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‘25 Luke Cherry once again delivered when SD Eagles Baseball needed him the most The #UNcommitted southpaw has been used in high leverage situations all year 👊 5 batters faced. 5 retired to finish out the State Title run 👍 Unfazed. Unbothered. Shooter Hunt | Prep Baseball Florida

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‡ Yet Another Dubious Stewards Decision There is a long-standing complaint relating to stewards decisions that is shared by virtually all horseplayers: they should be more consistent in their decision making. Such complaints are legitimate, and consistency should always be a goal, not only in the officiating of horse racing. But it seems to me that the problem illustrated by the DQ in Del Mar's 11th race on Saturday is, in some ways, even more frustrating. I am referring to what seems to be a far too common inability of stewards to watch replays carefully, and thoughtfully process what has been seen. While I credit Del Mar for having edited together all three views of the incident in the embedded clip, it would have been better if they had (also) slowed down the drone view, which, as is so often the case, appears to be the definitive view. I have extracted the salient drone view portion and zoomed in on the action, so that readers might more easily see the crucial incident that the stewards apparently failed to take into account. The dubious decision to DQ the winner (#3 red and white silks) was made on the basis that nearing the wire, it drifted out, and caused the eventual fourth-place finisher (#5 pink silks) to steady, possibly costing that one a better placing. But I would argue that a careful, and reasonably thoughtful viewing of the drone shot, clearly shows something different. Just before the incident referred to by the stewards, the #5 horse (pink silks) and #9 (yellow silks) made contact, and it was that contact which initially caused the former to steady. The winner did subsequently drift out, but that was incidental, and did not, at least on its own, cost the #5 a placing. In fact, that the two even came so close was arguably a direct result of the #5 briefly losing its hind-end as a result of the bumping with the #9 horse. Had it not been for that initial contact, causing the #5 to angle in towards the eventual winner, there almost certainly would not have been any meaningful loss of momentum. Parsing it even more finely, it appears, again from the drone shot, that the #9 was not at fault, and it was, ironically, the "victim" in the questionable eyes of the stewards (#5), which angled in and lost its hind-end as a result of that earlier contact. Given that the rider of #5 had understandably steadied more sharply after the initial, far more dangerous incident, the most important momentum loss had already occurred before the rider again steadied slightly, due to the winner drifting out. In summary, there were clearly two incidents which contributed to a loss of momentum on the part of the #5 horse. Equally clearly, it was the initial incident, not even mentioned by the stewards, that caused the greater loss of momentum. In my view, the incident that the stewards used to rationalize the DQ was trivial, relatively speaking, and given the broader context, there should not have been any change in the order of finish.

Tinky

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OF Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist Baseball) is one of the higher upside college bats in this year's Draft. Showed flashes across a limited sample as a Freshman, but exploded last year to the tune of a .362/.440/.702 slash line with 40 XBH (19 HRs) and 45 RBIs across 61 games. Proceeded to have an excellent summer on the Cape in which he hit .311/.378/.489 with a league-leading 12 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBIs and a league-leading 26 SB in 36 games. Strong, athletic frame at 6'2" and 205-pounds. Big league body. Slightly wide base in the box with a somewhat high handset (lowered his hands as the summer went on, was ultra-high at school with his bat pointed almost straight down behind his back shoulder. Drew Burress-ish look). Ultra-small stride that is more of a toe tap than anything else. Hands already start pretty far back, though they drift slightly in his load. Engaged lower-half, especially his back side. Easy plus bat speed. Dumesnil showed the ability to drive the baseball to all fields both at school and on the Cape. Would give his power a 55 overall, but it's a 6 to the pull side. Top spun a 2-run HR (EV of 106) off the scoreboard in the ASG. Very curious to monitor how his hit tool progresses this spring. There's a present feel for the barrel and his bat-to-ball skills are plus (ovr. IZ contact rate of 90%, including 93% and 91% against FB and SL, respectively). Will certainly need to shore up his pitch recognition skills and swing decisions in order to maximize his offensive upside. Some chase up/out against FB, down/out against secondaries. Key will be doing a better job of picking up spin out of the hand. Plus runner—who most importantly knows HOW to run—whose speed translates on both sides of the baseball. Chaos-causer on the bases, Dumesnil's speed also gives him the opportunity to take an extra base on a ball in the gap or down the line. I thought his instincts in CF got better as the summer went on. Dumesnil's speed and elite athleticism allow him to cover plenty of ground and his arm is average, I'm sure he'll get the opportunity to prove he can stick there in pro ball. Chance he could move off and end up at a corner eventually. Key for Dumesnil is adding polish to his hit tool. There is 5-tool upside (key word) with him and he can impact the game in a number of ways. Potential first round pick this July. (📽️: California Baptist Baseball)

Peter Flaherty III

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A truck driver in Australia once won $250,000 on a scratch card while pretending to win a scratch card for a TV news crew. He didn’t know the ticket was real until he scratched the last panel. He turned to the camera, completely flat, and said, “I just won $250,000. I’m not joking.” Then, holding his chest, “I think I’ll have another heart attack.” The “another” was the part most viewers missed. A year earlier Bill Morgan had been in a serious accident, developed a heart condition from it, had an allergic reaction to the medication that was supposed to fix it, and his heart had stopped for 14 minutes and 38 seconds. Paramedics revived him. He slipped into a coma. His family was told to prepare to turn off life support after 12 days. The day they were going to make the decision, he woke up. Fully himself with no brain damage. Within twelve months he got engaged, found work again, bought a $5 scratch card on a whim, and won a Toyota Corolla worth around $30,000 Australian dollars. That was the win that brought Nine News out to film him. They asked him to re-enact the car-winning moment in the same shop. He picked a fresh ticket off the counter at random for the re-creation. Scratched it. Won the jackpot. The cameraman thought he was acting until he saw the numbers. The shop staff opened champagne. Bill called his fiancée from the counter and told her they could now buy a house. She later said, on camera herself, “I just hope he hasn’t used all his good luck up.” She’s been with him for 27 years. They still live in the house. He’s in his mid-sixties, retired due to ongoing heart issues and arthritis, and he still walks down to the same kind of corner shop every week and buys a $5 scratch ticket. He doesn’t expect to win again. “I’ve had a bonus of 22 years,” he says. “Even if I’m not real well I shuffle down the road and smell the roses, look at the sun, and think about how lucky I am.”

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