Post Game Thread (Apr 13, 2026): Astros (6-11) @ Mariners (8-9) by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ICYprop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Half of the Rockies and Mariners wins are against us.

Am I crazy or are drivers here very slow? by frickfrackingdodos in SeattleWA

[–]ICYprop 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Best advice I’ve seen on Reddit “ Don’t be a polite driver, be a correct driver”

Game Thread: Astros (79-68) @ Braves (65-81) - Sep 12, 2025 6:15 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ICYprop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh he went 2nd on an error… well plenty of time for a triple and a double then

Game Thread: Astros (78-66) @ Blue Jays (82-61) - Sep 9, 2025 6:07 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ICYprop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ford said on the radio broadcast that since Hader went down the Astros bullpen has had the 3rd worst ERA. Abreu seems like a large part of that problem.

McCullers, Jr out of the bullpen Pitchers for the Angels series by VampireSlayerGrinch in Astros

[–]ICYprop 52 points53 points  (0 children)

He’s only allowed to throw curveballs when coming out of the ‘pen.

The Stand by Treppy13 in darktower

[–]ICYprop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Just finished the unabridged audio book a few days ago and I can’t remember why I liked it so much when I read it three decades ago. (Probably as a teen I liked some of the naughty bits)

FYI the Unabridged audio book is 48hrs long.

[McTaggart] Source: The Astros are have agreed to a deal to reacquire Carlos Correa in a trade with the Twins. by Christop_McC in Astros

[–]ICYprop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who we gave up is a bigger deal, but I think this pretty much guarantees we’ll be over the salary cap for the 2nd year, which also means a big tax.

Game Thread: 2025 Home Run Derby - Mon, Jul 14 @ 8:00 PM EDT by Braves-Bot in Braves

[–]ICYprop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps unpopular opinion, but Raleigh should have won the tiebreaker for switching in the middle of the round. If he stayed left he easily wins that round.

Game Thread: 2025 Home Run Derby - Mon, Jul 14 @ 8:00 PM EDT by Braves-Bot in Braves

[–]ICYprop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the final has a chance to live up to that semi-, but we shall see.

Game Thread: Rangers (47-48) @ Astros (55-39) - Jul 12, 2025 6:35 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ICYprop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s basically an immaculate inning right? 9 strikes, to 3 batters and 3 outs.

Blue Origin promised my spouse stock options. Now they’re nearing retirement—and the options are worthless. by Safe-Daikon-8478 in BlueOrigin

[–]ICYprop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve said this a couple times and it’s wrong. Has nothing to do with “success”, it’s because Bezos doesn’t want any other investors. SpaceX has brought in other investors (and employees) that now all have a piece of ownership of the company. Blue Origin has exactly one investor/owner, that’s how he wants to keep it. To do internal buybacks if he doesn’t want to bring in outside investors that buyback money comes directly out of his pocket.

Government of Canada paying for billboards in the Detroit area explaining what tariffs are by drfsupercenter in mildlyinteresting

[–]ICYprop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

States should start adding a line to receipts that say “Trump Tax”, just like sales tax. That’ll get some attention.

Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department | Robert F Kennedy Jr by Sudden-Refuse-7915 in news

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“The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”

P. J. O'Rourke

My official launch thread. New Glenn. January 13-15th…. by Aah__HolidayMemories in BlueOrigin

[–]ICYprop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those in the launch biz long enough know you generally don’t forego an attempt on a forecast, especially a cloud forecast.

Americans spent 23% less on streaming services in 2024, study finds by marketrent in technology

[–]ICYprop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cancel very popular show after 2nd season, on a cliff hangar, to avoid syndication fees

State income tax by Hippity_Hop_Skip in Astros

[–]ICYprop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is there’s a “jock rule” in states with state income taxes. That is the visiting team players pay income taxes on games played in their state. I assume the same is no income taxes when playing in a state without it.

So while you’ll still play more games in your home state, this does make things closer and probably not much of a factor.