Big Moron

@NCACBurner @sam_paden44 is THE guy!

With the Princeton baseball job open, what D3 coach would be the best candidate for the job?

Oh my.

@aaron_holland22 .448 CSB% is wild! So impressive to see so many of those throws live.

I am entering the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility as a grad student. 2025 D3 National Champion 2025 D3 All-American 2025 D3 hits leader (94) 3.755 GPA Stats (3 yrs) at UWW: .338 avg / 30 HR / .972 OPS .989 FLD% / .448 CSB% Playing in the Northwoods for the Mallards.

Adryen Tietz pitched seven strong innings and Kyle Carlberg had what proved to be the game-winning hit in the sixth as @BLCbaseball beat No. 16 Adrian 3-2 Friday in game one of the NCAA Super Regionals Recap: blcvikings.com/news/2026/5/22… #BLCVikings | #d3baseball

This post is classic Reich: it uses selective, outdated numbers to stoke resentment without explaining the underlying rules, trade-offs, or actual tax burdens. The data is from 2014–2018 (pre-major tax law changes and massive stock sales by Bezos), yet presented as timeless truth. If the goal were honest discussion of tax policy, he’d use consistent metrics and acknowledge why the system works this way. It’s not. Bezos' "0.98% effective tax rate" (2014–2018) This is not his actual effective federal income tax rate. ProPublica invented a custom "true tax rate" by dividing the federal income taxes Bezos paid by his increase in net worth during those years (about $99 billion in wealth growth, mostly from the rising value of his unsold Amazon stock). He paid roughly $973 million in federal taxes over five years, which they framed as 0.98% "on the rise in his fortune." Reich calls it an "effective tax rate" without qualification, which is the deception. Amazon's "1.4% effective 2025 federal tax rate" This refers to the company's corporate income tax rate (taxes paid divided by pre-tax book profits) after perfectly legal deductions: R&D credits, stock-based compensation for employees, depreciation on warehouses/infrastructure, and reinvestment in growth. "Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5%" This is the approximate effective federal income tax rate for typical households on their realized taxable income (mostly wages, interest, etc.). It’s a standard apples-to-apples metric for workers. The post deliberately compares: Taxes on unrealized wealth growth (Bezos), Taxes on corporate profits after deductions (Amazon), Taxes on actual personal income (average American). That’s not analysis, it’s rhetorical sleight-of-hand. The average American doesn’t have hundreds of billions in unrealized stock gains; their "wealth growth" is mostly paycheck-to-paycheck income that is taxed. Reich omits that the top 1% already pay a hugely disproportionate share of federal income taxes (around 40% in recent years), while the bottom 50% pay a tiny fraction. U.S. tax policy has long favored investment and entrepreneurship (lower long-term capital gains rates) precisely because it drives growth, jobs, and innovation. Changing that (e.g., via a wealth tax or unrealized gains tax) is a legitimate policy debate, but Reich’s post pretends the current system is just a rigged giveaway rather than a deliberate choice with trade-offs. Bezos and Amazon have generated enormous value: millions of jobs, trillions in market value, and consumer surplus. Reich’s framing treats wealth as static loot to be seized rather than the result of building something massive.

Amen

@balkwhisperer The bat was not a wood bat (1-12-a). The bat did conform to all aspects of 1-12-b. The bat in question DID NOT conform to 1-12-e. Therefore, 1-12-e penalty applies - removal of the bat and a warning.

@BigMoron25 7-10 says it’s an out of bat doesn’t meet 1-12 rules

Should have been a warning... not an out.

@balkwhisperer Thanks for digging this out! So, as I read it, I think this situation falls under 1-12-e. And the penalty for 12-1-e (and f) is a warning. Right? Or do you read it differently?

@BigMoron25 From NCAA book:

@balkwhisperer Appreciate the comment, but an illegal bat is one thing (non-BBCOR, bat that fails compression testing). But from what I can access: a substance on an otherwise legal bat >18 inches from the end of the handle results in removal of the bat & a warning. umpirebible.com/rNCAA/1-12.htm

@BigMoron25 That's not correct. The wording you cite tells the umpires it's not an ejection the first time it happens. It's an out because 7-10 says batter is out if bat is not legal. So he's out but not ejected.

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@BigMoron25 @SpotNoStrike @d3ppodcast @ROsborneNolan @The10minuteman @putmeinbabb @ESquared_Sports @SwarthmoresTarp @GauceSardner @D3region10base @BaseUnstitched You got your glory last year

Clubhouse leaders after Round 1 of the Second Annual D3P Media + Burner + Celebrity DIII Baseball Pickem Challenge 2026 (Race for the Cure). Why do we feel like 3 points is an insurmountable lead? #d3baseball

@SpotNoStrike @d3ppodcast @ROsborneNolan @IAmTheMan1233 @The10minuteman @putmeinbabb @ESquared_Sports @SwarthmoresTarp @GauceSardner @D3region10base @BaseUnstitched Big Moron is not going to last long on this leaderboard...

@d3ppodcast @ROsborneNolan @IAmTheMan1233 @The10minuteman @BigMoron25 @putmeinbabb @ESquared_Sports @SwarthmoresTarp @GauceSardner @D3region10base @BaseUnstitched @ROsborneNolan representing the Blowers well

Should have been warned and bat removed. Should not have been called "out". Umps robbed UWW of an out.

@PaulAllan5 @BLCbaseball Should not have been called "out". NCAA rule book says warning and bat removed from the game.

From NCAA D3 regional championship game between @BLCbaseball (Mankato, Minn. and UW-Whitewater (defending national champs) yesterday. UWW bunt goes foul, BLC 3B picks up ball and says there’s something on the ball. Umpires check bat and determine an illegal bat/substance by UWW. UWW coach tossed after arguing. Bethany won 8-7 in 11 innings. @Patrick_Reusse

@Longshots_BBall @MessiahBaseball Messiah made such a great run last year. Fun group, putting it together again this year. Should be able to get past Baldwin Wallace for their 2nd straight trip to Eastlake.

@BigMoron25 Rooting for Bethany LUTHERAN has you one step closer to being a @MessiahBaseball fan 😉

Gotta root for the Vikings now! They have a scary top end of their lineup.

2027 will be a good year, if the core stays together.

The transfer portal for 2026 might hurt again, but probably not as much as what was lost in the summer of 2025. Graduation will also hurt, especially in the infield.

@UWWBaseball season reflections. Disappointing end to the season, no doubt. UWW sweeping through the conference undefeated was great, but for the fact that the WIAC was weak. For the championship season of 2025, the only teams that could beat the Warhawks came from the WIAC.