I really like Ichiro and I REALLY hate Pete Rose. So it gives me no great joy at all to say this, but this argument is dumb. Ichiro is almost certainly the better hitter (not the best hitter - that’s Ted Williams, obviously), but if you are defining “Hit King” as the guy with the most hits, hits from another league…

I don’t think it’s a regional thing. I think your family is just weird. Break the cycle.

Right. I think that is the most likely scenario.

Debt funding is not all that uncommon. And “equity” funding that acts like debt is even more common, where you get preferred shares. So you take priority over subordinate creditors and common shareholders, but you don’t participate in the financial upside.

Haha you emailed Thiel about this.

You shut your mouth when you’re talking about the second greatest living American (after Tom Brady). Have some class and show some respect. Son.

That graph is just factually inaccurate. The pitch was 18 inches off the plate.

Me too. Are we all just irritable dads with law degrees? That would change my perspective on things quite a bit.

Poor Weber :-(

Is it as tedious to be you as it is to read your internet comments?

I think your heart is in the right place (kind of), but this exchange is not going well for you. There seems to be a level of minimum comprehension required to have this argument, and it doesn't appear that you have it. It does appear that you think you have it, though, and that is making for some really uncomfortable…

That is only “good” defense because the rule is bad. This is my whole point. You disagree (or do not understand my point). That’s fine.

Was the defender trying to defend the offensive player, or trying to get run over? I don’t think you should be rewarded for trying to get run over. That wasn’t the way the game was designed to be played.

I played the game through college. I know what the rule is. I just think it should be changed (which is exactly what I said originally - not sure why I need to clarify that).

No, in that case you wouldn't have created the contact. I'm specifically talking about a guy stepping in front of the offensive player. That's not the situation you're describing.

I would argue that it isn’t about time at all, it is about intent. In my perfect world (of basketball), an offensive player could be called for a charge if he purposely runs over a defender playing honest defense, even if the defender’s feet are moving. But the other side of that is that I don't care if your feet are…

I’ve been saying for years that the rule needs to change. You can’t totally get rid of the block/charge, but the rule should be that whoever creates the contact should be charged with the foul. In most cases it won’t change much, but the play where a defender just inserts himself into the way of a driving offensive…

I just want to say, I am not a Christian. I am not an anything, really. Maybe an agnostic? I just know that I don’t really understand the universe or our place in it and am resigned to the fact that I never will. But that’s not the point. I say all of that to say this: I generally don’t like Christianity and other…