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A huge congratulations on the Francona hire! I didn’t see that one coming at all. Good to see he’s gotten his health issues addressed and is ready to get back in the dugout.

It’s too early to determine how effective government will be in handling an already disastrous situation. Prior disasters elsewhere always end up with money going unallocated or poorly timed, or outright wasted. Hoping that won’t be the case here. I’m very proud of the local responses in the western part of N.C.

What’s that got to do with anything?

It’s not really fascinating. I’m not going to endorse either of the two candidates through my vote because I disagree with both on most all issues. I have zero confidence that either of them are fit for the job. That includes the office of local dog catcher. I’ll vote the down ticket. There, I’m still debating as well. The same point I make above applies to the NC governor’s race. Well before the CNN story on Robinson broke he was a total no go in my book. Josh Stein is more left of Cooper. I’lll vote on US House races and NC General Assembly races and the more local offices.

Yes. This from theathletic; “During his year away from baseball, Francona has lost about 25 pounds and is in good health. He underwent a shoulder replacement and had two hernias repaired.”

There is no way I can vote for Harris or Trump. If I truly was about “sticking it to the man” as you infer, I’d vote for Harris.

Liz Cheney is on my list as a write-in vote for the presidency.

Absolutely. The 10 yr. spiked on the news.

There is much joy in Mudville I’m sure. The Reds are hiring Terry Francona as their next manager.

His business card reads, Downtown Hunter Brown.

I didn’t realize Hunter Brown is a Detroit native and grew up a Tigers fan.

10:40 ET -- Nike is one of the most mentioned companies in the U.S. across all news items in the past 12 hours, according to Factiva data. Nike withdrew its full-year guidance and postponed its first investor day in seven years while it evaluates the direction of the company following the appointment of Elliott Hill as chief executive. For the second quarter, Nike said it expects revenue to be down 8% to 10% as it deals with higher promotions and lower benefits from its pricing actions. Analysts polled by FactSet expect second-quarter revenue to be down 6.7%. Nike's change of plans comes as it reports a 10% drop in revenue in its first quarter after delivering lower-than-expected unit sales. Dow Jones & Co. owns Factiva. (chris.wack@wsj.com)

Through the first three playoff games today the home teams are 0-3.

Just heard that. Wow! That’s an ugly streak.

The pre-cargo era.

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who embezzled more than $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel, alleging that the betting company fueled his fantasy-sports spending and ignored his gambling addiction. Amit Patel, who is serving a six-and-a-half-month federal prison term after pleading guilty to stealing money from the team, claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that a FanDuel VIP host showered him with more than $1 million in betting credits, all-expenses-paid trips and gifts to prey on him. He is seeking $250 million in damages.

The line is still moving.

The line is moving.

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Not pertaining to Gaza but… https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-ballistic-missile-attack-israel-8c418294?mod=mhp Extremely concerning.

I know the fans in Milwaukee are happy with his decision.

One of Sparky’s boys. RIP

You should write for The Athletic!

7-6 Braves on Albies bases loaded double.