To further your point about how much better the advanced stats are, I pulled up some OPS+ numbers. His unadjusted 130 would rank him in a tie for 28th this season. Well, the ball’s juiced this year, one might say, ignoring the fact that the players were juiced back then, and he played half his games in Colorado,…

1.1 bWAR would rank as his dad’s 3rd best season... in 15 games. 3.0 would equal his best season (1993). I do love that his best season was ‘93 and not ‘95, because he was simply slightly below average defensively, rather than a liability.

Obviously, but it’s nice to have the exact words out there to point to when people start saying a cop shouldn’t be fired for needlessly killing someone because you’re ruining their life.

From the Fox article:

He absolutely destroyed that ball. 

They actually do have a Clemens kid, but he’s a first baseman and not, well, good. They also have a Leiter Jr. (Mark, not Al), and Jeff Conine’s kid, Griffin, who currently leads the Midwest League with 19 HR.

I want him to win his grievance, with a stipulation that he has to hand paint his helmet to match the Raiders. And no sticker slapped on the side for the logo, he has to paint that too.

Reminds me of when I first started a job at a window factory. The first week or so that I was doing stuff on my own, I was carrying the piece of glass I needed over to my station (was a sliding glass door glazier). I went to set it down to re-grip before placing it in the sash, and barely clipped the corner on the…

I’ll always love that the people who claim there’s noting wrong with being a nationalist are the same who will say that Nazis were socialists because it’s in the name, and without a shred of irony.

I’ve never tried it (hence “I’ve always heard”) but I would think slowing down a bit might help with the kernels that go flying. Although, I suppose if you slow down, you lose the speed gains you got from not having to worry about it slipping. As for the hole being too large, maybe that’s just a problem with the pan…

Yeah, that’s why I’m less hesitant to use that. The problem is it’s inherently connected to their team name, so it still directly draws that connection. I think we’d all be better off if they just changed the name, but given how long it took to mostly ditch the logo (and even that took the threat of not hosting the…

This is something I struggle with on a regular basis, living in the Cleveland area. No, not whether or not they should be called the Indians (they shouldn’t), but rather avoiding calling them by that. I usually opt for calling them the Tribe (although that’s not necessarily much better), but I love baseball so I talk…

I’ve always heard a bundt cake pan (should you have one) works wonders. The hole in the middle provides a spot to anchor the cob without it slipping, with the rest of the pan catching the kernels.

Is there anywhere to find out exactly where they operate? Not necessarily even specific restaurant chains, but sporting venues. I have some friends that would be delighted to find out about this, but I wouldn’t want to tell them if it’s not for a nearby venue. I checked their website, as well as their subsidiary…

Yeah, I was on the fence about letting those cover for SPK, so I can appreciate your thought process. My main thought that made me decide against it was that SPK come in more than just one flavored candy (even if the overwhelming flavor is the citric acid), so they’re not similar enough to be an even exchange, even if…

Ehhh, Pizza Hut is able to pump out P’Zones with no problems and they use conveyor belt ovens as far as I know. No reason anyone else couldn’t do it as well. 

I can’t understand how no one took Reese’s Pieces. Ridiculous. Sour Patch Kids, as well. Kevin’s argument about them sticking in the teeth is fair, but they’re still better than at least half of the candies they selected.

I mean, it is pretty amazing. Just like in politics, you know you’re on the right side of history when Ben Shapiro is opposing you.

I love that not only does he not prove that Kobe was a top-10 player in the decade, he goes in the exact opposite direction without even batting an eye.

Just doing some quick work in excel, I came across a subscription distribution that comes in at just over $64/year per subscriber. Of course, this isn’t counting people who are on/off subscribers, because I don’t have that kind of information available, so I’m assuming everyone stays subscribed. Also I’m assuming your…

Monthly subscriptions are $9.99/month.