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Woman who accused ex-Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault is charged with defrauding him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-accused-ex-dodgers-pitcher-010621569.html
A woman who filed a lawsuit against former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, accusing him of sexual assault and battery, is now facing criminal fraud charges. Darcy Adanna Esemonu is accused of engaging in “fraudulent schemes and artifices” against Bauer and a second person.

Watched the NCAAW championship game tonight. I really don't follow women's sports but I DVR'd the game and watched it tonight.
In the end S.C. was too big and too deep for Iowa despite their great player Caitlin Clark. Iowa's other players were very good, they just weren't very deep.
Iowa couldn't get a rebound, they were out-sized. But they were gamers. S.C. wore them down.
I was impressed with how fundamentally good the women are. They play below the rim and focus on passing and defense.
 

No swing = Lack of confidence. 

i still believe

Fat

Well spotted. 

Trout is not clutch.

Not sure if this counts since it's a YouTube video but it's the last thing I watched. Pretty cool seeing the CD spun asunder from rotational motion. 
 

Google got it.

I'm mildly disappointed at how Washington is handling things. But we don't know what expectations Perry/Arte had in hiring him. Presiding over a rebuild or hoping that new leadership in the dugout would somehow create better chemistry and get the team in sync. 
So far it seems obvious that there is no magic. The roster is just too problematic. But a rebuild mindset doesn't seem to be in effect either. 
Still, it's really early in the season. This homestand will be a chance to reset somewhat. 
If July last year was a key turning point then indirectly it goes back to prioritizing pleasing/impressing  Ohtani to re-sign more than anything else. Grabbing a handful of discards and declining players hoping that somehow everything would fall into place. And giving up potential future assets. As if Ohtani hadn't likely already made up his mind to leave. 
That entire scenario was embarrassing. Everyone knew the odds were slim at best. Yet Perry (likely at Arte's direction) presided over a situation that will go down in franchise history as one of their biggest blunders. 
 

20 miles. Brutal. I can do about 8. Well maybe I could do more but 8 is enough.

Personal best.  20 miles on the Mt. Wilson hike yesterday.  A bit hot, but found a group of people to hopefully do a bunch of hikes with.  Someone pass me the drugs.


Not sure what kind of snake this was.  Looks like a rattler, but it didn't have a rattle on him.  




 

Think of it this way: He hasn't done any more damage. That's one of the things I like about this year - no more albatross contracts, no more prospects given away. The worst of it is probably Stephenson, but even that might prove somewhat useful next year. And guys like Paris and Adams are still around. If the Angels fall deep into a hole, there's no real loss to releasing Hicks and calling Adams up (for example). And it isn't like Adams (and Paris) can't use more seasoning in AAA.
The real damage, of course, was done in July of last year. That was a debacle that will likely haunt us for year's to come (look at Edgar Quero's numbers this year). I know, hindsight and all, but the end result was still devastating.
And we can give Perry and the Angels credit for getting Soriano back.

I always figured this year, and possibly next, would time for rebuilding and seeing what they have in terms of players in the system. I never understood the the vets on one-year deals unless they were there to fill in when the younger players needed a game or two off. Some folks keep saying, “trade value,” but what are you realistically going to get for any of those guys? You may get a lottery ticket or two, but nothing of any consequence from any other org. So that argument makes no sense. I don’t mind if they need to stink for a few seasons if they have a clear plan to rebuild. My biggest issue with the team is just that it seems like this team lacks any clear direction or prospect depth, with no sense that they will set a course and stay with it.

Quite impressive to see an entire downtown go to shit. So many great art deco buildings rotting away. Liberal policies FTW. 
 

Your tax dollars at work.
 

lol, good stuff.  I currently have some obvious illegals working in the yard next door.  Should I open fire? What would a member of Larry's Revolutionary Guard Corps do? 

Yeah you kind of feel like you're in an episode of Bonanza out there.

That photo there looks like he ate Uncle Bosey and the salmonella is kicking in. 

This headline!  Lulz
 
 

good place to film a western.

China Ditch Trail, Reynolds Creek, Owyhee Desert. 4/18/2024
 
 

China Ditch Trail, Reynolds Creek, Owyhee Desert. 4/18/2024
 
 

China Ditch Trail, Reynolds Creek, Owyhee Desert. 4/18/2024