TheGoodBits

2 hours ago, Ball Security said:

I don’t really understand the “plan”. 

 

Bunch of roster spots opening up at the trade deadline is the plan imo. Winker, Senzel, and/or Rosario could end up being worth at least some level of trade return. 

Nats are in no rush to get these guys up. They're still playing the long game. Which honestly I get. It would be awesome if the team could make a run for the WC this year, but even if they got in the playoffs they absolutely do not have a roster that can compete and win a series. There's going to be 3+ prospects ready for the bigs by the end of this year, they'll get a couple months of experience and be ready for opening day next year. Sprinkle in some offseason investment in FA and 2025-26 could be interesting years. 

16 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

Further, Trump is entirely undisciplined, and there is 100% chance the prosecution would be able to get him to admit wrongdoing (likely after they wore his old feeble ass down with a few hours of "boring" testimony about minutiae) because he is an arrogant stupid asshole with a pathological urge to look like a tough guy.  

Tell us how you really feel. 

11 minutes ago, PokerPacker said:

Among the same two pairs group, 6969 stands out.

Yeesh, reminded me of my 8 year old’s little league team right there. 

9 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said:

 

This is where we need to spend next year--a big, .500+ SLG, mashing 1B/DH type. Overspend. 

No need, we have Gallo

Anyone been to Santorini? My wife and I will be there for two days in a couple weeks. We've got a spare afternoon and would love a "make sure you do this one thing while you're there" recommendation.

Ton of details on the VR system here https://theathletic.com/5121231/2023/12/08/jayden-daniels-lsu-football-ai-technology/ 

https://cognilize.com/
https://lsu.rivals.com/news/man-behind-the-system-jack-marucci-opens-colin-hurley-s-eyes-to-the-future 

CJ’s bases loaded fly out landed about 100ft short of what I expected off the bat. 

4 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said:

Ruiz is the only one that is a real issue. The rest are one year fillers. Rosario and Meneses are particularly frustrating though. Menseses has been bad for 2 years.

Ruiz is probably still not 100% after he dropped the 20lb or whatever it was with the flu. 

15 minutes ago, Darrell Green Fan said:

I have always envisioned a trip to a beautiful coastal town in New England. A quick search found hotels in Nantucket go for $500/night in summer. Any cheaper suggestions?  

The drive is much further and I’ll admit I don’t know much about summer rates, but we’ve been to Maine a number of times in early fall. Some towns we love (no order, just south to north, with a * besides ones we’d prioritize a return to): 

-York/kittery (or Portsmouth NH)

-Portland (going to be $$$) 

-boothbay harbor*

-Rockland (likely cheapest on this list)

-Camden* 

-Bar Harbor/Southwest Harbor on Mt Desert Island 

All of these places will be overrun by tourists during the summer fwiw. 

15 minutes ago, Darrell Green Fan said:

(double post sorry)

22 hours ago, TheGoodBits said:

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12 years combined of team control for Abrams + Wood are a MUCH better bargain than 3 expensive years of Soto playing for a losing team. Anything else we can from any of the other prospects is just a bonus. Oh and one of those "bonus" players is currently in our rotation sporting a 3.12 ERA.

Speaking of bonus players, re the updates above on Robert Hassell, he was regarded as the best pure hitter that came over in the trade and he absolutely stunk last year. But he dealt with a hamate injury for the better part of two years, and was still recovering from it most of last season. Having dealt with a hamate type injury before, it takes absolutely forever to regain strength in your hand/wrist in a way that is sufficient to handle the amount of torque generated by swinging a baseball bat. Glad to see him picking back up and raking now. 

9 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

Glad to see Abrams making the jump.

He's a bonafide superstar in the making and man, what a great surprise after his rocky first season here. 

12 years combined of team control for Abrams + Wood are a MUCH better bargain than 3 expensive years of Soto playing for a losing team. Anything else we can from any of the other prospects is just a bonus. Oh and one of those "bonus" players is currently in our rotation sporting a 3.12 ERA.

On 4/28/2024 at 10:33 AM, KDawg said:

The QBs... meh. The top 3... maybe the top 4... and possibly even the top 5 QBs were better this year, I think. But there is always the chance for a late riser so we'll see. 

calling my shot now
 

Finally diving into some of our picks and I feel really good about the quality players we landed in round 2-3. That's the range Peters has been known to dominate. Looking at our rosters, there's reason to be optimistic that almost all of them will be immediate contributors (if not starters). 

Unrelated to Sinnott but in watching his highlights, keep an eye on Will Howard (Kansas State's QB who just transferred to Ohio State). If he wins the starting job at OSU this season he will end up getting his name called on Day 1-2. 

Cool we’re at .500 nearly through the end of April. A quick glance at the schedule indicates the road gets tougher for the next six weeks. We don’t play a team that’s currently more than a game under .500 until the next time we get the Marlins on June 14, and there’s a bunch of quality teams mixed in during that stretch as well. 
 

It does get a bit easier after that, so if we’re aiming for let’s say a 75 win season, it could still be doable even if we’re not on track for it by the start of July. 

18 minutes ago, Califan007 The Constipated said:

 

Read up on the very real and very damaging effects of knowing you're female, of having every synapse in your brain and every chemical in your body constantly telling you that you're female, yet being condemned in a "male" body (or conversely, being male forced to exist within a female body). The suicide rate among trans people is a reflection of that reality. When they look in the mirror they don't see themselves, or anyone...they see a jail cell that they're condemned to spend the rest of their lives in even though they didn't do anything illegal or criminal. Using that jail example, surgery can be like an innocent man sent to jail for life suddenly getting a pardon and released from prison.

 

So, no, it's not just for "looks."

All great arguments for therapy to help learn to accept and love themselves. That's definitely covered by insurance fwiw. 

edit to add: Body Dystrophic Disorder can also be treated by therapy. Or if the patient really feels like they need it, they can get a cosmetic procedure (which is not covered by insurance) 

2 minutes ago, Califan007 The Constipated said:

 

That's probably because you don't really know the science behind gender.

If theoretically a person can be a woman despite having a penis, why should we (taxpayers/health insurance payers) have to fund their expensive! efforts to transform their penises into… well… something that at least kinda looks like a vagina.

4 hours ago, EmirOfShmo said:

I live in good ol' Bob Good's district (yeah, that guy). The Virginia Patriots for Freedom PAC has been running attack ads mutliple times per day during CBS morning show for the last week or so. "He's a backstabbing RINO" LOL  It's fun watching them eat their own...

I watched his challenger put up one of his signs on the road near my house. Big meathead looking dude with a trailer full of signs and Trump flags towed behind a Ford Raptor. 

7 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

I’ll take “cases that will be overturned by SCOTUS” for $1. 
 

In all seriousness though, kinda weird to me this isn’t just considered a cosmetic procedure. 

1 hour ago, Warhead36 said:

Feels good to sweep the Fish.

Jinxed it. 🤦‍♂️

Bears are going to be annoyingly good for the foreseeable future. 

10 minutes ago, Warhead36 said:

 

 

Our offense should be like 2012 again but even better if Daniels is better than RG3 because the rest of the supporting cast is much better than what RG3 had.

 

Eh I would absolutely not say that. 2012 we had Trent Williams at LT, an aging but still productive Santana Moss plus a very good prime Pierre Garcon at WR. Run game had a 1600 rusher in Alfred Morris. Plus Kyle Shanahan >>> KK.  
 

Terry and Dotson are good but not great, RBs have more skill, Oline is definitely worse. I think the 2012 team was better.
 

Idk what to expect with Daniels. I was so ****ing excited for Robert Griffin and remember there was so much said pre draft about his mature passing game. "Not just a runner." Gonna have to take a "believe it when I see it" approach. Honestly I might not fully buy in until he makes it through a full season or even two, bothj unscathed and productive. 

2 hours ago, The Evil Genius said:

 

I personally find the junk fees for seat selection and carry-on **** that airlines have implemented to be odorous. That said, I don't see how what Buttigieg said changes what airlines are doing. Airlines see it as the consumer paying for a class (economy, economy plus, business, etc) of seats. As long as you get that class of seats (or better),  I don't see how anything is different. 

 

 

I flew American last week for the first time in a bit and noticed they now charge you to pick ANY seats. Used to be you could get to pick a seat toward the back included in your ticket cost. Now you have to pay them $10 per flight just to not end up in the ****ing middle seat. You can check in without picking a seat but they will auto assign you to wherever they want. 

3 minutes ago, frontline205 said:

anyone post this yet lol.  (Cold as Balls vid)

There is no way that dude is 200lb.