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2 days 3 hours ago	Congrats!	Reminds me of the time when I turned down several D3 baseball opportunities to try to walk on at Michigan.  So happens that was same year Larkin, Kamieniecki, Watters, Close, etc. came aboard and Sabo, Morris, Paciorek, etc. were Sophomores.  Middaugh gave me a choice of bullpen catcher with very little hope of seeing the field or student manager.  I chose option 3, school.  A wise choice. Glory days.
5 weeks 3 days ago	While the water problem has	While the water problem has been fixed, the health issues will linger for many, many years.
6 weeks 4 days ago	Laughable. Babe Ruth was an	Laughable. Babe Ruth was an incredible athlete in his youth. He was an all-star pitcher for the Red Sox before the Yankees turned him into an outfielder to get him on the field every day.  People tend to judge him on the video footage from his last couple of years with the Braves when drinking and cancer diminished his skills considerably.  He was only a shadow of himself at that time. Then, there was the day he set foot on a football field for the first time ever and simply made plays:  http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-21/sports/sp-523_1_day-babe-ruth
6 weeks 4 days ago	The game has changed	The game has changed considerably.  There are still a few specialists hanging around, e.g., designated hitters and pitchers who may lack speed or be a bit overweight; however, the vast majority of professional baseball players have outstanding strength and conditioning.  I talk to the Class A kids in Florida as well as the management and staff for the Tigers, Twins and Red Sox.  The kids are all top athletes in high school who chose baseball over other sports.  The programs in place to build top-notch ballplayers are as impressive if not moreso than what I have seen in football and basketball.  If you ever get a chance to see the MLB Channel's program on the San Francisco Giant's strength and conditioning program, it will blow you away.  I believe it is called, "The Ten Percent" as only 1 of ten minor leaguers ever make it to the show. BTW, 53 years old and still play competitive baseball with and against many former MLB, MiLB, college baseball and college and NFL football players.  The football players aren't marvel athletes on a baseball field.  They are mostly just strong. Hitting a baseball is incredibly difficult and requires hand-eye coordination far beyond that required in any other sport.
7 weeks 20 hours ago	Per the many body shop owners	Per the many body shop owners I work with Progressive and Geico have the tightest reimbursement policies forcing repairs with non-OEM parts and cut corners.  It makes it difficult to properly repair your vehicle.  Their vehicle owners return with the highest percentage of complaints.  They also obviously have very large marketing budgets, so I suppose that is where your premiums go.
7 weeks 6 days ago	Being Irish, I raised a glass	Being Irish, I raised a glass with the doctor right after he cut me cord and slapped me arse.
22 weeks 1 day ago	Why?	I probably purchased a couple of cruise missiles today. Our tax system sucks.  Our tax dollars are mostly wasted.  But, opportunity to earn more, give more, and watch more wasted abounds.   God Bless the USA!
24 weeks 4 days ago	OK?	Show me one QB that performs better against good teams than he does against poor teams?  I'm not sure these stats mean a whole lot especially when the kid played hurt against the last three good teams (half of the games against good teams).  I expect improvement especially in his ability to read defenses, check into the right plays, limit mistakes and lead.  It may not show up in the stats though due to his having less experienced players around him.  He is very solid.  I am looking forward to seeing him play.
26 weeks 5 days ago	While I will never overtly	While I will never overtly root for Sparty, I will admit I have felt a slight bit of joy for my Spartan friends when they win. And that is why I have purged my Spartan friends.  Now I no longer have that problem.
33 weeks 4 days ago	Fort Myers-Naples area has	Fort Myers-Naples area has sent quite a few kids to the NFL - Sammy Watkins, Carlos Hyde, Jeff Heuerman, Jaylin Watkins, Tre Boston, Aaron Lynch, etc..  Naples High has a very good program.  It is a good pull to get a kid out of Naples High as there has been a strong OSU presence there.
33 weeks 4 days ago	James Robinson says pass the	James Robinson says pass the dutchie.
33 weeks 4 days ago	If it were just about	If it were just about spending dimes, my district, at $26K per student, would be among the best in the State of Florida instead of average at best. How much would be enough?
33 weeks 5 days ago	And that my friends is how	And that my friends is how you enter the circle of trust.
34 weeks 5 days ago	My cousin's kid played in the	My cousin's kid played in the Italian Football League for four years.  He really, really enjoyed the perks, i.e., Italian women.
34 weeks 6 days ago	When Craig James is coming to	When Craig James is coming to town, hide his children, hide the hookers.
35 weeks 3 days ago	Justin Fargas	He was a pretty big surprise.
35 weeks 5 days ago	I was coached by my father in	I was coached by my father in baseball.  His advice was, "If you want me to put you on the field, you can't be just as good as they guy you are competing to start.  Because of who you are, you need to be clearly better."  It took a little while to sink in, but I've lived that advice and it has served me very well on and off the field.
37 weeks 2 days ago	Dallas is fun	Getting punched in the dong by Eric Nystrom after telling him our last touchdown against Alabama was too little too late was not so much fun.  While still questioning the entire experience, he yelled, "don't you ever give up!"  I have taken that to heart.  Thanks Eric.
39 weeks 4 days ago	Well Jalen, Florida wasn't	Well Jalen, Florida wasn't really that good or well coached.  You'll have had plenty of time to fix that.  See y'all in September.
39 weeks 6 days ago	OSU success is a bit	OSU success is a bit over-hyped.  Consistently good and the NC in 2014, of course, but only one BIG Championship in the past 7 seasons -- not exactly dominance.
40 weeks 2 days ago	Or..	.. Don't be an EJG and accidently hit save twice.
40 weeks 2 days ago	The proper phraseology...	... should be "don't be a Bosa."
40 weeks 5 days ago	Chesson was hurt in the bowl	Chesson was hurt in the bowl game and missed spring ball IIRC.  Lost time to develop with Speight likely didn't help.
41 weeks 5 days ago	Beat It.	Beat It.
42 weeks 1 day ago	You can tell them about the	You can tell them about the crappy officials and calls, but they don't listen.  You can show them articles about the crappy officials and calls, but they can't read.  You can show them photos/videos of the crappy calls, but they see nothing. I have determined with empirical evidence that Buckeyes are deaf, dumb and blind.
1 year 4 days ago	Remember the Titans.   "Why	Remember the Titans.   "Why the clouds, Sunshine?"
1 year 1 week ago	Sabo played third at Michigan	Sabo played third at Michigan as well.  Mike Watters played second.
1 year 8 weeks ago	As an adult in my 50's I	As an adult in my 50's I would wear them. My only problem is Nikes have never, ever come even remotely close to comfortably fitting my fat feet.
1 year 8 weeks ago	After watching a man with	After watching a man with shaved legs, ridulously short shorts, striped knee sox, pumps he could not walk in, a dozen necklaces, big loopy earrings, long hair dyed pink and five o'clock shadow walk into the ladies room at a Panera Bread in Port Charlotte, FL yesterday I feel very safe in saying it is not bigoted to say that guy doesn't belong in the ladies room with my wife, daughters or anyone else for that matter. It is a free country and you can dress up however you wish, but where do you draw the line? Erasing all lines for <1% of the population makes little sense.
1 year 10 weeks ago	Hat selection videos will	Hat selection videos will forever be mundane.

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