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I love how when I’ve brought up that Adriana Lima was a virgin until marriage in interviews, no one ever includes it because they would have to acknowledge one of the most beautiful women to ever exist knew her power.
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Pat Murphy did not get a real big league managing job until he was 65 years old
He has won Manager of the Year twice since
Here is his whole story
He never played a day in the major leagues himself. He was a catcher who signed with the San Francisco Giants and spent four years in the minors without ever getting called up
He was the head coach at Arizona State for fifteen seasons. He won 629 games there and took them to the College World Series four times. Before that he was at Notre Dame and won 318 more
Then it ended. He resigned in the middle of an NCAA investigation, after being told to resign or be fired
The NCAA found him innocent of the violations. What they actually reprimanded him for was his attitude toward their investigators. They called it cavalier
Here is how he describes that stretch
"I was a college coach forever, and then I had this huge injustice happen, and I thought, Why me?"
And then this, about himself
"My ego was involved a great deal more than it should have been."
So at 51 years old he went to the minor leagues
Eugene, Oregon. Tucson. El Paso. Nearly five years riding buses in the low minors after fifteen years running one of the best programs in the country
San Diego gave him the interim job and he went 42 and 54 in 96 games. They did not keep him
"I did everything wrong five times."
So he took a job as somebody's bench coach in Milwaukee. He did that for eight years
Then Craig Counsell left for Chicago, and the Brewers handed it to the 65 year old
Here is what happened next.
Manager of the Year. Then Manager of the Year again. 97 wins last season, 103 this one
And a sweep of a Los Angeles roster built to never lose a series like this
He was not some nobody they found in a parking lot. He was one of the best college coaches alive before any of this, and the Brewers handed him a roster Counsell had already built.
But he was 51 when he had to start over in the low minors, and 65 before anybody gave him a team of his own for a full season.
Christian Yelich said it takes a certain kind of player to play for him.
It took a certain kind of man to still be waiting at 65
(Via @thesportsontap)
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In 2007 I was drafted by the @Brewers. In 2016 I was traded. I played for them a large portion of my life.
I remember riding on the team bus in 2007, in the middle of nowhere Montana during rookie ball, watching the ‘82 World Series team highlight video. They engrained it in us from the beginning.
What the front office, players, and coaching staff have done this year is nothing short of amazing.
I remember sitting with Ueck, Gumby, and Gorman Thomas in the locker room one day and listening to them talk about the ‘82 series. Listening to them was a such a privilege. I miss those days.
The generations of players that have come and gone since then all dreamed about what has now come to fruition.
These guys have earned it, and like Murph said, we have gamers.
What an amazing time for the city of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin!
I’m honored to have been drafted and played for the @Brewers. It truly is humbling to witness it.
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Chandler Parsons says Kobe Bryant once covered a $22,000 nightclub bill for him and his Houston Rockets teammates when he was a rookie playing in Los Angeles
“So I got a good Kobe story. My rookie year, we’re playing here in Staples Center, and McHale tells us before, he pulls me aside, ‘Look, you’re going to see crazy people. You’re going to see celebrities there. Lock in. And Kobe, he’s going to try and bust your ass. He’s going to be offended you’re guarding him.’”
“And I’m like, ‘Cool. I love it. I’m flattered to guard him.’ So I go there, and first of all, I’m just looking courtside. My head’s on a swivel. I’ve never seen this before. I’m like, ‘Goddamn, this is crazy.’ Denzel’s there, and this chick’s there. I’m like, ‘Wow.’ So I’m already distracted. And of course, I’m starting on Kobe. Jordan Hill that year had gotten traded from Houston to L.A., so I had known him, just as a little side note.”
“Fourth quarter comes around, and Kobe looks at me and he’s like, ‘Are you guys staying the night tonight?’ And I’m looking at McHale, making sure he’s not looking at me. I’m like, ‘Yeah, what’s up?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s doing it. He’s Mr. Miyagi-ing me right now.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, what’s up? We’re staying.’ He goes, ‘I’ll set you up. I’ll get your number from J. Hill, and if you want to go out tonight…’ I’m like, ‘Stop. I know what you’re doing. Come on.’ McHale’s over there grilling me, like, ‘Stop talking this shit.’”
“So the game ends. He ends up just going off. He had like 40 that game. We lose. After the game, right there in L.A. Live, we go to Katsuya. We’re with all the OGs. We’re with Marcus Camby, and they’re all taking me out. I get a text, and it goes, ‘You’re all set at Supperclub., Mamba.’ And I’m looking around like, ‘All right, who’s fucking with me? No way.’ Courtney Lee was my guy, right? I’m showing him, like, ‘Is this real? You got his number?’ And I write him back. I said something like, ‘Are you coming?’ He’s like, ‘Nah, I can’t make it, but my guy will hit you up.’ Next text: ‘Hey, you’re set up. Let me know what you need at Supperclub,’ whatever.”
“So at this point, I’m telling the table, ‘Guys, I got it. My guy set it up. Let’s go.’ J.B. Bickerstaff is there. I’m bringing coaches, I’m bringing trainers. I got it. And we have a blast. We have the craziest night ever. Supperclub was the club where the tables were beds. It was awesome. It was nuts. And 2 a.m. rolls around. Granted, I’m with these guys that made hundreds of millions of dollars, and this waitress beelines right to me with the check.”
“And I’m like, ‘Oh, shit.’ My dad’s my financial advisor at the time. He would be on my ass if I value-sized my combo meal at Chick-fil-A. And she’s bringing me this bill for God knows how much. I’m like, ‘Oh, man.’ I open it, and it’s like $22,000. And now, at this point, I’m sick. I’m physically like, ‘No, no, I can’t do this. My card’s going to bounce.’”
“And I’ll never forget this. This chick looks at me, hands me a pen, and says, ‘Sign for Mr. Bryant.’ And I’m like, ‘What?’ I’m like, ‘Video the whole thing!’ I’m signing Kobe Bryant. I signed Kobe Bryant on a $22,000 club bill. And everyone, by the way, they say he’s tough, he’s going to go at you. I’m like, ‘This dude was cool as fuck.’”
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JUST IN: The man who stopped the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, has been identified as 36-year-old Kalub Giamanco.
Giamanco, a carpenter, was reportedly driving home for lunch when he heard gunshots.
After hearing the gunshots, Giamanco, who has a concealed carry permit, followed the suspect into the school.
He then shot and killed 16-year-old John J Griffin moments after the teen opened fire into a special education classroom.
Giamanco, who has two children of his own who attend the school, is family friends with one of the victims, a 7-year-old who uses a wheelchair and was shot in the face.
The 7-year-old survived and is in the hospital.
Three children at Silver Rail Elementary School were killed. Their ages are 5, 8, and 11.
According to Giamanco's brother, Giamanco doesn't feel like a hero because he feels guilty for not being able to save more children.
You are a hero, Kalub.
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Hey man you never know what’s happening in other cities but Tiktok is here to save us and let us know
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Brian Westbrook reveals what Andy Reid said to him while standing beside his own son's casket at his funeral, Westbrook approached his former coach hoping to comfort him during the most heartbreaking moment of his life, and says instead Reid looked at Westbrook and asked how he could help him because he knew he had just transitioned out of football and was looking for what was next
“I’ll say Andy Reid. Andy Reid was important and influential in my life because you go into the league from a Division I-AA school, and you don't really know very many people. You're just there to grind. And the one thing Andy Reid said was, ‘Listen, I don't want to hear you talk. I don't want you to do all this other stuff. I just want you to listen to your veterans, follow their lead, and grind every single day. And if you do that, I'm going to give you a chance. I'm going to give you an opportunity.’”
“And he was a man of his word. When someone says all you have to do is these things, and you follow those things, and they're going to give you this, that's meaningful to you. And to this day, I'll never forget this. This was one of the most, it was actually weird—but I think it shows the man that Andy Reid is.”
“His son had a bad drug problem and ended up passing away at camp. I was a year out of the NFL at this time, and so I'm going to the funeral. And the strength of this man, Andy Reid, he's standing at his son's casket. I mean, there's lines a mile long to see him. And I walk up to him, and I'm broken because I knew these kids since I was in college. I'm broken.”
“And I give him a hug, and I'm crying, and I'm like, ‘Coach, you good? What do you need?’ Before he even answered my question, he said, ‘What do you need? How can I help you? You're out of the league now. You're doing different things, TV, radio, all this other stuff. How can I help you get to where you want to?’”
“We're literally at his son's funeral, beside his son's casket, and he's asking me this. And I'm confused because I'm like, ‘I'm here to comfort you.’ And through all of this, he is still trying to help former players. Still trying to mentor. Still trying to do those things. And even today, when you hear players talk about Andy Reid, they say he's a father figure. He's a great man. He's the best coach.”
“Even the issues that him and T.O. had, they're tight like this today, right? And so, you know, I think about guys like that. I probably could name another 50 guys that certainly had an impact on my Mount Rushmore, but those people have influenced my life in so many different ways. Things would be totally different for me if I didn't have those men in my life, and my mother, of course.”
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I remember when this quote originally came out.
People want to see this standard for professionalism.
He didn't blame the audience for not getting it. He took ownership of the failure, perhaps even more than he needed to.
This builds so much goodwill!
Stephen Amell admits that he was completely talentless as Ted Black in 'Suits: L.A' after failing to deliver a performance charismatic enough to save the show
"I think that the blame rests with me. Whatever problem you have with the show, it's my job to solve those, to smooth them over, to gloss them up with some type of performance"
"Because you need something that is magnetic, that is charismatic... that fixes those problems. And I didn't do that"
"I didn't find anything with Ted Black that gave us a chance to keep going"
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Actual adults vote for Republicans. That statement may anger you, but I’ll say it again; those with a level of discernment beyond that of a child vote for Republicans.
I don’t do a massive amount of politics on here, or truthfully, in real life. I have no love for politicians, they are merely a necessary evil. Why the statement?
Actual adults understand a few things…
The current Democratic Party refuses to accept the science of biology, stymy the flow of illegal aliens, identity voters through ID, recognize your Right to firearms (as outlined in the 2nd Amendment), and reject the ideas of Karl Marx as incongruent with the Constitution. They play games on the State level to block those who seek to reveal corruption and fraud. They literally named a law after Nick Shirley to prevent others like him from revealing massive scams in their State like he did in Minnesota. These are not the actions of rational adults, but rather emotional, power-hungry children who seek to upend our Nation as long as they personally benefit.
I am under no delusion that Republicans will deliver everything I want. They have been tepid at best the past two years. I’m also no Trump sycophantic. Many of his positions would have been considered middle-ground in the 1990’s Democratic Party. He and the Party he leads have managed to deliver a few victories in areas that matter. The southern border is the most secure that it’s been in my lifetime. The NFA is currently starving for oxygen. Some common sense has been applied to preventing men from parading as women to crush their athletic dreams and act as government endorsed voyeurs in bathrooms.
Trump is bombastic and publicly treats the Office of the Presidency as a celebrity position. Behind the scenes, it’s clearly different. I highly approve of some of the moves he’s made and shake my head in frustration at others.
Trump is not on the ballot this election. Who is? Local representatives and managers, many House Representatives and some Senators; for some of you Mayor or County Sheriff. These are the people whose decisions will truly impact your life regardless of what the man who is not up for reelection does.
Rational adults vote for the representation that doesn’t promise to steal what you have, give it to noncitizens, take away your right to self-defense, upend our founding documents, and allow the replacement of equal justice with Sharia law. The current Democratic Party endorses ideas that indoctrinate your children into ideas that prevent you from ever having grandchildren. They support that which will literally end your family line; they gain power and you lose your legacy. At this point in time, that rational option is by and large the Republican Party.
Will Republicans likely fail to live up to all of their campaign promises? Beyond a doubt. A mature adult knows that and yet understands the opposite choice is guaranteed destruction. Naïve children make choices on emotions, “the feels”, promises of free stuff and believing that politicians won’t disappoint them. Rational adults stoically weigh the options based on projected course and values.
The Iran war will not immediately end no matter which way you vote. Gas prices also don’t turn on a dime. No matter who you choose, inflation will not immediately disappear and Congress will spend money. I have my gripes, as do you. They are valid. National suicide is not the answer.
Until the Democrats produce another JFK like option, eschew their current values and platform, you must do your job as a rational adult and block them at the voting booth and in the public square. Anything less is puerile.
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Elon Musk in 2018: "We're gonna put rocket thrusters on it."
Joe Rogan: "For real? What are they gonna burn?"
Musk: "Ultra-high-pressure compressed air. Gold gas thrusters."
Rogan: "Do you have to have air tanks?"
Musk: "Yeah. It's going to have an electric pump. Pump it up to like 10,000 psi."
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Milwaukee, that 44-year wait to return to the World Series is OVER!
YOUR BREWERS ARE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 🙌
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And then the Cornell story broke. I posted, “I am Jane Doe” in seven separate videos. I’ve never been to Cornell. And I’ve never been sexually assaulted. But I have been in a gang bang. Solidarity means centering yourself in other people’s trauma, in front of a camera, with good lighting.
- @BridgetPhetasy at her best
I was mid-hip thrust when I found out @Shanemgillis had called me a whore. Technically I found out four hours later, when I reviewed the footage of Saturday Night Live. My tripod was on the bench, my ring light was clamped to the squat rack and my boyfriend Tanner was holding the back-up phone for the side angle. Tanner films all my content. He is not allowed to look at me.
The “joke” was about how women dress at the gym. I know it was about me, because everything is. So I did what any survivor would do. I went to my car and filmed myself crying. It took 11 takes, because the lighting in a Range Rover is unforgiving, and grief is no excuse for a bad shot. In the final cut, you can see a single tear land on my sports bra right over the logo, which clicks through to an affiliate link. My caption: “I’m literally shaking.”
Then I put on the shortest shorts I own, went back inside, and filmed my ass from three angles with the caption, “Does this outfit work for you, Shane Gillis?” I wanted to send him a message that my body is not for men. To make sure Shane got the message, I tagged him. Then I tagged every man I follow. Some people say my response proved his point. These people are rapists.
✍️ @BridgetPhetasy
Article: spectator.com/article/shane-…
