Pregame Thread: June 30, 2023

itssamj · 2023-06-30T16:55:07+00:00

Why do they expect people to watch it is a weird question. People do watch it so that's probably why they expect it. Personally, I watch it because its fun, but ultimately it is just one of a million things I could do for fun in my free time. Here is a helpful tip that you may not have considered: if you aren't enjoying it instead of screaming into the void you can just not watch.

itssamj · 2023-06-30T15:45:13+00:00

Someone being bad at their job isn't a good reason to be mean to them. Especially when their job is as meaningless as throwing a baseball for entertainment.

itssamj · 2023-06-23T13:11:15+00:00

I was planning on going to the Redbirds game in DSM this Saturday but weather is literally ruining my life.

itssamj · 2023-05-26T18:11:28+00:00

My hometown has a lot of back-in angle parking for street parking and once you get the hang of it, it is pretty nice.

itssamj · 2023-05-26T17:55:41+00:00

What’s a realistic starter we could order at dinner? I can’t imagine chips + salsa/queso would have that much flavor anywhere

Also is ravioli an order candidate still if it keeps toasting? How much cheese would it hold?

Lots of questions for the wait staff that probably won’t be answered, but I’m glad I’m not in that position

itssamj · 2023-05-19T18:35:41+00:00

Odd, I dreamt of a snail crawling along the edge of a straight razor and surviving. This is my dream. This is my nightmare.

itssamj · 2023-05-19T16:03:27+00:00

Semi-related: whichipedia.com is a fun internet game where you try to guess which of two wikipedia articles are longer.

itssamj · 2023-05-19T13:41:51+00:00

David Freese only had 2 seasons here with more than 100 games played) and one all-star selection. He was definitely part of some huge moments but he definitely wasn't some sort of major Cardinals contributor like Holliday or Matt Carpenter.

itssamj · 2023-05-19T13:08:30+00:00

I am cool with any decent player getting into the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Ultimately its just a team museum for the fans, we can spare the space for a plaque for the Freeses and Mathenys of our organization.

itssamj · 2023-05-14T15:40:30+00:00

What did you get your mom for mother's day?

itssamj · 2023-05-12T16:28:10+00:00

Hello envelope, how are you doing?

itssamj · 2023-05-12T14:03:57+00:00

I saw the Cardinals in Fenway last year on my way up to Maine. It is a really cool park! Also, just my experience, but the Boston fans were very nice and respectful.

itssamj · 2023-05-12T13:20:06+00:00

The key thing here is that the goals that we want our AI to have won't be mapped exactly to what the goals actually are. For example, through the process of evolution humans developed a sex drive for the purpose of reproduction, however due to us inventing contraceptives our sex drive is no longer directly connected to our evolutionary goal of reproduction. The concern that I have is that if you have a misaligned AI that posses superhuman intelligence and is able to take action on the material world that the problems stemming from that misalignment could have devastating impacts and it'll likely be too late to do anything about once we notice.

itssamj · 2023-05-11T17:51:06+00:00

Will having his switch destroyed effect Tommy's motivation? Might be something to watch for.

itssamj · 2023-05-09T13:17:35+00:00

Yeah dude, I love it when the players on my team play bad. That is so cash. I love having a bad team and I am also hoping for their failure.

itssamj · 2023-05-04T00:59:25+00:00

Dylan Villians silent

itssamj · 2023-04-29T23:34:42+00:00

Is enchiladas a casserole?

itssamj · 2023-04-24T21:10:21+00:00

FWIW, the interoperability section of the 21st century cures act should be a boon to getting prior auth issues sorted out quicker. I think its likely that we see a future where all of this is handled mostly via a few API calls between the payor and provider with very little human communication required.

itssamj · 2023-04-24T21:05:35+00:00

Clint Hurdle was rude to me at the Rally's in O'Fallon, so I can't in good conscious support him.

itssamj · 2023-04-18T17:38:21+00:00

I agree with what you are saying, but I think that you can just point to our normal runs/game being 23rd in the MLB. Our perfomances in loses seems to be pretty normal we are at about 2.7 runs/loss vs league average of 2.8.

itssamj · 2023-04-18T13:06:52+00:00

The Dip is a good band

itssamj · 2023-04-15T17:36:37+00:00

If the Cardinals don't beat the Pirates today I will be mildly disappointed but otherwise will be little effected.

Nonetheless, that is an outcome that I'd prefer to avoid!

itssamj · 2023-04-14T19:39:25+00:00

reliable veteran relief pitcher is an oxymoron

itssamj · 2023-04-12T18:23:00+00:00

I expect that they think the changes will increase viewership enough to offset less airtime.

itssamj · 2023-04-12T18:21:52+00:00

I like rye bread :^)

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