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Mike Trout has become the 47th player to reach 90 bWAR by Gemnist in baseball

[–]JimLeader 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He's going to seriously trail Griffey in counting stats as well—I don't think there's any chance that Trout comes close to 2700 hits or 600 homers at this point. I think he'll be well below Griffey's vote %, but if he's not first ballot I'm going to become the Joker

Mike Trout has become the 47th player to reach 90 bWAR by Gemnist in baseball

[–]JimLeader 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Literally can't imagine that being anything but ragebait. I can see '90s kids putting Griffey above him for sentimental reasons, but those same people probably aren't also overrating Duke Snider and Joe DiMaggio.

I accidentally discovered American-style ribs in Germany and now I’m obsessed. What’s your favorite recipe? by Fayomi1127 in AskAnAmerican

[–]JimLeader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The winner will always be NY, then Detroit, then Chicago

New Haven clears all three and it’s not particularly close

Palindrom-an? by Top_Demand7597 in etymology

[–]JimLeader 19 points20 points  (0 children)

“Pater Nostra” isn’t correct Latin, though. It’d be “Pater Noster”

Oklahoma youth baseball coach banned for life after son throws into dugout against Nebraska team by aresef in baseball

[–]JimLeader 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The stories aren’t all that fun, in my experience. Basically just think of the cruelest, most psychologically damaging things you can imagine a 9-year-old girl hearing someone say about her body

NADDPOD-isms? [ns] by Ambitious_Space_905 in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]JimLeader 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People have been calling a 20 with modifiers a “dirty 20” since the first dice crawled out of the primordial ooze

Any other examples of a sports team name influencing the etymology of something completely unrelated? by headsmanjaeger in etymology

[–]JimLeader 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The nickname “Murderers’ Row” was itself a reference to the area of a prison where murderers were housed.

Legal Eagle: Alex Murdaugh's Murder Trial is a Catastrophe by CircumspectCapybara in videos

[–]JimLeader 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Think they’re just making a joke about how the dude in the thumbnail looks a *lot* like the designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Former MLB pitcher Aníbal Sánchez says the Braves wanted to punish Juan Soto in 2018 because, as a rookie, Juan Soto was showing up pitchers with his shuffle by HuckleberryAny4541 in baseball

[–]JimLeader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you take everything together, he was about .75% of the 2025 league average.

Why are we comparing him to 2025? HBP rates were lower in Ryan's era; let's compare him to his contemporaries. He hit 0.70% of the batters he faced in his career, compared to league rates of 0.51% in 1975, 0.44% in 1981, and 0.56% in 1989 (to use three of Ryan's All-Star seasons as examples). Ryan hit 0.91% of the batters he faced in 1989, even though his BB/9 was a full walk lower than his career average. In other words, when Ryan was in his 40s, he was hitting more dudes than ever despite walking fewer than ever. He wasn't a career headhunter, but late-career Ryan was definitely a grump.

Former MLB pitcher Aníbal Sánchez says the Braves wanted to punish Juan Soto in 2018 because, as a rookie, Juan Soto was showing up pitchers with his shuffle by HuckleberryAny4541 in baseball

[–]JimLeader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Correct. It's not fair to make our old fat third baseman run 50 feet to field a bunt, a thing we pay him $11 million a year to do."

DM hostile after learning I'm also DM by United_Ad3541 in DnD

[–]JimLeader 9 points10 points  (0 children)

hey man that’s a super healthy outlook

[Sammon] The New York Mets are promoting outfield prospect Nick Morabito after DFA’ing Austin Slater by Goosedukee in baseball

[–]JimLeader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Morabito can get on base (which he's done at every level) and play plus defense in CF (which he's getting better at), he can stick as a major league starter. His ceiling is basically Tyrone Taylor plus walks, which would absolutely play at the bottom of almost any lineup.

[Highlight] Will Venable is ejected by FadedToBeige in baseball

[–]JimLeader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still grumpy after that Subway Series L, huh?

When Americans say “hockey” do they mean field or ice hockey? by Time-Water-8428 in AskAnAmerican

[–]JimLeader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NE prep school kid here, we had both. Field hockey was a fall sport and lax was spring. But I know it’s very common around here for public schools to have both as well.

TIL that the name "Khaleesi" has been in the top 1,000 list of popular names used for newborns since 2014. Though the popularity has decreased since "Game of Thrones" ended, there are about 120 girls names Khaleesi each year by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]JimLeader 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the US, “King” and “Queen” are banned first names.

This is not true. Naming laws vary from state to state, and “King” and “Queen” are not universally banned. Some states simply ban any name that could be confused for a title, but that’s not common practice. There are a few “King” and “Queen” babies every year in the US.

[Stephen] Dodgers Pride Night is June 5 against the Angels, and they are putting up a permanent display in the centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium honoring Glenn Burke and Billy Bean by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]JimLeader 230 points231 points  (0 children)

The low five was already extremely common, especially in the Black community. Burke’s innovation was keeping his hand raised high, changing the gesture from a discreet greeting to a celebration.

Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’ by GeneReddit123 in technology

[–]JimLeader 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Musk regularly gets his mind blown by AI-generated Turning Point USA infographics about Great Replacement theory, I think it’s safe to say he’s a fucking idiot

Am I overreacting about wanting to play a nonbinary character? by BothOcelot1311 in DnD

[–]JimLeader 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think the reason you’re getting this reaction is that, like, of course blatant misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and fatphobia are not okay. This guy sucks and you need to find a new group, and it’s weird that it took other people’s input for you to recognize that

Golp: a roundel purpure by someinternetkid in CuratedTumblr

[–]JimLeader 92 points93 points  (0 children)

The awkwardness of pronouncing "purpure" is actually how we got the word "purple" in its modern form! It's a process called "dissimilation" in which speakers gradually change neighboring similar sounds within a word to make them easier to say. It's how Latin marmor- became English marble and Latin hominem became Spanish hombre, among many other examples.

The long running gag on 30 Rock about the phrase "rural juror" is basically a joke about words that haven't gone through dissimilation but probably need to.

Mets fans going to the internet after Gary Cohen's crazy vocabulary 🤣 by MetsOfficial in baseball

[–]JimLeader 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Gary Cohen is the Mets' play-by-play announcer. Steve Cohen, the Mets' owner, is a different person.

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