the call right, and if there's a question about an interpretation of the rules (e.g.- ball hit a wall over or under the home run line, fair or foul), deciding it with a meeting of the umpires. Other plays, where a rule interpretation is not involved (e.g- tag plays), should not be reviewable. BUT, there should be stricter enforcement of umpire evaluations, to make sure the most capable umpires are still there and bad ones culled out. Right now, that is close to impossible, but it is a change that must be made by MLB. Later

dinosaur jesus wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Once I'm two beers in and the lineup changes start happening I lose interest. This is me exactly. But with orgies. You score orgies? I think "score" has a different meaning when you're at an orgy. Later

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=65630 time=1622071169 user_id=119] Maybe scorecards are one of those things never to come back, .