Baseball loving math nerd; UH Chem Eng undergrad ‘01, Pet Eng masters ‘04; UH baseball ‘97-‘98; married w 3 kids; gas trading analyst - founder of Spring Rock
Richmond, TX
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Randall Collum retweeted
This is what it’s all about.
Don’t ever forget what the Democrats did to our Country — and would do again if given the chance.
Vote.
❤️ WOW! President Trump just brought angel mom of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray — slain by an illegal alien — on stage and she said this
"If you haven't voted yet, GO OUT AND VOTE...it really DOES make a difference." 🙏🏻
"I'd like to thank President Trump for KEEPING my daughter Jocelyn Nungaray's name alive...proving her death was not just a number."
"Most importantly, above all, I would like to thank our Lord Almighty Jesus Christ for giving me the strength to stand up here and share her story and share her name."
She is spot-on, remember that our votes can SAVE LIVES. Imagine how many American lives were saved because the border is closed now under Trump?
And she knows it.
THIS MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN TO AN AMERICAN FAMILY.
God bless Alexis Nungaray, and may Jocelyn never be forgotten! 🙏🏻
Randall Collum retweeted
The 2022 Astros had a:
111 team OPS+ vs. 2026 Brewers 105
2.95 rotation ERA vs. 2026 Brewers 3.61
2.80 bullpen ERA vs. 2026 Brewers 3.40
106-56 regular season record
11-2 postseason record, WS champs
As great as this Brewers team is, it’s ‘22 HOU
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FULLY FUELED ⛽️
Robert Gasser faces the minimum and earns a quality start in Game Three of the #WorldSeries!
@waterboy_tx x #ProCoogs
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Cooper takes 5TH OVERALL at the UIL 6A Region III Cross Country Championships!
For the 2nd TIME, Cooper has earned a spot at the UIL State Cross Country Meet! An incredible individual accomplishment your hard work pays off.
Way to Protect the Nest!
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Merger Monday. EQT + RRC. Been waiting for a big gas consolidation deal. "Undisputed" the perfect adjective. EV miles above other gas names now. ir.eqt.com/investor-relation…
Randall Collum retweeted
Hey everyone. This is our Week Recap!
A 60 seconds video where we show some of our members working, having fun at our Lab📊
#baseball
#softball
#catcher
#bunkyocatchinglab
Great to see him back in the Lab, @Carlos96munoz! Taking it one day at a time... @fosterfalconbb @coachbrem @CoachTosch @coach_aubin17 @TwelveRecruits @TrippCollum @scottymo25
After battling back from almost 2 years of injuries, great to see @TrippCollum back in the Lab and looking good! 📊⚾️
@CollumRandall
#Baseball
#catcher
Randall Collum retweeted
Apologies for the ‘it was better in the past’ story but..
From the 1880s through the 1910s, some packs of cigarettes included a baseball card as an add-on. In 1933, Goudey recognized the appeal of baseball cards to kids and began selling packs containing one piece of gum and one card. Gradually, cards became the focus and the gum became secondary. Given the appeal to kids and that it did have a stick of gum, general retailers sold baseball cards in the candy aisle.
By the late 1940s, manufacturers were selling packs containing multiple cards but still just one piece of gum. Topps eventually established a virtual monopoly on baseball cards sold alone or with gum, which lasted until 1981. After a long antitrust battle, two competitors found a way around Topps' exclusive contracts by including a sticker or puzzle piece rather than gum.
By 1992, MLB decided that no insert was necessary. The stickers and puzzles were superfluous, while the gum could actually damage the cards. Manufacturers abandoned these extras. Still, sports cards continued to be sold in candy aisles until roughly the turn of the century when stores increasingly gave them their own section.
The first box of baseball cards I bought, at age 13, was 1987 Topps for $12. Last week, for old times sake, I bought a vintage box of the same on eBay for $70.
The box was delivered while I was out of town but I couldn’t find it when I got home. Last night, when I went to get a piece of chocolate, I discovered the box in the candy drawer. I was confused. Turns out my housekeeper had unpacked it but didn't know what the box was, at least until she noticed the words “bubble gum cards” prominently displayed on the box. Without realizing it, she'd put the box exactly where it would have belonged a generation ago: with the candy.
It reminded me of a simpler time when kids opened packs to complete a set rather than chase autographs and pieces of game-worn jerseys. When $12 bought 36 packs instead of one. When the thrill was finding your favorite player or the star rookie, not calculating what a card might be worth. When there weren’t professional grading services. And when a stick of gum was still part of the experience.
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Our debt is above $40 trillion. We ran a deficit of nearly $2 trillion last year. We now spend more on interest than on national defense. Wanting to stop that shouldn’t make you an outlier. It should be the bare minimum.
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It’s hard to pick against this Mighty Utah Student Section..
BUT I'M GONNA DO IT...
GIVE ME HOUSTON #CollegeGameDay
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Ken Griffin on France and socialism…
"Paris should be a real wake up call to every single American. Government spending is 60% of their GDP. It’s the socialist dream the left talks about. That dream comes down to how much you can take from others. It doesn’t belong in America."
Randall Collum retweeted
Eleven of the 12 states leading job growth since the pandemic are Republican.
Eight of the 10 slowest are blue.
At some point, Democrats should stop calling it a coincidence and start asking what they’re doing wrong.
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Maybe this will help my liberal family/friends to better understand where I stand. Notice please that Pres Trump’s name does not appear in this at all. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just to clear the air: I’m a Make America Great Again conservative, but that doesn’t mean what a lot of you apparently think it does. Let’s break it down, because I’m tired of being told what I believe and what I stand for.
Spoiler: not every conservative is the same, but most of us I know share these same principles:
1. I believe America should never depend on another country for energy, protection, or basic supply and demand. We are strongest when we build, produce, and protect things right here in the USA.
2. I believe America must put itself first. We cannot pour from an empty cup. Our country should prioritize our own people before trying to save the world.
3. I believe only legal citizens have the right to vote. You must have a valid ID to vote. I also believe in a secure election process.
4. I believe no foreign aid should be given until every veteran at home is taken care of.
5. I believe immigrants make America stronger — when they come legally. If your first act in this country is breaking the law, you aren’t an upstanding citizen.
6. You can marry who you want. I may agree or disagree with your lifestyle, but your life is not mine to judge, I leave that to God Almighty.
7. I believe men are men and women are women. Surgery or hormones don’t change that. Men should use men’s bathrooms, and women should use women’s bathrooms.
8. I believe schools are for education, not indoctrination. Kids should learn math, history, reading, and science - not political propaganda. They should not be taught they were “born in the wrong body” or pushed into gender delusion.
9. I believe America is in a mental health crisis. Mental health care is real, it matters, and it desperately needs to be addressed.
10. I believe guns aren’t the problem - people are. Gun control only infringes on constitutional rights. But I also believe in common sense: background checks are necessary to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill.
I’m a conservative because I believe in faith, family, freedom, and personal responsibility. I don’t want a government that controls every aspect of our lives - I want a government that protects our rights, secures our borders, defends our freedoms, and then gets out of the way. We are strongest when Americans take care of America first, when families are supported, when our veterans are honored, and when our children are given truth, not propaganda. I love this country, and I believe it’s worth fighting for.
👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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🚨 JUST IN: VP JD Vance MIC DROPS European bureaucrats and fake news attacking Elon Musk, then BEGGING for him to unleash Starlink for Ukraine
"I do find it a little IRONIC that the European countries who have NOTHING like the technology that Elon has developed in Starlink...these countries have almost universally decided to wage regulatory and licensing WAR against SpaceX. And now they're all running to SpaceX saying, 'please do what we need you to do?!'"
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"European countries depend on American technology, American businesses, and the American military, while at the same time European political leaders love to bash the United States allies that they depend upon so much!"
"Elon Musk runs a private corporation. And I think it's completely understandable that he doesn't want to get in the middle of what is a war between two state actors without the United States government effectively directing him on what to do."
@ElonMusk is their favorite guy to bash...then they turn around and act entitled to his technology.
Same countries that want to fine and regulate him into oblivion!
This comes right after WSJ claimed that Musk ordered a Starlink slowdown that caught Ukraine off guard. Because of course they'd claim that!
The EU fined X under its Digital Services Act and has spent years going after Elon. Now Europe needs his satellites 🤡
They can't have it both ways. Vance nailed it.