JJ Skittles

I like breakfast for dinner.

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Biggest Halloween buzzkill for kids: Mom making you wear a coat over your costume.
#BatmanNeverGetsCold

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I wonder if somewhere out there, there’s a baker named Quarterback.

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@keithlaw 2/2
attributing it to future hitting success? Isn’t that the crux of the article?

Is the outrage because he is guessing/oversimplifying the Yankees’ intent or that people think citing EV as an underlying stat applied to analytics is somehow against the definition of the word?

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@keithlaw 1/2
Verducci isn’t winning a Pulitzer from this, but is it that egregious? Isn’t analytics about taking statistics and other measurables and trying determine a pattern or predictive future outcome?

Wasn’t he suggesting the Yankees were seeing increased EV and (falsely)

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Four-cheese pizza is three cheeses too many.

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@davebrooks86 @JomboyMedia What if it’s the third out and he chooses not to ever release the ball and just run into the dugout? Honest question. Releasing the ball isn’t a mandatory act, is it?

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Waffle Home again! @WaffleHouse

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@WaffleHouse? More like Waffle Home!

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Psst. The date on your watch is wrong. You’re welcome.

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@pandamagazine Garry Smittenling

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Lately my Achilles’ heel has been my Achilles’ heel. Shoulda seen that coming I guess.

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@Cruelabduhl @NyTruther @PercyStaffin @Jomboy_ Exactly. If the game was played like it was 100 years ago (or 50, or even 30), rules like this wouldn’t be needed. If Aaron stepped out between pitches while Don Drysdale circled the mound each time, a pitch clock would have come when NBA shot clock originated.

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You know you’re a coffee snob when you see a local “coffee with the mayor” notice and your first thought is, well… what kind of coffee?

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@stevestone Bad news: only one team below .500 after 99 games ever won a WS.

Good news: it was last year (Braves 48-51).

Wild card spots and 12 of 30 teams earning playoff berths provide hope. In 2 months, a Game 1 with Cease to Graveman to Hendriks bridge may look quite formidable.

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@MorningBrew Limes

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Past tense:
bake - baked ✅
fake - faked ✅
rake - raked ✅
make - made … ohhhkay
take - took … ?!😖

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@baddestmamajama I’m surprised how often #2 occurs even in quality film and TV. In Winning Time, the writers had Magic Johnson utter the phrase “old heads” - popular now but nonexistent 40 years ago.

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@stevestone Regardless of tonight’s output, I like the attempt more than leading off a hot HR hitter. The small increase in extra PAs in a season never seems to offset lesser high-leverage ABs offered by the lead-off spot.

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When collecting seashells, you’re basically accumulating animal body parts. Seems like a weird thing to put in a jar on your bathroom counter.

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Still confused about inflation? Consider this example: limes used to be 10 for a dollar as recently as a year ago. Now they cost $7,932 each.