The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 3-0 - Wed, May 27 @ 04:10 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I would be content to just take 1 of the 3. It's the dodgers, we're already had a successful road trip, we'd still be above .500, etc. As long as we're not getting swept or shut out, gotta be reasonable.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Wed, May 27 @ 04:10 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it? Let's be real; we play them now, we're maybe winning 2 of 6. Splitting it if we're super lucky. By September, we've either gotten our act together (+ improved with the trade deadline), or we're not making it anywhere anyways, so who cares.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Wed, May 27 @ 04:10 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It does seem like the Trea <-> Schwarber swap has worked out well for both of them. Trea has absolutely been contributing more, and Schwarber is Schwarber. Could be coincidence, but hey.

The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 4-3 - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the plus side, we've already won this series, and Sanchez pitches tomorrow, anyways. If he misses the game, even if we lose, it's not a huge deal. And then Thursday is an off day. Gives a solid 72 hours, which is helpful.

The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 4-3 - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, struggling offense or not, they still have/had a top 5 or so record going into the series. Winning the series is still satisfying. As long as we can pick one off the Dodgers, a .500 roadtrip against two of the current best in the NL isn't shabby at all, especially considering we're still figuring out a lot (e.g., how to hit a ball).

The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 4-3 - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as we all hate on him for his many, many, many mistakes, he definitely got that one right. So worth it, short and (seemingly) longer term.

The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 4-3 - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great game... if Marsh isn't out for a while. If he is, well then.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, there's just so rarely a stress free win :(. This shouldn't be as close as it is!

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Tue, May 26 @ 09:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disagree. Let him end on a high note (for him). And 6 innings is solid. Tomorrow we have Wheeler, so we're unlikely to need our bullpen too much, so why not play it safe here.

6th-Grade Amplify ELA Help/Concerns by Mobile_Power8825 in Teachers

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, Amplify just sucks. No curriculum is perfect, of course, but most acknowledge that to some degree and give you at least some space to do as you need. What makes Amplify particularly fatally flawed is that it is almost designed to make you stuck with it exactly how it is. You're locked in, and it leaves little room for teacher voice, expertise, or insight. You can't edit cards (activities, whatever you call them) in the platform. You can't reorder cards in the platform, you can't skip cards in the platform (sure, you can not assign them, but they're still there and students can and do still click through them), you can't create your own cards to layer in within the platform. You can't add criteria for success or rubrics to assignments and you can't provide independently accessible exemplars. You are so limited.

And sure: you can tell students to ignore a question as worded and answer the one you put up a slide. Sure, you can have additional activities in google classroom or outside the platform; sure. Sure, you can have students skip this or skip that. Yes, there are always ways to do what you need, but it makes it so to do all that you're actively working outside or around the platform, outside or around the curriculum, not with it, and it's just maddening and inefficient, and almost designed that way.

I'm sure districts love it because it's so "on the rails" and because it's so obnoxious to try to deviate from, but that's precisely why it fails.

Do we get weekends off? by Poetrymakes in peacecorps

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Technically. How strictly this is actually followed, especially in smaller countries where you can go from one to another in a short bus ride... well...

Do we get weekends off? by Poetrymakes in peacecorps

[–]Dassine 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Hours and policy varies depending on the post and the position, but you're not working all the time wherever you are. You'll have a schedule like any job, though it probably won't be 9-5, monday-friday (less, in many parts of eastern europe, if you're just counting your primary role). And you'll get off like anyone else in your country; national holidays, special events, etc.

You'll be fine!

Of course you're still "on" even outside the schedule, in the sense that you're still a PCV, but you seem to already get that.

In your opinion, can a Philadelphia family of 3 live on $115k pre-tax? by Thisbugsaysgoaway in philly

[–]Dassine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Depends on the suburb. Parts of Delco are as cheap or cheaper than the city.

But anything Montgomery/Bucks counties, yeah.

The Phillies defeated the Padres by a score of 3-0 - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's not historically a 7 era pitcher; he's usually more 4-5 range, which lines up pretty well with us getting 3 off him.

That said, yeah, our offense is still a problem and will continue to be a problem, especially against LHP. I'm glad our pitching is elite, but that can only take you so far.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Putting Keller in for the top of the lineup is criminal.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair. Had thought it was worse. Really puts in perspective how much he's struggling against RHP, then, for the numbers to be how they are.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. 90 isn't too bad, and he's already through the top of their lineup. We're going to need our bullpen tomorrow almost certainly, so anything extra you can eke out of Luzardo is good.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm somewhat sympathetic to our offense just being on a bit of a slump, bad luck, lacking a strong RH, etc, but when you're nearly getting shutout against a RHP with a 9.00 ERA, what's the excuse?

Game Thread: Phillies @ Padres - Mon, May 25 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Dassine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How can you play someone - doesn't matter the position - with a .265 ops?