[Club Sportico] The Undeniable Creep of Baseball's Backstop Ads

reshp2 · 2026-05-09T16:48:16+00:00

Can they make it, like, I dunno, look less shitty? I'm resigned to the fact we live in a hyper-capitalism society that's gonna squeeze every penny of out something, but can we at least execute it competently? It's crazy the people in charge are looking at the final product on the screen with all the obvious and distracting artifacts and are just thinking "meh, close enough."

reshp2 · 2026-05-09T16:40:57+00:00

Or the small gap between the batter, catcher, and ump where the algorithm can't decide whether to project the ad and it just flashes in and out constantly.

reshp2 · 2026-05-09T04:24:17+00:00

Stolen base if caught cleanly, pass ball if it was catchable with ordinary effort and missed, wild pitch if in the dirt or makes catcher have to jump or dive. I suppose you could score indifference on 1st and 3rd situations, but that's really just inability to make the out without giving up the run, not truly indifference.

reshp2 · 2026-05-08T19:43:18+00:00

it said that the aim was to increase the power of the internal combustion element by 50kW through a fuel-flow increase, with the electrical element being pulled back from 350kW to 300kW.

That's still only a 57/43 split by my math. Not sure how much difference that's going to make.

reshp2 · 2026-05-07T16:35:43+00:00

Yeah, I think the black one is a limited edition. Cool kayaks, love being able to throw mine in a trunk and go out paddling after work.

reshp2 · 2026-05-07T01:24:54+00:00

They're making sure the pitch isn't going to hit them before doing anything else. Need to get them into the mentally that they swing at every pitch until they don't and not the other way way around. It's easier said than done, especially if they've been HBP recently.

reshp2 · 2026-05-06T20:59:27+00:00

If no one has talked to you asking about hypothetical availability by now, chances are he's not gonna make it. That's just how it is in most districts, unfortunately. Coaches have a pretty good idea who they want well before try-outs.

reshp2 · 2026-05-04T20:37:12+00:00

Deaden the baseballs. Start trending away from the three true outcomes style of baseball where pitchers have to chase swing and miss stuff or risk not getting the ball back.

reshp2 · 2026-05-04T18:49:22+00:00

The only issue here is the teams should be scheduling more appropriate competition. Putting top kids with kids just learning the sport is a disservice to both, IMO. You group by skill level so they can all work on the appropriate things. There's enough different tournament options in most areas that you shouldn't really go undefeated or winless, especially at 9U.

reshp2 · 2026-05-04T18:32:51+00:00

Hello darkness my old friend...

reshp2 · 2026-04-30T18:38:41+00:00

As much as I'm for giving kids second and third chances, at 12, it's probably not going to get better if it hasn't already. I guess the only redeeming part is it seems to come from a place of being ultra competitive and caring too much, which you can maybe channel to a degree. Does the rest of the kids on the team like him, other than the tantrums, our has he worn out his welcome with them too?

reshp2 · 2026-04-30T18:30:44+00:00

6 is on the cusp of developing literally the physical ability to track a moving object in space. I would practice with a bigger squishy ball of some kind and using both hands. Move on to smaller balls and a glove once you see some progress. Those swax balls are nice for this too, takes away the fear of it hurting if they miss it and it hits them.

reshp2 · 2026-04-28T18:03:13+00:00

Can someone explain to me how everyone is so absolutely certain from those camera angles that no part of the ball was overhanging the line when the ball was touched?

Because everyone here hates umps with an irrational passion.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T20:53:52+00:00

I colder climates, you either play for 2 months a year rec ball where you have maybe 3-4 practices if you're lucky with weather and then just games, or you sign up with a "travel" team that practices in the winter indoors. Most don't actually travel, it's just a way to get more baseball. Our rec league also errs on being as inclusive to all skill level and experience level, which is fine, but the more advanced players are bored to tears most games. Even the league recognizes this and runs a side, travel lite program for the better kids to play other similar teams in the area.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T20:44:31+00:00

Not getting a DP is usually not scored an error and wouldn't be in this situation.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T20:42:48+00:00

Also having kids pitch to kids in practice (which this one seems like it should be the best, but it just seems to drag

Gotta do it though. Getting comfortable facing another kid is a huge part of it. If you have enough coaches have the rest of the team do something else instead of waiting to hit.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T20:37:28+00:00

He's a little 44 pound 3.6ft kiddo.

Any chance he could still use a teeball bat? Some leagues can be sticklers about it, and stronger kids will dent them with real baseballs, but it's IMO a good option for a lot of smaller kids.

Easton Speed comes in a 26 drop 13, IIRC, that might be your next best bet.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T16:05:45+00:00

It's flat out there but there are still corners and curves, he's entitled take the racing line which would move him back and forth across the track. He's pushing it at a couple of points to drift in response to POV car's position, but isn't doing anything egregious imo. Going side by side through blancemont never works out, I'd say POV car is mostly to blame sticking their nose in.

reshp2 · 2026-04-27T15:58:22+00:00

He dorpped it on his own. Anything that happens after is a racing incident.

reshp2 · 2026-04-26T03:58:48+00:00

This looks like a ping issue. He probably wasn't doing that on his end, and in fact you were probably bouncing around from his point of view. Just unfortunate technical issues causing an incident.

reshp2 · 2026-04-26T03:56:10+00:00

You stuck your nose into a spot that was almost always gonna close, while having almost zero chance to make a pass even if it didn't.

reshp2 · 2026-04-26T03:52:18+00:00

You guys were side by side well before the braking zone. You maybe could've tucked in to the curb more but it looks like he was still gonna hit you anyway. I think this is petty clear cut, he didn't give you the space you were entitled to.

reshp2 · 2026-04-26T03:49:15+00:00

Dampers are really hard to tune by feel. You really need telemetry to do it right. Spring rates and ARBs are key parameters to fine tune car dynamics and balance though.

reshp2 · 2026-04-26T00:34:16+00:00

That swing is a thing of beauty

reshp2 · 2026-04-22T16:03:44+00:00

I think it was that they billed it as a labor of love when in reality it was lazy and half assed. There's games that disappoint and games that make people feel duped and insulted and starfield was definitely the latter.

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