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The “second leadoff hitter” at #9 does make sense for some situations, maybe against good starters or anticipated pitching duels, although a team probably wouldn’t want to put a remarkably better hitter #9 behind the worst hitter at #8 every game, since that would result in about 18-20 more ABs for the worst hitter (or more likely collection of worst hitters) over the course of a whole season.

Yeah, there would not be as many African Americans in congress if Southern states didn't carve out the districts to max them up.

Although some sabermetricians advocate very best hitter at the top, then second best second, third best third, etc., aka the cricket batting order, aka the Ohtani method. It does help that Ohtani is also fast and a good base runner, in addition to being far and away the best hitter, which makes putting him top of the order defensible even to old school guys.

That’s pretty remarkable in today’s terms, and very good even for his time.

Yes, and that's also an unintended consequence to making districts comply with US Civil Rights/Voting Rights laws. To "guarantee" a blue seat by making it bluer you make neighboring districts redder. So instead of a generally reliable blue seat and a swing district you get a locked blue seat and a pink seat nearby.

and the war on brown people.

Rough night for Rainer, he's being too passive at the plate from what I have watched. I think he'll find his footing soon, though. Liranzo though, even if it is on a rehab stint looks good; the weight loss is noticeable. Also, don't look now but Peyton Graham is actually healthy and is putting together a nice start to the season.

Toledo Mud Hens Triple-A · IL Omaha Storm Chasers 10, Toledo Mud Hens 5 #2 Max Clark 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K #26 Eduardo Valencia 0-for-5 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K Erie SeaWolves Double-A · EL Erie SeaWolves 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2 #15 John Peck 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K #30 Justice Bigbie 2-for-4 | 2 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K (1 SB) #30 Peyton Graham 3-for-5 | 3 H, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K (1 2B, 1 SB) #30 Izaac Pacheco 1-for-3 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K West Michigan Whitecaps High-A · MWL Lake County Captains 4, West Michigan Whitecaps 2 #3 Bryce Rainer 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K #23 Jackson Strong 0-for-5 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K Lakeland Flying Tigers Single-A · FSL Tampa Tarpons 2, Lakeland Flying Tigers 6 #7 Thayron Liranzo 2-for-4 | 2 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K #9 Jordan Yost 1-for-3 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K #21 Jude Warwick 0-for-2 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K #24 Grayson Grinsell 4.0 IP | 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR #30 Jack Goodman 0-for-1 | 0 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Mize for us.

The Val Kilmer part is completely AI generated with the blessing of his family. Not the first time he has been involved with AI in movies. Top Gun: Maverick used AI to do his voice in that role.

Listening to Stuart Stevens talk about the referendum. He says the numbers were: double digits Yes in areas with predominantly African American residents single digits Yes in white predominant areas double digits Yes in Hispanic areas bare majority no vote in Virginia Beach Doors blown off for Yes in NOVA and Richmond So the devious attempts to use Obama images to juice No vote failed because African Americans are not "low IQ" like Trump says they are. The stars and bars crowd out in the Shenandoah and other places where they worship Robert E. Lee are still out there Hispanics probably turned off by all of the past year...how is that possible? You set forth a gestapo against everyone who is brown...why don't they like outright racism by the federal authorities? VA Beach is a GOP stronghold. They barely kept that maybe because some of those military retirees were sick of the current drunken asshat running the organization formerly known as the DoD. Nova - DOGE

she's lost weight or invested in photoshop.

Yep. play the game as it's played by the opposition not how you think it should be played.

I hate gerrymandering as well and would love for some national consensus to emerge on the subject. But absent that, it's not clear to me why it should be the expectation that one side shoulder the responsibility for shunning the practice while it is assumed that the other side is just gonna do whatever they want and gerrymandering like crazy. After all, that is how this started, an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting in Texas. The other thing I would say... As a current resident of a Dem gerrymandered state (IL), the complaints from last night by VA Rs are nothing new. However, during the last redistricting cycle, the GOP in the state I used to live in (TX) took a meat axe to the only competitive State Senate district in the state (centered around Fort Worth and Arlington) and drew it to be about 25 points more Republican, with completely illogical borders. Essentially drew my State Senator at the time out of existence. Until the party comes out in favor of some national consensus on how to draw lines, my assumption is that they're all fine with Texas doing it, or Florida or North Carolina, and only give a **** when it affects them. I'll have more sympathy when they start to shun the practice altogether

If DeJesus didn't throw the 3rd out away after having him picked off... it's a different game. At that point AJ just said "Screw it...." We left in that inning. My younger son was with me and he typically goes to bed at 8 so he was already ready.

The #5 hitter is the same as the #4 hitter but the better one bats 4th. And the #9 hitter is the 'secondary' leadoff hitter. The same kind of player as the leadoff guy but maybe a 2nd year player or some other trait that knocks him down a notch. He's gotta "set the table" once the game gets into the middle innings. The 8 hitter is the worst guy... your Gerald Laird or Adam Everett's of the world.

and also a political stunt. "oppose this? Ok. You hate christians and religion. Let's write the ad copy out of that"

I glanced over at the Washington Post earlier this morning and yep, its a house organ for a guy trying to sweet talk Trump for his business interests.

The Milwaukee pitcher tonight, Chad Patrick, has an ERA of......0.95. Yikes...