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Tigers have already funded his apartment at the Riverfront through mid-July and they don’t want to want their 800 bucks to go to waste.

Quintana forgot the scouting report and his time as Javy’s teammate to failed to keep that pitch out of the strike zone.

Yeah, and not a moment too soon seeing as how the batting practice balls are becoming a little dog-eared.

It is actually my preferred version of the song.

This is interesting. I understand this is one company acting and one company does not an entire economy drive—but Target is the one of the largest retailers in the country. Could they be a harbinger for what other similarly-sized retailers have been and are now doing? Because if a lot of the largest retailers are doing this same thing, that might could put a dent in the inflation and supply-chain juggernaut. Or is this merely a one-off?

Ever hear the Was Not Was version? From 1990, I believe, so not quite "too hip" ... super cool, though ...

Medium-rare for steak, medium for burgers. Why not?

Willi? More like Won'ti, amirite?

I've been singing this song since the Cubs broke through with this strategy in 2015.

So had you heard that this hot nonsense was being promoted out there on the socials?

Nothing there?

Small "d". Nice touch.

There are these: https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20220506-russian-attacks-on-farms-and-silos-deliberately-trying-to-destroy-the-ukrainian-economy https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-theft-cmd-intl/index.html And there's also this, from just a couple hours ago: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-destroys-warehouses-major-ukrainian-commodity-terminal-governor-2022-06-07/ But I find this one the most interesting: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-russia-ready-facilitate-unfettered-grains-supply-ukraine-2022-05-30/ Basically because Russia is positioning itself in this story to be the hero by saving the world's food economy from the attempt by [Biden/Democrats/socialists/communists/Antifa/BLM/etc.] to destroy it, or whatever.

Right—only Reuters ran anything on it. I see nothing on CNN, the alphabet networks, or anywhere else. They're basically ignoring far as I can tell, which really does feed the conspiracy story.

I go to this one sweet-treat confectionery here in the city pretty regularly during the summers. Their product is delicious. I talk a lot to the man and the woman who own it, just chit-chatting about this and that, frequently about their business which, honestly, is about the only thing the man is interested in talking about. I'd always suspected the guy is a little Trumpy, based on comments here and there the past few years, but I hadn't thought much about it. Until yesterday, anyway. Yesterday, I asked him how's his business going this year, and was he thinking about opening a second location? Yes indeed, he said, he was actually looking down south and out west, because they have to close shop here during the winter months, and they want a 12-month-a-year business, which makes all kinds of sense, of course. One of the places he mentioned was California, specifically San Francisco and Malibu. I replied, wow, sounds expensive, and he said, yeah, especially with "everything that's going on now", like with all the food processing plants exploding. Yeah, I hear y ... ... wait, what? Oh, yeah, he says. Google it. Someone with an agenda is blowing up food processing plants in this country. They want to create an artificial food shortage for whatever their agenda is wink wink. Oh. OK. I backed out of that conversation soon as I could and went home with my sweet treat. I hadn't heard anything like this before, so once I got home, I DuckDuckGoed this idea. (I don't want Google knowing I search for stuff like that.) Predictably, it was a bunch of websites I'd never heard of: 100PercentFedUp.com. FoodStorageMoms.com. USSAnews.com. StillnessInTheStorm.com. ConsPatriots.com. (That last one is especially rich, and aptly-named.) Garbage sites, one and all. The only mainstream site I saw even mention it was Reuters, who did a fact-check article on this topic. So I checked that out, and they basically reported that processing plant fires and explosions are already fairly common; that there's no evidence of an increase in processing plant mishaps; that many of the plants are small mom-and-pops which don't affect the food supply hardly at all; and that there's no evidence that any of the mishaps were premeditated or planned. BUT: there was definitely an increase in social media chatter about food processing plant fires and explosions. Lately, whenever I hear about any new conspiracy like this one, I have taken to asking myself: How does this conspiracy story help Russia? You know, because we've learned through our own national intelligence services that they are behind so many of these stories. We know, of course, that Russia wants to promote chaos in America in general. That's a given. But it's not as though they themselves approach it chaotically and throw random shit on whatever wall just to see what sticks. They're pretty good about picking their spots and creating a plausible (or at least plausible-enough) story to deflect from their own malfeasance. In this case, this one was really easy to figure out. Both Russia and Ukraine are among the top exporters of wheat, corn, and barley in the world. UKR is top five in all these; RUS is #10 in corn but #1 in wheat. Point is, both countries have contributed a lot to the world's basic food supply in recent years. But now Russia is in the process of basically destroying Ukraine, which is putting a virtual halt to UKR's grain exports, Plus, since RUS is spending so much time and treasure to destroy UKR, their own exports of grain are dramatically decreasing as well. This is what's creating a shortage in the world food supply, with its increasing prices and diminished access. But no way is Russia is just going to sit back and take the (rightful) blame for all this. So I think it's very likely that the made-up stories about deliberate destruction of American food processing plants by [Biden/Democrats/socialists/communists/Antifa/BLM/etc.] is their attempt to shift blame for the food shortages from themselves, where it rightly belongs, to their biggest enemies and detractors, which is basically the rest of us. Does it make sense that [Biden/Democrats/socialists/communists/Antifa/BLM/etc.] would destroy American food processing just to choke off the food supply to the world? Not to you and me, it doesn't. But to the right-wing people of the United States who hate what America has become, hate even more where they imagine it is going, and hate most of all the people in America who are not them, it makes all the sense in the world. If you remember even one thing from this post, let it be this: Whenever you hear any new conspiracy story, ask yourself: How does this conspiracy story help Russia? Once you ask this, it probably won't take very long for you to get to your answer.

This kid ... sorry, I mean "man" ... is definitely going to shoot and kill more people. Hell, maybe he already has.

Yeah, I definitely do not want to trade this guy for prospects just yet.

Fair question.

This sounds good on paper, and Chris Licht figured out pretty quickly how to fix Colbert's then-new CBS show. I hope they follow through on this. 1 big thing ... Scoop: CNN evaluating partisan talent Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images CNN's new boss Chris Licht is evaluating whether personalities and programming that grew polarizing during the Trump era can adapt to the network's new priority to be less partisan. Why it matters: If talent cannot adjust to a less partisan tone and strategy, they could be ousted, three sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Details: Licht wants to give personalities who may appear polarizing a chance to prove they're willing to uphold the network's values so that they don't tarnish CNN's journalism brand. For on-air talent, that includes engaging in respectful interviews that don't feel like PR stunts. For producers and bookers, that includes making programming decisions that are focused on nuance, not noise. Between the lines: CNN's tone became more partisan and combative during the Trump era and under the leadership of former CNN president Jeff Zucker. Some on-air personalities, like Jim Acosta and Brian Stelter, have become the face of the network's liberal shift. Licht doesn't want to necessarily shy away from personality programming, especially in prime time, but he wants to ensure that partisan voices don't dominate in a way that harms CNN, a source notes. CNN did not comment. Catch up quick: Licht and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav haven't been shy about their goal of dialing back on partisan and alarmist programming in favor of traditional journalism. Last week, Licht told employees in a memo that the network has added a "Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook, to address overuse of the breaking news banner across its network and cable news. “We are truth-tellers, focused on informing, not alarming our viewers,” he said in the note obtained by Axios. Go deeper.

I was at the Roger Clemens-Kerry Wood game when Clemens was going for his 300th win. I could've sold my tickets for $400 the pair. I wasn't about to miss a legend getting his 300th win, though. That was the Hee-Seop Choi ambulance game. He was never the same again. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-7-2003-hee-seop-chois-injury-overshadows-wood-clemens-pitching-duel-at-wrigley/

The inability to fix Javy Baez is a prime example of Scott Coolbaugh's failure as the hitting coach—as though averaging 2.8 runs per game weren't enough.

It's not considered Detroit-style deep dish, but Pequod's in Chicago is probably the closest I have ever seen from anyone not claiming to make Detroit-style deep dish. It's round, the sauce is different, but otherwise, it's pretty darn close.

Technically right. Can’t fire the owner, though.

Seems ripe for the “bad apples” defense.

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