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I swear that Bentancur wasn’t always this timid in possession, and the data bears that out — so far, this is his lowest per90 progressive passing distance, and his passes into the final third / penalty area are way down

But the eye test is that he’s refusing to take risks that others are taking

Given that, it is stunning to me that Rivian manages to be at the very bottom of the barrel in Consumer Reports’ new car reliability survey (but first in satisfaction?)

As I understand it, this makes Oregon one of Penn State’s longest-standing and most intense rivals, perhaps behind only Texas Tech?

the album art for the upcoming 10 year anniversary edition of Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION with expanded tracks

there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is

Feels like these mystery box guys always have just enough fans who are all the way in that you don’t actually have to actively make the choice to pass on them at any point

Clarification: why it *shouldn’t* be reviewable. It’s definitely excluded!

After reading what can be reviewed by replay, I cant come up with a good reason that this type of foul wouldn’t be reviewable. Replay can review the number of players on the field, and if the only difference here is an intent to subvert the officials, that intent should be clear and obvious

This made me look to see how many locations they have near y’all and *wow* there are so many in NC

It’s gotta be 2-3 years tops before they’re in the DC suburbs

Sounds like you’re going to have a great November

Hey, there are *only* 733 mons available in Scarlet/Violet, that’s totally manageable

I’m sure you know this but I am sure that most folks who were screaming for a lockout in December 2023 will be tuning in for the first time this season on September 30 or so

I expect you and other esteemed members of the press to cover three important stuff — does this training camp emphasize working from under center or out of the shotgun? Which play calling terminology do they use? Are there any hand measurements?

Is it a coincidence that Clemson had a half dozen field goals blocked last year

Can I get a verdict on how we’d interpret 2021 Miami/FSU/UF triangle of bad vibes under this template

If you’re interested in expanding that science, there’s usually an international break in the soccer calendar right after the transfer window closes at the end of August — between just the big five leagues, there would be enough empty and unused stadiums to host every single FBS game in one weekend

If my math is right, he needs to be very careful when celebrating during the 2028 Olympics

The funny thing is that his Nickelodeon commercials about how to throw a football definitely made him a much bigger name with kids than a lot of other dudes from his generation

And those kids are now in their 20s at the youngest

What’s your feeling on the right way to expand — one more association-trained player and one more unrestricted player?

Surely his 3B defense has been excellent after all that work at AAA

Can’t help but wonder how insane he would have been as a defensive end

Love it when people discover the federal circuit

That was the Astros team that gave us this gem of a walk-off error

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How much of the “what to learn” discourse going down the wrong path where people try nationally extrapolate the meat of a message from a race where being local and specific seems to matter a lot

We’re going in circles here because your only argument is that grey areas are bad because you’ve decided they’re bad

AAA trialed full ABS; it was so unpopular that they moved to a challenge system mid-season, which got great reviews. We get to choose what’s morally acceptable!

“We should try to reduce it when it’s reasonable” is fair. But it feels like you’re regurgitating your opinion on flopping rather than engaging in a different context.

Baseball embraces its grey areas and quirks, and good catcher influences 3-4 borderline calls a game. It’s not the same problem.

Right — we’re back to what I mean by absolutist. You’ve concluded that this type of allowable influence on the game is bad, and I’m not going to change your opinion. I think the rule is better than the alternative, and given that we can measure catcher’s skills within those rules, we should.

Fin.

But second: you’re still relying on “I don’t like framing” without giving a basis. Each team has an equal opportunity to exert influence on where those lines are drawn, both through late movement from pitches and from clean framing. Why is the catcher’s skill different than the pitcher’s?

That’s clearer. Two issues are at play here.

First: ABS implementation. It would mean looking away from the action to see what the call is on a video board after every pitch, or waiting several seconds for an ump to receive and convey the call. All of that would make the ballpark experience worse.

I’m trying to piece together your POV and it isn’t clicking. It seems like you’re sticking to your guns on an absolutist “a strike should always be a strike” position, but you’re not engaging with the fact that enforcing that POV would delay and disrupt the action. It’s dogma for dogma’s sake.

I think you’re missing how this comparison works. We get a more far faster and more seamless game if we allow strike zones to be imperfect, and that experience is easily worth a 4% error rate.

They’re not “cheating” because allowing a minuscule amount of manipulation is good for the sport.