first off

Well, I would like to say first off, that science is and should be for absolutely everyone, regardless of your political affiliation.

“I need to first off try to be out there for training camp. Get as many reps as I can with the guys,” he said.

But, on Shohei Ohtani’s first off day as a Dodger, the discourse Wednesday centered on the one big struggle of his 2024 season — a weakness that had cropped up once again the night before.

Then a trio of three-points by Paul George early in the third quarter — the first off an assist from Harden — pulled the Clippers even three times, the final at 73.

The biggest threat to the Texas tandem being first off the board, could be Johnny Newton, who played last season at 6-2, 295.