i bought and broiled 1 (one) of them this weekend. a decent sized one was about $16 at our local Japanese market so i figured i'd just get one to see what it was all about.
i lightly marinated the sliced pieces w/ soy and mirin and then broiled them for 5 min.
nothing mind-blowing, but it had a nice earthy taste. i didn't find it to have an unpleasant smell which is how the internet describes it.
Wife made pork loin wrapped in bacon, with mustard, maple syrup & sage, roasted with apples & red onions, roast sweet potatoes as a side. Paired with 2015 Bien Nacido Pinot Noir, daughter made whipped cream cake for afters.
I haven't been on DBD for a while, so things that I have enjoyed in the past month plus.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) - This show just strikes the right tone with me, even if last week's episode was arguably a bit too meta.
Leverage: Redemption (IMDB TV) - The 2nd half of the revival dropped this past weekend with 8 more episodes.
Thanks to Reddit and how a lot of current UK shows are posted there.
Fever Pitch - The Rise of the Premier League (BBC) - This documentary is kind of like The Last Dance (down to how one of the stars' production company arguably gave him too much power with David Beckham in the role of Michael Jordan) with stars rewatching some old footages and reacting now, but I don't know the 90's Premier League history as well as the Chicago Bulls. I don't know if this makes me appreciate Manchester United more or hate them more?
The Mating Game (BBC) - A new David Attenborough documentary. Only 2 out of 5 episodes are out, but I particularly enjoyed watching the two penis-fencing flatworms. That except is also available on YouTube for all US audiences.
Can't wait to watch the rest of the Leverage: Redemption episodes. I watched episode 9 with Lavar Burton. Really enjoyed it. I thought maybe they would bring back Chaos. They had a couple of TNG jokes.
I also thought you meant Fever Pitch with Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.
JFC. Heard from a friend that her brother went for his 50th birthday colonoscopy. Stage 4 cancer that has metastasized to his liver. No symptoms whatsoever. Three kids. His liver is shot and is unlikely to get a new one given his cancer stage. Fucking brutal.
the "colon cancer in the liver with no symptoms" was what happened to my father. He at least was able to take a shot at chemo (and was 80). That's a dreadful story - and, not to put to fine a point on it, cancer-driven liver failure is a pretty shit way to go (not that there are many good ones)
Doesn't federal law supersede state law when they're in conflict? So in reality this could only apply to companies of fewer than 100 employees who are not federal contractors?
It does, but this gives Texans bent on disregarding the law an avenue for plausible deniability when legal ramifications come calling; they will claim they believed Texas law over-rules all else.
That will go well. In the meantime, Southwest has become the darling of the anti-vaxxer right because of stories going around that their pilots are doing a "sick out" because they are a bunch of scaredy cats about getting a shot
Same here, I assume it is sarcasm. You’re right, we are talking about 9 months and that excludes all the other issues that Biden and his administration has had to deal with during that time.
We talk about Tom Holmoe's 2001 1-10 team as being the worst in Cal history. So let's talk about UCLA's worst season. UCLA's worst season is arguably NOT 1919 because they won 2 games, but it does stand out for several reasons:
1. Their only wins were against a freshman-only squad and a JC - teams to which they lost later in the season
2. They got shut out by a battleship 20-0. The USS Idaho, specifically.
3. They lost three straight games to high schools
4. In an era when scores were routinely 0-0 ties, one of those losses to a high school was 74-0.
Apropos: A Michigan boy's HS soccer coach went for the scoring record as he kept his star player in, on route to scoring 16 goals in the first half of a game. He knew it was bad sportsmanship, but went for it anyway.
This is similar to Harbaugh allowing Lamar Jackson to run with time running down to make sure he keeps his 100 yd rushing streak alive (I think it was).
I remember going to the one on Shattuck to buy a specific cable crimper for the lab back in undergrad. I had apparently just missed by about 10-15 minutes a group of 3-4 young kids with weapons who robbed them of a dozen DVD players. Good old early 2000's.
I like Good Guys better than Circuit Shitty. Although, a friend and I talked about the Circuit City rentals. They had a 2 week (?) return policy. Once he rented a car DVD so his kids could watch something on a trip to LA. Then he returned it when they got back.
I bought a lot of my early appliances at Circuit City. But I wonder if they were done in by their old business model, which seemed to be that everyone was strictly on commission.
if you had pictures of Radio Shacks over the years you'd probably have a decent timeline of the extent to which hobbyist / DIY work and "ability to repair by yourself" faded away to self-contained cheap devices designed (both in terms of assembly and price) to be unchangeable and trashed when they fail.
Fry's Electronics will also be missed. You could go and get circuit board components there as well. Now I'm not sure where you can go to get stuff like that. I guess there are still small shops that have them but they're probably hard to find.
The racehorse pedigree research firm I used to work for was HQ’ed near the Fremont Fry’s…when I would have to work Black Friday, our little side Court off of Osgood Rd. looked like a scene from 28 Days Later, with shopping carts strewn about the street.
It has been revived by REV Brands, a holding company which operates the radioshack.com domain and a hodge podge of failed businesses...
"In November 2020, RadioShack's intellectual property and its remaining operations—about 400 independent authorized dealers, about 80 Hobbytown USA affiliate stores, and its online sales operation—were purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a Florida-based company that had previously purchased defunct retailers Pier 1 Imports, Dress Barn, Modell's Sporting Goods, and Linens 'n Things, along with The Franklin Mint."
The last time I went to a Radio Shack was to buy some obscure battery--I think it was a watch battery. It's nice being able to buy those one at a time in a shop rather than ordering a way-too-many-pack from Amazon.
That's what I think. If it yields a Game 4 win for the Dodgers, the risk will be mitigated as long as Urias gets his 4 days rest. Somewhere I read that Gonsolin and Urias could be tapped tonight if Buehler gets in trouble.
If this becomes an all hands on deck moment for LA, it could force a bullpen game for Game 5.
At this point it's a must win so everyone is available. They really don't have a choice. I think if the Dodgers would've won last night you'd see Webb pitching tonight.
Yeah things may not go so well. But, the bullpen is rested. The top 4 have barely pitched over the last 5 or 6 days. So if he can go 5, then turn it over. I haven't looked to see who the Giants pitch but it could be a bullpen game. Without any runs, it doesn't matter what the pitchers do.
I'm assuming they'll have a very short leash on him an be ready to go to Gonsolin or Price if he gets lit up early. And that does leave them with Urias to pitch on basically normal rest in Game 5 (with the two off days) if they get there.
Giants are starting DeSclafani, probably also with a short leash.
Jon Gruden resigned Monday as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, stepping aside amid a burgeoning controversy over racist, homophobic and misogynistic language that he used in emails over a span of approximately seven years before he agreed to return to the NFL in 2018 as the Raiders’ coach.
I see some of the NFL people are really patting themselves on the back about how much things have changed in the past two years because of this, but I can't help but be skeptical that had Gruden been more successful in his return, he would have merely apologized and stayed on the job.
And for all of the people who say, in response to this and to a lesser extent the Bad Art Friend story, "who amongst us would not be embarrassed by leaked emails/texts/chats" I say, what the fuck is wrong with you? I am pretty sure you could look at all 30 years of my email history and not come across any racist or homophobic comments. Maybe some slightly bitchy ones, but not even many of those.
I recently came across an old email I wrote to a girl that I was too embarrassed to read it myself. But other than that, nothing that would get me in trouble of any sorts, but embarrassing? sure.
On the other hand, there were also at least a couple of swings that looked like they were popups and the ball just carried and carried. It was a weird wind night.
No, the Giants beat the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium turned into Candlestick Park for one night.
When I tuned in and noticed the wind whipping the American flag and the Dodgers' 2020 World Series pennant I had a flashback to Candlestick Park. I expected to see hotdog wrappers blowing through the outfield. You could see the uniforms of the batters and the pitchers blown by the wind. And the batters would also squint if only to keep the dirt and dust out of their eyes.
The coup de grace was seeing Gavin Lux stand dumbfounded at home plate, wondering why the ball he hit to left center didn't leave the park. Welcome to Candlestick, Mr. Lux.
Have so many fond memories of the 'Stick, and was there for some big games...the Brenley 4 error/walk-off, Robby Thompson GS winner, Earthquake game, both the Brian Johnson bomb on the heels of a Kirk Rueter gem the night before in '97.
I'm still pissed at my Mom for nixing me missing school in '89 to go to the Will Clark taming of the Wild Thing game - and damn, she had done the same thing when my Dad got tix to Bruce Springsteen & the Born in the USA tour at the OAK Coliseum in '85 - said it was too late for a 5th grader on a school night, but then low and behold, like a third of my class went with their parents and were yapping about it the next day. Boo, Ma Chitwood...just BOOOOOOO!!
Sure it was dogschitt at night, but weekend & business-persons specials, especially in Sept., were delightful.
It was a glorious day. My 23rd birthday...Pops and I did a post-game at Tadich Grill and then I met friends for many, many drinks at Henry's...a lady friend I would start dating a few months later bought me a 3 Wisemen shot rather late in the festivities after pretty much a full day of imbibing, and that, as they say, was all she wrote...
Cab home, spins, a bigtime yak before passing out...somehow I made it into SF the next morning for my first year Torts class, still reeking of booze, much to the chagrin of my classmates....one of the most enjoyable hangovers ever!
That ball was smoked. I can't believe it didn't go out. Longoria crushed his ball but I think the wind really picked up the last couple of innings. I couldn't believe Lux's ball didn't go out. It really is the Giants' year. The wind gods have declared it.
The wind at Candlestick was responsible for knocking down many fly balls that Mays hit. Some sportswriters estimated that Mays lost at least 50 HRs due to the winds at Candlestick (mostly night games) knocking down balls hit to left field.
Enclosing Candlestick didn't diminish the winds so much as it altered the wind currents. Before enclosure, the winds spilled over the west side of the stadium and flowed from left field to right field and out to the Bay. After enclosure, the winds had nowhere to go, so it caused swirls and would catch light objects (like hot dog wrappers) in small vortices.
Mostly. Candlestick was enclosed after the 1970 baseball season. Mays was traded to the Mets in April or May 1972, I think. Mays played at Candlestick from its opening in 1960 until he was traded to New York. 12 full seasons plus the first month of a 13th season.
I would've thought higher launch angle would be more susceptible to winds than a lower launch angle. I also think the wind picked up toward the end of the game. It looks like there was more stuff flying around toward the end of the game.
I mean, Scherzer got blown off the mound in the first inning, so I think it was strong from the start. But I wasn't there so I don't know how it changed throughout.
These are quite enjoyable: https://www.pepperidgefarm.com/product/dessert-shop-soft-baked-pumpkin-cheesecake-cookies-naturally-flavored/
Also, on the topic of Le petit ecolier, these similar cookies are on sale, and you can use the code LADYGODIVA for an extra 20% off https://www.godiva.com/assorted-chocolate-biscuit-gift-box-2-pack/192621.html
"on the topic of Le Petit Ecolier"...you are really putting a lot of faith in our memory of DBD events from September! ;-)
Godiva: similar, but not exclusively dark chocolate, so I'll stick with my supermarket biscuits, thank you very much!
DBD Test Kitchen
Matsutake mushrooms
i bought and broiled 1 (one) of them this weekend. a decent sized one was about $16 at our local Japanese market so i figured i'd just get one to see what it was all about.
i lightly marinated the sliced pieces w/ soy and mirin and then broiled them for 5 min.
nothing mind-blowing, but it had a nice earthy taste. i didn't find it to have an unpleasant smell which is how the internet describes it.
Wife made pork loin wrapped in bacon, with mustard, maple syrup & sage, roasted with apples & red onions, roast sweet potatoes as a side. Paired with 2015 Bien Nacido Pinot Noir, daughter made whipped cream cake for afters.
DBD AV Club
I haven't been on DBD for a while, so things that I have enjoyed in the past month plus.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) - This show just strikes the right tone with me, even if last week's episode was arguably a bit too meta.
Leverage: Redemption (IMDB TV) - The 2nd half of the revival dropped this past weekend with 8 more episodes.
Thanks to Reddit and how a lot of current UK shows are posted there.
Fever Pitch - The Rise of the Premier League (BBC) - This documentary is kind of like The Last Dance (down to how one of the stars' production company arguably gave him too much power with David Beckham in the role of Michael Jordan) with stars rewatching some old footages and reacting now, but I don't know the 90's Premier League history as well as the Chicago Bulls. I don't know if this makes me appreciate Manchester United more or hate them more?
The Mating Game (BBC) - A new David Attenborough documentary. Only 2 out of 5 episodes are out, but I particularly enjoyed watching the two penis-fencing flatworms. That except is also available on YouTube for all US audiences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOIoDbkKQc
I did feel slightly bad about my own personal failures in the mating department though.
Can't wait to watch the rest of the Leverage: Redemption episodes. I watched episode 9 with Lavar Burton. Really enjoyed it. I thought maybe they would bring back Chaos. They had a couple of TNG jokes.
I also thought you meant Fever Pitch with Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.
JFC. Heard from a friend that her brother went for his 50th birthday colonoscopy. Stage 4 cancer that has metastasized to his liver. No symptoms whatsoever. Three kids. His liver is shot and is unlikely to get a new one given his cancer stage. Fucking brutal.
the "colon cancer in the liver with no symptoms" was what happened to my father. He at least was able to take a shot at chemo (and was 80). That's a dreadful story - and, not to put to fine a point on it, cancer-driven liver failure is a pretty shit way to go (not that there are many good ones)
Good grief. This is terrible. Stuff like this shouldn't happen.
The Hudson Brothers did this dance routine in one take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8&t=84s
ha I clicked on that expecting it to be Kate Hudson's dad and his brothers, thinking "I don't remember them dancing much"
TODAY IN COVID
ANY TEETERING DEMOCRACY
ICYMI: Gov. Newsome vetoed a bill to increase the dollar amounts for Cal Grant
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2021/oct/11/cal-grant-expansion-newsom-vetoes-game-changer-bil/
ICYMI: Texas banned all Covid vaccine mandates, including private.
https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-40_prohibiting_vaccine_mandates_legislative_action_IMAGE_10-11-2021.pdf
Doesn't federal law supersede state law when they're in conflict? So in reality this could only apply to companies of fewer than 100 employees who are not federal contractors?
It does, but this gives Texans bent on disregarding the law an avenue for plausible deniability when legal ramifications come calling; they will claim they believed Texas law over-rules all else.
Does it also over-rule the Bible and Gods Law?!
of course.
That will go well. In the meantime, Southwest has become the darling of the anti-vaxxer right because of stories going around that their pilots are doing a "sick out" because they are a bunch of scaredy cats about getting a shot
Even though Southwest pilots and the airline both explicitly say this is not actually happening.
They can use Southwest to get the the next insurrection, which means they won't make it because Southwest will cancel the flight.
Never miss an opportunity to turn an actual systems failure into a political media circus!
^^this^^
Bannon is going to ignore the House Subpeona for him to appear on Thursday. Let's see if Garland has any cojones.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/576256-bannons-subpoena-snub-sets-up-big-decision-for-biden-doj
IMO, this is the easiest one for Garland to go after because Bannon wasn’t employed by the White House and was just a private citizen on 1/6.
I don't anticipate any consequences...there haven't been for any of the criminals of the past 5 years
If Republicans are asked, they'll invoke the Mark McGwire "I'm not here to talk about the past".
Well part of that was due to Trump being President. Let’s see what happens now that he is out of office.
new Administration has had what like 2 years already? nothing. might get a token "see we did something" jailing but I don't anticipate mass arrests.
January 20th was only (checks calendar) 265 days. Not even 9 months.
2 years? The Biden administration and the Garland DOJ have only has the last 10 months.
I suppose you are talking about Dems and the House but they couldn’t do much with Trump and Barr in charge of the DOJ.
I thought maybe the 2 years comment was some kind of sarcasm. Inauguration was late January so at most we're talking nine months.
Same here, I assume it is sarcasm. You’re right, we are talking about 9 months and that excludes all the other issues that Biden and his administration has had to deal with during that time.
Holy crap it’s only been 9 months…not sarcasm. I’m just dumb. And I feel like it’s been 10 years since the inauguration. Sorry fellas.
hahaha I love this. I agree that it feels much longer than just under 9 months, so I get it.
Covid time moves very slowly.
Tell me about it...also I'm revealing how desperately I want justice to be served. My Cal brain says don't hold your breath, though.
if Bannon wants to be a martyr to the revolution i.e. get arrested, I say let it be so
Agreed. Throw his a$$ in jail for contempt of Congress.
you know he'll cave within a week of actual time in jail.
I wonder if they would put him in genpop. If so, I then wonder if he'll get taken out to keep him from talking.
Ditto
France is fascinated by Eric ‘the French Trump’ Zemmour
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-media-eric-zemmour-donald-trump/
quelle horreur
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
[ESPN] Profile on the 8th year senior at ETSU. Some of his teammates were in the fifth grade when he started playing college football.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32382280/the-incredible-story-college-football-first-only-eighth-year-senior
We talk about Tom Holmoe's 2001 1-10 team as being the worst in Cal history. So let's talk about UCLA's worst season. UCLA's worst season is arguably NOT 1919 because they won 2 games, but it does stand out for several reasons:
1. Their only wins were against a freshman-only squad and a JC - teams to which they lost later in the season
2. They got shut out by a battleship 20-0. The USS Idaho, specifically.
3. They lost three straight games to high schools
4. In an era when scores were routinely 0-0 ties, one of those losses to a high school was 74-0.
Source: UCLA's media guide
https://static.uclabruins.com/pdf/fb_historyi_13.pdf?db_oem_id=30500
that's genuinely impressive
Sources: Arizona QB Jordan McCloud confirmed out for season
https://247sports.com/college/arizona/Article/jordan-mccloud-out-for-season-arizona--172870519/
This is exactly why Cal will lose to Arizona later this year. When Arizona appears to be at its most vulnerable - POW! - they beat Cal.
This comment is SO on brand for you.
It is, but not in the way you think it is.
How bad is Arizona's season going? They're having a walk-on tryout MID-SEASON, perhaps looking for the next Bobby Boucher Jr. Literally today.
https://arizonawildcats.com/services/download_file.ashx?file_location=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/9/28/2021_Fall_Walk_On_Packet_Fillable_New.pdf
this is the story of the varsity team at my daughter's HS, which is having a historically bad season
looking online, I can only ascertain that my alma mater is 0-3 having scored 0 points and given up 125. So yeah, that kinda sucks
Apropos: A Michigan boy's HS soccer coach went for the scoring record as he kept his star player in, on route to scoring 16 goals in the first half of a game. He knew it was bad sportsmanship, but went for it anyway.
https://apnews.com/article/soccer-oddities-sports-michigan-high-school-soccer-77678664cb5f619ed37fdee1c1935630
This is similar to Harbaugh allowing Lamar Jackson to run with time running down to make sure he keeps his 100 yd rushing streak alive (I think it was).
I have no problem with this. If you don't like getting beat up, get better. It's not incumbent upon the better team to give up to spare your feelings.
CAL
Go Bears!!!
Radio Shack
I remember going to the one on Shattuck to buy a specific cable crimper for the lab back in undergrad. I had apparently just missed by about 10-15 minutes a group of 3-4 young kids with weapons who robbed them of a dozen DVD players. Good old early 2000's.
I actually miss Circuit City.
And The Good Guys
I like Good Guys better than Circuit Shitty. Although, a friend and I talked about the Circuit City rentals. They had a 2 week (?) return policy. Once he rented a car DVD so his kids could watch something on a trip to LA. Then he returned it when they got back.
Hmmmmm... honestly I think Best Buy is better.
Oh Best Buy probably is better but Circuit City has more nostalgia for me.
I bought a lot of my early appliances at Circuit City. But I wonder if they were done in by their old business model, which seemed to be that everyone was strictly on commission.
Got quite a lot of stuff there. Served a purpose well. I miss it.
if you had pictures of Radio Shacks over the years you'd probably have a decent timeline of the extent to which hobbyist / DIY work and "ability to repair by yourself" faded away to self-contained cheap devices designed (both in terms of assembly and price) to be unchangeable and trashed when they fail.
Truth
Fry's Electronics will also be missed. You could go and get circuit board components there as well. Now I'm not sure where you can go to get stuff like that. I guess there are still small shops that have them but they're probably hard to find.
you can order that stuff off the internet, but that eliminates the serendipity of good shopping.
this is what I miss about "record" stores
Book stores as well.
Frys was my temple RIP
The racehorse pedigree research firm I used to work for was HQ’ed near the Fremont Fry’s…when I would have to work Black Friday, our little side Court off of Osgood Rd. looked like a scene from 28 Days Later, with shopping carts strewn about the street.
I remember the original Fremont Frys. I think it was off Mission and Fremont Blvd, off the exit after Auto Mall Parkway.
It has been revived by REV Brands, a holding company which operates the radioshack.com domain and a hodge podge of failed businesses...
"In November 2020, RadioShack's intellectual property and its remaining operations—about 400 independent authorized dealers, about 80 Hobbytown USA affiliate stores, and its online sales operation—were purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a Florida-based company that had previously purchased defunct retailers Pier 1 Imports, Dress Barn, Modell's Sporting Goods, and Linens 'n Things, along with The Franklin Mint."
The last time I went to a Radio Shack was to buy some obscure battery--I think it was a watch battery. It's nice being able to buy those one at a time in a shop rather than ordering a way-too-many-pack from Amazon.
Before they closed the local store, I bought some HDMI cables for my DVR and HDTV.
PRO
Los Angeles Dodgers' Walker Buehler to start Game 4 of NLDS on short rest
seems like a bad idea ...
That's what I think. If it yields a Game 4 win for the Dodgers, the risk will be mitigated as long as Urias gets his 4 days rest. Somewhere I read that Gonsolin and Urias could be tapped tonight if Buehler gets in trouble.
If this becomes an all hands on deck moment for LA, it could force a bullpen game for Game 5.
At this point it's a must win so everyone is available. They really don't have a choice. I think if the Dodgers would've won last night you'd see Webb pitching tonight.
Worry about Thurs later.
Yeah things may not go so well. But, the bullpen is rested. The top 4 have barely pitched over the last 5 or 6 days. So if he can go 5, then turn it over. I haven't looked to see who the Giants pitch but it could be a bullpen game. Without any runs, it doesn't matter what the pitchers do.
Giants are pitching DeSclafini.
I'm assuming they'll have a very short leash on him an be ready to go to Gonsolin or Price if he gets lit up early. And that does leave them with Urias to pitch on basically normal rest in Game 5 (with the two off days) if they get there.
Giants are starting DeSclafani, probably also with a short leash.
I'm guessing he will be on a short leash. On the bright side, the Dodgers have hit DeScalfani this year.
Well.... that was quick.
Jon Gruden resigned Monday as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, stepping aside amid a burgeoning controversy over racist, homophobic and misogynistic language that he used in emails over a span of approximately seven years before he agreed to return to the NFL in 2018 as the Raiders’ coach.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/11/jon-gruden-homophobic-emails-las-vegas-raiders/
https://imgur.com/a/N9GGpD8
pqtm
I see some of the NFL people are really patting themselves on the back about how much things have changed in the past two years because of this, but I can't help but be skeptical that had Gruden been more successful in his return, he would have merely apologized and stayed on the job.
I can understand talking, but why would you write out these words in email?
No kidding. Writing is even more of a conscious act than talking.
And for all of the people who say, in response to this and to a lesser extent the Bad Art Friend story, "who amongst us would not be embarrassed by leaked emails/texts/chats" I say, what the fuck is wrong with you? I am pretty sure you could look at all 30 years of my email history and not come across any racist or homophobic comments. Maybe some slightly bitchy ones, but not even many of those.
I’ve definitely never said anything close to that bad or embarrassing in an email.
Now text, some of my friends definitely have some gallows humor and heavy sarcasm which, when read with no context would probably be cringeworthy.
I recently came across an old email I wrote to a girl that I was too embarrassed to read it myself. But other than that, nothing that would get me in trouble of any sorts, but embarrassing? sure.
I'm just a bad writer in general so my emails would be super cringey
Exactly what my wife said
If one thinks that this type of stuff is isolated with Gruden, you're a smelly pirate hooker.
bye then
Giants beat Dodgers and the WIND ...
final score 1-0. apparently the Dodgers had the tying HR knocked down by the wind.
i didnt watch the whole game because of the time zones, but i did see Scherzer almost fall over in the 1st inning trying to deal w/ the wind.
A lot of balls got knocked down by the wind, it was that kind of night. Giants may have had some home runs taken away by the weather too.
That HR was one solid shot though, quartering into that wind.
yes it was. Longoria earned that one.
On the other hand, there were also at least a couple of swings that looked like they were popups and the ball just carried and carried. It was a weird wind night.
No, the Giants beat the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium turned into Candlestick Park for one night.
When I tuned in and noticed the wind whipping the American flag and the Dodgers' 2020 World Series pennant I had a flashback to Candlestick Park. I expected to see hotdog wrappers blowing through the outfield. You could see the uniforms of the batters and the pitchers blown by the wind. And the batters would also squint if only to keep the dirt and dust out of their eyes.
The coup de grace was seeing Gavin Lux stand dumbfounded at home plate, wondering why the ball he hit to left center didn't leave the park. Welcome to Candlestick, Mr. Lux.
Giants radio announcer, I think it was Miller, said he did see hot dog wrappers blown into a corner of the field, just like Candlestick.
i liked Candlestick. you could always get a seat, never sold out
Have so many fond memories of the 'Stick, and was there for some big games...the Brenley 4 error/walk-off, Robby Thompson GS winner, Earthquake game, both the Brian Johnson bomb on the heels of a Kirk Rueter gem the night before in '97.
I'm still pissed at my Mom for nixing me missing school in '89 to go to the Will Clark taming of the Wild Thing game - and damn, she had done the same thing when my Dad got tix to Bruce Springsteen & the Born in the USA tour at the OAK Coliseum in '85 - said it was too late for a 5th grader on a school night, but then low and behold, like a third of my class went with their parents and were yapping about it the next day. Boo, Ma Chitwood...just BOOOOOOO!!
Sure it was dogschitt at night, but weekend & business-persons specials, especially in Sept., were delightful.
I cut school to go to the Brian Johnson game and it was the best decision I ever made.
It was a glorious day. My 23rd birthday...Pops and I did a post-game at Tadich Grill and then I met friends for many, many drinks at Henry's...a lady friend I would start dating a few months later bought me a 3 Wisemen shot rather late in the festivities after pretty much a full day of imbibing, and that, as they say, was all she wrote...
Cab home, spins, a bigtime yak before passing out...somehow I made it into SF the next morning for my first year Torts class, still reeking of booze, much to the chagrin of my classmates....one of the most enjoyable hangovers ever!
Those were the days.
It was windy (northwind) Sunday night and yesterday in the Bay Area. The high winds moved down south, impacting the game.
The Alisal fire is getting a little too close for comfort.
The hit:
https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1447785877632081921
Lux crushed it.
https://twitter.com/drivelinebases/status/1447786029084131329
And yet it's an out. His incredulous look says volumes.
https://twitter.com/gifs_baseball/status/1447786890258681857
Because the odds were forever in his favor
https://twitter.com/Mets2Hell/status/1447787818743369728
That ball was smoked. I can't believe it didn't go out. Longoria crushed his ball but I think the wind really picked up the last couple of innings. I couldn't believe Lux's ball didn't go out. It really is the Giants' year. The wind gods have declared it.
The wind at Candlestick was responsible for knocking down many fly balls that Mays hit. Some sportswriters estimated that Mays lost at least 50 HRs due to the winds at Candlestick (mostly night games) knocking down balls hit to left field.
That was before Candlestick was enclosed, correct?
Enclosing Candlestick didn't diminish the winds so much as it altered the wind currents. Before enclosure, the winds spilled over the west side of the stadium and flowed from left field to right field and out to the Bay. After enclosure, the winds had nowhere to go, so it caused swirls and would catch light objects (like hot dog wrappers) in small vortices.
Mostly. Candlestick was enclosed after the 1970 baseball season. Mays was traded to the Mets in April or May 1972, I think. Mays played at Candlestick from its opening in 1960 until he was traded to New York. 12 full seasons plus the first month of a 13th season.
According to the data, Longoria's ball was hit harder and with higher launch angle, which may be why it cut through the wind.
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=10/11/2021&gamePk=660919&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=exitVelocity#660919
I would've thought higher launch angle would be more susceptible to winds than a lower launch angle. I also think the wind picked up toward the end of the game. It looks like there was more stuff flying around toward the end of the game.
I mean, Scherzer got blown off the mound in the first inning, so I think it was strong from the start. But I wasn't there so I don't know how it changed throughout.