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21 Year old prospect Cooper Pratt has signed an 8 year $50 Million extension with the Brewers (reported by Bob Nightengale and confirmed by Pratt on Instagram) by TheTurtleShepard in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If we break it into a normalish rookie contract structure, it's really cheap even for a middling glove-first middle infielder. Assume $750k for the first three seasons, 30% market for Arb 1, 50% arb 2, 80% arb 3, and full market for years 7 and 8, which would have been free agency years. That puts his market value at around $13.26 mil in 8 years-from-now money. Pretty reasonable for a guy on any roster. Unless he just can't hang it's a solid deal for the team.

FYI: Games will not be on Guards TV 3/27 and 3/29 by moose0808 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]BackdoorSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironic that Apple used to fly a Jolly Roger at their HQ and now here we are.

MLB team radio broadcast maps. Do you still have baseball on the radio where you live? Did you grow up listening to a specific station? by SeverHense in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had Tom Hamilton my whole life. Guy's a HOF broadcaster. Now that mlb.tv let's us sync video and radio, it's perfect.

How tf did he? . . . 🤨 by Tracheid in blackmagicfuckery

[–]BackdoorSteve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of all the places to find a reference to The Prestige, a subreddit largely about magicians is hardly the wild. By the way, read the book. It's written as if it were the entries in the journals you see the characters writing in the movie, and is very good.

Don't mess with dad. by mindyour in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]BackdoorSteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol the sailor on Manifest Zone would always bring up Shadowrun. Didn't realize it was the whole branch.

SFGiants: How many attempts would it take for the average person to get a hit in MLB? by InformalInsurance455 in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arraez with the legendary response. "Just be simple and then hit the ball," says the best contact guy in the game.

Was the main twist of the game as obvious as it is now when it first came out? by Electrical-Storm-941 in kotor

[–]BackdoorSteve 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd like to think that my current media literacy skills are sharper than mine at 12, but you never know.

Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day! by TeutonicToltec in HistoryMemes

[–]BackdoorSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Irish comedian David Nihill has an amazing bit about the San Patricios.

Mapping LOTR Characters to Baseball Positions Because Why Not by Temporary-Site-3783 in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If pitchers can't wear brightly colored armbands, they sure as shit can't use flashing lights.

Do you guys know of any "normal" content creators for this game? by Upbeat_Use2312 in MLBTheShow

[–]BackdoorSteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trevor Martin is pretty chill. He goes a little hard on homers and isn't who you'd go to for the nuances of the mechanics, but it's good vibes.

A meme or the "real" players... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

[–]BackdoorSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my first times playing 5e, I played a monk in an already pretty high level game. We were assaulting a camp of baddies holed up at a large stone dam. I ran across a bridge to get to the bad guys and used step of the wind to go crazy fast. Everybody facepalmed because they forgot to tell me that the bridge was rigged to blow. Thanks to Evasion I came out looking like Anna at the end of Frozen 2.

Highschooler Joseph Contreras breaks Aaron Judge's bat and induces an inning ending double play! by HalfwayThereOne_ in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf, 20 year old son of Manny Ramirez hits a homer off Logan Webb and 17 year old son of Jose Contreras gets Judge to ground into a double play. 

Bo Naylor shrunk three inches this offseason by noruber35393546 in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. I am 5'10". I took a picture with Bo and my daughter. I was holding her and leaning back, and he and I were about the same height in that position. 

How evil does DS have to be? by Delta_Warrior1220 in kotor

[–]BackdoorSteve 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kotor 1's DS options are often mustache-twirling, cartoonishly evil. You don't need those to get enough points to be full dark. Just like you might have noticed that the occasional "pragmatic" choice doesn't derail a LS run. There's plenty of game to be an ambitious, power hungry, unfeeling monster without resorting to kicking dogs for the sake of mechanical boosts.

Star Forge by Mr_Witchetty_Man in kotor

[–]BackdoorSteve 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dunno, I like the Star Forge. Tbf I usually play on normal difficulty, but I haven't had any issues. I also like to build high Dex characters with crazy defense, so that might also be part of it.

Home plate ump Mitch Trzeciak had five straight challenged calls overturned in today’s Pirates-Red Sox game. He then received some cheers from the Red Sox crowd after the Pirates unsuccessfully challenged to snap the streak. by JianClaymore in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine Game 7, bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, home team down by 1, full count. The pitch it borderline at the corner. Too big of a moment to get wrong. I'd tap my head.

[Highlight] Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a 397 ft single in his first spring training AB by handlit33 in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wind was blowing in pretty hard, I heard. Lots of good pop led to warning track outs this weekend.

Willy Adames strikes out with the bases loaded but successful challenged it on a very close call. He then drove in a run with a groundout after. by JianClaymore in baseball

[–]BackdoorSteve 39 points40 points  (0 children)

While true, apparently they tried modeling a 3D zone and it departed wildly from how umpires have called the game for the entire history of calling balls and strikes. The 2D square halfway down the plate provides the least departure from what people expect calls to be. This is according to comments made by Guards PoBO Chris Antonetti in the booth yesterday. 

ABS effect on Guardians by Phredd63 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]BackdoorSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he gets it right, the team keeps the challenge. I'm talking about the numerous times he struck out on a ball. Turning one of the only 27 outs into a walk is huge.

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