{"id":28588,"date":"2026-04-17T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=28588"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:24:51","slug":"first-post-friday-april-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, April 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xrkzqy573xvk4iks755z7cfp\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mjpu2aig5k2d\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreihr6vcsodmnazveslf4wxnbhmuigv2dlq3xwm2dvjf7qkh7rshwha\"><p lang=\"en\">The Dodgers and Rockies play here in four hours<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xrkzqy573xvk4iks755z7cfp?ref_src=embed\">Steve Brewer (@sjbrewer.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xrkzqy573xvk4iks755z7cfp\/post\/3mjpu2aig5k2d?ref_src=embed\">2026-04-17T21:19:17.415Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Not exactly sunny Southern California!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Greetings, Friday-afternoon (PDT) <em>b\u00e9isbol<\/em> lovers! Since every other assemblage of mere baseball mortals seems to have difficulty slowing-down that La-La Land Los Doyers Diamond Juggernaut, maybe Mother Nature can do a better job of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hoof, your Phlailin\u2019 Philalala Phillies are the opposite of what the Dodgers are, losing early &amp; often nearly every night, already down 6-nil to the hated Atlanta Braves in the second inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chas. Town<\/strong>, <strong>Evangeline<\/strong> &amp; <strong>PennNat<\/strong> to look at this evening&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"608\" data-attachment-id=\"28589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/screenshot-291\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?fit=1474%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1474,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?fit=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?fit=640%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?resize=640%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?w=1474&amp;ssl=1 1474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT6.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New BestLine Output: 17Apr26 6CT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"557\" data-attachment-id=\"28591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/screenshot-293\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT8-1.jpg?fit=640%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT8-1.jpg?resize=640%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT8-1.jpg?w=1470&amp;ssl=1 1470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417CT8-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New BestLine Output: 17Apr26 8CT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"728\" data-attachment-id=\"28592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/screenshot-294\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD5.jpg?fit=1474%2C1676&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1474,1676\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD5.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New BestLine Output: 17Apr26 5EvD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"786\" data-attachment-id=\"28593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/screenshot-295\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?fit=1476%2C1812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1476,1812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?fit=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?fit=640%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?resize=640%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?w=1476&amp;ssl=1 1476w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417EvD6.jpg?resize=1251%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New BestLine Output: 17Apr26 6EvD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" data-attachment-id=\"28594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/04\/17\/first-post-friday-april-17-2026\/screenshot-296\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417Pen5.jpg?fit=640%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417Pen5.jpg?resize=640%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417Pen5.jpg?w=1478&amp;ssl=1 1478w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417Pen5.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NBLFri0417Pen5.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New BestLine Output: 17Apr26 5Pen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, Friday-afternoon (PDT) b\u00e9isbol lovers! Since every other assemblage of mere baseball mortals seems to have difficulty slowing-down that La-La Land Los Doyers Diamond Juggernaut, maybe Mother Nature can do a better job of it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavW5M-7r6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28595,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28588\/revisions\/28595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}