Caravaggio’s “Calling of St. Matthew” (1599) depicts Matthew 9:9. Caravaggio depicts Matthew the tax collector sitting at a custom-house table with four other men. Jesus and Saint Peter have entered the room, and Jesus is pointing at Matthew - inspiring him to follow him. A beam of light illuminates the faces of the men at the table who are looking at Christ, who is painted with the least detail.
This painting is a transitional period - between the exaggerated idealization of Mannerism (eg, the large head/hands and muscularity of Michaelangelo’s David) period of the 16th century toward Baroque. However, the style is more naturalistic and hadn’t yet adopted the high-energy, high-contrast vibrancy that the Catholic Church commissioned to contrast against Protestant simplicity (eg, Dutch masters).
The painting is currently located in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome.
there's a version online from Team Negative 1 where they put the movie back frame by frame from a Spanish print found sometimes in like 2002. I have that on my computer.
Hey Scootie - based on your comment about Boris Becker's broom closet event, I went to go see what three-pump-chump's kid looks like. Oh shit. No paternity test needed.
If you liked the first one, and are ok with Tom Cruise, then GO SEE IT ON THE BIGGEST AND LOUDEST THEATER POSSIBLE. JETS GO FAST. PREVIOUS MOVIE IS REFERENCED 1000 TIMES. MISSILES EXPLODE. CAST IS SLIGHTLY MORE DIVERSE THAN THE FIRST MOVIE. 19/19 will watch again.
I just finished lunch and I heard Ann Hornaday of the Post on the local radio news station and she really liked it. Better than the original she thought.
I can't wait. Waiting for No 3 to get back from college and I'm going with No 2 and 3. So it'll still be 2 weeks. Which I guess means it won't be as crowded?
Not sure if IMAX or Dolby Atmos theater is better. Terence where did you go see it?
I didn't have enough time when I was at Rome to see the works in the actual chapels, where I think his best works (from what I have seen in reprints and documentaries) are located.
Then again, I had a bit of disappointment when I went to a chapel to see Tintoretto's works when in Venice. It was just some bad luck due to overcast and maybe too late on the day, it was too dark to see the painting well due to its dependence on only natural light.
Cool. I'll add that to the list if/when I make it back to Rome (I do think I did not do the Trevi fountain coin throw correctly). Museum-wise, I only went to the Vatican Museum and Galleria Borghese (and was crunched for time because I was way late getting there for my visit window due to getting lost and not having a working smart phone).
Ukraine is losing in the Donbas as Russian troops advance, threatening to encircle a pocket of 10k Ukrainian troops. US will reportedly respond by lending MLRS systems to Ukraine.
my wife and daughters are all UK citizens since my wife was born in London. many of the fantastic benefits of being EU members have vanished, but it still seems good to have an alternate passport.
My wife is in her third week in Scotland doing hikes and meditation. Brexit means there is a massive shortage of workers. She says that every shop has a help wanted sign and every place has limited hours. She has to go line up at a half hour before a restaurant opens in order to get food and said that American family left in tears at 5:30pm because they're having trouble finding food.
That’s not just brexit, that’s also happening here. The issues are caused by the same thing, low wage worker shortages caused by anti-immigration policies here and in the UK which is restricting workers from arriving they would work in the tourist and food industry.
Perhaps a bit of both, but locals said that they're a really touristy area and normally all of their seasonal staff were young continentals doing walk-abouts for a summer. The paperwork is too onerous to do, so the seasonal staff go elsewhere in Europe.
service was a little slow in Edinburgh at a few places, but overall we had a pleasant weekend and good service during our college visit about a month ago.
I think the difference is that she's out in the countryside, where young adults all emigrate to Edinburgh - only the older folks are left... 'n they're goosed.
Market in San Ignacio for the $1.50 breakfast burritos made with farm fresh eggs, homemade tortillas and homemade hot sauce. In the same market you can top it off with a $2 cup of passion fruit frozen yogurt straight from the Mennonite farms.
I can't believe it took to my mid 40s to figure this out, especially since I throw fries into my McD's hamburger all the time, but I've started buying a second hash brown and loading up my sausage mcmuffin with a spare hashbrown.
Stopping at a stop sign. Perhaps this is a hot take, but I think if a law is rarely followed, then it's a dumb law. It should be changed to "approach a stop sign at a speed where you can easily stop if you need to"
It is a hot take. But I understand where you're coming from.
I know that very few folks come to a complete stop at a STOP sign. I even understand why. I even do it sometimes myself. But I do slow down enough that I can come to a complete stop by simply following through on braking; I never have to stand on the brakes.
And that's the point - the STOP sign laws ensure that the vast majority of motorists will slow down enough to keep pedestrians safe. Even so, way too many pedestrians are still injured and killed by careless drivers. Personally, I think that way too many folks have a driver's license because they're way too cavalier about driving.
If a pedestrian is killed because of failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign its because the motorist didnt even see the stop sign (or pedestrian), not because they saw it and chose to slowly roll through it.
eh, even more so - I'm something of a speed demon (at times) - but I realized one time that you really SHOULD stop all the way in urban environments. One time (Oakland Chinatown) I was doing my usual thing of almost stopping, but maybe creeping at 2 mph - problem was the A-pillar blocked my view of a pedestrian who was moving at about 2 mph as well - I didn't hit them, but I realized it was a real issue.
That is very dangerous for any pedestrians attempting to walk in a cross walk, bicyclist, people riding skate boards, and young kids. He should really stop at the red regardless of cross traffic.
Still is dangerous. A driver did that in front of a pedestrian (me) yesterday. If I had stepped off the curb, I would have been hit; I had the green light.
Just so long as no one is hurt, ever, it should be okay.
The older I get, though, the less trust I have that people will act rationally in all situations. Sometimes you gotta honor that vibe that says, "Not today. Don't chance it."
The A’s were on the wrong side of a pitching duel at the Coliseum tonight, losing to the Texas Rangers 4-1 in the series opener.
The starting pitching on both sides was excellent, as each went seven innings and allowed just a single run. The A’s bullpen fell apart in the ninth, though, allowing three runs in a rare meltdown from the ‘pen.
With both teams' aces going tonight, it looked like spectators were in store for a pitching duel. And that’s exactly what happened in this game, with Frankie Montas facing off against Martin Perez for seven innings apiece tonight at the Coliseum.
Freddie Freeman led a potent attack, collecting four of the Dodgers’ season-high 24 hits and scored double digits for the sixth time in a 14-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Freeman hadn’t homered since April 24, but even with the long ball drought he was still having a stellar month. He entered Thursday with an .849 OPS in May, and his RBI double in the first inning scored the first run of the game.
Then in the second inning, with one out and two runners on, Freeman unloaded on a pitch from Humberto Castellanos.
Muncy possibly headed to IL with elbow pain after injury that ended his '21 campaign... may help explain his brutal start.
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May 26: Max Muncy sits with left elbow discomfort
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Muncy has been dealing with some left elbow discomfort after banging against the wall in the series opener against the Nationals on Monday. Muncy, who suffered a torn UCL in his left elbow last season, could head to the injured list for the first time this season, but that decision has not yet been made. Outfielder Kevin Pillar is on the team’s taxi squad and would likely replace Muncy if he goes on the IL. -- Juan Toribio
Might explain why he's hitting like .197 or something. But I guess the Dodgers will have to fall back on Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Trea Turner, Will Smith, Chris Taylor and Justin Turner (who is also struggling)
JT has turned it up the last 2-3 weeks. I think he's been seeing the ball much better. CT3 strikes out a lot and gets beat on the high fastballs, as does Bellinger.
Overall, they're hitting the ball well, but every so often have a game or two where no one hits.
I've watched a bunch of his ab's...for the most part, he has the look of a player that had an abbreviated spring training but is close to turning it around: his knowledge of the strike zone and plate discipline remains exceptional, as he's on pace for 131 walks...he's just missing pitches. Tough to say if the lack of production is due to the mush-ball MLB is using, or weakness because of the arm injury, but maybe an IL stint would be helpful if for nothing else to clear his head.
Would love to see the stats on the number of players that decline surgery in favor of "rehabbing" and then subsequently re-injure or aggravate it soon after...perhaps one of the writers on W4C can write an article on this. ;-) ;-)
Warriors never trailed as they close out the Mavs 120-110 to return to the NBA finals for the sixth time in the past 8 years. Off night for shooting by Curry, Wiggins, and Doncic. While it won't steal the headlines, the difference was the Dubs' rebounding.
No 2 and I watched outside Chase, on the seats facing the Inside the NBA crew. I had worn a UNC shirt hoping to get Kenny to sign it and he brought an NBA 2K18 for Ernie to sign it after they were done. He was able to get Ernie to sign it so that's pretty cool.
What happened with Chuck where he was standing up facing the crowd gesturing during the post-game broadcast? They cut to a commercial and were clearly out of sorts, then Kenny made a comment that Chuck was his guy but they never really said what happened.
Some fans threw a couple of things (tshirts and stuff) at him. Maybe splashed him with water. He took a cup and threw water over his shoulder at them. Then I think they threw some more things at him. Some were being dicks. Lots of Chuck You Suck chants. He got up and pretended to throw the cup at them a couple of times. I think he was pissed at first, but it looked like the second time looked like he was smirking so maybe he was just trying to scare the guy.
I did see one or two guys giving him the double finger but backing up while doing it. I did see security get a guy or two outta there. I think it was just a few guys being assholes and the rest were just content on yelling at Chuck. Of course, then they were chanting that Shaq had his hand behind him telling them to make it louder.
Barkley seemingly has always hated the Bay. My pops and I had tickets one night right behind the bench way back in the day when they played Barkley’s Sixers and Charles got into a big spat with fans walking to the locker room after the game. Cups of beer were thrown, he tried to go into the stands…ugly.
I told No 2 that it seems like he does vs the other guys because they've been hounded their whole lives for autographs and stuff and he's like a regular guy that wants to sign so that his fans are happy.
Barkley is one of the best pro athletes to run into in public. He will buy drinks for everyone, he doesn't have security or an entourage -it's just him in the bar.
I watched the first three quarters. Dallas cut the lead in the third but they were still down by ten and had only gained seven in the third. It just didn't feel like Dubs were going to let it get all the way away.
I think most people assumed he'd be played off the court on the defensive end, due to Dallas' five-wide offensive style. But he actually held up well defending on the perimeter. It wasn't easy for Luka or anyone else to go at him.
'Furd picks up their first grad transfer ever...6'5" SG Michael Jones from Davidson. Figures to be a thorn in Cal's side - 11.8 ppg/3.6rpg/1.9apg/1.0spg, 46% fg%, 42% 3Pfg%, 84% FT. The kind of efficient shooter Fox sure could use.
Tennessee's Ben Joyce is electric. He threw a record 105.5 mph fastball and his 4 seamer is - as seen below - electric. But he's had Tommy John, which means he will be drafted as a reliever with a timebomb in his right arm.
I think he's also just a college reliever right now. I had thought that he was not draft eligible but he's just kind of far down the list in the mock drafts.
Speaking of records, Cub short stop Andrelton Simmons threw the slowest pitch in MLB history last night. 44.9 mph. And because he was pitching to the Reds, of course it resulted in a whiff.
Once again, the FBI has investigated themselves regarding their botched investigation of Larry Nassar. FBI agents were accused of mishandling evidence, inaccurate documenting evidence, and lying. They found that their mistakes as "inexcusable", but claimed they lacked enough evidence to prosecute. Department of "Justice".
Is our infantile obsession with militarization and guns unique in the world? I think it is, but I don't really know. It seems like guns, military, and second amendment have taken on a cultish status in our country in a way that doesn't exist in other Western democracies. Curious to know others take on this.
I think it is, agree. And I think that is the real power of the gun lobby, not their money but really the brainwashing they have done on the right, getting the entire GOP to buy the (obviously nonsensical) lie that guns equal freedom, a necessary check on tyranny.
Of course, the actual check on tyranny is democracy, and the GOP is totally fine with shitcanning that.
We really need more effective messaging on D side. D pols are too chickenshit to take this head on.
Btw Peetyjay your reductio ad absurdum comment re “arms” in the 2A was a good one yesterday. For example no one construes it to mean that people have a constitutional right to buy nuclear weapons. It illustrates that there is always a line being drawn. Q is just where to draw it
The GOP has seized on a canned line about “hey let’s not play politics” as if that is like a civil response.
But politics is just the process of debating and changing policies. If you have a policy producing undesirable results, you change it. Especially if those undesirable results are scores of dead schoolchildren!
We, taxpayers, literally hired these stupid motherfuckers to do this job of enacting policy for us. So by saying “hey let’s not play politics”, what they are really saying is “I will not do my job.”
The turtle at the bottom of so much of this is gerrymandering/party primaries. In an open primary world with districting done by independent commissions, Fox News would be less influential. Yang is dead right about this
I think you make elections federally funded and run by FEC. I would do a first round and a runoff but I think Yang prefers ranked choice. I am just not sure people understand ranked choice that well - it gave us Jean Kwan after all
I despise ranked choice with the fire of a thousand suns for two reasons (1) those who support ranked choice are practically evangelical about it and (2) as simple as it seems, most people cannot grasp the implications of ranked choice voting and its uses.
As for (2), the 2010 Oakland Mayoral election should be Exhibit A as to why ranked choice voting is a bad deal. It resulted in Jean Quan being mayor and Quan should never have been anywhere close to being mayor, EVER. Not just because of her record as mayor, but because she simply didn't have the chops to be mayor.
Runoff elections are best among the viable options, but certain "progressives" want ranked choice because they abhor runoffs.
All good suggestions, I would prefer ranked choice but I understand how it works but I also recognize a lot of people don’t and they end up screwing it up.
Yup, or having armed guards. I mean it makes sense. If you are some rent a cop with a pea shooter you aren’t going to confront a guy in full body armor wielding a machine gun. The Republicans basically want to turn the country into a war zone. No government guarantees of safety, just arm and protect yourself
It’s just an empty deflection. Anything to avoid engaging on the actual substance.
It is a perfect GOP potpourri though - criticize domestic black people about dealings with godless foreign non-whites. If he only worked in sex trafficking somehow it would been a hall of fame comment
[BASE] Bears lose 3-1 to #4 OSU in Pac-12 Championship. They left the bases loaded in the 5th and got the tying run to bat in the bottom of the ninth, but the Beavers pitching/defense was solid in preventing the Bears from threatening much. The Championship is double-elimination, so they play #20 UCLA for the second time in three days today in a time of this writing that is still TBD.
I think Bears got a decent shot at winning today, but it's hard to see how this pitching staff, with guys already used and unavailable, can possibly win two games over Oregon State tomorrow. But let's get there first.
The Beavs are so solid. Clutch 2-out hitting in the decisive T5th inning plated a couple, and Hjerpe is an absolute stud...he limited the Bears lefty-heavy lineup. Good game tho...
I wonder if the laserdisks I have of Star Wars are worth anything - only non-corrupted version out there.
there's a version online from Team Negative 1 where they put the movie back frame by frame from a Spanish print found sometimes in like 2002. I have that on my computer.
Your laserdisc is worth around $20 on eBay.
I still have an early VHS tape of Episode IV.
You still have a working VHS player?
I probably do, although I haven't used one in a very long while.
Hey Scootie - based on your comment about Boris Becker's broom closet event, I went to go see what three-pump-chump's kid looks like. Oh shit. No paternity test needed.
https://www.imago-images.com/st/0108180633
oh wow
Thanks for the Caravaggio, one of my favorite artists.
Really? That's dark, man.
Behold Ad Reinhardt's painting at the NY MOMA.
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78976
I prefer Malevich
DBD AV Club
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
If you liked the first one, and are ok with Tom Cruise, then GO SEE IT ON THE BIGGEST AND LOUDEST THEATER POSSIBLE. JETS GO FAST. PREVIOUS MOVIE IS REFERENCED 1000 TIMES. MISSILES EXPLODE. CAST IS SLIGHTLY MORE DIVERSE THAN THE FIRST MOVIE. 19/19 will watch again.
Got a rave review in WaPo a couple of days ago.
I just finished lunch and I heard Ann Hornaday of the Post on the local radio news station and she really liked it. Better than the original she thought.
Hot take:
Tom Cruise is the GOAT action movie star.
hmmmmmm.... Certainly a candidate, but acting is not his strong suit, methinks.
I've always said that he does a great job playing Tom Cruise.
I think the NYT had him as the last real "Movie Star" - and I kinda get it.
I can't wait. Waiting for No 3 to get back from college and I'm going with No 2 and 3. So it'll still be 2 weeks. Which I guess means it won't be as crowded?
Not sure if IMAX or Dolby Atmos theater is better. Terence where did you go see it?
IMAX Regal in Dublin.
Tri-Valley hangout time!!!
what suburban bar can we close down this time?
Well, we already got the Whole Foods hot bar, so this time, I guess we can go find the suburban wine moms.
Maybe they're at the Buffalo Wild Wings
CHVRCHES at the Fillmore
I love Chvrches.
You get a poster?
I didn't. I don't have any place to put a poster.
SO MUCH FUN. Maybe fell in love with Lauren Mayberry a little bit.
That’s easy to do.
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Episodes 1 & 2
Just watched #1 - very good, and IMO much more cinematic than any other SW shows on Disney+
Max Rebo and Figrin D'an collab
That old fossil?
Now that's a name that I've not heard in a long time. a long time.
I didn't really appreciate Caravaggio until my last visit to Italy, the dude is a stud.
I didn't have enough time when I was at Rome to see the works in the actual chapels, where I think his best works (from what I have seen in reprints and documentaries) are located.
Then again, I had a bit of disappointment when I went to a chapel to see Tintoretto's works when in Venice. It was just some bad luck due to overcast and maybe too late on the day, it was too dark to see the painting well due to its dependence on only natural light.
Actually there's a fairly large group of his works at the Doria Pamphilj Museum, a somewhat under-visited museum - very much worth a tour.
Cool. I'll add that to the list if/when I make it back to Rome (I do think I did not do the Trevi fountain coin throw correctly). Museum-wise, I only went to the Vatican Museum and Galleria Borghese (and was crunched for time because I was way late getting there for my visit window due to getting lost and not having a working smart phone).
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine is losing in the Donbas as Russian troops advance, threatening to encircle a pocket of 10k Ukrainian troops. US will reportedly respond by lending MLRS systems to Ukraine.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/us-long-range-rockets-ukraine-mlrs/index.html
Brexit
my wife and daughters are all UK citizens since my wife was born in London. many of the fantastic benefits of being EU members have vanished, but it still seems good to have an alternate passport.
My 17 year old gets riled up in a hot second about Brexit since that burned her chances of easily living in the EU
My wife is in her third week in Scotland doing hikes and meditation. Brexit means there is a massive shortage of workers. She says that every shop has a help wanted sign and every place has limited hours. She has to go line up at a half hour before a restaurant opens in order to get food and said that American family left in tears at 5:30pm because they're having trouble finding food.
That’s not just brexit, that’s also happening here. The issues are caused by the same thing, low wage worker shortages caused by anti-immigration policies here and in the UK which is restricting workers from arriving they would work in the tourist and food industry.
also, you think Brexit related? or the Great Resignation? or some combo of both?
Perhaps a bit of both, but locals said that they're a really touristy area and normally all of their seasonal staff were young continentals doing walk-abouts for a summer. The paperwork is too onerous to do, so the seasonal staff go elsewhere in Europe.
Massively Brexit related. The hospitality industry, especially the seasonal one, was almost exclusively staffed by European workers.
interesting.
service was a little slow in Edinburgh at a few places, but overall we had a pleasant weekend and good service during our college visit about a month ago.
I think the difference is that she's out in the countryside, where young adults all emigrate to Edinburgh - only the older folks are left... 'n they're goosed.
who knew china and scotland would have similar problems.
You've got US$5 in local currency but can spend it anywhere in the world for breakfast, where are you going?
Market in San Ignacio for the $1.50 breakfast burritos made with farm fresh eggs, homemade tortillas and homemade hot sauce. In the same market you can top it off with a $2 cup of passion fruit frozen yogurt straight from the Mennonite farms.
I'm getting a bacon butty at a dirty diner somewhere in the UK. Or honestly? Probably just a sausage McMuffin with egg.
I can't believe it took to my mid 40s to figure this out, especially since I throw fries into my McD's hamburger all the time, but I've started buying a second hash brown and loading up my sausage mcmuffin with a spare hashbrown.
Cafe con leche and a nice view at a cafe in Barcelona.
a Parisian croissant, or a bowl of pho in Vietnam or kaya toast and a soft boiled egg in singapore or HK Style French toast
Tapsilog in Manila
pho and an egg coffee with $2 to spare
Also croissant and espresso, either France or Italy.
Un croissant et un cappuccino se vou plait en Paris merci
in the US ... Happy Donuts and Philz Coffee
almost anywhere in France ... a fresh croissant and an espresso
Could you get a Philz AND a Happy Donut for $5? I think you get one or the other.
might be close. a Happy Donut is about 50 cents. not sure what the cheapest small coffee at Philz is.
but if pressed, i would go w/ the Happy Donut over the coffee
Wait, where is a Happy Donut 50c? it was $1.75 last time I got one (and not for an apple fritter, just for a damn glazed donut).
I thought the one on Gilman is 1.50 for a regular one (cake and old fashioned), and maybe 2 for a French. Those are the only ones we get.
I'd always go for the coffee first, always.
That sounds good, but make mine doppio macchiato and a cornetto con panna somewhere in Italy
Croissant and espresso--that sounds pretty good
The best worst tacos ever.
Ky didn't have JITB but Nashville did so I would go to JITB when dropping No 1 off and get 2 tacos for $1.
Connecticut's $3m summer tourism campaign 'Find Your Vibe' is generating a lot of buzz and hopes to make a lot of people come.
https://ctmirror.org/2022/05/26/lamont-announces-3m-find-your-vibe-summer-tourism-campaign/
Fire Starkey is "all systems go."
pqtm
A law that is not followed more than half the time
Speed limits, especially on interstates. Many interstates in the Baltimore-DC area have speed limits of 55, which is utterly absurd.
I do wonder how much faster people would be going if the limit were 75
Stopping at a stop sign. Perhaps this is a hot take, but I think if a law is rarely followed, then it's a dumb law. It should be changed to "approach a stop sign at a speed where you can easily stop if you need to"
It is a hot take. But I understand where you're coming from.
I know that very few folks come to a complete stop at a STOP sign. I even understand why. I even do it sometimes myself. But I do slow down enough that I can come to a complete stop by simply following through on braking; I never have to stand on the brakes.
And that's the point - the STOP sign laws ensure that the vast majority of motorists will slow down enough to keep pedestrians safe. Even so, way too many pedestrians are still injured and killed by careless drivers. Personally, I think that way too many folks have a driver's license because they're way too cavalier about driving.
Sorry to rain on your hot take.
If a pedestrian is killed because of failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign its because the motorist didnt even see the stop sign (or pedestrian), not because they saw it and chose to slowly roll through it.
eh, even more so - I'm something of a speed demon (at times) - but I realized one time that you really SHOULD stop all the way in urban environments. One time (Oakland Chinatown) I was doing my usual thing of almost stopping, but maybe creeping at 2 mph - problem was the A-pillar blocked my view of a pedestrian who was moving at about 2 mph as well - I didn't hit them, but I realized it was a real issue.
Yield signs and roundabouts agree
How else will Moraga police run up their ticket count on my street?
My son said that he doesn't stop at a red light when turning red if he can see the crossing traffic and no one is coming.
That is very dangerous for any pedestrians attempting to walk in a cross walk, bicyclist, people riding skate boards, and young kids. He should really stop at the red regardless of cross traffic.
That's one I'll never do, I've seen too many T-bone aftermaths in LA to run that risk
Still is dangerous. A driver did that in front of a pedestrian (me) yesterday. If I had stepped off the curb, I would have been hit; I had the green light.
FiatSlug, if I was the skipper, you'd ALWAYS have the green light.
oh I know. He says he does check both directions to make sure there are no peds or cars. Hey, he can pay for his ticket when he inevitably gets one.
Just so long as no one is hurt, ever, it should be okay.
The older I get, though, the less trust I have that people will act rationally in all situations. Sometimes you gotta honor that vibe that says, "Not today. Don't chance it."
Assume you mean turning right. I think that because I remember trying that during driver's ed and the instructor slammed on the brake.
Yes turning right on red.
PRO
Alex Mack might retire.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/26/signs-point-even-more-strongly-to-alex-mack-retiring/#amp_ct=1653667083222&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16536670514728&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fprofootballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2022%2F05%2F26%2Fsigns-point-even-more-strongly-to-alex-mack-retiring%2F
Non amp link:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/26/signs-point-even-more-strongly-to-alex-mack-retiring/
Game #47: A’s blink first in pitching duel, lose 4-1 to Rangers
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/5/26/23143802/game-47-as-lose-rangers-montas-trivino
The A’s were on the wrong side of a pitching duel at the Coliseum tonight, losing to the Texas Rangers 4-1 in the series opener.
The starting pitching on both sides was excellent, as each went seven innings and allowed just a single run. The A’s bullpen fell apart in the ninth, though, allowing three runs in a rare meltdown from the ‘pen.
With both teams' aces going tonight, it looked like spectators were in store for a pitching duel. And that’s exactly what happened in this game, with Frankie Montas facing off against Martin Perez for seven innings apiece tonight at the Coliseum.
Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts lead latest Dodgers offensive barrage
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/5/26/23143818/fredde-freeman-mookie-betts-dodgers-offense-diamondbacks
Freddie Freeman led a potent attack, collecting four of the Dodgers’ season-high 24 hits and scored double digits for the sixth time in a 14-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Freeman hadn’t homered since April 24, but even with the long ball drought he was still having a stellar month. He entered Thursday with an .849 OPS in May, and his RBI double in the first inning scored the first run of the game.
Then in the second inning, with one out and two runners on, Freeman unloaded on a pitch from Humberto Castellanos.
Muncy possibly headed to IL with elbow pain after injury that ended his '21 campaign... may help explain his brutal start.
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May 26: Max Muncy sits with left elbow discomfort
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Muncy has been dealing with some left elbow discomfort after banging against the wall in the series opener against the Nationals on Monday. Muncy, who suffered a torn UCL in his left elbow last season, could head to the injured list for the first time this season, but that decision has not yet been made. Outfielder Kevin Pillar is on the team’s taxi squad and would likely replace Muncy if he goes on the IL. -- Juan Toribio
Might explain why he's hitting like .197 or something. But I guess the Dodgers will have to fall back on Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Trea Turner, Will Smith, Chris Taylor and Justin Turner (who is also struggling)
JT has turned it up the last 2-3 weeks. I think he's been seeing the ball much better. CT3 strikes out a lot and gets beat on the high fastballs, as does Bellinger.
Overall, they're hitting the ball well, but every so often have a game or two where no one hits.
Ya, he's down to .150.
I've watched a bunch of his ab's...for the most part, he has the look of a player that had an abbreviated spring training but is close to turning it around: his knowledge of the strike zone and plate discipline remains exceptional, as he's on pace for 131 walks...he's just missing pitches. Tough to say if the lack of production is due to the mush-ball MLB is using, or weakness because of the arm injury, but maybe an IL stint would be helpful if for nothing else to clear his head.
Ouch. Probably should've just bitten the bullet and had TJ.
Ya, probably like Tatis with the shoulder.
Would love to see the stats on the number of players that decline surgery in favor of "rehabbing" and then subsequently re-injure or aggravate it soon after...perhaps one of the writers on W4C can write an article on this. ;-) ;-)
pqtm
Here you go:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_medicine_and_rehabilitation
Ha, gracias!!!!
GBBR
Where was that GBBR when they lost to the deplorable Nats the other day?
GBBR
Warriors never trailed as they close out the Mavs 120-110 to return to the NBA finals for the sixth time in the past 8 years. Off night for shooting by Curry, Wiggins, and Doncic. While it won't steal the headlines, the difference was the Dubs' rebounding.
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401438948
Steph throws shade at KD, indirectly.
https://youtu.be/TfYSRdpXiqQ?t=214
Kevon Looney has been a revelation these playoffs, playing way more minutes and being way more effective.
No 2 and I watched outside Chase, on the seats facing the Inside the NBA crew. I had worn a UNC shirt hoping to get Kenny to sign it and he brought an NBA 2K18 for Ernie to sign it after they were done. He was able to get Ernie to sign it so that's pretty cool.
What happened with Chuck where he was standing up facing the crowd gesturing during the post-game broadcast? They cut to a commercial and were clearly out of sorts, then Kenny made a comment that Chuck was his guy but they never really said what happened.
Some fans threw a couple of things (tshirts and stuff) at him. Maybe splashed him with water. He took a cup and threw water over his shoulder at them. Then I think they threw some more things at him. Some were being dicks. Lots of Chuck You Suck chants. He got up and pretended to throw the cup at them a couple of times. I think he was pissed at first, but it looked like the second time looked like he was smirking so maybe he was just trying to scare the guy.
I did see one or two guys giving him the double finger but backing up while doing it. I did see security get a guy or two outta there. I think it was just a few guys being assholes and the rest were just content on yelling at Chuck. Of course, then they were chanting that Shaq had his hand behind him telling them to make it louder.
Barkley seemingly has always hated the Bay. My pops and I had tickets one night right behind the bench way back in the day when they played Barkley’s Sixers and Charles got into a big spat with fans walking to the locker room after the game. Cups of beer were thrown, he tried to go into the stands…ugly.
He was totally ragging on SF when the rain/leak delay of game at Dallas in game 4 - a little like Travis Bickle if you get the reference.
He’s just trolling.
TNT NBA show is best sports show easily
Ernie seems like a pretty class guy.
he really does. Apologizes when he has to leave and people still want him to sign things.
I told No 2 that it seems like he does vs the other guys because they've been hounded their whole lives for autographs and stuff and he's like a regular guy that wants to sign so that his fans are happy.
Barkley is one of the best pro athletes to run into in public. He will buy drinks for everyone, he doesn't have security or an entourage -it's just him in the bar.
I watched the first three quarters. Dallas cut the lead in the third but they were still down by ten and had only gained seven in the third. It just didn't feel like Dubs were going to let it get all the way away.
I don't think anyone foresaw Kevon Looney being so good in this series.
i agree, he played great. but maybe it mostly due to Dallas's lack of interior size.
Don't forget against Memphis he more than held his own against JJJ and Steven Adams. He an underrated rebounder.
I think most people assumed he'd be played off the court on the defensive end, due to Dallas' five-wide offensive style. But he actually held up well defending on the perimeter. It wasn't easy for Luka or anyone else to go at him.
i was the opposite, missed most of the first 3 quarters since i was out to dinner w/ some friends who didnt care about sports. nice to see a solid win
Matthew
Some DBDers' estate lawyer
Jordan Mathews (with just one T) was named Cal's "Most significant transfer out" in a rather meh list IMHO
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33984077/men-college-basketball-transfer-scorecard-best-all-transfers-of-every-pac-12-school
Our best transfer in is Marcus Lee? I would name Justin Cobbs and Jamal Boykin over Lee.
1. Ed Gray
2. Mark McNamara
3. Justin Cobbs
4. Markhuri Sanders-Frison
5. Jamal Boykin
My favorite gospel.
Elsewhere in college
'Furd picks up their first grad transfer ever...6'5" SG Michael Jones from Davidson. Figures to be a thorn in Cal's side - 11.8 ppg/3.6rpg/1.9apg/1.0spg, 46% fg%, 42% 3Pfg%, 84% FT. The kind of efficient shooter Fox sure could use.
I hate him already.
One for the baby bears...Cal was in the mix but not the choice
UCLA football recruiting: Four-star RB Roderick Robinson II commits to Bruins on CBS Sports HQ
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ucla-football-recruiting-four-star-rb-roderick-robinson-ii-commits-to-bruins-on-cbs-sports-hq/
Tennessee's Ben Joyce is electric. He threw a record 105.5 mph fastball and his 4 seamer is - as seen below - electric. But he's had Tommy John, which means he will be drafted as a reliever with a timebomb in his right arm.
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1530018157070536705
I think he's also just a college reliever right now. I had thought that he was not draft eligible but he's just kind of far down the list in the mock drafts.
Speaking of records, Cub short stop Andrelton Simmons threw the slowest pitch in MLB history last night. 44.9 mph. And because he was pitching to the Reds, of course it resulted in a whiff.
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1529925716472741896
Back when he was a prospect, Simmons could also reportedly throw near 100 mph. I think he just soft tossed in this pitching outing.
I respect this
Simmons ended up giving up 5 runs. Not that it mattered, because the Cubs were losing 5-15 when he started pitching in the bottom of the 8th.
Once again, the FBI has investigated themselves regarding their botched investigation of Larry Nassar. FBI agents were accused of mishandling evidence, inaccurate documenting evidence, and lying. They found that their mistakes as "inexcusable", but claimed they lacked enough evidence to prosecute. Department of "Justice".
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101629801/larry-nassar-fbi-gymnasts-justice-department
Funny how self-investigations of law enforcement never seem to amount to anything...
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Uvalde (continued)
From a distance paying little attention, Kapler to me always came off as kind of a neanderthal. Have to re-think that.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/i-am-not-okay-with-the-state-of-this-country-giants-manager-gabe-kapler-pens-essay-after-uvalde-shooting/ar-AAXOcKZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=05867e11ee674ad1bfb5ccddd647bfd3
https://twitter.com/bymikebaker/status/1530238057454047232?s=21&t=fO3OFBew8HKGsjjl8yzaOg
Is our infantile obsession with militarization and guns unique in the world? I think it is, but I don't really know. It seems like guns, military, and second amendment have taken on a cultish status in our country in a way that doesn't exist in other Western democracies. Curious to know others take on this.
I think it is as well and I agree with this opinion.
I think it is, agree. And I think that is the real power of the gun lobby, not their money but really the brainwashing they have done on the right, getting the entire GOP to buy the (obviously nonsensical) lie that guns equal freedom, a necessary check on tyranny.
Of course, the actual check on tyranny is democracy, and the GOP is totally fine with shitcanning that.
We really need more effective messaging on D side. D pols are too chickenshit to take this head on.
Btw Peetyjay your reductio ad absurdum comment re “arms” in the 2A was a good one yesterday. For example no one construes it to mean that people have a constitutional right to buy nuclear weapons. It illustrates that there is always a line being drawn. Q is just where to draw it
The GOP has seized on a canned line about “hey let’s not play politics” as if that is like a civil response.
But politics is just the process of debating and changing policies. If you have a policy producing undesirable results, you change it. Especially if those undesirable results are scores of dead schoolchildren!
We, taxpayers, literally hired these stupid motherfuckers to do this job of enacting policy for us. So by saying “hey let’s not play politics”, what they are really saying is “I will not do my job.”
I like how Cruz and other GQP politicians say that, as if “playing” politics isn’t their job.
JFC
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/05/watch-fourth-grade-student-says-uvalde-police-told-children-to-yell-help-shooter-shot-one-child-who-did/
Fire this whole department from the police chief down to the meter readers.
What the actual fuck, what where they doing for an hour beforehand?
This EASILY puts to lie all the BULLSHIT about arming teachers, so fucking stupid.
It should but it won’t. This won’t even pierce the Fox News/GQP bubble.
The turtle at the bottom of so much of this is gerrymandering/party primaries. In an open primary world with districting done by independent commissions, Fox News would be less influential. Yang is dead right about this
How would you propose the open primary being done?
I think you make elections federally funded and run by FEC. I would do a first round and a runoff but I think Yang prefers ranked choice. I am just not sure people understand ranked choice that well - it gave us Jean Kwan after all
I despise ranked choice with the fire of a thousand suns for two reasons (1) those who support ranked choice are practically evangelical about it and (2) as simple as it seems, most people cannot grasp the implications of ranked choice voting and its uses.
As for (2), the 2010 Oakland Mayoral election should be Exhibit A as to why ranked choice voting is a bad deal. It resulted in Jean Quan being mayor and Quan should never have been anywhere close to being mayor, EVER. Not just because of her record as mayor, but because she simply didn't have the chops to be mayor.
Runoff elections are best among the viable options, but certain "progressives" want ranked choice because they abhor runoffs.
She was terrible. Quan
All good suggestions, I would prefer ranked choice but I understand how it works but I also recognize a lot of people don’t and they end up screwing it up.
Yup, or having armed guards. I mean it makes sense. If you are some rent a cop with a pea shooter you aren’t going to confront a guy in full body armor wielding a machine gun. The Republicans basically want to turn the country into a war zone. No government guarantees of safety, just arm and protect yourself
the guy wasn't even wearing body armor - just an empty plate carrier
He thought he was in COD waiting to find a box with armor plates.
Adjusting their armor plates. Apparently the police budget is 40% of the town's budget.
The problem is [spins wheel]... the parents for sending their kids to that school.
https://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1529289320036704257
[spins wheel 49 more times]
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/26/2100500/-Fox-News-offers-up-49-of-the-most-pathetic-solutions-to-gun-violence-after-Texas-massacre
[spins wheel]... the NBA
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1529662469710483457
I mean I am all for calling out China, but what is even his point??? It’s just senseless hot take-isms
the right wing hates the NBA. It's full of black people.
This right here. The NBA and the NFL are easy targets for the alt right and GQP.
I noticed they haven’t mentioned the Yankees/TB PSA they did about gun violence, which seems about white.
It’s just an empty deflection. Anything to avoid engaging on the actual substance.
It is a perfect GOP potpourri though - criticize domestic black people about dealings with godless foreign non-whites. If he only worked in sex trafficking somehow it would been a hall of fame comment
Jason Whitlock blames George Floyd for police not wanting to be heroic anymore.
Middle School class helps exonerate woman who weighed more than a duck
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/salems-last-witch-has-her-name-officially-cleared-329-years-later/2732210/
CAL
Go Bears!!!
99 days until football season starts
I love it when the countdown begins, life takes on meaning again.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuIoaSUXYAUZeai?format=jpg&name=small
Every Cal fan for the last seventy years.
Great news.
[BASE] Bears lose 3-1 to #4 OSU in Pac-12 Championship. They left the bases loaded in the 5th and got the tying run to bat in the bottom of the ninth, but the Beavers pitching/defense was solid in preventing the Bears from threatening much. The Championship is double-elimination, so they play #20 UCLA for the second time in three days today in a time of this writing that is still TBD.
https://calbears.com/news/2022/5/27/baseball-bears-edged-by-no-2-oregon-state-3-1.aspx
I think Bears got a decent shot at winning today, but it's hard to see how this pitching staff, with guys already used and unavailable, can possibly win two games over Oregon State tomorrow. But let's get there first.
The Beavs are so solid. Clutch 2-out hitting in the decisive T5th inning plated a couple, and Hjerpe is an absolute stud...he limited the Bears lefty-heavy lineup. Good game tho...
Too bad. The game started quite late so I DVR'd it.
Nice. See you there...let's get some of that Oxford Magic back.
We’ll find something !!