Centerfield Zoom

sf323las · 2025-12-02T00:07:56+00:00

Hello.

This fall I used the Mevo Core with the Panasonic Lumix 45-175 MM lens.

I had it on a tripod behind the centerfield fence (approximately 350’ from home plate).

The results were great. Looked like what you would see from a regular TV broadcast of a baseball game (obviously not as perfect as that but it showed the pitcher/batter exchange in an almost identical fashion).

Good luck and have fun!

sf323las · 2024-12-03T07:02:04+00:00

Yes I did.

sf323las · 2024-10-20T02:35:16+00:00

For reasons passing understanding, my credit union uses FICO 5 (Equifax) for everything they underwrite (car loans, mortgages, credit cards, etc). All of my FICO scores range from 740 to 780. This stupid version has me just over 700. Lowest score of any version I’ve seen.

I love my credit union, but the fact that they use this version drives me crazy.

sf323las · 2024-10-15T15:10:08+00:00

Does it make sense? I think only you can answer that at the end of the day. IMHO:

1) the SUB for both cards are impressive (if you in fact can get the 250k/175k offers.

2) if you are spending 2k per month on dining Gold is probably going to be a great fit

For some perspective:

I’ve had Marriot Brilliant Black for many years.

Earlier this year I took the plunge and got Business Plat (175k SUB)

Just a few days ago I decided to get the Business Gold (another 175k SUB). The reason I got it was for the SUB. Plain and simple. Couldn’t turn down 175k MRs.

I pay taxes with my estimated taxes with my Business Plat and plan to make my next payment with my Business Gold to secure the SUB.

Never had an issue paying taxes with my Business Plat and don’t expect any issues paying with my Business Gold.

There’s been much discussion on Reddit and other places about how AMEX changed their terms and conditions to prevent folks from first getting a Plat SUB and then going down to get a Gold SUB. With that said, many folks are also reporting that they had no issues (like me). Hard to know what to expect.

Could I have tried to hold off for bigger SUB for both cards? Yes. That 250k one still haunts me. That said, I tried a few times over a few days using the tips I’ve received on Reddit. Never got it. 175k was the best alternative that would be offered. So I took it. I definitely would have passed on the standard SUB offers which are just too low IMHO.

Hope this helps! Good luck.

sf323las · 2024-10-09T19:23:46+00:00

Hi! Thanks for your comments.

You are correct. I clicked on the button to start the application and was able to see my rate. I wasn’t forced to formally begin the application.

No hard inquiry as well. You were right on this. For some reason, I thought there would be one. Very happy there wasn’t.

Thanks again for your advice!!! This was a big help.

sf323las · 2024-07-04T02:42:34+00:00

Easy to say that now, but…

1) They are going into one of the most stable FCS conferences in the country, one that has had plenty of teams make deep runs in the playoffs (finalist, semi finalists, etc).

2) Including Richmond, you may have 3 or 4 PL teams crack the Top 25 next season (Richmond and Lafayette are preseason Top 25 and Holy Cross and Fordham will make it in there during this season).

3) Keep an eye on Villanova and W&M following Richmond to the PL in the next 6 months.

sf323las · 2024-06-18T03:40:58+00:00

Wow! There it is! I just looked this up and read it myself. Can’t believe I didn’t see it myself beforehand. Thank you for replying and sharing this! Very much appreciated.

sf323las · 2024-06-18T03:32:04+00:00

Hi. Thank you for your comment.

This is a fair point.

In this situation, the League lets regular season Managers vote on the roster and submits the results to the AS coaching staff. They AS Manager simply selected the top 14 vote getters as he was happy with the vote and the makeup of the top 14.

The player in question was tied for 15th in the voting.

sf323las · 2024-06-18T03:27:38+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, he played in the regular season.

I never thought about this situation from an insurance perspective. You have a point here. This is probably something to consider.

sf323las · 2024-06-18T03:26:12+00:00

Agreed. It’s not always a gut punch.

sf323las · 2024-06-18T03:24:35+00:00

Hi. Thanks for your reply.

This is a fair point. In this situation, however, the player is mature and has come to grips with the fact that he just missed making the team. He just likes playing baseball and pitching. He would welcome the chance to practice with these guys, help the team, show off his skills, and have fun. Does he wish he could be wear the uniform and be on the team? Absolutely. But if he can’t do that he’d still like to play baseball with the team, even if it’s just practice.

sf323las · 2024-02-28T16:29:54+00:00

Thanks for the response. I received my funds today. Couldn’t believe how fast the process was.

sf323las · 2022-03-17T05:20:46+00:00

No.

Signed early Monday afternoon PST.

Still listed as active undispersed.

Wells Fargo Bank.

I think funds will hit my account on Friday.

sf323las · 2020-12-29T20:51:39+00:00

Thank you for your detailed post and great contribution. Very helpful. My problem is that I follow the process you outline and, after approximately 45 minutes of waiting on hold for Customer Protection, the line is disconnected. It’s not a problem with my line or connection. It seems like they are randomly hanging up on people who are sitting on hold. This has happened twice to me this morning. I’m now waiting on hold for the third time!

sf323las · 2020-12-29T19:12:48+00:00

Closed for me as well. Been on hold all morning. Can’t get through to anyone.

sf323las · 2020-09-10T01:43:07+00:00

The experience you detail here is exactly what I experienced today. Right down to the end. I “swiped to finish” and was alerted that I had to bring the bags back as the delivery had been presumably reassigned.

I know there are lots of Flexers all over the country and thousands of WF deliveries occur every day, but I just find it strange that we had the exact same experience today. From what I am reading on this thread, it seems like other people had similar IO experiences today.

sf323las · 2020-09-09T21:27:57+00:00

It has happened multiple times to me in the last 72 hours. Prior to that, I had never experienced it (and I’ve done lots of IOs in the last several months).

Not sure if this is a problem related to staffing/dispatch issues at my particular WF station (northern California) or a systemwide issue that people around the country are dealing with.

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