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Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, has made a deal to buy the Portland Trailblazers. Dundon is the loudest voice in this area for getting a major league team to locate to the Carolinas. He prefers the Raleigh-Durham area.

Please, stay out of the double play.

Yep

No way that’s an error. It wasn’t even catchable. Lack of communication-yes.

Three consecutive innings they’ve left RISP stranded.

Reminds me of Jake going into his headfirst slide at home on an inside the park home run.

Baldelli was ranting about the strike zone during the game. That, I can’t fault him for. Inconsistent on both sides. The tipped ball was just his ticket to leave the dugout and vent. The hat throwing part of the show needs some work though.

I opted to listen to the MN feed. Not a bad choice. I’ll likely go with the same option this evening.

You beat me to it.

Per the Twins TV guys, this is the farthest Skubal has gone in a game without a strikeout this year. Previous pitch count w/o a K was 33. Riley Time!

Their last six games in September are on the road at Cleveland and Boston. It could be excruciatingly interesting.

Is Cobb warming in the pen yet?

How about the possibility of eliminating the COLA? Maybe phasing it out over a couple of years. There was no COLA prior to 1975. Or maybe, somewhat along the lines of means testing, the COLA would only apply to certain qualifiers.

As I recall, Casey had surgery on his back as well, or something along that line?

Smart approach.

Means testing has been discussed. I wouldn’t rule that out in the future. Just my opinion. For years there have been suggestions and/or solutions discussed, here and everywhere else. To date, nothing! We are currently seven years out from a consensus date as to when the program will cease to be solvent. Currently the projections are 24% cuts across the board at that point. Again, the 4th quarter of 2032. Individuals that are approaching retirement or in retirement but delaying filing, this can be frustrating. How do you plan? You don’t have any insight into what the system will be like in a few short years. It’s ridiculous. Do you file early, wait, whatever. When you file to start, you’re locked in.

From Evan Woodberry in June- DETROIT -- Detroit rookie starter Jackson Jobe will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2025 season, the team announced Wednesday. Recovery from the elbow procedure typically takes 12 to 18 months, putting Jobe’s 2026 season in jeopardy as well.

VG is pretty transparent. Our IRA’s are with VG as well. Like most reputable fund companies, VG lists the holdings of all their funds and the weight of each holding. Anytime the words “complex” and “sophisticated” are associated with an investment, AVOID!

My wife and I traversed to Pittsburgh last week to see the Giants and Pirates three game series. Verlander pitched last Monday and left the game after five innings with a 4-1 lead. The one run Pittsburgh had at that point was unearned. The bullpen blew the game and the Pirates won 5-4 in bottom of the ninth, walk off style. It’s been something all year with JV. He’ll pitch well, no run support. He’ll have games where he’s just really bad. And there have been four games that I recall, including last week, where the bullpen blows the game after he leaves. We did enjoy finally getting to attend some games in PNC Park. As Jim would say, “Nice area.” Nice folks there as well.

…and there won’t be any Social Security to fall back on in a few short years. The latest projection as to when SS hits the wall is in the fourth quarter of 2032. Think about that.

This is a pox on average investors. The great majority of workers that contribute to 401k plans know little to nothing about what they’re invested in. Far too many are auto enrolled because they won’t do it themselves. They’re the ones that will likely suffer the most. They’re not financially literate enough to follow their accounts and police them. These folks are going to get rolled. The fees will cost them bigly. They won’t know the difference. I am so glad we are retired. Prior to this destructive move, I have always suggested folks get their retirement account into a personal brokerage account when leaving a job. Don’t leave it with an employer.

Would I be correct if I suspect you left out a word in this sentence? Just a guess.

Justin Verlander became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 3500 batters. He came in to today’s game three K’s short of 3500. He got his three strikeouts in the first inning. Mission accomplished.

My perspective as well. Morton left a couple of pitches in the zone and they didn’t miss, unfortunately. His stuff was good.

Norris’ career ended with the Columbus Clippers in September of 2023. If he’s pitching on foreign shores, I’m not finding it.