Marco — second pass for today. Earlier edition went out this morning, so most of this is fresh
material since then. Drink the coffee, then sleep well.
Section A — Top Stories
MetsWalk-off rubber game, 7–6 over the Yankees
Tyrone Taylor got hold of David Bednar with two outs in the ninth and tied it on a three-run
shot down the left-field line. Carson Benge ended it on a walk-off fielder's choice in the
tenth. Mets take the home half of the Subway Series and close a 5–1 homestand. Per
MLB.com,
it was their first win when trailing after eight innings since Pete Alonso in the 2024
Wild Card Series.
Why it matters to you: the team has been a slog all spring and
you've been tracking the injury cascade (Holmes, Lindor, Alvarez). This is the first real
emotional turn of the season — they head into a six-game road trip vs. the Nationals and
Marlins (both within 2.5 games of them) with actual momentum.
Talking point: if you catch any of the WAS/MIA series this
week, Taylor and Benge are the names to watch — Benge especially was nowhere on the 2024
roster.
CubaUpdate — Havana protests broaden as blackouts hit 20–22 hours
Update to this morning's Cuba item.
Local 10
reports protests are now spreading across districts, with road blockades and rubbish fires
after the Energy Minister's "no fuel oil, no diesel" admission earlier this week. Blackouts
in the capital are running 20–22 hours a day, with power flickering on for as little as
90 minutes at a time. Hospitals are still suspending elective surgeries.
Why it matters to you: this is no longer a slow-burn energy
story — it's a humanitarian crisis with hospital implications, and the trajectory from
the U.S. side (sanctions tightening, the Ratcliffe visit, Raúl indictment chatter) keeps
pointing one direction. Relevant for family conversations and for the diaspora medical
picture.
One to watch: whether Havana takes the rumored $100M U.S. aid
offer —
CBS
suggests there's internal Cuban debate, not a flat no.
Golf techShot Scope LM1 — full reviews land, ships in days
The $199 personal launch monitor from Shot Scope is now in the wild. Independent reviews
(MyGolfSpy,
Plugged In Golf,
PlayBetter)
all report ~8 of 10 iron shots within one yard of monitors costing 25–100× more. Doppler
radar, built-in 3.5" display, no phone tether, no subscription. The trade-off: it
struggles with big curve and is happier outdoors than indoors.
Why it matters to you: first sub-$200 device that actually
reads acceptably on club speed, ball speed, smash factor, and carry. For a nocturnist
trying to grab range time on rotating days off, that's a real "throw it in the trunk"
tool.
Action: if you'd been eyeing a Garmin R10 or Mevo, give the
LM1 a month of buyer reports before committing — but the price/value math is compelling
enough to demo.