@JohnnyVanBee @BaseballDudes48 @DanDicke I would let my kids invest my retirement money before I let them call pitches.
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The Walking Scorer
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The Walking Scorer
@DaWalkingScorer
Sports, life, humor with a Libertarian & Analytical Bend.
Richmond, VA Katılım Şubat 2015
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@DanDicke @BaseballDudes48 I love the adults that claim they want their kids to “have fun” are the same ones that don’t let em call pitches. Calling pitches as a kid is prolly the most fun thing to do. lol. 🤷🏻♂️. People have no idea what they’re talking about.
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One of my favorite people to talk to and pick his brain was Marcel Lachemann. Asked him one day what one of the biggest mistakes coaches make and his answer was…
“Trying to attach their name to a players name.”
In other words, try to claim some responsibility for a players success.
Matt Stark@BLocsports
Great topic here! I was surrounded by baseball people that never wanted to take credit in anyway in reference to a players improvement or success. Now its a Tsunami of the exact opposite. Gurus posting videos of every hit or a runner thrown out. 👎
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@MarkAppel22 Why was a NYC couple looking at homes in Danville? Caesars? I don’t believe it.
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The more flags we display, the less people will move here.
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@bowtiedmeathead Travel ball has become so watered down in some areas that some little league teams could win mid-flight one day tournaments. The good leagues have 75% of kids playing travel by 12u.
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My 12-year-old son plays Little League and travel baseball.
The difference in skill level is obvious.
And this isn’t even some elite travel team.
One thing I noticed immediately:
At Little League, a lot of kids get dropped off by mom.
At travel?
The dads are there.
Every game. Every practice. 100% all in.
That kind of presence shows up in the player.
Playing catch. Doing soft toss. Driving to extra lessons. Paying attention.
Yes, the kid has to want it…
Yes, the kid has to put in the work.
But let’s not pretend the better players don’t usually have more support at home.
Call it correlation if you want.
I call it being a great Dad…
If you bring kids into this world, you should be there for them at every turn.
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@EFeinman Black market will roll out a superior, more potent product from a more centralized supply point.
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I like the governor. But she’s on the wrong page here. If you want the illicit pot market to go away, ensure the legal market is able to out compete the illicit market. If legal weed is cheaper and more convenient, the black market goes away on its own!
Tyler Englander@TylerEnglander
Here is Governor Spanberger's veto statement on retail cannabis.
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I know a few teachers in Queens who would beg to differ.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Bezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
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@ninaturner If you’re right you’re going to be filthy rich. My money says you’re wrong.
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Credit scores were created in 1989.
We don’t need them. We can create better systems.
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@GunnelsWarren Wealth versus income. You’re comparing apples and donkeys.
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No. When Jeff Bezos pays a lower tax rate than a truck driver, the tax code is not progressive. It's rigged.
Jeff Bezos
Worth: $279 billion
Tax Rate: 0.98%
Truck Driver
Income: $63,890
Tax Rate 8.4%
Teacher
Income: $69,860
Tax Rate: 9.8%
Nurse
Income: $98,430
Tax Rate: 13.3%
Jeff Bezos@JeffBezos
Yes, the United States has the most progressive tax system in the world. The top 1% pay 40% of taxes, the bottom 50% pay 3% of taxes. We can make it even more progressive by zeroing out taxes on the bottom half. It’s a small amount of the total tax revenue but very meaningful to people in this group.
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I will never understand a sacrifice bunt with one-out. Someone please explain the logic behind it, because I can’t understand it.
I’ve seen way too many coaches doing it, and it’s a losing strategy.
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@notlarrysabato @AssocAnderson You were the one who said you have her back, right?
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@AssocAnderson Haven't decided yet, happy to match your generous incoming donation!
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We always have your back Senator!
L. Louise Lucas@SenLouiseLucas
I have spent my entire life looking for good trouble, from being a youth leader in the civil rights movement after my school was closed during massive resistance all the way until today. I’ve learned to never back down and I will always lead ten toes down fighting for you.
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@JamesAbrenio The left doesn’t want gerrymandering banned. Due to the relative density of left leaning voters in urban areas, without gerrymandering Congress would be 60% right.
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Again, I think Va Dems need to focus on getting an 8-3 map. But let's be clear. What Trump is doing in the south right now is horrific and unamerican. And folks that claim the VRA is "racist" why aren't you pushing for federal legislation to ban gerrymandering everywhere?
Brian Cannon@BrianRCannon
Why doesn’t the process begin and end with running good candidates and good campaigns in the fair districts we have right now in Virginia?
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Who is your all-time favorite MLB announcer?
1. Vin Scully
2. Ernie Harrell
3. Mel Allen
4. Harry Caray
5. Jack Buck
6. Harry Kalas
7. Joe Garagiola
8. Marty Brennaman
9. Jon Miller
10. Bob Uecker
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Swing map of Virginia compared to the 2024 presidential election from The New York Times
🟦Manassas Park swung the most blue: D+12
🟥Rockingham swung the most red: R+14
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If the home team uses a position player to pitch, they should be forced to resume beer sales
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@strikeback46164 @joeroganhq Common fallacy. We did have a 90% tax bracket at one point, although no one actually fell in it. We also HAD to pay higher taxes because of the deficit to gdp coming out of WW2.
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@DaWalkingScorer @joeroganhq Rich people paid more taxes in the 50s 60s and 70s
We need to go back to the tax rates from back then
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Jennifer Welch: "The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of sh*t and a moocher — when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires."
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Our national debt is the greatest threat to our national security. The Iran war costs $1-2 billion a day. Farmers need billions to offset tariff losses. Storm damage needs billions more. None of it is paid for. All of it is borrowed. And Washington just keeps spending.
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If Mexico beats Italy but scores less than 5 runs in an extra-inning game of 10 innings or more, the Expos advance to the quarterfinals
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@Baseball_Help1 All 81 isn’t equal. Movement, release point, pitch sequencing.
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Just saw a 2026 kid committed to a top D1 go 0-4 on a LHP that tops 81. Insane.
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