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Oaktown Blues

12:17

I imagine you've seen some of the Veo3 demos. Exciting? Scary? Both?

Dan Szymborski

12:17

Frightening, but interesting.

Change *is* frightening, especially dangerous change. But I'm a believer that when change is coming, you need to do your best to integrate the changes, since changes can't really be stopped.

victoria

12:18

what's the best pop song of the 2020s?

Dan Szymborski

12:18

Now that I couldn't answer. I wasn't really a pop song guy at any point, but I'm getting old enough that I'm not really connected with that bit of culture

12:20

if you ask me about indie folk rock or straight up indie rock or something, I might be able to answer, but I'll probably be biased towards bands that had cultural relevance 15 years ago

12:21

Like, I'd probably say Fleet Foxes Can I Believe You

but I'm going to be 47 this month. I'm probably nto the guy to ask these things to, if I was ever

Ceddy B Ready

12:21

NO! More projections please! MORE!

JB

12:21

Has Jackson Chourio's career outlook taken a hit by the offensive profile we've seen since he's been in the majors?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

I don't think it' sa hit, his weakneses have always been well known

Uncle Spike

12:22

If you get abducted by a group of mimes, they will do unspeakable things to you.

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Wirefan

12:22

Does ZIPs distinguish between caught looking K's vs swinging? Are caught looking K's less projectable?

Dan Szymborski

12:22

Yes. And it's complicated

Bruce

12:24

I mixed some basebolanum tarate with a glass of white wine, ended up having lunch with Pete Rose. He ordered the most expensive thing on the menu and skipped out on the bill.

Dan Szymborski

12:24

(sicne there was a Grampa Simpson thing earlier)

Your Name

12:25

Are there 'real' park factor stats for Sacramento, Tampa, Baltimore yet? How long will it take to get a rough idea? That park in West Sac is looking like a bandbox

Dan Szymborski

12:26

There's a lot of noise in park factors, it takes a few years

Idiotic Failson

12:26

Is Semien just like, bad, now?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

I fear he is. At least no longer a star

Brandon Pfaadt Fan Club

12:26

Who is your favorite player who you're sure is good but hasn't proved it yet?

Dan Szymborski

12:26

Adley Rutschman :-)

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or is that a :-(

Bob Loblaw

12:27

Who comes out on top in a mascot Royal Rumble? Guaranteed the rally monkey is the first to go.

Dan Szymborski

12:27

Do the Mets get Grimace? I think he'd win. Mr. Met is pretty top heavy if they have to use him, so I think it' dbe easy to get him over the ropes

12:28

The Phanatic ought to have fairly low center of gravity

Oaktown Blues

12:28

Making the yips drug a benzo is only sensible, good call

War2d2

12:28

The Cubs’ bullpen is nightmare-inducing. What, realistically, can they do at this point in the season? If you were Jed would you call David Robertson, or do you think a 40yo that’s been on the shelf for a quarter of a season is a bad investment? (that was supposed to be sarcastic but now I’m actually wondering)

Dan Szymborski

12:29

I'd certainly call up David Robertson. You can only lose money really.

12:30

It's a below-average bullpen and likely to stay one of the teams weaknesses

Key Flaw

12:30

Middle-aged Dude question: If you had to choose between having a full head of hair that is completely gray or a head of greatly thinning, full-color hair (no dying, rogaine, or toupe), which would you choose? It is the classic Steve Martin vs. Bruce Willis conundrum.

Dan Szymborski

12:30

I guess the question is whether I have to get gray the color or the natural color that *my* hair changes

12:31

I definitely have a receding hairline (though not as much as you may think as I've always had a bit of a five or sixhead) and a thinning crown

12:32

I haven't had any of my hair hairs change from the slightly reddish dark blonde/light brown it's been since my teenage years

but if I don't shave for awhile, I'll start getting bright white hairs in my beard

12:33

if I can have the snow white Donald Sutherland hair, I'm down with graying with a full head of hair, even what goes for a full head of hair for me

if mousy gray, it' sa closer call

Mick Donfort

12:33

Any ideas on how to fix the Rockies?

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Monforts stay far far away

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