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I wonder how long it will be until there is breaking news out of Baltimore. The Orioles were supposed to be where the Tigers are this year. They now occupy the bottom of the AL East.

Pickle ball.

Re: WWI I just finished reading the book, July 1914, by Sean McMeekin. Very good book!

Even though the alleged Pelosi quote was likely taken out of context, my first thought after reading your comment was, ‘We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.’ I mean, that is how the federal government operates. I have searched for what funds/companies/stocks would be in this investment. I’m not finding anything on this. The Joint Committee on Taxation pegs the cost of these new accounts to the Treasury at $17.3 billion over 10 years. Of course, the taxes on the realized gains would recoup some this money. I don’t know why the morons in Washington don’t just work to improve the existing Roth IRA options that currently exist now. The Roth IRA is one of the most under appreciated investment vehicles out there for the average investor. This would be a much better approach than what I’m seeing in this bill.

So what can we get in return for Parker Meadows? 😁

After reading the Morningstar piece, I’m not at all impressed with this idea. The money is taxed upon withdrawal. That’s a huge penalty on the idea as a whole.

A little bit more information here on the maga fund. https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250513438/1000-maga-accounts-wont-actually-make-most-american-kids-richer-experts-say

Well…it appears as though my hope of seeing Max Clark this week in Richmond will not come to fruition as he is still at High A. This week is the only trip Erie will make to Richmond. 😢

Warren Schaeffer will be the “interim” manager. He’s been in the Rockies organization for years. He was managing the Asheville Tourists years back when we saw them play and they were affiliated with Colorado. He played for Asheville prior to getting into coaching. He may work out to be a good choice. I agree with what Dave Roberts said in defense of Black upon his firing, (paraphrasing) ‘Casey Stengal couldn’t make this team a winner.’

That’s the buzz on the boards.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6347037/2025/05/10/astros-lance-mccullers-jr-death-threats/ I’d like to respond with, Unbelievable! Hardly, in today’s world.

I’m officially on record as being concerned about Flaherty. With Cobb’s track record you really don’t know when he’ll be ready. And with Mize out for a couple of weeks the starters have to be good enough for quality starts. I’m not getting a positive vibe from Flaherty here.

Velo has been a conversation recently regarding Flaherty. Whether it’s Nido or Flaherty but it does look like he’s throwing a lot of off speed stuff. No heat?

Flaherty ain’t got it.

Don’t forget the tip of the hat to ERod. What a disaster of a signing for Arizona. Between Bumgarner, Montgomery, and ERod the Dbacks have thrown away a lot of money. And their new city connects…🤮

Good one!

Concur. Outside the actual players/manager interviews it’s not very interesting.

You’re getting spoiled Bert.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the firing of manager Derek Shelton on Thursday, one day after their seventh consecutive loss dropped them to 12-26 on the season, currently MLB’s third-worst record. Bench coach Don Kelly has been promoted to manager, which general manager Ben Cherington initially announced in a team statement.

Last night’s Giants/Cubs game was crazy. What a game!

I wore a bulls hat not long ago and someone asked me if I was a Broncos fan. 😏

Charlie Munger died in November 2023. My favorite Munger quote is: ‘The world is not driven by greed, it’s driven by envy’

This is where I am. Wouldn’t surprise me if the season is lost…or worse yet, turns into a replay of the 2020 schedule to make up for lost games if they do settle well into the summer. It’s going to be a mess. I had asked a question here a month or so back regarding the minor leagues should MLB shut down. Apparently, the way the agreement is constructed, with MiLB being union as well now, MiLB will play regardless of a MLB shutdown. With that, the summer won’t be nearly as painful.

I think he needed it. Good call.

My wife and I saw Blubaugh pitch for Sugar Land in Durham on April 6th against the Bulls. Blubaugh started and went three innings, giving up three runs, two of them earned. Our old friend Zack Short committed an error behind Blubaugh costing him an unearned run. Blubaugh dominated Durham in the series opener with nine strikeouts and no walks in a 2-0 win.