Omaha Baseball

No snow here in Omaha, but was a chilly morning of -6, -24 windchill.

not fun - looking forward to it cooling off by early next week.

Midwest checking in - 0ver 100 tomorrow with “feels like” temp approaching 115.

Omaha area here - far too much wind for my liking.

The season has been a nice surprise and fingers crossed they will stay in the hunt. It’s frustrating to hear that the front office might be in selling mode - when did we become a small market, budget conscious team?

As a baseball parent, I can relate to those long baseball weekends and road-trips.

Will not be able recall details like @MediumMouthBass has, but a quick look/reflection of the vehicles I've had (or had in the family as my son's were getting vehicles that I helped towards): 1973 Chevy Nova (Hatchback) loved having this as my first car. So much fun to drive, tinker with, etc... Would love to have this one back now. 1979 Honda CVCC -- beat up hand-me down, but surprisingly fun to drive. Ford Tempo (1st car married life...) Suzuki Swift (fun car again - wife driving Tempo) 1997 Ford Taurus (better married life car -- pretty fun, had decent look (at the time) 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan (yes, fully embraced the married life/kids on the way) 2011 Ford Expedition EL (family much larger and kids much bigger) - barely fit into our garage BMW X5 (so much power and fun...when it wasn't broken down and in the shop. This was a complete money pit that I should have rid myself of much quicker than I did) BMW (BringMyWallet) Chevy S-10 (dependable) - the Bass Raider 10e fits nicely into the bed. Nissan Sentra (very good mpg and used for college kid) 2023 Toyota Venza Limited (love the hybrid, comfort/luxury boarding on Lexus, but better price. My wife loves it) Next up... I'm thinking maybe a 2024 Venza for me or an all-electric (Toyota BZX4 or Rivian)

Congrats on the Raider — you may want to look here:

Cashews, snicker doodle cookies, and a fun BBQ with my sons and wife. A great, relaxing day with the people I love!

Got hooked on DT several years ago and wear them all the time. Up to 17 pair (just counted) and between my wife and sons, likely have another 15-20 for them. Warranty is legit and they wear and feel great.

Nice job, always good to get the season going. Got my 1st of the season from a small pond in West O on Friday afternoon.

Shingles is miserable! I had it just before Christmas a few years ago - knocked me out for most of the holidays.

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1878dmil.html Skeletal human remains found.

Yep, same here -- small profile spinnerbait always gets me something.

Come from a family of farmers, construction workers, and truck drivers. Did rather poorly in high school with my grades, so my early jobs were retail sales (clothing and shoes), fast food deli, and roofing (not ideal job when living in Southwest Arizona). Further education was not in the mix for me. Made some personal life changes and a mentor gave me a chance and helped initially fund me to attend college. Took a while and I was a non-traditional college student (married, 3 children) when I graduated with my undergrad (history major, poli-sci minor) degree. Moved out of state to attend law school (now with 5 children at graduation), passed the state bar exam, and have been with my employer going on 17 years. Looking back, I clearly "outkicked my coverage", but am incredibly thankful for how things have turned out. If I can make it another 10-13 years, the pension, retirement benefits for my industry, and the overall compensation perks from my employer should hopefully set my wife and I up to be able to enjoy our latter-years and still provide for our children's inheritance.