Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for November is... @crash for the second time! Happy to see you pop back up again recently after a few years away, crash, and thank you for all of the contributions that you have made over the last 22 years! Thanks, Patrick

Welcome Brandon. Glad to have you.

This is reasonable. You can probably shift this meaning over time, too. Like you can decide to start viewing transgressions more seriously. I don't really think of corked bats or pine tar or rosin or any of that stuff the same as I do Ty Cobb's issues or the steroid era. But that's me, we all might have different lines. Ty Cobb was in 1936, so at some point, I think we can stop using that one as an excuse. I actually don't mind Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod, etc. not being in the hall. Ultimately, they did it to themselves. If they get in, it's fine, but it's not exciting to me. Andy Pettitte, who I loved as a Yankee, did it to himself. That's life. Choices and consequences. We can also choose to simply value players who didn't get caught up in those things, like many of the names we mentioned recently here: Griffey, Johnson, Jeter, Rivera, Glavine, Maddux, etc. Or even someone like Edgar Martinez, whose candidacy was probably boosted by the fact that he was clean from that.

It sounds like it's part of the same universe but there won't be much from Cobra Kai in Karate Kid: Legends.

I'm back to this!

I am also turned off by the amount of gambling ads and how it has seeped into the sports. I really, really don't like it. But I also think Pete Rose's worst enemy on his HOF candidacy was himself, unfortunately. I went through a bunch of positions over the years on him. When I was younger, I wanted him to be let him. As I got older, I came to really see himself as someone who really dug himself a hole that was hard to get out of, and he became someone it was hard to advocate for as more and more things came out about him, including the relationship with a minor (which he also handled awfully when it was revealed). Of course, there are plenty of bad people in the Hall of Fame. But then I ask myself: Why does it need one more? Ultimately, if he makes it in one day, I will consider that to be justified for his playing career, but it doesn't make any sense to me to celebrate it.

I agree on the unanimous thing. It's just sort of a hang-up that carried over from a different era. Ichiro, Jeter, Rivera, Griffey, Randy Johnson, Glavine, Maddux, etc. all should have been unanimous, and Pujols totally should be, too. I can understand the point on the writers voting, but I do see the merit in having people voting who were strict observers and don't have as many personal relationships. No one is going to be objective and everyone has their favorites, of course, but I think having only players voting probably wouldn't lead to a more satisfying result. That doesn't mean players can't lobby, of course, and use their influence to make the case for folks they think should be in the hall.

It's no big deal. It was fun to participate in, and I liked the movie.

Thanks Brian. Dramamine is actually one of the things I just picked up for next time. I have never used it because I felt like it was more of a thing people take because they can't do rides at a theme park, etc. So, I'll have it for next time. The smell of rubbing alcohol is another one I read about, as well as ginger candies, so I got some of those to try, too. It doesn't happen much, but when it does...

Hey all, Getting (what I think was) the flu last weekend was having me googling nausea treatments, and I came across some I hadn't heard before. I was curious what works for you, if anything. Patrick

Thanks for the kind words, @KarateKen. I appreciate that. I do feel confident we are past any meaningful issues and now I can spend the time that I have working on advancements. There are some staff-side ones that are sorely needed, so that'll be a focus for me.

I haven't done anything IMDb worthy yet. I thought it might happen when I was an extra in a scene for Bill & Ted Face the Music, but they cut the scene.

Ah, gotcha. IMDb only has them as being in the second episode. Glad they get a little more screen time.

Thanks Bob. I did have someone flag this for me recently. It looks like he is only in one episode.

It's hard to say, but my reading of it implies some other storyline that follows someone else. Doesn't mean that Daniel and Johnny can't pop up somewhere, but this is probably the end of this core group being the main focus.

I was just reading an interview with the creators. Here's a gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/arts/television/cobra-kai-finale-creators.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x04.962p.KTp6v0GdBNEO&smid=url-share Pertinent part:

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman.

I actually think it's pretty widespread because enforcement is rare, I suspect that is within the martial arts world, too. You really have to be very blatant to get caught, so I suspect most don't expect there will ever be any repercussions.

Sorry Bob. That's tough news.

We're good. Thanks all.

Finally got the 17th Moriarty the Patriot book from the library!

Congrats on reaching 1,000 posts! Thank you for all of the contributions that you have made over the years, KarateKen.

Congrats!

Thanks KarateKen, Zaine, and Bob! That means a lot. Things are progressing, but the fires still aren't at 100% containment. The Eaton Fire is at 89% and the Palisades Fire is at 63%. Right now, we are forecasted to have some rain this weekend and that would be amazing both for the fires and for air quality.