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In a new hope Vader declares "There will be no one to stop us this time...." That's a reference to Cassian Andor now.

That I believe, especially since DD just a few days prior said Prince can't help them. Regarding Cabrera I think DD was just blowing smoke for the boss. The only question for Mike was whether he'd give him a new contract.

I get what you are saying. He's a populist. There was always an element among people on the right and the left who are populists. I remember when NAFTA was done. Trump is Pat Buchanan. And I asked the question before.... what happens if things don't go to **** with these tariffs?

I picked a good night to go hang out with a buddy. By the way... if you are like me, 51 years old, you probably have old friends that you are starting to only see at events like funerals. That's how it was with the guy who I've known since I was 10 years old, he was the best man at my wedding. Both still live locally and would see each other once every few years and give it the old "Yeah, let's hang out sometime...." In October of 2023 he reached out and we met up on a Monday night. Since then we've done that once a month. Before we leave for the night we pick our next date and put it on our calendars. We mark it down for Monday and Tuesday in case the Monday doesn't work. You just have to make the effort. Nothing crazy. We both get up early. Have a drink or two and a sandwich in a sports bar and relive the "good old days".

I love the story, which I think is fake, that it was Ilitch who suggested they get Cabrera. Like the whole crew is just sitting around and in comes Mike "Hey, I was reading that Florida wants to trade Miguel Cabrera... we should get him." Mike Ilitch probably didn't know who Cabrera was.

you can't outrun a bad diet

I just drove through Somerset a few weeks ago which was hit hard. It's a lovely part of the country.

There's so much content out there analyzing this. Even A New Hope. When you see the ceremony where Luke and Han get their medals..... what of all the others in the rebellion that made it happen? Is Luke the happy face of the movement because he's safe and didn't get into the dirty details that led up to it? The series maximizes Cassian Andor beyond a sidekick in Rogue One for sure. We watched Rogue One through the eyes of Jyn Erso. Now that's changed. They've done in live action what Clone Wars and Rebels did in animation. Fleshed out the movies that gave us so much more detail and back story and character development. I now view most of the movies as just a cliffs notes version of what happened in the Star Wars universe during that time. And I love the lack of fan service in Andor. Not everything has to be connected. We don't need cameos.

This will be another tough series. I'd be content to win one.

I was thinking about that yesterday... imagine if in early August of last year that you were told in mid May of 2025 Zach and Tork would be in the heart of our lineup because we had no better options, what would your thoughts be?

In that industry you have to stay on it or else you fade so the pressure to keep on churning out content is massive for these folks with side hustles. In fact it’s like that with most side hustles. God help you if you have family members in real estate. It’s all they talk about.

Showtime. I was bummed when I visited chicago a few years ago and realized that cool building was his. Need to go back.

Can’t wait for the snarky message from the shallow White House. When he passes will they do the normal things? I’d be surprised. does bring up the thought of if he had run again and won what does a POTUS with a terminal illness do? How long do they ride it out? Resign then do treatment? Go thru treatment and invoke the 25th from time to time as you are dealing with it?

If I had a nickel for every podcast and show I told people I would check out I would be rich. How do people find the time? Someone sent me a link to one of the popular ones and it was 2:30 long. Who can do this? Another friend sent one about “conflict resolution” that was 90 minutes. I listen to chill out and be entertained. Not to learn stuff. I’m being funny of course. These are dear friends. I just can’t listen to this. Maybe I have a disorder. My wife makes fun of me at night as I will watch about 3 minutes of a video on YouTube then move on because I was already bored.

Rogelio lives in my neighborhood and we have several real life mutual friends, at least according to FB. If you have any interest in space check out BBC’s thirteen minutes to the moon. Trust me. Its good. Even space geeks learned something. First season covers the beginning of Apollo and Apollo 11. Second season covers Apollo 13.

Now that you say it the vast majority of the ones I listento are interview based. I am not in the car enough alone to listen that often and I tried while working and can’t really concentrate. I save them for long drives to TN or even Flint.

I have 3 that sit next to me and have for over 10 years now. There's a lot of them. Even beyond WIndsor.

That's what makes him attractive to his base. Of course when Kathy Griffin made a joke.... that's different, right?

Maybe... but the HOF is guilty too because they explicitly inserted a rule when the Rose crap happened that anybody on baseball's ineligible list cannot go into the HOF. They could have removed that stipulation anytime. I looked at their board of directors. Manfred is on it along with other MLB past and current executives, some players, and some business folks. Pete will get votes. If you held a gun to my head and made me pick an otion, I'd now say he's voted in. But I woudln't place a bet on that outcome over $100. Jayson Stark has a thing in the Athletic today outlining the process. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6360650/2025/05/16/pete-rose-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting/?source=user_shared_article&fbclid=IwY2xjawKUIaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFWOFBsZDVIRGF5bGthZnZKAR5jYnjI2UAcz8z0buqD0qMBFh7KeFZOhQBIUt4fnnuetLP4VQxPjq612pA4rA_aem_ag11ivA09I-0felqLQctsQ Highlights: This commitee won't even meet until Dec 2027 and the makup of it will not be known until 4 days before the vote. 16 voting members, 8 players on the ballot. You can only vote for 3 on your ballot, so it's challenging mathematically, especially if a few voters have their own favorite that they will be voting on regardless. Voters do not share who they plan to vote for with each other and there's only one voting round. It's not a negotiation. They talk amongs each other for hours before voting though so who knows if there are 'informal' votes going on. Stark suggests that having LaRussa and Reinsdorf on a committee helped Baines get elected and the HOF Board may consider that in putting together future voting committees, relative to who they are voting on. Other potential players on that ballot: Tommy John, Ken Boyer, Vic Harris, John Donahue, Bobby Grich, Curt Flod, Craig Nettles, Maris, Freehan.... and..... Shoeless Joe. take heart in knowing that Pete will not affect the chances of our Sweet Lou. He's eligible for a different ballot. The contemporary Era.

The Jays are as good as any for a rival. You have the history of 1987 plus those years in the early 90s when their fans would invade Tiger Stadium and take over. Hotels in Dearborn were full of Jays fans when they were here on the weekends, I know because I was delivering pizzas to them. Pissed me off. Otherwise you have to just let the thing grow organically. You can't force it.

I knew Dravecky was very religious but the political thing was new. There was a moving story about Shows last days. A sad reminder about addiction.

That came across my feed last night. Crazy. I knew about Show.

MAGA is pissed at Barrett again.

and the news has been met with either happiness or a shrug of the shoulders. I've not seen very many criticisms of it.

yes but nobody will pay to go to the movie theater to see those anymore. They want to see it on a streaming service in their home as part of an 8 episode series. If they make a good IP related movie that fills the theaters. Your run of the mill good movie is not enough to get people out of the house for 3-4 hours it takes to see a movie now, plus the added cost of tickets and concessions. For me I think the peak was the early to 90's. Pick a random month and year and you find so many bangers. Every week you could go to the movies and find something great. I think the fall off from that isn't due to quality of content but changes in consumer behavior. These movies people like to bash as unoriginal are often the ones keeping theaters alive. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/month/august/1994/