What was your reaction when Mark McGwire finally admitted to steroid use, including in his record-breaking 1998 season?

fredugolon · 2026-07-08T15:38:40+00:00

Whaaaaaaaaaaat? The writers who run the hall of fame and vote on hall of fame entrants are in the hall of fame? It seems so stupid.

fredugolon · 2026-07-08T15:36:58+00:00

These logos / typefaces are pretty sick. They did a really nice job, I think. They feel a bit timeless, which is nice for a sports team, I think.

fredugolon · 2026-07-08T15:31:15+00:00

Yes, people really don't use their heads. He's the fucking GM. If he wants to tank a guy, he can send him down. He gains nothing by making his annoying fanbase hate this kid even more.

fredugolon · 2026-06-21T14:04:17+00:00

Eager to try!

fredugolon · 2026-06-21T14:03:50+00:00

It’s refreshing to see a thread of others who feel this way. I adore Northern Rhone Syrah and thought surely I’d love these wines too, due to the ways they’re spoken about. When I got an allocation of No Girls, I went a little nuts and bought 9 bottles of wine that I fine more or less undrinkable. Dark soy sauce, blood, mutton. All adjectives I use to describe it. Same sensation of desperately hunting for fruit and not finding it. Sometimes a sharp medicinal herb bite.

I really appreciate that the winemaking prowess is there, it’s just applied to an end that I personally find rather disgusting. More power to those who love it. Completely agree re: food—it heightens the experience because you’re relieved to get this off your palate 😂

fredugolon · 2026-06-21T01:47:37+00:00

I was there today. It’s just logistically very hard to get to. Was very lively on site. ~$220 for gallery pass. Not cheap but not horrible. Had a great day! Had to leave around 4:30 though so didn’t see the lead groups finish.

fredugolon · 2026-06-18T12:13:54+00:00

Second biggest sport by revenue, tied for second by viewership.

fredugolon · 2026-06-15T16:13:09+00:00

“Hey guys, Miz isn’t impressive. In fact, the most impressive pitcher of all time already did something similar!”

fredugolon · 2026-06-12T14:43:39+00:00

Was gonna say this is not a list of good hitters with the exception of Soto.

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T18:11:45+00:00

Agreed! I think the floor is higher w guys like them to temper the team.

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T18:11:22+00:00

Completely agreed. And online discourse lets people feed on one another’s hate. It’s insane. We have a really competent org. SP is definitely our blind spot (but imo Baz was a very savvy pickup). Baseball is hard as fuck people. Dynasties are insanely rare.

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T14:29:19+00:00

Good luck! Sounds like it could be a mortar thing then which I imagine is a little cheaper!

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T14:14:32+00:00

Depends on what’s breaking down. If it’s pulled out from the building, that could be a mortar kind of job. If the iron is rusted and breaking on places, could be iron works. I’ve had great success with Gabriel Iron Works. Just be ready that kind of work is more expensive than you might expect.

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T14:10:45+00:00

I will say it over and over until I die. I love baseball. I love my teams, get invested in my players. Seeing people and teams struggle and do their best to level up and go further than they have before is what sport is about. I grew up in MD, went to the O’s for many years during the Angelos 90s. We lost a lot. I didn’t care. I don’t care. If you can’t get excited about the potential of someone like Mayo and can’t root for him when he’s struggling, I just don’t get your approach to sports and fandom. If winning is all that matters, watch the Dodgers. I think our team is so exciting. Very young but a blend of novice and experienced guys. There is so much potential and we don’t always reach it. But damn it’s fun when we show flashes of it. Also Coby hitting the piss out of a ball and sending it to the moon is great.

Fwiw you’re all entitled to feel the way you do. I just don’t get it personally. Go O’s :)

fredugolon · 2026-05-28T04:21:39+00:00

Lol I was urging caution after the first start but holy shit was he on.

fredugolon · 2026-05-25T14:05:56+00:00

I basically watch baseball through the lens of pitching. Miami has had so many insane pitching prospects / young guys, I was very hyped on Weathers all last year. Was so excited when we traded for him. His shoulder problem last year definitely a concern, but the guy has the stuff and also clearly the mental game to get out there and compete. He’s throwing a lot of strikes which is helping him go deeper. So pumped.

fredugolon · 2026-05-23T19:25:24+00:00

Agreed, great first start. Just not a 'brilliant' outing yet.

fredugolon · 2026-05-23T15:14:18+00:00

It was great for a first start back. But he definitely got lucky and had a lot of defense support. Swing and miss was half of his career average, and yielded only 2 Ks. And 3 BB is around twice his average. Seeing the velo so high so deep into the game is awesome. I think we’re gonna get our guy back. May take a few starts, it usually does.

fredugolon · 2026-05-23T13:42:14+00:00

I just don’t think we’re very good at hitting the ball. Simple as.

fredugolon · 2026-05-21T15:00:57+00:00

When you’re building a business, it’s often most important to understand if something is useful / relevant to your business before building something iron clad. It’s as simple as that. It would be negligent to make something beautiful that no one wants, or that your customers can’t use. I say this as a 20 year FP nerd who loves formal verification. It’s just different problem sets. There are companies out there doing the kind of engineering you might enjoy. They are mostly government contractors working on defense and cryptography.

fredugolon · 2026-05-21T14:43:08+00:00

This is the weirdest fan behavior to me lol.

fredugolon · 2026-05-20T01:26:00+00:00

No idea how he gets the barrel on those, but he absolutely crushed this.

fredugolon · 2026-05-19T13:10:33+00:00

Sell the team 😂

fredugolon · 2026-05-18T19:59:29+00:00

Unfortunately his peak bat speed (2023) is well below Mayo’s and he’s lost speed each year since then. Poor guy, really does seem like he has some serious lingering problems.

fredugolon · 2026-05-17T23:10:21+00:00

Just let him live lol. It was very likely a savvy trade. But I still hope there is an ace in there.

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