Screwball

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

The SEC is officially changing the pattern day trader rule.  The minimum will drop from $25K to $2K.  I think I read the rule will go into effect after 45 days.

Interesting. There was (don't know if this changes) also a limit on the amount of trades in a certain period of time. So many trades in so many days.

There is also the agreement between these traders and their brokers and what they will give you for leverage, no matter what they call the account. Typical margin account stuff.

Personally, I think is nuts. The history of day traders going broke is long and wide - and they put up 25k to do so because you needed a margin account with some broker to do the trades. What a deal! This is just suckering in more fish to feed the pigmen of Wall Street and the whores they own.

Neat picture. 5 and 6 were pretty good. 😂

1 minute ago, NorthWoods said:

Name checks out.

Late career Tanana was similar to Kenny.  Age and guile killing them.

 

Yes, forgot about Frank. Same thing.

That stuff matters. If you play everyday and see all these hard throwing farm boys and all of a sudden this dude's serving up grapefruit sized balls - we get great big eyeballs because we are going to hit it over the roof - but we just screwed ourself into the batters box while missing it by about 10 feet. The speed just dicks you up. 

That's why on doubleheader days they would put a junk-baller game one, and a flame thrower game two, as the belief was they were more tired the second game.

As sadists pitchers (established above :-)), I would think the junk ballers get a bigger kick out of making us look stupid because they are throwing junk at us.

OK. That's fine. Think what you want. A good hitter fails 7 of 10 times. It's a humbling game.

And the greatest game ever. But they keep trying to **** it up.

Our enemy is us, and has been since Moby **** was a minnow.

I won't waste time on charts, but WTI crude is, as I type, $104.95 the S&P (emini futures) are down a tad over 50. Back into the trading range from October of 25.

23 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

That's the truest statement you can make about baseball.  

Baseball was my life for many years. I was a pitcher so my bias is there. I love to watch guys like Skubal. The battle between the pitcher, catcher, and batter (and how we are approaching this matchup), and of course the neutral party - the ump. Now maybe an electronic one.

I'm old. I played in the day when they beaned people and didn't think a thing of it. But the game is still the same, they just don't do that anymore. 🙂  I watch the games with the sound off. Skub, with his unhittable stuff is so fun to watch. And he does some incredible stuff working the batters over the course of the game. Sends a guy to the bench a couple of times on low outside change-ups (and a dandy at that), then last at bat, this dude is looking for that pitch again - and he gets a 98 mph 4-seamer inside on the hands. Go sit down big boy.

Someone said somewhere in the baseball stuff that pitchers were sadists. Yes, and we want them that way. Their job is to get you out. Period, end of discussion.

Skub is a treat to watch. I used to love watching Kenny Rogers. He was the absolute master of his craft IMHO. IIRR, he pitched a beauty in one of Detroit's playoff runs. 

ON EDIT: forgot this. Skub and Kenny are two entirely kind of pitchers. Skub is a power pitcher, Kenny was a junk baller. Couldn't bust a window.

Rory got it done. Fun to watch. Incredible golf course. Can you imagine the score us mortals would shoot there?

I would need someone to deliver a box of golf balls about hole 7.

You can never have enough pitching. Ever. That is all.

Screwing with the Windows 11 Co-Pilot AI dude on a Saturday night. I do 3D printing projects and like to see what my Aussie AI buddy has to say. To understand, we create a 3D modes then give them to a 3D printing machine that "slices" it into layers so it can print a bunch of really neat stuff. Slicing being the key word here.

I wanted to know how many parts I could get out of a spool of filament (looks just like weed whacker line), and of course the cost. Just for fun...

WTF?

Quite a day in Augusta. Rory... Dude... Not that I'm a fan or not. Just watching. Pissed away a 6 shot lead. He's going back to the hotel thinking WTF did I just do.

Tomorrow should be interesting. I think there was an old saying about the back 9 on the final day.

I would love to walk around that course. I would never have enough money to play it, and the waiting list for Master's tickets are probably longer than I will be alive. What a beautiful place.

I found this really interesting, and close to home. 

Whirlpool Announces $60M Investment, Up To 150 Jobs For New Ohio Facility - press release from WHR

Up front I will disclose I worked for them, directly, then indirectly.

This is about a new facility and investment in Perrysburg, Ohio. Previously a solar company. (FSLR maybe?). The WHR mothership is in St. Joe/Benton Harbor, but they have a washing machine plant in Clyde, Ohio, a dishwasher plant in Findlay, Ohio, and a clothes dryer plant in Marion, Ohio. Two of which are along I75. Clyde's another hour away.

The news release is new and best I can tell they didn't disclose what they were going to do. But there are a few clues, maybe... FTA:

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"This new facility represents an evolution in American manufacturing," said Kristin Day, Whirlpool Corporation vice president of U.S. manufacturing. "By creating a hybrid environment where cutting-edge automation meets human ingenuity, we are not just building appliances—we are building the future domestic production for our industry. Our people remain the foundation of our success, and these tools will empower them to reach new levels of precision and efficiency."

That's some all-star corporate bull**** right there. But they did give us this, which is the important part trying to figure out what they are doing;

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Whirlpool Corporation acquired an existing building, previously used for solar panel manufacturing, and will invest over $60 million to transform the facility, including new advanced manufacturing technologies and automation, to produce appliance components and subassembly work for washers and dryers. The development of the new plant will take place over the next two years, creating between 100-150 new jobs. This new facility will serve as a vital hub for Whirlpool Corporation’s U.S. operations, providing critical support to nearby Ohio plants.

Bold mine. Remember a few pages ago we were talking about the place around here going belly up that made parts for the car companies. I wonder... Are companies like WHR having the same problems with their supply chains and decide to invest in their own?

There is no reason they can't build their own machines to build some of their parts instead of outsourcing. Within reason of course. Maybe that's what they want to do here. Relying on stable and good suppliers is not easy in my experience. I'm guessing it's not much better today, especially when the bean counters want the cheapest first and always.

If this is their intent, I salute that decision. We can do it better ourselves - if we do it right.

We'll see. 

56 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I honestly don't know how it all works, but it's been pretty clear to me for a long time that the wealthiest people on the planet control everything.  All the money goes to them eventually and they control with their wealth.   I know they don't give a **** about the rest of us, but I also figure that their lives will be a lot less satisfying and safe if the world goes to hell.  They will do what they can to make sure that doesn't happen.  That's not a nice thing to be banking on (pun intended) but it helps keep me sane.  

I was partially kidding. I don't have much faith in any of the useless ****s who run anything. I don't believe 10 percent of what I read from the MSM. Less than that from any political dip**** that holds office. They are all a bunch of lying sacks of **** who only care about themselves, or are getting blackmailed into destroying the entire world for a bunch of sick ****s who want to continue to rape and pillage it. Great theater for those with their head up their ass playing the blame game, while the media covers up for them.

The Big Club is kind of like the banksters, but worse. I think the banksters have a little more credibility than the scum in the Big Club. Not much, but a little. Not a good bunch to count on, but they might be all we have. They have the goods on the Big Club - they banked them, and laundered their money. They know and have the records. 

A global depression benefits nobody. The banksters, even if behind the scenes, may be able to stop or slow down the madness. The criminal CEO of JPM just recently had some things to say.

CEO of nation's largest bank says Iran war raises risk of 'bad economic outcomes'

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

 

Inflation Has Been Above the Fed’s Target for 5 Straight Years

They will get it right - eventually...

11 hours ago, ewsieg said:

When does the chart get updated to reflect the price in Chinese Yuan?

It's kind of funny. Given what is going on in the world today, and so many that are freaked the **** out, which I understand; I have faith in the most swine pieces of **** on the planet - our bankster pigmen of Wall Street. They are still the smartest guys in the room and control the entire financial system.

You don't have to like them. They are like AJ Pierzynski. You hate the prick but in this case you are glad he's on your side. If we go to war with the world, militarily or financially, (maybe we are doing that already?) I'm betting on our very own wizards of Wall Street.

The pigmen also have to live here (most of them) and don't want to get strung up. I'm hoping they are that smart.

A little chart porn in order. I'm sure the frontrunning stuff will immediately start, if it hasn't already, but there are some who also got their face ripped off as well.

Hit $117 ish around 11:30, then went downward from there, especially late in the day. Once the day change at 6 it took a ****. Ouchie!

Looking at that chart, there is a gap right smack the 6pm time change. Why? Just another tick in the timeline of the open market. Funny to how it bounced around the $93.46, then tested it again, and now back above. Still, from $117 to $91 in the same day is quite a move. 

Everything is so ****ed up even the stock market doesn't know what to do.

This day in history for the music lovers. Probably not on history dot com. 🙂 I remember this. I'll use Wiki as the source.

California Jam - this day in 1974

5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Brooks with a relatively long open pocket glove, Aurelio with a shorter solid pocket.

That guy made one of the greatest plays I have ever watched. I was sitting along the 3rd base line down around 3rd. The batter hit a ball right in front of the plate and it bounced so high it looked like a pop-up. Right down the line toward 3rd. I watched Aurelio. He turned his back to the plate looking over his right shoulder, the ball landed right beside him, which he short-hopped, turned and fired a bullet to 1st base. Out. One of the most incredible plays I have ever seen.

It gets even better. We were heading home going back to Ohio and sitting at a streetlight somewhere by the park. Hot, windows down. He pulls up right beside us. I'm the passenger. I look over there and tell my buddy - hey, look - that's Aurelio. Yep, sure was. I yelled - hey, great play on that high hopper - never seen anything like that. Thanks, glad you guys had a good time. Light changed, he was off. 

Off the charts cool. 

Neat and interesting conversation about gloves. At the end of the day I think it boils down to a personal preference.

Gloves matter. It is one of our tools. Speaking of tools, back in the day they rated people on the 5 tools. Fielding, throwing (arm strength), hit, hit for power, and run. The glove is only part of one of those tools, but you want what you want. What is comfortable for you, what do you like, and also what position. That matters, without a doubt.

The pitchers glove is bigger to help hide the ball while he's deciding what to throw and moves the ball in his glove to get the grip he wants. That is something they watch - tipping pitches. A big clunker of a glove doesn't work so well with a 100 mph shot at 3rd base. 

But only part of one tool. Nothing game changing. Unlike hollow bats (in the old days), roids, and baseballs that should have Titleist printed on them. 🙂

1 hour ago, casimir said:

If that mitt could tell stories…..

It certainly could. That was my pitching glove. I had a fielding glove that is smaller, but broke in even more. 🙂 I had another that was completely wore out and I finally had to retire it. Hated breaking in new gloves.

When not in use, wrap a baseball in it. They don't do it today I don't think, but back then (70s) we rubbed them down with neatsfoot oil to soften them up. Things were much different 50 years ago. 

A funny little story. In 1994/1995 I coached a high school team. By that time all they had were aluminum bats. I suppose due to cost? Doesn't matter I guess. Anyway, I had an old wooden bat at home (I made one in shop class and used it, but it broke and never made another) so I took it to a practice late in the year. The kids were amazed. They never saw a wooden bat, and of course never hit a ball with one. It was neat to watch them all gather around and "wow" over that bat. We had to have extra batting practice so everyone could use it just to see what it was like. Oh wow, that was cool!!!

No ping. A crack of a ball on a wooden bat. Music to the ears. 

The glove also traveled. In 1973 it rode in a car from a ball game in Mansfield, Ohio to our hometown (about an hour drive) with 4 other guys on the team, a case of beer, and a bong that was the head of Richard Nixon. The bowl was his nose, you sucked on his head, and his ear was the carburetor. 🙂 I wasn't quite old enough to drink, but nobody cared.

23 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I don't argue the idea that there is an optimum glove for each position, what I'm speculating about is how well the brain  copes with using two different gloves that are relatively close to each other from day to day. Seems like you are working against your brain's ability to key into 'knowing' the glove as an extension of your hand. If you are going from an IF to and OF glove, that's a big difference, less chance of mental 'template' confusion I would think. But I wonder about the ability to mentally resolve a relatively small difference as successfully under pressure. The idea being that if you are charging to scoop a slow roller and your brain has got the wrong finger length dialed in -> probability increase for booted ball?

 

Your brain will be just fine. If you play enough it comes natural and you think nothing of it. Can you imagine how many thousands and thousands of balls you have fielded over the years?

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

I am going to share my current glove again...

I assure you that after several months of very muddy Virginia softball it no longer is this bright color.   I explained the livery of the color scheme somewhere but its basically the US Air Force TACP crest colors.  Blue for Air, Green for Ground, Red for the Firepower we deliver.  

The new one plays a lot better than my $35 super soft glove that I have to replace the laces on each season.   Its great for coaching and having to retrieve balls without having to reach that extra 13" when i'm trying to refill the Jugs machine. 

I can't compare to that. Pretty.

This one is just about broke in. You can tell at the bottom the leather laces are different. Local grocery, display of shoe laces. Scissors, a small screwdriver, and we fixed them ourselves. My web busted one night and about got my nose broke.

Gloves matter, depending on where you are. Pitchers want big gloves to help hide the ball. Outfielders would too for that one that just got away. Infield is a time thing. You have little. Smaller glove is better.  I'm sure today they can get custom made gloves, just like bats.

I don't know if the difference between bigger/smaller 3rd base glove and a SS would matter, but if that's what they want to do, and can, why not? A pitchers glove and a SS/3B guy was like a boat anchor and something you could catch a ball with. :-). Of course that was when Denny McClain was winning 31 games.

This one was funny. Simple geometry.

Didn't need to italic diagonal, hypotenuse would have worked.

3 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Incredible and sad to see. It's sad that both Tiger and JD's lives have been out of control at times. If Daly had Tiger's discipline when he was a younger man he could have been the best golfer on tour. Daly has all the natural talent in the world. It appears though that over the past decade, Tigers has little more discipline than Daly at this point.

John Daly not only knocked the snot out of the ball, but some of the best hands around the greens I've ever seen. Incredible touch. His upside was huge. I'll bet he would be a ball to party with. 🙂