#IU Baseball

[kenttsterling]

Anthony Richardson and Colts back to work! Pacers to workout TJD today! IU v UK at 6p!

[usedpidemo]

What if there was a K-pop based game? Not a Just Dance K-pop edition, but an actual game? What would the gameplay be like? Would you play or buy it? And who should be the first cover idol?

This honestly shouldn't be something I put so much thought into, and it's only scratching the surface, but there's so much material and concepts you could do with a K-pop based game. Other suggestions have already been tackled and explained tactfully, such as gameplay and Career/Story Mode, so here's a list of things and ideas I would like to see in a hypothetical game:

Cover idol:

I think if it’s not BTS or Blackpink, especially for the first game, you’d cause a huge riot. They are far and away the two most popular and recognized K-pop groups of all time, and are basically most Westerners’ gateway to the genre. It makes sense why not them, they’re currently inactive (esp. since BTS are in the military), but I’d argue that you should easily make two cover versions of the game—one with BTS, the other Blackpink. If it has to be one active idol, you could go with many options: Wonyoung, Karina, An Yujin, Yeji, Chaewon, Winter, Seulgi, Sana, Miyeon. It would be cool to have a foreign idol, but it has to be a Korean first, and I’d personally go with Wonyoung. For the Legacy/Legend Editions, I’d pick IU.

MyGM:

You could go three ways with a MyGM mode. Group based, company based, and music show based. All three will have similar gameplay elements, but have different ways and strategies to go about managing a successful group, company or music show. 

MyIdol could be you as a singular group’s manager, scheduling comebacks, concerts, days-off, and so on during a calendar year. There’s a stamina/morale system to balance between working them for profit/popularity and resting them so that none of the members get disgruntled and leave or be sidelined. You’d also have to make decisions for the members’ solo opportunities, line distribution, and more.

MyCompany is larger in scale—you now run an entire company or sublabel (good luck if you’re running Cube or SM lmao). You have to manage every artist’s comebacks and schedules, or else they leave or demand a contract termination. An addition from MyIdol is the ability to sign other idols/artists/trainees on the free agent market and you can add them to existing groups or create new groups with your current roster. 

MyMusicShow would basically be WWE 2K’s MyGM. You’re in charge of a music show/Korean TV station like KBS’ Music Bank or SBS’ Inkigayo and you have to compete with other networks for the best ratings of the week throughout a calendar year. You can negotiate exclusive contracts with other agencies so that their groups can only appear on your programs, as well as managing set designs/TV booking (who wins on your show)/screentime for the artists on your show. 

Universe Mode:

What it says on the tin: you have control over the entire industry and decide who are the top dogs, create special collaborations, send groups on international stages, etc.

Showcase Mode:

Depends on who’s the cover idol: you basically replay some of their most iconic/legendary stages throughout their career. If it were someone like Wonyoung for example, it would include her Very Very Very performance from PD48, that one Love Dive baseball stage, K-Pop Flex 2022, her 2022 Melon Music Awards performance, and so on. You could also do one for whoever’s on the Legend/Legacy Edition cover.

Roster:

Depending on which companies are down for it, I expect all the current 4th/5th gen guys to be available from the start, while 3rd/2nd gen groups are labeled as Legends/Legacy and require some grinding to unlock (with few exceptions). Newer groups would probably be DLC or groups from prominent eras/releases (like 2018 TWICE or 2010 SNSD for example). TheLibrarian’s suggestion of having boy group/girl group only versions is also a possible option, but c’mon, if the NBA and WWE 2K games can include both their men and women’s rosters, I see no reason for the K-pop game not to do the same.

I put so much unnecessary thought into it for some reason, I even tried making concept covers of my own using my ideas and others (they're kinda bad XD). Sorry you had to read through all that.

[thebirdandthebee]

Imagine Me & You

A Jake “Hangman” Seresin fic.

First time writing TGM fanfic - please be gentle.

Jake stumbles across a woman on base that seems to enjoy the finer things in life... just like the future he’d like to build - with her in it.

Chapter 2: Making Headway

“Hi Grandma,”  Mia smiled, stepping into Dorothea Thomas’ suite.

“Hello darling girl,” Dorothea was having a good day according to her aides. Dorothea Thomas was clearly where Mia got many of her physical attributes. The same golden-brown eyes, the same blonde hair and the same pronounced cupid’s bow. She was honored to share the features.

“How are you doing today?” She asked, taking a seat beside the matriarch and staring out at the rolling ocean.

It did take a small chunk out of Mia’s inheritance to keep her grandmother in this particular care facility, but it was worth it. She trusted the staff, her grandmother loved the ocean, and she could live as close to independence as possible.

As a woman who lived her whole life in the Midwest, she was thankful each day to see the coast.

“How can I complain?” Dorothea asked with a small smile as her granddaughter poured her a glass of iced tea.

The truth was, she could complain. She lost her husband to war, her son to a heart attack and used some of the prime years of her life raising her two motherless grandchildren. At least, for as long as she could.

“Jack is coming into town next week,” Mia said, taking a sip of her own tea.

“Oh, how wonderful,” Dorothea smiled serenely.

“We’ll be by to go to brunch and down to the water,” Mia said, holding her grandmother’s hand in her own.

“I always love when you come to visit, Lenora,” Dorothea sighed, patting Mia’s hand on top of her own. Mia simply smiled and gently rest her head against her grandmother’s shoulder.

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“Jack Jack,” Mia giggled, feeling as if she was glowing when her baby brother swept her off her feet in a big hug.

“Man I missed you, Mimi.” He said, burying his face in her neck. “Missed you more,” she insisted, rubbing her hand up and down his back. She opted for a pair of crisp white sneakers today, making their height difference even more apparent. “Have your suitcase?” She asked, peeking around his shoulder.

“I got it,” he said, lifting the Rimowa into the trunk of the Jaguar. “Can I drive?” He grinned.

“A promise is a promise,” she agreed, handing over the keys. She lifted the IU hat from his head, running her fingers through his fine blonde hair before replacing the cap. “How’s your elbow?” She asked as he opened the passenger door for her.

“Good, really good,” he insisted. “I’ll need to ice and heat while I’m here, but other than that, doing good.

“I’m so happy you’re here.” She sighed as he started up the car. “Come on, I got everything to make your favorite dinner.”

The drove in peace, chatting excitedly about everything they could since seeing each other last over Christmas in Indiana. Mia had flown out to IU, helped re-stock Jack’s college house he shared with four of his baseball teammates and cooked Christmas dinner for the group of misfits who weren’t able to go home for the holidays.

“Classes are going good?” Mia asked, stirring the spicy pasta sauce on a low simmer.

“Really good,” Jack nodded. “My last year will be pretty light so I can focus on my senior capstone and job hunting.” He said, smearing a wipe of goat cheese on crusty bread.

“Good, Jack, I’m proud of you,” Mia smiled, “and baseball?” She asked.

“It’s going okay,” Jack shrugged. “I think I can get a few combine invites, but I don’t want to rely on it.”

“Smart man,” she nodded.

“How about you? You’re settled, you’re living the life here?” He asked, leaning against the kitchen counter top and watching as she carefully poured heavy cream into her saucepan.

“I think so?” She shrugged. “I don’t see it as permanent, but I enjoy it for right now.”

“Is it weird? Working for the military?” He asked, grimacing softly.

“A little,” she laughed. “I don’t know, sometimes I feel separate from it because one, I’m not enlisted or a pilot, but two, I’m also pretty removed from all the procedure and formality.” She shrugged. “We can go visit the base this week – there’s going to be an airshow for families that I thought could be cool. My boss said he’d give us a tour of the base.”

“That would be dope,” Jack nodded.

“Okay, need you to drain the noodles, please,” she said, tapping him gently. They worked seamlessly together around the kitchen, two peas in a pod that relied on each other more than anyone would ever know.

She didn’t know what she’d do without her Jack.

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Jake Seresin’s eyes tracked the two blondes that hopped out of the vintage Jag.

He had been in and out of base for the past few weeks on assignment and working with some of the young guns before returning to Miramar for a two-month assignment.

Drawing the short stick, he was asked to attend and oversee today’s airshow, which would take place a few hours from now.

Seeing Mia was like a breath of fresh air. She hadn’t been running laps through his mind for weeks, but she had been strutting in those heels for certain.

“Hangman,” in a rare moment, Jake was caught off guard as he whirled around to see Lt. Gen. Bozek.

“Buzzer,” Jake replied.

“Welcome back,” he greeted as they shook hands. “Glad to be grounded for a bit?” He asked, standing in front of the large picture window beside the aviator.

“Grounded no? But not bouncing around for a short while will do me some good,” His eyes flicked back out to where Mia was adjusting a small leather backpack – her companion helping her shorten the strap.

“I see Mia’s brother arrived in town,” Bozek commented, watching Jake out of the corner of his eye.

“Brother?” Jake asked more to himself than anything else.

“Good kid – plays baseball at Indiana,” Bozek elaborated. “They’re close – she gives me regular updates on him. They’re pretty much it as far as family goes.”

Who knew Bozek would be a fountain of information?

“I could introduce you, if you’d like.” He offered.

“Appreciate it, but we’re old friends at this point,” Jake smirked.

“Make good decisions,” Bozek called out as Jake departed the administrative building. “I always do,” Jake said confidently.

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“Snow cones should be available in more public places,” Jack said, finishing up his treat and tossing the paper cone in the trash nearby. “So what kind of planes are here?” He asked, draping his arm around his sister’s shoulder. She was centering a nice shot on her iPhone as he asked.

“Honestly I have no idea, I couldn’t tell you the difference between any of these.” She admitted. “They kind of all look the same to me.”

“Helps to have a professional around,” Jake said, rounding on the pair. “Hello, Jake Seresin,” he stuck out his hand for Jack to shake.

“Jack Thomas,” The height difference was off by just an inch or two – but still hovered around the clouds over Mia’s head.

“Hi Lieutenant Commander,” Mia said, leaning into her brother’s side. “This is my baby brother, Jack.”

“As you can see, graduated from being a baby many years ago,” Jack bumped her shoulder.

“Pleasure,” Jake nodded.

“You’ve been out and about, right? I feel like it’s been a moment since I’ve seen you.” Mia commented.

“Unfortunately that’s classified information,” Jake replied, a tight grin on his face.

Jack’s eyes darted back and forth between the pilot, who was zipped carefully in his flight suit, and his older sister. It was nothing new watching men sniff around his big sister, and this man was no exception.

Jake was aware of the man’s observance.

“Are you flying today, Lieutenant Commander?” Mia asked, tucking her phone back in her pocket.

“Just here for safety,” Jake commented. “We’ll have a few of our young guys doing the showcase.”

“But they’ll be flying the planes you normally fly?” She asked.

“Demonstrations today include my usual aircraft, an F-18 Super Hornet, an E-2 Hawkeye and an F-35 Lightning,” he listed off. “We’ll have some jumpers as well.”

“Do you jump?” Mia asked, genuinely curious.

“Only if the occasion calls for it.” Jake replied. “Ejecting will take about and inch and a half off of your height as your spine compresses.” He explained, watching her eyes widen just a bit. “Sick,” Jack commented.

“How long are you in town for?” Jake asked.

“Just for the week,” Jack replied, “I’m in school and had a small break,” He explained.

“Baseball, right?” Jake asked, aware of Mia’s eyes on him. “What position?”

“Short,” Jack said. “Started at third as a freshman and migrated over.”

“I’ve got a cousin that plays professionally in Houston,” Jake commented. “Is that the plan?”

“Jack is finishing up school to be an engineer,” Mia said, beaming with pride.

“Lots of great opportunities in the Navy,” Jake raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms over his chest.

“No, no, no,” Mia said, throwing her arms around her brother and hugging him tight. “This is not a recruiting session.”

“It could be,” Jake countered.

“It’s not,” she was firm.

“Appreciate the offer,” Jack laughed.

“Is there a plane you need to go get into?” Mia asked.

“Grounded for a while now, don’t you worry,” Jake said. “Enjoy your visit, sir.” He extended his hand out to Jack once again, noting how the student’s handshake was just a bit stronger than their first. “See you around, Mia,” he said with finality.

Jack waited until the Lieutenant Commander was out of earshot.

“What’s his deal?” He asked, the sound of a plane approaching in the distance.

“What do you mean?” Mia said, ambling forward alongside her brother.

“He’s intense,” Jack commented.

“You think so? Didn’t notice,” she shrugged.

“You guys hook up?” He asked.

“Jackson Thomas!” She laughed, “no we did not hook up!”

“Well, he’s trying,” Jack shrugged.

“Come on, let’s find you another snow cone.” She rolled her eyes.

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Even though he was 21 and well within his legal rights, it was still weird for Mia to see Jack drinking in a bar. Even more so now that he was tearing it up with the Top Gun pilots, playing pool and joking around with levity she didn’t get to see him have too often.

“You going to be able to carry that giant man home?” Bobbi asked, grinning as she watched the Top Gun pilots hoot, holler and leap on your brother as he sunk a shot.

“I’ve done it before, I’ll do it again,” Mia laughed.

“Okay, two IPAs and a French 75 for the lady,” Bobbi’s friend Tina set down the next round of drinks. “Moose over there will have to get his own, but I think the boys have him covered,” she tilted her head back toward Jack.

Tina was nice – she worked off base but was married to one of the Top Gun instructors and had been at Miramar for a few months.

“I think they’re living the frat boy college fantasy they never got,” Bobbi commented, making Mia laugh.

“Jack doesn’t get to blow off steam too often, either,” she took a long sip of her cocktail. “Between practice, games, traveling, workouts and class, Indy’s got him pretty booked.”

“All the more power to ‘em,” Tina clinked her glass against Bobbi and Mia’s.

“So Mia, you’re cute and young and single, and I’m old and haggard and locked down – how are you blowing off steam?” Tina asked.

Mia giggled, stalling with another sip of her drink.

“Not currently blowing off any steam – or anyone for that matter,” she winked, making Bobbi and Tina laugh.

“Babes you’ve got the pick of the litter,” Tina insisted loudly. “Your heels are high, your tits are perky and that dress is really doing something.” She elaborated.

“First of all, thank you, you’re so kind,” Mia smiled, “but hooking up with someone on base? I work here!” She insisted.

“Uh yeah, that’s like the whole point,” Tina said, looking pointedly over at Bobbi. “Nowhere else on earth, are you going to find a smorgasbord of men like this.” She said, waving her drink around. “They’re hot, they’re young, they’re eager to please and have something to prove – I’m not saying you’ve gotta marry ‘em, though I did, but it’s worth considering.” She insisted.

“Tina I love when you wax poetic about me,” The ladies looked up to see an unfamiliar face.

“Roost!” Bobbi and Tina hopped out of their seats to give the mustachioed man a firm squeeze. He was more than happy to take them up in his arms.

“Mia this is Rooster,” Bobbi introduced.

“Hi Rooster, I’m Mia,” the blonde smiled widely, sticking out her hand.

“What are you doing here?” Tina asked, taking her seat again as Rooster hovered near the table.

“Eight weeks in Miramar,” he explained. Mia found that to be the norm – not saying why someone was on base, but rather, how long they’d be there.

“Just in time for summer,” Bobbi winked.

“Mia, what’s your story?” He asked, dropping his sunglasses down onto the collar of his vintage band tee. A cold beer appeared in front of him on the table.

“Mia is a lawyer, sexy, single, and working for Lt. Gen. Bozek,” Tina said, making Mia laugh. “Her little brother is over there, seeing how much Mezcal the new recruit class can take.” She tilted her chin back.

“Are we husband hunting?” Rooster asked? His eyes flicking over the cleavage her sweet little floral dress was showing off and down to the ring on her left hand. “That’s not going to help.”

“One, I am not husband hunting!” She laughed. “This is my dad’s ring.” She explained, “I mean, sized down about six times, but it just makes me happy.” She shrugged.

“I’ll drink to that,” Rooster said, tapping her glass with his.

“What are we drinking to? My accomplishments?” Bobbi knew it was a matter of time before Hangman showed up.

“Hangy, you big shit.” Rooster laughed, giving his former teammate a big hug. “Have you met Mia?” He asked, that damn mustache twitching just enough to tip off Jake.

“We’re keenly acquainted,” Jake said, his hand finding a resting spot on the back of her chair. Rooster’s grin became even more salacious.

Jake Seresin was not the type to pick up on-base girls at a bar.

Mia clearly was not an on-base-at-a-bar type of girl, but rather, just Jake’s type that wandered right into his snare.

How fortunate for Jake, and how fun for Rooster – and how much more fun for Tina and Bobbi that were watching it all unfold in front of them.

Though Rooster and Hangman were friendly now, they had a sordid past, and it still rang off-key to see them be chummy with one another even now.

“Y’know, Mia, Rooster also drives a classic car,” Bobbi said, raising a brow as she took a drink.

“Also?” Rooster asked, intrigued. “What’re you steering, Mia?”

“It’s a ’73 Jag XKE,” Jake answered, “right Mia?”

“That’s right, Lieutenant Commander,” she nodded. “Convertible.”

Rooster whistled low, “think you could take me for a joy ride sometime?” He prompted. Jake could feel his pulse tick in his neck.

“Depends, what ya go?” She asked.

“First gen blue Bronco,” he replied. “My dad’s back in the day,” he elaborated.

“Hey Roost, where’s my husband?” Tina asked.

“He was just wrapping up when I left, can’t imagine he’d be too far behind now.” Rooster explained.

“We were just talking about how Mia’s husband hunting,” Tina chimed in. She had been watching Jake observe Mia for the last five minutes.

“I’m not husband hunting,” Mia insisted, rolling her eyes, though the smile stretched across her face betrayed her expression.

“Baby, we don’t even have to husband hunt,” Tina insisted. “We can hunt just for a night, like true lionesses.” Mia burst into giggles with a shake of her head.

Rooster watched as the exchange went on between the two women, his eyes darting over to Jake, whose hand tightened on the back of her chair.

“Mia, I’m just saying, if you don’t use it, it closes up,” Tina said. “Hand to God.”

“What’s that? I think I hear my brother calling for me.” Mia laughed.

“That’s right, baby girl, you go dive into that man pool,” Tina cheered as the petite blond hopped down from her seat and grabbed her cocktail before heading off to check on Jack.

“Tina,” Jake hissed, sending the woman into a spurt of laughter.

“Calm down, Hangman,” Bobbi laughed, “she’s not going to take any of them home.”

“Mia!” Jack cheered, causing the ten men around him to parrot his excited call.

“Hi Jack Jack, how are we doing over here?”

“Mimi, these are my new friends,” He said, gesturing to the group. “Fellas – and Bridger – this is my sister, Mia.” He introduced.

“Pleasure,” she smiled with a shy wave.

“Mia works on base as a lawyer because she’s smart as fuck,” Jack explained.

“Mia, you play pool?” A man in glasses, blue pants and a coordinating t-shirt asked, “Rewind” stitched over his heart.

“Oh, absolutely not,” Jack laughed, caging his sister in his arms. Rewind simply laughed, eyeing up the shorter of the two Thomas siblings before prowling around the other side of the table.

“Mia really seems more like a darts person to me,” Jake said, arriving alongside the table. Jack noticed how the pilots straightened up just a bit in the Lieutenant Commander’s presence. “Jack,” he greeted with a tilt of his head and a peace offering of another drink.

“Jake,” Jack said, gladly accepting the beer. “And you’re right,” He said, tilting his head back toward the set of dartboards hanging on the far wall. “Mia’s a ringer.”

“I am not,” Mia said assuredly, looking over at Jake.

“She lies,” Jack said simply. “She was on our high school archery team.” Jake’s brows raised just enough to show his keen interest.

“Show me what you got, Thomas.” He insisted, ushering her over to the board.

“Wait, Mimi, some of the guys are going over to a house off base,” Jack said quietly. “Would you mind if I go? They wanna play COD.” Mia looked a little worried.

“Who’s driving there?” She asked.

“I am!” Bridger spoke up, the lone woman in the group. “I’ve not been drinking, Ma’am.” She insisted.

“Jack you don’t know these guys,” Mia said quietly.

“He’s safe, Mia,” Jake insisted. “They’re good kids, and Bridger is responsible. They wouldn’t let a single thing happen to Jack, would they?” He asked, raising his volume and looking around at the group.

“Couldn’t be safer than with a bunch of pilots!” She heard called back.

“Okay, but please text me if plans change,” Mia’s worry placated by Jake’s words. “We leave for Del Mar at 11 sharp tomorrow morning,” she reminded.

“I’ll be home by 10,” he pressed a kiss to her temple before taking off with the group – another batch of pilots happily filling in their spots.

“If something happens to him, I’m holding you personally responsible, Lieutenant Commander.” She gave Jake a pointed look, taking up her first red dart in her hand, and without setting down her cocktail, hit inner circle. Jake gulped softly. Their kids would be beautiful and athletic.

I’ll let you hold me regardless.

“Y’know, Jake rolls off the tongue a little easier.” He goaded, picking up his own green dart and landing it just to the right of Mia’s.

“Mm, you don’t really strike me as a Jake,” she said, using his own words against him.

“And what do I strike you as?” He asked, watching as her dart sailed through the air with precision.

“A Lieutenant Commander.” She replied, smirking.

“She’s got jokes,” he smiled back, throwing his next dart. “I bet it’s nice having your brother in town.”

“It’s amazing,” she smiled, taking a drink of her cocktail. “He’s my best friend. Do you have siblings?”

“I have a sister back in Austin,” he replied, “She’s there with my nieces.”

“Sweet,” she smiled, checking her phone to see that Jack was live-texting her his trip to negate her worry. There was clearly nowhere for her to keep her phone on her person in that dress. A wispy wonder that fell to the top of her thighs and showed off her breasts that he calculated would the perfect handful in his palms. He wondered if her nipples were the same pouty pink as her lips. “Do you get to see them much?”

“Usually four or five times a year – goddamn Mia.” He laughed as she hit dead bullseye. He caught the tail end of a cocky little smirk from her and it set his skin on fire.

“Hangman’s getting schooled,” A recruit called out behind them. He resisted the urge to raise his middle finger.

“That’s the third person I’ve heard call you Hangman.” Mia commented, sliding her phone on a nearby tabletop.

“Callsign,” he shrugged simply.

“And what’s the story behind it?” She had picked up a thing or two from Lt. Gen. Bozek.

“Wish I could tell you it’s some raucous story, but it’s from another lifetime ago.” He replied.

“Back when you were one of them?” She asked, tilting her head back toward the mixed group of service khakis and blue checks.

“Back when I was one of them,” he nodded, a shy smile on his mouth – a new look for him.

“Back when you were out hunting for the night,” she laughed, tilting her head toward a young pilot who was doing his best to lay down some game on a local girl over by the jukebox.

“Relentless,” Jake said with a shake of his head. A fresh French 75 appeared at her side. Mia looked around until her eyes landed on Rooster, who toasted her from back at the table with Bobbi and Tina. Jake tracked, none too pleased. Rooster sent him a wink as well. That fucker.

“If I have one more, I’m not going to be able to drive home,” she said, taking a sip of the drink nonetheless. There was just something about a bright, lemony cocktail.

“One of us will make sure you get there safely,” Jake reassured.

“Are all of these beers in your meal plan?” She asked, recalling his meal-prep-101 grocery cart.

“Why, you think I’m falling out of shape?” He asked, allowing her to trail her eyes down his obviously well-kept body. His white shirt strained just so across his chest and biceps and trailed down to the blue slacks that were held up by the size of his thighs and a brown leather belt.

“No, I think you’ll be okay,” Mia said airily. “I think I’ll go… check on Bobbi.” She turned to walk away from the high-top.

“You’ve got one more throw,” Jake said. Mia turned, picking up the lone red dart, once again, hitting inner circle without breaking stride. Jake had to laugh. She was something else. But he did notice the way her eyes lingered on his arms.

He was making headway.

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BEAR AU BEAR AU BEAR AU

BEAR AU 🥹 anything for you dear ira <3

✨talk to me about my wips✨

listen I've never written a no-UD/ no supernatural stuff au before and didn't expect myself to but it's not my fault that these hurting healing imperfect people fit in that kitchen SO WELL.

I'm always excited to write something Nancy-centric but I'm also just very excited to hop POVs and let the fic be as much an ensemble effort as the show so here's a little future Steve POV snippet in honor of that:

And Steve is new to this, this whole world and the kind of people who make it, but he recognizes that look, that wistfulness, that nostalgia for something hard that you hated while you were doing it but are nothing but proud of now.  Because she’s at the top of her game, Nancy Wheeler, and the thing is? There was a time when Steve was too. 

He started playing baseball when he was young enough for it to still be tee-ball.  He fucking loved it from day one, the dirt and sun and breath in his lungs as he ran, ran, ran between the bases. The crack! of the bat, the cheers of his teammates, the work.  It was work. It was a lot of years of a lot of work but Steve Harrington was built for it, he was good at it, and it shaped his world. The future he was supposed to have, the future he should be living now instead of standing here listening to Nancy Wheeler brighten at the four different kinds of plums it took to make one dish.  Baseball should have been his kitchen, and it was for a long time, right up until his senior year at IU and a blown out shoulder that would never quite work the way it was supposed to again.  It aches sometimes when it rains. It aches every time he flips through the channels and catches part of a game.  It aches like how Nancy’s expression shutters slightly when she finishes a story about how it took them a year to figure out the right texture of one tiny aspect of one dish and the feeling of when they finally nailed it…  “Outta the park,” he says, only realizing in that moment that he’s stopped kneading his dough, all his attention drifting into this world where maybe— maybe this really is a second chance. 

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for February 25, 2013; #10.

EPMD f. Redman & K-Solo “Headbanger”

Naughty By Nature “Guard Your Grill”

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth “T.R.O.Y. (Reminisce)”

K-Solo “I Can’t Hold It Back”

Kool G Rap & Polo “Ill Street Blues”

Das EFX “Real Hip-Hop” (Pete Rock RMX)

Black Moon “Who Got Da Props?”

Souls Of Mischief “’93 ‘Til Infinity”

Mobb Deep “Give Up The Goods (Just Step)”

Jamal “Keep It Real”

Jeru Tha Damaja “D. Original”

Artifacts “Wrong Side Of Da’ Tracks”

Grandaddy IU “Slinging Bass”

GZA “I Gotcha Back”

Brother Arthur “Whatcha Gonna Do?”

M.O.P. “Downtown Swinga” (RMX)

Notorious B.I.G. “Everyday Struggle”

Legion, The “Legion Groove”

Group Home “Living Proof”

90 Prophets “Remember Me”

Raekwon f. Ghostface Killah “Heaven & Hell”

Massive Of Brooklyn “At The Top”

Shadez Of Brooklyn “Change”

Ten Thieves “It Don’t Matter”

DJ Spinna “Beat #5”

Nautilus “untitled”

Natural Resource “Negro League’s Baseball”

Cage “Fanatic (Or So It Was Called By A Fan)”

Phat Kat “Dedication To The Suckers”

Royce Da 5 9 “Boom”

Prodigy “Dealt With The Bullshit”

Bumpy Knuckles “The Chancesellor”

Grand Agent “Know The Legend”

Nas “The World Is Yours” (Q-Tip RMX)

Invisible “Streets Be Testing You”

Murs “And This Is For…”

Skyzoo & Torae “Get It Done”

Edgar Allen Flow “The Great Adventure”

Planet Asia “Breakin’ Shit Down”

Ghostface & MF Doom “Angels”

Vinnie Paz & Ill Bill “Santa Sangre”

MF Doom & MF Grimm “Break ‘Em Off”

Bonus broadcast; all-around hip-hop.

[shop-korea]

LEGAL - PERMISSION

BARBIE - MATTEL, INC.

CEO - ISRAEL - MALE

BARBIE - ‘10 THINGS - ABOUT - ME’

GETTING - PERMISSION - 4 - OWNERSHIP

K POP - ACTRESSES

BARBIE - ASIA

IU - 5′4 FT

SO-EUN KIM - 5′4 FT

SE-KYUNG SHIN - 5′5 FT - MIMMY - HK

CAILEY BAILEY - 5′5 FT - HELLO KITTY

RED VELVET

SO - FAR

ITZY - HELLO KITTY - CAFES - STORES 

HOTELS - INNS 

HOST - ITZY - ARCHERY - COMPETITIONS

KIDS - TEENS

GIRLS - BOYS

AESPA - CHARLIE BROWN - CAFES - STORES

HOTELS - INNS

HOST - AESPA - BASEBALL - COMPETITIONS

WHITE - FAMILY

HELLO - KITTY - YOUNGER - TWIN - MIMMY

REQUESTING - JAPANESE - CITIZENSHIP

JAPAN - PASSPORTS - INCLUDING DANIEL

AND - HIS - FAMIILY - ALL - ARE - ENGLISH

BY - BIRTH - ENGLISH - SUBJECTS

BRITISH - ROYAL - FAMILY

UNITED KINGDOM - UK

ITZY - AESPA - HELLO KITTY

LUCY - GIRLS - OF - CHARLIE BROWN

THEIR - ROLE - MODEL - IS - BARBIE

LEGAL - PERMISSION

BARBIE WORLD

TOKYO - JAPAN

SEOUL - KOREA

PINK - WHITE - WORLD

BOYFRIEND - KEN

BARBIE - NAIL - SALONS

ACRYLICS

NAIL - GEL

HEADED - BY - PARIS - FRANCE

MAGNIFIER - 2 - PAINT

EIFFEL - TOWER

GIRL - CHIC

IMPRESSIONIST - ART

PINK - WHITE

SAKURA - AND - PEONIES - FLOWERS

METALLIC - PAINT

BARBIE - LOVES - SCIENCE - AND - ENGLISH

BORN - IN - WISCONSIN - MOVED - 2 - MALIBU

VISITS - HOMETOWN - EVERY - YEAR

WINTER - SNOWBOARDING

MALIBU - BEACH - HOME - SURFING - BARBIE

PADDLE - BOARDING

BARBIE - BALLERINA - ATHLETE

FASHION - DESIGN - DEFENDER - OF ANIMALS

HUMANITARIAN

I - WAS - BORN - WITH - BLUE - EYES

BUT - VERY - DIM - EYES - MADE - MISTAKE

GOT - TRANSPLANT - EYES - BECAME

EXTREME - BLURRY - VISION

MALE - PINOY - DONATED - HIS EYES 2 ME

NEXT - WEEK - DIED - OF - TERMINAL CANCER

WENT - 2 - PARIS - FRANCE

LASER - SURGERY

THE - WAS - EXCELLENT

PARIS - FRANCE

FIRST - TIME - SAW - DAYLIGHT

HAD - NOSE - SURGERY - 2 B - CUTER

NEEDED - 2 - REMOVE - FEAR - OF - SURGERY

GREAT - NOSE - JOB - AGE 8

MY - TOKYO - JAPAN - MALE - SCIENTISTS

REDESIGNING - WHEN - U - WEAR - CHARACTERS

CAN - DO - SPORTS 

ACROBATIC - GYMNASTIC - CHEERLEADING STUNTS

BULLET - BOMB - FIRE - AND - WATERPROOF

ALSO - MANY - HAVE - HARD - TIME - BREATHING

NO - MORE - WHEN - WEATHER - SUPER - COLD 

STRONGEST - WINDS - WE’RE - SETTING - TREND

LIKE - WHAT - I - DID - IN - BERLIN - GERMANY

WEAR - CHARACTERS

WE - WILL - B - SELLING - ALL - AGES

ITZY - HELLO - KITTY - STORES

AESPA - CHARLIE BROWN

AGAIN - WITH - BARBIE - WORLD

ALWAYS - KIDS - AND - TEENS

NOW - WHOLE - FAMILY - CAN - BUY - ALSO - AT

BARBIE - WORLD

HOW - ABOUT - WHEN - IS - BARBIE - MARRYING

WHEN - IS - SHE - GOING - 2 B - A - MOTHER TOO

LEGAL - PERMISSION

ABOVE - ALSO - IN - COMICS - FORM

WE - WANT - KIDS - TEENS - ADULTS - SENIORS

2 - START - ENJOYING - READING

TABLETS - WITH - COLORS

AMAZON - FIRE - NO - COLORS - ALSO

WHEN - THEY - JUST - OVERDO - POWER

AS - WE - WEAR - COSTUME

ITZY - AESPA - HELLO - KITTY

SURROUNDED - BY - OUR - DEMOCRAT

CHEERLEADERS - PROVIDING - THEM

JOBS - ALSO - RESORTS - ALWAYS YES

HAVE - FAT - JAPANESE - WOMEN

EVA AIR 

DANCERS - ARE - ALSO - FAT - AND - 2 ME

STRANGE - LIKE - KIDS - ARE - BLIND TOO

WE’RE - CHANGING - THAT - WITH

SANRIO - AIR

HELLO KITTY - AIR

OUR - MISS USA - MISS - UNIVERSE

MISS - ANYWHERE - HAS - ANYONE - EVER

FIGURED - OUT - WHERE - THESE - BEAUTY

BABES - GO - DO - THEY - BECOME - SHOW

BUSINESS - ACTRESSES - WHAT - HAPPENS

2 - THEM - WE - WILL - B - HIRING - BEAUTY

PAGEANT - WINNERS - ALSO

HELLO - KITTY - ME - CAILEY BAILEY

TWIN - MIMMIE - YELLOW - RIBBON

ACTRESS - SINGER - SE-KYUNG SHIN

THIS - IS - TUMBLR - NO - ONE - READS - US

MY - ELECTRONIC - DIARY - IS - TUMBLR - 2

DANIEL - BOYFRIEND - 6 FT - EUN WOO CHA

ITZY - WEARING - THEMSELVES

CHARACTER - BODIES - ALSO 2

BUT - WE - ARE - PEOPLE - ‘AFTER - ALL’

BARBIE - WORLD

K POP - ACTRESSES - ACTORS

AS - PEOPLE

PLASTIC - SURGERY - AT - TOKYO

LASER - 2 - MAKE - MY - EYES - BLUE - AGAIN

REPRESENTING - LEGAL - PERMIT

BARBIE - ASIA

 ME - CAILEY BAILEY - FUTURE - NAME

SISTER - SE-KYUNG SHIN

IN - PHILIPPINE - ISLANDS

7 SISTERS - SAME - HEIGHT

8 SONS - SAME - HEIGHT - 6′2 FT - 6 FT

ME - AND - SE-KYUNG - BOTH - 5′5 FT 

MARILYN MONROE

BARBIE WORLD

BARBIE - ASIA

COMICS

ITZY - HELLO KITTY - COMICS

AESPA - CHARLIE BROWN - COMICS

BOTH - GROUPS - ANIMATED

ASIA - DISTRIBUTION

DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS

HISPANICS - WHO - DONATE - FOOD - 2 - US

EXCEPT - MONDAYS - CATHOLICS - WHO YES

THEY - DON’T - HAVE - THE - BUDGET - 4 - HAI

EUROPEAN - CATHEDRALS - CALLS - IN - USA

CATHOLIC - CHURCHES

BUT - THEY - USE - HOLY BIBLE

CHRISTIAN - BIBLES

CATHOLIC - ONES - LONGER - 2 - HARD

HISPANICS - BORN - IN - USA

THEY - CONSIDER - TENTS - THE - POOR WHO

ARE - NO - LONGER - HOMELESS

THEY - PARK - NEAR - OUR - TENTS - AND - AS

USUAL - BLKS - MAKE - NO - SOUND - BUT - AS

THEY - LAUGH - THE - TENTS - ARE - NOT

GIVEN - ANY - FOOD - BECAUSE - TENT - YES

DWELLERS - ARE - NOT - HOMELESS

MIAMI - POLICE 

‘GET - LOST - WITH - YOUR - TENTS’

WHY - POOR - AND - HOMELESS - LESS TAXES

PAID - THEREFORE - NOT - WORTH - THEIR

TIME - HAVE - SHOT - 2 - DEATH - MANY YES

AS - BLK - HAITI - MIAMI - POLICE

KILLED - MOMS - AND - KIDS - USING - TENTS

THEY’RE - HIDDEN - AS - THEY - ARRIVE 2 YES

SHOOT - 2 - DEATH - PUT - IN - VANS - READY

BACK - OF - TRUNK

MALE - NURSES - AS - FRIENDS - THEY - GET

KIDNEY - BLADDER - $9,000 - EACH - FEDEX

THEN - BODIES - BURNT - CAYMAN - ISLANDS

BANK - ACCOUNTS

LIBERAL - PARTY

REPUBLICAN - PARTY - OF - FLORIDA

‘WITH - DUE - PROCESS - OF - LAW’

HOMELESS - AND - POOR - ON - THE - STREETS

2 - CLEAN - STREETS - REMOVE - OF - PEOPLE

‘DEPRIVE - THESE - PEOPLE - OF - LIFE

DEPRIVE - OF - LIBERTY - RIGHT - 2 - ACT - AS

THEY - PLEASE - THEY - WANT - 2 B - HOMELESS

KILL - THEM - NO - MORE - LIBERTY

DEPRIVE - OF - PROPERTY - THROW - EVERYTHING

AWAY - WASTE - MANAGEMENT

MIAMI - OVER - 400,000 - PEOPLE - FULL - OF - YES

LESBIANS - MARRIED - 2 - LESBIANS

MEN - MARRIED - 2 - MEN

MARY BRICKELL - VILLAGE

PUBLIX - 911 - SW 9 ST - MIAMI

MALE - HOMOS - MARRIED - PUSHING - WOMEN - 2

SIDE - NOW - MINI - HORSES - ALLOWED PER AISLE

18TH - AMENDMENT - REPELLED

SEEN - ON - THE - 21ST - AMENDMENT

MANUFACTURE - SALE - TRANSPORT - WASN’T 

ALLOWED - CHRISTIANS - MURDERED - THIS &

SAID - NO - CONSUMPTION

21ST - BECAME - 50 STATES

CALIFORNIA - CAN’T - DELIVER - INTOXICATING

LIQUOR - 2 - 49 STATES - BUT - I - SEE - THEIR

WINES - AT - DOLLAR - GENERAL - AND PUBLIX

SIGNS - OF - PUBLIX - WALMART - BOTH - SAY

100 FEET - FROM - FRONT - DOOR - NO - ONE

CAN - VISIBLY - DRINK - OR - ARREST - THEY

ARE - ARRESTING - CUTOMERS - WHO DRINK

WHAT - THEY - SELL 

WALMART - PUBLIX - CHICK FI LA - ZARA

LUKE’s - LOBSTERS - ARE - CHRISTIANS

BIBLE - ‘REMAIN - SOBER - VIGILANT - FOR

YOU - HAVE - ENEMIES’ - REVISED

CVS - SAME - ALL - OF - THEM - WILL - BE

REMOVED - OF - ALCOHOL - AND - TOBACCO

LICENSE - 2 - SELL - INCLUDING - STEALING

SHOPPING - CART - SIGN - OF - STEALING YES

WILL - BE - REMOVED

BURLINGTON - COATS - DESIGNER - SWEATERS

NOW - EVERYWHERE

SHOPLIFTERS - WILL - B - PROSECUTED

EVERYWHERE - IT - WAS - WEARISOME

3RD - FLOOR

COATS

SUNDAY - 14 JANUARY - LIKE - 1ST - TAX FREE DAY

WHAT - IS - THE - PRICE - SEEING

ABOUT - SHOPLIFTERS

NOT - SEEN - AT - ROSS - DRESS - 4 - LESS

BOTH - STORES - NOT - THAT - GREAT - AT - RIVER

LANDING - ANYMORE

BEST - ROSS - AT - BISCAYNE BLVD - US 1

EXIT - COLLEGE - BAYSIDE

SOLUTION

INSURANCE - ALL - STOLEN - GET - DOUBLE

TAX - PAID - OF - PRICE

OURS - DOORS - REMAIN - CLOSED - UNTIL

RETURNED - AND - SELF - SERVICE - TRULY

THEREFORE - EVERYTHING - STOLEN

DOUBLE - EARNINGS - TAX - PAID TOO

HIDDEN - CAMERAS - EVERYWHERE

SIGNS - WILL - SAY - THAT

OUR - HARVARD - LAWYERS - WILL - PROSECUTE

THIEVES - PHOTOS - AND - ALL - BUT - TRUE

WHEN - ITEM - STOLEN - 7TH - AMENDMENT

IN - CIVIL SUITES - EXCUSE - SPELLING

WHEN - AMOUNT - IS - OVER - $20 - THEN

THE - RIGHT - 2 - TRIAL - BY - JURY - FREE

FOREVER - SHALL - B - PRESERVED

ONLINE - COURTS - WILL - B - SO - MUCH

FUN - HARD - 2 - KILL - EACH - OTHER YES

ONLINE - JUDGES - CAN - TALK - 2 - VICTIMS

INSTEAD - OF - HIDING - SCARED - TRUE US

GOING - SOON - 2 - HAVE - LAUNDRY DONE

SO - HISPANICS - DON’T - CONSIDER 

TENTS - HOMELESS - ANYMORE - AS

THEY - REMAIN - IN - CARS - AND LEAVE

SMILING - STARVE - PEOPLE - WITH - TENTS

HENCE

OVER - 30 STATES

CASTLE - DOCTRINE - STATES

TENTS - ARE - YOUR - CASTLES

DEFEND - YOUR - TENTS - WITH - DEADLY

FORCE

BRINIGING - WEAPONS - OF - THE - PAST

BRINGING - BACK - AT - TENTS - U - MAKE

HOLES - THEN - IT’s - COVERED - AGAIN

CLICK - AND - NEEDLES - GOES - 2 NECK

AUTO - POISONED - AS - THEY - CREMATE

FAST - DISAPPEAR - NO - SOUND 

INDEED - DEADLY - FORCE

BRINGING - 2 - 1ST - LEVEL - OF - HEAVEN

THEY - MEET - CREATOR

HE - SENDS - 2 - SHEOL - UNSEEN - REALM

MIDDLE - OF - THE - EARTH

3 LEVELS - OF - HEAVEN - LIKE - PLANET

ABOVE - THE - EARTH

BUT - 1,000 YEARS - ON - EARTH - LIKE A

DAY - IN - HEAVEN - ONE - PEARL - MAKES

A - GATE - 3RD - LEVEL - STREETS - OF YES

TRANSLUCENT - GOLD - GOD - HAS - GREEN

EMERALD - PILLOW - 2 - PUT - HIS - FEET HAI

SO - DECIDED - 2 - TRY - 4A - 2 - WAKE - UP

5A - METRORAIL - EXIT - CULMER - REAL FAST

WALK - 4 - CAMILLUS HOUSE - SHOWERS

WEEKDAYS - THE - SHOWER - OPENS 6A

BREAKFAST - 7:45A

MAIL - 8:30A - WEEKDAYS

FREE

10 MIN - SHOWER - 4 - ME

5 MIN - DRYING - SHAMPOO - CONDITIONER

WEARING - CLOTHES - PUTTING - ALL - YES

TOGETHER - TOOK - ME - ABOUT - 5 MIN - 2

BY - FALLING - ASLEEP - EARLY

14 INCH - ELEVATION - MY - SPEAKER - SO

I - CAN - SLEEP - MUSIC - DR JERRY SAVELLE

JOEL OSTEEN - THEN - I’M - ASLEEP - SO - ME

NO - LONGER - HUNGRY - BUT - ASLEEP

I’M - HEADED - 2 - 90 LBS - FASTER - AND

MAYBE - ONE - DAY - I’LL - B - RUNNING 2

ALL - THE - FOOD - TRUE - BUT - I’M - NOT

LOOSING - WEIGHT - BUT - I’M - BEGGING

GOD - SAID - KING DAVID - AND - HIS YES

ANCESTORS - WILL - NOT - BE - SEEN HAI

BEGGING - 4 - BREAD

ME - ASLEEP - BECAUSE - NEED - THAT

I’M - NOT - BOTHERED - WITH - FOOD 4

THOSE - WHO - SLEEP - WITH - TARP

SLEEP - ON - CARDBOARD - SITTING

SLEEPS - ON - SIDEWALK - WHO - MIAMI

POLICE - SERVE - ALL - OF - THEM - NOT

DECLARING - TAXES - FR - RECEIVING

OVER - $8 - PER - YEAR - TAX - EVASION

SO - WE - DISCUSSED - THIS

NEXT - POST - 4 - ANNOUNCEMENTS

[news247planet]

#Antioch’s #Schuyler #Baseball Antioch’s TJ Schuyler, the 2023 Information-Solar Baseball Participant of the 12 months, works out at Indiana as MLB draft nears https://news247planet.com/?p=508683

[nickgerlich]

In The Net

I fell in love with a sport when I was in grad school at Indiana U. No, it wasn’t football (Indiana always sucks). It wasn’t basketball (even though IU was dominant back then). It wasn’t baseball or tennis. It was soccer, and IU had back-to-back NCAA championships. I went to many matches at the soccer pitch, and became a true fan.

Of course, I need to throw out a sidebar and issue an apology. “Soccer” is what we call it here in the States. The rest of the world calls it football, a far more appropriate moniker given that the players’ feet are making steady contact with the ball. It’s just that we already have a football sport, one in which an oddly-shaped ball is primarily thrown, and only kicked in special occasions.

But I digress.

As a result of my fandom, I went to many pro soccer matches back home in Chicago during the summer. The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League had lured German star Karl-Heinz Granitza to play for them, and the excitement was palpable.

Alas, even though soccer has been played in the States since the 1850s, and at the pro level since 1968, it has never taken off like the Big Four (football, baseball, basketball, and hockey). Even international stars like Grantiza in the 1980s and Pelé in the 1970s couldn’t propel the sport to national prominence. It mattered not if soccer was played at pro, collegiate, or youth levels, it just couldn’t gain traction. Americans prefer a different kind of sport, one with lots of points, and typically not with the finesse that is common in soccer.

If you have ever experienced watching or playing to a nil-nil draw, you know just how intense the play is, with ball-handling and defense on par with one another. It’s that many Americans find it all too tedious.

But not anymore. Soccer has enjoyed a rise in popularity, thanks to the success of the US Women’s team (and to a much lesser extent, the Men’s team). Better yet, and this is the really big news for soccer, the arrival of Lionel Messi. He captains both the Inter Miami soccer club and the Argentinian national team.

And suddenly, soccer is grabbing headlines. Heck, Inter Miami’s Instagram account has more than 14 million followers, which is more than any professional sports team in the US. Take that, American football and the rest of you wannabes. More than 19,000 fans recently showed up at Toyota Stadium to watch Inter Miami and Messi take on FC Dallas, unprecedented for Cowboy-crazy Dallas.

What really matters for the marketers, though, is not so much how many butts in seats there were, but how many eyeballs were watching on television. Apple TV is enjoying a surge in subscriptions, thanks to its exclusive offering of Major League Soccer. Eyeballs can be advertised to.

Viewership of the US Women’s team in World Cup competition sagged this year, but that may very well have been because of inconvenient kickoff times, and not so much the sport. The time difference between New Zealand and Australia compared to the US was too much for many fans to overcome.

I am thrilled to see soccer finally gaining some level of success in the US. It has taken far too long. It doesn’t mean we should banish the sports that have long been popular here. It just means we need to get another chair for the dinner table. And with a growing Latin American population, for whom soccer is popular in their homelands, the sport is set to surge here now.

Besides, just like with the metric system, the US is the odd man out when it comes to the global arena. It’s high time we join the rest of the world. For the marketers to enjoy all those eyeballs, though, they need more players like Messi to put MLS on that stage. We—that means all of us—need to take the time to learn a little bit about the game, how to appreciate the style of play, and the method to the madness.Just like I did 35 years ago in Indiana.

Dr “Kick It!” Gerlich

Audio Blog

[kunidazaimoment]

day 293 "kunikida but he plays baseball 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤" (you must really like baseball) submitted by "im the person who didnt know what anon means but pretend im an anon again thank y iu"

okay, i am pretending you are anon again

[kenttsterling]

AR5 makes strides, Shane Steichen reduces monotony, top 3 Colts are a problem, IU vs. WVA at 7p, and Frank Vogel bounces back - again!

[washingtonposttoday]

IU baseball knocks off top-seed Kentucky, now one win away from NCAA Super Regional http://dlvr.it/Sq6cMT

[kicksaddictny]

WeGotNow | New Balance

New Balance unveiled the latest installment of its global ‘We Got Now’ campaign. The 15-second spot features two-time MLB All-Star and 2021 American League MVP Shohei Ohtani, the newest member of the New Balance family, appearing for the first time in New Balance's global brand campaign.

The video is the first in a series of campaign spots that will launch over the course of 2023 and feature New Balance athletes and ambassadors including Coco Gauff, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, IU, and more. The 2023 spots showcase the effortless confidence that comes from those bold enough to embrace the present and the possibility of ‘the now’, particularly in the more intimate moments - not just on the world’s biggest stages.

“‘We Got Now’ celebrates the spirit of the present moment, something that I feel passionate about in my career and in my life,” says Shohei. “When we are living in a world that’s future-focused and increasingly uncertain, now is everything.”

This latest installment of the ‘We Got Now’ campaign will launch in Japan in concert with the World Baseball Classic and around the opening of Major League Baseball in North America. The campaign was concepted and produced with VMLY&R, a global full-service marketing agency based in New York City, and will also include global out of home installments and social media content. 

‘We Got Now’ will live on NewBalance.com and on New Balance’s social media channels, as well as media placements throughout 2023. Past campaign spots have featured Kawhi Leonard, Sadio Mane, Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka.

[enterenews]

Kim Young-cheol "Song Seung-heon asked me to go with him, so I recently watched IU's concert"

Comedian Kim Young-cheol confessed that he went to IU's concert with actor Song Seung-heon.

The cable channel KBS Joy entertainment program ‘20th Century Hit Song’, which aired on the night of the 20th, was decorated with ‘a trot hit song that the whole family sings in unison from the first verse’. Comedian Kim Young-cheol and singer Seol Ha-yoon appeared as guests.

The first place was taken by Cho Yong-pil's 'Come Back to Busan Port', released in 1972.

Regarding this song, announcer Lee Dong-geun said, “I really listen to ‘Come back to Busan Port’, which is loved by the whole nation, a lot at the baseball stadium.”

Then, when the scene of fans singing this song together at the baseball field and the 50th anniversary of Cho Yong-pil's debut appeared on the data screen, Kim Young-chul and Seol Ha-yoon couldn't hide their admiration, saying, "It gives me goosebumps."

MC Kim Min-ah wondered, "How can you explain the feeling of hearing the fans sing along on that stage?"

Then, Kim Young-cheol said, “In 2000, I performed ‘Gag Concert’ in front of 30,000 people in an outdoor plaza. Laughter comes back as an echo, but I cried because I got goosebumps while doing a gag.”

Next, Kim Youngchul said, "I recently went to IU's concert, and the cheers spread like an echo."

When Kim Hee-chul, who was listening to the story, said, "You're busy here and there," Kim Young-cheol was surprised by revealing that he went to IU's concert with actor Song Seung-heon, saying, "Song Seung-heon asked to go with him."

[luxuriouslylosingit]

Recently I went down the rabbit hole of ADHD researching, and I learned that there are about 1.2 million teams from little league up for baseball in the United States while there is only about 3000 teams in all ages and divisions for rugby in the United States.

I have thought a lot about how it’s near impossible for one to be the best in the sport for baseball, basketball, etc but really the opportunity lies in so much more than that.

My alma mater is IU and this weekend IU rugby remains the undefeated rugby champions in the BIG TEN!!

I’ve been taking on a sport as a hobby, what sports do you play as a hobby?

[emailclub]

can i just have a casino heist concept as a little treat

[fyleejieun]

dlwlrma: !투표!

!Vote!️

Translation by IUteamstarcandy

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