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Dan Szymborski

1:11

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/which-teams-are-built-to-be-the-most-dange...

1:13

But hey, I didn't give him shit when he shut my thumb into a car door and then stood there confused when I was in pain and trying to get him to unlock the car so I could open the door

illardfillmore

1:13

Is the knuckleball dead?

Dan Szymborski

1:13

at the moment it is, but everything's ripe fo ra coemback

drplantwrench

1:13

i took piano lessons for 15 years - my advice is that about 7-8 years in everyone wants to quit, but do your best not to let them!! everyone who does always seems to regret it, and people who push through that hump always are glad they did (in my anecdotal experience)

Dan Szymborski

1:13

It's hard to not let a kid do something

I'm 48 and if my mom calls me and tries to TELL me to do something, I will still refuse to do it out of spite

1:14

I'll be happy to come over and check your tire pressure, but don't TELL me to do it

cyanocitta

1:14

Another flavor of this question may have already been asked, but here goes… Considering ZiPS, projected depth charts, and remaining SOS for all involved teams, what are the projected deciles (e.g., 10th through 90th percentiles) for the expected number of wins to claim the final AL Wild Card spot? With seven to eight teams in the thick of the conversation, I see this as an exercise in compounding probabilities and distribution tails—one which is better left to the calculators!

Dan Szymborski

1:14

we'll end on this note, but I hve to open the sim

1:16

still opening

1:18