My kid invited me to go anywhere in August. I felt blessed that she wants to do anything with her old man. We chose Ireland for a week-long driving adventure. We're not looking to go anyplace specific - just beauty and vibes. I have only been in Dublin for a quick meeting, so haven't really seen any of Ireland. Does anybody have any recommendations?
we did a weeklong guided bike trip plus another week on our own. flew in/out of Shannon, i think. the bike tour was more south west, ie Ring of Kerry, Dingle, Killarney. Kenmare, and all very nice
the northwest part is more rugged and green (if such a thing is possible). places include Galway, Connemara, Donegal, Slieve League (a good hike with amazing views). we did this part driving around on our own.
the good thing is that every small town has a lively pub and people spontaneously breaking into song.
Trump $175m bond resolved. AG James challenged the bond, but the judge rejected that challenge. Instead, all three parties renegotiated the bond so that it was secured by cash and put into interest-bearing trust.
No buts, no cuts, no coconuts. California goes after CLEAR. Today I learned that Clear is a private company. I thought they were a government initiative.
There is no guarantee that CLEAR is adding any value to airport security. In fact, entities that should be in favor of enhanced security or at least meeting minimum security standards established by TSA, are opposed to that very thing by their opposition to the bill - airlines and the California Airports Council.
The opposition stinks. I think Scootie hit the nail on the head - it's straight up elitist 1% snobbery.
David Pecker - the publisher of the National Enquirer took the stand. While he is a former friend/business partner of Trump, he is not a hostile witness to the prosecution. He is detailing how Trump paid him to catch-and-kill scoops of his various affairs with Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Defense is going for "this isn't illegal, but we're setting Michael Cohen up for a lie-on-the-stands Mark Furman moment". Prosecution is going for "this isn't illegal, but falsifying business records is illegal which is the whole point of the trial" tact.
Prosecutors have strong evidence - a key-eye witness Matthew Colangelo - who saw Trump agree with Pecker to pay to catch and kill the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal stories and agree to launder the expense through Michael Cohen via bogus legal fees. It's only Day 1 of the jury portion and prosecution has already laid out damning evidence against Trump before getting to their star witness - Michael Cohen.
Oh snap! The prosecution apparently has an audio recording of Trump describing his whole scheme himself. What kind of Scooby-Doo-villain-admitting-his-whole-plans is this?
Shogun (Hulu, S1 E9 Crimson Sky). This episode had a very brief confrontation with insanely little details. Period-appropriate language & manners. Guards who actually master swordsmen rather than covering with jump cuts. A few seconds of combat leaves fingers and heads flying, and men with a lifetime of training sacrificing themselves in unwinnable combat simply to prove a political point. Not melodramatic, just brutal and unblinking loyalty/death. This episode is an instant classic episode.
Fallout E1-2. (Prime Video, 14/19, WB). A big budget sci-fi that is a bit of everything - funny, interesting, homage to the video game, and good acting. It's certainly not perfect, but it is perfectly cromulent casual viewing that's got me anticipating watching more episodes. The opening scene with Walton Goggins as a birthday party entertainer is great.
I finished it over the weekend. There were lots of things from E1 where I was "whatever happened with that?", and then they tied it together. A bit campy, but fun
BERKELEY – The California baseball team completed the sweep over No. 5 Oregon State winning 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Stu Gordon Stadium. The Golden Bears got another clutch performance from Seth Gwynn who drove in three, including a 2-run home run in the fourth.
This is huge. I don’t know why WFC doesn’t feature baseball more. Now is the time for front page: eight straight wins, six straight in PAC 12 play. Lots of great stories: Seth Gwynn with 3 HR’s vs the Beavers, emerging star freshmen (Moutzouridis, Advincula, Newmann, etc.) and excellent draft prospects (Lomavita, Green Jr., etc) coming up big on this squad. Attendance very good at The Stu this weekend.
Agree this is huge. Up until now, Cal has been winning the series they're expected to win (UConn, UCLA, Wazzou) and loosing those they're expected to loose (Oregon, Utah, Arizona, ASU). I'd have been thrilled to see them take two of three here but to sweep feels like a huge statement win. It's a "we belong in the post-season" statement. RPI Jumped from 75 to 48 this weekend.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Three Golden Bears ended Sunday's opening round at the Pac-12 Championships at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in the top 20 individually, led by California women's golf freshman Constance Fouillet who tied for 13th place with a 2-over-par 74.
Ending the day one stroke behind Fouillet were sophomores Adora Liu and Olivia Lee, both of whom carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 17th place. As a team, the Bears shot 18-over 306, ending the day in 11th place and nine strokes out of the top three.
BERKELEY – Tianna Bell drove in Tatum Anzaldo in the bottom of the seventh inning as the No. 20 California softball team earned a walk-off win over No. 8 Washington in the series finale on Sunday at Levine-Fricke Field.
The California women's lacrosse team stayed in contention for a spot in the Pac-12 Tournament after a hard-fought 17-13 win over San Diego State (2-13, 1-5 Pac-12) in a key Pac-12 game Saturday on Senior Day at California Memorial Stadium. The victory moved the Bears into a four-way tie for fourth place in the Pac-12 standings with one game remaining in the regular season. The top three finishers among those four teams (Arizona State, Cal, Oregon, UC Davis) will make the six-team field at the Pac-12 Tournament to be played May 1-4 at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
WALNUT – California track & field saved its best performances for its third and final day of competition at the Mt. SAC Relays, re-setting the program record books once again with three new all-time No. 1s and a trio of additional top-10s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – California men's gymnastics closed out its 2024 campaign on Saturday evening as 10 individual Golden Bear qualifiers shared the floor with the final six teams – eventual champion Stanford, Michigan, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois and Ohio State – as well as several other individual competitors. Of those, it was senior Aidan Li who highlighted the evening for Cal by earning the first All-American honor of his career, posting a score of 14.266 that tied with Ohio State's Parker Thackston for seventh place in the competition.
BERKELEY – The 59th-ranked California men's tennis team put up a fight against No. 20 Stanford in Saturday's regular-season finale, but the Golden Bears wound up falling to the Cardinal, 4-1, in front of a good crowd on hand for the Big Slam at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
FORT WORTH, Texas – From virtual irrelevance to the doorstep of a national championship, the scene at Dickies Arena on Saturday afternoon was not lost on Cal women's gymnastics co-head coach Justin Howell.
The Golden Bears finished as runner-ups at the 2024 NCAA Championships, narrowly finishing second to national champion LSU with a team score of 197.850. It was a culmination of a record-bashing season for the Golden Bears, who among other benchmarks won their first-ever outright regular season conference title this season.
Less than half a point away from National Championship. Getting second is still fantastic as they had to come from 3rd place in the final round. Utah slipped from 1st to 3rd. And Livvy Dunne didn't even participate, but she of course got a front page Fox News write-up because she is so... what's the word I'm looking for... marketable?
REDWOOD CITY – The No. 2 California Golden Bears men's rowing team lost the Schoch Cup to No. 3 Washington for the first time since 2021 Saturday morning at the Redwood Shores in Redwood City. The cup goes to the winner of the men's varsity eight race and the Bears' top boat was bested for the first time since the 2021 IRA National Championships, when it also lost to Washington to finish second in the grand final of the men's varsity eight. Both Cal and Washington's varsity eight's finishing times broke the Redwood Shores existing course record. Washington took four of the five races with Cal's freshmen 8+ earning the Bears' sole win of the day.
REDWOOD CITY – The No. 4 California women's rowing team dominated the duel against No. 7 Washington sweeping all five races Saturday morning at the Redwood Shores in Redwood City. With the Bears' win in the V8+ race, the Simpson Cup, which goes to the winner of the varsity eight race, comes back to Cal for the first time since 2019. Cal's 2V8+, 3V8+, 4V8+ and V4+ also notched wins in the duel. This marks the second time this season the V8+, 3V8+ and V4+ defeated Washington as the two faced off at the San Diego Crew Classic earlier this month.
STANFORD – Closing out the regular season Friday at No. 3 Stanford, the No. 5 California women's water polo team did something it hadn't done in over 27 years, defeating the Cardinal 11-6 behind huge performances by goalkeeper Isabel Williams and attacker Elena Flynn.
3 of the 4 counties with the highest average individual wage are in the Bay Area (San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties). The 4th county is actually a Federal District.
I also call BS on the labelling. I don't think it's individual wage, I think it's household income. In North Carolina, Durham County is highlighted as having a high salary. People in Durham County do not make more money than their neighbors in Wake County, but they do have a cultural propensity to live in larger households.
It would be interesting to know the source of the data. I get that anyone can create a map like this through the website shown on the map. What isn't apparent is the data source or the data. One imagines the Bureau of Labor as a possible source, or the IRS, or...?
I also find it interesting that there are *only* three counties in the US with average incomes of $20-$29K. Using the color coding, they're not hard to find. One is in Nebraska and two are in Missouri. It's interesting that some of the bordering counties are two tiers greater in average income.
The Oakland Athletics faced off against the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians today at Progressive Field. The A’s were hoping to avoid a series sweep. Gametime temperature was a brisk 44 degrees, and Ross Stripling got the start against Tanner Bibee.
The Dodgers hosted the New York Mets on Sunday for the finale of their three game series, where the Dodgers capitalized off of an eight run fifth inning to blank New York 10-0. Just three games after being shut out for the first time this season, the Dodgers secure their first shutout victory of the season.
Being 6'8" helps you get some oomph behind high-90s FB, which then sets up his filthy curve balls that makes batters look stupid as they swing at something in the dirt
usually you only see a weekday day-game at the end of a trip. this is the first game in a 3-game set. in this case they put the game during the day presumably because it is Passover, or because the Knicks are hosting payoff game at MSG later in the evening.
last chance for me to see the OAKLAND A's .. not sure what it will be called next year. I dont actually have any A's gear, so i figure i'll wear my Mariano t-shirt ...
Who is this A’s closer, Miller? Just caught the end of the game and he struck out the side in the ninth. I saw the Soto and Judge ABs and every fastball was 101+.
I vaguely recall some hot dog options? I think I liked to get the one with cheese and an Orange Julius and that would totally make up for the fact that we were never going to meet any girls at the mall.
At what are you average?
Writing poetry. Always aspired to be good but have never risen above mediocrity.
i am having a hard time coming up w/ any!
that is mostly a joke, but you always here the stat that "80% of the people think they are better than average drivers"
similarly i am sure at i am perfectly average at the things where i think i am better than most.
Many things. Not sure I can think of anything where I'm exceptional.
exceptionally good pizza maker, for one
Maybe? But I feel like that's a function of the Ooni.
Great tools can make your end product seem better.
that is probably true of my camera. still, you have learn to make a good thing even w/ good equipment .. sort of like Phil Jackson
Ireland
My kid invited me to go anywhere in August. I felt blessed that she wants to do anything with her old man. We chose Ireland for a week-long driving adventure. We're not looking to go anyplace specific - just beauty and vibes. I have only been in Dublin for a quick meeting, so haven't really seen any of Ireland. Does anybody have any recommendations?
Congrats! She wants to keep doing things with you even after growing up. That's a win in my book.
Honestly, it's one of the greatest and most humbling offers I have ever gotten. I would quit my job rather than pass this up.
we did a weeklong guided bike trip plus another week on our own. flew in/out of Shannon, i think. the bike tour was more south west, ie Ring of Kerry, Dingle, Killarney. Kenmare, and all very nice
the northwest part is more rugged and green (if such a thing is possible). places include Galway, Connemara, Donegal, Slieve League (a good hike with amazing views). we did this part driving around on our own.
the good thing is that every small town has a lively pub and people spontaneously breaking into song.
https://goo.gl/photos/jT7M2fgGSsv77RtV9
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Trump $175m bond resolved. AG James challenged the bond, but the judge rejected that challenge. Instead, all three parties renegotiated the bond so that it was secured by cash and put into interest-bearing trust.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-attorneys-argue-acceptance-175m-bond-civil-fraud/story?id=109475776
No buts, no cuts, no coconuts. California goes after CLEAR. Today I learned that Clear is a private company. I thought they were a government initiative.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/22/california-bill-to-ban-clear-00153447
I'm supportive of this, and I have CLEAR. It's straight up Let Them Eat Cake shit.
There is no guarantee that CLEAR is adding any value to airport security. In fact, entities that should be in favor of enhanced security or at least meeting minimum security standards established by TSA, are opposed to that very thing by their opposition to the bill - airlines and the California Airports Council.
The opposition stinks. I think Scootie hit the nail on the head - it's straight up elitist 1% snobbery.
Pecker examined at Trump trial.
David Pecker - the publisher of the National Enquirer took the stand. While he is a former friend/business partner of Trump, he is not a hostile witness to the prosecution. He is detailing how Trump paid him to catch-and-kill scoops of his various affairs with Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Defense is going for "this isn't illegal, but we're setting Michael Cohen up for a lie-on-the-stands Mark Furman moment". Prosecution is going for "this isn't illegal, but falsifying business records is illegal which is the whole point of the trial" tact.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/22/david-pecker-trump-trial-testimony-00153588
Prosecutors have strong evidence - a key-eye witness Matthew Colangelo - who saw Trump agree with Pecker to pay to catch and kill the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal stories and agree to launder the expense through Michael Cohen via bogus legal fees. It's only Day 1 of the jury portion and prosecution has already laid out damning evidence against Trump before getting to their star witness - Michael Cohen.
Oh snap! The prosecution apparently has an audio recording of Trump describing his whole scheme himself. What kind of Scooby-Doo-villain-admitting-his-whole-plans is this?
https://www.threads.net/@innercitypressinsta/post/C6EMcU0Ov-s
DBD AV CLUB
Shogun (Hulu, S1 E9 Crimson Sky). This episode had a very brief confrontation with insanely little details. Period-appropriate language & manners. Guards who actually master swordsmen rather than covering with jump cuts. A few seconds of combat leaves fingers and heads flying, and men with a lifetime of training sacrificing themselves in unwinnable combat simply to prove a political point. Not melodramatic, just brutal and unblinking loyalty/death. This episode is an instant classic episode.
Trailer to Deadpool & Wolverine movie dropped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cen0rBKLuYE
Fallout E1-2. (Prime Video, 14/19, WB). A big budget sci-fi that is a bit of everything - funny, interesting, homage to the video game, and good acting. It's certainly not perfect, but it is perfectly cromulent casual viewing that's got me anticipating watching more episodes. The opening scene with Walton Goggins as a birthday party entertainer is great.
I finished it over the weekend. There were lots of things from E1 where I was "whatever happened with that?", and then they tied it together. A bit campy, but fun
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
WHAT CENTURY IS IT?
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39869353/fort-myers-high-school-baseball-racial-slur-walkout-boycott
CAL
Happy Birthday to Beast Mode!
Indeed.
I should remember his birthday since it falls close to our wedding anniversary. Beast Mode was born 3 days after Mrs Slug and I were married.
Yeah
Go Bears!!!
Collin Gamble in the portal
https://twitter.com/RivalsPortal/status/1782443070593683571?t=0BPOe5FbkR9h88vwbfW0Pw&s=19
I hadn't heard that name in 3 years
[BASE] Bears Sweep No. 5 Beavers
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/21/baseball-bears-complete-the-sweep-over-the-beavers.aspx
BERKELEY – The California baseball team completed the sweep over No. 5 Oregon State winning 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Stu Gordon Stadium. The Golden Bears got another clutch performance from Seth Gwynn who drove in three, including a 2-run home run in the fourth.
This is huge. I don’t know why WFC doesn’t feature baseball more. Now is the time for front page: eight straight wins, six straight in PAC 12 play. Lots of great stories: Seth Gwynn with 3 HR’s vs the Beavers, emerging star freshmen (Moutzouridis, Advincula, Newmann, etc.) and excellent draft prospects (Lomavita, Green Jr., etc) coming up big on this squad. Attendance very good at The Stu this weekend.
Agree this is huge. Up until now, Cal has been winning the series they're expected to win (UConn, UCLA, Wazzou) and loosing those they're expected to loose (Oregon, Utah, Arizona, ASU). I'd have been thrilled to see them take two of three here but to sweep feels like a huge statement win. It's a "we belong in the post-season" statement. RPI Jumped from 75 to 48 this weekend.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/rpi
[WGOLF] Trio Of Bears In Top-20 At Pac-12 Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/21/womens-golf-trio-of-bears-in-top-20-at-pac-12-championships.aspx
PULLMAN, Wash. – Three Golden Bears ended Sunday's opening round at the Pac-12 Championships at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in the top 20 individually, led by California women's golf freshman Constance Fouillet who tied for 13th place with a 2-over-par 74.
Ending the day one stroke behind Fouillet were sophomores Adora Liu and Olivia Lee, both of whom carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 17th place. As a team, the Bears shot 18-over 306, ending the day in 11th place and nine strokes out of the top three.
[SB] No. 20 Cal Walks Off No. 8 Washington
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/21/softball-no-20-cal-walks-off-no-8-washington.aspx
BERKELEY – Tianna Bell drove in Tatum Anzaldo in the bottom of the seventh inning as the No. 20 California softball team earned a walk-off win over No. 8 Washington in the series finale on Sunday at Levine-Fricke Field.
[LAX] Cal Picks Up Key Win Over San Diego State
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/lacrosse-cal-picks-up-key-win-over-san-diego-state.aspx
The California women's lacrosse team stayed in contention for a spot in the Pac-12 Tournament after a hard-fought 17-13 win over San Diego State (2-13, 1-5 Pac-12) in a key Pac-12 game Saturday on Senior Day at California Memorial Stadium. The victory moved the Bears into a four-way tie for fourth place in the Pac-12 standings with one game remaining in the regular season. The top three finishers among those four teams (Arizona State, Cal, Oregon, UC Davis) will make the six-team field at the Pac-12 Tournament to be played May 1-4 at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
[T&F] Bears Set Three School Records To Close Out Weekend
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/mens-gymnastics-bears-set-three-school-records-to-close-out-weekend.aspx
WALNUT – California track & field saved its best performances for its third and final day of competition at the Mt. SAC Relays, re-setting the program record books once again with three new all-time No. 1s and a trio of additional top-10s.
[MGYM] Li Earns First Career All-American Honor
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/mens-gymnastics-li-earns-first-career-all-american-honor.aspx
COLUMBUS, Ohio – California men's gymnastics closed out its 2024 campaign on Saturday evening as 10 individual Golden Bear qualifiers shared the floor with the final six teams – eventual champion Stanford, Michigan, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois and Ohio State – as well as several other individual competitors. Of those, it was senior Aidan Li who highlighted the evening for Cal by earning the first All-American honor of his career, posting a score of 14.266 that tied with Ohio State's Parker Thackston for seventh place in the competition.
[MTEN] Cal Drops Big Slam To Stanford 4-1
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/mens-tennis-cal-drops-big-slam-to-stanford-4-1.aspx
BERKELEY – The 59th-ranked California men's tennis team put up a fight against No. 20 Stanford in Saturday's regular-season finale, but the Golden Bears wound up falling to the Cardinal, 4-1, in front of a good crowd on hand for the Big Slam at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
[BVB] No. 7 Cal Drops Regular Season Finale
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/beach-volleyball-no-7-cal-drops-regular-season-finale.aspx
STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 7 California beach volleyball team was bested by No. 3 Stanford 4-1 on Saturday to close out the regular season.
The Golden Bears (20-11) saw their four-match win streak ended at the hands of the rival Cardinal (27-3), who are winners of 10 straight.
[WGYM] Bears Finish As National Runner-Ups
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/womens-gymnastics-bears-finish-as-national-runner-ups.aspx
FORT WORTH, Texas – From virtual irrelevance to the doorstep of a national championship, the scene at Dickies Arena on Saturday afternoon was not lost on Cal women's gymnastics co-head coach Justin Howell.
The Golden Bears finished as runner-ups at the 2024 NCAA Championships, narrowly finishing second to national champion LSU with a team score of 197.850. It was a culmination of a record-bashing season for the Golden Bears, who among other benchmarks won their first-ever outright regular season conference title this season.
Less than half a point away from National Championship. Getting second is still fantastic as they had to come from 3rd place in the final round. Utah slipped from 1st to 3rd. And Livvy Dunne didn't even participate, but she of course got a front page Fox News write-up because she is so... what's the word I'm looking for... marketable?
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olivia-dunnes-lsu-gymnastics-team-wins-ncaa-title-best-day-ever
[MROW] No. 2 Cal Loses Schoch Cup To No. 3 Washington
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/mens-rowing-no-2-cal-loses-schoch-cup-to-no-3-washington.aspx
REDWOOD CITY – The No. 2 California Golden Bears men's rowing team lost the Schoch Cup to No. 3 Washington for the first time since 2021 Saturday morning at the Redwood Shores in Redwood City. The cup goes to the winner of the men's varsity eight race and the Bears' top boat was bested for the first time since the 2021 IRA National Championships, when it also lost to Washington to finish second in the grand final of the men's varsity eight. Both Cal and Washington's varsity eight's finishing times broke the Redwood Shores existing course record. Washington took four of the five races with Cal's freshmen 8+ earning the Bears' sole win of the day.
[WROW] No. 4 Cal Reclaims Simpson Cup
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/20/womens-rowing-no-4-cal-reclaims-simpson-cup.aspx
REDWOOD CITY – The No. 4 California women's rowing team dominated the duel against No. 7 Washington sweeping all five races Saturday morning at the Redwood Shores in Redwood City. With the Bears' win in the V8+ race, the Simpson Cup, which goes to the winner of the varsity eight race, comes back to Cal for the first time since 2019. Cal's 2V8+, 3V8+, 4V8+ and V4+ also notched wins in the duel. This marks the second time this season the V8+, 3V8+ and V4+ defeated Washington as the two faced off at the San Diego Crew Classic earlier this month.
[WPOLO] Bears Dominate Big Splash In Historical Fashion
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/19/womens-water-polo-bears-dominate-big-splash-in-historical-fashion.aspx
STANFORD – Closing out the regular season Friday at No. 3 Stanford, the No. 5 California women's water polo team did something it hadn't done in over 27 years, defeating the Cardinal 11-6 behind huge performances by goalkeeper Isabel Williams and attacker Elena Flynn.
About that map...
3 of the 4 counties with the highest average individual wage are in the Bay Area (San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties). The 4th county is actually a Federal District.
I also call BS on the labelling. I don't think it's individual wage, I think it's household income. In North Carolina, Durham County is highlighted as having a high salary. People in Durham County do not make more money than their neighbors in Wake County, but they do have a cultural propensity to live in larger households.
It would be interesting to know the source of the data. I get that anyone can create a map like this through the website shown on the map. What isn't apparent is the data source or the data. One imagines the Bureau of Labor as a possible source, or the IRS, or...?
I also find it interesting that there are *only* three counties in the US with average incomes of $20-$29K. Using the color coding, they're not hard to find. One is in Nebraska and two are in Missouri. It's interesting that some of the bordering counties are two tiers greater in average income.
https://www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm
Apparently it is individual wages. However, it's mean, not median - it's skewed by outliers.
OSKI DISCIPLE’S TRIVA FUN, A DAILY DBD FEATURE
Martin Scorsese had planned a sequel to Taxi Driver in which Travis Bickle ran a day care center — with hilarious consequences.
(All trivia verified by the International Trivia Foundation.)
PRO
Jets trade Zach Wilson, a 7th rounder, and $2.75m for a Bronco's sixth round. The Jets are effectively paying about $2m to cut Wilson
Matt Ryan officially retires
https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/1782469454640697386?t=ni_l6oagoHqoQsR_rcgsTA&s=19
Athletics drop series finale 6-2
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2024/4/21/24136579/athletics-guardians-stripling-bibee
The Oakland Athletics faced off against the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians today at Progressive Field. The A’s were hoping to avoid a series sweep. Gametime temperature was a brisk 44 degrees, and Ross Stripling got the start against Tanner Bibee.
Thanks for nothing, Stu
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/4/21/24136852/mlb-final-giants-diamondbacks-04-21-2024-recap-jordan-hicks-bob-melvin-stu
I learned an umpire’s name today.
The umpire’s name is Stu.
This is Stu.
Tyler Glasnow dominates, Dodgers hang ten to end three-game losing streak
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/4/21/24136657/dodgers-mets-game-iii-recap
The Dodgers hosted the New York Mets on Sunday for the finale of their three game series, where the Dodgers capitalized off of an eight run fifth inning to blank New York 10-0. Just three games after being shut out for the first time this season, the Dodgers secure their first shutout victory of the season.
Being 6'8" helps you get some oomph behind high-90s FB, which then sets up his filthy curve balls that makes batters look stupid as they swing at something in the dirt
A's vs Yankees - 100p start - Passover special
usually you only see a weekday day-game at the end of a trip. this is the first game in a 3-game set. in this case they put the game during the day presumably because it is Passover, or because the Knicks are hosting payoff game at MSG later in the evening.
last chance for me to see the OAKLAND A's .. not sure what it will be called next year. I dont actually have any A's gear, so i figure i'll wear my Mariano t-shirt ...
Who is this A’s closer, Miller? Just caught the end of the game and he struck out the side in the ninth. I saw the Soto and Judge ABs and every fastball was 101+.
it was great to see in person after the A's went ahead 2-0 on a 9th inning HR.
WaPo reported yesterday that the Trump trial will stop at 2:00 PM because of Passover.
Politico says it was an alt-juror who had an appointment
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/22/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/first-witness-david-pecker-00153648
The 12:30 PM stop is even earlier than the 2:00 PM stope reported by WaPo.
Uber Eats offers in-seat delivery at Yankee Stadium for fans in Field Level Sections 10–130 and the Delta Sky360° Suite.
sadly, we are in section 132!! although getting food and beer and standing in line is half the fun of a baseball game ..
NBA playoffs - every home team wins game 1 - most of them were easy wins.
Orange Julius was one of my favorites
apparently there are still some of them around. maybe i'll try harder to pass by one next time in SF area.
Orange Julius, Orange Whip, Orange Creamcicles - the 70s and early 80s were an era of orange juice+dairy based foods.
I vaguely recall some hot dog options? I think I liked to get the one with cheese and an Orange Julius and that would totally make up for the fact that we were never going to meet any girls at the mall.
My first encounter as kid was at the Cal State Fair and for years that was the only time and place I could indulge. Classic definition of a treat.
I usually see them paired with Dairy Queen in malls. I don't like Orange Julius.
I remember one on the corner of Telegraph and Bancroft Way right across the street from Sproul Plaza.
that is the only one i have ever been to.
i think there were burgers too (maybe?)