Paul Juarez

Proud Father & Husband, Son & Brother, Golf, Cycling, TxSt Bobcats, TTU Red Raiders, Spurs

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

.@espn what’s up with the black edges on the A&M Kentucky broadcast?

[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

Did I really just hear Belmont Park announcer Frank Mirahmadi call Forever Young “one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time” in the stretch of the Jockey Club Gold Cup?

Goodness gracious, Frank. Terrific horse but…no

[Miles Juarez @milesjuarez14]

@risucci_rick We need a better catcher
Pay for one

[Vedant Nair @vedantnair__]

Much has been said by racists, politicians, and racist politicians (like Bo French) about Indians and UT Austin admissions. I thought I should shed some light so their racism could be slightly more intelligent.

I'm a brown kid. I grew up in Frisco, went to a massive Texas high school, and went to UT.

I would wager that the kids in this picture and I have practically the same background. Like me, they probably went to a massive, pressure-cooker suburban Texas high school, and survived the gauntlet to earn their admissions.

These aren’t foreigners. State law requires 90% of UT's freshman class to be Texas residents. 75% of those in-state seats go to automatic admission on class rank. These are Texans.

Texas, for better or worse, is one of the few meritocratic college admissions schemes in the country for a school of its caliber. The rules are simple. Today, the top 5% of a public school's graduating class is automatically accepted. There is nothing to game. You can’t fake being a competitive rower or have some consultant write your essays for you. There isn’t anything to steal; it’s all there on the table to compete for.

And the competition starts the moment the bell rings for your first period of freshman year. You are ranked in your class every single year, for us, #1 to #450. You knew exactly where you were, exactly how hard you had to compete. My year was even less competitive than it is today. The top 6% made the cut, so that’s an all-out war for ~27 kids to get auto-accepted into UT.

So we worked our butts off. Here's what my life was like, starting in kindergarten.

Every summer, before the school year started, I had to finish the upcoming year's math textbook.

I sweated over getting As, even in elementary school. One funny memory is walking to my parents' room, crying, to report my first-ever 89 on a report card.

I did Kumon, my least favorite thing in the world. I still hate that weird half-smile that is their logo.

I went to math and science competitions, where I always lost, and came home crying again. (Quite the crybaby, wasn't I!)

And everyone else around me worked just as hard. Actually, a lot of the kids worked much harder. I know people who took extra classes (zero period) just to boost their GPA. Who routinely slept 5 hours a night to nail every assignment they had after band practice. Who were distraught when they got a 98 instead of a 100. People who stopped doing things they loved, like sports or arts, because those classes dragged down their GPA.

People put their entire life force into getting into this school.

I wasn't even in the top 10% of my class. The competition was too good. I wasn't disciplined enough to hang with them. I got in as one of the 22.5% of admits who are at-large Texans.

These are American kids who earned their way into this school in the most American way possible. Competition. They were told the rules, they competed, and they got the number. And on Saturday they were in that stadium in burnt orange, screaming their heads off, like every other Texan at DKR or around the country. I can’t feel anything but pride for them. That they get to live the dream that so many of us dreamt growing up!

Kids like this have helped improve UT’s standing on the national stage. They made it out of the pressure cooker and placed well in Finance, Big Tech, and more recently, startups. They meaningfully contribute to the economies of our state and country. You should be proud of them too.

Overall, this seems like a meritocratic (albeit flawed) way for Texans to be admitted to our state’s flagship school. It’s racially blind. But politicians like Bo French are asking for something different. They want the student body to rebalance racially.

Surely they aren’t advocating for affirmative action, are they?

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@NathanGiese About time!

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@RCMB323 Amier Boyd is stinky buns.

[Steven @SteveTheScholar]

Benching two of your three best hitters because you’re facing a lefty is something only a moron would do.

[Miles Juarez @milesjuarez14]

@SleeperYankees When a fly ball gets hit to CF and Grisham is back there idk if it’s getting caught and I know for damn sure no one is getting thrown out by him. Spence is the future
He’s a lefty
Let the kid play

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

Tonight's ceremonial first pitches will be thrown by Brielle Saracini and her husband, Sean McGuire, who both were just 10 years old when they lost their fathers on 9/11 and found each other through Camp Better Days.

Saracini’s father, Victor, was the captain of United Flight 175, which was directed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, where McGuire’s father, Patrick, was working on the 84th floor.

Brielle’s connection to the Yankees began just days after the tragedy, when she wrote a letter to Derek Jeter detailing her family’s deeply personal loss, explaining that her dad would want her to realize her dream of meeting him.

Jeter invited Brielle and her family to a game, beginning a lasting friendship and connection with the Yankees organization 💙

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@RCMB323 He was the same at TX ST. Always thought the hire was suspect.

[Jacob Tobey @JacobRTobey]

I thank the Spurs for allowing me time to step away to sort out issues in my personal life. I understand that I will have to regain trust within the organization and across our community, a community where I will continue to be present with enthusiasm and passion. I believe I have the best job in the world and am thrilled to be able to continue as the team’s play-by-play announcer.

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@TXSTATEFOOTBALL Everything but the color of the face mask, should have been maroon.

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@TheFinalQuan @spurs No it’s not!

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@NFLCharean Nobody likes a smartass

[Ryan Garcia @RyanGarciaMLB]

It is truly insane how bad the Yankees are at the gimme run. A literal free run at third base. All you have to do is get the ball to the outfield with some distance. They are horrendous at it.

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@KentuckyDerby Why do you put a closer on the rail?

[Everything Yankees @eyyankees]

Should’ve chalked this game as a loss when Amed Rosario, Heliot Ramos, and Ali Sanchez were all in the lineup.

[Stanzo @ncostanzo24]

Brian Cashman getting no relievers and not upgrading from Ali Sanchez is so fucking bad man. Didn’t have to be All Stars. Competent baseball players would’ve been cool

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@NickTurturro1 How Sanchez is in show is beyond me. Can’t hit or catch. Brutal

[Paul Juarez @pdjuarezjr]

@KSATbgc Since it’s the first game of the season, we’ll cut you a break. That press box camera is terrible, other cameras are fine.