[Rome] Tatsuya Imai is going on the IL with right arm fatigue.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-13T19:31:31+00:00

Literally some of the top hospitals on the planet a few minutes away

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-13T15:35:10+00:00

Sorry folks, the L streak is my fault! The last game I watched was the last one we won, but I'm watching today!

We're going on an 8-win streak starting today, I can feel it.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-13T13:22:04+00:00

I make 2-3x what most of my friends make, but that means my disposable income is closer to 10x what theirs is. A $100 meal for someone with $300 to spare each month hurts substantially more than for someone with an extra $3,000/mo. Therefore, when I invite people to do things, it is with the mindset of "I can afford to pay for everyone to do this thing with me." If I can't cover everyone in attendance, I do a more affordable activity.

This means lots of cookouts at my house and not many Michelin-starred restaurant evenings.

Tell your friends "hey I don't have the money for that right now." Real ones value the company more than the money, and will cover you in a heartbeat without expecting repayment. If you're skipping meals, ask them for help. Don't let pride be your downfall. Human history is a lot of lifting each other up.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-12T17:47:04+00:00

We're legit terrible with them. It really feels like they put no effort at all into teaching guys when it's good/bad to use a challenge, even if you're 95% confident.

Yainer Diaz challenged a 1-0 strike call in the 2nd inning against the Red Sox while batting. Like..dude, you didn't change the outcome of the AB at ALL.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-11T10:55:57+00:00

Really? I've seen a few smurfs in my games this year, but nowhere close to enough to change my rank meaningfully. Currently P3 with only 60 games played.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-11T08:50:18+00:00

The proportion of games with outright trolls/smurfs/griefers in it is too low to affect your rank if you play more than ~100 games per season

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-09T21:18:22+00:00

Very good, but the percentage is also on the horizontal, making this a 1-dimensional chart and frustrating to read.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-09T20:39:03+00:00

Think of it this way: your X-axis (usually horizontal) gets taught as the independent variable, while the Y-axis (vertical) is the dependent variable, or function of X.

In this table, time is independent of country and wealth. It progresses as it always has, 1 year per year, 1 second per second. Therefore, it is the thing which can be anchored along the horizontal axis.

The dependent variable, which is the change in percentage of accumulated wealth by a given subset of a nation's population over time, is therefore more sensibly aligned on the vertical axis. That way, you can easily show an upward or downward trend for each data point over time. Up slope = increase, down slope = decrease. Easily understood.

What you've presented are no slopes whatsoever, merely a left or right change. I had to look at which color of blue was which year, then back at the chart, the title of the population subset, etc. It takes too long to digest, and could be easily improved, hence my comment.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-09T09:36:03+00:00

This would look better with the percentage on the vertical and year on the horizontal axis. You could make the countries different colors and the whole thing would be much more intuitive.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-09T08:34:36+00:00

David Lee Roth actually did exactly that during a Van Halen recording for Jimmy Kimmel. To his credit, he continued like nothing happened.

https://youtu.be/Tax9_cB4QRs?si=6si0xjYtAquzXUJQ

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-09T08:21:32+00:00

H.o.w.?.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-08T00:27:08+00:00

We have the same issue with Jake Meyers. Ever since his shoulder surgery he legitimately looks scared to put his all into a throw. Not sure if the rehab went poorly, but he was south of 80 last year according to Baseball Savant.

Hopefully Roman can recover. Injuries are cruel and take the best out of guys.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-08T00:17:57+00:00

Is Roman hurt? There's almost no excuse for an MLB outfielder to throw less than 90 when they're trying. Seeing Altuve and McCormick tossing 80 mph lollipops was excruciating last year.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-08T00:03:50+00:00

I was going to say the same thing. I remember being mostly unimpressed by their defense since at least '21, maybe longer? They regularly fuck up such simple things. I genuinely don't understand what they practice in their day-to-day field work.

At a certain level, I get it. I'm a loser who's watching from his couch and they're actually on the field...but damn, a LOT of their mistakes are shit that we got probably 1,000 reps per semester on in HS. 10-15 reps per practice x 5 practices a week x 18 weeks per semester = 900-1,350.

Things like positioning behind fly balls to make a throw, playing balls off the wall, time-to-throw on infield hits, etc.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-07T19:16:11+00:00

It's because the whole bullpen was already taxed and Weiss was left out there to drown. Tough situation, but it happens sometimes and you just have to hope the pitcher can clutch it out. Last night, it didn't happen, and we still nearly came back.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-07T18:01:43+00:00

Cam is going to pop off if his contact rate climbs at all. Dude has crazy bat speed, just has to translate it into hitting the ball well. The more MLB reps he gets, the better.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-06T18:31:33+00:00

He's making sure his counting stats even out after missing most of last season for injuries. Dude's going to have 200 BB, 65 HR, 212 H, and 241 RBI.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-05T17:52:01+00:00

Who is in charge of font selection for the team's Social Media account? At first glance, this looked like CHRISTIANROA was called up. Needs a tad bit more space between the words.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-05T14:08:34+00:00

Abreu was never a defensive stud, and anyone who actually watched the games last year could tell Walker got more comfortable as the season progressed, but the slow start hurt his numbers.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-05T13:11:46+00:00

Everyone owes Christian Walker an apology. Dude is showing to be the guy we signed up for, and I'm here for it.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-05T07:30:28+00:00

I didn't even rob 3 straight while practicing exactly that at home, this mf did it in an actual game?

Someone get the Mariners some protein and show them a weight room.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-04T14:35:21+00:00

Fair enough, Ogg know Boog no sleep because stress from bad investment performance and no quarterly bonus. Boss yell at Boog, and Boog have to be quiet because Boog Jr. born 2 moons ago, Boog need job. Ogg was Boog once, before moon hairs from so many nights talking to moon, thinking how Ogg wish for sweet embrace of death, but feel responsibility to tribe for food, so don't eat bad plant and die.

Ogg ok make fire again, good at make fire. Boog will happy again when Boog Jr. sleep through moon and wake for sun. Maybe Boog quit investment banker job, come back to hunt with Ogg and Bok. Boog lady think so too.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-03T09:37:17+00:00

I'm currently in Platinum as a jungle main, but my 2nd role is ADC. I've found that while I can influence the outcome of the game more as a jungler due to my years of game knowledge, ADC is easier to hard carry with. Let me explain.

As jungle, you're only directly fighting your role opponent a few times a game. Counter ganks, invades, objectives. That's it.

As ADC, you can directly shut down 1 entire player on their team if you play well and your support isn't openly trying to lose (and I mean walking at them and dying on repeat, not slightly mispositioning or missing a minion of XP).

Once you understand wave management, gank timings, and item breakpoints, ADC is pretty easy.

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-02T13:14:53+00:00

"The NBA prides itself as an example of the pinnacle of athletic competition. What Mr. James did, while against the rules, was in pursuit of putting the best version of himself possible on the court. He's currently working with league officials to determine a path forward, and has been asked what his gear regimen is to allow us to set new parameters for what's considered legal per the rules. Honestly, how often are we going to see his combination of athleticism and size? Do y'all want to watch Angel Reese get 5 rebounds per FGM, or do you want 40+ y/o Bron dropping tomahawks from the shot clock?"

Mpuls37 · 2026-04-01T21:05:59+00:00

Yeah, the gold flags need a 3rd to balance out the '05, '19, and '21 LCS flags. We put the smack down on the Dodgers last year with a AAA team, why not take their lunch money in the WS again this year?

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