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@FjajGuy @Christian_3322 @whitesox Quero showed he can be better and he’s younger

@Christian_3322 @whitesox Reese is actually much worse than Quero, which is impressive, considering how shit Quero has been

@SanjayAtPlay You never know when you might need a good surgeon good for him

I don’t understand what my father does on any given day He did 16 hours of robotic surgery in Florida yesterday and today he’s apparently test driving a lizard green Urus in northwest Arkansas

@spencertbarber @JasonDWeinstein this makes sense, most people aren't going to go to costa rica alone, its going to be a fishing trip with multiple people

This is a good example to make another point. There obviously isnt cheap financing and so you can't leverage to increase Roi. Every home that's easy to rent will also be expensive. It's going to be difficult to get double digit returns. I think the right home at the right price can yield mid to high single digits if it's run well before appreciation.

I often hear: “I want to buy a home in Costa Rica I can visit but also rent out and make money when I’m not there.” Then they go buy a 2-bedroom condo… In Costa Rica, condos rarely rent well. If you actually want strong rental income, you need 4+ bedrooms.

@EmpiresPod_ a place like jersey mikes, or any chain food place is 100% dependent on the quality of the people working there

The "Private equity destroys every business" narrative is one of the dumbest internet brain rot trends right now. Legitimately the moment a transaction happens - People look for any shred of evidence the business is going downhill. One poorly made sandwich at Jersey Mike's now goes viral just because Blackstone owns the brand. But I guarantee the amount of poorly made sandwiches hasn't changed. When a brand is big enough, there's always going to be poorly run locations by a given franchisee. Or maybe...an employee that just didn't follow the protocol? Instead it's used as confirmation bias that PE is killing the brand. Another example is Nothing Bundt Cakes, who recently sold to KKR for $2 billion. All of a sudden, everyone is starting to comment on the quality of the cakes.... But completely ignore that the brand has been owned by private equity for the last 10 years. And in that time, they were voted multiple times as "America's favorite chain". PE 100% earns their fair share of criticism, but it's gotten silly at this point

@fiago7 ever heard of reddit? a bunch of people who claim they root for every college sports team someone in their family tree attended

Never in my life will I understand the concept of changing your team. But I guess Americans are never real fans of any sports team, they are fans of their city and that‘s fair. Just a completely different mentality.

@GenZMultifamily this house looks like a garage

"We need more affordable starter homes!" Meanwhile, there's thousands of great homes just like this for sale.

@DanClarkSports these things all COULD be true, but we have no idea how the players feel, which is the only thing that matters

@BFW he would beat jordan like 11-4 in one on one

I’m tired of pretending LeBron James isn’t the best basketball player in the history of the sport. I think I will be living my truth from here on out.

@nickysmokess ask if they have any apple juice

I’m sorry. I wish i had more to give. But I’m sitting at dinner falling asleep with constant chills. I don’t think me walking around fighting for my life or sitting at a section til 4am is going to be headline news. Love you all. Hope the cast does their thing.

@HamptonAc_ hes a moron, you can buy a mc mansion for like 300k in texas

A friend of mine from college days just bought a house in Katy last year. Makes $200K/year in Texas. Wife and kid. Called me last week like "bro, the economy is actually cooked." I laughed. "you make $200K, man. what you crying about" He then showed me the math... $200K in Texas = $12,800/month take-home > $2,510 mortgage > $620 property taxes (Texas will bleed you quietly) > $350 homeowners insurance > $150 HOA (for a gate, a pond, and a newsletter nobody reads) > $1,800 health insurance for the family > $1,000 daycare for ONE kid > $1,050 groceries > $500 car note > $220 car insurance > $350 utilities > $375 home maintenance Total: $8,925 He's left with $3,875. Then, he still has student loans, date nights and holidays sitting on the side. A decade ago… A quarter of that salary is what somebody needed to buy that same house and raise that same family. Now $200,000 a year and you're still watching your account like something is wrong. The economy is really cooked for 9-5ers

@DrakeFantasy HAHAHAHAHHA CUZZZOOOOOO

The boos and groans for Pat McAfee grow at the #NFLDraft. Day by day fans are growing tired of his act.

@StonecoldSxnick I keep waiting for him to snap out of it b/c he showed so many signs of being a solid contact hitter last year, what happened

Edgar Quero has been virtually an automatic out to start this season #WhiteSox

@twinhypeback @ChiSoxFanMike ya I think your date is reasonable, I just meant that, once you get past the april/may service time dates, why not just call him up

@HotTakes69 @ChiSoxFanMike That’s pretty true, well he’s gonna the call to AAA here very soon and if continues to rake they’ll have no choice I think my date is a good guess

And just like that, the White Sox are only 2 games out of a Wild Card spot.

@tigersslab why, b/c you cant win MVP and ROY?

dawg we might actually not get rookie of the year im sick

@twinhypeback @ChiSoxFanMike I guess I just dont really believe thats the case, I think its more of a case of a prospect just hit their ceiling and can't produce in the MLB, not because they got called up 4-6 weeks too soon

@HotTakes69 @ChiSoxFanMike I think they’ve ruined too many prospects by rushing them, there’s no reason to rush him they have capable outfielders and decent platoon going, I’d bring him up end of season and have a full rookie season next year

@thecampaignbook just wanted to say the golf movie from 2005 is such a good vibes movie

@Steve_Sailer @FischerKing64 Ive never been to dodger stadium, but based on the curb your enthusiasm episode, it seems like going to gilette stadium from boston, 1 hour awful drive, plus parking etc

@FischerKing64 Dodger Stadium fans seem to me to often be high income blue collar: e.g., successful contractors. That's the class vibe I get from their traveling fan club, Pantone 294, which can get 10,000 Dodger fans to travel to road games in Denver or Phoenix.

Watching the Cubs play the Dodgers on Apple. It’s a good experience. But it isn’t a blue collar game of yelling from the stands with a cheap beer and hotdog. There must be a way to make the original economic model work.

@StonecoldSxnick give him a job as a translator or something

Dude has no business being in the majors Send him to mars when Austin Hays is back (they probably won’t because they don’t wanna look bad) #WhiteSox

@twinhypeback @ChiSoxFanMike that would make sense, I guess the only idea is, are you really going to ruin him by bringing him up early? its not really a service time thing

@HotTakes69 @ChiSoxFanMike July 24th

@CarlsBeef when do the white sox call up braden montgomery ? like, either bring him up now, or what, wait until another full year? whats the point of waiting until august

Basically what I’m asking is did we draft a guy who is technically worse than a guy hanging out with Dante right now and I mean absolutely no disrespect at all just trying to figure out how good the new center is

I’m not even joking I’m just curious who was a better college center in the Big Ten