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@OliverBCushing @allie__voss Derek Carr star QB that made hundreds of millions NEVER missed a Church service as a youth football player. Not one..

If your metric of whether youth sports are beneficial is the percentage of athletes that play professionally, then you don't understand what it brings to their lives. Youth sports teach hard work, discipline, team work, and goal setting. As an added benefit, they can (and often do!) make lifelong friends and create everlasting memories. To miss a few Church services in your early years for this is completely acceptable. You have your entire life to attend Church - you only have a few years when you are a kid!

It’s not just Catholics, travel sports in America occupy a really weird niche in family life It’s completely normalized to have your kids’ weekends monopolized by sports they’ll never play professionally, and many Christian families see no issue with it preventing church

@jensen_juicy @Nationals if you had to choose 2 between Taitn Gray, J Hartshorn and Ronny Cruz, curious who you would choose? Love your content Alex!

I was pretty high on Ronny Cruz last year, but even I didn’t expect him to come out of the gates like this. Honestly, the whole @Nationals MiLB hitting dev seems to have jumped a bit this year. But I’m buying Cruz as a real helium name and a guy I expect to rocket up the rankings. He’s got a lot of similarities to Ronny Mauricio at a similar age.

@Polar_Bear_Ball Choose 2 lol

@Polar_Bear_Ball Him, taitn gray, Josiah hartshorn choose 3!

Josh Adamczewski was a top 100 prospect for me before the season, he might be rising up more with this type of play Now up to 5 home runs in 27 ABs and an OPS of 1.360 #ThisIsMyCrew #MilwaukeeBrewers

@high_upside Hartshorn, Taitn Gray, Justin Gonzales... choose 2!

Josiah Hartshorn (OF/1B, CHC) - The overslot 6th round 2025 pick has had no problem adjusting to A ball. Known for his power, the 19 year old has 7 hits and 9 walks in 27 PA with a HR. He's struck out once and is running an 87.5% contact%. Still only 5% rostered on Fantrax.

A lesson in how to be an old grumpy man… without ruining it for everyone else by Buck Showalter

Bedtimes are one of the best opportunities for parents to connect with their kids As kids wind down, their nervous systems are calmer & they are are more receptive to what you have to say This is a great time to talk about important concepts like gratitude, kindness & mindset Kids who get consistent 1-on-1 time before bed have better mental health & stronger bonds with parents This is one habit you will both be happier for building

@toomuchtom1 @ShermStu_2 @ForTheDadsPod You didn’t really name her that right?

@ShermStu_2 She may or may not have fallen out of the cart later on this hole. Magnolia loves golf. She really just likes spending time with dad. Keep it up SHERM. @ForTheDadsPod

Took my daughter to the range today cause it was Masters Sunday. 5min in a man in his 70’s came & stood in front of me with some tears in his eyes and said, “Buddy, I’d write ya a blank check rn if I could go back & be in your shoes. This is the good stuff man.. don’t waste it.”

Larry Bird: My confidence was never a gift of talent.

Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que ya no existe ese bullicio infantil que tanto desgasta; y ese caos armónico es silencio ruidoso porque las hojas del calendario no perdonan. Y es de repente... de repente caes en la cuenta de que la bañera ya no es un baúl desastre lleno de juguetes, y que no te han dejado en el lavabo ese balón de gomaespuma, ni hay muñecas en un sofá dormido, ni playmobils esparramados por la casa... Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que no hay carreras por pasillos interminables; ni risas a hurtadillas en la cama para desafiar el sueño; ni cuentos a quien leer, ni sábanas a quien tapar a medianoche, ni almas respirando sueños... Y un día te vas a dar cuenta de que la despensa está llena de recuerdos y que sobran platos en la mesa; y que todo está en orden... sin mochilas en el suelo de la entrada, sin lápices desordenados en pupitres de colores, ni esa ropa que no entra en el cesto y que las camas no se deshacen... Y un día... serás huérfano de tus hijos que crecieron con el permiso de la vida. Y te sentarás en el sillón sabio del libro que echa de menos una voz inocente que le interrumpa. Y cada página que pases, léela con detenimiento porque esa... ya no vuelve. Es la vida. Emilio Leiva Visto en redes. #EstoyTriste #NidoVacio

Take it from me, a recent empty nester: The Good Old Days don’t feel like it at the time. It feels more like hard work and struggle. The days are long but the years fly by. Then, one day you wake up and the house is quiet. One of my most cherished memories is coming home from work each day and opening the creaky back door to our 1947 craftsman home. My 3-year-old daughter (now 21) would drop her toys and run down the hall—her footsteps booming on the old wood floor—to greet me. I love my life and don’t want to go back, but I do wish I could pass one message across time to 35-year-old me: You’re living the Good Old Days right now. Savor every moment.

@Jimfrombaseball The best hitter ever also a douche bag

"Ted Williams was debating whether to play in the "Jimmy Fund Game" in Boston, at Fenway in 1972. Wiilliams wasn't sure until Mr. Yawkey asked him personally to play, so he did. Ted came into the dugout looking for a bat for batting practice. He was in the zone now, not like the rest of us. I used a W183 bat, I had no idea what it stood for, but he picked out that bat, and I later found out the W stood for Williams! Ted grabbed the bat and said: 'Now this is a damn good bat.' Then he went looking for pine tar and screamed out: 'There's too much f****** oil in this pine tar, no wonder you guys can't f****** hit.' So Ted walked to the plate, and Lee Stange was throwing. Ted screamed at him: 'Now throw the ball hard, don't be throwing any shit up here.' He took the first pitch. Ted Williams always took the first pitch. I looked at a teammate and said" 'I hope he swings and misses 20 times.' Ted took 15 swings, and hit every one on the sweet spot. He hit every one hard. I looked at Nellie Fox after the round and said: 'Nellie, that was pretty impressive…. The guy hasn't picked up a bat in five years and he hit every ball hard'. Nellie Fox just looked at me and said: 'Ted`s been hitting in the cage for six weeks, just in case he decided to play today. You didn't really think Ted Williams would go out there and embarrass himself?" Tom Grieve's experience with Ted Williams.

@bowtiedmeathead Never bought or wore it since kaep incident.

Spent the last few days in one of the most affluent parts of the country (palm beach county) and haven’t seen one person wearing Nike sneakers or apparel. Most people are wearing On Clouds and Hokas, lulu clothing and Vuori. Is Nike out of style these days or just a low low/mid class thing? Was never a fan of Nike myself. The whole Colin Kaepernick thing completely did me in. Said I would never endorse their brand after they used him to politicize sports.

@MaltesePatriot2 @seanmdav x.com/nicrypto/statu…

Nihilistic death cult eliminated vs. hurt feelings of the people who won’t have to live the rest of their lives with that threat hanging over the heads? That was his choice. He made the right decision. Someday you may understand, but in the meanwhile, sit out the next election and get Democrats elected. It will serve you well.

It did extreme damage to Trump among apolitical men under 40 who believed he was The Guy who would finally blow the system up. The war in Iran (and the perception it was waged at Israel’s behest) was the nail in the political coffin for those voters. Democrats understood this dynamic immediately, which is why they jumped in so quickly (and cravenly, given their own long histories with Epstein) to capitalize on the error.

@Heretodaynla @MaltesePatriot2 @seanmdav It’s not BS, voted for him 3x. Disgusted at his Israel first policies and actions recently.

@TheChefMilb @MaltesePatriot2 @seanmdav BS! All of these fake idiots enter with “voted for him three times!” What is the “progress” you speak of? And do you think going into Iran (I don’t care if it’s for two years) would be as bad as eight years of Kamala? Not only are you insane (Tucker) you likely have never voted!

@BarryOnHere Idk any Rs under 40 that want it

It's embarrassing to see so many conservatives attempting to justify Trump going to war with Iran. Donny Drumpf the Israeli cuck. Sending american citizens to fight Israel's battles isn't Making America Great Again to me. It shouldn't bear repeating, but I'll say it anyway: War is not something to be encouraged! Soldiers either die on the battlefield or survive & spend the rest of their lives so irreparably damaged many of them wish they had died. Instead of trying to own the libs, all of you war horny freaks should try owning a soul.

@MaltesePatriot2 @seanmdav Just hope it was worth it for you to go play toy soldiers in Middle East again. Voted for him 3x and am incredibly disappointed as are all of my under 40 friends. The dems will sweep the midterms and win the next presidency getting rid of any progress that’s been made.

Well Sean, sometimes young men need adult men as role models who can explain things to them. Concepts like: these bastards have been waging war on us for 47 years. There are hundreds if not thousands of American deaths directly attributable to these 7th century savages. These savages are on the verge of getting nukes. A nation whose mantra is “death to America” is very threatening to the nation that these under 40 thumb suckers you are so concerned about live in. So, instead of clucking that the sky is falling and helping parrot Iranian propaganda, get on team America and make the very rational and adult case that not destroying Iranian nuclear capabilities would be gross negligence.

@Dukeswasmyguy Sykora is great but this is bait.

COLOSSUS Top 100 non debuted (as of yesterday) Prospects. 1Kevin McGonigleDET 2Travis SykoraWSN 3Konnor GriffinPIT 4Walker JenkinsMIN 5Colt EmersonSEA 6Robby SnellingMIA 7Max ClarkDET 8Braxton BraggBAL 9JJ WetherholtSTL 10Leo De VriesOAK 11Aidan MillerPHI21 12Michael ArroyoSEA20 13Jett WilliamsNYM21 14Edward FlorentinoPIT18 15Luke AdamsMIL21 16Elmer RodriguezNYY21 17Jesus MadeMIL18 18Thomas WhiteMIA20 19Josue BricenoDET20 20Eduardo QuinteroLAD19 21Justin CrawfordPHI21 22Nate GeorgeBAL19 23Ralphy VelazquezCLE20 24Joshua BaezSTL22 25Jonathan SantucciNYM22 26Demetrio CrisantesARI20 27Luis De LeonBAL22 28Sam AntonacciCHW22 29Josue De PaulaLAD20 30Kelvis SalcedoDET19 31Jacob ReimerNYM21 32Caleb BonemerCHW19 33Joe MackMIA22 34Brendan JonesNYY23 35Arjun NimmalaTOR19 36Zach EhrhardBOS22 37Carson BengeNYM22 38Chung-Hsiang HuangARI19 39Coleman CrowMIL24 40Mikey RomeroBOS21 41Joshua Kuroda-GrauerOAK22 42Emil MoralesLAD18 43Diego VelasquezSFG21 44Luis LaraMIL20 45Franklin AriasBOS19 46Luis De La TorreSFG21 47Cam CaminitiATL18 48Nelson RadaLAA19 49Hendry MendezMIN21 50Deniel OrtizSTL20 51Mike SirotaLAD22 52Aron EstradaBAL20 53Gabriel GonzalezMIN21 54Rainiel RodriguezSTL18 55Sebastian WalcottTEX19 56William BergollaCHW20 57Abimelec OrtizTEX23 58Ty JohnsonTBR23 59Caden ScarboroughTEX20 60Alfredo DunoCIN19 61Pedro RamirezCHC21 62Mitch BrattTEX21 63Cristofer TorinARI20 64Wei-En LinOAK19 65David DavalilloTEX22 66John GilATL19 67George Lombard Jr.NYY20 68Jaxon WigginsCHC23 69Eric HartmanATL19 70Enrique JimenezDET19 71Cam CollierCIN20 72Michael ForretBAL21 73Fenwick TrimbleMIA22 74Termarr JohnsonPIT21 75Khadim DiawMIN21 76Kemp AldermanMIA22 77Kaelen CulpepperMIN22 78Jadher AreinamoTBR21 79Esmerlyn ValdezPIT21 80Jesus RodriguezSFG23 81Hector OsorioTEX20 82Thomas SosaBAL20 83Chris SueroNYM21 84Aroon EscobarPHI20 85Cole MillerOAK20 86Samuel ZavalaCHW20 87Yeremy CabreraTEX19 88Jeral PerezCHW20 89A.J. EwingNYM20 90Lucas SpenceHOU22 91Ryan WaldschmidtARI22 92Jansel LuisARI20 93Franyerber MontillaDET20 94Leonardo BernalSTL21 95Eduardo ValenciaDET25 96Blake BurkeMIL22 97Alfredo AlcantaraCIN19 98Kyle DeBargeMIN21 99Leandro LopezTEX23 100JD DixARI19 These are formulated rankings from the 2025 stats. If your favorite player isn't high enough, well he has to play better. This is a min of 150 PAs and a 40 IP min. No FYPD or super small samples included. COLOSSUS can be found along with The "0s and 1s" on my substack.

@CollinRugg @iamisokokid You’d sell Collin obviously

@iamisokokid There is more to life than money. We can all learn something from this family. God bless them.

NEW: Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer to convert part of their farm into a data center despite the offer being about 10 times the going rate for farmland in the area. "If it's my way, I'll stay and hold and feed a nation. 26 million doesn't mean anything." "As long as I'm on this land, as long as it's feeding me, as long as it's taking care of me, there's nothing that can destroy me if I've got this land." Video: Local 12 WKRC

With two young boys at home, I try to imagine this every few months