I contest the notion that Scherzer had a better track record than Price when he signed. When Scherzer signed with the Nationals, he had had only one season with an ERA under 3, and two seasons with an ERA over 4. Price, for his career, over the same time period, has had 2 seasons with an ERA under 3, only one season…

So this is actually about ethics in gaming journalism?

I remember there was a Fangraphs article trying to figure what we mean when we say a guy has stuff as distinct from a guy being a good pitcher, ended up defining it as a function of fastball velocity and K-rate, and concluded that, at the time, Brandon Morrow had the most “Stuff” in baseball. I can’t seem to find it,…

““The world has never seen anyone as good as Roger Goodell as a political maneuverer. If he were in Congress, he’d be majority [leader],” one owner says.”

What world do these owners live in?

It should be mentioned that if your only exposure to a group is from the accounts of people who ran away, you’re gonna be particular view colored by selection bias. As someone with family and friends in that world, its much much more complicated than its shown, though Deen’s book has gotten rave reviews from everyone…

Yeah, that’s one guy, who is crazy. This is definitely not normal practice in any Orthodox community. (Source: I’m an Orthodox rabbinical student)

What’s likely a factor in his being so pissed off is this isn’t the first time they did it. When the Nationals signed Rafael Soriano in 2012, Storen found at the Nationals’ FanFest, and seems to have played good soldier then. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/4… . For them to do it again, Storen has a right to feel…

The more interesting plotline, at least to me, is Aldridge specifically being impressed with Houston’s analytics. I wonder to what extent has the analytic approach to basketball filtered down to the actual players? Was Aldridge impressed in a “Yes, I see you are doing the kinds of things I’ve been reading about” sort…

KJ McDaniels getting traded from the 76ers is not a sign he is bad, its a sign he was too good and endangering The Tank. Anyway, it was a weird situation where he was a rookie on a one year contract and they wanted to get something for him before he inevitably skipped town.

That’s a different story, back in Genesis. Here, its a cultural thing, as the Israelites actually used a word meaning “uncircumcised” as a slur against the Phillistines. It seems that Saul is asking David to cut off the cultural symbol of the enemy. Though Saul has ulterior motives: Verse 25 tells you that Saul is…

Orthodox Rabbinical Student also getting an MA in Jewish Studies. It’s pronounced “Balat”. Its also very stupid, considering the context: Saul is telling his servants to butter up David and entice him with the prospect of marrying the King’s daughter, so that Saul can tell him that the conditions for said marriage are…

Adrian Beltre head touching. Pick any of them.

I think you raise an excellent point about the Warriors being not all that much different than the Hawks. Are the Warriors not a team of quick passing and gorgeous offensive play just because they have Stephen Curry? What makes Curry a star, exactly? He’s far from the force of nature that LeBron is, he’s not the same…

Anyone who prioritizes being on good terms with Jerry Reinsdorf over hiring a great coach like Thibodeau should never ever be allowed to own a basketball team.

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Hi, Orthodox Rabbinical Student here, any beer produced without flavor additives is assumed to be Kosher, one of the few food products that has this assumption (Coffee being another).

In terms of folklore, you might be interested in this quote from the Talmud:

Man, I approve of the Knickerbockers and Mouse and the Traps shoutouts.

Wait, did they get this idea from Tyrion Lannister?

WHYYYYYYYY.
I go to Yeshiva University. I'm beyond sick of this crap.