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Scott Adams is a cartoonist famous for drawing Dilbert. He got his BA at Hartwick College but also his MBA from UC Berkeley in 1986. His opinions are… uh… controversial.
This parody comic was done by InfiniteGuff, who can be found here. He does commissions on demand.
I've been entertained that more conservative writers who have been complaining about people getting cancelled for being woke (Connor Friedersdorf, Thomas Willliams Chatterton iirc) decided that it was okay for Scott Adams to suffer commercial consequences for endorsing segregation.
Someone who was trying to cause trouble would note that it's possible for Adams to both be a dreary bigot who plainly has been working through a variety of problems in public, and that there is not in practice a large difference between self sorting by upper middle class professionals that amounts to the same thing even if it's for different stated reasons.
Bottom of the ninth, tie game, bases loaded, two outs. Single A player Cal Conley is trying to make a name for himself and manages to get a full count. Then this happened.
He was in the box, but wasn't looking at the pitcher. Even though the catcher was standing up looking at his card.
Scherzer is loving the new power he has. Think about if a batter has already called time. Scherzer can be ready to pitch at 8, batter has to be ready, he can hold off starting until just before 0. Make the batter stand there ready to hit for 8 seconds.
Like often happens with rues modifications, I suspect there will be some relatively aggressive calls initially, and then things will moderate to a more tolerable level.
It’s a stupid rule altogether. To save, what, 12 minutes off a game? Like that’s gonna increase interest in a game that has been on the decline for 30 years?
No arguments there, tho games never used to be 3 hours until big TV got involved. Bringing a clock element to baseball just so you can keep TV ad breaks that generate millions of $$$ for owners the same length is laughable. Dunno, it shouldn’t take a clock element.
Ha. Exactly. I’m all for changes to the game if it legitimately drums up interest, increases enjoyment and is for the betterment of all parties concerned. When it comes to baseball, while I’m definitely more of a traditionalist, there are certainly changes that are pretty good.
Adding any type of clock to the game of baseball, and in turn handing MORE responsibility to the umpires, is an absolute joke tho. Just what we need - more controversy surrounding officiating.
I read somewhere that the average number of pitches in a game in 2021 was 292 pitches. That's between 16 and 17 pitches per half inning, on average, for an 8.5 to 9 inning game.
If close to 300 pitches are thrown in an average game, for each second saved for the average pitch you can shave close to 5 minutes off of game time. If you shave 4 seconds on average off each pitch, that's close to 20 minutes. 6 seconds equals a little more than 29 minutes.
If each pitch happens at an interval of about 20 seconds, 292 pitches equals 97 mins, 20 seconds. Add 2.5 minutes each half inning for the defensive team to come in, the offensive team to go out, pitcher to in between inning warm up pitches. That adds 40 to 42.5 minutes. Now, game time approaches 2 hrs 18 minutes. It's going to be longer because once the ball is put in play it lengthens the time between pitches and the time of the game. Ground balls, routine fly balls, base hits, home runs, steals, etc. add length to overall game time.
It is. I'm curious to see what Urías gets this offseason. He's a Boras agent so he'll most likely take long over short with high AAV. I think the Dodgers would be willing to go short with high AAV but they aren't going long. He'll be 27 this offseason since he started in the MLB to early. He's probably at least 2 years younger than most top pitchers starting free agency. I've seen articles that say he's doesn't like how the Dodgers are careful with him and don't let him throw 100+ pitches.
a GOOD Warriors finish in the 4th quarter last night.
Kerr calls a timeout w/ 6-7 min left to play and it is mic-ed up. he basically says, "we are down 10. they were down 10 at home and won, so lets do the same. get a stop, get a bucket and we'll be good"
sure enough, that is exactly what happened. W's went from down 10, to up 5 in a couple minutes and it looked like they had it wrapped up until they started turning it over right at the end. luckily the game ended!
On Friday, Judge Howell released a redacted copy of her December decision about Rep. Scott Perry's defense of "speech or debate clause". While there are still steps ahead, it is another step forward to allows disclosure of incriminating evidence of the President and several sitting members of congress of them trying to coordinate a coup.
Florida State, citing their unhappiness about their revenue distribution vis-a-vis how much they bring in, threaten to leave the ACC if their ratio isn't renegotiated.
Iowa basketball, both men's and women's, had their moments too. Men scored 23 points and came back from 13 down in the last 1:34 to eventually win in OT. Women got a three at the buzzer to win over #2 Indiana.
[BASE] Bears sweep Cal Poly 2-1 and 7-3 over the weekend. They also beat UConn 4-2 and had their second game on Sunday cancelled due to water coming out of the sky.
Went with our tailgate crew to Saturdays games. There’s a pitch clock now and the games moved fairly quickly. The second game clocked in at 2h 40m. Pitching management is still suspect, but there is quite a bit of power at the plate this year, more so than I can ever remember. And not just a one man show like the Vaughn days.
[SB] Bears swept through the weekend, beating San Diego 10-1, Utah Valley 6-5, Cal Poly 8-3, Iowa 6-4, and a good Texas Tech team 3-0 despite still missing ace Sona Halajian and 3-hole hitter Tatum Anzaldo.
Women's basketball swept on the road to close regular season while Jayda Curry keeps her streak of consecutive games hitting a three alive at 51. Didn't hit her three on Saturday until the last minute of the game. She was the only player to hit a three in every Pac 12 conference game this season.
Scott Adams
Pointy Haired Boss likes Scott Adams
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-racism-response-dilbert-scott-adams_n_63fb741ee4b0735bf8787b92
I've been entertained that more conservative writers who have been complaining about people getting cancelled for being woke (Connor Friedersdorf, Thomas Willliams Chatterton iirc) decided that it was okay for Scott Adams to suffer commercial consequences for endorsing segregation.
Someone who was trying to cause trouble would note that it's possible for Adams to both be a dreary bigot who plainly has been working through a variety of problems in public, and that there is not in practice a large difference between self sorting by upper middle class professionals that amounts to the same thing even if it's for different stated reasons.
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Bottom of the ninth, tie game, bases loaded, two outs. Single A player Cal Conley is trying to make a name for himself and manages to get a full count. Then this happened.
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1629583305111744514
What is this Automatic Strike? Is it for failing to get into the batter's box within a certain time?
He was in the box, but wasn't looking at the pitcher. Even though the catcher was standing up looking at his card.
Scherzer is loving the new power he has. Think about if a batter has already called time. Scherzer can be ready to pitch at 8, batter has to be ready, he can hold off starting until just before 0. Make the batter stand there ready to hit for 8 seconds.
https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/02/27/mets-max-scherzer-relishes-newfound-power-mlb-rule-changes
I think the MLB is going to have to tweak it. No way the current rules work for post season.
Like often happens with rues modifications, I suspect there will be some relatively aggressive calls initially, and then things will moderate to a more tolerable level.
It’s a stupid rule altogether. To save, what, 12 minutes off a game? Like that’s gonna increase interest in a game that has been on the decline for 30 years?
Saving 23 minutes/game so far. I like it. Games should not be over 3 hours on average.
No arguments there, tho games never used to be 3 hours until big TV got involved. Bringing a clock element to baseball just so you can keep TV ad breaks that generate millions of $$$ for owners the same length is laughable. Dunno, it shouldn’t take a clock element.
Nomar would have had so many auto strikes
Ha. Exactly. I’m all for changes to the game if it legitimately drums up interest, increases enjoyment and is for the betterment of all parties concerned. When it comes to baseball, while I’m definitely more of a traditionalist, there are certainly changes that are pretty good.
Adding any type of clock to the game of baseball, and in turn handing MORE responsibility to the umpires, is an absolute joke tho. Just what we need - more controversy surrounding officiating.
I read somewhere that the average number of pitches in a game in 2021 was 292 pitches. That's between 16 and 17 pitches per half inning, on average, for an 8.5 to 9 inning game.
If close to 300 pitches are thrown in an average game, for each second saved for the average pitch you can shave close to 5 minutes off of game time. If you shave 4 seconds on average off each pitch, that's close to 20 minutes. 6 seconds equals a little more than 29 minutes.
If each pitch happens at an interval of about 20 seconds, 292 pitches equals 97 mins, 20 seconds. Add 2.5 minutes each half inning for the defensive team to come in, the offensive team to go out, pitcher to in between inning warm up pitches. That adds 40 to 42.5 minutes. Now, game time approaches 2 hrs 18 minutes. It's going to be longer because once the ball is put in play it lengthens the time between pitches and the time of the game. Ground balls, routine fly balls, base hits, home runs, steals, etc. add length to overall game time.
Eliminate gloves!
Manny Machado gets PAID
https://sports.yahoo.com/manny-machado-reportedly-signs-11-year-350-million-contract-extension-with-padres-154325036.html
11 year contract at age 31? @Yeah that contract is going to age well.@
I feel like every big MLB contract is a minimum 10 year contract now.
Still, while a decade is a long time, they aren’t touching the Bobby Bonilla/Mets contract.
It is. I'm curious to see what Urías gets this offseason. He's a Boras agent so he'll most likely take long over short with high AAV. I think the Dodgers would be willing to go short with high AAV but they aren't going long. He'll be 27 this offseason since he started in the MLB to early. He's probably at least 2 years younger than most top pitchers starting free agency. I've seen articles that say he's doesn't like how the Dodgers are careful with him and don't let him throw 100+ pitches.
As a fantasy baseball owner of Urias, I also don’t like how they don’t let him throw 100+ pitches. ;-)
1. It means he is actually still in their (and your) rotation come August.
2. It's Dave Roberts. He can't contain himself for that long without meddling regardless of the pitcher or the circumstance.
An NFL team has made proposed making roughing the passer a reviewable thing
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-team-proposes-rule-to-make-roughing-the-passer-reviewable
Could have used that in the '90 Big Game.
Pat FLOOOODDD!!!
Dame goes ham on the Rockets and scores 71 points, gets drug tested.
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401469072
It doesn’t matter because he is just wasting away in Portland.
Bill Musgrave hired by Cleveland browns as senior offensive assistant...
Did not expect to see that news!
Two 3/4 length shots go in just too late, but both were a split second late.
Embid's was just after 0.0 after Tatum hit a 3 to go up 3
https://streamable.com/ai5qp8
and last night Paul George in a tie game and no time left during regulation.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ActionNetworkHQ/status/1630082365660823553
a GOOD Warriors finish in the 4th quarter last night.
Kerr calls a timeout w/ 6-7 min left to play and it is mic-ed up. he basically says, "we are down 10. they were down 10 at home and won, so lets do the same. get a stop, get a bucket and we'll be good"
sure enough, that is exactly what happened. W's went from down 10, to up 5 in a couple minutes and it looked like they had it wrapped up until they started turning it over right at the end. luckily the game ended!
DBD AV CLUB
The Consultant…Amazon Prime. Christophe Waltz and Sydney Sweeney’s friend from White Lotus S1.
Wild.
Also, I finally got around to seeing Birdman, with Michael Keaton….just almost 10 years later. I enjoyed it. He was really good.
It's the rare case of an Oscar winner that was -- to my mind -- underrated. Keaton was brilliant.
Watched The Fabelmans.
Black Widow (Disney network) is my new show to watch while i work out.
i didnt really know what to expect, but it is pretty good, entertaining, a good back story of traumatized kids that grow up to be super-people.
the first episode is nearly 90 min long .. still only halfway thru
I see no Black Widow series on Disney+, just the movie and a making-of documentary. Is this called something else?
https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/black-widow/3VfTap90rwZC
ah ok .. i thought it was a series. but now i realize it was a movie!
That explains everything!
Is this new? I didn’t know they dropped a series on this and was only aware of the movie.
you are correct. i am dumb
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
On Friday, Judge Howell released a redacted copy of her December decision about Rep. Scott Perry's defense of "speech or debate clause". While there are still steps ahead, it is another step forward to allows disclosure of incriminating evidence of the President and several sitting members of congress of them trying to coordinate a coup.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/27/court-perry-testimony-investigation-trump-jan-6/?
Florida bill would ban D&I considerations for university faculty hires.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-bill-would-ban-gender-studies-majors-diversity-programs-universities-2023-02-25/
DeSantis signs law that strips Disney of Reedy Creek control
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-disney-reedy-creek-law-signed-20230227-mbhn25a2fnfnflmooos4tzd2eq-story.html
[CNN] Trump tax returns are full of red flags and contradictions to what he said.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns-released/index.html
@I'm shocked...just shocked@
You see the weirdest people at Waffle House
https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1629878283469815808
Glad I'm not a congressman so my transcript doesn't get published. Still, this guy is up there with Santos.
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-congressman-andy-ogles-didnt-want-you-to-see-his-college-transcript-we-got-it-anyway
It takes a special type of person to flunk 11 classes in 9 months, including four of the same classes (which even includes Child Drama Speech)
The biggest election of 2023 reaches final sprint...
Liberal and conservative groups are pouring money into the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/27/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-00084406
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Florida State, citing their unhappiness about their revenue distribution vis-a-vis how much they bring in, threaten to leave the ACC if their ratio isn't renegotiated.
https://247sports.com/Article/FSU-Football-ACC-exit-fee-Michael-Alford-205253904/
21 seconds of insanity
https://twitter.com/RealCorrigan/status/1629356894497263616
Tough break for the losing squad…that game winner shouldn’t have counted.
Iowa basketball, both men's and women's, had their moments too. Men scored 23 points and came back from 13 down in the last 1:34 to eventually win in OT. Women got a three at the buzzer to win over #2 Indiana.
https://www.foxsports.com/watch/play-63c5e354b0000ae
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/35741484
CAL
Go Bears!!!
[WSWIM] Cal slips to third place as USC's strong breaststroke and diving pips Cal at the end 1267.6 vs. 1260.6.
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/25/womens-swimming-diving-more-podium-finishes-for-bears-at-pac-12-championships.aspx
[MTen] #29 Cal beats USF 5-1 and UC Davis 6-0
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/25/mens-tennis-no-29-cal-downs-usf-uc-davis.aspx
[BASE] Bears sweep Cal Poly 2-1 and 7-3 over the weekend. They also beat UConn 4-2 and had their second game on Sunday cancelled due to water coming out of the sky.
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/25/baseball-bears-sweep-saturday-twin-billing.aspx
Went with our tailgate crew to Saturdays games. There’s a pitch clock now and the games moved fairly quickly. The second game clocked in at 2h 40m. Pitching management is still suspect, but there is quite a bit of power at the plate this year, more so than I can ever remember. And not just a one man show like the Vaughn days.
I wish I were back tomorrow to watch Cal vs UC Davis. One of No 3's teammates (Jr) pitches for Davis and one is a freshman pitcher at Cal.
No wait a minute, the one pitching for Davis is a Sr.
[SB] Bears swept through the weekend, beating San Diego 10-1, Utah Valley 6-5, Cal Poly 8-3, Iowa 6-4, and a good Texas Tech team 3-0 despite still missing ace Sona Halajian and 3-hole hitter Tatum Anzaldo.
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/26/softball-bears-sweep-through-mary-nutter-collegiate-classic.aspx
[WPolo] #4 Cal beats #3 UCLA 9-7
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/26/womens-water-polo-no-4-bears-down-no-3-ucla.aspx
[WPolo} #4 Cal loses to #1 Leland Stanfurd JC 11-6, but beats #5 Hawaii 11-10
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/25/womens-water-polo-no-4-cal-splits-day-two-at-barbara-kalbus-invitational.aspx
[BVB] #11 Cal loses to #7 LMU, but beats Concordia to start the season 1-1. The team had its other two games delayed/cancelled due to weather.
https://calbears.com/news/2023/2/26/beach-volleyball-no-11-cal-splits-season-opening-doubleheader.aspx
Women's basketball swept on the road to close regular season while Jayda Curry keeps her streak of consecutive games hitting a three alive at 51. Didn't hit her three on Saturday until the last minute of the game. She was the only player to hit a three in every Pac 12 conference game this season.
DBDDCHH
BK97 and DCBlue alert, HSB can't make dinner tonight. DCT, tbb, and I are meeting at Lapis at 7. If either, or both, want to come, please let us know.
Ironically, I'm in CA right now for work. Otherwise I'd stop by
I'm trying to avoid feeling too rejected
I had oral surgery on Saturday and am still keeping a low profile. Thanks for the offer though.
that is a very cryptic acronym even for someone who knows exactly that is going on!
Or anyone else in the area that wants to join.
or if you want to fly in just for dinner, that is acceptable too