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Latest Rumors on the MLB Trade as the Deadline Nears
Bookies are earning a decent profit from MLB betting. Now that we are in the middle of the season, we are now seeing another set of wagering aside from betting on the games. We are talking about the trade, which will be ending next Tuesday. Find out the latest rumors on the MLB trade and find out if key players will be switching jerseys or not. If you wonder how bookies make money and which…
Blake Snell, the Padre. See you in the post season big guy.
It seems that things are slowly starting to return to normal in the world of Major League Baseball, as for the first time since March, there was a trade. The San Diego Padres on Tuesday traded for Jorge Mateo from the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The 25-year old Mateo has […]
Padres Make First MLB Trade In Three Months Acquiring Jorge Mateo From Oakland
Mets Acquire Phillies Pitching Prospect Franklyn Kilome in Asdrubal Cabrera Trade
Mets Acquire Phillies Pitching Prospect Franklyn Kilome in Asdrubal Cabrera Trade
By Jerry Del Priore
New York Mets Land Phillies Minor League Pitcher Franklyn Kilome.
In effort to bolster their minor system, and dump some salary, the New York Mets dealt infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies for Double-A pitcher Franklyn Kilome Friday.
Kilome jumped to the number 5 prospect spot in the Mets’ organization following the deal.
The 23-year-old Dominican Republic…
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Closing Time
“every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
I’m really feeling that today.
Today is September 1, a day where my city’s population increases by ~40 000 people, as we’re a mid-sized (~400 000 people) city with two acclaimed post secondary institutions. I’ve lived here my whole life, save for my stint of living in Toronto, and this effect seems to have increased in the last decade.
I’ve already done a bachelor’s degree at the university (in Canada, we use a slightly different vernacular, “college” is similar to a community college and offers mostly two year programs and “university” offers 4 year bachelor degrees and Masters/PhD programs).
And now I’m going to the college for some post grad work. I never thought I’d be going back to college the month before I turn 30, but here we are.
I’m having a lot of feelings right now. It’s weird, I won’t be studying with 18 year olds (the program requires a degree with a minimum GPA for admission) but my classmates are still going to likely be 5-6 years younger than me for the most part. I’m not too worried about the social part. I didn’t really have a great experience in university- I was with my ex-boyfriend (who was 12 years older than me) and a local, so I didn’t have a lot of “college” experiences. Kind of just went through the motions, didn’t bother attending the graduation ceremony. The degree is in my closet.
I live alone and have a much better idea of “my five year plan”, so I think studying will come much more naturally. There’s also a lot of perks of going back to school with the changes the government made recently in regards to student loans.
Canada, while not as progressive as Europe, has had much lower tuition fees and more access to loans and bursaries than the United States, at least going back to 2005, my first year of university. My parents are working poor, so I had to take my share of government loans- definitely would have made different decisions, but that’s fine.
Last year, the government changed its rules regarding student loans so that if you earned under a certain income, you would be given grants, not loans. So I have been struggling financially these past twelve months and one night (real talk: I don’t remember doing this. I think I was high.) I applied.
A couple weeks later, I got papers in the mail, saying I was approved and showing what I was entitled to. The grants cover tuition, books, and even most of my living expenses.
Included in tuition fees is a 12 month unlimited bus pass which has a ton of value for me, as I have epilepsy and can’t drive. A monthly bus pass is ~$80 here, so just that is a ~$1000 annual expense I don’t have to worry about.
There is a health plan with dental. I have a root canal tooth that broke a few weeks ago. Now I have an appointment to have it looked at (extracted) next week, because I don’t have to worry about how I’m going to come up with the money for a dental bill.
There is a student rec center at the school that does not charge a membership rate for students. I also have arthritis and can’t run or do high-impact exercise. It will be awesome to have access to bikes and low-impact classes, like yoga.
Another thing that I want to talk about- the Justin Verlander trade.
I woke up this morning to see that Verlander had been traded to the Astros. I keep very active in the baseball world and NO ONE saw this coming. Even the usual guys like Ken Rosenthal and Jon Heyman didn’t tweet until after midnight last night (I had fallen asleep before that)
You see, I didn’t always love baseball. My first live game was in 2006, in Detroit with my ex, watching the rookie Justin Verlander start against the Yankees (I’ve always hated the Yankees, though, even before my love of baseball). The guy just seems so cool. I’ve grown into loving baseball as he grew into a MVP, Cy Young winner who is now engaged to Kate Upton and drives a sweet Lamborghini while touring Italy with said supermodel financee. The guy has the coolest life.
It’s going to be so weird to not see him in a Tigers uniform. And I’m not even a Tigers fan- I’m a Jays fan. Or a Giants fan, if we’re in the National League.
I doubt Verlander thought his life would be as it is today, now a Houston Astro, but still with the hot girl, the cool car and the sweet life.
My life is not as glamorous, but I think Justin and I are both having a day where one life ends and another begins.
I’m having a bit of trouble of how to start today. School starts Wednesday so I have the long weekend ahead to get things in order. My loan will be deposited either tonight or Tuesday so that will influence how and what I get done.
I have about $50 of disposable cash until the loan is in my bank, so my options are somewhat limited, but also my state of mind is shuffling me in confusion. I haven’t had a period in almost two months (and am 100% not pregnant) so I’m experiencing like the advanced version of PMS- I was on the pill most of the nine years I dated my ex, so I’ve learned a lot about my hormonal imbalances while single. My body and mind feel like shit (the weather is getting fall-like which is also not helping) so I don’t feel like putting on a pretty dress and makeup and getting a drink somewhere. I’ve eaten way too much the past two days and am bloated and feel so fat, I have the two little patches of eczema/acne on my chin that I get right before my period now and awww-type clips make me cry. I don’t have a lot of female friends so I feel pretty alone in talking about my concerns.
After writing this out, I’ve decided to have a low-key day- a hoodie and yoga pants will be totally fine today. It’s cool out anyway- about 20C (68F for the Americans, roughly) and I can save looking nice for next week when I meet a bunch of new people. Today I’ll take for me.
And tonight, since I’ve read pretty much all the Rick/Reader fanfiction that exists, I’m winding down with some Kilgrave/Reader fanfic. It exists, I have the tab open for later reading. I haven’t had much of a sex drive lately but today I woke up feeling differently. I’m the weirdo that prefers written porn to videos (I actually prefer almost written ANYTHING to video ANYTHING) and what turns me on is reading about fictional, sociopathic men and imagining myself being manipulated (dub-con/non-con stuff). We’ve got our things and that’s mine, all right? It’s not like I do anything sexual with my plush Rick Sanchez. I just like imagining Rick Sanchez (or Kilgrave) fucking me into submission.
Kind of a weird way to end a long stream of consciousness, but I want to start my new life. And read some weird Kilgrave fanfic later.
Met Trade Jay Bruce for Minor League Pitcher Ryder Ryan
Met Trade Jay Bruce for Minor League Pitcher Ryder Ryan
By Jerry Del Priore
Mets pitching prospect Ryan Ryder.
The New York Mets continued their 2017 salary dump by trading outfielder Jay Bruce to the Cleveland Indians for right-handed pitching prospect Ryder Ryan Wednesday night. The move rids the Mets of the $5 million remaining on Bruce’s contract this season. So, New York adds another minor league reliever to its bullpen stable. The Mets acquired…
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Mariners+Rays Trade
The Seattle Mariners have traded reliever Steve Cishek to the Tampa Bay Rays for right handed pitcher Erasmo Ramirez.
Both teams are going for a wild card spot so interesting that they traded with each other, so this was not buy or selling this was an old fashioned trade. Arms, pitchers I think we’ll see a bunch more trades with pitchers before the deadline, I see more relievers being traded then starters.