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When God wanted to make David a king, He didn’t give him a crown; He sent him Goliath.
When God wanted to raise Joseph up to the palace, He didn’t give him a shortcut; He gave him prison.
When God wanted to make Moses a leader, He didn’t give him a stage; He gave him a wilderness.
When God wanted to make Esther a queen, He didn’t give her comfort; He gave her a crisis.
A lot of times, when you feel like God is breaking you, He’s actually building you.
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Calling all traders! Do you have 3 minutes?
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THIS is how you earn a customer for life.
A woman called Chewy after a $70 bag of prescription dog food arrived three days after her dog died.
She expected return labels, shipping fees, and a hassle.
Instead, Chewy refunded every penny, told her to donate the food to a local rescue, and two days later sent flowers with a handwritten condolence card.
That’s not “customer service.”
That’s being human when somebody is hurting.
Companies spend millions trying to manufacture loyalty.
Sometimes all it takes is compassion.
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Life lessons disguised as
“Baseball”:
1) Dealing with and learning from failure
2) Working in a team atmosphere where you don’t necessarily like everyone
3) Respecting authority even when you may disagree
4) Overcoming fear, pressure and anxiety
5) Being able to persevere through challenging times
6) Learning to sacrifice selfish desires for the betterment of the team
7) Creating a competitive mindset that doesn’t like to lose
8) Learning to communicate well with coaches and teammates
9) Battling through nagging injuries, body aches and pains, fatigue
10) Building a work ethic and sacrifice needed to compete at a high level
It’s the love for the game, but it’s also so much more than just baseball !!!
#BaseballTruth
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WATCH: The Boston Pops performs Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with perfectly choreographed cannon fire from the U.S. military.
As God, country, and the composer intended.
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Current and former military and USAA members receive complimentary tickets to MiLB games, courtesy of @USAA.
Learn more: milb.com/usaa
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🇺🇸 Most Badass Ballplayers: Combat Veteran Edition #1 Hank Bauer
Hank Bauer, United States Marine and eight-time World Series champion, was one badass ballplayer.
Born July 31, 1922, in East St. Louis, Illinois.
One month after Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
He volunteered for the elite Marine Raiders and was sent to the Pacific Theater.
He fought in some of the bloodiest campaigns of the war, including Guadalcanal, Guam, and Okinawa.
On Guam, Bauer went ashore on the very first day.
He earned his first Bronze Star for demonstrating exceptional valor during intense, close-quarters jungle warfare.
He was wounded in the back by enemy shrapnel from an exploding shell. He refused to leave the battlefield.
It was his first Purple Heart.
Years later, pieces of shrapnel from that wound were still embedded in his back. His Yankees teammates would sometimes pick metal fragments out of him in the clubhouse.
The fighting he experienced on Okinawa was even more brutal.
Bauer was a platoon sergeant leading 64 Marines.
Only six of them survived the battle.
On April 15, 1945, under heavy mortar and machine-gun fire, he repeatedly exposed himself to evacuate wounded men.
When stretcher bearers were no longer available, he carried casualties himself to the aid station. For that action he earned a second Bronze Star.
He was also wounded in the thigh by an artillery shell, tearing a massive hole in his left thigh. He received his second Purple Heart.
As he was being carried off, he turned to a buddy and said, “There goes my baseball career.”
Throughout his time in the Pacific, Bauer also battled malaria, contracting it twenty-four separate times (that’s not a typo).
After the war he returned to baseball.
He made the Yankees in 1948 and became a key part of their dynasty, winning seven World Series titles as a player over 14 seasons.
He hit safely in a then record 17 straight World Series games.
He later managed the Yankees to the 1964 pennant and the Orioles to a World Series championship in 1966.
32 months of combat. 11 campaign ribbons. 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts. 8 World Series Championships.
Thank you, Hank! 🫡🇺🇸⚾
🇺🇸 Most Badass Ballplayers: Combat Veteran Edition #2 Ted Williams
Ted Williams, widely regarded as the greatest pure hitter who ever lived, was one badass ballplayer.
Born August 30, 1918, in San Diego, California.
He made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1939 and quickly became one of the most feared hitters in baseball. In 1941, at just 22 years old, he hit .406, the last time any player has hit over .400 in a season.
He followed that up by winning another batting title in 1942. By the end of the 1942 season, Williams was already a superstar and widely considered the best hitter in the game.
Then, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Williams enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and trained as a pilot.
He missed the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons, three full prime years of his career, while serving stateside during World War II.
When he returned in 1946, there were questions about whether he could pick up where he left off.
He answered them immediately, winning the American League MVP award in his first season back.
Over the next several years he continued to dominate, winning the Triple Crown in 1947 and another batting title in 1948.
When the Korean War broke out, Williams was recalled to active duty as a Marine Corps pilot.
In 1952 and 1953 he flew 39 combat missions over North Korea in the F9F Panther jet.
He often flew as wingman for future astronaut John Glenn.
On one mission his plane was hit by the enemy and caught fire. He made a successful belly landing and jumped out and ran off the wingtip to safety.
He was hit by enemy fire at least three times during his tour.
After Korea, Williams returned to baseball in 1953 and continued one of the most remarkable careers in baseball history.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Ted Williams, superstar athlete, answered the call for his country twice.
Thank you, Ted! 🫡🇺🇸⚾
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MLB is having a moment for the exact same reason that baseball scorebook makers are seeing sales double.
In our hyper-connected digital age, people are yearning for a bit of the phone-free, slowed down past. An afternoon at the park offers exactly that
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Winter is over. Let’s play ball. ❄️⚾
#SpringTraining games happen today!
ALT Shohei Ohtani (left) and Aaron Judge (right) emerge from a forest of frost-covered trees and snow to a grass area surrounded by cherry blossom trees. Beyond that is a baseball stadium with its lights on and a sunny sky overhead.
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Celebrating Mr. Padre with an awesome giveaway!
Repost and reply for your chance to win this autographed 8x10 Tony Gwynn photo.
ALT A signed photo of Tony Gwynn sits in the middle of a black background with wooden figures swinging a bat. Tony Gwynn is wearing a white Padres jersey with a dark blue helmet and orange and white lettering.
DYK: Tony Gwynn batted .300 or higher in every season but his rookie year — giving him a record NINETEEN straight seasons at .300 or above from 1983-2001! #BlackHistoryMonth
ALT Tony Gwynn holds his blue Padres hat in the air with his left hand and salutes the crowd. He is wearing a blue Padres uniform as well.
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Have you signed up yet to send your name around the Moon?
When Artemis II lifts off next year, more than 900,000 names will be aboard—and yours (or your friend's, or your pet's...) could be one of them. Register today: go.nasa.gov/artemisnames
ALT A wide shot of Artemis I lifting off, as seen from the ground. The rocket, just left of center, has cleared the launchpad and is rising into the night sky, with a bright trail of light beneath it. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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A frozen turkey violently explodes in a deep fryer during a firefighters’ safety demonstration meant to warn the public about Thanksgiving cooking hazards.
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Cam Schlitter's average velocity freshman year of college at Northeastern was 88.8mph. By his junior year, it was 90.4mph.
Last night, it was 98.9mph.
So maybe don't worry if your 15-year-old son isn't already committed to a SEC program?
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Meaningless? Au contraire...this tells us A LOT
1. This indicates that we have a concentration risk. When a small number of stocks, like we have in the tech sector, dominate the index by weight, the index’s performance is heavily dependent on those few companies. Now, should those stocks falter, the entire index could suffer disproportionately.
2. When gains in the index are less broad-based across the market, relying more on a handful of winners rather than widespread corporate growth, this narrow leadership reflects weaker underlying market health as fewer stocks are contributing to gains.
3. Since many funds mirror these indices, a handful of tech giant stocks garner a disproportionate share of passive investment flows. This can inflate valuations beyond fundamentals and increase systemic risk if these companies' valuations adjust downward.
4. Similar top-heavy market situations have preceded corrections or bear markets historically. Timing this is of course another issue, BUT there are many examples of historical precedents. I am not saying we are going to have one, BUT the increased risk is there and investors should be aware of this.
