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Paid $600 to get these cards graded and all it did was decrease their value I am not built for this hobby bro.

Aaron Nola seems to be working in a slight overhaul. He was solid on 7/10: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 8 K. A somewhat premature pull shortened the outing, but that's now back-to-back outings where Nola has looked a bit more vintage. He's posted a 22.5% K-BB rate over his last three starts after carrying just a 15.5% mark across his previous 16. While I understand it's a small sample, the improvement seems tied to a heavier reliance on his changeup. Over his previous 80.2 innings, Nola threw his changeup 12.4% of the time (17.5% vs. LH, 4.8% vs. RH). That usage has since jumped to 19.8% overall (7.4% jump) -- 25.1% against lefties and 7.4% against righties. His changeup won't light up stuff models by any means, but it's become more effective. Nola still sits around 85 MPH with stock movement traits, though he has recently killed an inch of vertical break. His release point is naturally lower but it hasn't deviated much, if at all, from previous outings. And I don't think the "new" movement profile is due to any seam orientation change. Nola still runs w/ the circle change grip and two-seam orientation, but it seems he's getting a bit more SSW than usual. Whether he is kicking it off that middle-finger more w/ a slight increase in middle-finger pressure or just being more intentional of feeling it off the finger before release, the results have definitely turn on its' head. He's much more confident mixing it in significantly more vs lefties and righties alike, while keeping the hitters off balance. The biggest impact has come against lefties who have been a thorn in his side all year: .274/.351/.502, .366 wOBA and a 10.8 BB%. Before the adjustment: • .286/.374/.531, .389 wOBA, 21.2 K% and a 12.3 BB%. After: • .227/.250/.386, .269 wOBA, 31.3 K% and a 4.2 BB%. Again, it's a smaller sample but the adjustment has been much needed for both himself and the Phillies. The underlying swing-and-miss numbers have evidently been there as well. Before 6/28: • 24.5% Whiff, 23.2 K%, 4.90 FIP ➡️CH: 16.7% Whiff, 25.0% Chase After 6/28: • 40.0% Whiff, 28.2 K%, 3.82 FIP ➡️CH: 50.0% Whiff, 45.5% Chase Nola will need this changeup working, especially as teams stack lefties against him. In some ways, the pressure from the lefty heavy matchup has forced him to solve this issue. I'm not expecting a full return to 2022 form (though flashes are possible), but at the very least this current form he's in can give the Phillies a better chance to pull lengthy, quality outings from him.

Phillies reliever Brad Keller has a torn UCL and is expected to miss the rest of the season. If he undergoes surgery on his right elbow, it would keep him out a significant portion, if not all, of 2027 as well. Keller signed a two-year, $22 million deal over the winter.

Was just talking about how this LeBron RC seemed to low compared to other rookies New high comp with the rest of the day left 🤷‍♂️