Cheddediah Manley

Champions of Europe

[J.C. Bradbury @jc_bradbury]

We promise that this thing that has never made money will totally make us money this time...

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@JoshDubowAP Wally Joyner

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Basketball officials should be limited to 2 reviews per game just like teams

[Brian David Platt @BrianDavidPlatt]

City leaders don’t talk enough about planting trees.

In addition to the obvious environmental benefits, research shows that more trees lead to improved mood, better cognition, lower stress, and even lower rates of chronic disease. And one study in Chicago public housing found that buildings surrounded by trees had dramatically less crime than those without.

So why aren't we planting more of them?

The "how" is the hard part and where many city leaders get stuck. It is hard to find the right type of tree, the right price for those trees, and the right location, and it is hard to plant them correctly.

The hardest part is finding enough funding given every city's massive list of other city budget funding priorities.

Even with enough cash, the best cities don’t just put money in the budget for "tree planting"; they build a tree planting strategy:

* Communicate the “why” so funding decisions are easier
* Set ambitious but realistic canopy and planting goals that get people excited
* Map where trees can actually go: streets, parks, medians, private yards, even around airports
* Source younger trees at scale (cheaper, easier to plant, higher survival rates)
* create a sustainability plan (pun intended) to make sure trees survive and thrive
*select diverse species so one pest or disease (like emerald ash borer or Dutch elm disease) doesn’t wipe out the entire urban forest

But here’s the secret weapon most cities don't do:

Give away trees for free.

Residents already want shade and beauty on their own property, and a tree in someone’s yard is just as valuable to the city as a tree on a city street. And having the residents volunteer to plant trees and care for them removes the cost of planting and maintenance from your budget.

If your city is serious about heat, health, and quality of life, trees are not a nice to have, they need to be a top priority.

Lets build your city's tree canopy together.

(link in comments to the full guide on how to plant more trees)

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[Zito @_Zeets]

I don’t get why people feel that if you’re a fan of someone or something, that you have to defend everything that they do. I think spectrum of fandom has shifted so much because stans are so insane now that regular fans behave like how stans in the past would.

[Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi]

Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart falls to his knees, weeping

[Royals Data Dugout @RoyalsData]

If the #Royals are serious, they have two options with Carlos Estevez heading into opening weekend:

1. Stick him on the IL and let him continue to ramp up in side sessions.

2. Use him in low-leverage situations only until the velocity comes back.

Veteran deference should only get you so far. Trotting him out to protect a ninth-inning lead, if he's sitting 90-91, is foolhardy. Every game is going to count; sacrificing one or two wins in March/April to be nice to your closer is a good way to shoot yourself in the foot in September.

Whether he's a 23 YO trying to make his first roster or a 33 YO established big leaguer, he's simply not ready to pitch in a high-leverage MLB situation. I hope Estevez proves me wrong and is sitting 94 Friday night, but I highly doubt it'll happen.

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@pgrathoff @ByPJGreen It wasn’t our inept manager teeing up our closer who could barely touch 90 all spring?

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The problem is less that Estevez is obviously cooked than it is that Q put him out there knowing that

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@sperrydaniel94 Armas was obviously embarrassingly unqualified when he was hired. Hopefully the Longs will soon figure out what the rest of us knew 3 months ago.

[Claire Watkins @ScoutRipley]

I think the Longs should have let Vlatko Andonovski actually choose his own successor

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How bout now?

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How long until we can hire a coach not based on a friendship with Jesse Marsch

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How long until we can hire a coach not based on a friendship with Jesse Marsch

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After a week of ‘this city is teal’ marketing I’m not going to say this is as embarrassing as hiring the only coach who managed to lose to SKC twice last year. But it’s close.

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@thekccurrent @UnionStationKC @NWSL @KansasCity 🤦‍♂️

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@Aaron_Torres This is silly. If he never plays another second in college he’s at worst the #3. Probably the #2. He finishes the game last night playing circles around Dybantsa he’s the consensus 1.
And the difference between all these is negligible

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@murphymike To kill JFK, right?

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@Timodc I mean…