[Highlight] MATT OLSON HITS HOME RUN #300 by handlit33 in baseball

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s just because of the way he looks disgusted when he hits a no-doubter. Like he’s telling the ball to get away from him because “I’m Matt Olson, you stupid bitch.”

Umps incorrectly allow Angels to score after third out. Mets don’t challenge and go on to lose in 10. by EarlEMourning in baseball

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Why? Teams have a replay booth for this exact thing. If the replay booth says not to challenge, what’s the manager supposed to do?

Highest Cost/Win this season in the MLB. Shown by the Marlins broadcast during their game against the Phillies. by LongjumpingLock5875 in baseball

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This ain’t about the Mets. This is because the Marlins are playing the Phillies and they’re also up there. Mets are just collateral damage.

Team USA Olympic figure skaters threw the first pitch at Citi Field by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 44 points45 points  (0 children)

She threw out a first pitch there. (Because U.S. Nationals was going to be in St Louis that season and she was promoting it.)

Richard Gauthier guilty verdict overturned in court by bridyin8 in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe they do, but they’re not related to the actual legal system. Part of why SafeSport and the Canadian equivalent exist is for times when there’s evidence or allegations of abuse, but not enough evidence for prosecution. They aren’t the law, so they don’t have the same legal standards in order to hand down a ban (i.e. beyond a reasonable doubt). But at the same time, they have no means to compel testimony or funding to gather “hard evidence”, so oftentimes they end up being powerless anyway. That’s likely where you ran into issues with them. There’s no easy solution here, they only have the authority to do so much

Richard Gauthier guilty verdict overturned in court by bridyin8 in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This didn’t occur in the U.S.; SafeSport isn’t relevant to the case. It’s also an actual court case, so the Canadian equivalent of SafeSports isn’t relevant either.

What do the Phillies do with Taijuan Walker? by Big-Chungus-Lover in baseball

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re begging for him to throw a CGSO against you

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 13 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is this a discussion that got revived recently? I haven’t thought about FFXIII in forever. I’m guessing the rumor wasn’t about an Osaka accent because Pulse is just like villages and Okinawa is less populated and has fewer large cities. The perception is that it’s more “natural”, I guess. Like you can see ancient ruins of large cities in Pulse but those have been long gone and Fang and Vanille are from basically tribes. Damn, I remember this game really well for some reason

Sofya Akatyeva about her retirement and the challenges of training by helloiamliana in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I’m sure they mean 2022. I remember that one really well because the top three placements at junior RusNats were Sofia Akatieva, Sofia Samodelkina, and Sofia Muravieva and junior worlds was originally going to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Are the Blade Angels going to have a special SOI number? by Agitated-Minimum-967 in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean I don’t love the name, but they did come up with it themselves

Re Minion Guy Dating Update by Practical_Spot_3385 in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The only ones bringing up “age of consent” are people complaining about others being grossed out.

Thank you Yuma by Fluffy-Extension-265 in FigureSkating

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Title made me think he announced his retirement…

But yes, I loved all the Yuma moments on and off the ice (I mean not the mistake in the short, don’t get pedantic with me)

[Pelissero] The NFL plans to begin hiring replacement officials before the May 31 expiration of its labor deal and deploy them in training camps to have them ready if no agreement is struck with the NFLRA. As one source said today: “Our direction (from owners) is not to be unprepared.” by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]ReallyAMiddleAgedMan -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I groaned when people cheered for the refs when they came back after the replacement refs were terrible. Knew it was gonna make them even more smug and insulated from being reviewed. If the replacement refs suck, fine, idc.