Paul Christopher Hoppe

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@PSLToFlushing @SNYtv @sal_licata Where do you think Soto and the Psychopaths rank among MLB outfields?

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@Mets Yes, I know Soto DH'd and Melendez played LF tonight. Whatever. Never let facts get in the way of the narrative, eh?

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The @Mets outfield should henceforth be called Soto and the Psychopaths. It was crazy fun watching each of them steal a base tonight.

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On the newest episode of The Mets Pod, @PSLToFlushing and @JacobWilkins discuss the state of the Mets as the calendar flips to June

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@HeartNova26 102, but a bunch of them are upside down.

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@ChessProblem If rating grew on trees?

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@PSLToFlushing @SNYtv How is the Mets farm system likely to rank this offseason after all of the 2026 graduations?

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@vonGottschall Thanks!

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"I’ve set a simple goal for the next 1,001 days: Make enough money playing online poker to pay off my house."
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@PSLToFlushing @James_Schiano FWIW, batters should avoid challenging those corner calls, because that's where umps are usually wrong in the batter's favor. Pitchers & catchers should avoid challenging the edges, where umps are usually wrong in the pitcher's favor.

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@PSLToFlushing @James_Schiano Not surprising that Soto isn't great at challenges. He knows the HUMAN zone better than anyone. The ABS zone is a new zone. Here are his 3 challenges. 2 are outside the human zone.

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"I grew up in Hell's Kitchen, bombarded by a steady stream of noise. Blocking out external noise comes naturally to me. But some noise comes from inside."
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#poker #Mets #baseball

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@PokerStarsUSA @JenShahade It was fun playing against @JenShahade on @PokerStarsUSA .

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Hey @PokerStarsUSA , did I win an MTT ticket or something by playing top pair like a nit against @JenShahade ?

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@mentalmommy_ SNY is doing a better job of broadcasting this game that they're not even broadcasting.

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@knavely I think the analog of a bluff in poker would be a bluff in chess. Making an empty threat to elicit a response, or even a resignation. Bluffs aren't unique to poker, but they're so fundamental to the game that it's hard to really compare them to other games.

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"One thing we must always remember is that we will make some bad decisions. Some mistakes. And that’s okay. When we identify those mistakes and correct them, we become stronger."
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@knavely The poker analog would be finding spots where being aggressive forces the opponent to think to defend correctly. The clock isn't usually such an issue, but repeated pressure can cause cracks, and in online poker there is little time to make decisions.

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@knavely Fantastic!
Forcing someone to find the defense forces them to burn time. If they can't find the defense without burning too much time, then your attack succeeded strategically even if it failed tactically.

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@knavely Of course, when our combinations work out, it's only because at some point our opponent has failed to defend properly. It's impossible to win a chess game without the opponent deviating from optimal play, either in moves or speed.

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@knavely I think it's easier to internalize and accept the idea that calculation is a skill, but harder to really believe that being good at clock management is a skill that deserves to be rewarded. I think many see it as a failure by the other person to play fast enough.

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@knavely Indeed. The poker equivalent is "don't throw good money after the bad." Accept the mistake for what it is and move forward as best you can.