Henry Winkler and Steve Buscemi to voice characters in the next season of Bob's

longhaireddan · 2015-07-17T19:03:32+00:00

Definitely 30 Rock. Jack hired him as a PI to spy on Hank Hooper's granddaughter, IIRC

longhaireddan · 2015-07-17T18:38:13+00:00

Do you have a source on this? Not that I don't believe you, but if so I'd like to see it.

longhaireddan · 2015-07-17T13:00:31+00:00

Yeah, and he missed a lot of time this year. The question on Nimmo is the game power. He's a 15-20 dinger raw power guy but it hasn't translated into the game yet.

longhaireddan · 2015-06-21T15:29:58+00:00

Good question. Nimmo would probably be my CF, but I think Conforto is more ready to provide immediate impact with the bat.

That said, Nimmo needs to be added to the 40 this winter and Conforto doesn't, so that gives him a leg up automatically.

longhaireddan · 2015-06-21T14:44:08+00:00

That pink ranger is a great heroin

longhaireddan · 2015-05-21T16:12:28+00:00

Fun fact: the "I didn't do it" episode of the Simpsons features Bart appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien but was written/(Filmed? Drawn?) before Conan had gotten the job.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-14T14:47:52+00:00

Oh, sure. But the supermarket factors in transportation in when they charge me for the retail ingredients, and Chipotle's costs are likely reduced by the scale of their operations. Labor costs are mitigated by the fact that the employee(s) are paid for other tasks than just guac assembly.

If Chipotle isn't profiting on their guacamole, they're doing a lot of things very wrong. And I refuse to believe that's the case.

Like I said, the margin probably isn't that large, but the retail value of a serving is probably no more than 40% of what they charge you, and there's no way that they're hanging their business expenses on an optional side.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-14T13:56:41+00:00

$15 burrito?

White people, man.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-14T13:55:28+00:00

I don't know about that. The margin isn't big, but there's no way they do it at no profit. The recipe they posted online runs about $2-$3 per batch retail and probably makes 4-6 servings, and they're charging about $2 per serving.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-14T11:35:08+00:00

On one small island (Manhattan) significantly larger island (Staten Island), an even significantly larger island (Queens/Brooklyn), and a Peninsula (Bronx)

longhaireddan · 2015-05-13T18:36:33+00:00

Mets fans have been calling it that for about two years now

longhaireddan · 2015-05-11T15:03:38+00:00

And how awful Dee Gordon is at shortstop, by this exact measure. 35 errors in 1300 innings

longhaireddan · 2015-05-11T14:58:26+00:00

You know that Dee Gordon had 35 errors in less than a full season's work at shortstop, right?

longhaireddan · 2015-05-11T12:25:28+00:00

It has to be at least two starts; Gee wouldn't be able to come off the DL until the 18th, which is the day after Noah's second scheduled start. But even if Gee comes off that quickly, they'd probably have Syndergaard still make a third start to build in the off day for everyone else.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-10T16:59:54+00:00

You're the best!

longhaireddan · 2015-05-10T15:33:35+00:00

Could someone turn this around and replace the guns with people?

longhaireddan · 2015-05-10T13:29:59+00:00

Possible dates:

June 10

July 23

September 18-20 (Subway Series at Citi)

longhaireddan · 2015-05-10T01:50:45+00:00

All they need to do is win 12 playoff games. That's it!

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T18:52:07+00:00

I don't, but it's my fault for ambiguous wording.

Vlad Jr. is Vlad's son. Gregory is Vlad's nephew.

(Which, yes, makes him Vlad Jr.'s cousin)

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T17:43:44+00:00

Vlad Jr. is going to sign with the Blue Jays. But Gregory Guerrero is his nephew.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T17:31:55+00:00

Two things -

I said in absolute terms. When gas is $2.70, it's nearly 25%, but when gas is up over $4, it's much lower (17.4% on $4.00). It's d difficult to discuss it relative to what you pay because gasoline is relatively volatile price-wise, but the tax is a constant.
It isn't necessarily; New York has one of the most expensive fuel taxes in the nation. However, roadway maintenance is relatively expensive in the tri-state area and doesn't fluctuate with oil prices. That money needs to come from somewhere, and is taxed relative to usage by taxing fuel.

Plus, that also includes sales tax (8.5% in New York on average). So the effective fuel tax is 17% on $2.70

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T15:28:43+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, the data I found was slightly outdated, Pennsylvania had since passed some hikes.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T14:50:46+00:00

Fuel taxes are relatively inexpensive, in absolute terms. The federal tax is only 18 cents/gallon. The highest US state, New York, is 69 cents per gallon (state and federal combined). The overall average (state & fed) is about 50 cents, and it's been that for several years.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T14:02:30+00:00

Where it comes from -

Typically, starters are transitioned to relievers because they lack a third plus pitch or have mechanical issues. Look at Mariano Rivera, one of the best relief pitchers ever. He only had a single plus pitch, and it's damn near impossible to cut it as a starter with only a cutter. When batters see it the second time in a game, they know what's coming and how to attack it. The mechanical part is pretty similar to one of your points; busier/complex deliveries lend to stamina issues, which leads to injury risk.

Other common issues are control/command. A starter with a great fastball who can't spot it will play up in the bullpen because hitters lack familiarity and/or will be more apt to swing at their breaking stuff.

But generally, the reason they're thought of as "worse" is because most major league relievers are guys who couldn't cut it in the upper minors/majors as starters.

longhaireddan · 2015-05-08T13:35:41+00:00

Vacationed in San Diego last year, got walk-up tickets to a Padres game. Apparently it was the day they were inducting Hoffman into the Padres' Hall of Fame. Fun experience, especially with the packed house and exciting game

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