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22 minutes ago, CAPE said:

The Orioles have now given up 20+ runs in a game and scored 20+ runs in a game in a single season.

Down 6-0 they win 22-8.

Glad I stayed after the top of the 6th.  Left at the start of the 7th when up 11-7.  Was nice to see them finally be able to get some hits. 

6 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

 

 

It's like an episode of Shameless.  My high school soccer coach had a saying.  "You guys can't stand prosperity"  He would also say it in t similar situations where we had a lead and let the other team back into the game.  His voice has been resounding in my head all season long. 

35 minutes ago, mappy said:

Low of 73. Currently 87/77

HI forecast to be 103 when softball starts tonight hahahaha

Get hydrated now.  I'm reffing High School summer league tonight and I don't think the AC is on in the school they are using.......

DCA: 99F

IAD: 97F

BWI: 99F

RIC: 101F

Just had the best rolling thunder in a long time.  Lasted about 40 seconds and shook the house. :-)

3 hours ago, CAPE said:

How bout dem Os!

Back to back for another one run win. Got some mojo going now.

Playing the athletics next.  Might be a nice run there as well. :-)

2 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Just found my first baby lantern fly. 

Beautiful evening for hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill. Perfect Memorial Day weekend!

Thank you veterans.

Saw one tiny lantern fly as well today planting flowers :-(

9 minutes ago, 87storms said:

I think a hire like that is coming, but for now they seem content letting the team struggle/learn and get picks. One more year of this and it’ll be go time…if not sooner…if Keefe doesn’t show improvements. This upcoming draft is huge for them.

It is.  They do have some good building blocks that just need experience.  Happy to see a vets like Middleton and Smart there to teach.  Still miffed about the draft lottery; too much of a coincidence to not make you wonder. OKC did a great job building their team.  Hoping the Wiz can do the same. 

9 hours ago, 87storms said:

The wizards got hungry over advanced analytics, too. Some of the formulas in “Basketball on Paper” are wild (if you want to have fun, look up “individual offensive player rating”). I get it, it all comes down to points per possession, 3 > 2, a 3 = bucket and a free throw, etc etc, but you gotta put the right talent in place to implement some of these sabermetrics. Not to mention, advanced analytics are descriptive, not formulas that explicitly tell you how to win. Fun and interesting topic, but it can get overused.

Talking with my sons about the Wiz (One who played D3 and has friends in the NBA) and we were wondering why they don't look to hire Mike Malone or Taylor Jenkins.  Both have built teams and with the young talent the Wiz do have, could be a good 2-3 year project to build a competitive team. 

1 hour ago, AlexD1990 said:

TOR for sussex county, DE. this storm went kidney shaped as soon as it fired

This is the cell that I was watching on radar that formed on 404 between Denton and Bridgeville. 

We just settled on a place in Millville and are heading down in about 30 minutes.   Too bad I didn't go down earlier, would have been driving parallel with the storm. 

2 minutes ago, AlexD1990 said:

Did you mean New Jersey? no TOR's issued for Delaware yet

I pulled up radarscope when I saw that note and there was a strange correlation coefficient readout between denton and bridgeville on 404.  Maybe this is what he saw?

6 hours ago, CAPE said:

Great pick by the Ravens. A player they coveted. The best player available was also a position of need. LFG!

Goodbye Marcus Williams. You wont be missed.

 

He also seemed genuinely excited to be picked by the Ravens too. 

22 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Yep. With Angel Hernandez gone, Buckner is clearly at the top of the MLB umpire suck list. 

2 calls stick out in my head from the game last night.  1. The called strike on Gunnar when he checked his swing.  There was no way he saw where the check swing stopped....and wouldn't ask third for help.   2. Soto was pitching to Woods in the bottom of the 8th and had a pitch that was a little higher than  exact center of the zone, which led to a walk. walked. 

I know that the O's problems are much deeper than the umps, but these are calls that can't be missed and were game-changing calls. MLB needs to get to a spot where video review can be used to help correct these issues. 

What are the chances that the Wiz do the right thing and hire Mike Malone or Taylor Jenkins?  Need a proven winner of a coach in there.  I hoped they hired Tom Thibodeau when he was available before the Knicks signed him. 

2 hours ago, 87storms said:

It's a little trickier in college, I think.  While some people don't like the gather step in the NBA, I like that they have a defined rule where basically if you pick up your dribble with one or two feet on the ground (aka gather or zero step), then the next step is the pivot foot and the following step is the 2nd step (legal).  It would be illegal in that case for the pivot foot to return to the floor before the ball is released (3rd step), but that's not what Queen did.  He gathered with his right foot on the floor and took 2 steps.  In college, I suppose it would technically be a travel, but a little more debatable depending on which team you root for lol.

During the dribble, there is no "Gather" in Highschool or College.  It is about when the Pivot is established.  Once established, it cannot be picked up and returned to the floor. In Queen's case, it looked as if he established the pivot, took a step and then returned the pivot to the floor as he was shooting.  It was close, but he also did the same on a few of his drives.  If they let it go earlier in the game, they weren't going to call it there. 

When a player receives a pass, they can also travel by lifting the pivot before dribbling.  You can only pass or shoot once you lift the pivot before dribbling. 

For those of you interested, it's covered under rule 4-44 in the NFHS Rulebook, and as far as I know, the rule is also applied at all college levels.  

9 hours ago, snowfan said:

Crazy ending there, but damn, how many steps did he take?

Queen traveled a few times earlier in the game.  Once they let him do that, they weren't going to make that call. They also had a lot of interesting calls/no-calls which could have changed the game earlier on.  Ayers had a decent game officiating, the other two didn't. 

20 hours ago, mappy said:

Could use the rain to help with pollen. Have gone out for walks on the NCR trail the last two days and my allergies are annoying now 

Was in Austin for work the since Monday.  Cedar pollen is no joke.  Had to take a sick day to recover. 

14 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

You love trolling MD/DC teams don't ya? Lol

But yeah this is why I'll never believe the Terps in the playoffs no matter how good they are during the regular season. Now I know they still have the big dance, but I'm not expecting much there either. I feel like...they need a Gary Williams coach again. I have my doubts about a postseason Willard.

A lot of calls went Michigan's way yesterday.  And they missed A LOT of travels on Michigan that led to points in the early 2nd half as well.  

41 minutes ago, nj2va said:

1923 Season 2 starts this Sunday and I can’t wait.

Reacher season 3 started last night.  Hope to watch some this weekend. 

43 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Clouds noticeably thickening in Mt. Airy.

I see rogue flurries now here too. 

9 hours ago, ravensrule said:

It’s unreal. Tank you morons. 

They actually looked good.  Played with passion and had fun on the court.  Once Middleton gets there, it will go back to normal.  We need that #1 pick.  

20 minutes ago, 87storms said:

I think gm’s still need to approve it. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if it gets revoked somehow. Otherwise, yea…wtf lol

Agree.  Even if Luca is not in always in top shape, he still does more for a team than AD will. Plus they were in the finals last year.  Really puts the Lakers in a better position and can maybe extend Lebron's career until his other son is drafted by the Lakers in 2 to 3 years :-)

Just now, psuhoffman said:

I envy you this... as an Eagles fan, they've reached this spot where expectations are so high every year that there is almost no joy in the journey anymore and unless they win the SB its not a successful season.  And yea I know how ridiculous that is, and I am not nearly as stupid about it as most...there are a LOT of Eagles fans that legit wanted to fire their coach when they started 2-2 this year.  My father was one of them lol.  I was like, ya'll full on crazy, but its just hard to get that excited by just making the playoffs when it happens almost every year.  I kind of miss when I was younger and just having a winning season was seen as an accomplishment.  It's less fun now.  

Look at all us Ravens fans and Harbaugh :-)

On another note, if it snows Sunday and there is no school on Monday, how many are closed on Tuesday because there was no maintenance crew onsite Monday to clear the sidewalks and parking lots?

28 minutes ago, Imgoinhungry said:

Will school systems in dc suburbs close tomorrow? Lots of bball games that got postponed from earlier in the week. They may have to postpone the postponed games!


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Hope not.  I have 5 games. 

2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

That’s my route everyday. That exposed area just south of Hampstead is bad sometimes.

Yes.....about a mile before and a mile after rt. 91