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Dutchrudder

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  1. I weep for Zack Greinke I was hoping the Royals would suck this year and pick him up for minimum to help him get those last few Ks to hit 3000. The A's or White Sox should reach out, it would be something for their fans to look forward to. They can get him in some starts, or let him take the mound instead of a position player in a blow out for fun.
  2. 2 up, 2 Ks, 21 pitches.
  3. Harris polls really well with younger voters, blacks, Latinos, and people who hate both Trump/Biden. She really should be the obvious choice here, and the Democrats would immediately make many of those battleground states tossups at the very least. It would become "The Prosecutor vs The Felon", and that's a pretty snazzy campaign phase that even the dullest of minds out there can understand. She doesn't have anywhere near the immense amount of baggage that Hillary carried with her into the 2016 campaign, and she should have a few months to make her case for America. I doubt Trump debates her though, but that may work in her favor.
  4. There's also a deadline in each state for the parties to submit their formal nominees. Ohio was trying to keep Biden off their ballot because the DNC is happening after their date for submitting the names. They could use the same logic in several states to try to prevent Harris or whoever from even appearing on the ballot, which would hurt their chances in those states, and swing the popular vote to Trump.
  5. Another fun pitcher story is the Dock Ellis LSD game. I have never seen the actual game footage in its entirety, but the "NO NO: A Dockumentary" features some of it. Here's a clip of it that shows part of the game here, but you can find the whole doc on some streaming services. It came out some years ago, and it's been a while since I watched it, but the parts about his MLB career and game stories was great.
  6. Well I don't know if Bob Menendez will be able to vote on that, and given Sienema and Manchins past actions, they could hold up a nomination. The Rs might be able to seize on the vacancy and find some way to use it to their advantage, or simply keep the new VP from becoming VP during the campaign. The potential chaos might not be the best option here.
  7. Is it normal to play 28 games in the month of May? 17 games with no break in the middle of the month. That's gotta kill your rotation.
  8. One other word of caution is to look up the credentials of your electrician. Do not allow an "Apprentice" to do the work, they have zero credibility and are not legally allowed to do it without supervision from a higher level electrician. Lots of scammy people are out there right now looking to make a quick buck off desperate people. You can ask for their license number to check. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/
  9. One roof was staffed with Secret Service, the other was supposed to be covered by local PD. You do the math.
  10. If you're interested in setting up a whole-home portable generator for your house, there's a Facebook group called "Generators: portable generators to power entire house" that I used to help get my house setup. This was one of the first things I did when we bought a new home in summer of 2021. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1716967438485868/ The owner of the group built a guide to all the parts and pieces needed, has a list of electricians and plumbers for install, and he's always willing to help answer questions if you have any. He helped me pick the right interlock kit, breakers, etc. Nice guy, and there are plenty of other people in there willing to help answer any questions you may have. To do the setup, here's a quick run down of the items and estimated costs of each I used: 1. Generator - Duromax 13000 Tri Fuel: $2000 https://www.duromaxpower.com/collections/hxt-series/products/duromax-xp13000hxt-13000-watt-500cc-tri-fuel-gas-propane-natural-gas-portable-generator-with-co-alert 2. 50 amp power cord from gen to house outlet: $150 3. 50 amp power inlet box to connect to breaker box: $75 4. Breaker for generator inlet: $60 5. 3/4 inch natural gas hose quick connect: $75 6. Optional: Whole house surge protector Siemens FS140: $250 7. Generator manual interlock kit for breaker box: $50 8. HVAC MicroAir Soft Start: $280 per HVAC Services: 1. Master Electrician to install inlet box, breaker, interlock, soft starts: $600 2. Plumber to install gas hose quick connect and valve: $300 Total cost roughly around $4000 to get everything setup with a portable that I keep in the garage. I wheel it out when needed, which has been twice in the last 2 years, and it does the job of powering everything in the house. The main drawback is that my wife would never set it up on her own without me, but we have neighbors and friends that would be willing to help in the event that I'm out of town during a major storm.
  11. Funny thing about that "person's" account...
  12. So did anyone ever explain why Trump was so concerned about his shoes? Does he take them off while he's doing the rally? Did Ivanka gift them to him? Why did he care so much about his shoes immediately after getting shot at?
  13. The post he quoted was not that, and to try to portray it as such is unnecessary and shitty to do. I'm sure plenty of awful things have been said and nuked by mods, but that wasn't one of them.
  14. I think you're reading it wrong. The issue is that we have a completely unchecked gun culture that constantly fights any sort of basic or reasonable responsibility for owning guns. Things like minimum age limits for purchase and ownership, limited magazine capacity, safe storage requirements, waiting periods, background checks, etc are constantly shot down by the right. It's the reason why we have so many dead children from school shootings every year, because these right-wing gun nuts don't even allow for some common sense laws on gun ownership. It's not a "Trump had it coming" sentiment, it's a "we have so many avoidable shootings in this country, but it was bound to happen to someone high profile" sentiment.
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