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Three names- different "issues" with each one, but proof the Orioles have a deep seated organizational problem with developing pitchers: Arrieta, Gausman, Bundy. And there are many others in recent years.

Yeah after years of futility, Buck had them competitive again, but those were just terrible decisions, and along with screwing up on every young pitcher with potential, it largely triggered the latest debacle.

Angelos did go all in when he first bought the team, competing with the Yankees for big name free agents, and had a decent couple of years including going wire to wire and winning the division. It was the Albert Belle signing imo that started it all unraveling after he got hurt, then Angelos seemed to become very frugal, and the minor league system was pathetic.

I supplement with D3 year round. Most people don't get enough, and being out in the sun has its own risks.

Once that gets exhausted, "The Outlaw Josey Wales" might enhance the experience.

My email has become littered with crap from different sites again lately, so I need to nuke that. I get lazy with managing the junk, but it gets overwhelming if you don't.

Yeah I will have to look into properly killing it. So much data mining, there is really nowhere to "hide" anymore lol.

My turkey is out in the yard again this morning. Wonder if she eats dandelions.

I only go to Twitter for some sports and weather stuff, and mostly its what I see posted by others. I don't have a Twitter account. I rarely logon to FB in recent years. No use for it at all. I need to deactivate my account.

Me too.

Yeah and I think the trees completely surrounding the house/yard help too. With the increasing sun angle/longer days they probably absorb, then radiate some heat during the night. If I had walked down to the end of my driveway, the wide open farm fields across from me were probably frost covered, and the temp was probably a degree or 2 colder.

Apparently there is an actor/rapper named Orlando Brown (who had a role in the Disney show "That's so Raven"), and he says some outlandish shiit on the reg. The Ravens Orlando Brown then gets dragged for it on Twitter. Gotta love Social media.

They seem ok. I guess most plants can survive a few hours with temps around freezing. Didn't notice much frost other than on the car, so maybe there was just enough of a breeze.

Low of 31 this morning- colder than forecast by 4 degrees. I didn't cover my tender plants!

Latest IHME model projections have the deaths per day asymptotic to zero by early June. Models are always wrong of course, but if this is reasonably accurate, it seems a stepwise "reopening" could begin around that time. I am not optimistic we will ever have sufficient testing/PPE required to proceed employing the safest, most effective process possible, but my gut says this will go forward regardless.

The Arizona idea is wacky. Not sure if they scrapped that or not. Would have to play games with start times at like 7am and then again later in the evening to avoid the blistering heat. If we are destined to get back to some semblance of normalcy by early summer, maybe they just play a shortened season in regular ballparks with no fans. Regular testing probably wont be an issue for big time sports athletes.

There will not be a grand opening. My best "guess" as to how this plays out in general: by June 1, most of the stay at home orders will be lifted, non-essential businesses will be permitted to re-open, with strong recommendations for continuation of social distancing/use of masks. Bars and restaurants, fitness centers/gyms- it will vary from place to place, but they will gradually be opening up through June, likely with some limitations for a period of time. I imagine the NFL will find a way to make the season happen, maybe shortened and with no or a limited amount of fans in attendance. I have given up on the idea that widespread testing will be available, as this administration shows little interest in committing to make it happen. So we likely get to see how things go in the weeks/months that follow with continued limited testing/contact tracing. Let nature take its course! Hopefully we have some big ass early summer heat wave, and maybe that will help suppress it. I might be completely wrong on all of this, but given the more optimistic projections and the economic hardship imposed on many, it is difficult to imagine keeping things "locked" down into mid summer.

Wide open? Doubt it. I have repeatedly said I believe when many of the stay at home orders(not lock downs, as they don't exist here) expire mid May, we will likely be moving in steps back towards "open for business'. Yeah some of the red states will begin that process sooner. Already happening to some degree.

Or perhaps a miracle is happening.

Clearly you drink too much beer.

Not arguing your general point, but you tend to go binary when it's convenient. COVID can also be very problematic for a significant group of people in their 50s and 60s. There are plenty of middle aged people in this country who don't eat well/ are overweight/ have bad genes, that predispose them to (known) cardiovascular issues, and for whom the fear of catching COVID will not overwhelm their basic desire to stay alive.

Ok. Point taken. Not sure that is something that would overwhelm the data though. Plenty of "younger" people are at risk due to lifestyle and/or heredity, and not sure this applies in many of those cases.

Hard to believe someone with chest pains, esp if they have a known underlying heart condition, would just ignore it because of COVID. Self preservation is a thing.

Protester from CA. Whats wrong with this picture?

A bit dated but I just saw this. The shot I took above is looking towards Baltimore corner, where it touched down. My thought at the time was most likely a rain shaft, but that was probably the location of the tornado as well. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 300 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/13/20 TORNADO EVENT... .HENDERSON MD TORNADO... START LOCATION...BALTIMORE CORNER IN CAROLINE COUNTY MD END LOCATION...HENDERSON IN CAROLINE COUNTY MD DATE...APR 13 2020 ESTIMATED TIME...327 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS PATH LENGTH...4.9 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.0642/-75.8548 ENDING LAT/LON...39.0649/-75.7644 * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE ...SUMMARY... A WEAK EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF BALTIMORE CORNER IN CAROLINE COUNTY MD AT APPROXIMATELY 327 PM ON APRIL 13, THEN MOVED IN AN EAST TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION FOR ABOUT 4.9 MILES BEFORE LIFTING JUST SOUTH OF HENDERSON MD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT NUMEROUS TREES ALONG OR NEAR THE PATH WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED IN A SPORADIC PATTERN. THE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 80 MPH AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM.