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  1. TedE
    Wow, I hadn't heard a peep about this. From the Prince of Van Ness (nee Petworth): "The Sovereign Will Showcase the Widest Array of Drafts and Bottles from the Very Best Belgian Brewers" on popville.com
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    Good analysis, Don, but I'll point out again: until there is data on an athlete like Trout to measure "explosiveness" I think comparisons to the fastest human being ever recorded are a bit premature. Were any of the mentioned athletes to go head-to-head with Bolt at 100M what are the odds that any of them would lead at any point in the race? His first one, two steps are "slow" compared to what? Other world class athletes at the peak of their discipline with thousands of hours under their belts. Athletes in other sports just don't have the specificity in training necessary to match that performance. Not that they couldn't, but they don't. Name a sport; the best player in its history is out there (or has already passed), but we'll never find out because due to geographic or socio-economic circumstances he or she was playing some other sport sub-optimally
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    Not sure if Usain Bolt is the best choice of comparison here . Maybe a 400M specialist that reaches maximum speed a little later down the track. Look at his world record setting run of a few years back (the 9.58 one). He led the thing wire-to-wire. I don't think even Mike Trout could out-start an Olympic caliber sprinter for 10 meters, they work *just* as hard on reaching maximum velocity quickly as they do on sustaining that velocity.. Somewhere there may be a non-sprinter professional athlete that could, and I'm sure somebody has done the measurements (my bet is that this has been done extensively for NFL wide receivers). i found this for Bolt:
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    Picked up a six pack of this recently after having missed growler hours where they were pouring it a couple weeks ago. The obvious comparison is to On the Wings of Armageddon which I have always thought of as a good-to-very-good Imperial IPA; I thought Solar Abyss blew it out of the water. It pours a deep hazy orange, unfiltered. The biggest differentiation is the almost exclusive use of Mosaic hops in SA; the result is the expected piney, floral, sour citrus bite up front, but it finishes with some intriguing, deep fruitiness and something herbal I can't place for the life of me. Maybe licorice? Rosemary? I've had 3 cans at three different sittings and haven't been able to place it. That after taste really lingers, and everything just comes together on the next sip. I've got the remainder of the 6-pack to figure out what I'm tasting! I will say there is a big negative to this beer, and that is the price. OTWOA usually clocks in at $13-15 per six pack. I picked Solar Abyss up at Whole Foods from an unlabeled stack on the floor (dumb, I know). Rang up at $18.99 . Nevertheless, if you like IIPAs seek this one out before it's gone as I don't think they know when it will be back (there is some trademark issue they've run into with the can design). The DCBrau twitter account has had some updates on places around town that still have kegs.
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    Yes, this "study" is completely invalidated by the sample groups. Raters for Michelin <> the general population on TripAdvisor. On many, many levels.
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    "Bad or borderline" meaning bad for the batter. They are good pitches. And who ever said anything about strikeout artistry being all about power? Fooling batters on nasty breaking stuff produces the same result. Having a wide array of deliveries at your disposal and being able to place them exactly where you want can beat being able to throw 97+ pitch after pitch (see R.A. Dickey ca. 2012). I don't think we can argue that not allowing the batter to put a ball in play is the preferred outcome for any given at bat, though, right? Errors happen. Even the weakest of infield dribblers finds a hole or a dead spot in the shift. Or the runner beats a throw. Or Souza/Taylor isn't there to make an AMAZING catch to preserve the no-no. All of which raises another question: how much of a no hitter can we attribute to a pitcher vs. the defense playing behind him? How much of it is just dumb luck?!?!
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    Just a thought: a "ground ball" pitcher thrives by getting batters to make contact with bad or borderline pitches, putting them weakly into play. A strikeout machine gets a lot of those same batters to swing at bad or borderline pitches and miss them.
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    Scherzer pitching + Harper in the lineup = must watch baseball at this point. Friday in Philadelphia could be a lot of fun for the visiting team. My stat-obsessed buddy's reply to my request for some numbers on Max's past two starts:
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    We had a small strawberry plant that I'm shocked survived the winter; this reminds me I need to go pick the scrawny first berries before they are plundered. I lost about half our plot due to some pending excavation for home improvements, so this year's plantings were kind of slapdash and done without much thought (said work may be done in time for some late summer transplanting). Trying peas again this year; only 2 sprouted out of the dozen or so I sowed, but I think the seeds were 3 years old at this point so that's not too surprising. A couple of cucumbers were planted to fill out the rest of the trellis. Last year I lost all of our peas to some early blight, and no sign of that this year. The excavation work means I didn't bother to hook up the drip irrigation system this year; I wonder if they were over-watered before. A couple rows of carrots fill out the remaining space. Already harvested radishes and a first round of broccoli rabe (we're getting a second round of smaller shoots from the stems right now). Some volunteer tomatoes will be transplanted in place when all of those are done. We had seedlings all over the place from several different varieties last year, so I have no idea if they will be sun golds, pears, or Better Boys. Hoping for sun golds. Also planted a hop bine this year just for the hell of it (Chinook).
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    After blowing a chance to close it out in Game 5 with under 2:00 left, following by the inability to score with a 6 on 4 with the game on the line last night, is there any doubt about the outcome on Wednesday? I really want to be wrong, but recent history seems inescapable. Ugh.
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    Now, if he could only do something about those strikeouts (5th in the majors) ... Other thoughts; - Don't rush Denard. His scratch the other night was troubling. Let Taylor get some more time until Span is as close to 100% as he will be this season. They give up something at the plate, but defensively Taylor might be an upgrade. - Werth. Eh, he'll come around. Hopefully. - Zimm hobbling around the base paths is another thing to keep an eye on. He is noticibly bothered by whatever the current ailment is (Hamstring? Plantar fasciitis? I can't even remember) - The bullpen needed those back-to-back 1-0 wins more than the starters
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    Also, how many potential DPs have they not turned because of a throwing miscue or fielding bobble? Remember, a DP is never a given, so failing to turn a routine double play will not result in an error charged (unless the ball gets past the 1B and the runner takes 2nd). As horrific as Desmond's official error total is so far, it would be far worse stat-wise if those were allowed to count in the score book. He's been forcing the issue in the field just like the rest of the team had been forcing the issue at the plate until Tuesday. Hopefully these wins will loosen everybody up a bit and let their bodies do what they're capable of. Harper's plate discipline has been a revelation this year. Here's hoping he's finally realized that his greatest career talent will be making pitchers work for an out, not trying to tattoo everything within reach,
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    First Bloomingdale market of the season is this Sunday, 5/3.
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    Absolutely, way too early to panic. Remember, they were a game under .500 on June 1st last year. They can't absorb too many weeks like the last one, but it's not time to throw in the towel. Offense will eventually catch fire (maybe last night was the spark). The only thing that really gives me pause is the 'pen.
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    An even better one that nicely sums up how many feel about Yelp power users:
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    Yes, it is kid-friendly and they have high chairs. Lots of young families in the neighborhood, and there seems to always be at least one other young diner whenever our family is there. They even have a bar stool high chair! If you get there at opening it shouldn't be a problem.
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    I was looking to compare with what we would normally pay to have them FedEx'd in. Even with the pricey overnight rates, it would still be 2-3x as expensive to sit in at Joe's. However, looking at our go-to shipper (Key's Fisheries) they don't even have any in stock to ship right now, citing a rough harvest this year. Yikes.
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    Nevermind, just saw that they post their market card online. Um ... nevermind
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    What's the current MP for claws these days? We still haven't made it down.
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    Restaurants getting into the game with an app designed for business travelers. Not detailed in the article is how many tables the participating businesses will set aside at peak times for this partnership, but they probably don't even know those numbers yet as the demand side of the equation doesn't seem to be established. Question: The public in general seems up in arms about the prospect of private individuals snapping up seats for sale to higher bidders at a profit (see the link in the post just prior). In this case the restaurants are cutting out the middle man acting in conjunction with the middle man and profiting by holding those seats for who are essentially those same higher bidders. Will there be the same outrage? What's the difference? It's basically the same thing that well-connected concierges have been doing for decades. Does the guise of "business travel" give it a sheen of respectability, whereas some guy hoarding reservations for anybody who is willing to fork over a premium a "scalper"? Edited for the proper placement of the middle man in this continuum
  21. TedE
    I haven't set foot in the place in close to a decade, but from my recollection they didn't really seem to cater to any particular group outside of GWU students when school was in session. The place was a real drink factory; if you told them you had a large group for a private event or happy hour they were very accommodating. Hence all of the happy hours that you could "win" and bring 20 or 30 friends for cheap drink specials pretty much any day of the week. They were counting on you staying a few more hours after the specials ended (prices that were rock bottom by DC standards, but still enough for them to make a nice margin). I also remember witnessing a few fights that happened WAY too early in the evening. Wasn't the ownership here also involved with the Uptown Tap Room which is also closing it's doors? Maybe there is something else going on behind the scenes.
  22. TedE
    Zeke's now has a local roastery on Rhode Island Ave NE near South Dakota Ave. There is tasting room and full espresso bar at the front, and a very wide selection of roasted beans.
  23. TedE
    So they only offer half yards, not full? Pfffft. Go big or go home I can't tell from the beer menu posted, but are all of those on draft? I would assume as much if you can get them by the half yard. If so that's pretty impressive, but there are some offerings on there that I don't think are available year round.
  24. TedE
    Don, I don't see how this is injurious to your or the site unless you think the implication is that you were selling access to your user base. The fact is you've created an open community that collects a wide selection of enthusiastic consumers with interesting and often thoughtful things to say about the local dining scene. If a restaurant maintains a VIP list of sorts they would be remiss not to seed it with notable DR users. In fact, you've already done a bulk of the grunt work for them! It may not sit well with you or porcupine, but that's the Yelp-ified world that we live in. The best you can do is make that fact known as a reason that you would not return.
  25. TedE
    Agreed that you should probably look into barleywines. 120 Minute is kind of it's own animal in that there is nothing that really matches it in the Imperial IPA category, although take your pick of IIPAs that weigh in at the 10-12% range and are awesome in their own right. Also look at Belgian-style quadrupel ales. There are a lot of US breweries putting out good examples these days; check out offerings from The Bruery in particular. Firestone Walker's Stickee Monkee is great, but I'm not sure it's available in bottles in this area. For actual Belgian offerings it's hard to top St. Bernardus Abt 12 (a "clone" of the legendary Westvleteren 12). Note that none of these will have the assertive hop characteristics of 120. The higher you climb the ABV ladder the more malt forward things become.
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