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DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:58 pm UConn is probably going to win...but Alabama is really a fun team.

IMO Nate Oates is a top 5 Xs and Os coach in CBB. Trouble is, Hurley is too.

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:24 am To me, it’s about consistency. Would the refs have called it a foul in the second quarter?

This.

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It’s a play that either gets called or doesn’t get called. The refs dictate what you get away with, until a whistle comes out of the blue. That’s pretty much what happened last night.

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I mean, you could see how they might call that an illegal screen, but they hadn’t called the game that way all night.

Refs robbed the sport of a great ending (and Connecticut didn’t have to bury the shot for it to be a great ending).

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LOL at that being an offensive foul.

Fuck out of here with that nonsense.

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As mister d has said several times pedroia should have seen the bench or a trade vs Betts in OF. Also is Bob Lobel still alive? No way he's still on TV. And they got rid of him cause $300mm. I would dump that into the best farm in baseball too. Chaim tried. Success questionable. They got rid of him...

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Mookie Betts succeeding at shortstop is ridiculous. Why can't we get players like that? Yeah, it’s pretty cool he’s still elite in the field 10 years into his MLB career…Though he was a very good 2B in the minors, who really was shifted to CF/RF because the Sox had Bogaerts at SS and Pedroia at 2B....

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If a year ago everyone here saw that exact sentence with the name of the president redacted, not a single person here would guess Biden over Trump. Well, except for the fact that Trump says callous, insensitive shit so often he leaves essentially zero room for some sort of plausible deniability. Bi...

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Ooooooh edgy.

US president acknowledges that he's seen pictures of malnourished children in the war-torn desert.

Pictures at 11.

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Adrian Belew to play King Crimson shows centered around Discipline , Beat , & Three of a Perfect Pair LPs with Tony Levin, Danny Carey & Steve Vai. Apparently the first date is Sept 17 in San Diego. Rumors it will be a substantial tour. GIMME Adrien Belew is FANTASTIC to see live. Saw him p...

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As you may or may not recall my wife’s niece is a photographer for several RIT Tigers teams in their athletics department. She’s slated to graduate in May. They finished the regular season 27-11-2, and won the Atlantic Hockey Tournament before dropping their (opening?) regional semi-final round agai...

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Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:42 pm

I heard the Missouri governor was stunned to learn he can’t pardon him across state lines.

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Fuck Duke.

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Edey not using the ladder to cut the net is pretty great Edey holding onto his rage of being looked past by Tennessee’s head coach several years ago, and him choosing to use the post-game press conference to dunk on Barnes instead of thanking his past coaches, family and friends is better. Who knew...

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IMO from what I’ve learned after watching Dan Hurley’s UConn tams…His coaching staff preaches a European style of play. They control the pace of play through ball movement and defense. Yeah, it helps when you have Donavan Clingan, but I’m talking about when the 7th, 8th and 9th guys enter the game. ...

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Both teams shooting like crap. Yet UConn up 16. Not sure Illinois’ decision to treat Clingan as a 6’8” dude instead of 7’2” is a wise decision.

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He's gaslighting his constituents, cuz the NCAAT brings people of all political persuasions together.

Can't have that.

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Burnes with 11 Ks in 6 IP. His only hit allowed was the 2 out solo shot to Trout in the 1st inning.

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Mine is in that space in the driver's side door. If your car plummets from a bridge, it will likely go head first into the water, and it will sink to the bottom heavy side first, right? I dunno. Seems to me you want to have that tool taped to the underside of your steering column/wheel. Otherwise w...

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Holy fucking hell.

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Mine is in that space in the driver's side door. If your car plummets from a bridge, it will likely go head first into the water, and it will sink to the bottom heavy side first, right? I dunno. Seems to me you want to have that tool taped to the underside of your steering column/wheel. Otherwise w...

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Not trying to be an asshole, but STL just isn't known for any particular type of food. Other than, like, something to do with ravioli which is super whatever. I had a trip planned that included being there for a day-night-day and was kind of flummoxed by the lack... "You HAVE to try this!"...

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What's the best St Louis cuisine?

Ribs?

Find a good rib joint that specializes in StL rub (or whatever that's called) with some local craft beers.

Or, ask the resident StL expert. He'll know.

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Could Key Bridge collapse been avoided if container ship had tugboat guides?

It couldn't hurt.

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FWIW, Virginia governor saying they can take the Baltimore bound cargo down in Norfolk. Still significant supply chain issues, but not like a catastrophic* level thing. And I don't know what Wilmington DE's capacity is. * - I'm sure many of you guys know, catastrophic in engineering terms means tot...

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FWIW, Virginia governor saying they can take the Baltimore bound cargo down in Norfolk. Still significant supply chain issues, but not like a catastrophic* level thing. And I don't know what Wilmington DE's capacity is. * - I'm sure many of you guys know, catastrophic in engineering terms means tot...

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Im no physician (ba dum pum) but that things a pretty shitty bridge. Straight jersey barriers instead of... sides? More jersey barriers instead of a median. No pedestrian or bike access that I see. Needs a paint job. Not the best. The bridge is part of the freakin interstate system, so no, there wa...

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Perhaps dont build a shitty tinker toy bridge over key access to your international shipping port with trillions in commerce? I met a guy that piloted ships in an out of port of new orleans. has to be a pretty shitty feeling. your only job is not to destroy access to the port. u dumped the load... ...

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Mother in law lives in Catonsville. I can’t in good conscience suggest to my wife to drive west through the city cuz the effort to run I-70 downtown died off a long time ago. We have to either take the tunnel, drive downtown to 95 at OPCY, or take 95N to 695W around the city to CVille. It’d be easi...

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I mean... There are lots of ways to get into B'more that have nothing to do with that bridge. I've driven north thru Baltimore (and back) hundreds of times and I've only been on that bridge a few dozen times. Sure, but I’m guessing those other roads will be much busier now. I just can’t imagine the...

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I mean... There are lots of ways to get into B'more that have nothing to do with that bridge. I've driven north thru Baltimore (and back) hundreds of times and I've only been on that bridge a few dozen times. Sure, but I’m guessing those other roads will be much busier now. I just can’t imagine the...

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Just insane video. Could have been timed so much worse. The rebuilding of the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa Bay (1980) included a much improved (wider) shipping channel as well as pylons that were built out as much as a quarter mile from the bridge’s support beams to protect it from another tragedy. Tho...

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The camera’s angle may tilt the perspective a bit, but it appears that the ship (piloted by a dedicated harbor pilot, btw) was turning when it struck the pillar.

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https://www.twitter.com/dcnewslive/status/1772548737904107848?s=46&t=rKRo5ildsXjOFWkYH7wDlg Thanks for that. It appears like that ship had already suffered damage as smoke billowed from it the entire time. It was way to the right (respective to the ship) of where it needed to be. Three times it...

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bfj wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 am I’m good as I live on the west side of town. Scary shit. Cargo ship allegedly lost power and hit the supports.

That is one catastrophic power failure if the backup systems were unresponsive.

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My wife just woke me to tell me this.

That video.

(I WFH in Canton)

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I'm so sorry, Duff. Alright, let me through a curveball at you guys. The good... Our new doggo is 7 months old. She is an absolutely adorable dog. She's pretty well-behaved, isn't super food forward (somewhat rare for a Golden) and does funny shit like try to carry 2-3 toys in her mouth at once. My ...

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The owl making pretend machine noises about the eye-examination equipment being used by the optometrist / tech to evaluate its eyes is pretty freakin hilarious.

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Mutherfucking free throws. Extra annoying to lose that way. Go Coogs or Aggies. Whatever. Back when most of you were in diapers I saw NC State win a national championship over Univ of Houston, because Houston couldn’t make free throws. I was 12. Thurl Bailey! And Phi-Slamma-Jamma was fun to watch.

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Texas A&M jacks a buzzer beating three to send it to OT v Houston.

Yowza.

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