Jesse Lieberfeld

Data privacy lawyer. Some baseball hot takes included. Views = mine.

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@CodifyBaseball Before Ohtani, the only player in history with a 50 HR/20 SB season and a 20 HR/50 SB season was Brady Anderson.

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@the_transit_guy I'm very much in favor of public transit but "covered highways > uncovered highways > no highways" is a coherent stance.

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@StatisticUrban @DrewSav I really don't think this is true, and the only one it might be true for has given religious groups tons of policy wins.

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@RAILMag @Dashytwo I get that this is only cities with heavy rail, but it's still embarrassing how few of our cities have heavy rail.

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@tangotiger I try to stay away from distinctions based on time on the ballot. The HOF is a binary– players either should or shouldn't be in. But even among first-ballot guys there are plenty of examples: Sabathia, Mauer, Ortiz, Smoltz, etc. Without their 2 best years they're not HOFers.

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@RossBarkan Most pitchers today don't reach 200 innings, although I'm not sure what that has to do with the argument anyway. But the odds of someone who hits that weakly turning into a good hitter just by getting more reps seems tiny to me. They were miles behind position players!

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@RossBarkan @jaysonbuford They were prevented because they were actually really bad hitters, just somewhat less bad than a typical pitcher. They were both ~63% worse than an average hitter. Regular reps weren't going to change that.

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@CodifyBaseball People are forgetting this was the 9th inning of a blowout game. You don't get to keep unused challenges. I doubt he challenges that pitch if it's the 3rd inning.

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@rationalyankee He can pinch-hit (mainly for McMahon) and be a defensive sub. He'll probably also get time at first if/when they have Rice catch. There are lots of bench players with fewer uses (including Grichuk)

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@RossBarkan Have to disagree. Navy blue is much more of a Yankees color than gray. I hope this is permanent.

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@notgaetti @baseball_ref @CodifyBaseball @theaceofspaeder @TheWARmonger_ @JessicaDBrand @BigLeagueDigest @Jp3538 @grantmcauley @orwellian @2008Philz There's an important lesson here about hidden great seasons. In '02, Byrd was pitching in scenarios where a *league average pitcher* would give up 5.68(!) runs/game. Having a 3.90 ERA in that context is massive. Adverse conditions can make great seasons look ordinary.

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@CodifyBaseball Went to the annual Cooperstown game in spring 2003. Johnny Bench, Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, and Carlton Fisk were standing at the bases on Doubleday Field before the game greeting fans. Shook hands with all of them.

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@GaryHPhillips The fans are right on this one, and the same should apply to the fake ballpark noise between innings on MLB TV

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@TheArgumentMag @AliceFromQueens @jdcmedlock @CartoonsHateHer @SpecialPuppy1 @YIMBYLAND This is so disappointing. The right to speak anonymously is a well-established constitutional right and indispensable part of democracy. Whether it improves the discourse is not relevant. I expected better things from this podcast.

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As policymakers consider various proposals for safeguarding younger users online, CCIA’s #Privacy counsel Jesse Lieberfeld (@lieberfeld) wrote an article serving as a guide to understanding most commonly used legal knowledge standards. The article describes existing knowledge standards in U.S. civil law — actual knowledge, reckless or willful disregard, and constructive knowledge — and how some federal online safety proposals seek to import these requirements. https://t.co/Wy3z1tNMBp

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@BoomerJanowski @OleTimeHardball The problem is that you can make lists like that for *any good player*. They all have sets of accomplishments that are unique among non-HOFers.

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@BarryOnHere He's a good candidate. But the reason he's not in is mainly because he never had a really amazing season. Most HOF pitchers have had a way better peak than 4 seasons in the ~5 WAR range.

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@LinkofSunshine @rjohnston4 An 0.1-inch requirement is the same as an "any amount" requirement with the strike zone shrunk 0.1 inches.