Andrelton Simmons Isn’t Good Enough to Get Away with This

Not following the quote or the issue here.  He has something other than the vaccine (a product)....... that he is saying didn't work.  If anything, he is recommending to try something that he says doesn't work.   Seems like there might be a typo somewhere in there.

I clicked expecting parody.  I found an unfortunate amount of reality.

What a waste of time and space this was!!

Well you could knock me over with a feather I must say I'm a bit surprised but then again he is probably the player I am the least familiar with.... whiIe I appreciate you saying he's not good enough for this, no athlete is good enough for this not unless they have a PhD behind their name with an extremely high IQ and about twenty years of higher education and research under their belt... it's real simple keep your job and your personal life separate especially when it comes to Pro Sports if you're going to be on social media and want to express your opinions then you need to make your account private... the thing I love the most about the MLB is that it seems to remain safely out of this kind of crap... that being said it kind of reminds me of the phrase dumb jock

30 minutes ago, Emjay said:

no athlete is good enough for this not unless they have a PhD behind their name was about twenty years of research under their belt... it's real simple keep your job and your personal life separate especially when it comes to Pro Sports if you're going to be on social media and want to express your opinions then you need to make your account private...

Just to so I understand, pro sports players should stay out of the Covid topic completely?

Removed this question - So writers on websites without a PhD do the same?

Apples and oranges dude

There is a total “boy who cried wolf” effect when RandballStu posts something. I buckle up for a good laugh and the journalist accuracy of an Onion article. As I read this, I kept thinking, it just feels too plausible this time. Not quite ridiculous enough, so I checked Simmon’s twitter. 
Holy mackerel. (Jaw agape)

Have all RandballStu articles been true, fair and accurate this whole time?

Usually TD reveals where on the positive/negative spectrum posters fall. An article like this can give an entirely different window into who we are sharing this space with. ?

Andrelton was involuntarily inoculated by the virus itself.  Sooner or later most of the Vax-reluctant Vikings and Twins  will obtain their own involuntary inoculation.  The Twins have hardly anything to lose. Unfortunately, the NFL will make the Vikings pay in the win loss column and on their balance sheet if a game gets canceled.   

So the thrust of the article is “unless you are really successful at your job, you can’t hold a different opinion from me.  If you do I demand you be fired!”

And for the record, I’m vaccinated.

All this is probably Joe Mauer's fault anyway.

26 minutes ago, jgfellows said:

So the thrust of the article is “unless you are really successful at your job, you can’t hold a different opinion from me.  If you do I demand you be fired!”

 

And for the record, I’m vaccinated.

Generally his pieces are just satire so take whatever you want from them.  You could conclude that from what he is saying but I believe he is just taking an over the top position to get a reaction not that he believes in what he is writing.  These pieces are generally interesting thought provoking articles looking at the sports mind from varied over exaggerated viewpoints. 

For me personally not trusting actual scientists and doctors when it comes to taking care of your body and trusting someone you don't know on U-tube or social media instead seems like a bad idea but hey natural selection usually takes care of things.

Are we supposed to be able to follow thread?  Are we supposed to know the esoteric references in these posts?  It's a good way to lose followers...

I agree!  I just don’t think it’s a fireable offense if you don’t

Athletes are too prevalent in press and public - not only should every person be vaccinated, but athletes should help set the standard.  Good thoughtful article. 

Does one's ability to play baseball, affect whether something is true or false? So the better the player, the more he is to be believed.? I'm sorry I wasted my time reading this article. 

Yeah, this guy has worn out his welcome. 

4 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Depending on what he's peddling and what harm it might do if someone took him up on it? Personally, can't imagine anyone taking the advice of a baseball player over a doctor, but some will because of the 'power of the professional athlete' (yes, I'm rolling my eyes) and even after he said it didn't work, still ... was just a really idiotic thing to say and said in a very idiotic manner. I might fire him for the idiocy of his incoherency  

And who knows, is there a team rule about this? We have put a stop here to the peddling of misinformation on occasion.

I’m missing the quotes where he’s actively trying to dissuade people from getting vaccinated.  And even if he is, the first amendment is not just for popular opinions but its for the stupid people too

I can appreciate the intent of this article - seemingly just to give you whatever thought process may develop.

I thought it was such an interesting situation when Simmons hit the team with Covid, because at the time it was believed his production would be mostly irreplaceable. If he were to infect everyone at a time that we were still trying to contend (and his production was this bad), I think he'd be gone (trying to convey a hypothetical, hope it worked).

On a serious note, I think it's ridiculous to say that athletes (or anyone) can't have an opinion and voice it like the rest of us (even though Simmons opinion here, and that of others of similar mind, is absolutely bat**** and dangerous).

Get your dang vaccine and stop endangering others with selfishness (goes for everyone, seriously!)

I'm not sure I'm reading Simmons' tweet correctly - is he sort of poking fun at the CDC or other entities for pushing a vaccine that isn't 100% effective? If so, it's a dumb take, sure (no one ever claimed that the vaccine was 100% effective or that it had no side effects). Evidence indicates that's it's widely effective with very mild side effects.

BUT, I might want to hear him out first before calling him a nut. And the Twins didn't sign him for his bat or his medical expertise - they signed him to prevent runs. He's done that. Let's move on.

I agree he didn’t live up to expectations.  I agree that he could be let go because of he sucks. But to suggest he be let go over his stance on COVID is frightening.  

22 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Just the anti-vax stance? No, probably not.

But it just so happens that Andrelton Simmons is also really bad at baseball right now, which makes the decision much easier.

For the record I am vaccinated.

I went to my doctor and said I don't know if I have ever had covid, never tested positive. He said there have been studies (Cleveland Clinic is one) that if you have natural immunity the vaccination isn't more effective and since I have a family history of autoimmune disease (possibly side effect of the vaccine is triggering these) I should get tested to see if I have had it.

He suggestion was if I had Covid not to get vaccinated because the side effects could be worse, I was tested and never had it and got the vaccine.

Now onto Simmons, he has had Covid, so him not getting the shot is very understandable, seeing quite a few players, actors, politicians getting covid after getting the shot it is somewhat reasonable for him to say "doesn’t/didn’t really work",  him saying "might get some side affects" is an absolute fact, there is no denying that.

But when put all together it isn't a good message, the message should always be talk to your doctor and discuss what is best for you and your situation. Is it a reason to cut somebody, absolutely not, but it is 2021 and if people disagree with you, you never know what might happen.

Edit: I will add anybody on here telling people to just get the vaccine without regards to their own situation can be just a damning.