u/Pool_Breeze

This is William Alvarez, a top prospect from Cuba that is expected to sign with the Athletics on the international signing period opening date of January 15, 2027. Born December 22, 2009, he will be 17 years, 24 days old.

On that day, it will have been 17 years, 72 days since the Yankees won the WS (November 4, 2009). William Alvarez wasn't born for another 7 weeks. It's felt like a lifetime since we won.

-> For reference, Kevin Alvarez is the youngest active professional baseball player and No. 1 prospect in the Astros organization. He signed a contract on the 2025 January 15th opening at 17 years + 2 days old. He debuted that June for DSL Astros Blue at 17 years, 5 months and moved up to Low-A this April after being invited to Spring Training.

Note: There's a possibility that this doesn't happen, which is if the owner's push to increase the minimum age to 18 passes.

Nobody wants to watch the Vikings and I can't blame them.

There are quite a few invasive common carp in the range of 20+ inches in a nearby pond to me, and very large goldfish/koi that look about that size in another. Because they're so big I'd like to try and catch a few. They do damage to the ecosystem, muddy up the water, and eat the food for the good sport fish like bass and trout. Mass.gov seemingly has no preference on if you should release them back, they just have regulations on live transport, consumption, etc.

Apart from what's legal, what's the vibe from the fishing community or environmental groups in Massachusetts? Carp generally aren't sought after for fishing and they lower the water quality, so should I be removing them, or just releasing them back?