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Ben Clemens

2:11

I don't think it's quantifiable literally ever.

But I want to know so badly.

tomerafan

2:12

What are your three favorite NON-baseball books of the last couple years?

Ben Clemens

2:12

Ooh, this is a really good question.

I'm going to run to my bookshelf really quickly, be right back.

2:13

Okay, my first is a bit of a copout

I read Heart of Darkness a few years ago.

For the first time since high school

2:14

Couldn't recommend it more. It's incredibly well written, and as I've learned more about the Belgian Congo and the Rubber Terror the setting becomes more real and more horrifying.

Another fiction choice: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson.

2:15

If you're into big epic fantasy arcs, the whole Stormlight Archive series is top notch.

Lastly, I really enjoyed The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead.

It's a light travelogue of him playing in the World Series of Poker on assignment to Grantland.

But I love his writing style, and the story flies by.

2:16

It made me want to write a book about the drudgery of working an office job, which doesn't sound like a compliment but really is.

Turduckenfrank

2:16

Following up on your comment about the Mariners deserving a 10-part doc - Not sure if you're aware, but Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein (Dorktown) over at SBNation are doing a 6-part, 3-hour documentary series on the Mariners and it's pretty great!

Ben Clemens

2:16

I had no idea! That's awesome.

Adding that to the queue immediately.

Scotty

2:17

Got any good recipes you’d like to share? I’m always on the hunt for people’s favorite recipes

Ben Clemens

2:17

I'll give you a simple one that we made over the weekend: cacio e pepe

We used this as a baseline:

https://whatsgabycooking.com/cacio-e-pepe/

2:18

A few substitutions: we used whole wheat pasta because that's all we have at the moment, and we went with all shredded parmesan rather than parmesan + pecorino.

Also we went ever so slightly lighter on the cooking times because al dente cacio e pepe is amazing.

Not the healthiest meal but if you've never had it before, I highly recommend it.

2:19

And one side recipe as well

This one from Food Lab by Kenji Lopez-Alt

This is for charred broccoli.

This will sound weird, but bear with me.

2:20

First, preheat your oven to 500 degrees with an empty sheet pan (probably covered in tinfoil) already in the oven.

While it's preheating, toss some broccoli in olive oil, salt, and pepper.

When the oven gets to 500, carefully take the sheet out, plop the broccoli on, and put it back in the oven.

2:21

Cook for 10 minutes, shaking the sheet halfway through.

It chars incredibly well with the high temperature, and the inside stays crisp because it doesn't cook that long.

This concludes Ben's Cooking Corner

Danny Almonte's Fastball

2:21

If teams play games without fans, will the Rays have an unacknowledged advantage since they are already used to that?

Ben Clemens

2:21

Marlins would be world beaters.

Sammi from a Brooklyn park bench

2:23

Roger Clemens was roider...FACT...that's it...that's the post.

Ben Clemens

2:23

Sadly we aren't related.

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