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mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:34 pm That one might annoy me the most. If it makes sense, Sexson was a "tall guy" whereas Judge is a large freak because he's in massive proportion.

Abolutely; Sexson was tall and relatively thin. Judge is built like a rugby prop.

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brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:32 pm I maintain if you do the latter you're an asshole.

I think you mean "the former"...

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Judge is like half a foot taller and far more athletic than Hafner. The only comp I've seen that works more than halfway is Winfield, but even there its closer to "relative to his peers" than an actual body/skillset mirror. Even Sexson is (listed at) EIGHTY pounds less than Judge Then aga...

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Judge is like half a foot taller and far more athletic than Hafner. The only comp I've seen that works more than halfway is Winfield, but even there its closer to "relative to his peers" than an actual body/skillset mirror. Oh, Judge has a huge edge in physical tools. I think of Hafner on...

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Also re: Jeter ... I wonder how exact Jeter coming up to the majors right now would play out. No one hated him because he was the platonic ideal of neutrality. That's getting harder and harder to do these days as neutrality becomes ("perceived as") a flaw. Perceived as a flaw only by peop...

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Judge does seem genuinely good, to the point where I read an article about him revamping his swing and saying something to coaches like "if you aren't going to work with me, get the fuck out of here" and I was glad he had it in him. But he's also goddamn huge and plays the OF on the relat...

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:27 pm Judge is a small-town kid from the Central Valley of California. Gotta like a guy with such humble roots.

It's like he's genetically engineered to be likeable. Even whilst clobbering my team's pitching. :)

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Is it a hot take to say I'd bet on Torres getting his number retired before any other current Yankee? Judge is five years older, so I'd probably bet on him, if only because he'd retire first. It's a danger projecting anyone's career based on a couple of seasons, of course, but that career 157 OPS+ ...

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I think you're making AB's point. If you have kids you never have cash? (Because they're asking for it?). I'm legitimately confused/don't understand. I think that's the implication. Though I must say, my 17 year old has no concept of carrying or using cash. She simply isn't interested in any place ...

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9. Makes an elaborate special request on their order. Rule of thumb: you're allowed one reasonable modification to a fast-food order. No onions on your hamburger—that's fine. Anything beyond that and you're being a schmuck. Type species: Middle-aged Human Resources manager; schmuck. 4. Pays with cr...

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My top five: 1. The Terminator 2. The Warriors 3. K-19 4. The Boondock Saints 5. Star Trek: The Motion Picture I remember fondly the day I saw The Terminator in the theatre, for reasons not completely related to the film ;-). Also, it is the only one of the aforementioned that my wife will also sit ...

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Thinking that Skydome (Rogers Center? What is that?) is nearly 30 certainly makes me feel old. Jesus! I knew this, but I guess I didn't want to think about it. 7th oldest stadium in the majors?! I understand the economic motivation behind the seemingly endless construction of stadia, I suppose, but...

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Not taunting you, but that picture looks like it was taken in, like, 1912. https://i.imgur.com/GfOA4vr.jpg?1 Still the worst stadium I have ever been in. I saw my first baseball game there (as in, first MLB game ever, live or televised), on a family vacation in 1983. Jays/Tigers. Detroit clobbered ...

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:55 pm Man, I remember you had some epic run-ins with you-know-who back in the day.

Hoodie? How/where is he?

Or Scottie? I had run-ins with a few people. :)

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I originally joined 2004-ish, then promptly left after a couple years. Different name, granted, but related... Welcome back. What was your Swamp name back then? Thanks mate. It should become clear from my celebration November 4, as the heinous monstrosity that is DST is banished for another year......

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not gonna lie, I felt really fucking guilty about that when it got bombed about the time of the Tiger Woods TMZ thing and my comments helped fuel that fire. (but y'all can't say I was wrong about the TMZization of internet sportsball blogging so take that haters) I'm fairly certain I still have tha...

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Why are we all guessing when we can j...oh right not gonna lie, I felt really fucking guilty about that when it got bombed about the time of the Tiger Woods TMZ thing and my comments helped fuel that fire. (but y'all can't say I was wrong about the TMZization of internet sportsball blogging so take...

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Why are we all guessing when we can j...oh right not gonna lie, I felt really fucking guilty about that when it got bombed about the time of the Tiger Woods TMZ thing and my comments helped fuel that fire. (but y'all can't say I was wrong about the TMZization of internet sportsball blogging so take...

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Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:05 pm I'm driving up to my 30th high school reunion tomorrow. 30 fucking years.

Don't feel too bad mate, it'll be 30 out of university for me in a little over a year (undergrad anyhow).

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I'd be surprised if FORTRAN compilers have kept up with modern CPU architectures. Hell, when I got my CS degree 26 years ago, FORTRAN was already too old for us to learn. I'd be surprised if FORTRAN was ever of much interest to CS people honestly, apart from being the first high-level language. I'v...

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Wow, Fortran to C++. Finger on the pulse, that company! Remember that this is a core solver, not UI or a database or etc. It really comes down to huge numbers of FLOPS on huge arrays of data, and all that matters is cranking through the calculation as fast as possible, with a secondary concern for ...

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A good story on this topic... Nearly 25 years ago now, during my (later aborted, for related reasons) PhD, my supervisor and I sold some IP that I had developed during my Master's studies to one of the (still) major players in CAE simulation software. Essentially, a numerical modeling approach and a...

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Everything makes me feel old. Mostly because I am old. ;-)

Having to put on a knee brace to lift anything of even marginal heft, though, is a big one...

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Avram wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:26 pm When my oldest daughter graduated HS in 1997 she moved to Israel (came back in 2004 married and with a degree in ChemE) Only an 11 hour flight.
But the wedding in 2003 was an absolute blast

Cheers! Almost went into chem myself, but switched to mech at the last moment.

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** - The UK giving up most of its colonial possessions before many of its European neighbors didn't help w/r/t the ascendancy of French soccer (and to a lesser extent some other countries like Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Holland) either. The real lesson is that maybe England should have had more colo...

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** - The UK giving up most of its colonial possessions before many of its European neighbors didn't help w/r/t the ascendancy of French soccer (and to a lesser extent some other countries like Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Holland) either. The real lesson is that maybe England should have had more colo...

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The greatest MMA KO ever, by one of my all-time favorites (Wanderlei Silva), against one of my all-time least favorites (Rampage):

No wonder they called him "The Axe Murderer". :)

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brian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 2:04 pm Watching an overhyped, overrated, over-everythinged England squad fail miserably in a major tournament is never not going to be funny. Not sorry.

Overrated? Honestly...yes.

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Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:48 pm Not hating. Just recognizing the misery that England put themselves into all too often.

LOL, that in many ways is a concise summary of my homeland, and not just in sport. :)

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Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:36 pmLOL, England.

Hey now... ;-)

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I suspect most have probably read it at some point, but being a bit of a Cold War buff, this is one of the essays I've most enjoyed reading, though not entirely accurate with hindsight.

The related book is also a good read...

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ImaginaryMan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:01 pm Honestly, for metal, I prefer that vocal style. Behemoth, Gorgoroth, Belphegor, As I Lay Dying, etc. Then again, I also like Nightwish, which is the farthest opposite end of the spectrum.

And by Gorgoroth, I of course mean Infernus' faction of the band.

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I listen primarily to a mix of 80s goth and new wave, and classic rock, but I'm also rather fond of some of the modern (primarily Scandinavian) metal bands. In particular, the Greek/Swedish "melodic" death metal band Nightrage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsLwYnpxwkE https://www.youtu...

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govmentchedda wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:09 am Is you sending epi pens to me in the States illegal? Cause I'll take a box at that price.

According to The Simpsons it is:

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Hardwick sounds like a very shitty human. And I understand if you have a night or two where you want to get one in and she doesn't. But you are a special brand of fucked up if you want your partner to just lay there limp, crying, while you do your business. Ew. Of course, he's claiming (feining?) i...

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mister d wrote: ↑Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:33 pm Feels like there was a clear pro-Trump vs anti-Trump divide on this one. Easy to root for Mexico for two hours.

I mean no offense at all, but...good God man, do Americans now see *everything* in terms of pro/anti Donald Trump? Honest question...

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Pruitt wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:36 pm Bellwoods - perhaps Toronto's finest

Ha! I was there last year, meeting up with an old friend from university. He swears by it.

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Sabo wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 2:00 pm
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Rex wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:37 pm Well, Morrissey would certainly be a surprising name in this thread.
Morrissey is bollocks at the best of times. :)
I like you already!
Cure fan? :)
Indeed!

A finer gentleman I have never met. :)

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Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure. Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive. I've always enjoyed a nice long jaunt on the highway, though I do need to keep my somewhat heavy foot in ...

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It wouldn't be as bad if it was a more "low key" city, I suppose, but right in the heart of Montreal... I was hoping she would change her mind about going away; the university where I completed my Master's is just a 15 minute drive from our door :). Sadly, that's not to be, though I can't ...

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