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  1. 2 hours ago, South Austin said:

    I’m still going to maintain my general rule of not drinking during the workweek. But on those nights that are the exception, or if it’s the last night of vacation and I have an early flight home, or at the end of a college football Saturday, these pills are useful. But they shouldn’t be a license to drink more.

    I haven't used the pills, but I have the same general rule.  I just hydrate extra before drinking + a glass of water and 2 ibuprofen before bed. 

    I can drop a 4 or 5 spot at a brewery or at the lake on a Saturday/Sunday, but drinking on a work night is very rare.  And then it's 2 drink max.  A couple of Oaxacan Old Fashioned last nights at a client dinner and I'm fine this morning.  

  2. 23 hours ago, Captainant said:

    https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-green-card-holder-returning-visit-son-us-air-force-2087397

    Avila was detained May 7 at San Francisco International Airport after returning from Japan. The 66-year-old has been a legal permanent resident since 1967, when he immigrated to the United States from Mexico. He was returning from the trip with his wife, who had not been detained.

    According to a GoFundMe page, his wife, four children and six grandchildren are all U.S. citizens, including his son, who serves in the U.S. Air Force.

    A longtime resident of San Diego, Avila has worked as a legal assistant at the workers' compensation law firm Kiwan & Chambers APC for over a decade. Colleagues from the firm organized the fundraiser.

    Newsweek reached out to Avila's employer, Kiwan & Chambers APC, for comment via email on Wednesday.

    Avila's daughter, Carina Mejia, told local outlet ABC 10 News that her father was pulled over in 2009 and arrested for a DUI and drug possession misdemeanor. He served his time and paid the fines for the misdemeanors. She said he has been able to renew his green card two times since that arrest.

    In a Tuesday update, the organizers noted that Avila has been transferred to an ICE detention center outside of Bakersfield, California.

    I don't know the ins-and-outs of this guy's life, but he's been a permanent resident since 1967 and hasn't applied for citizenship? 

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  3. 5 minutes ago, troph said:

    Shhhh! They beat us out in a head to head for this guy!

    They're also going hog wild in the softball portal after being the #1 overall seed and not making it out of regionals

    Sark beats Elko - time to go wild with football 'croots
    Texas steals Schloss - time to go wild with baseball portal guys
    Texas Softball wins the title - time to go wild with softball portal gals

    The tiny dick syndrome is causing them to overspend to chase Texas, as usual 

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  4. 1 hour ago, kingkoopa6 said:

    I’ll say one thing. Zeb can fly a tie fighter better than andor 

    Cut him some slack. That was as an experimental prototype they weren’t expecting 

  5. 25 is the number for the new roster

    Assuming nobody entered, and we haven’t heard about any scholarship players entering, our roster is:

    SR: Bennett, Maloney (RS), Gutierrez, Goode, Atwood (5)

    JR: Martinez (RS), Henry, Kavan, Stewart, Hunter, Ad. Wallace (6)

    SO: Brister, Salmon (2) 

    FR: An. Wallace, Wells, Lawson, Crabtree, Nichols, Sneed, Wilson (7)

    If we did indeed get Altmeyer, she puts us at 21 scholarships. 

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  6. 9 hours ago, Hate said:

    Maybe, but there is very little Jar Jar. Everything Jar Jar related is fucking awful. It does not get any worse than Jar Jar.

    The Phantom Menace GIF by Star Wars

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  7. 3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    was it video reviewed by a remote location?  I can't remember how the video review works.  the call on the field was no obstruction.  the whole "leading edge of the base" thing is stupid.

    they use that to try to make something definitive but then they stick in massive grey area anyway. 

     

    NCAA softball had a national review center in Pittsburgh for the postseason 

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  8. 7 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

    It seems like the umpires either ignored or didn't know the "would've been out either way" part of the rule because it was buried in the footnote.

    I'm assuming the discussion/clarification was just an emphasis on the common sense part of the rule: if the runner is out by 5 feet, the runner is fucking out, there is no obstruction 

    It does appear to be a better clarification of “it’s the runner was out regardless of there being obstruction or not, she’s out” instead of a buried footnote about umpire interpretation

    I predict the “one foot out of the box” reviews will be the new “runner leaving early” reviews that will slow down the game. Every slap hitter is going to have their hits reviewed

  9. Obstruction rule

    During the meeting, committee members clarified the obstruction rule. 

    Obstruction occurs when a defensive player, neither in possession of the ball nor in the act of fielding a batted ball, impedes a batter's attempt to make contact with a pitch or impedes the progress of any runner who is legally running bases on a live ball. It can be intentional or unintentional.

    It is obstruction when a defensive player, while not in possession of the ball, does one of the following: 

    • Blocks any part of the leading edge of first, second or third base or home plate (as defined).
    • Otherwise blocks the runner from advancing or returning to a base.

    The defensive player is not considered obstructing if the player is in possession of the ball or if the movement or position of the defensive player did not impede or alter the runner's path to a base or home plate.

    Notes: 

    1. Once in possession of the ball, the defensive player can be positioned between the runner and the base/plate. 
    2. Obstruction may be ruled even though there is no physical contact. 
    3. Obstruction can occur on a force or tag play. 
    4. Blocking the leading edge of the base constitutes obstruction unless the runner's ability to reach the base is not hindered.
    5. If the base runner would have been out, regardless of the defensive player's movement or positioning, which had no effect on the play, the runner would remain out, and the obstruction would be ignored.
  10. Just now, Gut Wagon said:

    Is Lindemuth now shaping up to be the big question mark, at least within the region? I'd love to get one of her or Spearman, and the latter I guess is fading from us. 

    My guess is yes. I think Lindemuth is likely our only other portal add, unless something random happens.

    I haven’t seen any names for us except Rachel Wells (yet) 

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  11. Altmeyer now following Texas Softball, so announcing incoming

    Spearman looks Tech bound by her follows (Pannell and Canady). Tough to pry an El Paso girl from Tech.

    aggy picked up 2 OKST transfers, including Tallen Edwards

    Some mutual follows between Dakota Kennedy and Arkansas 

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