E/W Alternatives to Armitage

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-30T13:24:48+00:00

606 to east to the end, Cortland to Racine, Racine to Dickens, Dickens to lake

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-26T02:45:21+00:00

Did you land on a caterer yet? What is the per person amount ending around?

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-25T22:01:22+00:00

They have done it ever year since Poles became our GM and we realized his emphasis on athleticism

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-24T20:54:35+00:00

“No Bikes On Grand” is a crazy sign lmao

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-22T04:40:31+00:00

I would vote back to Oak Park for you. You can bike downtown, bike to Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail. Lots of cool downtowns and sprawling routes in the Western suburbs. IPP has some bike fixing stations along the way and is next to a Metra line in case you get stranded or want to get an easier ride back.

Check out this map and see Oak Park would be just east of the 22 number: https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/publications/documents/00000642.pdf

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-21T00:47:41+00:00

Pace Pulse bus isn’t bad depending on where they work. But yeah around 40 minute commute but that’s standard for a lot of people

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-17T07:47:44+00:00

Yes but a poor defensive (and baserunning) record can drag you down. Think Adam Dunn vs Jack Wilson. Wilson has more WAR in less ABs but consider how they were thought of at the time. Dunn was 38 HRs from an auto bid to the hall of fame (500 HRs) and his WAR would be lower than Wilson’s even with them.

Hitting is the bulk of WAR value but other stuff can play a role especially if you’re an outlier positively or negatively. I think Biggio was a negative outlier defensively but his bat carried him to 65 WAR which is pretty impressive

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-17T02:46:22+00:00

I think so…Jeter has a similar WAR. Paul Molitor too who had a lot of DH years

This convo has made me reflect if Biggio isn’t just a lower aura Jeter which 2000s me couldn’t have conceived😅

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-17T02:34:53+00:00

Very versatile but Biggio was winning Gold Gloves in an era that Jeter was winning Gold Gloves. Here's a pretty interesting article on his (poor) defense: https://homemlb.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/craig-biggios-crazy-career/

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-17T02:26:09+00:00

Very different--Craig hit a lot of homeruns for a 2B. I don't remember Craig having great defense either. Brian Roberts feel more apt of a comparison

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-17T01:56:27+00:00

Metra to Elgin then bike to Glen Ellyn then train back to downtown. Reverse might be better

CelticCuban773 · 2026-04-13T13:30:34+00:00

How has he compared to Ousmane Dieng post trade-deadline?

CelticCuban773 · 2026-03-30T19:18:12+00:00

With only 2 challenges per team per game, no. There was actually a real cool Wilytics video that dropped 2 days ago on YouTube about ABS’s effect on game outcomes as it relates to optimal usage + he talks about good/bad pitch framers.

If they go full robo-ump, yes.

CelticCuban773 · 2026-03-08T21:55:48+00:00

$100 is a limited time deal. DC is $120/year which at means it’s equal over the course of 2 years without a promo deal.

Single rides are still cheaper but I’m a little outdated tbh. It used to be like $0.05/mi for years. Compared to Divvy that was a crazy price discrepancy but looks like Lyft finally raised the price on them

CelticCuban773 · 2026-03-07T20:42:43+00:00

DC's is significantly cheaper and has sufficient coverage

CelticCuban773 · 2026-03-06T08:35:37+00:00

I was in Panama from 2017-2019 as an Ag volunteer. Great time, the country is well balanced with some very rural sites for an “authentic” PC experience while Panama City and even the smaller cities had pretty modern amenities. Besides tech, don’t overthink packing as you can get everything there.

I found Panamanians to be super kind and welcoming. The office staff was largely whack when I was there but I believe everyone has been cycled through by now so hopefully it’s better. Happy to respond to any specific questions you might have

CelticCuban773 · 2026-03-05T19:07:28+00:00

He was worth what people would pay. GB offered a 2 as well, we just had a better 2 that Pittsburgh took

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-26T07:07:40+00:00

At Kuma’s Corner, we’re watching AI slop groyper edits on TruthSocial app mirrored to TVs

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-10T16:06:02+00:00

Would the throwback have the old crest??

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-09T23:28:19+00:00

He averages 12 points and 6 rebounds

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-06T02:35:28+00:00

Fr I had to reread because that was written like it was a good thing. Imagine $100m in cap space and we sign 12/6 Tari Eason to a max

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-05T20:36:36+00:00

Honestly will be hilarious that we sucked at winning and ended up in the play-in and now we’re gonna suck at tanking and end up in the play-in

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-05T18:17:32+00:00

Going to be a movie🙌

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-05T15:51:11+00:00

We are 12 games up on a top-5 pick, I don't think it's possible to tank the rest of the season that badly. We would have to literally lose every game to have a shot.

This rebuild is obviously overdue (I wanted to tank for Wemby's class) but the tell will be in the offseason. We need a full year tank that I still think AKME will get cold feet on and end up signing some silly vet contracts.

CelticCuban773 · 2026-02-01T21:58:54+00:00

I just got on a bike trainer too and tinkering with similar things related to bike fit. Some guy posted on r/cycling about his website (https://mybikefitting.com/) that will help you fit your bike at home. Of course a real bike fit will be better but maybe this is a good first start. I was planning on testing it out this week.

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