I almost never pay attention to the prices when I go grocery shopping. Not because I like pissing money away, I just grab what I need and it costs what it costs. But the other day I had to do self checkout and it would say the prices out loud. And I was like "what? that cost HOW much?" WTF, shit is crazy expensive. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, which a staggering number of people do, you have to make some serious hard decisions when shopping.
Again, racism is a foundational principle of the current Republican Party. Things like this, once only whispered in quiet corners, are now blared from the mountaintop loudly and proudly. It is truly amazing and so very sad.
I've always debated this. A hold is a hold, whether it affects the play or not. And where then becomes the dividing line for making the call? Pure discretion of the re as to whether it would affect the play or not?
Remember when Ohtani was rumored to be signing with Toronto? Close but no cigar.
https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-set-to-face-shohei-ohtani-in-world-series