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Instead of thinking “how quickly can I replace this” start thinking “how long can I keep this?”

It’s much cooler to say “I got this 20 years ago and it still works well” than “I got this last week.”

re: Baseball

Posted by Jon Ham on 7/1/26 at 6:10 pm to
I saw Gage pitch 5 innings for the Phillies AA team last night. Hoping they don’t trade him.

re: DeSantis does it again

Posted by Jon Ham on 6/29/26 at 11:22 pm to
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I’m guessing it’s because in those situations we want to be prepared to act fast in self-defense. Most people are right handed, so when taking a left turn your right arm is in a position of strength.
What a travesty destroying a beautiful ‘96 Blazer.
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all those blank checks from the Waltons, Hunts, etc didn’t just get lost in the mail……………. They ain’t coming, at all.


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The stadium naming was an opportunity to bring in a new money pocket who wouldn’t otherwise be giving to the University.
Largest credit union in the area. Seems about right.
Tall doesn’t mean “big.” There are plenty of 6’7 4th year bruisers who would eat our “bigs” lunch.
I think it’s mostly rooted in the idea that an individual judge doesn’t control the game at the end of the day - schools can do things like refuse to play certain schools if the rules aren’t being followed. I think that’s it’s Texas Tech, maybe the team most advancing itself from where it was under this new era, adds fuel to the fire.
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Little Rock +25,000
St. John's +30,000


Their odds to win it all can’t actually be that bad.
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re: Baseball

Posted by Jon Ham on 5/31/26 at 4:17 pm to
He hasn’t started a game all year, and what’s the most we can realistically expect out of him, 4 innings? Rather keep him in the role he’s used to, coming out of the pen in a high leverage spot. If you have to bring him in in the third inning fine.

re: Baseball

Posted by Jon Ham on 5/31/26 at 3:44 pm to
Pitching recipe for tonight:
3.5 Fisher
1.5 Dossett
1.0 Kircher/Brissey
3.0 McElvain

re: Baseball

Posted by Jon Ham on 5/31/26 at 8:28 am to
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Need to pound NEstern and not use any top arms to have them for night cap.


Remember when McGuire threw 5 scoreless innings against TCU in February? I don’t feel like hoping him to do something like that against Northeastern is asking for a miracle. If he can do that and we can get a 5+ run lead, allowing us to save arms for the next two games, we have a fighter’s chance to win this regional.
Governor Ron DeSantis views Chinese students, particularly those engaged in graduate research, as a major national security risk and potential vector for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage. His administration has actively implemented stringent policies to restrict their presence, hiring, and influence in Florida's educational institutions.

He signed a 2023 law (SB 846) prohibiting public universities in Florida from partnering with entities in China and six other "countries of concern". This effectively blocks faculty from hiring Chinese graduate students and postdocs as research assistants, a move that is currently facing legal challenges in federal court.

K-12 School Choice Restrictions: DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Education to pull state scholarship funding from private schools suspected of having direct ties to the CCP, citing threats to student welfare and indoctrination concerns.

H-1B Visa Crackdowns: He directed the Florida Board of Governors to halt the use of H-1B visas at state universities, following audits that claimed Chinese individuals were brought in to discuss public policy with students.

At the national level, DeSantis has explicitly opposed proposals to expand the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S., stating he would "rather have none" because of the perceived risks of intellectual property theft and espionage.