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  1. Felt the need to share this:
  2. Of course, the only thing I know is that I know nothing, but the last bull run did seem to end prematurely for a variety of possible reasons. Perhaps this "pre-run" is just a correction?
  3. Haven't even looked at my portfolio for months, so fun to start checking again last week. I'm all in on ETH and will stay that way through this cycle.
  4. This is the biggest take away from me. Happy he can rehab with familiar faces/locals both for him, and for the prospects of recovery.
  5. I'm tired, so I used ChatGPT pulled together my random thoughts: The Brewers having Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff for 5 years, plus Freddy Peralta, and only getting something like a 1-7 postseason record out of it is very disappointing. COVID hit at the worst possible time, potentially disrupting their development and MLB innings buildup. Despite this, moving on was, in my opinion, the right call. It'll be interesting to see how COVID's shortened seasons with young pitchers will be analyzed in the future. There's also a silver lining. The unique challenges presented by COVID could offer insights into which players to target moving forward-- namely older prospects, especially if held back for younger options. On paper, Hall has the makings of an elite pitcher if he's backed by better analytics. Then there's Ortiz, who, at a minimum, can provide elite defense at SS and has been forgotten within the best minor league system in baseball. I'm inclined to give the Brewers FO the benefit of the doubt here as they have had a lot of success with these types of players in the past. I get the frustration, but I'm also excited to see the outcome.
  6. If only we could apply this logic to other coaches within the state of WI...
  7. Wait, what are you looking at to see that our Defense was #10 in the NFL?
  8. How is that not a coaching problem? Seems like something a coach could remedy by putting him in a better position to succeed.
  9. These last few weeks have been really difficult to watch. Its been like a train crash you could see happening from miles out. I'm not going to defend Jaire, but even at his most ridiculousness, he wasn't passing blame, just being stupid. He's what you interview draft picks for, accountability. He said he could have played better, amongst a bunch of other stupid things. LaFleur is a "young" coach, but he's also 44, old enough to know how a successful organization works. I'm starting to wonder more and more about the overall structure of the organization, and the fact that we have to speculate is a problem considering many of us own stock in the team.
  10. A couple things off the top of my head. I remember a couple players making comments about the wrong call on that end of the half TD to TB 2 years ago. I seem to remember some of the vets approaching him last year to explain that they wanted to play more man and press as the scheme was not working. Barry listened, but the fact that his players had to ask him to change the scheme is telling.
  11. I don't see those as the 2 options or ends of the spectrum for the Brewers. Its either sign early at a discount, or sell at 5 years and get picks to constantly be refreshing the talent pool and maintaining flexibility.
  12. I'm on Pacific Time and even I was rubbing my eyes this morning!
  13. Great win last night!
  14. Anything can happen, but the odds of producing 2 top 10 pitchers again has to be very small.
  15. FWIW, I felt safer in the nice neighborhood's of Mexico City than in most US downtowns. It is a really interesting city in terms of the variance in quality of life.
  16. How did it go? I have a 4 and 2.5 year old and can't imagine them making it more than 45 minutes at a theater.
  17. Infrastructure improvements and intelligent traffic systems have been viewed as a good fit for machine learning applications for a long time. The industry just tends to be resistant to change as funding / liability causes conservative approaches. The really crazy thing to think about, IMO, is that a lot of MLB teams were probably looking at this data years before any of us had access to it.
  18. Off topic from baseball, but I also got a year free membership to AAA. Just saved me hours of work registering an out of state car in CA.
  19. I think it really depends on the role. I have been sending thank you emails for all of my interviews, and in each case, the interviewer has responded. But these are positions where I will interview 4-5 times at a company to make sure it is a good fit for both sides- so obviously both parties are investing a lot more time and effort than the majority of positions.
  20. Just started a job search in the new year and its become apparent that I have a lack of experience when it comes to leadership compensation packages (what is appropriate to expect/ask for) and setting proper delineation of responsibilities. If anyone has experience in this area, could they please message me? For context, I have been applying and networking to interview for Director type roles where I figured I would be bonused in some relation to revenue as this is what I am used to, but I'm getting call backs wanting me to pursue SVP and even C-suite roles. I'm lucky to be in a good market for my skillset.
  21. Difficult to discuss without spoilers, but if you are speaking to the part I assume, its HBO. Why would they stay away from that?
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