🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/19/24🔱

 “am hustling. I think this might be the equivalent of me running a marathon five days a week. Is I literally think it might be like that.

Except this, I'm on my feet doing it for seven and a half hours. And I'm also talking a ton, dude. Like you don't talk when you're running a marathon, you just do it.

So I literally, I think this might be more exertion than running a marathon. And I do it five days a week. I just did 132 customers before this, before lunch.

So yeah, I am, if you have a question, if I work hard, I work hard. That's sweat equity, dude. All right, the great Willie Mays passed at 93, May 6th, 1931, born June 18th, 2024, passed yesterday.

Today is also the one year anniversary of me rolling into Spokane after staying with my grandpa in Great Falls, Montana for five weeks. So yes, I like anniversaries. And it is like a celebration because it's like, for me, look how far I have come in that one year time period.

Fairfield Industrial High School in Alabama, May 25th, 1951, debuted. Huh, for some reason, oh wait, what's BBB[…]”

From Arne Pod: 794~TOTD #311⚾️HOF or Not❓Willie Mays, Jun 19, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/19/24

 “Yes, yes, okay, sir. Bring this home to your wife, sir, okay? Yes, my friend.

Very good. That's about half my customer. Just kidding, dude.

That's just a couple of dudes. All right, Dave Valle, Ketcher, Reidy, Batten through, 6-2, 200, October 30th, 1960, Bayside, New York. He's older than my parents.

What an old guy. Second rounder, 1978, June amateur draft, Holy Cross High School, Flushing, New York. Yaas, September 7th, 1984, debuted at 23, 14,960th player, did not record an at bat in his final game, 0 for 1.

September 29th, 1996, 35. First game versus the Royals, second game versus the Angels. Yaas, war number 41, 5, 10, 23, and 18.

Speaking of war, career war, 10.0. Pretty solid for old Valle, who is a broadcaster for Root Sports, for the Mariners, 2,775 at bats, 658 hits, 77 homers. Only 237 batting average, but still impressed by that war, double digits.

13 seasons, 970 games, 3,147 played appearances, 314 runs, 121 doubles, 12 triples, 350 RBI, say, more RBI than runs, 5 stolen bases, 7 caught stealing. The old classic, caught stealing more than he stole. Would not be a good criminal, criminal minds, criminal bases[…]”

From Arne Pod: 793~TOTD #310⚾️HOF or Not❓Dave Valle, Jun 19, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/18/24🔱

 “What's up, y'all. Lunch break, Mike Blowers, baby. Join the broadcast booth.

Boom shakalaka. April 24th, 1965. Nice birthday, brother man.

I didn't know that. Shared a birthday with old Blau. Blau, Blau.

Yeah, baby. Kind of like Rob Riggle in... Gosh, I get those movies mixed up now.

Those stepbrothers, right?

Wurzburg, Germany, Mike Blowers, born in 62190. It's actually out at Tacoma Community College and Bethel High School. Shout out, Bothell, close to Bethel.

And both, not, I mean, it's the other side of the Puget Sound, but I mean, I meant like alphabetically close, but somewhat geographically close in terms of the whole world. And September 1st, 1989, Blau debuted at 24. 15,680th player.

0 for 1, October 3rd, 99. Wrapped up the career at 34, went 0 for 4. Versus the California Angels in his debut in the Oakland A's, who my dad texted me have not won a game since that Friday night walk-off home run that we were at by JJ.

Bladay. Bladay to you, Michael Roy Blowers, Larry O'Brien agent, war number 13212414381626 and four. I don't know if I've ever seen that many numbers.

And oh, great. Look at that, dude[…]”

From Arne Pod: 792~TOTD #309⚾️HOF or Not❓Mike Blowers, Jun 18, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/18/24

 “ha ha, what's up, baby, baby? I'm the man, baby. Ha ha ha.

Mark Prior. Bat right, throw right, pitcher. 6-5, 2-30, September 7th, 1980.

Son Diago, Yankees first round pick, 43rd, 98th June amateur draft, University High School, Son Diago, Cubbies first round pick, second overall, 0-1 June amateur draft, USC. Trojan, also attended Vandy, a Commodore over in Nashville, and May 22nd, 0-2. Vandy has had some good pitchers.

David Price, out of Vandy, got some other one, debuted at 21, 18,074th player, four hits, 10 strikeouts, two walks, two earned runs, got the victory, six innings pitch versus the Pirates. August 10th, 2006, final game at just not even 26. 25 years old, three innings pitch versus the Brewers, four hits, one strikeout, four walks, five earned runs, got the loss.

Mark William Prior, one-time All-Star, war number 22. Speaking of war, career war, 16.6, 42 and 29, record 3.51 ERA. On the unfortunately truncated career that was Mark Prior's, but his All-Star season in 03, second season, 18 and six.

2.43 ERA, 30 games pitched and started, three complete games, one shutout, 211.1 innings pitched, 183 hits given up[…]”

From Arne Pod: 791~TOTD #308⚾️HOF or Not❓Mark Prior, Jun 18, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/17/24🔱

 “What's up, yes, lunchtime, baby. Rod Acuna or Julio Rodriguez, center fielder, Mariners. That right, throws right, 63, 228, December 29th, 2000.

He is 23, Loma de Calvera, Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, April 8th, 2022, debuted at 21, 22,559th player, Major League history, went 0-4-4, first the Twinkies, the Minnesota Twins, which I'm wearing socks right now, that represent the Minnesota Twins, who, I mean, not even one of my favorite teams. I mean, I'd probably go the Los Angeles Doyers behind the Mariners, just cause having been to that stadium, the second most out of any Major League stadium, behind Safeco Field, as I will always call it. And I went to the Kingdom a handful of times, but what was the Kingdom's last year?

Was it 99, I believe, so I would have been six years old at my oldest of going to the Kingdom. But you can kind of remember the Kingdom a little bit, like the like carpet. I think it was like bright colored turf.

You know, domes, speaking of domes, the Minnesota Twinkies used to play in the Metrodome, which we went to in the 2007 Midwest baseball trip. The famous and[…]”

From Arne Pod: 790~TOTD #307⚾️HOF or Not❓Julio Rodriguez, Jun 17, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/17/24

 “Yah ha ha, what's up? Danny Wilson, catcher. Bat right, throw right, 6-3, 190.

March 25, 1969, Arlington Heights, Illinois. 26th round, 87 June amateur draft by the Mets. Barrington Community High School, Barrington, Illinois.

Drafted first round, seventh overall by the Reds in the 90 June amateur draft. Right after the, I guess it was right before the Reds would win the World Series in 1990. Lou Pennella, Go Maners.

University of Minnesota. He is a golden gopher. September 7th, 1992, debuted before I was born at 23.

16,218th player. He went 0 for 1 versus the Astros. September 30th of 05 at 36.

Did not record an at bat in his final game. So that's weird. Yeah, you always wonder, like, what was the last at bat, though?

Willie, the nickname, and Yath, one time All-Star, War No. 6, speaking of War, Career War, 13.0, 4,186 at bat, 1,000, oh no, my coffee fell over. My coffee, 1,097 career hits, 88 home runs, 262 batting average, and 14 seasons, the first two being with the Reds, and I didn't know Danny Wilson with the Rail.

The Rail, yas, so now I got to look, when did[…]”

From Arne Pod: 789~TOTD #306⚾️HOF or Not❓Dan Wilson, Jun 17, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/16/24🔱

 “What's up, lunchtime, baby. Let's do it, dude. This is the first ever lunchtime Arne Pod from work at lunch, from the Honda.

Let's do it, baby. 61, 205, bad left through right, Dustin Ackley. Second base, left field, first base.

February 26th, 1988. We just saw him in the crowd at the North Carolina Tar Heel game. And wait, they're playing right now, right?

I do believe UNC, they are, I just keep, I can't, for some reason, I can't keep the teams in the College World Series in my head right now. But yeah, UNC Tar Heels, I believe they're about to start playing right now. I like it when people say right now, as they're recording a podcast.

And it's like, dude, people are listening to this at every other time, other than right now, right now, 3:46 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, West Coast, West Coast, on Sunday, June 16th. And Happy Father's Day to you. And Dustin Ackley, speaking of North Carolina, is from Winston-Salem, first-round pick, second overall 09 June amateur draft by the Mariners.

UNC Chapel Hill, as I said, North Forsyth High School, Winston-Salem, June 17th, 2011, debuted. That's[…]”

From Arne Pod: 788~TOTD #305⚾️HOF or Not❓Dustin Ackley, Jun 16, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/16/24

 “What's up?

Marcus Simeon, shortstop, second bass, third bass, was playing versus the Mariners last night. Went three for four with three RBI yesterday. 3.1 war for the season, 283 at-bats, 75 hits, 11 homers, 265 batting average.

Yeah, let's get up and do Arne Pod right now. That's 649. Two-time All-Star, 2023 World Series champ, gold glover, two-time silver slugger, Marcus, Sauce, or Semi nicknames, out of St. Mary's College, that was this high school, in Albany, California, Cal Berkeley College, Golden Bear, September 17, 1990, East 33, 34th round by the White Sox, June Amateur Draft, 08, and 6th round of the 2011 June Amateur Draft, also by the White Sox.

The White Sox believed in him, and yeah, paid out, panned out, went 2 for 4 in his debut with 1 RBI, first the Yankees, September 4, 2013, that was 44.8 for the career war, very good. 5,528 at-bass, 1,426 hits, 226 home runs, 258 batting average, 162 games he has played in 3 separate seasons. He has led the majors and played all 162.

Also, in 2022, played 161 games, led the league, led the majors 4 times in plate appearances[…]”

From Arne Pod: 787~TOTD #304⚾️HOF or Not❓Marcus Semien, Jun 16, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/15/24🔱

 “Fitch number seven, Isimia, is up and in, and a rare walk to begin the ball game for Kirby. George, come on, George, eat Kirby.

Chris Taylor, former Mariner, August 29th, 1990, 6-1, 196. Outfielder, shortstop, second baseman, righty, fifth round pick, June amateur draft, 2012, by the Mariners. University of Virginia, College World Series, another walk-off this morning.

Hey, happy 420 right now. July 24th, 2014, debuted at 23, almost 24, went 1 for 3, versus the Orioles, the AOs, CT3, kind of like CP3, Chris Paul, nickname, one-time All-Star, he was an All-Star, 2020 World Series champ, NLCS MVP, and yes, with the Mariners, two and a half seasons, only played two games with the Mariners in 2016, before moving to the Deutsches. 1017 games in the career, 11th season, and yes, negative 1.2 for the war this season.

One home run, 10 hits, 93 at-past, 108 he's hitting. We got a stolen base by Semyon there. We already got a runner on second for the Rangers with one out.

16.0 for the career war for Chris Taylor, 3,232 at-bats, 806 hits, 105 home runs, 249 batting average. All-star in[…]”

From Arne Pod: 786~TOTD #303⚾️HOF or Not❓Chris Taylor, Jun 15, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/15/24

 “It's a chilly day, mid-June, about 50 degrees, and just before 8 a.m., out for the morning walk. Yath, Jose Abreu, just got released by the Astros, born January 29th, 1987. He's older than you would think, though, but he didn't debut until he was 27, March 31st, 2014.

6'3, 250. He's like a Mike Linebacker out there, but he's actually a first baseman. Bat right, throw right.

You think he'll get picked up? I would predict yes. Dude, the Astros owe a lot of money, like 30 million, I think, too, but I mean, he's not gonna get paid, but if he gets picked up for like a million or two by like the twins or something, I could see it.

MVP, he won in 2020 with the White Sox, 11 seasons, nine with the White Sox, two with the Astros. Just not a good fit for the Astros, who are World Series contenders every year. And he was also rookie of the year, three time All-Star, three time Silver Slugger, Major League Player of the Year.

Where's number 79? He had a negative 1.6 war this season, part of why he was released. He was batting[…]”

From Arne Pod: 785~TOTD #302⚾️HOF or Not❓Jose Abreu, Jun 15, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/14/24

 “Here we go. So many players to do. Let's do another one.

Aaron Judge, 6-7, 282, April 26, 1992. 31st round, 2010, June amateur draft. Linden, California.

Then first round, 32nd pick, 2013 draft. Fresno State, August 13, 2016, debuted at 24. Hit a home run in his debut, went two for four.

The Judge, All Rise, BAJ, Arson Judge, won the MVP, Rookie of the Year, five-time All-Star, home run Derby champ, three-time Silver Slugger, Major League Player of the Year, where's number 99, 5.0, his war this season, 252 at-bats, 76 hits, 25 homers already, 302 batting average, 46.4, career war, crushing dude. Dude, that's such a high career war already. Compared to like Mike Zanino, wow, right fielder.

We got 3,257 at-bats on the career, 922 hits, 282 homers, 283 batting average. And his last five games, he has four home runs, including two against the Dodgers on the eighth. He also went three for four on the ninth with the home run.

He went two for four on the eleventh with the home run. And his ninth season, all with the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers, 905 games, 3,931 plate appearances[…]”

From Arne Pod: 784~TOTD #301⚾️HOF or Not❓Aaron Judge, Jun 14, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/9/24

 “Who says?

What's up, baby, baby? How you doing? Back to the routine, baby.

We're back from Oakland, which was named for the vast oak tree forest that originally covered the area, which was then logged and timbered to build San Francisco. There you go. Learn something new.

And appropriately, I bonked my head on an oak tree, but I did not know that fact till last night. So I should have known going to Oakland and those Oakland A's games. I actually enjoy the ballpark.

I think it's a little underrated. It's got character, history, and just not a great fan base really. But Friday night was a good crowd.

It's like, I thought there was like, it said 16,000, but it felt like more. They were rowdy, and it was good. And yeah, dude, I should have known that Oakland was named for oak trees, because then I would have been on the lookout for trees, but I just gnawed myself.

It's all good.

And yes, Kevin Gausman was dealing yesterday. He went complete game, shutout, five hits, one walk, 10 strikeouts, and only 109 pitches, faced 32 batters, 76 strikes. Wow, dude, that's crazy.

And he was[…]”

From Arne Pod: 778~TOTD #295⚾️HOF or Not❓Kevin Gausman, Jun 9, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/10/24

 “Ah, what's up, baby boo? How you do? Hardest working person at the thrift shop.

Right here, baby, I work so hard. I always knew I was a real hard worker. And yeah, dude, and it's like, here I am, 31.

Put the shop on my back. We're going to get us through this tough time with not many cashiers. And I'm going to do all the transactions.

And I don't know if they would still be open without my presence. Seriously, not to brag, but yeah, dude. And I always knew that I wasn't inadequate.

Like people make you believe inadequate because you smoke weed. Oh, no, he's not hard working. He's lazy.

He smokes weed. He thinks for himself. He doesn't speak.

You know how some people speak like they don't think for themselves, dude? But whatever, dude. Because I'm just, dude, it's crazy to be 31 and just reflecting back on the last decade and being like, dude, I was led so astray over the years by college and I'm like, dude, all I can ever think is if I had done this exact job straight out of high school, I would have learned infinitely more than[…]”

From Arne Pod: 779~TOTD #296⚾️HOF or Not❓Orel Hershisher, Jun 10, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/11/24

 “Yeah, what up, baby? Yeah, baby, yeah, Jayson Werth, dog. One-time All-Star, 08 World Series champ, outfielder, righty, batting through 6'5, 235.

Big boy, Springfield, shout out Simpsons, Illinois. May 20th, 1979, he is 45 now. His 22nd pick of the first round by the Orioles.

97th June amateur draft, Glenwood High School, Chatham, Illinois. September 1st, 02, debuted at 23. 18,147th player, went two for four in his debut.

October 1st, 2017, wrapped up the career at 38 and went one for four with one ribby. And werewolf, the wolf of 1st Street, Sunshine, J-Dub, or Dub. Some good nicknames.

Grandson of Dick Schofield, nephew of Dick Schofield, stepson of Dennis Werth. Those two different Dick Schofields, one of them played 19 seasons, from 53 to 71, shortstop. Wow.

But only had 699 hits in that time. The other Dick Schofield played 14 seasons and had 989 hits in that time. And he played from 83 to 96.

And then Dennis Werth played from 79 to 82. And he only had 29 hits on his career as a first baseman. There you go.

So he's got that baseball bloodline, war number 54, 13, 28. Speaking of[…]”

From Arne Pod: 780~TOTD #297⚾️HOF or Not❓Jayson Werth, Jun 11, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/12/24

 “Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yasss. Got that ice cold brew.

I love it, baby. Life is good. Life is beautiful.

We gotta do Mike Zunino, man. Catcher, righty, 6'2, 235, March 25th, 1991. And June 12th, 2013, debuted June 14th.

Wow, that's interesting. Dude, I swear I did not look at that. No, I did not look at that.

No way, dude. That was 11 years ago today. The 11th anniversary for Mike Zunino and his debut.

At 22, the 20,425th player went one for four. First see Astros as a Mariner. Played his first six seasons with the Mariners, then four with the Rays, and his final with the Cleveland Guardians.

And June 14th, as I said, 2023, wrapped up the career at 32. Went 0 for three, first the Padres. Z, the nickname.

One time All-Star, war number three and 10. Nine point, speaking of war, 9.2, the career war. Not the highest that we've seen.

I mean, I would have thought Mike Zunino broke a double digits for war, but he did not. Only 2,798 at-baths over the course of his 11 seasons. And 892 games and 557 hits.

And 149 homers, only 199, wow, for[…]”

From Arne Pod: 781~TOTD #298⚾️HOF or Not❓Mike Zunino, Jun 12, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/13/24

 “Yass, be yourself, think for yourself, do your thing, save your money, and be good, be nice. Andrew Benintendi, he's only 5'9, still weighs more than me. I gotta pack up some weight.

He's 180, July 6th, 1994, debuted August 2nd, 2016, against the Mariners, 0 for 2 in the debut. Saw him last night in the game, he's on the White Sox. He's a lefty, he plays left field, and he's been around, yeah, one time All-Star, 2018 World Series champ with the Red Sox and Gold Glove winner.

Wears number 40, 16, 18, and 23, negative 2.1 for the War this season, as he's batting 194, 271 average on the career, 13.9 career war, so a lot higher than Mikey Z, 3,544 at bats, 962 hits, 82 homers. And went three for four, May 27th, went one for four, 31st, one for one, June 1st. And then he didn't play between until last night.

So he missed a little bit of time there. 948 games on the career, nine seasons, five with the Red Sox, the first five. And then Royals for season and a half, and then the Yankees for one season, only 33 games as[…]”

From Arne Pod: 782~TOTD #299⚾️HOF or Not❓Andrew Benintendi, Jun 13, 2024

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/14/24

 “Ha ha ha, yas, yas, Raul! 8 a.m. vibe, let's go. All righty, left field, first base, bat left through right, 6-2, 2-25, New York City.

52 years old, June 2nd, 1972, 54th round of the 91 June amateur draft by the Rangers at a Miami Sunset High. 36th round of the 92 draft by the Mariners, Miami Dade College. August 1st, 96, debuted at 24, September 28th, 2014, 42 years old, went 0 for 1 in both of those, does not have a nickname.

One time officer, 26, 38, 5, 23, 18, 28, 29, 27. There you go, all the numbers he wore. Speaking of career wore, 20.9, 7,471 at-bats.

Dude, that's how many at-bats Pete, I was gonna say Pete Holmes. Pete Rose, dude, over 14,000. Dude, I'm still like trying to do the math on how Pete Rose got 14,000 at-bats.

It's like, dude, Raul Ibanez played 19 seasons and had less than 7,500 at-bats. It's crazy. Also 2,034 hits, 305 homers.

Good power numbers, 272 batting average. And 11 of the 19 seasons with the Mariners, including just three stints, yeah. He had, let's see, his first five seasons with[…]”

From Arne Pod: 783~TOTD #300⚾️HOF or Not❓Raul Ibanez, Jun 14, 2024

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🖤Let’s Get Emo #1🦇

 Fun new segment hehehe - lemme start by saying when you were dead were you afraid of life? Then why would you be afraid of death when you are alive? Seems like a waste of that sweet livin time if you ask me haha - also gotta look up the word salvation to see what it means - it means like being saved by God and being his buddy - you mean when you are alive or about to die? Either way haha I used to be like, there is no God, there is no “more”, but then I went thru some tough stuff since 2021 and meow I am like, there is most def an “other side” - why do humans think we are so special that WE are God? (Like rich ppl are considered to be Gods haha) - humans are too dumb and selfish to be God haha 😆 there is definitely something “more” going on to all this - like I am in Oakland, California meow, having came from Spokane, Washington - there is more to all this stuff than “Oakland” and “Spokane” haha - it’s mainly in the familiar feelings and themes of life that could be transferred from lifetime to lifetime, human body to human body, with the soul being the common denominator - themes that I have explored in the first 31 years of my Chris Arneson-ness (and themes that go beyond “Chris Arneson” - like who are you to yourself? What do you see when you look in the mirror? You aren’t “Chris” (that’s what you are to other ppl) - who are YOU to yourself? That Me, Myself and I kinda stuff - the main themes of life are love, family, adventure, independence, work and fun - anyway life is about themes, not things - things are temporary, themes are eternal and repeating (that’s why they are so familiar - like when I moved to LA🌴 at 26 it was like I was coming back to the theme of independence and adventure - I was like, why does this me taking over my life seem so familiar to me? Probably cuz I have done it before in a past life haha - yes I def believe in reincarnation haha and you are no fun if you do not - if you don’t believe in reincarnation that is lame haha and I probably don’t wanna talk with you cuz you don’t have an imagination and probably trust the Man haha

The main thing that has made me recognize the Repeating Themes of Life thing is since I started working full-time for the past 10 months (and being the most highly appreciated employee by my managers haha) - it’s coming back to that role of cashier, steward of the community, and doing it five times a week basically non stop haha - it’s that familiar theme of work and reward and feeling good about doing a hard day of work - life is about the yin and the yang and work is part of that - it’s about filling that role and making a difference in the community - but yeah as I get older I do somehow feel like I am returning to Me again, like some type of awakening where I am like - I ain’t scared - why would I be scared? We are all in this together anyway - us 21st century clowns - that’s us bebe - make the most of the 21st century my friends and don’t waste all your time haha - but yeah to reiterate haha this past 10 months I am like - why do I feel like I am returning to my old form? Like I have been here before? Your soul gets those weird tinges of familiarity where you are like Ahhhhhhhh yessss - this is what life is, again 

Also ever consider that Life Itself is like a long vacation - a vacation has to be a break FROM something - so LIFE ITSELF is like our soul’s break from the Astral Realm and purgatory and the bardo and all that ethereal stuff - you get gifted this body and it’s like, this is your vehicle for your long vacation - enjoy it - til next time haha - at least considering it all like this puts me at ease and I am like - everything is everything - we are all equally important and insignificant - things are not what they seem (if they were then ppl with money would automatically be “good” ppl haha - not always the case, they are just in a higher class and have rich ppl problems - no one in the world is truly free of “problems” although some ppl appear to live more enviable lives, those ppl probably have problems you don’t even realize - I think the ultimate point of life is acceptance and self-realization and actualization - like maybe we all have this thing that we are destined to become at like 30 years old (I became this cashier bro at 30) and it is simply a matter of reaching that era of your life where you have reached that self-realization and actualization and you have become what you were destined to become when your soul was placed in a baby 30 years ago - it’s simply about sifting thru all the BS and distractions and lies to reach THAT POINT in your life - the point where you would show a photo of you doing THAT THING a century from now when ppl are like who was that Chris Arne dude? I love getting all deep and existential haha 

🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/8/24

 “Give me that ace chant.

It's cold at the A's Stadium. It's freezing. Walk off home run last night.

Fun game. It's a beautiful stadium, looks better in person than TV. Mark Ellis, second baseman, Rapid City, South Dakota.

He's a Florida gator as well. Stevens High School, Rapid City, South Dakota. April 9th, 02, September 27th, 2014.

First and final. 33.5, career war. Speaking of war, war number 14 and three, 5,117 at-bass.

1,343 hits. 105 homers. 262, a batting number.

And played 12 seasons, nine with the A's, first nine. Then to the Rockies, then Dodgers, then the Cardinals. And missed the entire 04 season.

19 homers, season high. 161 hits, season time. Both in 07, and 76 RBI, season high, 07.

Eighth and Rookie of the Year. He had 94 hits, 16 doubles as a rookie, 272 as a rookie, batting average. 257 doubles, way more than homers.

25 career triples. Only 550 RBI, 690 runs, more runs than RBI, more doubles than homers. 82 stolen bases, 29 cost dealing.

Only 438 walks, 53 being the most in the season, 801 strikeouts, 94 being the most. Did that twice, 327 on base career, 711 OPS career[…]”

From Arne Pod: 777~TOTD #294⚾️HOF or Not❓Mark Ellis, Jun 8, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890?i=1000658268475

🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/6/24

 “Every sunny day, used to love that show. That's why I tell you I just wanna celebrate, yeah, yeah.

Colin Mochrie.

Just want to celebrate.

Ryan Stiles. Tall guy from Bellingham.

Shout out Western.

Head to a couple open A's home games this weekend with my father.

Add a stadium to my list.

As it is the last year of them playing in the stadium.

Just like I got Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium, Shea and Yankees and Mets in the final year. I got them 08.

East Coast Baseball Trip.

you I heard this song last night at the end of Bullet Train.

Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Sandra Bullock. No, Sandra Bullock. Directed by, oh, what's that guy's name?

Like Chad Stalwick, I think.

What is it?

It's the John Wick director.

Stuntman.

David Leach. I was way off. I was thinking of someone else.

Chad Stahilski is the co-director. No, only Chad Stahilski was credited for John Wick director, but David Leach was also in there on it. Also, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2.

All right, we finished the song. Hobbs and Shaw, The Fall Guy, which is the new Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt one, about the 1980s[…]”

From Arne Pod: 775~TOTD #292⚾️HOF or Not❓Eric Chavez, Jun 6, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890?i=1000658072221

🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/7/24

 “Just saw the turkeys this morning. Outside the window, a little Spokane send-off. As we head to the Bay Area, Jason Giambi, bad lefty, true righty.

63240 Covina, West Covina. January 8th of California. I'm all over.

January 8th, 1971. About to head. Haven't been to the airport for a year and a half.

So, might be the longest span in between flights. I don't know, probably not, actually. Went years without going on many flights.

So, this is pretty exciting stuff for this small town folk here. Drafted by the Brewers. 43rd round, 89 June amateur draft.

South Hills High School. But then the second round of the 92 draft. Went to Cal State Long Beach.

Isn't that just Long Beach State? And May 8th, 95. 24 years old.

16,651st in major league history to debut. One for four. Got a hit against the Rangers in that debut.

September 27th, 2014. Played till he was 43. Almost 44.

0 for 2 versus the Rays. He won an MVP. Five time All-Star.

Home run Derby champ. Two time Silver Slugger. War number 16.

25, 23, 72. Speaking of war, career war. 50.5.

7,267 at-bats. 2,010 hits. Seems[…]”

From Arne Pod: 776~TOTD #293⚾️HOF or Not❓Jason Giambi, Jun 7, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890?i=1000658170942

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🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/2/24

 “right, Knights, Darryl Strawberry. It's a good one. Lefty, right fielder, 6'6, 190.

The bean pole out there from LA, March 12th, 1962. And he was actually the first overall pick. Another one of our first overall picks.

1980, June amateur draft, out at Crenshaw High. And also he was in the Simpsons, Homer at the Bat from 1993. The softball team, easily top five Simpsons episodes, I says, May 6th, 1983, debut October 3rd, shout out Grandma Arnie, 1999.

So, you know, he played like, what, like 17 seasons, and 0 for 4, debut, but he got stolen base though. 0 for 1 in his final game, which was against Tampa Bay. Debut against the Reds, and Straw, the Straw Man, Darryl Eugene Strawberry.

Strawberry, one of the more fun nicknames in sports, or nicknames, last names. Rookie of the Year, he won, 8-time All-Star, Home Run Derby champ, 3-time World Series champ. Wow, 2-time Silver Slugger, 42.1, career war.

Speaking of war, war number 18, 44, 17, 26, 39. So that career war is, I mean, 50 is kind of a marker for, like, 50 is very good. So he's right below that, 5,418[…]”

From Arne Pod: 768~TOTD #288⚾️HOF or Not❓Darryl Strawberry🍓, Jun 2, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890?i=1000657569861

🎙️Arne Pod transcript 6/1/24

 “Rocky Fresh.

Anse de Beurre. August 28th, 1994. Tunisian.

Career high ranking number one. Number two in the world. June 27th, 2020.

WTA, Women's Tennis Association. Current Tunisian number one, highest ranked African and Arab tennis player in the WTA and ATP rankings history. Has won five singles titles on the WTA tour.

Also 11 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF circuit. Runner up at Wimbledon in 2022 and 23, and the US Open in 2022. And first African and Arab woman to contest a major singles final.

Suisse, Tunisia, is her residence. Will be 30 August 28th, as I said. Five foot six.

And turn pro 2010, right handed, two handed backhand. Issam Jelali, head coach.

Twelve, we'll give her 12.9, approaching 13 million in prize money. And the career, that's a solid living. And 435, that's just prize money.

That doesn't even count sponsorships. It probably makes, I would guess, at least one million per year just on sponsorships alone. And 435 and 241 career record singles for a 64.3% win-loss, which is very good, super good.

Almost winning two-thirds, almost. That's very good. And, I mean, I don't know what the top[…]”

From Arne Pod: 767~TOTD #287🎾HOF or Not❓Ons Jabeur, Jun 1, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890?i=1000657511290

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