silentbob
-
Posts
774 -
Joined
-
Days Won
3
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Articles
Dining Guide
Everything posted by silentbob
-
Me neither. It's been years since I've eaten here, but the dinner we had after getting married at the Courthouse (Rockville, not down the street) was unforgettably good. Both our immediate families + dry-aged cowboy ribeye + 2007 Pahlmeyer Merlot for $66 (not a typo). -
On his way out of OKC
-
Definitely Young's. I've driven instead of flown to Chicago before, just to stop there for milkshakes.
-
Never mind. I just saw the Kitsuen thread that was created.
-
Yep, in 2017 Harden was fouled more often on three-point shots than any NBA team. Not a typo. Lithuanian great Šarūnas Marčiulionis is commonly viewed as having brought the Eurostep here in the 1990s, though you're right that Ginobili popularized it after that.
- 63 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- California
- Los Angeles
- (and 21 more)
-
Large chunks of Harden's offensive production are based on two things that aren't traditionally viewed as aesthetically pleasing, (1) the Euro step (which folks to this day disagree vehemently about whether or not it's a travel) and perhaps most notoriously (2) lots and lots of FTs.
-
Every perfect game in MLB history, ranked FWIW, I think evaluating the most impressive perfect game should take into account quality of the opposing batting lineup and ballpark too. On the latter, I think Hideo Nomo's no-hitter at Coors in 1996 is one of the best non-perfect game performances ever, simply because of where it took place. The Rockies had averaged over 8 runs per game at home that year!
-
No, that simply means Bryce Harper has a bad BA this year in a low-sample size statistic. He's not the worst hitter in MLB after the 6th inning right now, just like he wasn't a great hitter after the 6th inning last year. The great variance in these numbers, which you'll find to be true for most players from year-to-year, refutes any notion that there's somehow an inherent skill to late-inning hitting. Good hitters are good hitters, bad hitters are bad hitters. Timing is almost always coincidental. Same is true for one-run games. The Braves (12-5) and Phillies (14-7) have run hot while the Nats have run cold (8-12). With regression to the mean, I think the standings will turn around. I also wouldn't be too worried about the Nats offense. Runs will start flowing once the weather gets warmer. And even if they don't, the Diamondbacks (with a team BA of .226, worst in the NL and tied with the Orioles for worst in MLB) have shown that you can be a first-place team anyway with decent pitching and stellar fielding.
-
Has anyone here been to ZZQ or heard anything about it? Some non-foodie friends who live in Richmond have proposed meeting up here. The place is billed as "Texas Craft Barbeque," and I'm thinking that any place with the audacity to make that claim has to be at least half-decent...?
-
It appears that The Block is coming to Pike & Rose next year, though by that time either Pike Kitchen or The Spot (both further up 355) will likely have opened already. And the latter two are closer to us.
-
Yeah, I would never claim that the $7 Kirkland is better, but if it's (IMO) about 90 percent as good while at half or less than half the price, then it's a perfect everyday bottle.
-
I don't know if this is sold throughout the US, but the Kirkland brand of New Zealand sauvignon blanc (which we found in Hawaii for $7) seemed comparable in quality with the $12 to $18 bottles we typically buy. It was shockingly good IMO and I don't get the low ratings on CellarTracker at all.
-
Gegenpressing FTW! Sometimes I wish MLS teams would employ this more -- it seems more compatible with the greater athleticism and lack of skill (relative to top European domestic clubs) in the league.
-
So true. We've been in Kauai for five days, and with Foodland a mile away, I've eaten poke for over half of our meals so far. And it's only $9.99/pound if you buy two or more pounds, which hasn't been hard for us to finish! Our only meal out has been Puka Dog because polish sausages in a sweet roll are more appealing to a five year-old than raw fish. It was sad to see a blown-up picture of Anthony Bourdain ("as seen on the Travel Channel," from his No Reservations days) at the ordering counter. As for shave ice, we've liked Wishing Well the best by far. Great ice fluff consistency and creatively natural flavors.
-
No, it's value in excess of a replacement-level player (i.e., someone who's readily available in the minors/free agency). Average players are not easy (read: impossible) to find off the street and actually quite valuable in the grand scheme of things. Given the length of a baseball season and the prevalence of injuries, assembling a 40-man roster of as many league-average players or better as possible is of a GM's biggest challenges. What is WAR? P.S. I was at Game 12 of the Orioles 0-21 streak in 1988 for a friend's birthday, a 4-1 loss to the Indians on April 17.
-
I'll defer to others on consistency, because we usually don't eat at any of these places more than once a year. That said, my parents often get takeout from Jin River for our family dinners (usually to supplement the non-spicy Chinese dishes that my mom is cooking) and I can't recall the food being anything less than good/satisfying. We haven't been to Joe's Noodle House in a long time only because Jin River is 5 minutes closer.
-
Click On a completely different note, one potential emerging trend that's been happening in baseball this year is the abandonment of a traditional starting pitcher. The Rays, well known for their adherence to analytics, have started Sergio Romo (a long-time set-up man for the Giants and key to their bullpen in three WS title runs) in the first inning of certain games where the opposing team's batting line-up is top-heavy with right-handed hitters. The Angels, with Mike Trout, are one such team. This makes some strategic sense, because Romo has a heavy platoon split -- his career OPS against RH batters is a staggeringly low .561 (compared to a decent but hardly dominant .687 against LH batters). If a manager would do something like this in the 7th or 8th inning, why not in the 1st? That said, Trout is one of the few MLB hitters with a reverse-platoon split -- his career OPS is 50 points higher against RHPs. Zack Cozart of the Angels has already been critical of this practice, saying that you would only see something like this in spring training. His complaint? "I don't think that's good for baseball, in my opinion. It's definitely weird, not knowing who you're going to face in your first couple of at-bats. … Usually, you have a starter and you think you're going to have three at-bats probably. So you're going to use the first at-bat and you want to have success, see what he has if you haven't faced him before, stuff like that." You know what, Zack? It's not the other team's job to make life easier for you. They're trying to win too. This development should also come as no surprise because the Rays started experimenting with "bullpen days" a few years ago. It should also come as no surprise that the Dodgers have followed suit and used one of their relievers in the first inning last Friday. Andrew Friedman, who used to head the front office in Tampa, is President of Baseball Operations for the Dodgers. And only 41 years old! Data-minded people like him and Theo Epstein are examples of why more major pro sports franchises are hiring "kids" to run their front offices. I'll be curious to see if this "opener" practice starts to grow and become ubiquitous in the same way that infield shifts have become in recent years. Baseball is a sport full of unspoken rules and taboos. Who knows where the so-called traditionalists view something like this on their acceptability spectrum.
-
I'm shocked that the thread has only one other post. Though, truth be told, we had never heard of this place until some friends brought us here the other day. The space is great, especially for kids, and their oven looks legit. Pizzas had good char and perfect chew. Dough could've used a tad more salt, though that's my personal taste. Prices are reasonable. There's no other place in Tysons proper that I would consider clearly better. Of course, some of the excellent Vienna joints are only minutes away.
-
I wouldn't say that there's a clear "best" option among PC, Jin River, and China Bistro. They're very good at fairly different things. PC dishes are more creative in general, while Jin River tends to excel at home-style dishes (though PC has them too). I'd go to China Bistro only if you want dumplings or noodles.
-
Pints of Jeni’s ice cream are on sale this week! At least they are in the Kentlands location. A perfectly adequate option for those of us who live too far to visit the shop in DC.
-
Dining near National Theatre
silentbob replied to saxdrop's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
We had dinner at Maison Kayser before “Waitress” recently. Nothing on the bistro menu is earth-shatteringly creative but the execution was as satisfying as it was comforting. We ordered the salade nicoise and boeuf bourguignon, which together were quite filling for two and barely left enough room for desserts. Final bill was not exactly cheap but nowhere near expensive. Only caveat is that they don’t serve alcohol, which was fine with us. And the location is hard to beat...right around the corner from your show. -
Upcoming meaning soon or sometime next year? An AMEX Centurion Lounge is opening in T4 at JFK in early 2019, and if you have a Platinum card (or are willing to shell out for a day pass) I suspect the food/drink there will be as good if not better than any of the airport's restaurants or food kiosks. Otherwise, this article sums up JFK well though I can't speak to any of them personally.
-
This is absolutely right. The Warriors set way more off-ball screens than any other NBA team. That takes serious effort, misdirection, and proper spacing. Their open threes don't just happen out of nowhere. Modern-day NBA defenses are remarkably sophisticated -- it just so happens that the Warriors and Rockets, primarily known for their offenses, are also at the forefront of how to fight back against the prevalence of pick-and-roll through anticipatory switches. Notable quote from Steve Kerr in the latter article: "You have to cover more ground than ever before. It’s amazing: Sometimes I’ll turn on the classic sports channel and find Lakers-Celtics games from the 1980s — some of the best games ever — and the game is played in this tiny little radius. Now it’s way out on the perimeter . . . Every possession was, you dump it into the post, a double comes, and you might see six or eight threes taken in a game. But everything was different. The rules were different. The talent is different. Very few low-post players anymore. The league’s adapted. Coaches have adapted. Things are ever-changing. And you have to change along with that."
-
Apparently the empanadas can still be ordered and picked up in Rockville, albeit frozen to bake at home.
-
I don't user Uber for rides but don't want my monthly AMEX credits to go to waste -- thankfully they can be used to pay for food via UberEATS!
