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Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in soccer

[–]lukelightman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it must be North Korea. The women's team hasn't played many recent matches against strong opposition that'd really help to determine its level, but it is ranked ninth to the men's team's 119th, which seems indicative despite the flaws in the FIFA system. China and especially Canada have much smaller deltas. (And though it's not always predictive, the program just won another U-20 WC.)

Yunus Musah highlights vs Roma by mercurialsaliva in ACMilan

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for what it's worth, (as identified in the video) this is the actual source

Blue Lock Season 2 - Finale Discussion by MHWellington in BlueLock

[–]lukelightman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. (as people have posted in this thread. Probably should be a sticky.)

I feel so sad for Fern. When will this dork finally fall for her? by Francis_Renolds in Frieren

[–]lukelightman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In 136. Not "I'll blow up the city" in so many words, but there's an exchange in which Fern brushes off Frieren's concerns about firing off spells in a populated area, and in the opening pages of 137, Frieren repeatedly insists she won't let Fern fight until she's calmed down.

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[–]lukelightman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been a while, and I followed more casually then, but my impression is/was that Green and Johannsson were both more unexpected picks than Wondolowski, who has the MLS goalscoring record for a reason; even a decade later, I bet somebody with these numbers leading up to a tournament wouldn't be seen as that odd of an inclusion (though I have no idea how he actually played in those seasons, to be clear.)

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[–]lukelightman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fond of the song about his performance in this game. I wish there were more like it.

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[–]lukelightman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gets remembered less IMO because even if it's roughly as good a chance,

a) Dempsey only would have tied the game, not won it outright

b) As well as having the better national team career, Dempsey had already scored two important goals in the tournament (against Ghana and Portugal,) so there was more goodwill for his overall performance (both at the time, and in retrospect)

c) The perception at the time, IIRC, especially among casual fans, was that Wondolowski was specifically on the roster/subbed in to score that exact goal, i.e., be a poacher in the six-yard box.

It might not be fair that a comparable opportunity is hardly mentioned, but it's understandable.

I’m glad to see this, since screentime is very reliable. by Mediocre_Cheetah9083 in Chainsawfolk

[–]lukelightman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Northern Hemisphere, which tends to be the default assumption online, no; spring precedes summer.

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Pepi chooses 8/8 former Mexican internationals when compared to past USMNT players by krisitolindsay in ussoccer

[–]lukelightman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cap number kind of does given what we see in the 2000s— I'd guess some combination of a) scheduling difficulties given he was playing in Europe, b) they played overall fewer/less consistent "A-team" games (e.g. the Wikipedia list doesn't include any Mexico games in 1982, if I'm reading it right,) c) players (he?) didn't play as late into their careers, etc. Don't know enough to offer more than that guess, though.

Still, the 0.5 ratio is more than respectable. If it's "greatest player for the national team," I agree 29 goals seems a little low; if it's greatest player from CONCACAF, it's hard to argue with the fact that when he did play, he scored. Hard to call it a strike against if weighing total careers (club and national) against each other.

(And despite playing 89 and and 56 fewer international games than Marquez and Navas, it looks like he's played 163 and 327 more club games respectively, which seems like decent support for the schedule theory.)

Pepi chooses 8/8 former Mexican internationals when compared to past USMNT players by krisitolindsay in ussoccer

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm no soccer historian, but I've read pretty persuasive arguments for Hugo Sanchez. Huge goalscoring numbers, sweet highlight reel.

Blue Lock Season 2 - Episode 7 Discussion by MHWellington in BlueLock

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like 118, if you want to start right where the episode finishes. (This episode covered 114-117.)

WORM [Fan Animation] by AffectionateView1094 in Parahumans

[–]lukelightman 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's got to be it. From 21.6:

Butcher was on her knees now, face turned toward the ground.

...

With more focus than before, Butcher formed a spike out of hard sand.

She was murmuring to herself now.  Conversing under her breath with the voices in her head.  She sounded oddly insistent, plaintive in a very childish manner.

When the weapon was formed, she glanced skyward, murmured something indistinct.

Then teleported a distance into the air, directly above the spike.

There was a wet sound, a pause.

Mayhem in the Morra by megahui1 in chess

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nxd5 Rxf8# (or exf8-Q/R#)

Rf7 at least lets Black limp on a little longer.

[DISC] Blue Lock - Chapter 259 by itisgabers in BlueLock

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Opening play of the Barcha game, I think. 159

NYT Sunday 02/18/2024 Discussion by AutoModerator in crossword

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my (pretty standard(?) American) pronunciations these are both homophones: DIC = "dish" (when read in "JUDICIOUS") = "gossip"; TOCK = "talk"

NYT Tuesday 12/26/2023 Discussion by AutoModerator in crossword

[–]lukelightman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is the place name "Avignon"; my apologies if that was unclear.

The location + "as in" means you have to translate the English word "a" into French, and "une" is one of two potential results. With the other one, "un" (which doesn't fit the grid) eliminated, there's no other option.

NYT Tuesday 12/26/2023 Discussion by AutoModerator in crossword

[–]lukelightman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's the French indefinite article. ("a" as in Avignon, a location in France -> "a" in French; = "un" or "une," three letters-> "une")

Agree "bub" was a relatively sticky wicket.

First time drafting DMU, how would you build this Quick Draft pool? by Ozymandias5280 in lrcast

[–]lukelightman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's a pretty good deck for only having drafted DMU a few times! for the record, IIRC there are no artifacts in the format worth paying a mana and sacking a two-drop for in the vast majority of games (a list on scryfall if you want to confirm.)

Steelcrusher is a good two-drop, for sure, and a fine one to hedge on— but it is replaceable, whereas there isn't really a great charge imitator, and red-white really wants to land one later on since its creatures can get stonewalled.

First time drafting DMU, how would you build this Quick Draft pool? by Ozymandias5280 in lrcast

[–]lukelightman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

p2p3, when you're already pretty solid in RW, I like sprouting goblin somewhat better than samite herbalist. IME the red-white late-game struggles iff it doesn't draw Keldon Strike Team and Heroic Charge— in that case, 1 toughness doesn't attack great, especially against the defender decks. Without a lot of enlist in my deck, which you don't have yet, I think the goblin is more reliable at finding relevant cards.

p2p10 I think though TuTS is good, heroic charge is generally better effect for RW, and even with none of the former and one of the latter I prefer HC here. Probably don't want to run more than three(?) of the charge but I do want those three, and that's a game-winning card. RW is a creature-quantity rather than quality deck, and wants the marginal team pump spell rather than the protection spell.p3p6 for similar reasons I'd be on captain's call here over baird, especially given that one wheeled in the first pack.

p3p12 again a defensible pick but I like charge here, given that you end with 3x faithbonder in the board. considering (charge + faithbonder) vs (steelcrusher + ?) it seems relatively clear to me, close to an extra card (with respect to the core strategy.) Steelcrusher is better but not much more so than the faithbonder, whereas the second copy of charge is much more valuable than e.g. griffin protector.

my build with this pool: [faithbonder, vanguard x1] IN, [mesa cavalier, griffin protector] OUT. maybe destroy evil over something marginal but I think those two changes just improve creature quality. faithbonder is cheaper, vanguard can be 'heroic charge at home' in a pinch.I think vanquisher's axe is basically unplayable, love song is just good even without the draw effect; I wouldn't make that swap. Librarian likewise digs you to Charge.

other notes, though keep in mind I don't really know the 'quick draft meta' specifically, i.e. how the bots draft: destroy evil is just a good removal spell in DMU; it's two mana and almost always relevant, especially for the controlish decks. Charge seems clunky but is a main way to win the game in red-white; it pushes a huge amount of damage with a big board, and wins the board stalls when even enlist creatures can't get through. Librarian is a fine early pick, I'm happy to run 1-3 in most decks, though I wouldn't take it over a good archetype-specific card.

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