See Ya Later

A flurry of polls dropped in the last few days on Crockett-Talarico. With two days left of early voting in person and election day five days away, I will just wait for the real deal Tuesday evening.

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Don’t kid yourself. If it’s Cong. Jasmine Crockett as our nominee next Tuesday night, MAGA is going to lie about her record and demonize her.

Don’t kid yourself. If it’s State Rep. James Talarico as our nominee next Tuesday night, MAGA is going to lie about his record and demonize him.

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Here is a headline from a column by Chron columnist Joy Sewing:

Black women keep showing up for Democrats — even when the party doesn’t show up for them

Here is from the column:

For decades, Black women have been the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters, more than any other voting group. 

In recent major elections, more than 90% backed Democratic candidates, earning them the title of the “backbone” of the party. But loyalty doesn’t always translate to a sense of being prioritized. While 67% identify as Democrats and 10% lean that way, 35% feel neither party is looking out for their interests, according to KFF, an independent polling and public policy group. In 2024, 92% of Black women voted for Kamala Harris. 

Black women are not an interest group. They are the foundation of the Democratic Party.

Yet, the party that embraces their vote is sadly lacking Black women in leadership and major committee chair positions. 

“There’s a lot of frustration,” said Courtney Stricklen, an attorney, wife and mother to four girls. “We were really disappointed with the outcome of the presidential election. That has caused many of us to sit back and say we’re going let others clean up the mess. Then when we have helped a Democrat get in office, it doesn’t seem the payoff comes back to the Black community, especially Black women.”

Here is the entire column: Black women are the ‘backbone’ of Texas Democrats, but it seldom pays.

I can’t argue with the column, and neither can you. Go check it out.

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The rodeo kicks-off today with the cook-off over at NRG. KPRC Channel 2 News was at NRG this morning interviewing the contestants and guess what they found on a grill. Check out the featured photo and say see ya later. The gator was also wrapped in bacon. Tasty, I guess.

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There is a new rule change in MLB this year. See this from the Chron:

JUPITER, Fla. — Arrival of an automated strike zone invites questions about the future of pitch framing. The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system coming to Major League Baseball this season may diminish that aspect of a catcher’s craft, though to what degree is arguable.

“I don’t think you’re ever going to minimize the impact of good receiving,” new Houston Astros catching coach Tim Cossins said.

“And I don’t think you’ll ever get a receiver that won’t value that as much as, or more than, anybody else, because it sets up everything after that. It sets up the relationship of your hands on transfers, it grows the strike zone, it does all these different things. So I don’t think that’ll ever really change.”

Allowing hitters to challenge called strikes figures to somewhat reduce the impact of framing, hurting catchers who excel at stealing strikes and aiding those who don’t. But the strike zone will not be fully robotic, with a home-plate umpire still calling balls and strikes, making framing far from obsolete.

Here is the entire read: Houston Astros: Yainer Diaz adjusts to new ABS challenge system.

I guess if you are watching the game on the flat screen, you will be able to see the challenge. If you are at Daikin Park checking out the game live, how will you be able to follow the challenge. Stay tuned.

Opening Day is four weeks from today. I better start getting ready.