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No... It would be the Tigers' 3rd rounder. The pick sacrificed isn't the same as the 4th rounder the Padres gained. It is the Tigers' third pick, but their third pick is actually the competitive balance pick which is ineligible to be forfeited. If, however, they acquire a competitive balance pick in a trade, the acquired pick becomes forfeit eligible and the sacrificed pick would be either that acquired pick or the second rounder depending on which pick is acquired. That is to say... probably their 3rd rounder, but I wanted to explain the scenario it is another.

I am curious. Is there a study out there that shows off-season acquisitions earlier in the off-season are more succesful?

Can you imagine if the Chair Company didn't get picked up for a second season and it ended the way it did? I love a finale that opens up more loose ends than it ties up.

Glad BTC is citing sources now instead of just ripping stuff off.

To me, McGonigle shouldn't keep you from Bregman. He's at the tier where you make it work. Polanco, Suarez, Bichette, etc would qualify as blocking McGonigle though, and you at least have to factor in that opportunity cost.

That Sportskeeda site has really gamed Google's SEO of late. They've popped up here a few times, and atop my google search a time or two. It appears to be an AI Slop site, though.

You don't offer the QO without room in the budget if it is taken.

One accuser maybe lying doesn't mean the other ten did too.

Drunk driving is bad. Pedophilia is bad. Even if the person doing either happens to agree with me politically on the issue at hand. Epstein trashing Trump in all those emails doesn't make him a good person.

Trying to remember my timeline, but when did DOD strip all the press passes relative to the first of these war crime attacks?

My brother and I watched the latest South Park last night, and I have the song about Pete Hegseth in my head.

Trolls thrive on attention. Best to starve them. Why I can't stand the Rupar/Flipowski model.

Need I point you to the classic ESPN 30 for 30 "Broke." But yeah, like chas said, the Union is going to worry about precedent.

This was a large one. I was in the 8-9 min corral and was juking around them the whole way until I just walked off because it was hazardous and my foot was already going numb from the ankle trauma.

Prevalent during Turkey Trots, but people who start at the front of a 5k or similar run and walk. I just walked off one after rolling my ankle on a curb dodging some. Walkers go in the back.

The voice on the phone in Pluribus sounded familiar. And I was right about who it was.

Carlos Guillen was the best player on the 2006 team. Jeremy Bonderman was the best pitcher.

Just nit picking a bit, but this doesn't appear to be apples to oranges, since it compares 12 months of 2024 to 9 months of 2025. I would suspect there are some typical Q4 spikes in this particular metric given temp hiring around the Holidays or even Holiday bonuses kicking in.

For a President and a political movement that likes to use socialism and communism as boogeymen...

My Amex Gold comes with a 10 dollar monthly Uber or DoorDash discount. I comparison shopped a meal for one on it earlier this year, and it was about a wash for a taco dinner once you factor in delivery fees and mark-up.

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I had forgotten about IRA outsourcing to Nigeria when I was poking around recent suspicious followers yesterday.

If there is one thing I have learned it is that clock pots are terrible for chili or most things. Rationale here, and it tracks with my experimentation and observation. https://www.seriouseats.com/why-pressure-cookers-are-better-than-slow-cookers Next up: canned diced tomatoes are extra tough and don't cook down well. Canned whole chopped up is better in soups and chilies. Rotel's okay in a pinch because you have the peppers. I just prefer sauteeing some peppers and onions early on. Another Kenji tip I do is make paste from dried chiles to add in lieu of chili powder. I also rarely use pre made seasoning mixes and just make my own. All you need is some combo of chili power/paste, oregano, paprika, cumin, and maybe garlic power (but fresh is better). Depends on the chili though... My $0.02 from years of trying to perfect things in the kitchen.

I mean... is there anybody in the golf world who isn't all aboard the MAGA train?

Beyond what I've set aside as money market reserves, I think I'm something like 95/5. Basically, there's enough time for any losses to rebound, and in the long run equities grow more than bonds. It's a math/okay with the risk play. Any moves toward bonds/money market in the taxable portfolio have more to do with the uncertainty of federal employment that has increased in a big way this year and the increased need for extra emergency reserves. Nothing to do with trying to parse/time the market. I did take the time to rebalance the taxable account in April during the dip though. That was less timing, more getting out of a fund whose expenses were high at a time where taxes could be deferred.