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The game sure is finding McStinkface so far, isn’t it?

It's the trick they learned from their Russian benefactors, something that was new to America: just train a fire hose of craziness, corruption, and distraction toward the American public, and the critics will be dancing around so much trying to respond coherently to all of it that they won't be able to keep any of it in the news for more than a single cycle. No other president had the fire hose, so none of the other ones could ever get away with anything remotely close to this.

"Small price to pay", says the guy who never has to buy any gas.

We would hear even more "but land CAN vote!" statements! What If The US Had The Canadian Electoral System (~100k per district) The map above shows what the US House would look like if it had 100k people per district vs the over 750k people per district today. Overall, you’d have a house with 3,350 members, which in this map would mean 1692 Democrats and 1658 Republicans. INSETS (if you have a hard time) Alaska: Anchorage inset; Hawaii: Honolulu/Oahu inset (easy enough, but I put them here on a technicality) LEFT, Third row: Los Angeles/San Diego; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle/Puget Sound; Portland, OR; Minneapolis RIGHT New York City Second row: Philadelphia (and Trenton, NJ), Boston Third row: Atlanta, Hampton Roads, Washington DC/Baltimore Fourth row: Miami, Chicago/Milwaukee, (top) Tampa Bay, (bottom) Orlando BOTTOM ROW: Sacramento; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Denver; El Paso; San Antonio/Austin; Dallas/Fort Worth; Houston; St. Louis; Detroit; Cleveland; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh

U.S. Counties With A Life Expectancy Above 80 Years Only six states have zero counties (or parishes) that qualify.

Their parents could not be prouder that President Trump is teaching their children about real life, I would imagine the mental gymnastics they engage in to be.

I still haven't quite figured out what he is trying to accomplish by constantly making the most outrageous braggadocio claims possible. I think it might be related to the overall distraction strategy, so that we end up talking as much or more about the style of his brags versus the actual gravely important substance of topics he's bragging on. It's a way to mask the abject awfulness of the things he is doing, because it puts less pressure on him to defend the actual substance of his actions (beyond "you're a terrible person for asking me that"). I acknowledge that some will counter that Trump has a brain equivalent to a drain fly so he's not simply capable of conceiving or carrying out strategy or tactics, and that everything he does is statistically random and incapable of direction.

Already at $7.09 for premium here in Big Shoulders.

We never know how any particular prospect is going to do in any particular system until we actually see them go there. Certain types of hitters thrive in certain systems and get ruined in others. Focusing on proper development is just as important for an organization as scouting talent. Amateur players are never finished products when they first get drafted or signed.

Oh, great, now they pull the tarp on the field.

There must be cameras that are inoperable since there’s only one camera following the ball after it’s hit.

More cardboard cutouts, please!

I'll say he comes back after the break for a little extra caution.

Yes, I acknowledge that, although there are some folks who insist Harris Hinch love the chaos, and utility above stability.

I have been assured repeatedly that Harris Hinch prefers pitching chaos, as well as a roster of nothing but utility players, because they think it highlights their contrarian genius or something

Two questions: Who is **** is Magoo? What is with the sad-looking emoji and what's coming out of his mouth? Is that a flex of some kind?

Why does this guy insist on coming across as the president of preschool?

The tricky balance here will be successfully merchandising to the voting public this as an effective response to dirty dark money in politics without having the effect of unilaterally disarming themselves in the money system as currently constructed.

Baseball is designed to break your heart.

We have heard this here and there in bits and pieces, but to hear it all at one time is pretty remarkable. https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/2050989308815818823/video/1?s=61

Maybe the pilot is in the same place the first Trump assassin is—what’s his name again?

Kevin has good field vision, too, because he went when he saw the shortstop abandon second and also saw the second baseman was nowhere near the base.

They used to use what were called red-dot balls, which were flight restricted balls that you could tell had a bit of give when you held it. Nowadays, softballs are as hard as hard balls. Plus, I know some guys are using BSER bats even tough they’ve been outlawed for over a decade, but most umpires are as clueless about that as they are about the throw-out-of-bounds rule. I don’t like it, but what am I gonna do? Quit? As if.

I play left field at Brands Park where there is a tennis court maybe about 275 feet away from the plate. In the mid 2000s, I never once saw a ball get hit into the courts. Nowadays, there’s at least one a game. It’s beyond ridiculous. But CSSC encourages it because it keeps teams signing up and paying their $1,400 team fee to keep playing. What can you say? It’s a business.