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Miller has a pretty cool instagram. He’s got some interesting stuff on from time to time. He loves his “standup selfies.” Two or three years ago he lost a lot of weight, a lot of weight! He did it proactively for health purposes. It was the buzz for while.

I’m listening to the same game. Miller is still one of the best. I was tuned in to follow Birdsong’s start…not so good.

Billy Bean passed today at the age of 60 years. He was diagnosed with cancer in September.

Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks, will host a regular season MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in 2025, multiple sources briefed on the plans told The Athletic on Tuesday.

And, for posterity’s sake, he loves being in Detroit.

Erod starting tonight for the Dbacks.

Agree 100%.

Berkshire Hathaway is holding a record number in cash now. Warren’s probably checking his buy list twice.

My only wish is that younger investors don’t panic and do something irrational, like selling. In fact, increasing retirement contributions through work plans, or whatever, would be wise in the very near future. Selling now, probably not so wise. Easier said than done I know.

Jack Flaherty starting for the Dodgers tonight versus the A’s.

If you don’t mind me asking, do you have the title/author handy for the book you mentioned? Thanks.

I think they’re definitely a Friday night thing at a minimum. Not sure beyond that.

From the article: ”He was still an active member of the Mud Hens family at the time of his death, calling games as recently as Thursday. The organization sent thoughts and prayers to his family members in social media post Friday.”

I hadn’t subscribed to MLB TV in yeeears. I picked it up about a month ago to see what I’ve been missing. I won’t re-up next year. The audio was more than adequate. More so now that C-Mo is out.

As of this morning his status is listed as Active. Maybe he’ll get a call up.

As dire as the SP situation is in Detroit right now, why is Manning not up? As far as evaluations go, there is nothing the Tigers don’t know about Manning, good, bad or whatever. Why wait until September to bring him back. He is what he is. If he isn’t “fixed” by now, it’s probably not in the cards to begin with.

15,743 attendance.

Both the hitting and pitching coaches departed after 1984. (Craig and Brown) I’ve never thought this received enough attention after 1984.

After eight seasons and counting, it’s hard to believe they give a crap.

Well, there you go.

I’ll take a shot at 17-36.

I remember that Zimmermann disaster like it was yesterday. Avila jumped all over that one. Al had a knack for creating disastrous contracts. His signature signing was Javy Baez. One for the road.

From July 3rd through July 30th the Rays were moving salary and setting up for the trade deadline. Of the trades recorded in the above time frame, they received a total of 11 minor league prospects in return. Of these 11 minor league players, nine of them are now listed in the Top 30 Prospect list for the Rays organization. Not bad.

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Israel is not in a good place right now. Hezbollah is becoming more active in the northern region around the Golan Heights. Harris will likely pull back the support the US has provided/voiced on the international stage. The UN has no love for Israel, none. I’m confident Harris will not be the ally Biden has been. She’s most likely to follow Obama’s playbook regarding Israel. Not good. WSJ- BEIRUT—The Israeli military targeted one of Hezbollah’s top military leaders in a strike in Beirut intended as retaliation for a Saturday attack on the Israel-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 young people, a response that came amid fears of a widening war in the Middle East.