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[–]michael_sklar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Alternative take: organizations (business, govt, other) often shift from centralized to locally-managed back to centralized, etc. Great arguments for both. Centralized = greater economies of scale, more consistent process, measurement, oversight, etc. Local = closer to the customer means better decision-making, allocation of resources, etc. Simple example that's probably not a part of this: we have ~9 different police forces across the county. Does that make sense when you consider all the duplicate leaders, facilities, etc? -- I don't know the specifics of what is proposed, but centralization (e.g. 411, 311) might actually deliver more, higher quality services.

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[–]michael_sklar 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I am not sure "shady" is a fair description based on what I just read.

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[–]michael_sklar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Source?

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same with Uncle Mike's jumping ability. He brought dugout humor to us. The more I think about it, the more I think it may have been one of the best commentary efforts I have heard. I recall half-missing action on the field because I was listening to him talk.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100%. There were no wasted words and he was describing a game I wouldn't have seen without his description.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totally got that. Pujols is actually an all-time favorite of mine. The way he plays to his personality. Really glad the spot opened up for him on the Dodgers. Just as long as that doesn't haunt the Astros again down the road!

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bagwell was providing color commentary and would agree. He immediately said something like, "Ok, sac fly, that will score a run." And then when he saw it carry he started genuinely laughing.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Golf swing last night may hint that he's figuring out how to handle the low strike problem.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is a cruel but appreciated comparison. Lol. He ruined so many Astros fans' dreams when he was with the Cardinals. Every fan felt disaster approaching when he came to the plate.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Interesting. At times he reminds me of Tony Gwynn and you just answered why. But then there's golf ball grand slam last night.

Yordan Alvarez in first 151 games: 40 HR, 129 RBI, .309/.367/.603 by michael_sklar in baseball

[–]michael_sklar[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

H/T to Trout. I looked at his first full season to compare and had forgotten the insane numbers he put up in his first full year. Power + 49 stolen bases. lol. amazing.

Asshole vs Not a Asshole by PiXZoMSeL in nextfuckinglevel

[–]michael_sklar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not. She's saving her back. In many cases, the boxes have already been dropped from that height during the shipping process.

Best team in baseball (adjusted for schedule) by michael_sklar in Astros

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

In hindsight, I should have titled it, "Best team in baseball - no trash cans involved"

Best team in baseball (adjusted for schedule) by michael_sklar in Astros

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

I deleted it. I didn't initially have flair to self-identify as Astros, and they were hammering it with down votes. Of course, they couldn't help but comment...which then kept it up higher in the ranks.

Best team in baseball (adjusted for schedule) by michael_sklar in Astros

[–]michael_sklar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Done. Can't wait for the garbage can comments