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sierrabinondo · 3 years

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2020

damn my last tumblr post is the last day of woodland creatures, did i not do a 2019 wrap up?? i feel like i did. oh well lmao

so, arguably the most tumultuous year in modern history (at least, american history- all pandemic and political events considered) is about to come to a close. it was very not fun experiencing a pandemic as millions lost their loved ones to covid. i was part of the 20% of people that became unemployed as a result of the economy taking a huge dump. i would not want to experience this same year again if it meant that every life lost could be saved. with the year i was given, i made the best out of it that i could.

like every other person on this earth (except for where the virus was already spreading), this year started out normal as hell for me. i was hating my job but chugging through each week, with the occasional show to worry about and then planning our band’s 2020 release plans. despite my salaried job, i was barely making enough to put anything away in savings, forthcoming disney trip aside. i really felt like i was putting in all this work at a full time job just to barely stay afloat and it grated at my soul. i don’t dream of labor, and i only take jobs like this because nothing i am passionate about truly makes money and the marketing jobs i would actually care about are never available to me/never come to fruition after submitting myself for consideration.

disney was a huge highlight of my year despite being deathly sick. i keep wondering if i had covid (i never figured it out), but it sure as hell felt like it. i feel like if i did have it i would have passed it on to jeremiah and his family but i didn’t. i could still kinda taste, but not smell because i had the worst sinus infection i ever had in my entire fucking life. like i know i get them a lot but really, holy shit. i really had it bad. it started when we were in the studio the 2nd to last weekend of february on the last studio day. i had to go back to the studio several months later because i was that unsatisfied with how the vocals came out. i didn’t want to fuck up these releases and have my performance be mid so i was willing to pay to have to re-do everything. i assumed if this was like any other sinus infection, it would go away in a week.

lmao.

i had that infection for THREE WHOLE FUCKING WEEKS. i played a show with that monster sinus infection, and went to disney with it. i went two weeks without meds because i really was convinced it would go away on its own. before we left for disney i finally got antibiotics at urgent care and couldn’t drink most of the trip which sucked. but that finally did the job, and the infection waned when we returned from disney. despite being physically weak, in pain (there was one friday my body pains were so horrible that jeremiah contemplated taking me to the hospital), and leaking snot all over my sleeves the entire trip (LIKE IT WAS THAT UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAD NEVER GONE THROUGH THAT MANY PACKS OF TISSUES IN MY LIFE. I WAS LEAKING SO MUCH I HAD TO LOCATE THE BABY CHANGING STATION IN MAGIC KINGDOM. IT WAS LIKE A SECRET STERILIZED TROVE OF HAND SANITIZER, WIPES, TISSUES AND BABY OIL.) i had an amazing time at disney. and it was my first time going with a significant other so it was incredibly fun. it was also a wonderful opportunity to spend time with his family. the only very not fun part was missing our nephew in the main street parade because some bozos fucked up the info they gave my sister-in-law and we were out walking around when his high school band had actually marched earlier than we thought.

it’s funny, because that weekend after we returned was the last weekend of “freedom” everyone had before lockdown. we were weary of covid while in florida but still living it up on vacation. at that time, there had only been 3 cases in orlando. 3!!!! i had plans to go to a party once home but i cancelled only because i still wasn’t completely out of the woods and 100% well again. i felt so bad cancelling because it was for my friend’s party and she never really did parties usually :( and i thought it wouldn’t be a good idea considering i may or may not have had covid.

then... the following week came.

monday we got a weird email from our CEO saying there was going to be salary cuts and that it was essential for the company to survive a downturn. i pouted but my parents consoled me saying it was better than nothing; maybe look for a new job. and then- i got the nothing! a day or two later, i was let go. and i could tell my manager was absolutely not souped to be giving me this call at all. she literally prefaced it like, “this sucks, but-” and gave me the news. and i was utterly devastated, sobbing controllably, because i was just scraping by on this income to begin with. and i had JUST, finally, received health insurance through this job. i was asked to continue working through friday the 20th, which i would be paid for, and then i would have to return my laptop and any other work materials (like printouts and promo stuff) i had possession of.

that day and the days following i had coworkers calling me or emailing me telling me they were so sorry. i was the first to be let go, and they were kind enough to extend words of encouragement to me. clients i worked closely with, a couple of them around my age, assured me that i could use them as a reference. many of my colleagues were my higher-ups, but were very down-to-earth people. one call that stuck out to me was from my colleague sarah.

sarah was candid with me and said, “y’know how i was unemployed for 6 months?” i knew this well though we had only worked together for a year and a half; it was an important part of her path to where she was in her career now and why she chose it. she continued, “those were the best 6 months of my life.”

and i would come to find out that yes, me too being unemployed was the best fucking time of my entire goddamn adult life.

when i posted i was officially unemployed i had an outpouring of support from my friends, and received enough animal crossing commissions to pay one month’s rent. the first day i finally felt peace was when i was sitting on my porch on an abnormally warm march day playing animal crossing following my last day at my company. it was like the universe was giving me a hug and telling me everything was going to be all right.

what would come was a pretty chaotic couple of months. jeremiah, my roommate and i would stay up until 3 am either watching anime or playing video games, subsequently sleeping until 11 am or noon. pair having fun, drinking (mostly me lmao) and lounging about with the scary realization that thousands of people every day were dying of covid and it could be my high-risk parents. i would cry at night and be so fucking scared. my sibling would tell me my family was being reckless, running unnecessary errands, and whenever my dad showed up to drop off food or necessities i would cry because i couldn’t hug him. i’m even getting choked up thinking about it now. and it was a fear that returned during the second spike around the holidays because it is the loss i fear the most.

amidst this really horrible time, i would play games almost every other night online with my friends and it was so much fucking fun because all of us were either unemployed, furloughed or working from home. we’d laugh so goddamn hard our voices were hoarse. one of my favorite memories is playing quiplash with the creatureposting gang and then my big friends from college. and a really fun night in particular was SIIE release night, i popped a bottle of champagne and got absoluely zonked lmao. every few days i would have something to look forward to, some sort of virtual plans with my friends. this would continue until july when my friends were slowly starting to go back to work.

most of my early quarantine days were as follows: wake up, watch anime, work on commissions for most of the day, order extremely good food for delivery, play video games, and then bed. at one point commissions became so overwhelming i started to get slower at churning them out. though this became a daunting project, WOW it really forced me to become a better artist. and this year i got to spend so much more time drawing, which was fantastic.

one thing i DID NOT spend a lot of time on at all? ugh. MUSIC. FUCKING MUSIC. i barely touched my guitar, stopped writing lyrics after july, and barely completed the instrumentals for about 3 songs. the only thing i consistently practiced was singing (because i would literally curl up and die if i didn’t). do you have any idea how much i blabbed to my therapist in 2019 about how much i would get done if i didn’t work full time and could just focus on my creative endeavors? and then life HANDED that shit to me on a silver platter the following year. i really did nothing insane musically with my time. and now i am really kicking myself for it. if i think about it, it was mostly because i was so exhausted from doing AC commissions, and partly because i was really intimidated about the prospect of struggling through songwriting. now i really wish that i had tried.

one thing i started doing this year was streaming. i originally planned to just do it for fun, because i am horrible at video games and i really didn’t expect much out of it. i thought it would be cool if my friends could watch me play animal crossing. and then i unfortunately learned that this 3rd expensive pasttime is actually really, really, really fun. i started to spend half my week streaming and it led me to either getting closer to some online friends i only talked to a lil previously and making new friends. viewers would ask me if i continue to stream after the pandemic was over, and i enthusiastically assured them i would. and i meant it. even with the difficulties of returning to work and the band playing shows again considered, i really wanted to. i don’t get invited to things anymore anyway, so fuck it if that’s what i stand to lose lmao.

when the curve flattened in jersey i decided to become lenient again and start meeting with my bandmates. we spent the year trying to finish some new material and chip away at what work we have to do for the full length (yes, a full length). we had plans to tour this year and it sucks that fell through. we also had plans to do so much more content during the pandemic and we faltered under the stress of... well, existing in a pandemic. we did finally get to drop a new single though, and the difference in hype now vs when we dropped our last work was incredible. i am so thankful we were able to build an audience with nothing new for two years. i still often beat myself up because god every day i look around me, at our peers, and wonder where the fuck we’ve gone wrong to have such a slow build. and even daily just trying to stand out and prove that we have cut our teeth/deserve a chance is so demoralizing. i feel like it’s even worse than before. i literally have to talk to myself out loud, both alone and during interviews lmao, to remind myself that we truly have accomplished so much. and to take in and appreciate the little positive things. because this could all be over in a second. and this won’t be forever. the older we get the more we are risking for this, both time and resources, and it won’t do to let myself get bogged down over my inner competitive voice. but god it’s hard. like even with new music we still didn’t even TOUCH any of the goal numbers we set for ourselves in may. though we did put out less music than we had planned, and we really hope to change that in 2021 forreal.

there was a single we were supposed to put out this year that’s on hold due to some pending assets but goddamn. if we really don’t break some sort of ceiling with this one i don’t know what will. i have the strongest gut feeling about the next single and in my opinion, it’s the best one we’ve had to date. when we play it at shows, the air in the room sometimes shifts. i’m eager to see what the response is and i’m so ready to push it with everything i have.

fuck this is getting so much longer than i planned i have to try to wrap this up lmao.

with our government stimmy money we turned around and got the dog of our dreams. we figured, i’d be home enough to watch him, and it was finally goddamn time. it’s why we moved into a house and not into another apartment. i was so scared meeting the puppy parents, and totally on edge the entire day. we went out to meet the breeder to test my allergies and see how i would react. samoyeds are not 100% perfectly hypoallergenic, but they were often lauded for being so. honestly? i still didn’t feel confident after two hours with the dogs because the pollen out there was bad (one of my WORST allergies) and i had mysterious hives on my arms i couldn’t figure out where they came from. for months jeremiah and my parents had to calm my nerves and remind me i lived with 3 cats before i moved out (i’m more allergic to cats) and that i would be fine. i had to do a lot of work on myself to get out of my own way about being excited about finally owning the dog of my dreams.

this little fucking boy. i couldn’t believe he was real. neither in the pictures i often looked at about 20 times a day on the breeder’s facebook page nor when we went to meet him. and he was truly, truly perfect. our little shithead. when we went to go pick him out, he sat apart from his puppy pile of brothers, sniffing around the room and trying to rip off his ribbon collar. we locked eyes and he fuCKING APPROACHED ME. i could not fathom any other puppy in the room being brawly. this was the one. we could already tell he was a mischevious smartass, because once he untied his ribbon he proceeded to rip off the ribbons of all the other puppies. but he was the cutest, flopping over on his back when you were near to get belly rubs.

ever since we have picked him up he has simultaneously been the biggest joy in our lives and the most source of stress lmao. that first week, and the next couple, werE FUCKING ROUGH. i had a horrible anxiety attack when i couldn’t calm him for bedtime the first saturday he was home and i was loudly sobbing to jeremiah that i couldn’t handle this shit lmao. he was so scared i was having regrets but i am just a fucking anxious wreck and not used to having a DOG!! this is my first dog!!! but while i can remember what life was like before him i cannot imagine going back. the first time he got sick and we took him to the emergency vet i cried so hard. when he is wagging his tail happy to see me and he looks like a fuckin seal because his ears are folded back it is the best feeling. i’m so excited for when he gets older and we’re vaccinated for covid so that we can take him on so many adventures. he is truly the best.

there is so much more i want to say but this is long as shit. this is even painful for me to read lmao. it’s always been for me, a guy with dogshit memory, to remember everything, but so, so much happened. so i’m gonna wrap up the real descriptive stuff with this.

being unemployed allowed me to just experience life. to wake up each day, enjoy the sun in my backyard, have time to try new recipes, go for long walks, GET A DOG, get better at art, get better at singing, spend more time with friends (virtually), bond even harder with my amazing, beautiful boyfriend, create amazing work with my bandmates, improve at video games, connect with people all over the world, and so much more. all my life i let money dictate my every move. i am insanely privileged to have experienced this but when i had to just live within my means off unemployment i did just fine. i once believed i was perpetually indebted to my employer when i was discarded like it was nothing. i can get a job anywhere and be fine. it strengthened my class consciousness and while i have control over my own destiny it is our country that has so royally screwed us of living the lives we should be living. our lives do not revolve around labor. so until we win the fight and get what we deserve, i will be returning to work next month (full time... in commercial real estate.... again), but i will do whatever it takes to replicate the everlasting feeling of joy i felt this year for the rest of my godforsaken life. if that means struggling for 2021 to build up my twitch channel and the band, working 9 hour days and then streaming/writing music for another 4, so be it. i felt from a young age i was not destined to live a normal life and that feeling has stayed with me no matter how much i have tried to play the game of life as i have been told. i finally have the confidence to pave the life i want.

so, if you are here at this very spot because you read everything, thank you. if you are here because you scrolled to see how long this was, here’s the TLDR of my best parts of 2020:

- tapping out cover

- the 2 shows we played lmao, maybe 3 tops

- disneyworld

- ACNH outside on the porch on release day in warm weather

- making banana bread

- learning how to BRINE meats

- watching anime until 3 am, namely the time we watched pokemon journeys until 3 am

-watching so. much. anime.

-watching livestream concerts with my friends (the chon one was a real good time)

-playing jackbox with my creatureposting friends, the volcano saga (if u know u know)

-playing jackbox with my big friends

-the first time we ever had panchos and juanchos

-finally having sushi again after painful cravings and being grumpy

-the first time we had chinese food again after the lockdown began

-hitting the punching bag for the first time in forever (my dad bought me one)

-the first time we had ramen in forever

-surprising joe with cake at his doorstep for his birthday (we thought he would be the only one with a pandemic birthday lmao)

-playing monopoly and wheel of fortune on the switch, surprisingly having fun

-jeremiah’s birthday

-getting PAID for my ART

-writing + recording ONE (1) acoustic demo

-finally finishing the singles, fixing the vocals

-shooting band promos

-unus annus

-meeting samoyeds

-meeting BRAWLY

-streaming except for the times 13 year olds cyberbullied me

-my birthday when my mom got me a terrifying singing birthday candle contraption and my sibling curbstomped the shit out of it (i was literally crying laughing like that kind of noiseless laugh cause you’re laughing that hard)

- getting the stamp of approval from andrew wells and anthony green

-my friends having their first baby!!!

-dying from thanksgiving charceuterie board

-that week i binged ghibli movies on an hbo max trial and did nothing else

-filling the front porch with plants and most of them SURVIVING the fall, possibly winter but we’ll see in 2021 lmao

- (in general) nailing riffs i fucking sing over and over when practicing but prob won’t get down good enough to sing in front of others lmao

-solo inflatable pool hangs

-thursdays with sarah in the fall playing with the puppy

-the release of the first WSA single in two and a half years

-virtual movie night with sarah watching happiest season

-the music video shoots

-brawly experiencing CHRISTMAS

-receiving really thoughtful gifts from jerry and my parents

-deciding i would work towards being a full time streamer to supplement being a musician

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paladin-andric · 5 years

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11 Questions Tag Game

Tagged by @corishadowfang! Thank you!

Rules: Answer the 11 questions and then make 11 of your own, then tag some people.

1: Is there a real-life location you’d like to base a story off of/in?

Would I?! Well, there’s the Byzantine Empire, modern day Greece and Turkey. Just look up some pictures of Constantinople and you could see why I’d love to have that sort of setting. I already have a story idea for it. An alt-history fantasy where the empire never fell, and mythical beasts invade Europe...

As for places I’ve already based a story off of...the entire continent of Deaco is full of nations based on real life places. The central region, the human Kingdom of Geralthin, is based off of medieval England (with better weather though!) which can be seen with such names like Henry, Elizabeth, Albert and Edward, along with the English feudal system of Earls, Dukes and Barons, along with “Shire” and “Bury” being included in some town and province names.

The Koutu Kingdom is lightly based on a blend of Gaelic cultures such as the Scottish and Irish, along with some Hellenic additions. Though their homeland is more plains than the Emerald Isle or the rough Highlands, their names reflect this. Domnall, Cuan, Conchobar...there’s also their pasttimes of the great Arena Marathon and other competitions of physical sport that draw on the Greek culture.

The Dacuni Tribes are heavily inspired by the Vikings. Their constant invasions to the south against every one of their neighbors, along with their constant use of battleaxe infantry should make that obvious. The wolfmen also share the similar “-nar”, “-vin”, “nir” at the end of a lot of their names. The tundra environment is similar as well, but I also just wanted an excuse for beautiful winter scenery and an aurora that lights up the sky.

The Pona Federation is a tribal republic that takes light inspiration from the Native Americans of North America. Light. I mostly just got the idea of their government from The Iroquois. The Pona are bipedal turtlefolk that live in a swampy marshland and mostly keep to themselves. I wanted some sort of republic among all the kingdoms of the world, so here they are! They develop into a modern, Constitutional Republic later down the timeline as well, one of the few places in the world that’s a bastion of freedom and liberty in a world full of autocrats and tyrants.

The Abinsil Kingdom is a subcontinent off the coast of Geralthin to the south that’s inspired by medieval Arabic kingdoms. The lizardfolk there are pious (for good reason), isolationist, and mystical. They have sects of holy warriors that guard the groves of saints, strange magic that bends reality around them, wardrakes instead of horses, and a minority of insectoids!

Finally there’s two places I haven’t really touched on, but are part of the world. The Qin Empire, a place based off medieval China (complete with eastern dragons that regularly patrol the skies), and the Republic of Salisca, based VERY heavily off of the United States (where humans have suffered at the hands of dragon-tyrants for millennia before gaining their independence).

2: What are some themes you haven’t used that you think would be fun to touch on?

I’ve touched on The Power of Friendship™ in Blackheart, but its strongest theme was that of determination and perseverance. Never give up! Fight the darkness! As long as you have a reason to believe, something to love, the corruption can never fully claim you!

Another theme I’d like to touch on is the blood of the covenant! The idea that bonds of friendship forged strong enough can be greater than even family! Themes of faith would be interesting too, a long and difficult journey where the hero questions their faith could have some really interesting and powerful results and messages.

3: What character have you created that’s the most like you? The least?

Gotta say Charles. While I’m not a winged, fire-breathing half-dragon wizard, our personalities are very similar. He’s shy, anxious, a bit of a nerd, but a good person and brave when he needs to be...really once you get past that whole dragon part we’re pretty much the same!

As for the least? Well...probably Razorwing. I mean, after what I just told you about Charles, Razorwing is a famous hero who’s always in the spotlight. He’s graceful, and skilled, and charismatic, and loved the world over...so you could see why I think he’s a far cry from me! He’s still a good person though, most characters in Blackheart are.

4: Are there any songs that really encompass what your WIP’s about?

Cold Rain and Snow

“What are we marching for?

What is this trial with our lives?

How will we win this war?

Who among will survive?”

5: Have you ever created unique races/monsters for a story? What are they?

There’s the stock dragons and kobolds, but aside from that I’ve strayed from typical fantasy, for the most part. No elves or dwarves for example. There’s the Koutu, a species of avian adventurers who revel in the unknown and make great company wherever they go.

There’s the wolfmen (Dacuni), though I’m sure there’s similar races in other media. They’re rough, gruff and prone to flying off the handle at the slightest provocation, but they’re ferociously loyal as well.

The Pona, the turtle-men of the East, were made from scratch. I wanted a calm, wise and otherworldly species that had the potential for interesting settings and circumstances (a tribal council sitting around a fire, surrounded by massive trees that go up hundreds of feet and block out the sky, anyone?)

The Ssalik of the Abinsil Kingdom are lizardmen, though not really based on any of other media. They’re friendly with humans and have their own things going on (the mystic magic, the drakes and dragons roaming their deserts...)

The half-dragons take that “dragonblood” thing and take it to the next level, the people taking on the forms of dragons because of it. They’re the size of humans and stand upright, but otherwise look just like dragons. Due to the transformation of body and mind, they have quick wits and an affinity for magic. As such, they make great sorcerers and paladins, and tend to be more accepted in academies and churches as a result.

Pseudodragons didn’t originally exist in the world. They were created, in universe, artificially by a powerful sorcerer. They’re tiny dragons the size of people that have natural urges to do good and help humanity. They love fruits and typically settle in human villages to help the villagers in their day-to-day jobs and activities. They’re near-universally selfless and kind.

The Qin...well, imagine the half-dragons, but use eastern dragons instead of european dragons as the base. They have long, flowing bodies, fins, whiskers, and no wings.

6: What’s your favorite book?

Probably The Outsiders. I can’t say I relate to the characters...but I feel for them, you know?

7: Traditional heroes or anti-heroes?

Traditional! I love classical heroes who always try to do the right thing! I think the edgy dark hero has gotten overused to the point that classical heroes are making a comeback in popularity, and I’m glad to see it. In Blackheart, most are traditional heroes. Paul or “Crux” is the closest to an anti-hero considering his background, but in the city of demons, there’s not much chance for anyone to be anything but heroic.

8: What is your favorite character from any piece of media?

Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series. A legendary hero of uncomparable skill that has somehow pulled through some of the most hopeless of situations, went rogue in an effort to save the world from Metal Gears, and has suffered and struggled against way more than he deserved to.

9: What is an AU of your WIP you think would be fun to explore?

Modern fantasy. There’s just something about fantasy races having guns and using cellphones...

10: Where do you get your inspiration from?

Demon’s Souls. The colorless fog and ruined Boletaria being so close to the black fog and ruined Palethorn are pretty obvious giveaways. Also D&D, as all the dragons, priests, holy magic and kobolds might make clear.

11: What is something you love about your WIP?

The ending. It, uh...kinda ruined me while I was writing it. I’m absolutely in love with the characters, too.

Now for my questions! (Mostly just an excuse to hear some worldbuilding!)

1: What’s your favorite genre and why?

2: Unusual themes or plot points that are important in your story? (Music or cooking, for example)

3: Which two characters are the most polar opposites? What is their relationship in the story?

4: Prophecy vs. Defying fate? Which do you think makes for a better story?

5: Which character are you most proud of, for any reason?

6: If your story could be told in any other sort of media, what would it be? How would you like it made?

7: Which part of your world is the most interesting, in your opinion? Location, lore, whatever really drew you into making it.

8: How much do your experiences color the world or characters of your story? Is it born of a worldview you either have or something you wish reality was closer to?

9: What government system does the setting follow? If it’s an international journey, how are the nations different from each other?

10: What role does culture play in the world? Where did you get the idea for such traditions and pasttimes?

11: How do you like your villains and heroes? How do they think and act most of the time?

Tagging @oceanwriter, @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword, @elliewritesfantasy, @caffienefuelsmywriting and @lady-redshield-writes!

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davidshawnsown · 5 years

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Message of condolence on the passing of Frank Robinson

Your attention please, ladies and gentlemen, to all the people and ethnic nationalities of the United States and Canada, to all the people of the free world, to all active and reserve enlisted personnel, warrant officers, officers, generals, admirals, commissioners and chiefs of the armed forces, the public security services and civil defense services of the United States of America and Canada, our military, public security and civil defense service veterans and families of fallen and wounded military, police, fire and emergency response personnel who were killed in the line of duty, to our millions of children, young men and women, our sportsmen and women, coaches, judges, umpires and sports officials, to all our sports fans and supporters all over the world, the leadership, members, veterans and the constituent national and regional organizations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, to all the athletes, coaches, officials and fans of the baseball leagues in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and the Republic of China in Taiwan, and the entire leadership, members, athletes, coaches, veterans and retired athletes and supporters of the organizations comprising Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and Little League Baseball within the United States of America and Canada and Little League Baseball teams all over the world:

With deep sadness may I now inform all of you this following message:

Yesterday, Thursday, February 7, 2019, to our deepest regret and greatest sorrow, we have lost one of the greatest legends in the history of American professional baseball, Frank Robinson, a Triple Crown Winner, double winner of the Most Valuable Player award, 14-time All Star, two-timeWorld Series champion team member and the first ever African American team manager in the history of Major League Baseball as the skipper for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos), and played for the Cinncinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, and also a baseball coach as well, who on this sad day in our modern history, passed away due to bone cancer at the age of 83.

Coming at a time wherein we celebrate the glorious 150th anniversary since the birth of professional baseball in the United States and at a time of great changes in the 174 years of organized baseball in this country, whereby our sport has and is experiencing rapid changes, as the old players retire and new faces come in to join the ranks of the legends of the past, as it prepares to once again join the Olympic program in the coming Summer Olympics in Tokyo and as the sport expands to even more countries in the world while reasserting its presence in the Philippines and Australia, his death that has today engulfed the whole world of professional baseball and its fans and supporters worldwide as the whole of Major League Baseball, its teams, players, coaches, managers, umpires, front office staff, employes, minor league affilates and broadcast staff are united in deepest mourning and great remembrance, is a great loss for the sport, for the people and for the whole of the United States of America, for his immortal and countless contributions to the growth and spread of the national pasttime of our great country and people will forever remain in the hearts of millions who love and support the game of baseball all over the world.

Born on August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, the youngest of ten children born to Frank Robinson and Ruth Shaw, who divorces during his infancy, Frank grew up in the Bay Area playing the game of baseball, in a time when this part of the country was served by the Pacific Coast League, a regional minor league whose teams were affilated to the teams then based in the central and northeastern parts of the country. Having joined the ranks of the Cincinnati Reds in 1953, in a career that would last 55 years, first as a player and later on as the first ever team manager of African American descent in the long history of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, his contributions to the growth and progress of this sport having joined the league in a time wherein African Americans playing baseball were officially joining the teams following the example of the great Jackie Robinson and as millions of minority fans were by now joining the league and its conferences in rising numbers, will forever form part of our league's long cherished history and patrimony and of the entire history of American professional baseball. His many awards and honors recieved throughout the course of his professional career in the major leagues are proof of his dedicated service and profound respect for the laws and regulations of the league, as well as in maintaining the glorious traditions and culture of this sport. Having lived a life of loyality, bravery, and sportsmanship in and out of the diamond, he leaves behind a legacy of truthfulness, honesty and fair play, as well as for having helped in his part in the integration of baseball and in the continuing growth and progress of the game in this country and in Canada. Having played with many of the great players in the teams he played with, and later on as manager becoming a trainer and mentor for many others, he set an example for many baseball players and fans, and lived all his life living under the care of Divine Providence, living his remaining years dedicated to continuing the cause of professional baseball and of the legendary players who have been a part of its long history as the sole national pasttime of our great country and one of the more popular sports in Canada as of today, and as a mentor to our young people in continuing the immortal legacy of this great sport, its importance, and the values of friendship, respect, fair play, a healthy lifestyle and athletic excellence so that they will grow up ready to follow in the footsteps of those who played in the baseball parks of the past and present, and above all, as they strive to continue this great sport that is for all Americans and by extention Canadians a part of their heritage and way of life.

Therefore, his passing to our deepest regret is for us, the millions of baseball supporters, a time of utmost sadness and great sorrow, as we remember his many years of service to the great American sport and to the country he lived, as well as in his brief 3 seasons in Montreal and Puerto Rico as the Expos, having left Canada after more than 3 and a half decades, would transition into today's Washington Nationals.

Today for our countries and all our people it is now a day of sadness shared by millions of people everywhere as we all are united with all of Major League Baseball, its teams, players, coaches, managers and umpires, together with its minor league organizations, in recalling the legendary career and legacy that Frank Robinson left behind to all of us, as a player and manager who dedicated his baseball career to the millions of fans who suported him whenever he went and worked his way from the minor league organizations up to Major League Baseball first as a player and later on as a coach and manager, who gave his all for the development and growth of baseball towards the status it enjoys today, who resolutely followed the road set by the pioneer players of the past and lived the life of a true American sportsman above all else. His perserverance, diligence, attention to sporting discipline and laws, tenacity and hard work earned the respect and admiration of millions of fans and supporters whereever he went to play and managed, and inspired millions of others who follow in his footsteps in their very own ways. He fiercesly helped his teammates during his days as a player and manager and made untiring efforts of his own to contribute to the continuing consolidation of American professional baseball, having spent all his energy and life as part of this great sport to resolutely continue its values. We will forever remember his profound dedication to the sport he played, to his family and to the teammates and friends he made during his long career spanning 5 and a half decades, and for having made a huge contribution towards the return of professional baseball to the District of Columbia after three and a half decades of absence as the Montreal Expos became in 2005 the modern day Washington Nationals, as well as his immense contributions to strengthening our national sporting identity and assisting the sporting lives of her people. And above all, we will forever remember his love for country and her people as an athlete, coach and manager of the nation's top national summertime sport for many decades, making his own mark in a long and cherished history of over 174 years.

The name of Frank Robinson and his immortal deeds, actions and legacy to the long 150 year history of professional baseball in this nation and to her billions of people, as well as to the baseball fans all over the world in a long legendary sporting career spanning over 55 years will forever remain in the hearts, minds and memories of his family, loved ones and friends and former teammates and fellow coaches and managers, the entire baseball community within the United States of America, Canada and all over the globe, its athletes, coaches, fans and supporters, all sportsmen and women and sports fans, and to all the the millions of people of Canada, the United States of America, and the whole world, for as we mourn with them as one in this sad time of grief we are forever grateful to him for making such important and memorable deeds as a baseball outfielder, coach and manager through all these years, having won many awards and accolades, and cemented his eternal legacy to the sport, our country and our millions of people. Thus, forever shall his immeasurable work and activity in the sport of professional baseball be honored and remembered not just in the United States and in the cities where he played his professional careers but but in the hearts and minds of not just baseball and softball fans, players, coaches and officials alike, but of all the people of the United States of America, Canada, and of the whole world, now and for generations to come.

On behalf of all the people of the United States of America and Canada, and in the name of all the people of the free world I therefore send our sympathies, great sorrow and profound eternal gratitude first and foremost to the millions of Americans and Canadians and the people of Puerto Rico who have been granted such a great privillege to see with their eyes the life and career of a legendary baseball player, coach and manager who lived all his life dedicated to the great game of baseball and who will be remembered for audacity, courage, sportsmanship, strength, perseverance, friendship and great outlook on the future of the game and on the little ones playing in every sandlot and ballpark everywhere in the world, to the people of the cities of Alameda, Oakland, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Cleveland, Baltimore, Milwaukee, San Juan, Montreal, and Washington, D.C., of the entire Bay Area and of the whole state of California as well as to the states of Ohio, Wisconsin and Maryland, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Province of Quebec in Canada, to the players, coaches, leadership staff, veterans and supporters of the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, as well as the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, to the entire leadership, employees and staff, athletes, coaches, officials, broadcasting staff and radio, television and online social media crews, veterans and retired athletes and supporters of the organizations comprising Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and Little League Baseball within the United States of America and Canada and Little League Baseball teams all over the world as well as our fellow national baseball organizations and leagues and the entire World Baseball Softball Confederation in profoundly remembering the life and legacy of the late Frank Robinson, who has forever left us to our deepest sorrow and who will forever be a part of the long and cherished history of professional baseball in the United States and all over the world. And to all who will have paid their last respect and tributes on these hours after this sad day in international professional baseball and in the coming days in Baltimore and Cincinnati, and in the cities that he placed over the course of his long career, my sincere thanks for your prayers, sympathies and heartfelt support you’ve all given in this sad time in our history and in the history of baseball to his family, loved ones and friends and former teammates and fellow coaches and managers, as well as his groundscrews and team employees over the course of his career, to the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals and above all to all of Major League Baseball, to USA Baseball, as well as the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, and to the baseball community and all of us its millions of fans all over the globe as we today and in the coming days come together to celebrate a life well lived and a legacy to American and Canadian professional baseball, as well as to bid our saddest farewell to this man who have become a part of this sport as it marches forward into its second century of organized play and will forever hold a place in the history books and in the memories of millions for generation upon generation to come.

We will turn our grief into strength for the future, united as one under our countries' flags and as one people of the world to forever cherish his playing days in the ballpark. As we march onwards the road towards the biccentennial jubilee of organized baseball in the United States of America, guided by his immortal legacy, and of those who came before them, we will strive as one to honor his immeasurable contributions to the groth, progress and consolidaion of this sport, be inspired by his outlook on the game and his hard work and fair play habits, and to continue on his playing legacies for generations to come. And as we honor the memory of the millions of servicemen and women of our armed forces, police, fire and emergency services who perished for their country and communities and whose sacrficies have sustained the growth of this great game, we today more than ever pledge to uphold for generations his great contributions to the national pasttime of our great homeland.

In conclusion, may the eternal memory of Frank Robinson, multi-awarded player, coach and manager who made his immortal place in the long history of baseball, the true national pastime of millions of people, be remembered and honored in the hearts and minds of the millions of people of the United States of America, of Canada, and of our free world and and may his legacy live on in the memories of the millions of baseball players and fans who play this great sport all over the world!

And may we forever uphold his blessed memory and the legacy of service and fair play they have brought to the world of professional baseball and carry on till the end of our lives the traditions and values of baseball that he did lived and his immortal share in the destiny of this sport for generations to come!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER, COACH AND MANAGER FRANK ROBINSON!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF ALL OUR DECEASED ATHLETES AND COACHES OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF ALL OUR DECEASED LEGENDS OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE PERISHED IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRIES AS SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN, COMMITTED TO THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT, ITS VALUES, PILLARS AND PRINCIPLES AND TO THE SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY AGAINST ALL FORMS OF DOPING AND DRUGS!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL OUR DECEASED ATHLETES, COACHES, JUDGES AND SPORTS OFFICIALS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR PEOPLE, COUNTRY AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE MILLIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO PERISHED IN THE DEFENSE AND PROTECTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY!GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HER UNIFORMED SERVICES!GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS CANADIAN PEOPLE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF HER UNIFORMED SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND GUARANTEE OF A FUTURE WORTHY OF OUR GENERATIONS TO COME!

LONG LIVE THE GREAT SPORT OF BASEBALL!

LONG LIVE LITTLE LEAGUE, MINOR LEAGUE, AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!

God Save The Queen! Vive La Canadienne!

And May God Bless this great country, the homeland of baseball, our great and eternal country, our great United States of America!

February 8, 2019, the 243rd year of the United States of America, the 244th year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 125th of the International Olympic Committee, the 123rd of the Olympic Games, the 174th of organized baseball, the 150th of professional baseball, the 118th of Major League Baseball, the 80th since the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, 78th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 74rd since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 72nd of the United States Armed Forces and the 52nd of the Canadian Armed Forces.

John Ramos

Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

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Chefs+Tech: Starbucks’ Refugee Promise and the Big Mac ATM

A Starbucks store in New York. The company's founder promised to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years. Richard Drew / Associated Press

Skift Take: Big brands make big mores on employees and automation this week, while one indie app tries to get a slice.

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Starbucks CEO Aims to Hire 10,000 Refugees in Five Years

The news of this past weekend’s political occurrences are almost too much to bear, so we’re relieved to see the industry rallying around the workforce on which it operates. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, ever the forerunning one, joined the vocal tech entrepreneurs who have spoken out thus far on he-who-must-not-be-name’s ban on immigration, specifically of Muslims seeking refuge in the United States. In rebuke, Schultz vows to hire 10,000 refugees over the course of the next five years, in a highly necessary F-U to the American value-threatening order, focusing in large part on those who have served as interpreters or served as support to the U.S. military abroad. Stand tall, fast casual America… or is it Venti? Either way, this is our kind of order.

Midst Delivery Noise, Slice App Plans to Cut Through the Competition

These guys are onto something, tilting the model a bit in the ol’ delivery conversazione. “New York is a convenience culture,” says Ilir Sela, IT professional and founder of Slice (and child of NYC pizza place owners, to boot). “Even the slightest friction in ordering a pizza will hurt your business.” Slice, unlike Grubhub, Seamless, and the like, is an independent pizza-specific ordering platform whose primary objective is to support the mom-and-pop pie industry.

Basically, they’re like a smart, tech-savvy pizza delivery guy, acknowledging the pen-and-paper reality of many old school business. For example, instead of forcing the pizzeria to deal with incoming messages via app software, Slice faxes or emails orders to them, according to how they typically operate. Then the pizza spot runs the pie to you, as per usual. Essentially they are dialing up demand and creating a single funnel for voluminous ordering. If that doesn’t bulk up the business in the unsung Sicilian pie category, not to mention calzones, we don’t know what will.

The Big Mac ATM Has Arrived in Next Iteration of Food Automation

For those of you who have seen the movie The Founder or dined at Eatsa in San Francisco, you know that the premise of automating a quinoa bowl or burger on-the-go has long been an American pasttime. And so, the question was not “if,” but “when” would you be able to sidle up to an ATM-style machine and order yourself a Big Mac with two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

You can, as we will, decide to be somewhat depressed by this news and what it says about the continuous rise of a convenient diet in speed-focused modern America — despite the health and agricultural movement to prove the merits of slow, deliberate dining — or you can submit to innovation and acknowledge that any way you slice it, this was a long time coming. More interestingly though, is what this news says about the history of automation in American food. This isn’t the first time we’ve tried this and Quartz does a deep dive into the fascination with faster food.

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Message on the passing of Major League Baseball starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs - English

(In complicance with the 1967 Official Languages Act, the following message is therefore stated in both English and French, the official languages of Canada and of the International Olympic Committee and will be later therefore stated in Spanish as well to benefit the Latino communities in these countries.)

Your attention please, ladies and gentlemen, to all the people and ethnic nationalities of the United States and Canada, to all the people of the free world, to all active and reserve enlisted personnel, warrant officers, officers, generals, admirals, commissioners and commanders of the armed forces, the public security services and civil defense services of the United States of America and Canada, our military, public security and civil defense service veterans and families of fallen and wounded military, police, fire and emergency response personnel who were killed in the line of duty, to our millions of children, young men and women, our sportsmen and women, coaches, judges, umpires and sports officials, to all our sports fans and supporters all over the world, the leadership, members, veterans and the constituent national and regional organizations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, to all the athletes, coaches, officials and fans of the baseball leagues in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Australia and New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and the Republic of China in Taiwan, as well as in Europe and Africa,and the pesapallo leagues of Finland, and the entire leadership, members, athletes, coaches, veterans and retired athletes and supporters of the organizations comprising Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and Little League Baseball within the United States of America and Canada and Little League Baseball teams all over the world:

With deep sadness may I now inform all of you this following message:

Yesterday, July 1, 2019, Canada Day, to our deepest regret and greatest sorrow, we have lost one of the rising stars in the history of American professional baseball, left-handed pitcher Tyler Skaggs of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels, who died today due to unknown circumstances in Southlake, Texas, at the young age of 27.

Coming at a time wherein we celebrate the glorious 150th anniversary since the birth of professional baseball in the United States and at a time of great changes in the 174 years of organized baseball in this country, whereby our sport has and is experiencing rapid changes, as the old players retire and new faces come in to join the ranks of the legends of the past, as it prepares to once again join the Olympic program in the coming Summer Olympics in Tokyo and as the sport expands to even more countries in the world while reasserting its presence in some, this sudden death of one of the best pitchers of this decade and young century, the wins and strikeout leader of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, which on this very day has plunged into deepest sadnesss the whole world of professional baseball and its fans and supporters worldwide as the whole of Major League Baseball, its teams, players, coaches, managers, umpires, front office staff, employes, minor league affilates and broadcast staff in radio and television are united in deepest mourning and great remembrance, is a great loss for the sport, for the people and for the whole of the United States of America, for his immortal and countless contributions to the growth and spread of the national pasttime of our great country and people will forever remain in the hearts of millions who love and support the game of baseball all over the world. It cannot be anymore denied that just within months of the deaths of Willie McCovey, Frank Robinson, Mel Stottlemyre, Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo, the sport of baseball as a whole has today lost another of its finest players.

Born on June 13, 1991 in Woodland Hills, California, within the expanses of the greater metropolitan area of Los Angeles, grew up loving and playing baseball and having began his baseball career as a minor leaguer with the Angels organization a decade ago, Tyler Skaggs began his days a major league pitcher just 7 years ago with the Arizona Diamondbacks and later on returned to Anaheim and the Angels, being privilleged to be a part of such a great organization in the latter years of his short but fruitful life, having been there in the good times and the bad, and just last year was present during the breakout season of the team’s Japanese born superstar Shohei Ohtani. Being a teammate to many Angels like Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Justin Upton and Andrelton Simmons, and also being there during the team’s charitable activties, his presence on the mound as a starting pitcher for the Halos, although brief, was a bright spot in the team’s otherwide darker days. Having lived a life of loyality, bravery, and sportsmanship in and out of the diamond, he leaves behind a legacy of truthfulness, honesty and fair play, as well as for having helped in his part in the revival of baseball as the top national sport just as it competes with American football, hockey, soccer and basketball for the prestige and popularity of millions in North America and facing tough challenges ahead like declining attendances and low television ratings, as well as the rise of streaming media, and through his gentleness and kind-hearted attitude became a model to many our children and youth everywhere.

Therefore, his passing to our deepest regret is for us, the millions of baseball supporters in the United States and Canada and all over the world, a time of utmost sadness and great sorrow, as we remember his short years of service to the great American sport and to the country he lived for over 8 years in the major and minor league teams within the mainland United States, having during his short career made a small part in the long history of this sport in North America that has stretched for over 174 years. There is no doubt that today the cries of mourning are strong among all our people, especially the people of Anaheim, where he lived his last years as a starting pitcher for the Halos.

Full therefore with sadness in our hearts from the news we all received, today we all honor and remember the legacy he left behind to the great sport of baseball in this contingent and to the people of the world, and pledge thus to forever maintain his eternal memory alive in our hearts and minds.

The name of Tyler Skaggs and his immortal deeds, actions and legacy to the long 150 year history of professional baseball in this nation and to her billions of people, as well as to the baseball fans all over the world will forever remain in the hearts, minds and memories of his family, loved ones and friends and former teammates and fellow coaches and managers, the entire baseball community within the United States of America, Canada and all over the globe, its athletes, coaches, fans and supporters, all sportsmen and women and sports fans, and to all the the millions of people of Canada, the United States of America, and the whole world, for as we mourn with them as one in this sad time of grief we are forever grateful to him for making such important and memorable deeds as a starting pitcher in such a short time of his career, having lived it to the full in the fulfillment of his responsibility as an athlete playing in what is for millions the national summer pastime of the Americans and therefore, having helped the Halos and DBacks whenever he pitched, he thus cemented his eternal legacy to the sport, our country and our millions of people. Thus, forever shall his immeasurable work and activity in the sport of professional baseball be honored and remembered not just in the United States and in the cities where he played his professional careers but but in the hearts and minds of not just baseball and softball fans, players, coaches and officials alike, but of all the people of the United States of America, Canada, and of the whole world, now and for generations to come.

He may have left us forever but now, more than ever, he is one with the angels watching over the outfields, keeping watch over all who have and are playing this game everywhere, and watching over our young boys and girls who have been and are playing in every sandlot and ballpark wherever this sport is played all over this wide world. For his eternal memory will be in our our minds and hearts for all time as long as we live.

On behalf and in the name of all the people of the United States of America and Canada, and in the name of all the people of the free world I therefore send our sympathies, great sorrow and profound eternal gratitude first and foremost to the millions of Americans and Canadians who have been granted such a great privillege to see with their eyes the life and career of a baseball pitcher who lived all his short life dedicated to the great game of baseball and who will be remembered for audacity, courage, sportsmanship, strength, perseverance, friendship and great outlook on the future of the game and on the little ones playing in every sandlot and ballpark everywhere in the world, to the people of the cities of Pheonix and Anaheim and of the states of California and Arizona, to the players, coaches, leadership staff, veterans and supporters of the Los Angeles Angels and the Arizona Diamondbacks, to the entire leadership, employees and staff, athletes, coaches, officials, broadcasting staff and radio, television and online social media crews, veterans and retired athletes and supporters of the organizations comprising Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and Little League Baseball within the United States of America and Canada and Little League Baseball teams all over the world as well as our fellow national baseball organizations and leagues and the entire World Baseball Softball Confederation in profoundly remembering the life and legacy of the lateTyler Skaggs, who has forever left us to our deepest sorrow and who will forever be a part of the long and cherished history of professional baseball in the United States and Canada and all over the world. And to all who will have paid their last respect and tributes on these hours after this sad day in international professional baseball and in the coming days in Anaheim and in the cities that he placed over the course of his long career, my sincere thanks for your prayers, sympathies and heartfelt support you’ve all given in this sad time in our history and in the history of baseball to his family, loved ones and friends and former teammates and fellow coaches and managers, as well as his groundscrews and team employees over the course of his career, to both the Angels and Diamondbacks and above all to all of Major League Baseball, to USA Baseball, and to the baseball community and all of us its millions of fans all over the globe as we today and in the coming days come together to celebrate a life well lived and a legacy to American and Canadian professional baseball, as well as to bid our saddest farewell to this man who have become a part of this sport as it marches forward into its second century of organized play and will forever hold a place in the history books and in the memories of millions for generation upon generation to come.

We will turn our grief into strength for the future, united as one under our countries' flags and as one people of the world to forever cherish his playing days in the ballpark, although brief they were, but fruitful and memorable to all of us. As we march onwards the road towards the biccentennial jubilee of organized baseball in the United States of America and Canada, guided by his immortal legacy, and of those who came before them, we will strive as one to honor his immeasurable contributions to the great sport of baseball, be inspired by his outlook on the game and his hard work and fair play habits, and to continue on his playing legacies for generations to come. And as we honor the memory of the millions of servicemen and women of our armed forces, police, fire and emergency services who perished for their country and communities and whose sacrificies have sustained the growth of this great game for over 174 years, we today more than ever pledge to uphold for generations his great contributions to the national pasttime of the United States and Canada in a short career spanning for over the first decades of this current century.

In conclusion, may the eternal memory of Tyler Skaggs, the starting pitcher who made his immortal place in the long history of baseball, the true ntaional pastime of millions of people, be remembered and honored in the hearts and minds of the millions of people of the United States of America, of Canada, and of our free world and and may his legacy live on in the memories of the millions of baseball players and fans who play this great sport all over the world!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE MAJOR LEAGUE STARTING PITCHER TYLER SKAGGS!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF ALL OUR DECEASED ATHLETES, COACHES AND MANAGERS OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF ALL OUR DECEASED LEGENDS OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL OUR DECEASED ATHLETES, COACHES, JUDGES AND SPORTS OFFICIALS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR PEOPLE, COUNTRY AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT!

ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE MILLIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO PERISHED IN THE DEFENSE AND PROTECTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR GREAT COUNTRIES!

GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA AND THEIR UNIFORMED SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND GUARANTEE OF A FUTURE WORTHY OF OUR GENERATIONS TO COME!

LONG LIVE THE GREAT SPORT OF BASEBALL!

LONG LIVE LITTLE LEAGUE, MINOR LEAGUE, AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!

LONG LIVE THE 150TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN NORTH AMERICA!

God Save The Queen! Vive La Canadienne! And May God Bless this great country, the homeland of baseball, our great and eternal country, our great United States of America!

July 2, 2019, the 243rd year of the United States of America, the 244th year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 125th of the International Olympic Committee, the 123rd of the Olympic Games, the 174th of organized baseball, the 150th of professional baseball, the 118th of Major League Baseball, the 80th since the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, 78th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 74rd since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 72nd of the United States Armed Forces and the 52nd of the Canadian Armed Forces.

John Ramos-Henderson Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

#major league baseball #los angeles angels #tyler skaggs #baseball #mlb

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