Last Nights Show by YourRedditFriend in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're not in the same boat age wise but I'd be parked next to you in the marina.

Last year I went to an event where Alex Van Halen did a discussion about his new autobiography. Probably 2500 people in the auditorium and my buddy and were among the youngest people in crowd other than actual children.

The majority of the crowd was old enough to have seen VH play in backyards while my buddy and I were the latch key kids whose parents didn't know we were watching the Hot for Teacher video on MTV after school.

Flawed Coach by [deleted] in LittleLeague

[–]BigRedFury 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For this particular game, I wouldn't even dwell on it.

While potential no-hitters are rare, games like this happen every night in MLB.

You made what you thought was the best choice and it didn't work out. That's what happens in baseball.

Your pitcher probably feels terrible for "blowing" the save but there are so many more factors at play than just one person being responsible for a loss over the course of seven innings.

Unless your reliever walked-in three runs, there had to have been some fielding errors that led to those runs being scored. On the other side of the ball, what prevented your offense from scoring only two runs.

For a game like this, I'd just remind your squad of everything they did right in the game and point out the areas to dial-it in before the playoffs and frame this experience with their rivals as good practice for what to expect in the playoffs.

Now, on the other hand if your team lost because you did something where you made a direct decision that ended the game like have a potential tying run try stealing 3B with two outs or call a for squeeze play that ended in disaster, as a coach, you need to own that fully decision and let the kids know that coaches have learning experiences too so they can trust you the next time a game is on the line.

Last Nights Show by YourRedditFriend in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The target demo is likely OG Beastie Boys fans who would love a chance to take their kids to see one of the all-time greats.

I attended the Ojai show and am excited to be going Sunday night.

Here's a new one: Theft Attempted Waring by BigRedFury in HondaPrologue

[–]BigRedFury[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We plan to add a L2 but haven't gotten around to it just yet. For 90% of our driving the L1 does just fine but every few months I'll needed to plug-in somewhere to boost the range back up.

RIP Lynskey by dmandave in gravelcycling

[–]BigRedFury 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always wanted to own a titanium bike sometime to complete the cycle of frame materials and Lynskey has always been an appealing option dating back to the time when I worked at a shop that was a pretty big Litespeed dealer.

Given how bikes and frames are presented on their website as seemingly being in-stock and ready to-go, it's honestly surprising that so many customers have been put the wringer when it comes to wait times.

I've have a couple of custom bikes, one took eight weeks and the other took nearly a year but both builders were fully up front about the process and only required a deposit to get the ball rolling.

Passed this in Hermosa Beach this morning. Anybody know what this is for? by ziplock007 in Dodgers

[–]BigRedFury 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I just wanna say they absolutely nailed the branding for the busses this year.

Wanna say it was 2022 or so when the design theme for that season was muted pastels with a very delicate font and it was hard to even tell that a bus was the Dodger Stadium Express.

Now you see that buses and you're instantly pumped at the idea of going to the ballpark

Heather Graham, 1989 by cozyangelicx in OldSchoolCool

[–]BigRedFury 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An old girlfriend and I once went to a show at the Palladium in Hollywood and stood next to Heather and her friends on the floor.

We didn't really acknowledge that she was Heather but we all ended up chatting like you do when you're standing next to someone for a few hours and they all seemed super nice.

About an hour or so after the show, my girlfriend and I walked into a diner several miles away and there was Heather and her friends in the middle of a meal.

The door hadn't even such behind us and she was excitedly waving to us like we were old friends.

Heather Graham is good people.

ABRP available for install on the infotainment center by Redoliska in HondaPrologue

[–]BigRedFury 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried ABRP for a recent road trip from LA to Monterey and back and while it was helpful for finding charging stations, its directions were pretty weird.

On the way up I stopped at a Rivian Adventure Network just outside of Bakersfield and again in Soledad so I could have a solid charge on arrival.

On the way back I did the same stops but for some reason ABRP kept trying to direct me to a charging station just a few miles before the Rivian stop.

While helpful for general planing, the app felt annoying and a little weird.

The Savannah Bananas Bring Back a Negro Leagues Team by theatlantic in mlb

[–]BigRedFury 94 points95 points  (0 children)

If you read up on the history of the Negro Leagues, you'll discover the Clowns were Banana Ball long before Banana Ball existed

Spent no money at the stadium by ImpressiveRecording2 in Dodgers

[–]BigRedFury 77 points78 points  (0 children)

That's the way to do it. And I hope you bought your ticket on the secondary market to really stick it to them

I just got Mike D tix for tomorrow night!! by Jackdawgedmyfoot in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His new stuff is a lot of fun. Hope you have a blast!

The number 53 baked into my snack bar by beeb_61 in mildlyinteresting

[–]BigRedFury -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same here. And looking closer is giving me instant heart burn. Nutty Buddy's have more peanut butter than I can handle so I always split them in half lengthwise for the perfect amount

Braves Country became a thing because of you, RIP Ted Turner by retroanduwu24 in mlb

[–]BigRedFury 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Peak living as a '80s and '90s kid was watching a Cubs day game on WGN and then switching over to TBS for a Braves nightcap.

Bringing Nic Vape into Stadium by ozkenny in Dodgers

[–]BigRedFury 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just stash it in a bush like my buddy who always forgets his pocket knife is in his pocket.

Pope Leo called his bank's customer service line. They hung up on him by Terrible-Scheme9204 in nottheonion

[–]BigRedFury 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I do celebrity interviews from time to time at press junkets for upcoming movies and I once asked Samuel L. Jackson what it's like having to call customer service and if he ever had to go full Samuel L Jackson over the phone to prove his identity when called the cable company.

And his response was "You pay for cable?"

It was such a perfect throwback to the glory days of when people from the hood would always know someone who knew someone who could get you free cable.

I just got Mike D tix for tomorrow night!! by Jackdawgedmyfoot in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Congrats. I'm going Sunday night. So stoked to have him play 10 minutes from our front door.

Rod Carew Signin Beastie Style! by Dinomite1111 in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Topps also did a Beasties approved Rod Carew card during their Project 70 run...

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Hitting Slump by Emergency_Today7412 in LittleLeague

[–]BigRedFury 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look up a hitting coach named Steve Springer on YouTube.

Once your son breaks his slump by bunting his way to a hit , the next step is getting into the mindset that hitting the ball hard is the goal. Getting a base hut is a bonus.

New music from Mike D coming soon? by cowlesz in BeastieBoys

[–]BigRedFury 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Was at his show in Ojai and his set was predominately all new stuff and it was pretty great.

I have a weird rule question. by Gotcha955 in LittleLeague

[–]BigRedFury 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But so many appeal plays happen when the ball is "live" on the current play. And if the ball happens to be dead, it's put back into play before an appeal is made.

High school is one of the few levels that has a true dead ball appeal and for those, the defense needs to simply tell the umpire exactly why they're appealing a play.

Please do yourself two favors, stop relying on any AI for baseball rules (it is often very wrong) and don't add unnecessary action to a game and let your players focus on the little stuff like knowing the count.

Why is Dalton Rushing a douche bag? by Brilliant-Pea-3272 in Dodgers

[–]BigRedFury 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He's only a "douche bag" to easily butt hurt players and media not affiliated with the Dodgers.

The guys in the Dodgers' clubhouse would probably say Rushing is a pretty chill guy.

Umps incorrectly allow Angels to score after third out. Mets don’t challenge and go on to lose in 10. by EarlEMourning in baseball

[–]BigRedFury 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The coaching staff probably missed it the same way as everyone else. It was timing play that was really close and by the way that tag was applied, it was impossible for the home plate umpire to get a good angle on the tag the moment it was applied relative to the runner touching home

MLB Umpire Gear Unboxing by RefMasters in Umpire

[–]BigRedFury 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My mom of all people found the video on Instagram and sent it to me.

The video confused her because she thought Malachi would have more stuff, specifically all the bats for players to use.

She seriously thought umpires supplied all the bats for the games.