Michael Smulkowski

@PathofMarzanna @Maddu_550 No, you were right. It is Poland.

@Maddu_550 I would say Poland but admittedly being a Polish woman I am bias most likely LOL

Which country ??🤔

@Maddu_550 Poland

@Yankeeslibero7 @WorkElizab I lived in Alaska for a year. Very cold. I am not sure but I do not think all parts of Alaska have all dark days.

@WorkElizab Alaska where its dark half the year....

@SigmaINFJ5w4 @BBGreatMoments Ryan had the lower ERA and that factors everything together.

@Michals76 @BBGreatMoments A walk puts a pitcher in the stretch. Putting a pitcher in the stretch is never a good thing. For Ryan, the stretch was especially devastating because he lost the power generated by his legs out of the windup. This is documented. His walk rate INCREASED with runners on.

Who’s your all-time top pitcher?

@SigmaINFJ5w4 @BBGreatMoments But Ryan had more walks compared to hits than most pitchers and a hit is often less more damaging than a walk because it could be a double, triple, ect.

@Michals76 @BBGreatMoments Career 1.24 WHIP (Walks/Hits per inning) That's not elite, it is above average. 1.00 - 1.15 Great/All Star 1.00 and lower (Elite). Ryan was just above average in career WHIP. Moving on.

@kiragriffoo Author, reader

If you’re a writer, an Author , or someone who loves books, feel free to say hi!

@therealwillwait @AuthorGFAllen Both traditional books and ebooks are inanimate objects.

@AuthorGFAllen I definitely, at this point in time, prefer my robotic lady companion over the real one. That being said, more physical books please. Perhaps one is good enough to keep around forever, they exist - I believe this.

Anyone else still prefer physical books over ebooks or audiobooks?

I understand it’s best to end at the chapter because ending in the middle can interrupt your reading experience even though you end up reading the same and when you restart it can be jarring to start in the middle of the chapter but I get eye reading fatigue so sometimes I need a break but I do read a lot.

I have a beta reader who bookmarks in the middle of a chapter. Anyone else think this is absolutely unhinged behaviour? 😭 I have to finish the chapter before I can stop reading. There’s no other option. Please tell me I’m not the only one. #WritingCommmunity #writing #writer

@kirawontmiss Should have negotiated a better deal.

tipping culture is getting ridiculous

@DNicholsAuthor Can’t you copyright it before going to a publisher?

I've made the decision to not partake in any pitch events anymore. With all the scams out there and now AI, I don't trust my storyline wouldn't be stolen. I now only pitch direct to agents to bypass any chance of that. Anyone else feel this way? #WritingCommunity

@Murk441 I used to watch MLB and NFL but I quit because I thought is this getting me anywhere? I still watch Olympic sports.

@FactualGalore @HawkEmDownChris Lower ERA. Could get away with walks since he gave up so few hits.

@HawkEmDownChris How can someone possibly take Ryan Ryan was an inconsistent pitcher who walked way too many batters

Nolan Ryan or Randy Johnson?

@Lucky_Canuck @HawkEmDownChris I think he had two in his 40’s.

@HawkEmDownChris Nolan Ryan….. strikeout King and 7 no hitters including the last one in his 40’s

@whiskey_mike33 @seanDeShane @HawkEmDownChris Could get away with walks since he gave up so few hits. Ryan’s ERA was a bigger achievement because when he was with the Angels he pitched with less days in between and went farther into games. He had seasons where he was well over 300 innings pitched.

@seanDeShane @HawkEmDownChris ...and you could argue Ryan's walk total is harder to break than the strikeout although neither will be broken. 5 CY Youngs for Johnson too.

@AuthorGFAllen I do but as an ebook author I’m grateful for the opportunities that ebook readers give to indie authors who otherwise couldn’t get published.

@KimbraLeigh @SDDonovan No different than commentors and comedians on television.

@SDDonovan I think because it insinuates that one must be influenced by someone else in order to make a choice or a decision instead of having the actual ability to make a choice or a decision all by themselves.

I have a confession to make. The word influencer really annoys me and I don't know why. 😭

@SDDonovan I’m an Indie author but some of the people that slam influencers might think I am in the same boat since my books aren’t published by a major publisher.

I don’t have a problem with influencers. Free market. No different than television commentators and so called comedians. What, just people you are on television it is magically ok but YouTube is not? Some people think that what is on television is a bigger waste of time than influencers.

@EightHobbits @SDDonovan Just like some political commentators and so called comedians on television.

@SDDonovan It suggests artificial control over someone, or perhaps insincere is a better word. Undue influence. Never a good thing.

@dilleen_m @SDDonovan No one forces you to watch. Like television news anyway.

@SDDonovan Yes. They are defining people (the public) in their terms. You are the subject of their verb, framing you as an unwilling participant under their influence.