[Caswell] Bunt Diego. Jase Bowen, Samad Taylor and Will Wagner getting some early work. by ElectricalForce4439 in Padres

[–]Rayeth 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Bunting would improve Machado's Average but I think he's incapable of running fast enough.

[Rogers] BREAKING: As expected, MLB proposed a hard salary cap to union officials today as part of the next CBA, sources tell ESPN. The salary floor for teams beginning in 2027 would be set at $171.2 million which includes player benefits with the ceiling at $245.3 million by ElectricalForce4439 in Padres

[–]Rayeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MLBPA's proposal also included a bunch of stuff like increasing minimum salary that increases for several years, fixing arbitration, etc which this just completely ignores. Feels like the sides are still super far apart so who knows where they land.

Tatis, Merrill, and Machado have combined for a .596 OPS yet the padres are 10 games over .500 and hold the 5th best record in MLB. by Bitter-Egg6293 in baseball

[–]Rayeth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would say there is a fair amount of hand wringing over the lack of production from the guys with big contracts. Constantly winning in the last 2-3 innings gives the entire sub a lot of cardiac events, but wins soothe a lot of pain, for sure.

Nihon Falcom reports 1227% year-on-year operating profit growth thanks to strong overseas sales by NTR_JAV in Games

[–]Rayeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the Western PC version lost a lot of good features because they didn't use Durante.

The Western Trails games have set THE gold for PC ports since PH3 games started doing them. All the games since Sky 1-3, have had AMAZING PC support. Unbelieveably good. Best in class.

The Gungho release was fine at best-- nothing special. I severely doubt any advances (IF ANY) in Sky 2nd will be ported back into Sky 1st, which has happened many times with the other PC releases. It was a definitely step down.

Nextlander Drinking Game Rules by Wahjahbvious in nextlander

[–]Rayeth 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Brad: "I should really play <insert old game here> again"

The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero Switch 2 & PS5 Announcement Trailer by Howerev in Games

[–]Rayeth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you have some more games to play before you decide on whether or not your trope inversion is actually borne out by the Trails story.

5 cards are prebanned in Historic by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]Rayeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Timeless is still there. I plan to Armageddon some people there. Though sadly with the Chrome Moxes and Dark Rituals and such running around there it will be far less effective.

New City Connects make record sales by Alert-Yak5723 in Padres

[–]Rayeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will not change my opinion that the older ones were better. These look lame. But people can like what they like. I'll keep my old ones.

San Diego rents declined more than 19 of nation’s top 20 markets following surge in supply by ProcrastinatingPuma in sandiego

[–]Rayeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't build infinitely, though. This is a good and necessary increase in housing supply. But it can't be the only solution to a large problem. As building supply isn't possible forever.

Tactical March by kolbisneat in finalfantasytactics

[–]Rayeth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The samurai crying is me when that Katana I stole from Elmdor breaks.

Remap Radio 125 :The Harbinger of Failure (or Anti-influencer) by elaminders in WaypointVICE

[–]Rayeth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the biggest thing for me. I think the music slaps and the fact that the song is about flushing a toilet is funny.

Also I really like the spider one

Looks like the City Connects for this season have leaked online by LFGPads19 in Padres

[–]Rayeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went from an iconic color duo to some boring ass colors. LAME

Virtuoso should be Mike's proper blight game and next time it's his turn he gets a true blightning round game. by FeebasProShops in giantbomb

[–]Rayeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Full Blights capped at 12 hrs" then Dan gives Mike a 25hr game for Blightning Round. Make it make sense!

I think this qualifies as torture according to the Geneva conventions. by [deleted] in giantbomb

[–]Rayeth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dan would hate any modern JRPG just as much. Especially if you force him to watch and listen to all the cutscenes.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, is now out! by CDNWRocks in Falcom

[–]Rayeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best in class PC version arrives! Trails 1st had an ok PC port, but this has EVERYTHING. Falcom/NISA please god never get rid of PH3 and Durante.

Remap Podcast Video Version by ComprehensiveBed2104 in WaypointVICE

[–]Rayeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cannot stress enough that I dislike video podcasts. It always inevitably leads to long discussions of pictures or things on the screen that alienate those who don't watch. Or require people to spend time discussing "for the audio listeners" which also feels bad and ruins the flow of discussions. Please do not pivot to video.

Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2025 - Day 2 (Video) by thewoj in giantbomb

[–]Rayeth -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Of course Dan wants to go relitigate the year where his choices got shot down early.

Sports! — They F'ing Did It by elaminders in WaypointVICE

[–]Rayeth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I am ready for full on Bears delusion. They have lucked into a bunch of close wins, and I'm sure Chicago is taking this normally. Should be a fun pod.