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Denver Zoo is good if there are kids involved. The aquarium is pretty decent too.
Find your way into every dive restaurant you can that has green chili.
I'm running sound beside someone from Denver today. She says there is a place called MeowWoof that is cool.
Me too, Taylor won award as best OC in FCS
2 dropped balls in the outfield. It does look windy but still.
Way too many mistakes today to beat a good team.
That's pretty decent AI to acknowledge the veracity and that all those other names were just speculation. Seems most AI would just mention them as real candidates.
Yea. It's definitely a bit of a scenario of financial downturn, the kids don't want to be owners, and Angelos/Selig ensured the franchise became the most unsellable team. It's sucks for the fanbase.
The Nats did sign Paul Dejong today to play 3B. I think he will be another failed cheap signing, but I guess it's better than not trying anything.
Anybody got Denver recs? Trying to go see Turnpike at Red Rocks in May
Aero Club is still kicking, and still has best selection AND prices in town.
Fall Brewing in South Park was my favorite of the breweries. Half Door downtown was great too.
ELE Burger pop up is worth going out of your way. They post location on Facebook, but it's usually in PB, though I caught them at a brewery downtown. Best burger I've ever had.
La Perla #3 over in Point Loma was my favorite burrito place.
Bencotto in Little Italy.
Morning Glory for brunch. There will be a line, but if it's just you, you'll get in pretty quick.
Little Italy Farmers Market, the Zoo, and hiking Cabrillo would be my top things to do recs.
These are all pretty spread out, so hopefully you've got a car.
I can get excited about Taylor as OC! Pry is doing the best he can to put together an innovative coaching staff. BTW, W&M recently named Bryan Randall as QB coach
It started poorly with Pitt up 6-0 after two matches but then Wolak surprised with a pin to tie things up and the Hokies then won six of the last seven matches.
Lerners took huge hits to their personal wealth in the Covid downturn in terms of malls and office buildings. The patriarch got his World Series and the rest of the family isn't as dedicated to winning over profit. Nats are also bottom third in television revenue. Over $250M shortfall annually compared to the top 5 teams for TV revenue. They wanted to sell but the MASN deal is a huge handcuff on them reaching a deal because the new owner wouldn't own his TV rights. There was hope that the new owner of the Orioles would be willing to make a deal regarding the TV rights, especially since he is buddy buddy with Ted Leonsis, who is thought to be the top suitor for the Nats but nothing has moved on that front.
I asked Perplexity if VT was considering anyone other than Christian Taylor:
Based on the search results, there are no confirmed finalists for the Virginia Tech offensive coordinator job other than Christian Taylor. The Hokies appear to be targeting Taylor specifically, with reports indicating a deal is expected to be finalized soon[1][3]. However, several potential candidates were mentioned in earlier reports before Taylor emerged as the frontrunner:
1. Neal Brown - Former West Virginia head coach[2][6]
2. Josh Gattis - Former Maryland offensive coordinator[2]
3. Joe Craddock - Tulane offensive coordinator[7]
4. Jordan Davis - North Texas offensive coordinator[7]
5. Tim Cramsey - Memphis offensive coordinator[7]
6. Ricky Rahne - Old Dominion head coach[7]
7. Fontel Mines - Virginia Tech assistant head coach and wide receivers coach[7][9]It's important to note that these names were speculative candidates mentioned by various sources before Virginia Tech reportedly targeted Christian Taylor. As of the most recent information available, Taylor appears to be the primary focus for the position[1][3][4].
Citations:
[1] https://www.si.com/college-football/virginia-tech-targeting-bills-assist...
[2] https://fightinggobbler.com/3-potential-options-to-replace-tyler-bowen-a...
[3] https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/article/report-virginia-tech...
[4] https://www.si.com/college/virginiatech/football/report-virginia-tech-ta...
[5] https://techlunchpail.com/blog/potential-candidates-for-virginia-techs-o...
[6] https://www.si.com/college/virginiatech/football/should-virginia-tech-hi...
[7] https://www.si.com/college/virginiatech/football/virginia-tech-football-...
[8] https://techlunchpail.com/blog/the-case-for-christian-taylor-as-virginia...
[9] https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/longformarticle/virginia-tec...---
Answer from Perplexity: pplx.ai/share
We play LSU again today at 12:30. I imagine Emma will be pitching. Hopefully, a better overall showing.
Go Hokies!
Yeah... memory says that's probably the right move. Actually did a social media search. He looks like an entirely different person with no hair. When the result came up, I was sure I had found the wrong person.
Yup! I took the liberty to edit the name to initials bc i think that's what he would prefer lol
I personally enjoy the cock puns.
Looking through Christian Taylor's history, he has some pretty interesting connections.
The most interesting is Joe Brady. He was QB coach at W&M when Brady was a freshman WR there. And this past year, he worked with Brady. Sean McDermott is also a W&M grad, so they all 3 share that Tribe connection.
He played QB in college, but has coached QBs, TEs, WRs, and RBs. Very versatile in knowledge.
In an interview with a local Tidewater news channel, he stressed the importance of being able to run and throw the ball well. so when a defense tries to take one away, you exploit them with the other. This is a common theme for a balanced offense across the sport, but VT has never really embraced that concept.
He coached at Univ. of San Diego, a non-scholarship FCS school. While at USD, as WRs coach, they won the first FCS playoff for a non-scholarship program. He was soon promoted to OC, over saw some prolific offenses at the school.
Probably best known as the OC with double QB formations at W&M. Oversaw some prolific offenses while there, before taking the opportunity at Buffalo.
You don't think All Good Cocks would be a good name for a N-Image-L-related Nonprofit agency. Think of the calendar sales...
And the Nats have joined the sisters of the poor. They used to spend, was a top 5 spender when they were at their prime. Now in a bottom 5 for active roster.
They have a huge hole at 3rd base and didn't get anyone. And if anyone is injured in the infield, they will be really thin.
Still an exciting year for the Nats with 3 young outfielders. Hoping for a Dylan Crews run at ROY, but he will compete with Sasaki.
Thanks for the recommendations!
hmm... digging deep here
Bistroquet
Cafe Papon
Birdie Cafe
Apparently, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel has some of the most amazing restaurants in the city. Indian, Peruvian and new British/Middle Eastern place. At least that's what my friend living in Switzerland tells me.
also, if you like coffee go to Valmandin
wouldn't worry about chocolate as there are loads of shops and would be amazing if you found a place that didn't do it well.
good recommendations here.
Seconded on Mikkeler. The one I was at had a street food market in small containers outside with wide variety of food. In Reffen. Was an excellent day.
There's a pizza shop called Bast or Baest with a good brewery nearby which I forget the name of .
The Carlsberg Glptoteket Museum (had to Google that spelling 🤣) is fantastic and beautiful.
This is why your play in the tournaments, to get a few tough games in early. Hopefully the team learned a few things and identified some weaknesses to fix.
Great to see so much travel going on!
I'll try to hit some recommendations across some of those above in next few days. For me, this is where I've been and going (that I know of).
Been so far:
All over China, naturally
Osaka
Seoul
Bangkok
Going, booked already:
Tokyo
Jakarta
Manila
Singapore
Bangkok again
New Zealand
Boston
NYC
Possible later in year:
Spain or Norway
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Manila again
Osaka again

I joke he woke up one day and said "what would my evil twin look like?" And then did that look