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Thoughts and prayers for a great family, South Austin ! Just a thought for those over 50 or with a family history of renal/bladder cancer, good to have an annual urinalysis. Blood is not always visible.

Not my wheelhouse. SnakeDiggity has a good projection in post 189 (above). I will say the expanded roster due to the virus may be a challenge to manage. May be difficult to get everyone reps/innings and keep morale/chemistry high. So important. (Dr Beeper is a sharp guy, gives me advice on royalty interests)

Have you verified the above or just accepted his word ? Strange that the gov't would not continue to accept a payment plan or perhaps he was delinquent or stopped payments. May want to verify thru a third party, if possible. Also, consider if this became public how it would affect your business.

Mark Payton went 0-2 in his first MLB start (LF). Ground out, well hit ball to the warning track. Replaced with a pinch hitter and the OF rotated with another player going to CF, CF to LF. Streamed the game. As can be expected, he seemed tight, but more relaxed when he hit the ball to the track. Caught it well. Worked the count to 3-1, 3-2 in both ABs. Reds are struggling, lost 3/4 to the Cards in battle for 2nd place in NL Central. Hang tough, Mark !

From AAS. Austin Police said Thursday 31 year old Wayne Ayres has been arrested in connection with vandalism of a store in North Austin. https://www.statesman.com/news/20200813/police-arrest-man-accused-of-breaking-grocery-storersquos-windows-after-being-asked-to-wear-mask

Very sage statement - so true in many things.

Listen to Eddie !

How about your hometown guy Hoby - looked good, hope he does well.

Lengthy article on Gideon, but worth the read. Pitched the first game at the Disch, he and Richard Wortham were aces that led Texas to the first national championship under Gus. Admittedly, he was nervous, oddly enough. Jim Gideon had pitched many times before as a freshman and sophomore at Texas and was the new ace of one of the Longhorns’ most talented staffs ever. But those games were at rustic Clark Field, where they might shoehorn in 1,500 fans at the site just across the street from what is now Royal-Memorial Stadium. On that February day in 1975, Gideon was warming up in the bullpen, preparing to throw the first pitch ever before about 5,000 fans packed into Texas’ brand new Disch-Falk Field that was so gaudy it’d embarrass some major-league ballparks. Before the introductions, Gideon slipped into the locker room to change shirts and ran into former UT All-American Burt Hooton. “He was like my idol,” Gideon recalled Thursday. “Here, I’m 20 years old, and he just got out of the World Series (where Hooton’s Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the A’s). And I asked how do you do it. How do you come back and keep winning? Burt’s so unflappable. He just looked at me and said, ‘Because you’re better than they are.’“ Gideon quit stressing after that. Despite going 19-2 the year before, the antsy Gideon overcame that anxiousness and ushered in a new stadium with a 4-0 win over St. Mary’s. The tall, silky-smooth right-hander would win 16 more games that spring in a perfect season that ended in Omaha with Texas’ third College World Series title and the first of coach Cliff Gustafson’s two national championships. As Hooton reinforced, Gideon was better than the other guys. Almost always. He won 36 games his last two seasons, threw eight shutouts and paced Texas to a 59-6 record and its first title of the modern era. And that’s exactly why this gifted pitcher with tremendous command and a dominant mound presence has been selected into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame along with other greats like versatile Minnesota shortstop Paul Molitor and Georgia Tech barrel-chested catcher Jason Varitek. “It’s a great honor, and I’m very happy,” Gideon said. “It was a real golden era of UT baseball in the early ’70s.” As for his place in the pantheon of Longhorns luminaries, the 66-year-old Taylor native who still lives in Austin after a career in health insurance knows the pecking order. “At UT, you have Hooton because he is the king,” Gideon said. “We’re all measured from there. He was the greatest college pitcher of all time. Obviously, Greg Swindell is right there. Kirk Dressendorfer, Richard Wortham and myself probably fall in behind there. It’s a good crowd to be associated with.” Gideon and Wortham, in fact, have to rank as one of the best one-two pitching tandems on the same staff in college baseball history. Between them, they won a staggering 90 games, an NCAA-record 50 by Wortham, a left-hander from Odessa. Gideon won 40, a three-year star out of Houston Bellaire where he once beat Texas Rangers phenom David Clyde of Houston Westchester twice, the lefty’s only two high school defeats. Maybe Arizona State can compare with a pairing of Eddie Bane and Floyd Bannister or UCLA with 2011 draftees Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer, but few others, save probably Texas’ own Calvin Schiraldi and Roger Clemens with Mike Capel as a strong No. 3 on the 1983 staff. Gideon joins 11 other Longhorns players and coaches in the Hall of Fame, including incredibly a record six pitchers in that prestigious company. No other program has more than two, which USC, Miami and Wichita State boast. “I’d say it’s about time,” said former UT third baseman Keith Moreland, a teammate of Wortham and Gideon and a Hall of Famer himself. “It’s a cool thing. My biggest thing was he had really good stuff, but it wasn’t that he threw harder than everybody. He wasn’t overpowering, but he had tremendous command. A great demeanor and calm. That’s why his nickname was Ice.” Few pitchers cooled off opposing bats like Gideon, who finished his three-year college career in 1975 with just six losses, four of them as a freshman and three of those in relief. He had such an economical style, patterning his mechanics after the drop-and-drag style of Tom Seaver, the Mets star Gideon studied on television during the 1969 World Series. Throw strikes and throw low in the strike zone, bending the right knee and dragging the back toe to keep pitches down. It was a style he perfected and one he used to throw a no-hitter against SMU at the dumpy, city-owned Riverchon Park in Dallas where the grass was about “U.S. Open rough-high” and a grounder wouldn’t think of leaving the infield. Gideon would pitch so often at Texas that he’d frequently finish up a seven-inning complete game and, fortified by a Coke and a candy bar in between, win a game in relief in the nightcap. Ten of his 19 wins as a sophomore came in back-to-back victories in doubleheaders, a formula Longhorns assistant Bill Bethea chided him for as a victory vulture. “I can’t think of a time after my freshman year that Coach Gus ever came out and took the ball out of my hands,” Gideon said. “Gus rode his horses.” As Moreland reminded, “There was no pitch count back then.” No pitching coach either. Gideon was groomed by the legendary Ray Knoblauch at Bellaire, where the coaching legend won 598 games and four state titles, one with Gideon. But he also credits summer-league pitching coach Robert “Bus” Campbell of the Boulder Collegians with giving him some key advice after his freshman season. “He turned around my career,” Gideon said of the late Colorado pitching coach who also tutored Goose Gossage, Roy Halladay, Brad Lidge and dozens more. “He just settled me down and got me to slow down. He told me I was over-throwing.” That was all he needed for his college career to take off. He relaxed, trusted his stuff, relied on the fastball down low in the strike zone, counted on “three or four runs from Moreland every game” and pitched himself to glory. Professional baseball wasn’t so kind. Despite being drafted with the 17th pick of the Texas Rangers, he managed just one major-league start in his career before a debilitating neck condition from a teenage car wreck resurfaced, wrecked his shoulder and put a stop to his pitching. He didn’t keep the ball. Figured there’d be plenty more chances. “Yeah, just one game,” Gideon said, laughing. “As Abe Lemons would say, one more than a dead man.” https://www.hookem.com/columns/20200806/bohls-texas-jim-gideon-now-latest-long-line-horns-hall-famers/ Longhorns in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Cliff Gustafson (inducted in 2006) Brooks Kieschnick (2006) Bibb Falk (2007) Billy Disch (2008) Burt Hooton (2008) Greg Swindell (2008) Kirk Dressendorfer (2009) Keith Moreland (2009) Richard Wortham (2010) Augie Garrido (2016) David Chalk (2019) Jim Gideon (2020)

Well said ! Thoughts and prayers for all. Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene before being taken by helicopter to Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego. He was a rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/4, according to the release. A sailor and seven Marines are presumed dead: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 19, of Corona, California Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a rifleman US Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 21, of Bend, Oregon, a rifleman Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 23, of Harris, Texas, a rifleman Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 19, of Portland, Oregon, a rifleman Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California, a rifleman https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/amphibious-assault-vehicle-training-victims-identified/index.html

Very well written GoFundMe page by your daughter. Thoughts and prayers for all !

Rex is my hero. Gives me advice on my royalty interests.

Excerpt from a Yahoo Sports article. Have to wonder about the flight crew test later being reported as negative. We were OK, too, with those same Marlins sitting on a bus on a tarmac in Atlanta at the end of last week, on their way to Philadelphia, having been told their flight was delayed because a flight attendant and a team official had tested positive for the virus. The flight crew would have to be swapped out, and then they’d be on their way, as if this were normal, as if we actually knew a way to contain this thing, and then they’d be expected to be as good at baseball as they’ve ever been. Then they’d be told the flight attendant and team official had registered false positives, as it turned out, and what a relief that would be if they really believed it, because a couple days later four of their own had the virus, and a day after that another eight or 10 of them had it, and who knew after that. https://sports.yahoo.com/the-marlins-covid-19-outbreak-is-really-bad-and-exactly-what-mlb-signed-up-for-160751017.html

Nationals went with 2 catchers (Suzuki and Gomes) veterans in their 30's. Tres needs to stay sharp and wait his chance. No minor league ball makes it a challenge. AUSTIN, Texas – As the 2020 Major League Baseball season gets underway this week, Texas Baseball has three former players on Opening Day rosters and two players on the injured list. Corey Knebel returns to the Milwaukee Brewers roster after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The righthander has made 224 relief appearances since 2014 and spent the last six seasons as a member of the Brewers organization. Hoby Milner begins his first season with the Los Angeles Angels after pitching for the Phillies (2017-18) and Rays (2019-19). Milner has pitched in 55 MLB games and logged a total of 42.1 innings. Brandon Workman begins his sixth season with the Boston Red Sox and makes his second-consecutive Opening Day roster. A member of the 2013 World Series Champion team, he has made 188 appearances and struck out 295 batters in 281.1 innings pitched. Brandon Belt (San Francisco Giants) and Dillon Peters (Los Angeles Angels) both begin the season the injured list. Belt has played more than 1,000 games for the Giants since 2011 and was a member of the 2012 and 2014 World Series Champion teams. Ron Gardenhire enters his third season as Detroit Tigers manager and his 16th overall as an MLB manager. He has managed 2,330 big league games in his career. A member of the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, Gardenhire played shortstop for the Longhorns from 1978-79. Four other former Longhorns were named to MLB summer camps leading up to Opening Day – Tres Barrera (Washington Nationals), Bret Boswell (Colorado Rockies), John Curtiss (Tampa Bay Rays) and Mark Payton (Reds/Athletics). https://texassports.com/news/2020/7/23/former-texas-baseball-players-set-for-2020-mlb-opening-day.aspx

May want to check to see if any nearby businesses have security camera footage. In Texas, emergency vehicles are trained/required to slow at an intersection and insure safety. Most honk their loud horn if no siren in use (link below) Check detailed rules for Idaho that may go beyond the law stated in your post. Not to derail the thread, but did the 4Runner take the hit well ? Glad she is ok ! They are prone to rollover per safety ratings. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.546.htm

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t11114_ds628022 Solid advice in the thread. I retired your same vehicle (2000 Silv, 5.3) with 316K miles. (second vehicle). Engine and transmission were fairly solid till the end. Did develop seal leaks and the low oil pressure at idle described in link above which I chose not to repair. No oil pump or bearing failure. Just monitor the oil pressure gauge.

Wow ! was not aware.

Would not be surprised if Kamron later enrolls in TSU's Law School (Thurgood Marshall School of Law) and purses a political career. He and another recruit sat near my section during a game recruiting visit. Mature beyond his years.

https://www.cnet.com/news/the-roughneck-us-cowboys-who-drilled-britains-secret-wwii-oil-wells/ Above is a lengthy, but interesting article when the oil barons have time to read. Wars aren't fought only on battlefields. Here's the little-known story of the gang of Americans who searched for black gold in the heart of besieged Britain.

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More on the story. Quite an honor since only one LHP and one RP were selected. Props to the fans who voted. Former Texas stars Greg Swindell and Huston Street were two of the three pitchers named to ESPN’s Greatest All-Time College Baseball Team on Tuesday. Swindell was the fan-selected team’s left-handed pitcher. Street made the cut as the lone reliever. Swindell and Street’s selections come nearly three weeks after Cat Osterman, who is also a left-handed pitcher, represented Texas on ESPN’s all-time softball squad. Street secured 32.4% of the votes for relievers and earned a decisive victory over ex-Wichita State closer Darren Dreifort (16.6%). Swindell (28.5% ) beat out Vanderbilt’s David Price (25.1%) and Michigan’s Jim Abbott (13.9%) in the category for left-handed pitchers. Swindell pitched at Texas from 1984-86. He went 43-8 with a 1.92 ERA. His 501 strikeouts and 14 shutouts are still career records at UT. Swindell was an All-American during each of his three years on campus. No Longhorn has saved more games than Street, who closed out 41 save situations from 2002-04. His five career saves at the College World Series are also a record for that event. Street was the MVP of the 2002 College World Series. Swindell and Street, who have both had their numbers retired at Texas, were two of the 10 Longhorns on the ballot for ESPN’s all-time team. Roger Clemens almost gave UT a clean sweep of the pitching categories. But with 22.9% of the vote, Clemens finished second among right-handed pitchers to LSU’s Ben McDonald (30%). ESPN’s All-Time College Baseball Team RHP Ben McDonald (LSU) LHP Greg Swindell (Texas) RP Huston Street (Texas) 1B Will Clark (Mississippi State) 2B Todd Walker (LSU) SS Alex Bregman (LSU) 3B Robin Ventura (Oklahoma State) LF Barry Bonds (Arizona State) CF J.D. Drew (Florida State) RF Joe Carter (Wichita State) C Buster Posey (Florida State) TWO-WAY John Olerud (Washington State) https://www.hookem.com/2020/07/01/texas-swindell-street-acknowledged-espn-unveils-time-baseball-team/

Good to see Brett Boswell in the mix. Been playing 2B, AA, Rockies' orgn. The Texas baseball program will have nine of its alumni vying for playing time in the major leagues this summer. With Major League Baseball looking to start its 2020 season by the end of July, attention has shifted to the resumption of a spring training that was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Each of MLB’s 30 teams had the opportunity to put together a 60-man player pool by the end of this past weekend. Not all of the players in the pool will appear in the big leagues this season, but they will be eligible to play. According to MLB.com, every franchise will start the regular season with 30 players on its roster. That number will be cut to 28 after two weeks and 26 players after 29 days. Every team can travel with a three-player “taxi squad” once the regular season begins. Here are the ex-Longhorns who were placed in a 60-man pool: Nationals C Tres Barrera Giants 1B Brandon Belt Rockies INF Bret Boswell Rays RHP John Curtiss Brewers RHP Corey Knebel Angels LHP Hoby Milner Reds OF Mark Payton Angels LHP Dillon Peters Red Sox RHP Brandon Workman Belt (2012, 2014), Workman (2013, 2018) and Barrera (2019) have all won World Series rings since they left Texas. Curtiss, Milner and Peters have experience in the major leagues. Knebel was an all star in 2017. Looking for a chance to make their MLB debuts this summer will be Payton and Boswell. https://www.hookem.com/2020/06/29/ex-longhorns-resume-spring-training-mlb-works-way-back-coronavirus-hiatus/

Hi phd Any model for this dust to predict length of time in area ? Thanks !

Very well done vid ! Props to 'Bama and Saban.

CDC's Forty Acres Insider pays tribute to the anniversary (22 Jun) of the National Championship vs SCarolina in 2002. At :022 the late, great James Street walks down to the field with Horns' Up. RIP, Slick ! https://texassports.com/news/2020/6/23/forty-acres-insider-june-23.aspx