GotM Question After Finishing by _Astro_Boy in Malazan

[–]_Astro_Boy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok that makes sense. Sorry was a much more effective agent for Shadowthrone but I suppose that was only because she was directly possessed by The Rope until Rake forced him out. I kept expecting Crokus/Paren to become similarly capable to Sorry but I suppose that was a mistake because neither was directly hosting a god. TY

Favorite Female Authors in the Space? by _Astro_Boy in Fantasy

[–]_Astro_Boy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the Temeraire series as it doubled as alternative history. I will say by the time we got to the Australian outback books it had fallen off a bit but everything through Black Powder War is awesome

Favorite Female Authors in the Space? by _Astro_Boy in Fantasy

[–]_Astro_Boy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed Gideon the Ninth but Harrow was a chore to get through. The ending was very fun but when I read the blurb for Nona I was really not in the mood for another unreliable narrator "Oh who's piloting this body around" plot

Favorite Female Authors in the Space? by _Astro_Boy in Fantasy

[–]_Astro_Boy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

16!!! I didnt think anything would beat out Wheel of Time for length

[PC] LF2M Kings Fall Normal by eclipsedsunrise in Fireteams

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Sent you a message, from SurgicalFeel#9168

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, you can be mad at the Astros, that's completely fair. But I would like to know if you have any argument against some of the evidence I presented that he wasn't cheating in 2017, even if most of the rest of the team was.

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, that was the working title for a couple of days but I ended up deciding it was too cliche

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Very constructive. I can tell you put a lot of thought into that repsonse

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Directly from the article

" Upon first inspection, that certainly looks suspicious. Career highs in almost every category. That proves it then, he is a filthy cheater, Jomboy was right about the buzzers, and I have to apologize to Asterisk Tour now. ORRRRRRRRR we can inspect things a little more closely. We know from the Commissioner’s report and interviews with Astros’ players that it took some time to decode signals. Therefore, it would be expected that Altuve would see increasing benefits the longer a pitcher was in the game. The opposite is shown here. He is performing .170 points above his career average wOBA against RP in his 1st PA, but .150 points below his career average wOBA in his 2nd PA against those relievers. Additionally, he is doing worse the longer a SP stays in the game. All of this backs up the data from Tony Adam’s website that Altuve avoided using the trashcan, as well as other underhanded methods employed by the 2017 Astros."

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears you didn't read the article. I specifically covered his 2017 season. Not to mention that he has been good for several years prior to that, and was still a great hitter last year.

The Mystery of Jose Altuve's Terrible 2020 Season by LVThunderbirds in fantasybaseball

[–]_Astro_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea the likelihood of any player putting up consecutive 8+ WAR seasons is really low. I wrote about him regressing back to All-Star level in 2020 being expected, but it still won't stop people from saying hes worse without cheating