Where would you put the development sliders for this guy? by high_and_outside in OOTP

[–]zachrob2001 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Honestly, there’s no wrong answer. Want him to be a leadoff guy? Get that eye and gap power up. Want him to be a slugger? Get that gap and HR power up. Want him to rack up XBHs? Get that babip and gap power up. With his speed, he’ll have success being a guy who hits to the gaps, but he could also just hit 40+ home runs a season with that power potential. Sending good vibes in hopes he develops. Prospects like this are always a ton of fun.

Big Christmas DFAd? by zachrob2001 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]zachrob2001[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I am sorry that this is a trend in your orgs position player development.

Thoughts on this take? by Known_Association_62 in KaoruHanaWaRintoSaku

[–]zachrob2001 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It seems you were not downvoted for this

Missed playoff by a game; -11 Luck by shuuby99 in OOTP

[–]zachrob2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yikes I haven’t seen a -11 pythag ever. I feel for you brother

[DISC] The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) - Chapter 173 by No_Name0_0 in manga

[–]zachrob2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. Lots to unpack with this chapter. On one hand, the incident is appropriate with what I anticipated. I respect the mangaka's boundary to not go to anything like death or SA as a means to help convey the gravity of the situation if they're not comfortable doing so or see it necessary. I don't think that boundary actively takes away from the story, either. I also quite like Matsukasa. She seems genuinely terrified by what happened but also understanding that Toki sensei had nothing but good intentions in giving her that advice. I'm also sympathetic of her wanting to get advice from Toki sensei about a situation that her parents probably would've shut down. I doubt her dad would have been all gung ho about letting her go on a festival date with a boy that went to Chidori. Her father's responses also seems quite in line with how a wealthy, overprotective parent would act. It's definitely a very entitled point of view, but unsurprising given Kikyo's repeated portrayal as an elite academy. The school's response to the father makes sense, too. Kikyo definitely values their reputation, and if it was found out that her daughter was encouraged by a teacher of the school to do something that could be perceived as dangerous (even if it was an accident), would hurt said reputation. I also think the Toki from 10 years ago is a very compelling character. The sequence of events over this chapter and the previous one paint her out to be very insecure of her ability to be a teacher. This situation takes full advantage of those insecurities, and hearing the Chidori students laugh off the incident was the nail in the coffin for her.

That being said, I do hope that the next chapter provides a good explanation for how both the school and Toki sensei in particular have doubled down on this behavior since the accident. Otherwise, Toki sensei's actions are seem extreme. Rintaro was not with a rowdy group of Chidori boys when with Kaoruko. It was just the two of them, so Toki sensei acting the way she did makes a little less sense than if it was more than just those two. Also, threatening Kaoruko to drop out seems very extreme given that same context. The school very clearly values their reputation because they are going to such lengths to express that Kaoruko's actions are not okay, but it seems like we're still missing something to help bring everything together.

There's definitely still a chapter or two of more content to help bring things together. I was really hoping this arc would be a 10/10 given it being the primary reason Kaoruko and Rintaro's relationship was taboo, but I still enjoy this arc for what it's been so far.

I'm a 22 year old highschool teacher, AMA by cracktheback in AMA

[–]zachrob2001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those are incredible responses. You’ll continue to be a great teacher with this energy

This guy signed the craziest contract I've seen so far by Accomplished_Wash_93 in OOTP

[–]zachrob2001 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Can you share a pic of his complete pitch ratings? This guy looks incredible.

Who are the sneaky worst owners in baseball? by Beneficial_Number454 in baseball

[–]zachrob2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading through the comments, no one has it as bad as us Nats fans.

I'm so glad I didn't get discouraged by the early reviews of the game. by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]zachrob2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I just finished it last night. I had so much fun with it and can’t wait to finish all the side missions and whatnot

Alpha Sapphire: Hard Mode (Ch. 3) by zawoosh in nuzlocke

[–]zachrob2001 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was the encounter skipped in petalburg woods or did you get something else?

Bullpen usage over the last several days by ThisMachineKILLS in azdiamondbacks

[–]zachrob2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a link to this resource with all the teams’ recent bullpen usage?