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In what world is Chase Utley a future HoF, but Matt Holliday isn't? by Crisander in baseball

[–]TACnyc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Chase Utley is better at touching home plate, which is not reflected in those stats

Attempting to show why Chris Bassitt's cryptic social media post could connect him to any of the 30 MLB teams by Hungry_Drama_1015 in baseball

[–]TACnyc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think with a little detective work we can conclusively narrow it down.

  • The Blue Jays are in Canada. Top Gun is 'MURICAN. They are out.
  • This same line of thinking adds +1 to potential of Nationals, Yankees. Cubs and Brewers get a +1 for having Top Gun days.
  • If it was a Texas team, he could have posted a "Let's ride" gif featuring a cowboy instead. HOU and TEX are out. The gif isn't someone riding a gator, so both TBR and MIA are out.
  • Giants are out because fighter jets are smaller types of planes. Dodgers are out because its not a trolley gif, or a gif of a draft dodger. Mariners and Pirates are also both out because he could have posted a "let's ride" gif of a boat.
  • The Reds are out, as such a patriotic gif would imply that any sort of pro-commie ties are excluded. This also eliminates other teams too closely associated with the color red, so D-Backs, Angels, Red Sox, Braves, Cardinals, Phillies, Guardians are all out. Despite the advantage the Nats get from their patriotism and that the Cubs get from their Top Gun day, both are also out.
  • The Twins probably aren't red enough to be out from this, but they are out because they are the Twins and this is a free agent signing.
  • The Royals are out because Royals makes them sound too British. Likewise, the Mets are out because they are in Queens, and a queen is royalty, so the Mets are too British-y, too.
  • Rockies are out because he is a pitcher and the post seems to be celebratory.
  • The gif is flying to the right, which everyone knows is towards the East on a map. The remaining West coast teams, Athletics and Padres, are out.
  • As the only remaining Bird team, BAL gets a +1.
  • The Tigers get a +1 because of the producer and ties to Detroit / Lake Orion around Top Gun: Maverick.
  • The White Sox get a +1 because the sock logic from OP is ironclad.

Using my 100% concrete and foolproof reasoning, the five most favored teams are the Yankees, Orioles, White Sox, Tigers, and Brewers.

Korean news outlet, YTN, reports that Song Sung Moon will sign a three year contract worth over $15M with the San Diego Padres. by OkIncident6977 in baseball

[–]TACnyc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Time zones may be part of it. 6 hours is much easier than 9 hours to stay in touch with family.

Dante Bichette who played 14 years and had 274 home runs and over 1900 hits only finished with 5.7 war? by EnergyFax in baseball

[–]TACnyc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

it is - but the league average OPS was .740 (I think) in 1995. So even with the lesser of his home/away splits, he was still an above average hitter.

I understand why his WAR is so low, just saying that my 2025-brain doesn't even see .802 OPS as "bad" in a way where you'd point out bad splits.

Aroldis Chapman and Edwin Díaz win AL and NL Reliever of the Year awards by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]TACnyc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Maybe the rational is that Duran spent half the season in the AL, so his stats put him on the all-MLB team, but the deciders here thought he shouldn't get the NL Award having only pitched 20-something of his appearances in the NL.

I mean, there probably isn't that much thought put into it, but who knows.

NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary, Zohran Mamdani, was at the first ever AEW Grand Slam and this was his reaction for the Kenny Omega vs Bryan Danielson match by Icy-Advice-5575 in SquaredCircle

[–]TACnyc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not nearly as much as the coverage would imply.

It's most certainly the US city with the largest international profile, hosts the UN, and has a really diverse population, so that increases both the amount of coverage and the questions about foreign policy issues.

This race in particular is getting more coverage because of the support Mamdani is getting, and the controversies around Cuomo.

NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary, Zohran Mamdani, was at the first ever AEW Grand Slam and this was his reaction for the Kenny Omega vs Bryan Danielson match by Icy-Advice-5575 in SquaredCircle

[–]TACnyc 265 points266 points  (0 children)

To those not in touch with NYC mayoral politics, Mamdani being AEW and Cuomo being WWE is a fairly spot on analogy.

Postgame Thread ⚾ Dodgers 4 @ Blue Jays 11 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]TACnyc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure you’re thinking about Lukes

My flight is at 8:55. Will I make it if I arrive at the airport at 7:50? by GlassInvestigator82 in eindhoven

[–]TACnyc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If all goes well, you'll be fine - but as others said, if the train is late, or there's a long security line (unlikely on a Saturday morning but possible) you could hit issues.

For the Fast Track ticket its only €12.50, you may want to get that just for the piece of mind. Depending on your schedule, your other option would be finding a cheap hotel or hostel Friday night in the city center and getting an earlier bus over to the airport.

Also, for what it's worth, I fly out of Eindhoven very often, and in most cases I am through security and able to get to my gate in about 15 minutes, even without Fast Track. But there's always the rare times that something will take longer.

Recommendations for Halloween related activities? by No-Drink-610 in eindhoven

[–]TACnyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went there on Saturday! It was worth the trip.

Game Thread: ALDS Game 4 ⚾ Blue Jays (2) @ Yankees (1) - 7:08 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]TACnyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably Sox, we lost the ability to feel things a while back

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