JackNicholson1974

What political stuff has entered into sports? Am I missing something?

A good start! Last year they swept UMD to start season, let’s hope for better results this year!

How does he profile?

I don’t see how the Badgers aren’t last in the Big 10. Could be a long short season.

Yelich seems like an athlete to me. He doesnt appear to be slow, he seems to have at least average to slightly above average instincts. He is still in prime of career. He isn't a bad left fielder by any stretch.

If they have cancelled Nebraska due to reaching some sort of positive test level % that is not acceptable, how can they play the next week, as all of those players will be out for 3 weeks?

My issue is not lockdown vs. no lockdown, it's basic mask+social distancing compliance. There really isn't much difference in official restrictions or weather between a state like Wisconsin (25% positivity rate) and other northern states that have 1.5-5% positivity rates (Massachusetts, Washington State, etc.). Do you realize how hard it is to socially distance and wear a mask when you are sitting in a local tavern all day and night? I believe 100% that Wisconsin's issue is due to the bar culture here. Summer ended, people stopped drinking at outdoor social gatherings, and went back to their dart leagues and just generally bellying up again. Would also explain the issue in the Dakota's, which are the states most similar to WI when it comes to drinking culture.

Huira may be the long term DH, but I would be fine with Braun being the DH next year. I want nothing to do with Vogelbach. Get a real 1B. Maybe Gyrko is that guy, I dont know. But 1b needs to be addressed first and foremost. Some combination of Braun and Hiura can handle DH. Urias can bounce between SS and 2b. Gyrko between 3b and 1b, but I would look to add a legit 1b. With that said, I have no idea who is available.

My belief is intermittent fasting does not work. I mean, it does work, but it doesnt. Does that make sense? The idea of intermittent fasting is to restrict your calories. Calorie restriction works. If I am on a 18hr fast every day, but start my 6 hour eating window with a pile of pancakes and end it with a Papa Johns pizza, the reality is, I will not lose weight - and I might gain a little. Intermittent fasting usually works because those who do it are taking necessary steps to reduce their calorie intake, if you just stuff yourself during your eating window, you will not get any results even if you adhere 100% to the fasting times.

Does anyone know if any schools in Waukesha County are virtual? Here in Winnebago County we are 100% virtual, and I dont think Appleton even had one day in the classroom. How can a county as large as Waukesha be 100% in person like there is no problems and an hour North we are living in a bunker like it's WW3?

I am a mask proponent. I listen to the Drs and Scientists. I trust experts. I socially distance. I "eat out" once or twice a week still but only take out since March...and guess what...I am completely sick and tired of worrying about getting COVID. I will never not where a mask while this pandemic persists, but I am almost to the point where I wouldnt mind getting it, just to get it over with so I can stop worrying about it every time my throat gets mildly sore.

Well I finished my first week if intermittent fasting. Here are the results. Starting Weight: 275 Fasting times of 17+ hours for past 6 days, and I am currently in my 7th fast, but at late last night so have to go until at least 2pm today. I dont anticipate that being a problem. Each day it got easier to continue my fast. I definitely noticed I wasnt snacking or mindlessly eating after 6pm, which is when I ended my eating phase each day. Last night my wife and I went out as we normally do once a week. We shared an app and a cheese board. I had two pints of beer. Weight this morning: 275.4 So it did not do much for me. I will continue to see if I can get this strategy to take some pounds off. Starting Weight 275 Goal Weight 200 Week 1 weight loss/gain +0.4 Pounds to go: 75.4

Make it stop.

He is nowhere near the zone. This is terrible.

Pull him. I’ve seen this Suter before. He’s terrible.

I weighed in and started a fasting routine on 9/25, so what was that....Friday? I will give you my first weekly update this Friday. I am using the Fastic app, which was suggested by someone in this thread, and I am finding that it is helping keep me accountable and motivated. So far my fasting has been as follows: Day 1: 17 hour fast Day 2: 18 hour fast Day 3: 17 hour fast Day 4: 18 hour fast Day 5: 17 hour fast Two more days to go and will give an update on my week 1 progress on Friday.

Hey is this going to continue to be a IF/Weight Loss support thread? I need one of these. I have done calorie tracking and IF before, and it works...but I always fall into my bad habits. I will weigh in, in the morning, as I have already eaten this morning. Weakness: Dinner dates with my wife; and delicious high calorie beers. I weighed in on Monday I think, and I think I was 274? Would like to start adding a 1 hour walk in the morning as well. My basement went from just a treadmill to a bonafide gym when corona hit, as I have added many, many things over the past 6 months, mostly for my teenage son, but I will have no excuses going forward. I will keep checking in. Looking forward to taking some lbs off. Looking forward to this.

Ah yes, the could-have-been brwers. It saddens me to not have Lewis Brinson and his positive 0.3 WAR...what could have been indeed.

yeah I was mostly just trying to illustrate that some folks are very dug in on their COVID positions.

This is an observation and not a political post, but if Mods dont like it, I understand, you can delete... I think what makes COVID hard for the United States is that it has been made very political. I can see an alternate reality where a leader of a nation - any leader, any nation - who may have lower approval ratings, uses this situation to say to their country "this COVID thing is coming, its going to be hard, its going to take a lot from all of us, but my administration will be working with your governors, with experts and drs to coordinate a comprehensive plan to beat this, we are One Nation and together we can move past this and be stronger..." I think that type of response, while not ever winning over the haters, would have won over a lot of middle ground folks and solidified support for that leader going forward. And over time could create a legacy. Unfortunately here in this country, COVID was a huge inconvenience for the current admin and it was was treated as something that is not a big deal. Consequently, as a nation, we have gotten so tribal on both sides that we often align completely with what our tribe's position is, and we cannot get out of that mindset. For a lot of folks, it would be very, very hard to be as "all-in" with the current administration and then at the same time step and back and say "wow, this COVID thing is very serious we need to listen to Drs and experts on what to do" This results in behaviors from groups of people that are in the best interest of political parties, not necessarily the best interest of the community or the nation as a whole. Meanwhile, I have taken quite well to my mask, it keeps my face warm, I dont need to worry about bad breath or food in my teeth and like has been mentioned above, social distances makes it easy for me to avoid lots of interactions that I generally want to stay away from.

If the team with the best record is playing a 3 game series vs. an 8 see, then the regular season should be shortened to 82 games. Why bother trying to sort out who the best team is over the long haul if there is no reward at the end? I will wait to pass judgment until I actually see it in form, but there is nothing exciting about watching two 80 win teams battle it out in a world series.

Brewers sign Vogelbach, saving him from a life in a van, down by the river.

There had been studies, going back years, indicating that MORE recess time was actually better for kids. Now might be a time to test that. Longer recess times, more often. Nothing wrong with that at all. 30-45 minutes in the morning, 30-45 minutes right after lunch.

With 60 guys in camp I can’t see why each team couldn’t just play intersquad games every day if they wanted to. It’s about arm strength, timing, etc it shouldn’t matter who is out there.

I am definitely getting worried again about COVID - not that I was never not taking it seriously, I still do all my grocery shopping with a mask, have not gone out to eat one time since March, etc. But cases in Winnebago County are way way up and a friend of mine who is very healthy is infected and having a very hard time.