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that stinks. I was hoping they'd go back to 7:10 since the clock shaved 30 min off the other way. Guess they didn't agree with my feedback. I know quite a few who do not like it.

MLB is going to require a bullet proof shield around the stadiums.

There is still a video store on Telegraph, I assume it's Dearborn Heights.

which makes zero sense because in the case of the trades, those people who do it are in bad shape by the time they hit their 60's. 25 years of crouching on the floors does horrible things to your back. The GOP though wants to sustain their servant class.

I'm reading a book about Blockbuster. Really eye opening. The main thesis is that it wasn't Netflix that did them in and if what this guy says is true he's right. Written by an executive from a former competitor that beat them in every market they competed in, he later went on to run some franchises who did things their own way. All Blockbuster cared about was opening more stores. Management was not interested in learning about customer habits, what sold well, etc. They had all of this consumer data and it was never curated. By opening more stores it created the cash flow that wall st loved. That was the only goal. Hollywood Video, and their forerunner company, would simply open up a store near an existing Blockbuster, then beat them. One thing stood out. Rentals are divided into two categories. New Releases and Catalog. Blockbuster would rent all their moves for $3 and you got it 2 nights. Tapes cost around $65 so obviously you knew how many times you needed to rent for it to pay for itself. By far the busiest night was Friday. In Blockbuster they'd rent a new release for $3 and it's not back until Sunday. The other places would rent it for $2 for one night, and get it back Saturday. So that tape brings in $4 for a weekend, and two happy customers. Other places would also rent the catalog movies for $1. Not at blockbuster. And their lack of interest in customer habits meant they bungled the transition to DVD. They couldn't even tell you what movies rented best in certain locations. Franchisees would build their own systems from .csv files and do it themselves. This isn't in 1985 either, it's 1997. So when the time came that DVD was king, Blockbuster was stuck with a bunch of VHS tapes. Their CEO figured customers would just take whatever was on the shelf. DVD was a gift to retail. Smaller to ship, cheaper to produce... it was a no brainer. It's common knowledge that Netflix offered to sell to them, with the idea being those guys would run mail order (Streaming wasn't a thing yet) and Blockbuster would take over the physical side. Blockbuster not only declined, but the CEO gave them an eye roll. That just ticked them off and motivated them. They were almost religious in their data and algorithms so off they went. Just an interesting business book. It rambles on a bit and probably could have fit into a 20 page term paper but whatever.

Because they don’t view the coasts as real Americans. How many times have right wingers posted those maps of counties in red/blue, as if land votes.

You mean “mootzadell”?

I think a lot of right wingers who swore off Trump after Jan 6 will go back under the guise of Bidens age and Harris being too risky. And I still worry about anti trump passion. It could be like ‘16 again where apathy is there because of the assumption Trump can’t win again. That’s why Dems need to be super aggressive. Keep bringing up abortion.

I’m not an expert but we do an egg bake every week and have to hand grate it because my wife says pre grated has stuff in it that makes it harder to melt right. I don’t know the accuracy because she gets her **** from Pinterest and I make fun of it. “They say…”. I don’t trust “them”. Grating it sucks. I’ve broken 3 of them over the last 2 years.

for those who have been… how many days should I plan for Cooperstown? Can you see it all in one day?

I have never been weighed or measured at the Secretary of State office

This was the best game I have been so since probably before the pandemic Miggy started it all with 2 outs.

Some guys, like Edwin Jackson too, are good enough to get some value but not good enough that you worry about keeping, if that makes sense, so including him in a deal for someone you want is easy. I'm surprised his OPS+ was over 100 given his lack of power for a 1B. Quality ballplayer.

I'm sure they would have looked into it and I assume insurers balked at it. I don't know what insurance would cost but given his history I bet it would have been pretty high. Also possible nobody would touch it.

My driver's license has self submitted height and weight.

He threatened the sheriff. Staff claims he was trying to help a girl having a diabetic seizure. He wanted to put gum in her mouth allegedly.

Mug shot released tomorrow at 4

For awhile in the early 80s we got coke vials. I still have my Enos Cabel version.

I have never gone specifically to get a give away and this year they moved them to Saturdays only, I have the Friday package. Fridays are “party in the park”. But I would suggest being there as early as possible. Typically when I have gotten there 30 min before game time the stuff is gone.

There was a large event going on at Comerica Park and also at the other venues.... so Cass from the Masonic all the way down to Grand River was pretty congested between 6 and 7 pm with cars looking for parking and pedestrians walking... and these two cyclists were there plowing through everyone, they think they have right of way over pedestrians. Even auto drivers were cautious. Not these cyclists. I'm like "Ok, you want to ride.... can't you go a few blocks over if you want to go north or south from midtown to downtown? Like avoid the people and cars?

I had a 1984 season retrospective on cassette and there's a game where Lou hit a grand slam against Milwaukee that would have won the divison that night except the Blue Jays rallied to win later on that night. On the call Paul Carey said the same thing.

Looks like the Ohtani fun is over. Damn.

https://x.com/dan_dickerson/status/1694382207807135848?s=46&t=rTECiCzi2O-lytdgFWVzfg

That doesn't sound exciting for Sox fans.