Vin was one of the most influential people in my life, the reason for my obsession with and love of baseball. The many precious moments the game has given, shared with friends, family; relationships enabled. All trace back to my youth with Vin on the radio. Thank you, Vin ❤️
@ServiceCanada I am a Canadian citizen residing abroad. I have your phone number (888-242-2100) but it does not work when calling from my US and Japan cell phones, even though I am currently in BC. Do you have an alternate number for taking international calls?
@MaxxKolbe@BenVerlander@grok Lot 13/14 on Stadium Way is a great option, it’s outside the main parking lot. You’ll have to get there early and walk up the hill but it will save you most of the pain of leaving after the game.
@vegasasnews @mrbeautiful1623 @susanslusser Ohtani’s pitching debut was not the season opener, it was the third game of the season, on April 1, 2018, attendance 14,644. I expected more fans to be there that day but he was not yet a household name at that time. Also, you have no clue about A’s fans.
His 1st MLB pitch:
@GaijinMommy@weeniepyon Anger for having hope, no, your anger is misplaced. There are setbacks that dim hope, but my hope is that you will never lose the hope that inspires you, your children, your gaijin community, your country, your other country, and the world to keep striving to make things better!
@coldnadongie@nick_kapur Based on help wanted signs I’ve seen, typically about ¥1,200/hr in Tokyo for fast food workers. That’s USD $8/hr vs $17.80/hr minimum wage in Palo Alto. Identical Big Mac Meals pre-tax cost ¥780 ($5.25) vs ~$12 (¥1,780) or 65% vs 67% of respective hourly wages.
@BrodieBz Perspectives on A’s fandom from former A’s beat writers Susan Slusser, Alex Coffey, Shayna Rubin, Jane Lee, Martin Gallegos, et al. Same from any visiting team broadcasters. And Bob Costas. With a special guest appearance by Kara Tsuboi.
@BentleyBradt@MichaelDChaney@kandybat@MarketPalmer_ @dillanroytaylor Compounding interest as a % for tips? If you started tipping at 15% 40 years ago and increased that rate by an average annual inflation rate of 3.5%, you’d be tipping 15%+295%=310% in 2024. [ChatGPT]