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Wonder if you have this…how many of the first pitch strikes were takes versus swinging. Also how many were FB vs off speed. If a guy can locate first pitch off speed I always find they’re really effective the rest of the game. When it’s only FB it eventually leads to hits or walks.

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I didn't get that detailed. I was really just looking to see if the data backed up what I sensed was happening with falling behind in counts more often than not. If I do it again I'll try to capture more details to share.

Idk if it’s just me but Yorke also does not seem very strong for his size. A lot of balls that look they have HR trajectory off the bat and don’t even make it to the middle of the outfield

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My parents gaslit me into thinking I can survive off 35k as my first job (wanted me to stay in tx)

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Not exactly the same but similar...was having a conversation with my step-dad and he said "when I got out of college my first job paid me $35k a year and I made it work." Mind you he wasn't saying this in a boomer-y lecture kind of way to me, we were just having a general conversation. I responded "That was my salary at my first job out of college too, 40 years later." He was shocked because we have the same degree and went into essentially the same field of work, and he did end up admitting that it's harder for millennials to achieve the same financial/life milestones as our parents did.

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BR raised/LSU grad/Pensacola resident here. Blue Wahoo Stadium is regularly regarded as one of the best in the minor leagues, and the views of Pensacola Bay and Pensacola Beach are amazing. LSU vs. Florida State or really anybody, whether in the fall (similar to Biloxi) or in the spring, would be pretty awesome..

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Fellow BR raised/LSU grad/Pensacola resident here. Can confirm.

My wife (no pics) still drives the Camry she got when she was 16 (we turn 31 this month). It has 185k miles and I hope to get 300k out of it. No bluetooth, no backup camera or any of that fancy BS, and most importantly no payment and insurance is cheap as hell. When we visit home some folks give us shite for still driving the car she had in high school and it honesty gives me a good feeling inside knowing we probably out earn most of those people who are driving Denalis and AT4s with $1k+ payments.

I drove a 2003 explorer until it bit the dust in 2020. "upgraded" to a 2005 explorer eddie bauer that got ruined by hurricane sally later that year. Ended up getting a 2020 4runner because I always wanted one, and we've modded it as a camping rig that we've taken all over the country and seen places we never would have otherwise, and plan on holding onto it forever.

I don't believe there's a single root cause for this, but a combination of factors.

-Yes it has become increasingly expensive to have/raise children

-More and more couples are struggling with infertility (not here to debate as to the reasons why - everyone can have their own opinion). I'm at the age where lots of my friends and family are starting families and I don't know of a single one that did not have at least 1 (some had 2 or 3) miscarriage before having a successful pregnancy. So be careful when saying those without children are materialistic/selfish. You wouldn't say that to someone who tried for years to conceive and were never able to.

-Even couples without children often have to rely on 2 incomes to make ends meet nowadays and adding a child to the mix could be crippling financially (to some).

-More people are realizing there's no law that says you HAVE to have children, and arriving at the conclusion that it's not something they want for their life. The "when you grow up and have kids" line is ingrained into our lives from the time we are children, and it's my personal belief that many people have children because it's what they think they are supposed to do, not because they actually want to.

My wife and I (both 30) have been together since we were 19 and have had many in depth discussions that all led to the same conclusion: we aren't having kids. No we are not selfish, no we are not materialistic, no we do not hate children, no we are not LeFt WiNg LiBeRaLs simply doing the opposite of conservative values out of spite. Having children is simply not part of the picture when we think about what we want our life together to be.

The decision to have/not have kids is unique to everyone and shouldn't be subject to the scrutiny of others. But also yes I agree the scum of the earth popping out more kids for more welfare checks should not be rewarded for doing so.

For me it depends on the location. We have a small venue in downtown Pensacola and its a great concert experience. Only holds about 850 people and it feels even smaller than that. In the past couple of years I've seen some of my favorite bands from my younger years (Bowling For Soup, Lit, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus). No matter where you stand you're in a great spot. Plus you can walk to the bar and still be able to see the stage. It's great.

We have a 10 y/o lab/aussie mix and have had her on omega 3 fish oil + Dasuquin for years (can get both on Amazon and just have it auto ship on whatever schedule you need). We started her on both before she started exhibiting any signs of joint stiffness or pain because we knew it was a matter of when not if. Can't say what shape she'd be in if we hadn't but I can tell you at 10 years old she's still as spry and active as any young dog. People at the dog park are always surprised to see her with her old gray face haulin arse around with everyone else.

Last year we started getting Carprofen (generic for Rimadyl) to use on an as needed basis if she has a super long day of running/jumping/fetching/swimming but our vet did tell us that regular usage can affect their liver so we only use it when she really needs it. You can get it through Chewy if your vet approves it and it's pretty cheap. I think we paid like $35 for 60 100mg pills and most of the time we break them in half when we use it at all.

Yes

Travinski is a liability at this point. No justification to keep him in the lineup.