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August 8, 2023
A real, functional Transformer!
Pretty darn impressive!
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1688841629296451584
August 8, 2023
Need a pick-me-up, a little motivation? Don't look here!!
This is a collection of posters and memes to keep your head from soaring into the clouds. Sorry folks, sometimes I have a rather morbid sense of humor and if I see something like this in just the right (or wrong) mood, I can't help but laugh.
Feel free to add your own.
August 6, 2023
Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez throwing punches, bench-clearing brawl ensues
Not a good look for the game...
August 5, 2023
Cruising into Caturday...
August 5, 2023
CNN Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even longer stint in jail after being sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media report, a fresh blow to a fierce critic of Russias President Vladimir Putin that comes amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent.
Navalny was accused of creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities and a number of other crimes.
He was found guilty on Friday at the high-security penal colony in which he has been detained.
Navalny is already serving sentences totaling 11-and-a-half years in a maximum security facility on fraud and other charges that he says were trumped up.
Things get worse for Alexey Navalny
Another 19 years added to his sentence. Putin's "justice," the way Trump would like it to be here.
CNN Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even longer stint in jail after being sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media report, a fresh blow to a fierce critic of Russias President Vladimir Putin that comes amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent.
Navalny was accused of creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities and a number of other crimes.
He was found guilty on Friday at the high-security penal colony in which he has been detained.
Navalny is already serving sentences totaling 11-and-a-half years in a maximum security facility on fraud and other charges that he says were trumped up.
August 2, 2023
Imagine if more corporate CEOs took Jay Leno's approach
He's frank about the situation: he was still rich, just not as rich for the sake of helping others...
July 30, 2023
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/cubs-take-cody-bellinger-off-trade-market.html
Cody Bellinger is now a Cubbie
The Cubs entered the month of July widely expected to be sellers this trade season, but the club has turned their season around since the All Star break. Chicago is currently riding an eight-game win streak and have won ten of their last eleven games. The recent hot streak has propelled them to a 53-51 record, 3.5 games out of the NL Central and just three games back of the final NL Wild Card spot. Per Fangraphs, the clubs playoff odds have shot from just 6% on July 17 all the way up to 31.7% today.
Given this rapid turn of the clubs fortunes, the club has decided not to move outfielder Cody Bellinger ahead of Tuesdays deadline, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. The Cubs decision takes the best available rental bat off the market, furthering limiting options for clubs looking to upgrade their offense amid a thin market for position players. Per Rogers, the Cubs figure to shift their focus to buying in the coming days, with bullpen help as a particular area of focus for the club.
Bellinger has been everything the Cubs could have reasonably hoped for in signing him to a one-year deal this past offseason. The 27-year-old former MVP has bounced back in a huge way from his injury-marred seasons of the past two years, posting a fantastic .315/.368/.540 slash line in 310 plate appearances for Chicago this season while playing quality defense both in center field and at first base. Hes striking out just 16.1% of the time, a career-best mark, and his ISO of .225, while still a far cry from the .274 figure of his first four seasons, is nonetheless a major improvement over the .162 figure he posted during his last two seasons in LA.
Given this rapid turn of the clubs fortunes, the club has decided not to move outfielder Cody Bellinger ahead of Tuesdays deadline, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. The Cubs decision takes the best available rental bat off the market, furthering limiting options for clubs looking to upgrade their offense amid a thin market for position players. Per Rogers, the Cubs figure to shift their focus to buying in the coming days, with bullpen help as a particular area of focus for the club.
Bellinger has been everything the Cubs could have reasonably hoped for in signing him to a one-year deal this past offseason. The 27-year-old former MVP has bounced back in a huge way from his injury-marred seasons of the past two years, posting a fantastic .315/.368/.540 slash line in 310 plate appearances for Chicago this season while playing quality defense both in center field and at first base. Hes striking out just 16.1% of the time, a career-best mark, and his ISO of .225, while still a far cry from the .274 figure of his first four seasons, is nonetheless a major improvement over the .162 figure he posted during his last two seasons in LA.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/cubs-take-cody-bellinger-off-trade-market.html
July 30, 2023
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/bartolo-colon-to-officially-retire-2.html
Bartolo Colon to officially retire as a Met at age 50
What longevity! He was like the Energizer bunny (on testosterone for at least the 2012 season), but still amazing durability.
Bartolo Colon has officially announced the end of his playing career, which included 21 Major League seasons. Reporter Hector Gomez seemingly broke the news back in June, though Colons agents denied that their client was retiring just yet. However, the Mets announced Friday that Colon will retire as a Met on September 17, as part of a tribute day in his honor at Citi Field.
The 50-year-old Colon pitched in the independent Mexican League as recently as the 2021 season, but he hasnt pitched in the big leagues since 2018. As such, the right-hander will close the book on his memorable career with 565 career MLB games with 11 different teams, a 4.12 ERA over 3461 2/3 innings, four All-Star appearances, the 2005 AL Cy Young Award, and one career home run. Colon won 247 games, the most by any pitcher born in the Dominican Republic.
Colons MLB career began in Cleveland in 1997. Though he struggled to a 5.65 ERA in 94 innings as a rookie, he would quickly become the clubs reliable workhorse, pitching to a 3.91 ERA (122 ERA+) with a 4.00 FIP over 819 innings during the 1998-2001 campaigns. He got off to a phenomenal start in 2002, with a 2.55 ERA that was 72% better than league average, before being shipped to Montreal in a deal that saw Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips, and Lee Stevens sent to the Indians. The deal was a blockbuster at the time, and Cleveland went on to benefit from both that trade package and its related trade tree for years afterward.
The 50-year-old Colon pitched in the independent Mexican League as recently as the 2021 season, but he hasnt pitched in the big leagues since 2018. As such, the right-hander will close the book on his memorable career with 565 career MLB games with 11 different teams, a 4.12 ERA over 3461 2/3 innings, four All-Star appearances, the 2005 AL Cy Young Award, and one career home run. Colon won 247 games, the most by any pitcher born in the Dominican Republic.
Colons MLB career began in Cleveland in 1997. Though he struggled to a 5.65 ERA in 94 innings as a rookie, he would quickly become the clubs reliable workhorse, pitching to a 3.91 ERA (122 ERA+) with a 4.00 FIP over 819 innings during the 1998-2001 campaigns. He got off to a phenomenal start in 2002, with a 2.55 ERA that was 72% better than league average, before being shipped to Montreal in a deal that saw Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips, and Lee Stevens sent to the Indians. The deal was a blockbuster at the time, and Cleveland went on to benefit from both that trade package and its related trade tree for years afterward.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/bartolo-colon-to-officially-retire-2.html
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