The Ball is Tipped
My predictions for the 2025 NCAA Men’s tournament! Below are my regional final picks, you can click here to see the whole bracket once the tournament tips off.
East: Alabama over Arizona
South: Michigan State over Auburn
West: Florida over St. John’s
Midwest: Tennessee over Gonzaga
Championship: Florida over Alabama
It’s Happening!
Happy Gilmore 2 is coming in July, and we have a trailer. I am sure this will be awful, but I can’t wait!
🔗 The MLB Ghost Runner Has to Go
MLB’s extra-innings ghost runner rule has robbed teams of home-field advantage - The Athletic
It’s asymmetrical warfare. A team that’s guaranteed to win with three more outs can use its best reliever to protect the lead if it hasn’t already used him; the home team can use its best reliever only to protect a tie. If the away team is up by two runs or more in extra innings, it can safely ignore the runner at second, whereas the home team will never get that luxury. The home team will always have to pay attention to the runner because if it is in the field, that means it’s a tie game, by definition. A home team can never be up by two runs or more in extra innings unless the game has already been decided by a walk-off homer, so it will always hurt its win probability more if the opposing runner moves to third base in the top half of any extra inning.
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I hated the ghost runner when it was introduced, but over time I have become okay with it as games did seem to end quicker. That said, it never felt real or like baseball. Hockey fans will understand this as when games go to a shootout the outcome becomes just random. Grant Brisbee does a good job here explaining why it’s time to move on from this.
The Big East Championship is Back in NYC
St. John’s followed up the regular season championship with a tournament championship at the Big East Tournament. Now the madness begins!
St. John's are BIG EAST CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!! My childhood was Willie Glass to Mark Jackson to Boo Harvey to Malik Sealy! St. John's is NYC basketball. h/t @katiehonan.bsky.social for this video.
— Darren Cohen (@darrencohen.me) 2025-03-16T00:54:35.043Z
Happy Hour at Fifth Hammer Brewing
Fifth Hammer Brewing is a great place in Long Island City that is just one stop on the 7 line from Grand Central. They brew everything on the menu in house plus they always have a food truck outside!
Ed Begley Jr. Joins The War on Cars
139. CHANGING HOLLYWOOD’S CAR CULTURE WITH ED BEGLEY JR. — The War on Cars
Ed has been been committed to environmental conservation since at least the 1970s, and he’s designed his life so that it’s as free of fossil fuels as possible, with solar panels on the roof, an e-bike in the garage, and a house chosen for its proximity to transit. Notably, he’s taken the LA Metro to the Academy Awards, making a statement in an industry and a city where fancy cars and conspicuous consumption are signs of success. In this fun conversation, Ed Begley Jr. invites us into his home to talk about his work, his activism, and his life philosophy.
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This was a great episode of a great podcast. Ed is truly amazing. Also doesn’t hurt he is in some of favorite Christopher Guest movies!