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[JPhillips]

Looking at the list, it was definitely in the era of counting stats. HRs and RBI totals dominate that list.

[spleen1015]

Who were the ones above him on the list though?

[Ksyrup]

87 was Bash Brothers and Andre Dawson right?

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

87 was Bash Brothers and Andre Dawson right?

George Bell and Dawson

[Ksyrup]

Well yeah. But I was just thinking guys who would have had good numbers. That was McGwire's rookie season I think. I forgot about Bell though.

I remember 1987 for one thing - the Doyle Alexander trade.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

Who were the ones above him on the list though?

https://www.baseball-reference.com/a...rds_1987.shtml

I don't care that Davis didn't win, but 9th seems crazy for that resume.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Looking at Eric Davis stats because of the hated player thread. He finished 1987 with this line:

.293/.399/.593 with 37 HR and 100 RBI

and 50 steals
and a Gold Glove in CF

Yet somehow he was only ninth in the MVP voting.

And in 8th place, with 8.6 bWAR to Davis's 7.9 was Tony Gwynn.

What did Gwynn do that year?

.370/.447/.511 (.958 OPS)
82 BB (career high) to only 35 K in 680 PA
7 HR but speed
13 3B and (not a misprint) 56(!) SB to only 12 CS

SI

[spleen1015]

I'm never going to grow up. At least that's what my wife told me tonight when I had my daughter buy 8 packs of 5 gum for me since she was going to the store anyway.

Why did I want 8 packs of 5 gum? Because there are codes that get you goodies for the new Avengers game coming out in a couple of weeks. I wanted the 7 PS4 themes you get with the 8th code.

[cuervo72]

Our teams were crazy of course, as we only had four human owners; what we did was draft from the league, and then we played against each other and the real 1987 teams. If we had a player from that team, he had to sit out.

We wheeled and dealed a lot, but some of the names I remember from my lineup were Gwynn (.370), Molitor (.353), Trammel (.343), Seitzer (.323), McGwire (49 HR). Gwynn at least was a post-draft trade, because our draft sheet has him drafted by someone else. I think I had Pete Guerrero (.338) too, with Kruk and Mike Aldrete thrown in the mix. (I might have dealt McGwire at some point, or lost him in an expansion draft for '88; at some point I believe I had a lineup with Boggs, Henderson, Dw. Evans.)

For whatever reason Murphy just never lived up to his numbers, so I went with other options. It's not like I ignored OBP either.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

And in 8th place, with 8.6 bWAR to Davis's 7.9 was Tony Gwynn.

What did Gwynn do that year?

.370/.447/.511 (.958 OPS)
82 BB (career high) to only 35 K in 680 PA
7 HR but speed
13 3B and (not a misprint) 56(!) SB to only 12 CS

SI

And Boggs hit:

.363/.461/.588
105bb and 48k
24hr

And finished 9th in the AL voting. Partly because he had a reputation as a selfish player for taking walks rather than RBI hunting.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

And in 8th place, with 8.6 bWAR to Davis's 7.9 was Tony Gwynn.

What did Gwynn do that year?

.370/.447/.511 (.958 OPS)
82 BB (career high) to only 35 K in 680 PA
7 HR but speed
13 3B and (not a misprint) 56(!) SB to only 12 CS

SI

Dawson clearly wasn't the best player, but he had those HRs and RBIs. Jack Clark probably had the best offensive numbers, but he didn't get anything from speed or fielding.

[cuervo72]

Clark was also basically done in early September.

[Lathum]

There is a woman in my towns Facebook group complaining that it is unacceptable to her that her newspaper has been delivered at 9AM the last few days. Predictably she is getting crushed, which is a little sad because she is an older lady.

Several comments in someone comes to her defense, claiming the paper is filled with things we need to know such as local sales, obituaries, movie times, local happenings, etc...without a hint of irony that shes posting this on the internet where all that information is easily accessible.

[kingfc22]

Potentially add dual hurricanes to the WTF 2020 bingo card

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather...e-day-n1237695

[Ksyrup]

Lori Laughlin's husband looks like he's 80 years old. I think it's because he looks like he has no teeth.

[Ksyrup]

Things I didn't expect - Kroger co-opting the "Apple Bottom Jeans" song for a commercial. Though I get the "low low low" thing. But still.

[Critch]

Originally Posted by 21C

The students at my high school wear uniforms every day. Once in a while, like today, we have an out-of-uniform day where they can wear normal clothes. One of my students came dressed as a jedi. I was both inwardly applauding his desire to share his enthusiastic interest in the Star Wars universe and saddened to think that he was going to get the shit beaten out of him on the bus home.

Reminded me of this:

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Lori Laughlin's husband looks like he's 80 years old. I think it's because he looks like he has no teeth.

To my surprise (after Googling) he's only one year older than she is (57 vs 56). From what I vaguely recalled about them I figured he was going to be closer to 70 than 60.

[Edward64]

It's the progression of SkyNet.

But good thing its a government sponsored thing because it's at least 23 years behind schedule.

AI Slays Top F-16 Pilot In DARPA Dogfight Simulation « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary

In a 5 to 0 sweep, an AI ‘pilot’ developed by Heron Systems beat one of the Air Force’s top F-16 fighter pilots in DARPA’s simulated aerial dogfight contest today.

“It’s a giant leap,” said DARPA’s Justin (call sign “Glock”) Mock, who served as a commentator on the trials.

AI still has a long way to go before the Air Force pilots would be ready to hand over the stick to an artificial intelligence during combat, DARPA officials said during today’s live broadcast of the AlphaDogfight trials. But the three-day trials show that AI systems can credibly maneuver an aircraft in a simple, one-on-one combat scenario and shoot its forward guns in a classic, WWII-style dogfight. On the other hand, they said, it was an impressive showing by an AI agent after only a year of development. (As I reported earlier this week, the program began back in September last year with eight teams developing their respective AIs.)

[Ksyrup]

As if canceling all of our vacations this year wasn't enough, my Delta app keeps sending me notifications that my boarding pass is available for all the flights I'm no longer taking. Thanks for the reminders!

[sterlingice]

I'm not a big musical theater guy so I'll throw this out there for the crowd.

What's the "biggest" musical of the 2000s? It has to be Hamilton, right? Before that, it would have been Wicked, I'm thinking? These are things I've heard of and seem to have substantial cultural impacts and I'm not sure I could name another from the last 20 years.

This came up as we watched Prince of Egypt and the music was done by Stephen Schwarz who did Wicked and I was talking with my wife saying, I think I'd say he's responsible for the 2nd biggest musical this "century" (I get it, we're only 20 years in) and so it's a bit odd that his music in that was somewhat disappointing.

SI

[Edward64]

The action looks great and good to see Kirk back.

Gal Gadot looks fantastic also.

https://youtu.be/XW2E2Fnh52w

[spleen1015]

Snyder cut trailer
Zack Snyder’s Justice League | Official Teaser | HBO Max - YouTube

The Batman trailer
The Batman Teaser Trailer (2021) | Movieclips Trailers - YouTube

Cool that all three dropped yesterday.

[molson]

I love the Goonies and the Sopranos, have watched both many times, and just realized, after all these years (while watching the Goonies reunion Zoom from a few months ago), that Ralph Cifaretto and Francis Fratelli were played by the same actor. I was thinking as watching him on the Zoom, "this guy should have been on the Sopranos - wait a minute...."

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by molson

I love the Goonies and the Sopranos, have watched both many times, and just realized, after all these years (while watching the Goonies reunion Zoom from a few months ago), that Ralph Cifaretto and Francis Fratelli were played by the same actor. I was thinking as watching him on the Zoom, "this guy should have been on the Sopranos - wait a minute...."

Joey Pants! I broke my buddy's brain the other day by mentioning that Buggin' Out from Do The Right Thing & Gus Fring from Breaking Bad were the same actor.

[NobodyHere]

What is it about a fat slab of beef that makes a good man's mouth water.

One thing on my bucket list is to sit in front of a delicious well-prepared steak so large that I can't finish it.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

What is it about a fat slab of beef that makes a good man's mouth water.

One thing on my bucket list is to sit in front of a delicious well-prepared steak so large that I can't finish it.

Try a tomahawk cut. I've had it 3 times so far and each time I split it with a co-worker.

Its that initial sizzle, smell and first 4-5-6 bites!

[stevew]

Torn over the decision to give the tree guy 100-20$ bills or to go to the bank and get 20-100$ bills. Decisions

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by stevew

Torn over the decision to give the tree guy 100-20$ bills or to go to the bank and get 20-100$ bills. Decisions

Singles.....tell him you emptied your stripper fund for this.

[stevew]

All in dimes and quarters.

[Kodos]

Bitcoin.

[stevew]

Hah. I asked if he had CashApp. He had no clue what that even was. . Called late on a Friday and I had to figure out how to even get $2000 out of an ATM. For some reason my checking account has a $400/day limit

[JonInMiddleGA]

I've got so many people on (FB) snooze I'm starting to get ads for narcolepsy treatment

[Radii]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I'm not a big musical theater guy so I'll throw this out there for the crowd.

What's the "biggest" musical of the 2000s? It has to be Hamilton, right? Before that, it would have been Wicked, I'm thinking? These are things I've heard of and seem to have substantial cultural impacts and I'm not sure I could name another from the last 20 years.

Knowing nothing about how big a musical is and only how much I might hear about it (broad pop culture impact though skewed towards the crowds I would hang out in of course) - before Hamilton I would have answered Book of Mormon.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by stevew

Hah. I asked if he had CashApp. He had no clue what that even was. . Called late on a Friday and I had to figure out how to even get $2000 out of an ATM. For some reason my checking account has a $400/day limit

I paypal my lawn guy, thank god for technology.

[stevew]

I went and got 100s. Figured he wasn’t going to count it anyways, but just in case it’s better to not have an inch thick stack of cash to go thru.

[sterlingice]

What in the world did you get trimmed that cost $2000? Did you just cut down a forest?

SI

[Kodos]

Have you ever seen The Lorax?

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Radii

I paypal my lawn guy, thank god for technology.

Mine uses Quickbooks. I can pay with a credit card and get the miles which I love.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Have you ever seen The Lorax?

The movie with Danny Devito?

We kust watched it a couple weeks ago. Its.....quirky...

[stevew]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

What in the world did you get trimmed that cost $2000? Did you just cut down a forest?

SI

It was 3 huge ass pine trees near my house. It’s not something I would have wanted to use handyman joe for, for sure. They were all 40-80 feet tall. That’s disposal too. And a tree in the front yard. Yes I could have probably saved money by calling around but $500/tree not exceptionally expensive.

[Ksyrup]

No. I spent $1500 for a fence and 3 trees to be removed after a storm gutted our backyard.

[Lathum]

I love it when my cleaning lady passive aggressively scolds me.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I love it when my cleaning lady passive aggressively scolds me.

Switching from a country gal who talked NONSTOP about the most inane and trivial crap imaginable to a service that sends various Latinas who barely speak English was a HUGE upgrade for me personally. It got to the point that I would schedule unnecessary calls Son cleaning day, and sometimes even put my headset on and talk aloud to no one, just pretending to be on the phone.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Switching from a country gal who talked NONSTOP about the most inane and trivial crap imaginable to a service that sends various Latinas who barely speak English was a HUGE upgrade for me personally. It got to the point that I would schedule unnecessary calls Son cleaning day, and sometimes even put my headset on and talk aloud to no one, just pretending to be on the phone.

Lol.

Ours is Colombian and amazing, will randomly clean the fridge, etc...She leaves all the rags she uses in a bucket and it is my job to wash them and I always forget. It's become a running joke that likely annoys her a bit.

I try not to be here when she comes or hide in the basement. I find it a bit awkward when someone is cleaning my house. always have.

[Lathum]

So I was sitting at an outdoor restaurant along the main street of town about 25 minutes away from where I live. I own some commercial real estate there and just happened to be in the area to stop by and decided to have lunch.

I look over and see a guy I recognize, but not sure where. Right behind him is a woman I definitely recognize. It is a woman who lives in my town, our kids go to school together, I know her somewhat. Facebook friends, that sort of thing. She goes to the same gym as me and 3 of my friends who work out together. The guy was the persona trainer from the gym that 2 of my friends use. Now why were they out together at a restaurant 25 minutes from our town, dressed nicely I may add, not in work out clothes. She either didn't see me or pretended not to notice me.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Lathum

So I was sitting at an outdoor restaurant along the main street of town about 25 minutes away from where I live. I own some commercial real estate there and just happened to be in the area to stop by and decided to have lunch.

I look over and see a guy I recognize, but not sure where. Right behind him is a woman I definitely recognize. It is a woman who lives in my town, our kids go to school together, I know her somewhat. Facebook friends, that sort of thing. She goes to the same gym as me and 3 of my friends who work out together. The guy was the persona trainer from the gym that 2 of my friends use. Now why were they out together at a restaurant 25 minutes from our town, dressed nicely I may add, not in work out clothes. She either didn't see me or pretended not to notice me.

psssst don't spoil their secret date. obv one of them is already married and this is their "affair" hangout

[molson]

I had to contact a business about an appointment, and I marked the box that said I prefer communication by email. I left my phone number too, either the field was required or it auto-filled in. I figured I'd just get an email confirmation of the appointment. But instead they're calling me. Leaving voicemails. I think I might just go with another business.

[NobodyHere]

We just had a worker leave because he had to go home and save his rabbit. Or maybe it was because his water boiler exploded.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

psssst don't spoil their secret date. obv one of them is already married and this is their "affair" hangout

You should ask if they follow the example of Jerry Falwell.