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2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:
A white panel van from NJ ?
Actually... Mister Softee global HQ is out of Runnemede, New Jersey. We go by it all the time.
Should I drop the bomb 💣 on @BringBackFergy? This will ruin his day...
...Here goes, I am working for you too Mike!😆🤣
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This is a no judgement zone, right?
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He retired a little before Pominville... But if he played a few years earlier... I can just imagine:
"Puck-pushing punks push Pominville, Pominville pushes back, story @ 11!"
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Red pistachios:
https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/red-pistachios.htm
Seeing how Josh is a pistachio farmer...
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11 minutes ago, Augie said:
There is a limit to how much time most people want to pass. It’s slow by nature, don’t let them drag it out.
Quick compared to cricket 🏏... By nature it's lightning quick, and was billed as such.
It's Americans who have an even shorter attention span now.
41 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:Simple cure for most that ills baseball:
Make the strike zone a circle that fits INSIDE the current box.
It's called a strike zone because that's the zone where the ball is supposed to be easy to strike with the bat.
That's not the case with those corners and to add insult to injury all these "pitchers" gotta' do is hit the tiniest edge of the box for it to be considered "IN" the strike zone.
If you think the hitting sucks now wait until they automate the zone next season and pitchers are allowed to just nail that up and inside pitch that is 99% unhittable but still considered a strike.
And that's inside the box. The reality is that zone is WAY bigger than the box........it's the box plus a line of baseballs all around it. A good pitcher really never has to throw a hittable pitch.
And if you can run 5 relievers out there every game they never get fatigued regardless of how hard they throw.
The ball is round, the bat is a cylindrical........make the zone a circle.
Watch the mph of pitches drop and the number of ridiculous breaking balls decline and watch batting averages return to where they were and A LOT more action.
And I will say "most" that ills baseball and not "all" because one problem baseball will always have is that you can't score on defense. It's the only one of the 4 major sports where you know for a fact you can tune out for 10 minute intervals and not miss your team scoring. I can usually watch a movie during a baseball game by just not watching my team pitch.
But you can't tune out forever, especially extra innings.
One game without a clock, and they go ahead and put one in.
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29 minutes ago, Mark80 said:
4+ hours games were no good for anyone. Boring tv, too late at the ballpark. I used to time some pitchers who were taking seemingly forever in between pitches, it was literally over 60 seconds consistently between pitches. In an already low action sport, these guys were killing the game. 2-3 hour games are so much more enjoyable.
That's what pastime means! 😏
What else do Americans gotta do!😉
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1 hour ago, Just Jack said:
Put the pitchers on roids also. Let's see some 150mph fast balls.
Put them on meth too. Worked with the German soldiers in WWII... Well kinda, sorta, maybe... For a little while that is. 😏
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Nice! The Polish Mafia running good wholesome establishments! 😆... Waiting for his lawyer to get back from Ra-Cha-Cha... lol
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14 minutes ago, US Egg said:
So I win?.....thanks for playing! Thought '81 was the strike year so no asterik for you.
Even better that '81 was *
You're the beast!😉
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11 hours ago, US Egg said:
Since some have spoke of championships, basketball and Buffalo, here’s a bit of an odd fun fact:
The Los Angeles Clippers are the longest running North American franchise to have never played in a championship game.
Where’s the Buffalo connection you ask??? Anyone want to take a shot?
(I hope I got this right)
Doesn't pass the smell test...
Milwaukee Brewers... 1969
Clippers/Braves since 1970.
The Brewers were the Seattle Pilots in 1969. Moved to Milwaukee in 1970.
EDIT: 😠😡 Never ***** -ing mind! AL Pennant in 1982!
Wasn't that the Stike year?
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9 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
And another team with No prior Championships that wins one before a Buffalo team...
When is it finally going to be our turn??
Wrong, 2nd championship.
SuperSonics won in 1979.
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2 hours ago, Augie said:
I was going to guess on its third birthday, but apparently that is not correct.
No. That's when grass carp starts eating solely vegetation.
You're getting your Asian carp mixed up w/e-bikes.
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2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:
Some of these e-bike riders are getting to be a pain in the ass the way the drive them
I am not sure if that link was behind a paywall... But I was able to read. Cops in Minny are cracking down... They were going 45mph... Through stop signs etc... Sheesh!
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If that's behind a paywall. Other cities:
https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/opinion/reckless-e-bikers-are-a-menace-how-nypd-is-cracking-down/
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As stupid as it is, the theme still resonates today more than ever...
"...Luckily I didn't go into the mountain, I went over the cliff..."
"...It was at that very moment that the pickle w/the ticket was going doing my throat that I knew for sure that I didn't want a pickle..."
🤣 ...😮💨
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1 hour ago, US Egg said:
I should apologize for singling out public workers since so many projects are bid out to contractors. Many think the workers on roads and sewers are their municipality employees standing around. They all look the same in their neon green t-shirts and reflective vests.
It's the government inspector (QA) that baby sits the contractor mostly with my organization.😉
Go on TDY, storm duty, etc... Someone has to make sure the contractors aren't ripping off the government blind.
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52 minutes ago, US Egg said:
First off half standing around is as American as apple pie as evidenced by the crews of public workers on any job site. Secondly, can your kid senselessly chew and spit sunflower shells in these other sports? Apparently, it’s quite the stress reliever from the pressures of…..having to stand around? 🤷♂️
Ha! EXACTLY! LOVE THIS! Excellent reply!
This is lost on many people today!
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Efficiency is overrated... Only causes the wheels to come off and throw a rod through the block. Nervous chill is our birthright!
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2 hours ago, US Egg said:
I’m back to loving baseball.
The guy I’m watching bat right now is a big reason…..I’ve come to accept that he’s now a Dodger.
I have always embraced it. I don't get the hate. The pitch clock is stupid too. One game without a clock AND they ruin it. Only in America!
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Aluminum bats.
No 'roads needed...
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50 Years ago today
in Off the Wall
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Too bad the money I am paying for Mike is coming from you... AND me of course subsidizing my own wage... I pay Fed Tax too. 😆😔
What a vicious circle!😉
Which rightly so, gives me a bigger say in the matter...