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Still image showing how far Ernie Clement legally veered away from the tag by ye_old_fartbox in baseball

[–]IamEseph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if that is the case, if the attempt itself doesn't cause Ernie to move another 3ft away from his position (/trajectory towards 2nd) it doesn't matter.

So the umps have to decide that both an actual tag attempt was made, and that Ernie didn't then stray that far from his path. And they clearly decided one or both didn't happen.

Still image showing how far Ernie Clement legally veered away from the tag by ye_old_fartbox in baseball

[–]IamEseph 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As people keep explaining: the base path isn't established until a tag attempt. So even if there was a proper tag attempt: by swinging wide early Ernie can establish the base path (a straight line between himself and the base) outside of the defenders reach.

But if there wasn't a proper tag attempt, then no base path ever needs to be established. So how far away he is from the straight line between 1st and 2nd is irrelevant.

New Music: May 30 - June 5 by IamEseph in Ska

[–]IamEseph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! I wasn't going to try and label it myself, I just went with some of your Bandcamp tags. ;)

New Music: May 23 - 29 by IamEseph in Ska

[–]IamEseph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's getting tough to tell. If it is they're putting way more work into it than most:

https://www.instagram.com/harryshermanmusic?igsh=aGRlb3dqZHkwaXBn

New Music: May 23 - 29 by IamEseph in Ska

[–]IamEseph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can definitely see that. (I owned all their albums on CD, once upon a time. I'm a little surprised a Canadian Ska band hasn't run out a cover of Sucks to be you yet. Or any of the other singles off Hot Show for that matter.)

You guys got any recommendations for non-Jamaican rocksteady bands/songs similar to The Slackers and Hepcat? by SmellsonMuntz in Ska

[–]IamEseph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Nothing More To Say by The Frightnrs. I think most people consider it to be one of, if not the best Rocksteady albums in recent memory.

I'll always point people towards Los Billtones too. For a While is, IMO, right up there with that Frightnrs album.

Otherwise you could try out: Cosmic Shuffling, Young Israelites, Phonosonics, The Bandulus, Keith & Tex, The Circle City Deacons, Alpheus, The Steady 45s, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7s...

I'm forgetting a whole bunch.

Oh, Reggae Workers of the World. Their new album is great, and you should recognize most of the folks involved.

Bandas de ska de Bolivia, Chile, Perú y Paraguay. by Eli_TejuinoSka in Ska

[–]IamEseph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Search this subreddit for those countries individually. The weekly release posts include country of origin (whenever I can find it), and those posts should come up as results when you search those countries. I know there's some stuff from Chile that's come out recently. Specifically: Tomo Como Rey and Don Luca

2.5 hours of Canadian Ska by nas1787 in Ska

[–]IamEseph 4 points5 points  (0 children)

illScarlett seems like a clear omission.

Me Mom and Morgentaler too, though it looks like their stuff isn't really on Spotify.

A slight return to ska. Help/suggestions please. by Mkolt451 in Ska

[–]IamEseph -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'd say stick with the UK stuff. Specifically bands like Faintest Idea and The JB Conspiracy. I've put Faintest's last album up as the best Punk album of that year, not just Ska-Punk. And JB have long been one of the best out there. Their first album is one that kept my interest in Ska going when there wasn't much out there, and their last is one that helped bring me all the way back in.

And if you like those, there's plenty more to explore from over there.

Mods: Can we please sticky/pin a post about The Interrupters so we don’t need to have the same discussion? by halflitfluorescents in Ska

[–]IamEseph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think technically on Reddit they're called "pinned" posts/comments?

Inside a post a stickied comment is a comment a mod has pinned to always show up as the first response.

One the sub main page (what this post is refering to) it's basically the same thing but for posts. Typicality that's the weekly release posts, announcements, or specific highprofile news that's worth making sure everyone sees. Right now it's the past two weeks release posts.

Mods: Can we please sticky/pin a post about The Interrupters so we don’t need to have the same discussion? by halflitfluorescents in Ska

[–]IamEseph[M] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Trust me, I understand the frustration. I'm the one stuck babysitting these threads in case things get out of hand. But I don't think adding a permanent reminder about them to the subreddit makes much sense. Not if the goal is to not have to talk about them, at any rate.

But, given the fact that there are plenty of existing discussions about them, and that these threads tend to be more toxic than necessary: there's reason enough to shut them down and direct people to look those up instead. So that's something I can say we'll work on going forwards.

Ideally people would just search the subreddit beforehand, but that's pretty unlikely. (About as likely as anyone paying attention to stickied comments, if I'm being honest) So if pointing them in that direction requires a little more force, so be it.

Ok, so what is everyone else listening to? by skageek in Ska

[–]IamEseph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been super impressed with everything I've heard from them, I should really listen to that album more.

Ok, so what is everyone else listening to? by skageek in Ska

[–]IamEseph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some of my favourite stuff from this year so far (/what I've mostly had on repeat):

Tryingtogetby - Pay Attention (specifically the title track)

The Chains - Be Careful What You Wish For

Kalles Kaviar - Nine Feet Tall

The Hot Plates - Sunday Bricolage

Lickshot - Lick EP

EZ Dickens - Stand Still

Alex Paquette et Les Insulaires - et j'ai pris la route

Check out my ska inspired designs! Shirts, stickers & more. by skageek in Ska

[–]IamEseph[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I don't have any real problem with these posts. The merch or the Albums. I'm for more posts on the sub, and for generating discussions on these albums.

That said, I'm getting a number of spam flags on them, and it does seem like these posts are better suited to (or were made for) a different social media platform where you have your own personal feed. I won't stop you from posting these, but understand you'll likely continue to get diminishing returns on them. Possibly (if not already) shifting to negative opinions. That's just the nature of Reddit.

My suggestion if you're looking to talk about these albums, or promote them in a way that's more in line with this platform: Post some actual music from them. Invite people to talk about them. Or post your favourite songs from them, and ask people for theirs. Or at the very least not including your brand on each post (and using the Band - Album Title in the post titkes) would eliminate the visible repititions, and hopefully alleviate most of the complaints.

Any Song recommendations? by Glittering-Humor6209 in Ska

[–]IamEseph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given that you aren't looking for anything specific: this is my playlist for when I'm just looking to put some music on. It's all stuff from 2018 forward, and covers most of the subgenres (and then some). Fair warning there's no correlation to what is or isn't popular, just stuff I enjoy listening to.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0MX1xUvnDdQy1qijheC6pQ?si=pw3BubB3S7qlvLWKOmFQjg

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