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3 hours ago, relapse98 said:
I didn't make it to that practice. I'm old and not gonna sit in the mist and chill.
No, I meant the whole weekend was deserted. But yeah, it was cold. I think I felt colder at the Disch though than when I was out at COTA that weekend. At least at COTA I could move around a lot. The Disch was pretty packed though all weekend. Maybe that's where everyone was.
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Just now, Valmy77 said:
Idiot play to get tagged out at second in a one run game.
Twice.
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Jesus fuck...
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WTF no slide there?
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On 2/27/2019 at 2:35 PM, relapse98 said:
Anyone else going to the Blancpain GT Word Challenge America at COTA this weekend?
I think I'm going to drag my laptop out there and do some "work" on Friday during their practices. Friday looks to be free with access to Main Grandstand, Turn 1, Turn 15, Paddock. Saturday and Sunday are $30 each or $50 for both.
That shit was deserted...
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BTW I heard the proposed motorsport hotel/condo deal at COTA is dead & the developer took it to Vegas.
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On 8/14/2018 at 5:42 AM, Longhorn Al said:
This is...interesting. I'm for it. It's not my money.
https://robbreport.com/shelter/new-construction/forza-race-track-development-in-austin-2811311/
https://nathanlandreville.com/work/#/forza/
Yeah I heard that's dead & the developer took it to Vegas.
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If this is accurate, sure looks like fucking murder to me...
Dude is unarmed and walking home, you somehow get into an argument with him as you pass by in your pickup, then jump out of the pickup with a rifle and follow the guy around with it trained on the guy til you shoot him. How in the actual fuck is that not murder?
QuoteAccording to Shelley's family, Shelley was walking home when he got into an argument with his neighbor over Shelley's family dog. The family claims Shelley's neighbor stabbed the dog a few weeks earlier. At some point during the argument, the shooter jumped out of his truck with a gun.
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Maybe the dipshit shooting the video shoulda been calling 911 instead?
At least the video being leaked might result in charges on this asshole.
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17 minutes ago, benson32 said:
For USA Transfers you'll pay the driver the Roundtrip amount (in USD) once he drops you off at the Ferry. They're great.
I thought I remembered paying online in advance.
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9 minutes ago, El Tri said:
USA transfers is the consensus for airport to ferry transport correct? booked it and it didn't ask for payment info. it said they're reviewing it for availability and they'll contact me. is this right?
Yep they're the ones to use. Re: the payment when booking, I don't remember, but I've only used them once, and I've slept since then...
Hope this customs stuff gets straightened out before y'all get there. We're still up in the air on whether we'll go there or Cali this summer.
ETA: Looks like they added more agents recently.
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Got my 500 tickets in the mail yesterday and told the boys. They went nuts..
Turn 1. SW Vista.
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I'd never seen this video of the Johnson/Alonso car swap from Bahrain last year. Pretty good. Thought y'all might like it.
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Alonso seat fitting at the MTC. Cool video...
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On 3/1/2019 at 10:36 PM, skittlebrau said:
I’ll write something up and take pics. May surprise a couple local reporters.
What was the turnout like?
Ol' Squidward (Epstein) sure was looking old & poorly.
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4 minutes ago, pacman said:
More recent locals can correct me but Huston always spoke highly of David Smart, who worked with him on pitching. He is still around I believe, might be worth a google and a conversation.
Are you hacking my laptop? I literally just came back here from looking at that website and watching Etier's video lol...
Yeah I'm gonna look into them some more, for both my boys.
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7 minutes ago, pacman said:
Sounds like he just needs work and experience tossing/locating the ball with his pitches. If you can catch or buy a net, you will get more value out of reps and maybe a specific pitching coach for mechanics.
Let's be honest about "select" teams across all sports. 90% of the time you are just paying for being placed with other, more talented players but you get little to nothing out of the coaching. Most of "select sports" is match.com for young athletes.
You might be lucky and have a really good club around you but those are way too few. You would have to really research the history of development for the pitchers of the club to get anything of value imo.
Thanks. Yeah I've considered this kind of route as well. I really am hoping he can just get his foot in the door because he's still growing, getting stronger, etc. He hasn't even really learned how to pitch yet and already throws good stuff that most kids can't catch up with. I think in the right environment he could really take off and has tremendous upside. Gotta get him there tho...
We have a net that he & his brother throw and hit into, and I can catch him. I think I wanna get a mask tho for that. He's throwing hard enough now that I'd better not take any chances at my age.
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We haven't done select ball at all, and I think this shit is completely ruining all youth sports. That said, I'm considering putting my oldest (15) in select ball this fall. He just tried out for Bowie as a freshman. There were about 60 kids trying out for about 20 or so spots in JV2 (which is basically a freshman team). It went pretty much as I expected, as he's still relatively raw, having played only 3 years. There were 4 or 5 guys who stood out and you knew would make the team. There were about the same number who you knew wouldn't make it. And then there was a big group in the middle with very similar overall skillsets. He didn't make it, but I made sure he went to Coach later to find out why he didn't make it & what he needed to work on. Basically it was pretty much what I thought ... coach said he has all the tools, likes his arm, etc, and he was very close to making it but was edged out by guys with less physical ability but more experience on competitive teams. Coach said he should find a competitive team to play on and try again next year.
My kid is a 15 yo 6' 3" freshman, still growing, and a hard thrower. He throws strikes and has overpowered 14u 'select' teams that our rec team played, even when he was 13. They couldn't hit him, and the few they got a bat on him were way late. They knew what was coming, too. He was throwing exclusively gas. But he's definitely raw and just needs a lot of reps and better pitching coaching than I can give. He's also good at 1B for a righty. He's very long and can make the shorthops, but he needs work on his footwork. And he's good in the outfield. He can hit hard but needs more contact. As is often the case with really tall guys, he has a long swing and shortening it up has been a major challenge.
I really feel like he could make the team just on his pitching if he develops a good change and a serviceable slider or curve. His slider moves a lot. He just needs to polish it. The coach I assist on my younger boy's team now also umpires and has ump'd several Bowie JV2 games this year. He's also caught my older boy a few times and says none of the Bowie JV2 boys throw as hard, but they're all more experienced and have 3 pitches they can throw in the game.
Would y'all pony up the $$ for a select team in this situation?
Disclaimer: I am NOT the guy who thinks his kid is the next Nolan Ryan. I'd just like for him to have a decent shot at making the HS team if that's what he wants.
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Yeah it's pretty tough to watch some of these kids seemingly never progress at all, while my 12 & 15 yo have only played on teams for 3 years and were both among the best players on their teams within 1 season and have been all-stars ever since . Some kids clearly are only out there because mom or dad want them there, so they don't ever get better. Some think they're MLBers already & are basically uncoachable 'cause they know everything. Some rarely make it to practice, so they're clueless. Then you have the kids who've never played before but think at 13 it's a good time to start ... and as a coach you have to play 'em.
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One thing nobody can accuse Mr. Ricky Williams of is being a bullshitter. He's gonna straight up tell it like he sees it, regardless of what anyone thinks.
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15 minutes ago, RPM said:
"Great moments in Montreal sports history."
Yeah I could make that out, but not the action on the screen before that...
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17 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:
Isn't that the 911 dispatcher's problem then? Why are they dispatching firefighters for EMT or Animal Control jobs?
When you call 911 in a big city, a call screener comes on & asks if you want Police, Fire, or EMS. Very often when the call screener hears about a problem that doesn't fall into the usual categories, they boot it over to Fire for us to deal with. The better screeners probably do realize this is an animal control call and send it over to them accordingly. That said, some people insist that they need a fire truck, and when they do that, they're generally going to get a fire truck. We do often go get cats out of trees because that's what the caller wants and it'll make them feel better ... even if it probably makes the cat feel worse because they were probably up the tree tracking a varmint or just trying to get away from their owner in the first place.
The cat's gonna come down when it gets hungry or thirsty, or when it just gets tired of the tree. They usually get pissed at us for trying to pull 'em out.
I've been to lots of cats in trees. I've been to one legit cat rescue, and it wasn't in a tree.
ETA: That's not an EMT call either, but Firefighters nowadays are usually EMT or Paramedic certified.
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47 minutes ago, Machinator said:
...aggy Twitter boycott incoming.
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1 hour ago, pepper brooks said:
we are playing tonight. gonna be a cold MOFO. Hard to believe these kids are going to have any fun. Luckily we played our first game already and my son isn't available to pitch tonight since he pitched that one.
Yeah our games last night and tonight have been cancelled ...
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Don't remember one, but there was one at first that was damn close ... by the catcher. IMHO if you get picked off at first by a catcher, even a great one, you should just stop playing baseball.