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UrbanAchiever

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  1. Eric and Wendy are my #1A and #1B. Significant drop off after that. Wendy was way down on my list, but she had a late career renaissance that skyrocketed her up the chart.
  2. Lifelong Giants fan here, so I'll give my perspective. I'd like to keep Bumgarner and maybe ship off a reliever (Watson) to address something like infield help. The thing about the Giants is that the WS teams never looked good on paper. That's why it's no surprise Derka says they wouldn't compete against the Yankees, Astros, etc. that are far more talented. But guys like Aubrey Huff, Cody Ross, Travis Ishikawa and Marco Scutaro were the reasons the team hung 3 banners in 5 years. Not exactly household or marquee names. Giants teams have always relied on solid rotation, good bullpen and timely hitting from guys that rise up at the right moments. Zaidi seems to have found one of those Huff, Ross, Scutaro types in Alex Dickerson. He's not exactly a journeyman, but he was written off by the Padres and has found new life with the Giants. The other core guys from past WS teams that have either battled injuries or slumps are all showing glimpses of returning to their former selves albeit older. Posey, Belt, Crawford and Panik are seasoned guys when it comes to October baseball, so it would be interesting to see how they step up if given a chance in the playoffs. The other thing no one has talked about is the return of Cueto. He's facing live batters now and is on track to return in September. Bum - Cueto as a 1-2 could make things interesting from a top of the rotation perspective especially combined with the Giants' deep, quality relief staff. A lot of the elements that were there in '10, '12, '14 and even '16 (eliminated by the eventual WS Champion Cubs) are there again with this '19 team. Of course, they can't keep winning at this pace (17-3 in last 20 games). They can only hope this type of baseball and mentality will continue, and maybe it will be enough to earn them a WC berth.
  3. 13-2 in the last 15 games. It certainly makes the front office decision-making difficult ahead of the trade deadline.
  4. Hillary got 3 million more votes. 2018 midterms say hi.
  5. Man, you crushed that course. Well done, and a hearty congrats!! It looks like that Buffalo Springs IM is attracting some top flight talent making your results all the more impressive.
  6. Happy 5th birthday to me. I'm a long time lurker on this thread but have never posted. Thanks to everyone here for displaying the courage to be candid about your past and in turn provide support for those walking down our same paths. Keep doing what you're doing. It makes a huge impact for those of us who aren't active on the thread (I suspect there are many more like me).
  7. It's across from the Expo Center and is serviced by Cap Metro, so not exactly in the sticks. And the original site was within the city limits, but the neighborhood opposed it. Thus, they moved to where there were no neighbors.
  8. Formula 1 doesn't have any accompanying hometown allegiances or pride. To the extent Austin takes ownership of the team, it will be a successful franchise.
  9. Well, of course. You're reserving a place in line, and most people probably put down deposits along with other people they intend to sit with. Then, you'll end up choosing seats from the account that has the best spot in the line among that group. That said, I have no doubt that overall season ticket purchases will still be very high. Season 1 should be a sellout for most games. It's the novelty of having a pro franchise, and it's the only pro game in town. How the franchise does in year 2, 3 and 4 will be the real test of the market, and I think that will largely come down to the game day experience and atmosphere.
  10. I did the same and came up with the same range. Cheap seats around $500 up to around $2K for premium seats with club access + parking. That's for 20 matches - 17 regular season plus a few extra matches. Austin FC president did say their cheapest season tickets would be close to the $20 level that they guaranteed Austin City Council as part of the stadium deal (as in a certain percentage of tickets have to be priced at $20).
  11. I'm guessing season tickets deposits as well. They said spring '19 for that a couple of months ago, and we're running out of spring '19 days.
  12. I agree it sucks for OSU, but man I love the high stakes nature of match play.
  13. With MCM, your most strenuous weeks won't be until late September / early October depending on how you prefer to train. At that point, the early morning temps tend to get below 70 so you have that going for you. In the summer, I'm outdoors two to three times a week and then on a treadmill for easy days. Do some climate-controlled runs if you can especially if it's not a quality workout day. Pop some salt tabs during your outdoor long runs, and start super early. Just don't wear yourself out and get mentally exhausted come August. You'll start to despise your training and resent signing up for an early fall marathon, and it may affect your mentality leading up to the race. Also, don't focus too much on hitting the marathon goal pace. Just focus on the quality of the workouts.
  14. IMO you don't need a $2,500 bike if your goal is to just to finish a half Ironman. You can get a serviceable one that will perform well for half that or less. If you decide to do it, spend a lot of the time in open water training. There are a lot of elements to open water swimming that can't be replicated in a pool (mainly the mental side of things).
  15. Really happy for Bruce and the team. I've gotten to know Bruce really well since he moved to Austin as he's our neighbor. I'm admittedly biased, but I think he deserves the job. I'm encouraged that others feel the same. I know he's been heavily involved in the recruiting side of things for the past few years, so I assume the relationships he needs in that department are pretty well developed. Regarding the match, I was really impressed by the way the guys came out at singles and got up a set in 4 matches to set the tone. Clearly they tuned out all of the hype about how Wake doesn't drop singles points especially at lines 1 - 3. I was most impressed by Yuya and Scott bouncing back. Those matches completely turned in the second set. Obviously, we didn't need Scott's point, but he was on cruise control.
  16. What a way to retire from marathons. Congrats on your storied tenure as a marathoner. I've really enjoyed following you through the years, and I've learned a lot about my own regimens and how to get faster because of you. I hope you'll continue to give advice / feedback and keep us updated on your future endeavors.
  17. Ito with Point 3. 3-1 Texas now with Sigsgaard dropping to Rybakov.
  18. Top 5 teams from each of the 6 regional sites.
  19. Excellent job, man!! I heard some recaps, and weather seemed to be more problematic than you described ... at least for the runners in my group. I heard it rained all morning and after it tapered off, it left the air too warm and heavy. Getting under 3:00 in the conditions is very impressive. You should revel in that.
  20. I'm sad to hear that. But I understand - there's nothing more miserable than slogging through long runs when you can't find enjoyment in it. Look forward to following you in other endeavors - trail runs, tris, whatever. Good luck today!
  21. I'm doing the 5K. I ran it 3 years ago, but they've modified the course since then. It still goes around campus. The 10K follows the same course but goes up and back down through Hyde Park. I remember it being pretty flat. The only thing that was kind of a mess was the start. It seemed fairly informal, like a campus fun run but with Nike as the sponsor. It's certainly not made to accommodate a large crowd, because there's not a lot of room for runners to line up. And I fully expect it to be the largest crowd ever given the cancellation of the Cap 10K. The one thing that does help is that the 10K runners go first, and the 5K runners are off 15 minutes later. That will help with crowd control. The biggest upside is the Nike tech shirt that you get. To date, it's the best fitting tech shirt I've gotten in a race.
  22. Why not both in a mixed-use project? Ground floor commercial space and housing above. And the city wouldn't be committing money to the housing portion except a little through GO bonds. It would probably be financed through whatever Foundation Communities decides.
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