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A good friend is one of those tech bros who moved to Boulder. But he has a Suburu. Says it’s getting crazy expensive.

From a movie group I belong to.

or the third? I am almost done with episode 5. I don't like this 3 a week thing. It's hard to find time to watch 3 in a week.

Actually it’s a bad look to assume a criticism of a female writer is based on something “romantic” rather than the work itself. she’s not immune from criticism because of her gender. She’s redundant. “Win streak reached eight straight”. Uses emojis and hashtags unnecessarily and often lifts other people’s work. Nobody suggests a criticism of Mccosky is because he turned down a date.

Ugh. I was merely thinking more the “influencer” route

You'd think he of all people would know Ovechkin's, of all players, nationality.

I'm not at all suggesting Skubal will give a significant discount to the Tigers, or anything. My point is that it's not always about squeezing every last nickel out of a team and ultimately it's the player that picks the contract for their reasons. Scott Boras is Tarik Skubal's employee. There's more to an agent's performance than just a contract and there's more to a contract than the dollars/years.

No more Mickey York... That's a bummer... I figured with Keating retiring... I hope the "new direction" involves people who know what they are doing but we'll see.

philisophically the problem is you have one side (The players) with a single goal. The other side is made up of factions with different goals. Is the fact that the owners can't get their collective **** together a problem for the players to solve?

I don't necessarily agree with the bolded part. Yes, players focus on playing and all that entails but I don't think they're blind to the process or just go with whatever they're told, especially someone with a life changing contract waiting for them. Skubal will get a deal that sets up his family for generations and puts them on a lifetstyle commensurate with hollywood and business moguls. I don't expect Skubal to cave or give the Tigers a break but he will go where he wants to be if the price is also right because it's his life.

I was going to put this in the History thread but decided to do it here. Happy Anniversary to one of the greatest single episodes of all time.

The thing is... the Tigers and team Boras know all of this. We aren't going to come up with a proposal that they haven't considered, either of the sides. There's no secret sauce or magic. And Boras works for Skubal. I see lots of comments like "No was Boras lets that happen..." all the time. Ultimately it's up to the player. The player has a responsibility to themselves and to his peers and those who follow. But that doesn't mean if Boras wants to be as cuthroat as possible the player has to go along. If there is such a thing as sentimental feelings or 'hometown discounts' that's ok. Boras has to go along with it if that's what his client prefers.

Surprise... I got one space related but its a good one. Today in 1968 we almost lost one of our most celebreated astronauts about a year before he made history. To simulate flying the lunar module, NASA had arranged to build Lunar Lander Research Vehicles (LLRV) and Lunar Lander Test Vehicles (LLTV). These vehicles used a turbofan to simulate the moon's 1/6 gravity so that the astronauts could learn how to navigate the controls when trying to land. on May 6, 1968 Neil Armstrong was flying the LLRV when a malfunction caused it to go haywire and at 200 feet Neil had to eject. He was about a half second from death. And in a vehicle like that which can turn many ways ejection could have been fatal. The video below shows the crash... and it's slowed down a little bit. In real time it looks scarier. He got a busted lip and went back to the office. This was the third time he almost died when flying a space related task. (He flew combat missions in Korea so who knows how many times that happened to him then).

I hate sporting events in extreme conditions. It's not real.

I regret not heeding the call and trying to be an extra. It was the season after Tiger Stadium closed and I didn't want to go back inside. We said our goodbyes after the final game.

I mean... it's a fantasy movie so of course some things aren't going to make sense. As for Robbins... his quirky delivery added to his overall quirkiness as a pitcher.

and McCain and Romney, for different reasons, were not Trump's GOP. Are there voters who would go with Obama and didn't go for Harris? I'd say yes.

I think the electorate has changed... I do think there's a distinct Obama/Trump voter for whatever reason. But I think Obama still wins. He might not win Ohio and Florida.... but he also lost states like Arizona, Georgia, and NC in 2012 so he could pick those up. It wouldn't be a route like he had before but we'd know by midnight.

The backlack against Field of Dreams bugs me. It's like suddenly they thought they were being clever by pointing out the 'flaws'. Bashing it became the cool thing to do. "Hey, look how smart I am!"

On May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard lifted off on Freedom 7 becoming the first American in space (or as NASA called him in the movie The Right Stuff, the first free man in space). It was only a 15 minute suborbital flight but he still went into "space" as defined. Shepard wanted to fly another mercury mission after Gordon Cooper's flight but was over ruled. He was set to fly the first gemini mission but was grounded with ear issues. He stuck around and finally was cleared to fly and was originally assigned to Apollo 13 but lack of training moved that to Apollo 14 so Al got to walk on the moon, and golf, after all.

This is a good book. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X7TM14/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title You are right about the racial aspect... from memory places like Baltimore and San Fran and Detroit (I 375 in particular). Get all the white people out of town fast... tear down the black neighborhoods while you are at it. But aside from that it was a fun read, it isn't so serious all the time. One tidbit is I've heard people lament the interstates and speak of the joy of the "back roads"... but that misses the point. That joy on the back roads is because of the interstates. Before the interstates that back road was full of trucks.

I know I would....

My friends and I were turning 18 when the first gulf war broke out and we had thoughts they'd reinstitute the draft.

I was thinking over the weekend while at Twelve Oaks doing my old man "It's cold and raining out, let's go to the mall and walk around" thing.... What happens if things don't get ****ed up this year?

One person on twitter says something and it becomes a thing or perception. Then someone uses that to make a point. That guys profile says he’s been a tigers season ticket holder “since ‘22”. Now if he’s proud that he worked hard and can afford that then I raise a toast say “salute”. If it’s to convey some kind of intelligence… my Facebook memories showed me that jn 2010 I posted “Scherzer Schucks”. I’ve been a ticket holder since the mid 90s.