tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2511911608818029141..comments2024-03-28T14:50:17.404-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday September 17, 2018 Craig StoweZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42190204059529738032018-09-18T05:31:01.238-05:002018-09-18T05:31:01.238-05:00That was supposed to be "SPIN" Rates .
...That was supposed to be "SPIN" Rates .<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14649149922086794632018-09-18T05:25:55.027-05:002018-09-18T05:25:55.027-05:00HG, the question is about reaction time. How much ... HG, the question is about reaction time. How much time does the LL fastball take vis a vis a MLB 90 MPH pitch. ESPN AND Deadspin have it wrong. <br /><br />ESPN may indeed have clocked the LL fastball at 77*. I didn't think it travelled that fast. But the reaction time to hit it IS the same <br /><br />That's my point. The reason Derby hitters are successful is that the ball <br />1. Is straight. I pitched. Two balls thrown at the same velocity don't have the same hit difficulty.<br />2. That's the speed these professionals are used to hitting.<br /><br />Deadspin should stick to politics.<br /><br />Now: having said that , the question is how far back is the Pony league (Senior LL?) Mound? If he got to around 90 at that distance... <br /><br />I see Jinx talked about this so I'll add:<br /><br />Soon rates come into play at slower speeds, slower arm speeds, smaller hands etc. One thing this whole discussion illustrates is the possible need for size limitations at least for LL. <br /><br />I remember legends about a 6'+ LL er. However, apparently he never pitched a LL nohitter. They said mine** was the first.<br /><br />WC<br /><br />* And ESPN foolishly said x MPH = x+y MPH<br /><br />**That was the 0-0-9-11 line. I assume that was 9 walks 11 strikeouts. More amazing for six innings than no hits. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73005597755302269772018-09-18T01:03:04.731-05:002018-09-18T01:03:04.731-05:00Misty, I have a feeling you will ace the test!Misty, I have a feeling you will ace the test!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13447094660407953322018-09-17T22:56:17.938-05:002018-09-17T22:56:17.938-05:00Misty - Just open your flip-phone and pretend to T...Misty - Just open your flip-phone and pretend to Tweet, you'll be fine :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3799386612678766652018-09-17T22:22:37.511-05:002018-09-17T22:22:37.511-05:00Anon T, oh dear, I hope I can still pass this test...Anon T, oh dear, I hope I can still pass this test when the time comes.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74084705331364595322018-09-17T19:59:08.968-05:002018-09-17T19:59:08.968-05:00Hi All!
Thanks Craig for the timely EMMY puzzle a...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Craig for the timely EMMY puzzle and Boomer for the humorous review [Military base distance made me LOL during a meeting].<br /><br />WOs: LoDES, STaNK<br />ESPs: LEILA, EUBIE<br /><b>Fav</b>: REST near RETIRE is ZEN<br /><br />{B+, B}<br /><br />Welcome back D4 - we missed you.<br /><br />Hahtoolah: LOL QOD as DW & I come up on 30.<br /><br />Inanehiker - I'm recording the EMMYs too - SNL's Colin Jost and Michael Che were on Fresh Air last week and I learned they were hosting; otherwise, I wouldn't bother watching the rich & famous patting themselves on the back.<br /><br />Kazie - I'm always wrong with tenses so I assumed this was right - well you asked for our $0.02 :-).<br /><br />Misty - The traffic book for the Houston Test must read: <br />Green - don't be the first off the starting block, you will get hit; speed<br />YELLOW - gun it!<br />Red - one or two more cars can get through the intersection<br /><br />I'm sure there's a passage on "Look at your FaceBook Page while driving" too, but I've not taken the test in years.<br /><br />Thanks Jayce for sharing Think, Thank, Thunk, LOL!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80011119894112044442018-09-17T18:01:30.230-05:002018-09-17T18:01:30.230-05:00Billocohoes: I believe the underlying software pow...<b>Billocohoes</b>: I believe the underlying software powering the blog has been written to disallow http<b>s</b> in URLs. Every time I have tried to reference one and then try to preview my post, I get an error message and the preview is not generated. With the recent changes in security requiring most sites to either use the https:// protocol or be flagged "Not Secure" by the Chrome browser now and by the other browsers soon, seeing that S will be more common than not.WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15351715364869022612018-09-17T17:44:44.636-05:002018-09-17T17:44:44.636-05:0011d - I'm with Kazie @0729, Anon @0755 and Lu...11d - I'm with Kazie @0729, Anon @0755 and Lucina @1243 - to me, correct American English is as Kazie conjugated these words, although I guess Spitzboov's comment @0952 could be right, if for no other reason than the unfortunate fact that constant mass incorrect usage makes it correct. I put in stank first as well, as the clue was past tense (caused). If the answer is STUNK, I think the clue should be had or has caused. <br /><br />57d - guess I didn't pay enough attention in Music History class. Carmen was the only opera I could think of by Bizet. After awhile I remembered Les pȇcheurs de perles, but don't know anything about it, including the characters' names. Well, I play the tuba, and in school was mostly interested in music written for it (Berlioz, Wagner, Mahler).<br /><br />inanehiker @0802 - I agree - never watch or listen to a single bit of a commercial if I can help it. I find them all loud, vacuous, idiotic, mind numbing and blatant proof of the demise of our collective intellect. I feel the same about most of the shows on TV, too; only a few I find entertaining, amusing or compelling drama.<br /><br />Picard - enjoyed the rail videos. Wished they'd provided more technical info - like what's that little wheel for? I can't imagine he'd have to steer the train around the bends; poss. related to brakes/thottle, though he has a lever just to the right that seems to do that too. Interesting that on the train in the 1st video the cog wheels were mounted horizontally on the bottom of the locomotive, while in the 2nd (Swiss Glacier Express) it was vertical. I guess critical infrastructure is an expense governments everywhere like to ignore until things start falling down, by which time the cost has exploded. From yesterday, I read several of your fine articles, bookmarked the page and intend to read the rest. Excellent writing, in my opinion.<br />Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49675784262132853982018-09-17T16:37:05.383-05:002018-09-17T16:37:05.383-05:00My very favorite DeNIRO is Bang the Drum Slowly. ...My <i>very</i> favorite DeNIRO is <i>Bang the Drum Slowly</i>. An honest tear-jerker. It was early Deniro, and I swear I thought he wasn't an actor but a true Suthin' cracker.<br />Anybody else see it?<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38658409398731016602018-09-17T16:15:17.014-05:002018-09-17T16:15:17.014-05:00I wonder if Vermeer painted a cat (with or without...I wonder if Vermeer painted a cat (with or without pearl earrings) it would be titled <i>Vermeerkat</i>.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13082134447543996022018-09-17T15:34:20.163-05:002018-09-17T15:34:20.163-05:00I don't know why it didn't take my name or...I don't know why it didn't take my name or the link<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqdxfwq_FhQ&list=PLwTsyIROsacgWsanCcX3V5jUbFQj7ajx4&index=3<br /><br />for Meerkat Officebillocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3528964970915758262018-09-17T15:28:36.427-05:002018-09-17T15:28:36.427-05:00Jinx, I thought they were prairie dogs in the Geic...Jinx, I thought they were prairie dogs in the Geico commercial, but you made me look it up. Those are meerkats spreading office rumors<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">Meerkat Office</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63022256993936413002018-09-17T15:28:24.628-05:002018-09-17T15:28:24.628-05:00Lemonade, what the LINK guys don't address is ...Lemonade, what the LINK guys don't address is the hit-take-bail out decision that the batter has to make. Do they really think that no more batters would be hit by the pitch if MLB moved the rubber from 60 feet to 46 feet? Do they think batting averages wouldn't dip"bigly" under the same circumstances? A batter wouldn't have a chance against a pitcher with a good curve ball and even a mediocre fast ball.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2745537152814851582018-09-17T15:12:42.772-05:002018-09-17T15:12:42.772-05:00Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Craig and B...Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Craig and Boomer.<br />This CW filled in steadily and I saw the M E; the reveal made me chuckle because just a few pages back in my newspaper, I had seen some discussion of who might be Emmy winners tonight. Very apropos!<br /><br />LEILA was all perps and I started to Exhume rather than EXPOSE (quickly corrected).<br />WEED will be legal in Canada one month today. It may cause all sorts of border problems. Apparently, there is some concern that if you own or work (or even hold stocks) in any cannabis production area, you may be permanently barred from entering USA.<br /><br />Picard - yes that cog railway at Mt Pilatus was impressive. DH is an engineer and found it very interesting. Unfortunately it was a misty, rainy afternoon and view was not as good as on a sunny day. (But we had 3 totally clear days at Zermatt to see the Matterhorn and were not too disappointed to have one misty day.)<br /><br />Dave2 - yes we have missed you and noted your shorter posts; assume it is because you are busy and enjoying your new living situation!<br /><br />Enjoy the day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20442839506754395072018-09-17T15:04:25.978-05:002018-09-17T15:04:25.978-05:00Wilbur Charles asks: "Did anybody figure out ...Wilbur Charles asks: "Did anybody figure out how fast a LL fastball has to travel to be equivalent to a MLB 90 MPH. -T computed 90 MPH=132'/sec?" The answer is a simple calculation; 90 MPH. It is explained in this <a href="https://deadspin.com/5936235/dear-espn-a-77-mph-little-league-fastball-is-not-equivalent-to-a-100-mph-major-league-fastball" rel="nofollow"><b>LINK</b></a>. <br /><br />Pretty funny HG, <b>FASTER</b> as a typo for after. I do the for/fro and the teh/the and ttile/title regularly and clinet/client now and thenLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30908047021094350952018-09-17T14:39:01.190-05:002018-09-17T14:39:01.190-05:00If they gave an award for silly cat links...
(So...<a href="http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/5000/Emmy-Awards--5244.jpg" rel="nofollow">If they gave an award for silly cat links...</a><br /><br />(Sorry, just keeping my place...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57912144561100131482018-09-17T14:27:22.502-05:002018-09-17T14:27:22.502-05:00Husker, you can add "faster" to that lis...Husker, you can add "faster" to that list. :)desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85749989194472632192018-09-17T14:17:36.164-05:002018-09-17T14:17:36.164-05:00Ta- DA!
MEs abounding. A pretty neat pzl from Mr....<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br />MEs abounding. A pretty neat pzl from Mr. <b>Stowe</b>! A fine write-up from <b>Boomer</b>.<br /><br />By now, I think the only book written by Herman Melville was <i>Omoo</i>. It used to be a fave Xwd fill, and now it's been taken up on the clue side!<br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> 3, NW - SE.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39110586106669611672018-09-17T13:57:35.871-05:002018-09-17T13:57:35.871-05:00Musings
-A fun/timely/easily discovered theme and ...Musings<br />-A fun/timely/easily discovered theme and Boomer. Life is good<br />-Tibetan natives called Everest Chomolungma, meaning "Goddess Mother of Mountains and British named it for a surveyor<br />-Oh, that’s how you spell SUBPOENA<br />-1860 White House nickname could have been TAD for ABE’s son Thomas<br />-We have blinking yellow left turn lights which means, “You’re on your own, pal!”<br />-Being raised with a drunk who consumed copious amounts of beer makes me become ill when I smell it<br />-Common TYPOS for me – fro/for, toady/today and teh/the. Spell check only catches the last one<br />-Rotten Tomatoes said <i>Dirty Grandpa</i> STUNK and gave it a 14%. <br />-Pro athletes can take a lot of JEERS for millions per year<br />-Hollywood’s <i>The Aviator</i> was whack-a-doodle Howard Hughes<br />-Short SB base paths make the game faster<br />-Kazie, I don’t think SWUM has ever passed my lips. I’ve heard losing coaches say, “We really STUNK up the place!”<br />-I always thought my colleague’s having kids memorize the presidents in order was worthwhile. Now who came before and faster Millard Fillmore?Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77250439144478906692018-09-17T13:41:02.379-05:002018-09-17T13:41:02.379-05:00Hi Y'all! Great fun puzzle, Craig, Thanks! Tha...Hi Y'all! Great fun puzzle, Craig, Thanks! Thanks, Boomer, for tickling my funny bone! I think I ate in the same buffet in Myrtle beach. Didn't have any idea what half the food was that I ate.<br /><br />No problems with the puzzle, but I thought it was very meaty. Hand up: Didn't know Leila. Caught onto the fun theme early.<br /><br />Fermatprime: with a headache that doesn't go away, I wonder, have you contracted West Nile Virus? Any mosquitos around your pool? <br /><br />Glad to hear Jinx & PVX escaped the worst of the storms. I have a girlhood friend who just moved from North Carolina to Florida and escaped that mess.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41291140325723264642018-09-17T13:17:52.070-05:002018-09-17T13:17:52.070-05:00A nice Monday puzzle, themed but no giveaways, nic...A nice Monday puzzle, themed but no giveaways, nice. <br /><br />Happy to report the power stayed on and the rain pretty much stayed away. Quite the contrast between here and a couple hours up the road. They have a long road of recovery. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52075697683676437452018-09-17T13:13:27.591-05:002018-09-17T13:13:27.591-05:00I opened up CC and relooked at the theme and the V... I opened up CC and relooked at the theme and the V8 hit. M. E. <a href="http://dilbert.com/" rel="nofollow">DUH</a><br /><br />Boomer, I use the TB Times. For once we're missing the action. Irma for all it's violence moved fast so less rain damage<br />And then there was this <br /><a href="https://goo.gl/images/rFw4EM" rel="nofollow">Spud</a><br />Re. 15a: I never thought of that<br />And a raucous Tampa crowd was silenced by the mere mention of the name (ABE)<br />My DE NIRO Fav was Midnight Run<br />Did anybody figure out how fast a LL fastball has to travel to be equivalent to a MLB 90 MPH. -T computed 90 MPH=132'/sec. <br />You'd think NE clam chowder would be the same everywhere but you'd need a scale of 1-100 for the variations. From blah to lights out.<br />I have to post and run to St Pete to buy a car. <br />Misty can you take the test online? If so note any numbers they give you like 30' behind, 77% of Pkup drivers are Geico commercial ADMEN etc<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7188518703317985262018-09-17T12:49:25.883-05:002018-09-17T12:49:25.883-05:00Thank you, Jayce, about the driver's test info...Thank you, Jayce, about the driver's test information. I've been thinking that I may need to focus in on all those numbers. I saw a sample question asking how old a young person must be if they're left in a car with a child or an infant. I assumed 18, but when I started reading the book it turned out to be 12. I realized then that that's the kind of thing I need to be prepared for. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35819412224651496632018-09-17T12:43:06.521-05:002018-09-17T12:43:06.521-05:00The EMMYs are tonight? I didn't realize that a...The EMMYs are tonight? I didn't realize that and not sure if I'll watch.<br /><br />Thank you, Craig Stowe. I see you inserted STOW in the puzzle. Clever.<br /><br />CSO to Dudley at AVIATOR.<br /><br />Learning moment for me is that there's NINETY feet between bases. Ok.<br /><br />I always like the literary references such as OMOO and ODES as well as the musical ones.<br /><br />Though this was typically Monday easy, it was interesting and refreshing.<br /><br />Kazie, I agree with you on language and I believe movies such as Honey, I shrunk the kids and Marley and Me contribute to the usage of those language patterns and as YR notes, they will in the future become standard. <br /><br />Thank you, Boomer, for bringing so much humor to us to start the week.<br /><br />Have a sensational day, everyone!<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74697340865149477952018-09-17T12:21:40.669-05:002018-09-17T12:21:40.669-05:00I liked this puzzle. Caught on to the M-E gimmick ...I liked this puzzle. Caught on to the M-E gimmick quickly but expected the reveal to be something about a Medical Examiner. We watch too many Inspector So-and-So crime shows maybe. Guess what we're going to watch tonight? Yep, Australian and British crime-solving shows, not the EMMYs.<br /><br />I remember back in grade school our class was having something similar to a spelling bee, but it was a "grammar bee." The teacher would give the infinitive of a verb and the student whose turn it was would have to give the past tense and past participle. The student before me had "drink" and responded correctly with "drink, drank, drunk." Then it was my turn; the teacher said "think." I, unthinkingly and over-quickly replied "think, thank, thunk." Got myself eliminated right off the bat and sat down with a resounding <i>thunk</i>. Talk about a V-8 forehead slap!<br /><br />Misty, LW and I recently had to take the written test to renew our driver's licenses. It wasn't as bad as we nervously expected, but I still feel some of the questions were sufficiently ambiguous as to be difficult to know how to answer. I hate those ones where you have to know how many feet away something must be or what the speed limit is in certain places. I can never remember. Just know the answer is never "42" :)<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.com