Mike Matesky

Dad, Husband, Fisherman, Lawyer, Radical Centrist, Non-Practicing Musician

[Mike Matesky @mmatesky]

@eigenrobot Funny, I was going to mention that but ran out of characters

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@activistJ741 @Shafer1337 Wait, are you really willing to bet? How much?

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@NintendoSega54 @Camk6vn @NateSilver538 Not helping your case

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@Henry_White1996 I don't find that a very effective argument. However, it is currently being litigated in actual courts according to actual law. I'd prefer we stick to that than political rhetoric about "stolen" knowledge.

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@N1ppyTSG @ReviewsPossum Remember, it's dumb on purpose to make you click.

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@minty_hawk Also, the answer to the question "Why would companies care about a tax on ultra high incomes that doesn’t impact their cost of doing business?" is that a pattern of politicians killing golden geese is a bad indicator, even if one particular goose isn't too important to a company.

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@eigenrobot @justalexoki You're talking about hoverbelts, right?

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@sp6runderrated I dont think the constitution prohibits unusually humane punishments.

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@JackLoder_ @RogerDorn5 @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 Nope. You are using "out" to mean something that doesn't get someone called out. I think that's dumb.

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@JackLoder_ @RogerDorn5 @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 "In a position to tag" is doing a lot of work. In this clip, by the time he's got the glove down he's maybe 3-4 ft away. You're ignoring the time it takes to tag in this clip, and acting like it obviously matters so much in every other scenario that questioning it is stupid.

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 We're not talking about "waiting for him." The catcher had to pivot his body and reach to apply the tag. He was not "waiting for him" when he was 10 feet away. That's the point. I assume you're not answering the questions because you actually do understand that.

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 You're not answering or engaging with the question. So, if the catcher has a foot on the plate, catches the ball on the 1B side when the runner starts his slide 5ft away, but the slide gets under the tag, the runner is not "out by 5 ft" right?

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 Do you really disagree with what I said? If so, why? If not, then why is it different if the catcher catches it a few feet away?

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@aelfred_D Two weeks isn't a lot of time. Plenty to do in F. A seems like the worst option.

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@JackLoder_ @RogerDorn5 @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 Yeah, I don't think thats true. Would you really say a runner is out by 10 feet if the catcher catches the ball 10 ft down the first base line and the runner slides in safely? Thats idiotic.

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 No man. If he catches it 15 ft away from the plate then saying "the runner was out by 10 ft" is dumb. Same is true if he catches it a couple feet away from where he needs to apply the tag. By the time the tag is down the runner is maybe 4 ft away.

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 Not if the fielder can't make the out where he has the ball.

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@RogerDorn5 @JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 No. It's not. But he would also be safe if he were touching the plate in that shot. It's not a force play.

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@JackLoder_ @piecesofaman22 @RaymondCiampic1 Im not saying it was a good send or a bad send. I'm saying he wasn't out by 10 ft.