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Tell the DBD of your not-so-amazing accomplishment
first time HAG was there and drove me to ER when we were playing basketball before 25th HS reunion.
the next time (6-ish years later) i was skiing in some powder/trees and ran into some immovable object w/ my ski tip.i got to experience the legendary ski patrol hospitality and a got free ride down in the stretcher.
Me too. First time was playing basketball and it was about an inch above the anchor to the heel, around 2008. Next time was last March playing basketball again. This time torn off the heel.
Every year I clear our hillside of weeds. It's a strip of sloped ground that is approx. 140 feet long and varies in width from 8 to 12 feet depending on location. In previous years I used a gas-powered line trimmer (aka weed whacker). This year I have mostly eschewed using that tool because of the various effects on me and the environment.
Managed to give myself a face bleed and black eye while trying kneeboarding for 1st time. Lesson: don’t sit on board too long after letting go of the tow line - board will shoot out from under you to hit face. Obviously I was not a physics major.
Rain system just off Texas' coast that looks very likely to spin into Alabama and hit on Friday and into Saturday morning. NOAA is currently saying that storm will be gone by game time, but it's too early to say for sure right now.
There was a drunk Auburn girl in stands in front of us last year trying to taunt Cal fans about Auburn grads making more money than Cal grads- much amusement ensued.
Hoping at least one Cal fan has a sign that says SJV we are here! (see other post that talked about SJV really doubting Cal would travel well to Auburn)
Props to Imanaga for the combined no hitter! Cubs won’t make playoffs, but nice to see them finish well, and man I love this guy Shota, such a gamer. Skenes will be ROY, but Shota will be 2nd or 3rd. Great signing!!!
fun game to watch. she had 9 assists and 9 rebounds w/ only a little time left. they are going to the playoffs as well w/ a winning record, so that is cool too.
was bouncing back and forth between this game and US Open tennis.
Norway doping authority summons a bunch of soccer players for drug testing, including one player who has been dead for more than 60 years and another for more than 40
The music had to stop at some point. We celebrated good times at the Coliseum two nights in a row, but the walk-off streak ends there as the Oakland Athletics were blown to pieces by the Seattle Mariners.
However, with the end of one streak came the continuation of another as sophomore sensation Lawrence Butler not only extended his hit streak to 14 games, he set a new franchise record, going nine consecutive games with an extra-base hit. Whenever it seems Law’s peaked, he climbs a bit higher and continues to surprise the baseball world.
For the last handful of months, as the San Francisco Giants flirted with and then emphatically maintained their mediocrity, I heard a common refrain from the fanbase. Just play the kids, they’d shout. At least it would be entertaining.
Bobby Miller’s fastball struggles continued as the Dodgers were blown out by the Angels 10-1 to wrap up this roadtrip.
There is never a lost cause and every team fights until the end, but minutes into this affair, the writing was on the wall on a favorable night for the Angels, and very little could be done to interfere with it.
Oh no! USWNT and Washington Spirits rookie sensation will miss the rest of the NWSL after she tore her meniscus a week ago throwing out the first pitch at a Nats game. She didn't show that she was hurt after she threw it, but she definitely sailed her pitch.
$25m/year is not bad for a 6 WAR player, but it rightly implies he'll have some drop off as he ages. But this this is a like a covered call strategy. You're not going to beat the deeper pockets of LA and SD by playing that downside game. You need guys who can surprise on the upside.
Okay. Farhan's gamble seems to be to get 2 more good seasons out of Chapman before trading him. I doubt Chapman will finish his contract before retiring.
Cal programmers, please create an Oscars-style seat filler app for Grand Slam tennis tournaments. All of the early empty great seats during the early part of each session is killing me-- so many people would pay an extra surcharge on top of grounds pass to have access to those seats (with promise to give them up to actual seat holder upon arrival). Better for fans, better for players, and better for the tournaments-- there is money to be made there.
i rather liked this. i hear that it is not back for a 2nd season, but maybe it is.
there seems to be a lot of press about "small groups of haters" putting pressure to cancel show? is is because it is is bad? black lead charaacters? too much wokeness?
i cant really seem to tell .. nor could i figure out what was so offensive other than a mediocre series to most.
BERKELEY - The California field hockey team resumes its season-opening four-game homestand this week with matchups against Northeastern on Thursday and Kent State on Friday. The Golden Bears are coming off a thrilling overtime victory over Michigan State in their 2024 season opener last weekend. Both games this week will air on ACC Network Extra/ESPN+ and live stats will be available for both contests as well.
Since SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action, how have minority admission rates fared at highly competitive universities. Short answer: not good, Bob
latest WSJ college rankings ..
Cal #8, UC Davis #12, UC Merced #18, UCLA somewhere in the 60's ??!!
i am sure that the methodology has changed, but still ...
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/wsj-best-colleges-2025-princeton-babson-stanford-52443de8?st=6ebclprn0qg6rl2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Tell the DBD of your not-so-amazing accomplishment
I did 66 push ups in my first set the other day. Forty two in my second set. Not bad for a man of my advanced age.
nice job. that seems like quite a few.
i can do 4x15. maybe i can do more but my trainer usually caps it at that. the hard one is 4x10 w/ a 25 lb plate on my back. i hate those!
tore the same Achilles twice!
first time HAG was there and drove me to ER when we were playing basketball before 25th HS reunion.
the next time (6-ish years later) i was skiing in some powder/trees and ran into some immovable object w/ my ski tip.i got to experience the legendary ski patrol hospitality and a got free ride down in the stretcher.
Me too. First time was playing basketball and it was about an inch above the anchor to the heel, around 2008. Next time was last March playing basketball again. This time torn off the heel.
Besties do everything together.
I broke the same wrist two years in a row ages 14-15, sliding into the same second base of the same ball field during Babe Ruth League games.
Every year I clear our hillside of weeds. It's a strip of sloped ground that is approx. 140 feet long and varies in width from 8 to 12 feet depending on location. In previous years I used a gas-powered line trimmer (aka weed whacker). This year I have mostly eschewed using that tool because of the various effects on me and the environment.
Managed to give myself a face bleed and black eye while trying kneeboarding for 1st time. Lesson: don’t sit on board too long after letting go of the tow line - board will shoot out from under you to hit face. Obviously I was not a physics major.
WEATHER
Rain system just off Texas' coast that looks very likely to spin into Alabama and hit on Friday and into Saturday morning. NOAA is currently saying that storm will be gone by game time, but it's too early to say for sure right now.
https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/5d188c63486a6614637f3ce37b2d79152c9cd02b1e281101ba212c8bbeede423
i guess i should have read this far before asking about Auburn gametime weather.
how is it looking for Auburn game?
rainy on Fri. normal on Sat
The forecast says high 101 F today. The first time reaching three digits this year in Irvine.
I saw it's going to be brutal in LA the next 4 or so days. Dodgers blog showed 103, 102, 101, 99 Fri - Mon.
This morning was foggy and cool. Starting to warm up but probably won't get out of the 70s in Oakland's Chinatown.
Last heat wave that will near or exceed 100 degrees of the year & smoky sky in western Oregon. Down to the mid 80s by Sunday.
What are some Auburn/Alabama-related insults? We need some chambered and ready to go starting tomorrow.
Nobel Prizes: UC Berkeley 71, Auburn 0
Auburn is kicking our ass in terms of the number of former players getting arrested
Congratulation on getting your admission rates under 77%
(note: it's 50.5%, but it was 70-80% range for a long time)
2nd best public school in Alabama
(note: it's the best, but it'll get in their craw like people claiming that UCLA is better than Berkeley).
There was a drunk Auburn girl in stands in front of us last year trying to taunt Cal fans about Auburn grads making more money than Cal grads- much amusement ensued.
Talibama
Apparently Auburn fans hate being called Barners:
https://www.aufamily.com/topic/85945-if-one-more-person-calls-me-a-barner/
You could also draw a picture of a dog in slinky clothes and call it "Whore Beagle", but that seems too crude.
Hoping at least one Cal fan has a sign that says SJV we are here! (see other post that talked about SJV really doubting Cal would travel well to Auburn)
MID
PRO
Props to Imanaga for the combined no hitter! Cubs won’t make playoffs, but nice to see them finish well, and man I love this guy Shota, such a gamer. Skenes will be ROY, but Shota will be 2nd or 3rd. Great signing!!!
ChiefsAholic sentenced to 17 years in prison
https://www.kctv5.com/2024/09/05/kansas-city-chiefs-superfan-chiefsaholic-sentenced-federal-prison-bank-robbery/
Caitlin Clark gets 2nd triple double of the year.
fun game to watch. she had 9 assists and 9 rebounds w/ only a little time left. they are going to the playoffs as well w/ a winning record, so that is cool too.
was bouncing back and forth between this game and US Open tennis.
Commanders VP of Content is fired for saying derogatory/kinda true things
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/commanders-fire-vp-of-content-rael-enteen-over-comments-caught-on-hidden-camera
He forgot Snyder sold the team.
Norway doping authority summons a bunch of soccer players for drug testing, including one player who has been dead for more than 60 years and another for more than 40
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41131539/drug-testers-ask-erling-haaland-two-dead-norway-players
Law breaks record, Mariners break A’s
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2024/9/4/24236463/oakland-athletics-seattle-mariners-lawrence-butler-brent-rooker-jp-sears
The music had to stop at some point. We celebrated good times at the Coliseum two nights in a row, but the walk-off streak ends there as the Oakland Athletics were blown to pieces by the Seattle Mariners.
However, with the end of one streak came the continuation of another as sophomore sensation Lawrence Butler not only extended his hit streak to 14 games, he set a new franchise record, going nine consecutive games with an extra-base hit. Whenever it seems Law’s peaked, he climbs a bit higher and continues to surprise the baseball world.
Giants don’t get no-hit (Giants lose to Dbacks 6-4)
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/9/4/24236379/giants-diamondbacks-recap-lamonte-wade-jr-zac-gallen-matt-chapman
For the last handful of months, as the San Francisco Giants flirted with and then emphatically maintained their mediocrity, I heard a common refrain from the fanbase. Just play the kids, they’d shout. At least it would be entertaining.
I haven’t always disagreed.
Angels pummel Bobby Miller in a blowout Dodgers loss
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/9/4/24236422/bobby-miller-home-runs-dodgers-angels
Bobby Miller’s fastball struggles continued as the Dodgers were blown out by the Angels 10-1 to wrap up this roadtrip.
There is never a lost cause and every team fights until the end, but minutes into this affair, the writing was on the wall on a favorable night for the Angels, and very little could be done to interfere with it.
Oh no! USWNT and Washington Spirits rookie sensation will miss the rest of the NWSL after she tore her meniscus a week ago throwing out the first pitch at a Nats game. She didn't show that she was hurt after she threw it, but she definitely sailed her pitch.
https://twitter.com/WashSpirit/status/1828964084059951397
Giants extend Matt Chapman to a 6-year $151m contract.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41130330/giants-3b-matt-chapman-reach-6-year-extension-worth-151m
25/year for a 31 year old? I guess that's fine. Unless they're willing to pay Snell, gonna have to find a couple more pitchers.
$25m/year is not bad for a 6 WAR player, but it rightly implies he'll have some drop off as he ages. But this this is a like a covered call strategy. You're not going to beat the deeper pockets of LA and SD by playing that downside game. You need guys who can surprise on the upside.
Okay. Farhan's gamble seems to be to get 2 more good seasons out of Chapman before trading him. I doubt Chapman will finish his contract before retiring.
Cal programmers, please create an Oscars-style seat filler app for Grand Slam tennis tournaments. All of the early empty great seats during the early part of each session is killing me-- so many people would pay an extra surcharge on top of grounds pass to have access to those seats (with promise to give them up to actual seat holder upon arrival). Better for fans, better for players, and better for the tournaments-- there is money to be made there.
I saw an article forecasting the 2025 NFL draft. This appearing BEFORE the start of the 2024 season. Crazy.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
The Trump campaign emailed staff that they'll fire anyone who leaks information. That email got leaked.
https://twitter.com/tarapalmeri/status/1831481219265261870
Harris leads Trump by 3 points, but trails how Biden (+7 points) and Clinton did at this point (+4)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4862439-kamala-harris-trump-polling-gains/
Harris campaign relents to allowing Trump's microphone to be muted during ABC debate scheduled for Sep 10
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/04/harris-trump-debate-muted-microphones-00177420
Can it be muted the whole time?
Preferred alternative: Watch the recording or a replay of a game from the prior weekend.
I might give the bathrooms a good scrub
Now that's entertainment!
DBD AV CLUB
The Acolyte (Disney/Star Wars). 13/19.
i rather liked this. i hear that it is not back for a 2nd season, but maybe it is.
there seems to be a lot of press about "small groups of haters" putting pressure to cancel show? is is because it is is bad? black lead charaacters? too much wokeness?
i cant really seem to tell .. nor could i figure out what was so offensive other than a mediocre series to most.
It was cancelled. I always assumed the small group of haters didn't like the black lead characters.
The series was fine. I would probably watch season 2. I liked the other ones a little better. I was waiting for The Stranger to yell "BORTLES!"
now that i am done i can start watching LOTR season 2 thing.
John Williams movie songs played on the...hosepipe??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmcYjScOfys
CAL
Alex Morgan retires
https://x.com/alexmorgan13/status/1831709310436700386
For those who didn't wait to the 2:38 mark - she's pregnant. Congratulations, Servando & Alex & Charlie!
I can't believe she's 35. Seems like only yesterday....
So heartfelt
Go Bears!!!
[FH] Bears Resume Homestand Against Northeastern, Kent State
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/4/bears-resume-homestand-against-northeastern-kent-state.aspx
BERKELEY - The California field hockey team resumes its season-opening four-game homestand this week with matchups against Northeastern on Thursday and Kent State on Friday. The Golden Bears are coming off a thrilling overtime victory over Michigan State in their 2024 season opener last weekend. Both games this week will air on ACC Network Extra/ESPN+ and live stats will be available for both contests as well.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
No Thursday games in week 2.
Friday games:
Western Illinois @ Indiana (no line)
BYU @ SMU (-11.5)
Duke @ Northwestern's weird temporary stadium that is totally unprotected from the lake's wind (-2.5)
UGA is a 53.5 point favorite over Tennessee Tech.
https://x.com/dawg_post/status/1831500430674726951
Since SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action, how have minority admission rates fared at highly competitive universities. Short answer: not good, Bob
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4861898-college-students-supreme-court-affirmative-action-class-of-2028-mit-yale-tufts-uva/
@shocking@