Brad Rode

9u Result Celina 10 Delphos 6 Harley Hustle Awards: C: Michael Byrne D: Evan Rode

I just heard NCAA President, Charlie Baker, speak at this College football conference.. He just might be the best speaker I’ve heard.. ever. The NCAA has fucked up so many things in the past.. he acknowledged that.. The NCAA has a shit ton to figure out.. he acknowledged that and laid out his/their vision I, proudly, have been one of the largest NCAA critics.. It all stems from me watching what WVU and everybody around it BLOSSOM and expand wealth.. while Pat White, Steve Slaton, Owen Schmitt, Darius Reynaud, Reed Williams and many others received nothing.. I (like many others) then started noticing over the next couple of decades that The NCAA is seemingly only in place to hold back and punish student-human-athletes. Petty actions lead to sever punishments and ticky tack violations were crippling folks’ careers.. We are now in a brand new time.. Money is finally being spread to players.. but we are also staring down a time where there NEEDS to be regulations on all of this brand new stuff.. for the good of the school AND the athletes. From what I just heard.. Charlie Baker is the dude to lead us to a smarter and better time for College Football/sports. Dude is an absolute weapon… My optimism for the future is about 200x higher now than when I woke up this morning. Have a phenomenal Wednesday beautiful people.. Feels like we’re in a great spot

12 game win streak Overcame a 5 run deficit Beat a top 3 team in baseball Top prospect hits a cycle in his 15th game. Great for Reds fans. Great for baseball.

I’m a MASSIVE SISSY when I’m sick. Shoutout to my wife & all the wives out there that take care of us when we aren’t feeling well. Day in & day out I feel like I can run thru walls. But I get a fever, sore throat & aches & I’m telling my wife to just put me down it’s over :)

My dad never pushed me to workout He trained like an animal, I watched and wanted to be like him So one day when he went down to the basement for his workout, I followed The rest is history

They did it. They really did it. They somehow outdid the QB sneak. God, I hope they keep McCarthy & Dak forever.

So many interceptions are reckless heaves. A lot of Dak’s are the opposite. Laser focused telegraphed dimes to the other team.

This ridiculous. “This is not different than you have asthma and now we have an inhaler for you”. No, it's not even remotely close to the same thing. Any doc recommending in general an obese 13 YO to have weight loss surgery should have their licenses revoked immediately.

Stop me if you've heard this, but gas prices are ridiculously high (national average $5.00+). However, demand isn't currently going down. At what point do people seriously start cutting back? $7.00? $8.00? Until consumption goes down, this ain't getting any better...

One of the best dates you'll have with your spouse is going to the gym together.

@mjb0509 Why are you watching Reds spring training games? Lol

This umpire in the Reds/Rockies game is possibly the worst I've ever seen. Delayed strike calls are annoying. Delayed strike calls on balls? The worst.

@mjb0509 I, as a fan, ignore all financial aspects of deals. Therefore I just ignore Suarez as part of the deal. Lol

@BRode2385 They like the TCU pitcher and don't value Winker like Reds fans do. Also take into account getting rid of a garbage contract.

Reds' blog boys want to complain about both sides of the coin. You want Hunter/Lodolo up this year? Can't resign Miley. You complain when we get nothing in return for guys or hold on too long, & complain when we trade Gray for a big prospect. Can't have both.

@mjb0509 Yeah with you on the Twitter pundits wanting it both ways.

@BRode2385 Agree it's a lottery ticket. And it may not work. My point is you can't complain had they keep him this year and wound up with nothing, while also complaining when they get what is considered a good return for it. The blogs complain both ways all the time. If you don't like what.

@mjb0509 Lol, in all seriousness though. What about the return do the calculators love? Williamson is fine, but nothing special. Just dislike Winker that much?

@BRode2385 The return for Winker, by one of the trade calculators teams use, should have been rejected by the Mariners.

@mjb0509 That calculator is garbage

@mjb0509 The "Big Prospect" we get back for Gray is an 18 year old flame thrower. Maybe it works out, but that player type (see Greene) fails to materialize more often than not. Why can't we get back a package like what OAK got for Chapman?

I don't love getting rid of Winker but if you're not going to resign him anyway and can get rid of Suarez contract then it makes sense to target a haul that trade simulators suggest the Mariners are going to lose on.

He... He... didn't even get a top 100 prospect for Sonny Gray or Jesse Winker Omg. I am downright EMBARRASSED to be a #Reds fan. Full on hand in palm embarrassed.

Trade Joey Votto. He deserves better.

The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine asked Elon Musk to get Starlink internet service to Ukraine and Elon responded 10 hours later that it was done. Just incredible.