that is a good point, but if you spend years in a very specific position, which is unlike anything else on the field, moving anywhere else would take some getting used to. You don’t practice shagging all types of fly balls or line drives or sprinting to make diving catches 24/7 if you’re a catcher, because the odds of…

Well, considering he’s been playing catcher his entire career, but then they put him out in left field this season to keep his bat in the lineup while having more experienced players (Ross/Montero) play catcher, he was a bit out of his natural element. He actually played surprisingly well in left this season,…

In those 8 games, Cubs went 5-3 (and was actually leading the division by 0.5g at that point). 2 of those 3 losses were by 3+ runs. the other one was by 1. Maaaaaybe KB being on the team woulda turned that into a W? perhaps. But just automatically assuming he would have turned one of those 3 L’s into a W is a pretty…

I grew up in IL where its pop. I moved to NC where everything was called Coke (my then 12yo brain could never comprehend that. My 31yo brain STILL can’t). Then moved to CA where it was soda.

Well, there weren’t any baserunners, and the other guy actually did catch the ball, so there was nobody to advance. However, let’s say it’s 1st/2nd nobody out and this play happens, I believe it’s a free-for-all. Usually SOMEbody gets the ball into the infield and the umps call time, then the runners stop and the…

Ugh, even as a lifelong Cubs fan, I hate seeing injuries like that. It looks like he took that knee right to the face. Hopefully nothing is broken and he gets back soon.

I’m tempted to know what Mexican restaurant in DeKalb Alan ate at. A family friend from my mom’s side (100% Mexican) owned and operated a Mexican restaurant there for a couple decades until he passed, and has since been passed down through the family.

+1 for one of my most used Simpsons references almost nobody gets

I think Drew Dreschel made it to Stage 3 in seasons 28/29 or 29/30, but was eliminated on the Crazy Cliffhanger each time

Nope, in the 4 seasons that had Total Victory champions in Sasuke, only 1 person won in each of those seasons (now it being 5 instances with one being crowned in the most recent 31st season). 5 instances for 4 champions, since 1 person has achieved Total Victory twice (seasons 24 and 27)

I just meant we had 1 season produce a winner(s) out of 7, and Japan had 4 in the first 30, so the pace is essentially the same (even though yes, I do agree that US ANW does indeed have 2 Total Victory completions)

It’s been in the rules of ANW since the beginning, it’s just never been “advertised” because nobody’s ever attempted Stage 4, let alone complete it. Does it suck? Yeah it kinda does, but it’s ALWAYS been in the rules, so I guess I don’t feel so bad for Britten.

Yeah... I know they had 5 champions. I just said that. Unless you just wanted to list them? (Props to Urushihara being a 2-time champion. That’s bonkers. Thanks for linking the S31 champion video, I love watching that stuff!)

...you’ll have to say more, since other than being where they held the 1998 Olympics, I dunno what Nagano has in reference to anything that I said. ::performs Google wizardry:: okay, so Makoto Nagano is one of those 4 Total Victory champions.

Good thing they don’t use Japanese prize money then, which is only like $40K to the champion

Sasuke, the Japanese show this originated from, just aired its 31st season, which had its 5th TOTAL VICTORY winner. So they had 4 “winners” in 30 seasons, USA had 1 winner in 7 seasons. Looks like we’re right about on par with how often they produce a champion (they start with 100 competitors as well, just like the…

It’s been a hectic week, and i’m finally just now getting to reading the comments. And I come across this. I could not stifle the uncontrollable laughter that welled up inside me, and also caused me to snort mid-laugh. It’s 6am. I’ve woken everybody up.

lol I know, I’ve seen that movie before a couple times (Thank you late night TBS movies, dont forget about Sam Neill!).

Wow, wins 1st ever Major singles title, vs a childhood competitor/friend, and then retires. If that isn’t asking for a Hollywood movie, I dunno what does then.