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Storm the Field

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  1. Welp, got the sweep. Too bad Arlington couldn't be of any use. 81-68. 13 games left with a 4.5 game lead. Magic number is 9. I would think 6 or more wins is likely enough.
  2. Bottom of the order making the stars look bad.
  3. Weird, I was literally in the middle of posting something very similar, right down to the 7-7 vs. 11-2. Projected finishes are 88-74 and 82-80, respectively. 97% chance to win the division per Fangraphs, but I don't like that Seattle is once again still lurking in the final stretch with an unlikely but possible path. Wrap up the sweep today, take at least 1 in San Diego, then feast on the Halos again next weekend and we should be sitting pretty comfortable.
  4. Hope everyone survived the Great Bear Market of 9/3-9/10
  5. WTI back above $70 by a few dimes and pennies. Up about 4% on the week despite crashing to $65 on Tuesday.
  6. Looking likely that tomorrow and/or Sunday will be hottest day of the rest of 2024. 96 in Houston. 100 in Austin. Gonna be 95 or above through next Wednesday or so, but things should get a little nicer towards next weekend. Extended stretch of warm, dry, and sunny ahead. Second Summer has begun.
  7. You don't need the batter to score or even get on base in the scenario I'm describing. That's what I meant.
  8. You think $2.25 nat gas is fun, wait til you see $0.25!
  9. Flare, baby, flare!! E&P companies need to be less concerned with "making money" or being "economically viable" and should just produce at max capacity all the time to keep prices as low as possible. I am a very serious individual.
  10. JD says we should be producing 3 million more barrels per day and 2 or 3 times as much nat gas.
  11. Tuesday night game was the perfect example of what I'm talking about. Abreu comes in and fucking dominates, holding the A's scoreless in both the 10th and 11th. All you need is a single run and it's an instant W. You're not sacrificing anything by giving up an out to move the runner over. Him scoring is the only thing that matters and you take home the W. Nope, swing away boys!
  12. My biggest complaint with Espada is having too much faith in his players and refusing to make the "safe" managerial call. Seems like he won't call for a bunt in extras. Won't walk a hot hitter when there's a base open in a tight game. Always tries to wring 1 more inning out of a laboring pitcher. "I trust my guy to deliver in that situation" and then they don't and we end up losing by 1 run.
  13. How will we replace -0.6 WAR in the meantime??!??!
  14. An exceedingly mediocre team by the standard of the past 7 years whose only saving grace has been playing in the weakest division in baseball. Poorly constructed roster beset by injuries. Terrible record in close games and extra innings. Just not a very exciting product.
  15. At least we didn't tie it up just to lose in extras. 15-26 now in games decided by 1 run. No clutch.
  16. Down by a run. Got Jake, Dubon, and Heyward coming up. Ugh. And M's just took a 3 run lead.
  17. Almost certainly.
  18. ~850 point turnaround for the DJIA. From 40026 a little after 10 am to closing at 40861. VIX chart for the day:
  19. Dumbest loss of the entire season. 2/17 with RISP. You hold the visiting team scoreless 2 straight innings in extras, you should have about a 99% chance of winning. Nope, defeated by the inability to properly field 3 straight bunts. And of course strand a leadoff double in the bottom half.
  20. Welp, that cool down was pretty nice for the 60 or so hours that it lasted. Right back to mid-Summer this coming weekend. Mid 90's Friday through Sunday. Luckily the pool has ticked down a few degrees following the cool front and rain last week and is somewhat refreshing again vs. feeling like bath water. Being that it's still technically Summer until the 22nd, I don't HATE the 91/75 forecast for basically every day next week. Would like to see some more rain though.
  21. A show about a field landman would probably not have much mass appeal. Follow around some 40-something problem drinker as he visits courthouses in scenic locations like Carthage, Big Spring, and Cuero. After he puts in a couple hours, the drama really amps up as he heads to the Chili's in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn he's staying in and attempts to romance the recently-divorced bartender with 4 kids. One episode is just him driving back all day on a Friday to his sad little apartment in San Antonio. But hey, 75 cents a mile reimbursement plus day rate!
  22. RBOB gasoline futures are at a 3 1/2 year low. By October, pump prices will be close to $1 less than a year ago.
  23. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-CV1R5OofJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  24. Latest spaghetti models have Francine coming in just a little SW of Lafayette. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/06L_tracks_latest.png
  25. Mixed bag on August jobs report. Neither bulls nor bears happy. Headline number slightly below expectations (142K vs. 165K). July revised down to only 79K. However, U3 down from 4.3% to 4.2% and wage growth stronger than expected at 0.4%. Coin flip odds between 25 bps or 50 bps cut in in 2 weeks. 10-year was down immediately after release, but now flat.
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