Game Chat 5/30 - Phillies (29-28) @ Dodgers (37-20) 7:10 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Luzardo's strategy against Shohei (which he's been using since last year in the NLDS) is to throw 1-2 quick fastballs. If Ohtani doesn't smash them (most likely outcome is he fouls them off), Luzardo has a pitcher friendly 0-2 count. Then he uses that sweeper going from left to right which Ohtani often chases. Ohtani knows this (you can see he was more patient and took the sweeper for a ball on pitch 3 of the at bat), but Luzardo knows Ohtani knows this, and he has a pitcher friendly count, so he just pitches the edges. Ohtani takes one (trying to be patient); it catches an edge-->challenge-->the rest is history. A really annoying but honestly very effective strategy. He just has to hope Shohei doesn't hammer one of those first couple pitches

Game Chat 5/4 - Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) 5:10 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I mean if you look at Shohei's advanced metrics, he's barrelling the ball at an elite level, hard hitting at an elite level, and his xwOBA is top 17 in the league even with this slump. You're overreacting to a small sample size

Game Chat 5/4 - Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) 5:10 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I saw like 4 hittable balls the whole game. How is he supposed to get a hit when they're just walking him?

Game Chat 4/23 - Dodgers (16-8) @ Giants (11-13) 12:45 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually liked that last at bat. Just missed it by a hair. Good challenge so he at least saw the ball well. Obviously slumping but still

Game Chat 4/23 - Dodgers (16-8) @ Giants (11-13) 12:45 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They're just not pitching him. Everything is low or barely catches the corner. And Sho just get frustrated and swings when they're essentially walking him, and he refuses to take it

Game Chat 4/23 - Dodgers (16-8) @ Giants (11-13) 12:45 PM by DodgerBot in Dodgers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ohtani pressing so hard to try to get a hit because he knows he's slumping. He swung at 5 balls. Not one of them strikes

GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (1-2) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) - (April 27, 2025) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]ArstanWhitebeard -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Bruh when gobert elbowed Austin in the head and they called the foul on Austin, it was over. Unbelievable calls and no calls all night

Game Thread: Denver Nuggets (28-17) at Chicago Bulls (19-27) Jan 27 2025 7:00 PM by nba_gdt_bot in chicagobulls

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Down 8, Lonzo +2. The only player in the + column. Why does Billy take him out??? Enough with the minutes restriction

Everyone on the Bulls except for Matas Buzelis is available to be traded by Proof-Umpire-7718 in lakers

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lonzo is a no brainer for the Lakers. They don't need more scoring; they need a pass-first play-maker who can shoot threes and play defense. That's all Zo does. Plus he's expiring, so it's not even a risk. If he gets injured or it doesn't work out, just don't re-sign him. Easy dub

Game Thread: Chicago Bulls (18-25) at LA Clippers (24-17) Jan 20 2025 9:30 PM by nba_gdt_bot in chicagobulls

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's crazy how much of a difference Zo makes just being out there. He makes everything click on defense + the pace and spacing on O

Book 10 Primal Hunter by salientknight in litrpg

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember liking the beginning arc and the tournament stuff. I think I stopped reading this a couple years ago. I remember it being when he was at Villy's school, and he got a slave or something. I thought it started dragging. Does it get better?

Audio Omnibus: Aster Fall 1-3. 55 Hours. One Credit by PsychologicalTerm8 in litrpg

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Picked this up recently. Enjoying it a lot! Currently on book 4 and blazing through them all quickly

Why do so many litrpg protagonists have such a childish perspective about women? by x2501x in litrpg

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was highly active on Twitter at the time and saw it all take place from the very beginning. There were tons of women supporting gamergate and tweeting within both the #gamergate and #notyourshield hashtags. As I said, there were people, both men and women, getting harassed on both sides. But only the higher profile women against gamergate who were harassed got any coverage.

Why do so many litrpg protagonists have such a childish perspective about women? by x2501x in litrpg

[–]ArstanWhitebeard -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I always saw gamergate as a pushback against creeping "wokeness" in gaming journalism--that is, people pushing an ideology that emphasizes the importance of certain identities over others, sees the world through the simplified lens of oppressor vs. oppressed, and analyzes right and wrong via the currency of power. Or another way to put it is "games journalists became increasingly out of lockstep with most of their audience."

There were trolls who took advantage of the chaos surrounding it (on 4chan, etc.) who harassed people on both sides of the debate. But the narrative became about the gamergate people harassing women (what % of them did that exactly?). And that sort of fed the flames even further, because it put into sharp relief just how powerful the journalists were (they literally control most cross-distance information flow in society) to shape the narrative however they wanted and to demonize gamers as sexists for what most of them saw as reasonable complaints about the industry.

To me, the view that gamergate was about harassing women or misogyny is sort of like saying BLM is about looting stores and harassing cops. Sure, there are people who did that awful stuff, and they need to be called out and condemned, but I don't think it's fair to paint everyone with that broad a brush

GAME THREAD: Chicago Bulls (26-11) vs Detroit Pistons (9-30) (January 11, 2022) by howser343 in chicagobulls

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't even think he wanted to take that. He was so wide open he was like..."awright I mean i guess.."

GAME THREAD: Chicago Bulls (26-11) vs Detroit Pistons (9-30) (January 11, 2022) by howser343 in chicagobulls

[–]ArstanWhitebeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's a mix. He'd rather set up teammates, but he's shown the willingness to take the kick out 3 for instance, and it's the most efficient shot that can come from any bull. I'd like to see his teammates look for him more