I feel like an inchworm in Charlotte. A part-time job here, a new coffee shop explored there, and a small group attended over there. Inching along while this new place still hustles and bustles all around me.
The 11 inches of run he was getting was also well above average for an MLB four-seamer, and we also saw him generate excellent "rise" on certain fastballs to get swings-and-misses -- like when he struck out Australia's Ulrich Bojarski with a 96.1 mph, 2,477 rpm four-seamer that only dropped nine inches on its way to the plate.
You could compare that to an MLB fastball like Kevin Gausman's: In 2023, the Blue Jays ace averaged about 95 mph on his four-seamer with 14 inches of drop and 11 inches of run, a similar example of a running fastball with carry.
Yamamoto's curveball, visually, is like the Kershaw curveball of Japan: It's a beautiful pitch. But really, from the tracking data, it looks like it's somewhere between Kershaw's, Max Fried's, Adam Wainwright's and Yu Darvish's, with its combination of mid-to-upper 70s velocity, big vertical movement and swooping break.
There's nothing like when a big looping curveball like Kershaw's freezes a hitter. Yamamoto can do exactly that. Like when he buckled Joey Meneses' knees with a 77 mph curveball that dropped 65 inches and broke 14 inches in the WBC semifinal against Mexico.
It's the one he goes to for K's, and it's a wipeout split-finger just like Ohtani's or Sasaki's -- a high-velocity "offspeed" pitch that frequently breaks into the 90s, with drop-off-the-table downward movement.
It's not as nasty of a strikeout pitch as his splitter, but it's another effective secondary offering thanks to its high velocity for a pitch that's not his primary fastball. (This pitch for Yamamoto is more cutter than slider; separately, he'll mix in a rare mid-80s "sweeper" style of slider.)
Soon, we should have a lot more information with which to further study Yamamoto. But from the preview we've already gotten, we can see that he has the stuff to be a dominant MLB pitcher like Senga, Ohtani and the other NPB aces who've made the jump.
Rico Nasty coined the term "sugar trap" early in her career and has used it as the title of her independent record label as well as two of her mixtapes.[105][106] Musically, the term has simply been described as "bubbly, upbeat rap"[8] as well as "singing and trap rapping".[107] Lawrence Burney of Noisey noted that sugar trap is "markedly upbeat, bubbly, and self-loving, no matter her chosen delivery",[12] while Kyann-Sian Williams of NME described it as a blend of "hardcore, gruff vocals" and "grungy hooks with softer, computerised beats".[17] Rico Nasty has said that sugar trap has "soft, beautiful, melodic, flowy vibes" as well as elements of "trap music like Chicago drill music, Atlanta trap music, Memphis trap music, little bit of California trap music. I mix everything. If the sound catches my ear, I mix it."[108] She has also described "sugar trap" metaphorically as "a headspace", "a way of fashion" and "a way of life".[109] She also described the term as a "metaphorical place", saying "It's like when you have a really, really bad life and shit good starts happening and you don't know how to adapt to the good shit."[12] In April 2018, Rico Nasty officially trademarked the term "sugar trap".[110]
But then Index Ventures came in with $40 million from their growth fund. With that investment, they laid down an expectation to grow annual sales from $28 million to $128 million in one year. So, my task was to somehow grow intentionally when it was such an organic, cult-like brand.
Nasty Gal was about making women feel confident through fashion or style, and Girlboss is more about connecting them to one another, providing resources, tools and education for them to advance. To me, that feels like a really natural next step, especially because I wish I had this when I was building my first company.
How we think about something causes emotional reaction. If you dont see it as bad your attitude will change. Be strong. It is good healthy protein. Just cook your egg and be grateful for all its goodness. See the white part as a healthy topping that is yum. Use your imagination for good and your emotional reaction will change. It never did the baby chicks or chooks any harm. It is healthy, people. Good for you. Save your harsh reactions for reality situations like a bear chasing you or a spider on your arm. Not harmless healthy eggs.
The rarest and most extreme examples of nasty politics entail politicians actively engaging in violence themselves. For instance, in 2017, Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte of Montana body-slammed a reporter from The Guardian. Gianforte would later win his 2018 election and is the current governor of Montana.
Third, and perhaps most important, nasty politics can be used to signal toughness. This toughness is something that voters seek out when they feel threatened. This sentiment was best captured in a September 2018 tweet from the Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr., a Trump ally:
But how can the United States cut off oxygen to the fires of anti-Americanism, especially when the justifiable military operation in Afghanistan and the support it has received from ruling elites in the Arab and Islamic world is likely to feed them? One strategy is to redouble United States efforts to limit and resolve conflicts around the world, especially the one between Israel and the Palestinians. Again, these conflicts did not cause the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They do, however, contribute to the anger that terrorists manipulate to their own, despicable ends.
The focus on big-picture policies like conflict resolution and political development should not obscure small-picture policies that take aim at anti-Americanism. A key here is a concerted public diplomacy campaign, much like the one the United States waged vigorously in the early years of the cold war. Then United States used the media and exchange programs to refute the lies of communist rulers. Today, as President Bush noted in his October 11 press conference, it needs to make a better case for America and to argue that bin Laden represents a perversion of Islam and threatens the stability of all civilizations.
Sophia ran an Ebay store unlike any other. In an era when most garments for sale were hung loosely on mannequins and photographed in poorly-lit environments (if they had photos at all), Sophia was using models to show off the best finds and went to extreme lengths to deliver the highest standard of customer service.
[1] The title of the book comes from the name of a powerful sea creature mentioned in parts of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Isaiah 27:1; Job 41:1). Hobbes picked the title because it is a provocative, irreverent way to describe the government: like the leviathan, the government is very powerful. See Hobbes, Leviathan XVII.13.
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