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Thank you, I bet it will make me irate!
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Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Oh God, I should probably be doing one of my jobs right now.
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Linda Holmes
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Thank you, I bet it will make me irate!
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Linda Holmes
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I am all for cutting down on excess graphics. Not included in “excess graphics”: name of batter.
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Linda Holmes
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An absolutely real stat definitely.
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Linda Holmes
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Ohhh, I didn’t! (I was on that show once about my baseball book!) It is an extremely bad situation with graphics all around, and I agree that it’s unlikely they have wisely invented a reliable new statistic.
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It’s so bad!
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My childhood team!
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Linda Holmes
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Look at this!
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Who told Apple TV that when you air a baseball game, you put the batter’s name in tiny white print in the lower right hand corner, which is not where ANYBODY will look for it? Is this another thing where Apple is convinced it can make everything look cooler?
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Linda Holmes
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I’ve been following later in the season for the last couple years, I’m just picking it up a little earlier this time.
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Linda Holmes
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They do often follow through on voting against people, though — in primaries. Where there is a candidate closer to your position to vote for.
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Every time I watch the Braves, I am again reminded that among several embarrassing things about them (the name, the iconography, the racist chanting) you have to leave room for those ugly, ugly Quikrete patches they wear.
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Linda Holmes
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Oof, yes.
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Precisely.
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The Angels’ announcers are shit-talking the Cubs’ City Connect uniforms. I honestly think they’re not that bad compared to other ones I’ve seen.
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Once a year, I am reminded that my wonderful dog not being afraid of fireworks makes no sense to me given his long list of fears, but I am happy he’s happy.
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Well, you know, they’ve got all that time to fill because the game is shorter.
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Yeah, they’re always going to be … messy, a bit. Like with the phenom today, just kind of not his day. But hopefully they just hold on to their butts and get on with the season.
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Amazing.
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Truly, great mascots. Gritty is a mascot only Philadelphia would love, and they do.
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Oh they’re very good this year, I have zero complaints. They are also (knock wood) a lot of fun to watch and not embarrassing as humans to any great degree.
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I was present at the Terry Mulholland no-hitter in 1990!
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I feel like you have just had the equivalent of tax day for an accountant, and I want you to have a vacation!
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In fairness to them, they have three star players injured. So if they have to get a pants-down spanking now and then, I can’t be mad.
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The good thing about the Phillies is that they get all their problems out in one game and get absolutely clobbered, and then you can hope things will be better tomorrow. Get it all out of your system! Throw bad! Hit bad! Pitch bad! Catch bad! Okay, have a beer and get some sleep.
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Holy moly. What is going on over there is grim.
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A thing that’s still good is baseball, so I shall note that I love Trea Turner’s little sliding mittens. #phillies
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Wait, he registered November 3, 2020 (if this is him)? Sooooo, perhaps to make sure he could vote in that election. It’s not like he just registered in January or August or whenever.
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For heaven’s sake.
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I grew up near Philadelphia, and I can similarly time-machine myself with any Tastykake product.
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That’s fair.
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This is a good view of just how high up that bat is. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNrk3KCB/
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I am told the bat is still stuck in the net at Wrigley Field. It is stubborn. I resolve to be the bat.
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The new BEVERLY HILLS COP movie isn’t very good, but I’ll be damned if you cannot see, from time to time, the really unmatched comedic charisma that Eddie Murphy has trying to peek out.
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I lived in Brooklyn for a year, and my greatest day was when I realized the guy who mixed an iced coffee by flipping the cup end to end knew me and made my drink when he saw me.
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Linda Holmes
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There you go. Well said.
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Linda Holmes
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That’s exactly what I said! Vaccine: tiring. And way better than shingles!
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Linda Holmes
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The shingles one kicked my butt in a way vaccines almost never do. Flattened me for … yeah, about 36 hours!
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Linda Holmes
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I actually almost said “eye doctors and hand surgeons.” Because yes, that’s the other big constituency.
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That’s right. But even there, if one individual person truly considers ONLY their own vote, they will conclude “it wouldn’t have mattered if I did/didn’t vote.” I am 100 percent not endorsing this at all. At all!
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Linda Holmes
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You do not have to tell me this! My entire point was that this op-ed is awful and makes no sense. We absolutely agree about whether people should vote!
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I agree! That’s why it’s a nonsensical way to think about voting. Of course voting matters. You don’t need to talk me into anything, believe me — I’m talking about how to answer people who say “I look at election results and it wouldn’t have been different if I hadn’t voted at all.”
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Linda Holmes
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You actually found something good to do today.
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Exactly.
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Linda Holmes
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Exactly.
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What I’m saying is that it is literally and simplistically true that in national races, your one vote if you consider it completely individually, which you should not, will generally not change the outcome. But that’s a nonsensical way to think about voting!
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I often think you can tell a lot about where somebody is coming from in not voting from whether they say that they cannot bear to vote in a particular race or that they will not vote at all.
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He begins with “it’s pointless” because a single vote won’t change the outcome (which on a local level isn’t even necessarily true!), and then deals with “it matters when lots of people do it” by saying “I’m not responsible for other people.” It’s sleight of hand, pure sophistry.
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There are times when people express a desire not to vote, and while I might disagree, I can understand. This, on the other hand, isn’t even an argument. It’s incoherent in many ways. I disagree with it, but it’s also inept persuasive writing.
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Whether you play Cinematrix or not, I highly recommend this delightful look at what it’s like to run a trivia game people really like. From my friend, my former roommate, the legend and onetime TWoP recapper, Joe Reid. www.vulture.com/article/cine...
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It’s been interesting watching the Phillies continue to do pretty well without Harper OR Schwarber OR Realmuto, plus Marsh sat tonight because it was a lefty pitcher. Not long ago, the knock on them was kind of “just a handful of home run guys and no finesse.” Hmph!
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