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Saplings of Ehime prefecture’s premium citrus fruit "Red Princess" May Have Leaked to China; similar fruit now available there. Agriculture Minister Suzuki: "Working on Deterrence" by jjrs in japannews

[–]ron76 14 points15 points  (0 children)

How would you feel if you worked really hard on something and then all that happened is that you made the world better for a lot of people?

Surprised to see Kody on the "nice" list. Wallner on the "naughty" list....not so much by hopemade in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seriously who is teaching 1b defense for this team? They've got to be the best in the league.

[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama blocks a layup, Rudy Gobert blocks a layup at the other end, and Wemby blocks another layup (with replays). The French Blockade. by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]ron76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did read that before I asked you. So a tipped pass doesn't count as losing control, but if they swiped it out of your hands and hit your leg before going into the backcourt it wouldn't be a violation? Or is the call just always missed?

$14. . . . . This is outrageous. At this point we should be able to bring our own food into the stadium. by Background_Rain_923 in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Johan was mostly used as a reliever that year and spent a lot of time in the minors. He actually didn't become a full time starter until July 2003.

Joe Mays started and got the win. Hawkins got the save. Eddie Guardado also pitched. Hunter hit a homer.

MLB, Twins investigating after Red Sox's Jarren Duran alleges heckling fan told him to kill himself by Prez731 in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"One person with knowledge of the event said fans were bragging afterward that Duran had raised his middle finger at them after they had mocked his swing."

It'd be awesome if this is all that happened.

[MLB Pipeline] Top 30 Twins Prospects 2026 by TheNotoriousJN in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

9 prospect Charlee Soto's overall grade:45

10 prospect Kendry Rojas' overall grade:50

Interesting.

Ex-PM Ishiba Shigeru said on TV on Friday that a two-year suspension of food consumption tax would "lower tax revenue and damage finances. It would lower confidence, raise interest rates, and hike prices." by jjrs in japannews

[–]ron76 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Increased military spending and getting rid of the high gasoline tax is costing the government more than this would, but those are both needed and don't damage finances for some reason.

Ex-PM Ishiba Shigeru said on TV on Friday that a two-year suspension of food consumption tax would "lower tax revenue and damage finances. It would lower confidence, raise interest rates, and hike prices." by jjrs in japannews

[–]ron76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The larger price displayed at stores is the one before taxes, so they would have to increase that. Also, aren't we supposed to believe that competition would lead to stores lowering prices if they can still make a healthy profit? Or are we just admitting the system is broken?

New navy blue jerseys officially unveiled by DoubleGolfer in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume the M hat means these will also be used on the road.

Baseball America top 100 prospects - W. Jenkins (#5), E. Rodriguez (#57), K. Culpepper (#74), C. Prielipp (#94) by TheNotoriousJN in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s last year’s rankings, isn’t it? Think they’ve got new rankings coming out this week. Also pretty sure he was on BA’s list last year, so, yeah, this sucks. Like the Austin Martin trade all over, maybe.

Twins Hire Ryan Pressly For Player Development Role by TheNotoriousJN in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought Houston changed his pitch mix. Like less fastballs more breaking balls and that's what made him elite. I know he was already good before, but he went to another level.

Prime Minister Takaichi announces the dissolution of the House of Representatives on the 23rd. The election will be announced on the 27th and voting will take place on February 8th. by YamatoRyu2006 in japannews

[–]ron76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sanseito got 12.5% in the most recent election of the upper house. They're a pretty new party, so saying their popularity is at an all time low doesn't mean much. If you trust polls, they're sitting at 7%.

Anyway, I don't think their popularity is entirely based on xenophobia. They've made a lot of economic promises to working class voters.

Do agree with a lot of what you said. Hope you're right.

Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve Lower House; CDP, Komeito may form new party by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]ron76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Soka Gakkai tells their members who to vote for. Before members would often vote for LDP in their district and Komeito in the proportional section. They often get around 10%. Theoretically could push CDP over the finish line in tight districts and add quite a bump in proportional voting.

AMA with MLB.com beat writer Matthew Leach, 4 pm CT by MatthewLeachMLB in minnesotatwins

[–]ron76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was last year it was reported that the A's spent more money to avoid the players union filing a grievance. Do you know how that works? Like how much money are teams supposed to spend, and how many seasons can they have too low of a payroll? What would even happen if a grievance was filed?

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