I am not optimistic that either will hit. Baez went two straight years where he was garbage. One year he was injured, the other year I assume not. They can both be useful with their gloves, but their at bats should be limited. It's not ideal for both to be in the line-up at the same time.
Over the past three years, Meadows has a .694 OPS. Baez .606. Chances are neither will hit, but I'll take my chances with Meadows over Baez. A platoon makes sense though. I expect McGonigle to be the starting shortstop.
I wrote a paper my Sophomore year in college supporting Reagan. I really wasn't interested in politics, but I had to pick a side to write the paper. My left-wing radical professor liked the paper and gave me an A. He was a good teacher and it was an interesting class. Taking liberal arts classes was also a good way to boost my GPA. I voted for Anderson (not Sparky!) in 1980. I probably voted for Reagan in 1984. I don't remember. I later became marginally interested in libertarianism. There was no magic moment which made me switch from left to right. Life experiences and observations made me more empathetic and compassionate and I gradually shifted left.
I think that ship has sailed already. Every place you go on the internet is invading you privacy, stealing your identity, whatever. There's no way to get away from it. I don't pay for a lot of subscriptions, but I pay for what makes my life easier.
Marco Rubio has always been weak. He used to ne somewhat normal. Now, every time I see him it's like he's a hostage held captive by Trump. I think he has destroyed his political career much like Pence.
I am not even sure what the media is anymore. A subscription is required for almost everything thing now and what they were giving us before isn't worth ****, so I haven't signed up for anything. I look for stuff on bluesky and twitter and try piece together what's happening.
I have been paying $20 per month for ChatGPT and it is a LOT better than the free version. However, I am hearing that Claude is better for the kind of stuff I do. I am going to try it out. If the $20 version is good, then I can dump chatgpt.