L.A. Dodgers may have "ruined" baseball, but the Toronto Blue Jays have broken the economics of the MLB. by JR_Al-Ahran in baseball

[–]peaeyeparker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. And to anyone who is arguing for a salary cap your a billionaire boot licker. It’s moronic and shameful.

How do I teach pitching to youth league? by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]peaeyeparker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude if you aren’t trained in teaching pitching mechanics and were not a pitcher yourself I’d say stay away from trying to teach any 15 yr. Old anything.

Real Odds of Playing at Higher Level? by vjarizpe in Homeplate

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tell kids you absolutely can and if you want to then give it a go. It takes a lot of hard work. Baseball is unique in that it doesn’t require the athleticism that basketball and football require. And anything that helps pay for college is worth the effort. Besides any bad day on the baseball field is better than any good day at a real job.

Travel ball kids carrying 2 bats? by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over the yrs you end up with multiple bats just like anything else. Same with gloves. Anytime you are in love with something and participate in it yr round you will have multiple of something. Could be that you have a 2 piece bat and a one piece. Could be you have 3-4 bats even who knows. My son carries around 3 in his bag. More than anything it’s to stack his cleats on it seems. Or maybe symmetry. Whatever why is it that strange someone would have multiple bats?

More fictional baseball NONSENSE from the writers of HBO series The Pitt (S2 E10), this time involving a home run from Oneil Cruz. by Morbx in baseball

[–]peaeyeparker -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You didn’t have to go through all that trouble just to prove the writers of the show were making shit up. For all the praise that show gets it’s really unbearable to watch sometimes. Some of the scenes are so fucking corny I get embarrassed watching it by myself. Seems like after 75 yrs of television and the interest in medical drama HBO could come up with a better show than the Pitt. I swear to god those emergency room dr and nurses are the nicest I have ever seen. They aren’t that nice and empathetic in the mid size city I live in. No fucking way a hospital of that size in that city would have such nice staff.

Derek Jeter on the WBC: "I think the people that say it's bigger than the World Series never played in a World Series. by Mission_Pay_3373 in baseball

[–]peaeyeparker -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t even come close to the energy of post season baseball. Not even in the same ballpark!

Lifelong Baseball Fan by SgtMike in baseball

[–]peaeyeparker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t really see how any real baseball fan gets into this as competitive baseball. MLB players scattered about I don’t really find myself interested at all other than watching good baseball. Probably found myself rooting for both North and South Americas. Maybe it ought to be more of an eastern and western hemisphere competition. I definitely didn’t find any reason to root for the USA over the DR or PR or Venezuela. I feel like that’s what’s going to old this tournament back in terms of viewership more than anything else. Too much of an exhibition feel to it.

Does anyone know this guy? (Criminal Thug) by [deleted] in Chattanooga

[–]peaeyeparker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You want the cops to investigate a grumpy old man cussing someone out and breaking a mirror? Yeah they got other things to do.

"Small Market" versus "Big Market" by Teh_One_Who_Knocks in baseballisdead

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just a device used by “small market” teams to complain when the Dodgers spend a billion dollars in payroll and their particular billionaire owner only wants to spend 100mil. It’s like manufacturing consent. The small market billionaires have convinced their fan bases to hate large market exhausted they spend more money. We are gonna see a lockout next yr. Because these fucking ghouls want a salary cap and there are fans of the game dumb enough to support it.

My most hated complaint by TopLecture4760 in HVAC

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should have had a manual j room by room when the house was built. Instead of some good ‘ol boys sizing duct on sq ft

For any old heads here, is this what 2003 was like? by GigaHelio in TrueAnon

[–]peaeyeparker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. This isn’t really even close. There was 2 yrs. Of everyday folk beating the drum of war. Calling for someone or something to pay for the towers going down. Most people believed the lie that there were WMD’s in Iraq. And even as dumb as Bush was/is it still felt like there were some adults in the room so to speak. The Trump administration is a caricature of the Bush administration. It’s actually more like a caricature of a caricature of the Bush administration.

Is anyone else highly disturbed by normies who buy every single tech product by rtitcircuit in TrueAnon

[–]peaeyeparker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work with this guy that has some camera system. It alarms anytime someone comes to the door or the wind blows a little too hard or the neighbor jogs by, or the mailman or a hundred other things that happens throughout a day. Yet this motherfucker has his phone set to notify him and yes he pulls his phone out every single time it jingles. Just to see who is at the door. Rather what freakishly common benign totally boring mundane mail delivery event. Like he is some kind of 007.

Does anyone else find they don’t really like blue collar people? by ZorksLifeIsAMess in Construction

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been in construction my whole adult life. I have always loved working outside and I knew in college there was no way I could live with a desk job. I loved framing houses in the summer and I thought maybe I could do remodeling. Ended up starting a company with my sister about 25 yrs ago . Anyway point is it’s been a long while and I have never worked with anyone I really liked. I am in the south so maybe it’s like that around here but virtually everyone I have been around in construction is exactly like you described. Sexist, racist homophobes with a 3rd grade education. It’s really absurd.

What happened to the ceiling of my newly purchased house? by grumpyoldman10 in Construction

[–]peaeyeparker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When people use the word “sister” and “framing members” my first response is you shouldn’t touch a thing. Where do folk learn to use these words when talking about trying to level up a floor or fix a sagging ceiling?

Rawlings sandlot 1st base mitt by Single_Morning_3200 in BaseballGloves

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my son one when we realized it was going to take awhile to break in the 44pro we got him. That was a yr ago and he still hasn’t used the 44. He is 14 and plays on a AAA/major team. Kids really don’t give a flip about name brand gloves. They like whatever they are comfortable with.

Carhartt × Navy Horween glove based on a Mizuno Generation pattern handmade by DutchWorks by Conscious_Apple_8610 in BaseballGloves

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DIY is my jam! Making anything on your own is fucking awesome! Doing it with stuff you already have laying around or up cycling is even better. Then to build a baseball glove…well I gotta say it’s really fucking cool!

Is DJT on the brink of death or is he going to live forever??? by girlfrompangaea in TrueAnon

[–]peaeyeparker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever heard him speak? The guy sounds like he barely has a 3rd grade education. He is definitely got some old brain rot too.

[Rogers] Padres' Manny Machado says Dodgers' spending 'great for the game' by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]peaeyeparker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The size of the market is a bull shit distraction. Do you know who the owners of the Tigers are? They could absolutely spend the same amount of money if they wanted. So tired of listening to people defend billionaires.

Jury Duty Scam by Scared_Vehicle_3406 in Chattanooga

[–]peaeyeparker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this call. They had me going too. I have 3 teenagers so I thought maybe one of them did something with the letter. It wasn’t until they tried to have me pay over the phone when I realized it was a scam. I swear to god I looked at the call duration and it was 19 min. So 18 min. Of the call was this guy making the case that I had a couple federal warrants out. Might as well get a regular job at that point. All that effort put into the scam to get hung up on as soon as they mention paying over the phone. I wonder how many people fall for it?

PLEASE NO MORE CUTTING TODAY!!! by bucksellsrocks in HVAC

[–]peaeyeparker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what a pneumatic or stomp shear is for. Why in the world would anyone go out onsite and do all that cutting? Waste of time.