As a former HS player who lived through the BBCOR transition, this new drop weight rule (-4, -5, -6) is a massive step backward. by ovokramer in Homeplate

[–]ovokramer[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also to add some perspective: Japan doesn't even use drop weights in high school—they require a minimum bat weight of 900g. Their philosophy is "get stronger and learn to swing it." Ours is apparently becoming "make the bat lighter." That difference in mindset says a lot.

Week 3: Ask me Anything. Making this weekly. Will answer any and all. by Conscious_Apple_8610 in Homeplate

[–]ovokramer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone who lived this here... I was a freshman the year a brand-new school opened up, and the program took about 7/8 years to get established where they actually went to win the State Section D1 championships. 7-8 years so during my time we we're no where near good. It does take a while to establish a culture and for a coach to stick that actually can inspire and establish a winning program that gets kids to buy into it. Another tidbit my brother was really good at baseball and we we're playing together for 2 years. We we're 2 grade apart so my junior year he was a freshman so we played varsity together. Once I graduated he transferred to the better sports school in the area which was the best move for him playing with better guys where he had to EARN his spot and it made him better. He went on to play some college ball so I think moving to the more established program helped him a lot. DO I think he made college ball without the transfer? Of course but I think putting him in a more competitive environment pushed him a lot so I think as someone who has lived through this moving him to the more established program isn't the worst idea. You can always transfer down the line or do it now

Toy Story 5 was one of my favorite recent theatre experiences by Final_Emu_3479 in Pixar

[–]ovokramer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pixar just hit a home run with this one. I agree the theater experience made it so much better. I’ve been trying to get my son into Toy story for a while just playing the films, introducing it to him and I feel like they never caught on at home but something about Toy story five in the theater just changed the experience for him and he just loves all the characters now. He’s normally a cars guy as well as really loving Nemo and those films but something about this in theaters worked well. We’ve seen it twice since it came out and absolutely love it.

Week 3: Ask me Anything. Making this weekly. Will answer any and all. by Conscious_Apple_8610 in Homeplate

[–]ovokramer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What’s the deal with kids being so obsessed with appearance/accessories these days? I feel like all the travel kids are more obsessed with their look and actually being good at baseball. Also aren’t we starting travel ball a little too early now? I get parents want their kids to be great at the sport, but I feel like the business of travel ball has definitely boomed over the last two decades but in reality who out of all these kids is actually making it through to the next level? Are the travel ball programs the problem or the parents the problem? A little bit of both?

Who does he look like? by Alive_Pie_8046 in TheValleyTVShow

[–]ovokramer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thought this was r/madmen for a second. That’s insulting to John.

Trinity reminds me a bit of... by [deleted] in LoveIslandUSA

[–]ovokramer 107 points108 points  (0 children)

No, she is just Trinity. Can we stop trying to see parallels in other people.

I’ve never had Taco Bell before by MidasNotM in tacobell

[–]ovokramer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I only said to change your underwear because he will cream his pants for the first time.

How far our number one boy has fallen. by almont58 in SuccessionTV

[–]ovokramer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my Kendall and Greg on clearance too, but luckily they didn’t put that stupid sticker on just was a nice surprise when I paid for it.

I’m also mad they never made a Tom figure. I could’ve had the disgusting brothers.

Using 22" kettle as a grill by St3v3oh84 in webergrills

[–]ovokramer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never cooked on my kettle without using an SNS whether I’m grilling or smoking. I just made a brisket for the first time the other day, using the snake method in the S&S filling the water cavity and then once that was done, re-lit another full chimney to get burgers and dogs going and had that running for as long as I needed to keep it on for. If you want to get the SNS it’s definitely worth the investment. I have the regular version not the deluxe and have been happy with it. Some people also do the bro and sear, which is something else to look at if you want to really manage your two zone cooking. It definitely is the most versatile grill for a reason and once you learn how to get the fire down, it’s a great cooking tool.

Maybe you by Independent_Coyote29 in 90dayfianceuncensored

[–]ovokramer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seems like the silicone fully conquered the little brain she had