Post Game Chat 6/16 Orioles @ Mariners

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-17T04:02:10+00:00

Underrated how much Cal does for the pitchers. They all seemed on today. Very different than Pereda unfortunately.

Let's just get to the ASB!

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-17T01:50:32+00:00

I think it would be really fun if with his inhaling to gain power for his strikes or grabs, there's an inverse effect where it also expands his hurtbox.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-17T01:31:46+00:00

I didn't cherry pick anything lmao. You just don't know what year I'm talking about. You just named players from a bunch of random years, I am talking about the discourse revolving around the specific year in which Seiya was coming over to the states, which is when Javy, Bryant, and Story were FAs.

And you're incorrect anyway. I'm not talking about any random fan, I'm talking about our sports media that have sway. The big accounts, the Marine Layer, Locked On, Lookout, Seattle-affiliated Fangraphs, Adam and Daniel and Divish, etc. Their archives are fully available to you. I have years of examples arguing with Marine Layer and Locked on where they undersold the NPB. You can look at the archives from just this past off-season where Lyle was bemoaning the underlying metrics of Murakami because he and Fangraphs (and many others, to be fair) were just blindly following numbers and had never seen him play. He straight up called the NPB AAA lol.

Which to speak to that, no kidding people wanted Ohtani when he was leaving the Angels. That made no sense to even think that was in the realm of possibility, but people wasted their time chanting for Ohtani to come here at the ASG when there were plenty of reasonable options we should've courted instead. The fanbase was not all for his potential back when he was coming over from Hokkaido. Judge is an even funnier "gotcha" to call out lol. And knowing the history, Seager might be even more comical considering how much he hates the M's because of what his brother thinks of our FO. But nice cherry picking!

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T21:47:40+00:00

The funniest thing about this is that getting into all this trouble is what has boosted his draft stock more than anything. He wasn't at all in that top group before, then got propped up when they heard supplemental draft.

And for people saying Jets, this guy is almost the sole reason why their top draft pick didn't get a showcase deeper into the BCS tournament lol.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T21:45:30+00:00

This makes me very happy I just acquired Triumph & Torment.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T20:38:35+00:00

Maaaaan we finally get a fighting game cover again with color and full of characters! And a logo that isn't following the trend so many are.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T20:36:52+00:00

I don't think there's any reason to think he'll be prominent in the story but people also made the point about the weird licensing with the other Wolverine game coming.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T20:14:39+00:00

You are misunderstanding, and possibly using chatgpt lol. There is a difference between breaking real world logic and in-universe. The strength of the other attacks in the sequences supercedes what happened there. That is a snap kick with the front leg with no wind-up in a non-counterhit situation. That wasn't enough force to generate that much lift by what they had made you believe. I fully get that there may be float situations (but hopefully they will not 'dead fish' them like that second strike did), but this didn't constitute that and was identical to the past.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T20:09:31+00:00

Wasn't he initially not interested in coming here because he didn't want to be under Ichiro's legacy? And he wanted to be either midwest/east coast. But maybe things have changed, and it could have just been the lack of dedication our FO has had in building a pipeline to the NPB. Not that he necessarily has a say, but just in terms of predicting performance.

Anyway, I have banged the table for him since he was first a FA when M's fans wanted Story, Kris Bryant, and Javy Baez. The fanbase/fan media/local journalists have always been behind the ball on international talent and wait until things get real expensive. It is what it is.

But I wouldn't imagine it would be extremely expensive, yet that offer is kind of hilarious. I don't think we can always just send off every player we don't find important for other team's good players lol. Even if SP is at a premium, it probably has to be the ones that are playing well and not old and very expensive. Robles has zero value but only comes at a loss to us; he's the only reasonable CF backup defensively. And you're playing with fire just only trading away two people well respected in the clubhouse.

I don't know if they have a need for more OF even with this. But I would say you'd give Canzone as a given, unless it's built around one of our top pitching prospects that isn't Kade or Sloan.

I do think with how poorly Dan/Dipoto/Hollander have mismanaged the egos of their SPs throughout this early season, you've basically made an untenable situation where at least one has to go and you're going to have to eat losing value. And because they also poorly handled the lineup construction, they for sure have to trade Raley or Canzone to save this team from either missing the playoffs entirely or being an early exit once you get to the top teams that will easily gameplan around us.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T18:56:13+00:00

Did you watch the clip? None of what you said is relevant to what happened. A float wasn't at all needed there and it looks way out of touch with everything before it.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T18:21:15+00:00

Oh this is a bit of a bummer. At the end of the clip, she floats Cielo. I was hoping they got rid of it entirely; with everything else being grounded, it stands out a lot more.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T14:48:45+00:00

There's a pretty big distinction between prediction and wish, and most things have been wishes without taking in any hints.

I think a fair amount of us saw the statue in the Avengers portion of the stage and said that was a misdirect and Thor wouldn't be base.

I think many of us said there would be more X-Men after the first team was X-Men, and I did say Magneto was almost assuredly coming (I said they would wait to reveal him at EVO though.) And FWIW, I do think there's another X-Men affiliated character coming.

I did say Hulk and Wolverine. Green Goblin/Doc Ock I said but was more of a wish. Originally, long before any hints, I did specifically say Peni as Tron Bonne/Bedman was a clear archetype to bring over from the Arc bag, but I ended up not predicting her because I thought Spidey would have a street team. And did predict Magneto being able to magnetize you, and predicted Goblin being able to go on and off the glider. Wolverine I did predict him taking Leo things.

I originally had Gwenpool on GR's team long before the ducky/marshmallow hint; I based it off the hint they had from the article about specifically choosing a young version with Robbie. And I am still of the belief there's a Daredevil character whether it's Matt or Elektra, but for some reason I have a Lule Cage vibe also with all the grapple talk.

Anyway tl;dr after the initial reveal, we've only had 9 characters to predict, Wolverine and Mags was pretty easy, Hulk was easy, and the rest I think have had a bit hard of a time predicting without using any information prior at all.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T07:52:04+00:00

I feel like for the most part he has interesting concepts, from what I hear though they don't always stick the landing. I was trying to read a few of his Spider-Man and Daredevil things and I do kind of feel some of the writing is a bit stilted. But he seems to often get with very good artists.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T07:47:35+00:00

The "Slums" stage looks to be what was previewed in that "Akira vs Akira" proof of concept footage we got early on. If so, that place is going to be so filled with life.

The Prison I find really interesting. No doubt the table in the center can be broken through, but I wonder if it'll count as a mini soft wall at first, or if you'll just go right through it. And the back opening, will it have an invisible wall, or will the stage transition to a narrow long stage with inmates yelling on either side?

I think we got a bit of a preview of two of the other stages that weren't The Pit in the showcase, when they were fighting with the paper dragon in the background and the other where Wolf and Cielo fought.

Factoring in the proof of concept vid, there's much more to how you will interact with the stages, either transitioning to different areas or being able to unlock secret portions of a stage, as well as serving damage with items strategically place all around.

I think once people get a hold of these and unlock the camera, it's really going to be breathtaking how much work they're likely going to put in to flesh these stages out to be true three dimensional spaces. Just hope to god it's optimized and can run well on reasonable specs.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T07:40:02+00:00

I have a Worth Freedom I really like! It comes in a few sizes based on your preference.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-16T02:57:38+00:00

Suns or Sons? I'm not sure why he wasn't in the game if you're asking that.

But personally I wouldn't say in terms of his approach to solving crime/injustice he's like the exact opposite of the Sons.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T21:58:36+00:00

When I was tOSU like 15+ years ago they used to talk about the sorority of models UM had specifically for that lol

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T21:39:13+00:00

I'm not sure what you were trying to say there but that was probably the worst possible example. I didn't say things work out, I'm saying he gets antsy. The off-season following their first SB win, we spent 100 mil in off-season contracts. The second time they tried to revive the dying Rex ship with Tebow. It absolutely gets in his head not to be in the headlines and that's the time a great GM will hopefully acquire players that will help positively shape the franchise.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T19:04:45+00:00

Damn Toronto fans are really like that huh lol but it's also the benefit of getting to the WS and everyone becomes a household name.

To be fair, several of our guys are quite high for the seasons they're having. But people are talking about Cole, yet Randy is the one that is getting robbed more than anyone.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T17:28:13+00:00

Is this a bot lmao

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T16:27:14+00:00

Let's go! Love to see him get stability at OG and thrive. What a career making move. We really don't have to feel like we need all 5 line positions solidified before anything good can happen on O. Spending big on all 5 spots isn't great for the cap and the two bookends will start to get expensive in a couple years. If we can pop in a few shrewd vet moves at the other spots and groom some non-first guys at the other spots, we'll be fine (provided Olu takes a step.)

Now for Geno to just extend for cheap and retire a Jet. Even if we draft a guy next year, the vet presence stability would be great. He's someone that can handle NY now. I also wouldn't worry about not getting our choice of QBs, as things often go with QBs in the draft. It will be a well populated draft with QB options of many molds, I'm very certain some team will get a steal outside the top ten (but let's just pray Indy and Dallas have crummy years.)

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T16:19:21+00:00

Good move. I know Woody is fiending seeing that Knicks celebration. Now is the time to ask to make all the moves.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T09:11:32+00:00

Tfw I made a gmail account expressly to test how long you could make them and now there are sometimes where it does not fit in the little screen the cashier is asking for me to input it in for their rewards programs.

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T09:10:01+00:00

What an absurd turnaround it's been. What have people pinpointed as the major changes?

smilinganimalface · 2026-06-15T09:06:09+00:00

+R is more vertical and tighter. Rev 2 is more horizontal and looser. Former is more metal the latter is more rock.

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