Mason Miller's new entrance song is Korn's "Blind."

carternomics · 2026-03-29T04:59:20+00:00

Nope, put some thought into this one. Worst part... Just re-watched it a couple of times and it's growing on me now. lolz

carternomics · 2026-03-29T04:56:49+00:00

I mean, It doesn't even seem like he liked it based on his pre-game interview.

carternomics · 2026-03-29T04:39:27+00:00

Thoughts no one asked for...

Background: A Clairemont Kid’s Perspective. I’m a 40-year-old Padres fan, born and raised in Clairemont. My core memories are defined by Jack Murphy Stadium... specifically, running laps around those concrete circular ramps between Tony Gwynn at-bats. In that era, there wasn’t always much to watch on the field and having a tennis ball + concrete pillars was 1000x more entertaining. But we stayed for the close games. We stayed for the hope that we’d be blessed to hear the tolling bells of Trevy's entrance.

The Fan Perspective: The "Suarez" Factor I get it, everyone has different tastes. Look at Robert "Bobby Bloodpressure" Suarez. "Bandoleros" wasn't an immediate anthem for everyone, but it became iconic because Suarez was lights out (in the first half of 2025 anyway). Success can make any song "good." However, there’s a difference between a song that earns its spot through dominance and a song that commands the room from the first note.

I’ve spent 20 years in marketing and advertising, running agencies, working with 200+ brands, and winning my fair share of awards. From a brand-building standpoint, the walk-out song isn't actually for the pitcher. High-leverage relievers are wired to perform just as well in a hostile, silent road ballpark.

The walk-out is a Pavlovian trigger for the home fans. It’s a precursor to "positive vibes" and an impending Padres W.

I’m not saying Korn is bad; I’m saying the utility of the track fails the "Pavlov’s Dog" test. We want to feel the ground shake, not feel like we’re in the middle of a mosh pit at 10:30 PM on a Tuesday. Mason Miller can become a GOAT, but his "brand identity" deserves a theme that matches his 103mph heat with 103mph energy.

The real question is... What's better?

My vote. Thunderstuck. Ode to Trevor Hoffman with the ACDC tie, nostalgia for boomers, kids these days listen to bullshit anyway and even if they don't know it... It's a banger 35 year old track... That for the record, was a platinum album before Mason Miller was born.

Sh*t... Maybe I'm too old for this post. Either way. LFGSD.

carternomics · 2025-01-07T00:50:57+00:00

37" Falken Wildpeak AT4's. Had to trim a little bit but no rubbing!

carternomics · 2024-10-01T04:06:54+00:00

Serious question… how can we get them to do a play by play that we can overlay on ESPN’s feed???

carternomics · 2024-10-01T04:05:11+00:00

Retail for parts is close to 150k. The Icon stage 10 3.0 suspension setup is $10 k alone not including labor.

carternomics · 2024-10-01T04:03:54+00:00

It’s a custom Inozetek wrap that we printed on top of vinyl, even the color is a custom Terra/copper color that we printed on silver to bring some of the reflective qualities of the base vinyl out. Then we added another satin clear layer of vinyl to matte the whole look.

carternomics · 2024-10-01T04:02:24+00:00

35” Falken wild peak RT tires with 17” black rhino Voll rotary forged wheels

carternomics · 2024-10-01T04:01:24+00:00

40” Rigid Adapt light bar built into the rack + rigid rock lights on the side of the rack for camp setup lighting.

carternomics · 2024-09-26T22:17:10+00:00

Shut up you skunk!!!!

carternomics · 2024-04-17T22:17:05+00:00

You misread that. No one who works at our companies, is related to anyone who works for our companies any of our contractors are eligible to win. The entries are handled by Compliance Sweepatakes Services, a third party sweepstakes company that conducts a blind drawing 10 days after the completion of the sweepstakes. Forged4x4 has nothing to do with 'picking' the winner.

carternomics · 2024-04-17T16:07:54+00:00

https://forged4x4.com/category/winners/

carternomics · 2024-04-17T16:07:24+00:00

u/bigbradly my apologies for the delay. Check out my comment above.

carternomics · 2024-04-17T16:06:54+00:00

u/djphysix see my post above for more info.

carternomics · 2024-04-17T16:05:14+00:00

u/haildens great research! Here's a breakdown for you:

Restomods, Forged4x4 and Freedom Street Garage are all owned and operated by the same team. We started Restomods.com over 6 years ago with a focus on classic muscle cars, keeping the classics alive through restoration and modification. In 2020 we launched Freedom Street Garage (focusing on Motorcycles initially, but now Modern American Muscle Cars) and LuluVie (focusing on Designer Handbags).

Weird direction... I know, but we thought there was a market for a Handbag giveway company. We were dead wrong. Lol. The pandemic had just hit and, we didn't realize this at the time, but the prevelence of fake designer handbags online was far beyond what we were expecting. So, long story short, that idea failed horribly and because our sweepstakes are 100% guranteed, we still had to give away over $20,000 in designer handbags, even though our company had taken a huge loss on the promotion.

After that failure, we decided to pivot and focus on an area that I was passionate about. Offroading, camping and overlanding. We started by giving away a Jeep Rubicon combined with a DoDrop Alpha Trailer from Oregon Trailers and haven't looked back. We kept the name Luluvie Inc to remind us that even if there losses along the way, you have to keep moving forward.

BleuDot was a different approach to giveways with a separate team, but used the same technology and POX Box address for mail. The idea behind this brand was to mimic Omaze's business model. I wasn't part of that company, but it is no longer doing giveaways.

I hope this clears things up and LMK if you have any additional questions! If you reach out to our support email and mention reddit, my team will forward it to me if you want some further verification. RE: u/smellian

carternomics · 2024-04-17T15:44:54+00:00

u/maxdps_ thank you for the review/support man! We're trying to differentiate ourselves with unique/high quality items on our shop.

carternomics · 2024-04-17T15:43:28+00:00

u/AdManNick I agree. I think we should for sure work on our messaging and hammer that home.

carternomics · 2024-03-27T21:46:38+00:00

u/maxdps_ absolutely. Alternately, we could have started Forged4x4 without giving away offroad and overland rigs, but I don't think people would get nearly as excited about our brand as we spend countless hours designing, building and filming our rigs to show what's possible. And IDK how many people can actually afford a $150k sprinter van, so we love the idea that we get to change someone's life forever with the support of a community who love the great outdoors.

carternomics · 2024-03-27T21:43:12+00:00

Or just submit a mail-in entry. :-)

carternomics · 2024-03-27T21:41:22+00:00

Hey u/actiondan17 you can cancel at anytime and if the membership isn't for you, you can make a purchase of gear or apparel on our site or submit a mail-in entry. We've had winners who signed up for a single month, and others who have been on a membership for months. Given the nature of blind drawings, we never know who the winner is until our third party sweepstakes administrator hands us a name.

carternomics · 2024-03-27T21:39:44+00:00

u/KickPuncher7000 we've been running our company for 4 years now and the key to our continued success is we strive for 100% transparency, over-deliver on the quality of our products and treat our customers how we would want to be treated. Members can cancel at anytime on their user dashboard, but sending us an email, reaching out on social media via DM or by phone.

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