Recent content by Traut

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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    As someone who has wired millions of dollars it is a process and a half. I have to go in to the bank. Submit multiple forms of ID, fill out forms, and usually do it in a branch manager’s office. Ohtani certainly has private banking and I don’t know the rules there. But I can’t imagine banks...
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    Bears trade Fields to Pittsburgh for 6th rounder (potentially 4th)

    Sure it is an odd pairing, but what other choice do you have if you're the Steelers? Maybe Russell Wilson and/or Fields benefit from a change of scenery. They aren't in a position to draft a top QB. Who else could they trade for? This is the NFL in 2024. You either have a top tier QB or you are...
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    Apple Vision Pro AR Headset

    Full disclosure: I like gadgets and especially apple ones. I just did a demo and holy shit. This is easily the coolest tech that I’ve come across. The entire experience and gestures were so smooth. Yes, I know it’s a demo. But this will in all certainty be my next workstation.
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    Official Patriots 2024 Draft Pick Watch Thread (#3)

    Exactly this. Half the fun of following a football team is speculating on what they will/should do but this one is objectively easy. There’s no other real option here than taking the QB. All of the top 3 guys check enough boxes that they could be the guy. While certainly it’s a crapshoot...
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    How did you discover SoSH?

    Definitely Bill Simmons. I lurked on the EZ Board site under some forever lost different name. When Nip was looking to upgrade the servers in early 2005 - I became a lifetime member. Any club that would have me….
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    Pick 192 is the NFL equivalent of a bag of balls. Mac could easily be cut. This trade essentially is a no-cost bet by the Jags that they can fix and ship him for something. And the cost of that bet is a player who hasn't been drafted and is unlikely ever to see an NFL field. Sending a 6th only...
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    Vegas has them at 77.5. I’m taking the under here and going with 77 wins.
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    Pats select Western Kentucky QB Bailey Zappe at 137

    This is the right answer. Bailey Zappe is at best a warm body. While you’re not going to solve all of the world’s problems next year - you need to take a chance - no matter how long the odds - that you draft the next Brock Purdy.
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    Who wins Super Bowl 58?

    Team with the better QB usually wins. Mahomes is the better QB. They are coming off impressive wins against Miami, Buffalo, and Baltimore. The 49ers defense has looked mortal in their 2 playoff games. Chiefs win and the game isn’t even close. 34-17 Chiefs.
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    Did you know that North Carolina is the state people most need lawyers? Check out the study I did.

    Did you know that North Carolina is the state people most need lawyers? Check out the study I did.
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    Sports Cards Mania

    I don't know hockey cards at all but you won't find Hobby Boxes anywhere but card stores (either online or local). Retail is a somewhat different product. Usually a hobby box includes guaranteed autos, relics, or limited prints not available in retail boxes. What you find at Target and Walmart...
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    SoSH Playoff Predictions 2024

    (2) Buffalo over (7) Pittsburgh (3) Kansas City over (6) Miami (5) Cleveland over (4) Houston (1) Baltimore over (5) Cleveland (2) KC over (3) Buffalo AFCCG: Baltimore over KC NFC (2) GB over (7) Dallas (3) Detroit over (6) Los Angeles (4) Tampa Bay over (5) Philadelphia (1) San Francisco...
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    Come on People Now, Smile on Your Brother

    They could hire Taylor Swift's PR team and it wouldn't matter. Not even they could put lipstick on the pig that is this ownership group.
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    What is next for BB?

    My former boss went to college with Belichick and has kept in touch and known him for 50+ years at this point. They would go to dinner together. Years ago, I asked him if he ever thought Belichick would retire. His response was "maybe from football.....to coach lacrosse". He didn't believe...
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    No Town Hall this year at Red Sox Winter Weekend

    The problem for FSG isn't canceling the Town Hall. The problems are absentee ownership and complete lack of vision communicated to the fans. FSG's vision is only revealed through their actions - and that is to acquire mid-level talent to plug holes and hope they hit in the draft. It's a hard...