JudasIscariotTheBird

Well sure. The catcher was clearly expecting a slider and got a two-seamer instead. There was a man on 2nd so I'm going to guess it was the pitcher who didn't pick up the new signs correctly.

Horsesh1t baseball. Catch the fever.

No Souza is weird, maybe there’s something in whatever data they’re looking at that says don’t play him. But yeah if Almora isn’t playing vs lefties (he shouldn’t, he sucks) what exactly is it that he does here.gif? Get Dietrich or Miller or Perez up here then. I know that you weren't necesarily suggesting bringing up Dietrich to face lefties, but he has a .656 lifetime OPS versus them.

Highly recommend. Maybe it’s because I was already playing a “hit thing on ground with a stick” sport, and maybe it’s because I haven’t actually played a real round yet and my hubris will catch up with me, but I have a sneaking suspicion it’s easier to be not terrible than many people have you believe. I see a lot of patterns that mirror other hobbies I’ve picked up where a vocal minority insisted it was incredibly difficult to get better but they were mostly shooting themselves in the foot. I am pretty sure a lot of struggling amateur golfers are 1) neglecting their short game. Ive got a putting mat and chipping target at home, and anytime I have some downtime to watch tv or kid wants to be left alone in the yard, I’m grinding the simple shots. 2) overhitting to chase distance. 100% agree. People are generally horrible at everything, and golf especially so. And yeah Wrigley, your friends are all probably horrible and there is nothing to be intimidated by. I ESPECIALLY agree with the idea "it’s easier to be not terrible than many people have you believe." It reminds me of your comments about being a hockey goalie... Its not to say that there isn't a skill in being a goalie or playing golf. Everything has a learning curve, and everything athletic requires coordination and speed and strength that differentiates overall preformance, and really starkly when you get to upper levels. But just because people exist that are WAY better than you'll even dream of being, it doesn't mean you can't reach competancy (compared to the sea of rubes that we populate) relatively quickly if you have a good mind set and a desire to improve.

Ross is low-key way smarter than Maddon.

I play with blades because all of my clubs are castoffs from other family members who are actually good at golf. I think that means everyone should use them. Side note: a text message informed me my dad hit another hole in one today, at a tournament this time.

I always like some weirdo for arbitrary reasons unrelated to WAR. He was also only on the team for like 1 month. You're only off by about 4 years, but who's counting.

Jose was my favorite Cub at the time, but even back then it was obviously an awesome trade. Jose Hernandez was your favorite Cubs player on a team that had Sammy Sosa, Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, good CPatt, Big Z, etc? I mean, your favorite could be whoever but that's weird as hell lol I always like some weirdo for arbitrary reasons unrelated to WAR.

Jose was my favorite Cub at the time, but even back then it was obviously an awesome trade.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-mlb-predictions/ Nate agrees with you.

1B and SS stand out to me.

Mad libs are fun. This one didn't really come together though.

I think you are my least favorite internet person, and that is saying a whole hell of a lot.

That's what I was thinking. ...then you can explain what a clout chaser is?

That really was the exact day that things turned around for the Cubs.

Is it harder than staying put with knives on your feet on top of ice? Easier, but harder than the soccer classes I took. I used to play with a guy from Liverpool who felt that anyone who wasn't exposed by age 7 was hopeless. I did not agree with him, but he had a point.

Is it harder than staying put with knives on your feet on top of ice?

His top 3 offerings make up what, 95% of his pitch selection? Having random non sense in the back pocket (of someone with discretion) can only help.

Seriously? That is a direct quote from OMC Remove yourself from the argument for a moment. (Something I'm admittedly bad at.) You called a guy married to a Choctaw "Dances with Wolves." Regardless of if your side of the argument is right or wrong, that's pretty gd fucked.

I've lowered myself to work for them? How dare you. Lol I’m not the one claiming some secret knowledge of this mystical apparently homogenous group of people because my wife is Choctaw and “I actually try to help them ok.” But sure I crossed a line, right. Imagine giving us your in depth thoughts on black lives matter and then defending yourself by saying umm my wife is black ok. Want me to prove it? “For shizzle.” What do you think you are doing here? It's one thing to call someone out for using personal experience or relation to argue from authority, but yeah, the "lowering yourself" comment was straight garbage, and begs an apology.