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Hank Chinaski

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  1. On 7 offensive series, Texas gained 307 yards on 40 plays with the starting offense in the game…so 7.7 yards per play despite QE missing on each of the deep throws he attempted. The results were: 4 TDs, 1 FG, 1 missed FG (halftime cut the drive short), and 1 INT on QE’s first drive in which he tried to force the ball twice. So yeah, it would have been nice if the freshman QB hadn’t tried to force that ball on his first drive, and it would have been nice if he’d connected on one of his 2 or 3 deep balls to Worthy, but overall it seemed all right to me. Certainly imperfect, but all right.
  2. He missed significant time last year after aggressively removing his shirt…
  3. Huh? The mean win prediction is 8. The median is 8. The range is 7-9. How the hell does one interpret that as “one person thinks the team will be good and the other 4 do not”? They’re all essentially saying the exact same thing.
  4. Man, this reminds me that it once seemed a possibility that Texas and A&M could go to the Pac and how much comedy gold there would have been with the west coast schools experiencing the ags firsthand. The USC song girls juxtaposed with the yell leaders. Berkeley being inundated with aggies. Etc. It would have been marvelous.
  5. He’s 28 and still striking out in 28% of his PAs in AAA. The dude has talent but has never been able to hit well enough to be a legit MLB player.
  6. 8 out of 46 (.174) on balls in play last 2 games. Bad luck. Would be nice to hit a HR or 2 though.
  7. (I too would not wish cancer on him or anyone. Ok, on most anyone.)
  8. Yeah not sure about that. They’re already decent and have a hell of a farm system. Rodriguez may come up next year, Rutschman may become an annual MVP candidate, etc. I don’t expect them to be dominant in 2023 or anything, but they figure to be very competitive over the next several seasons.
  9. I mean, I agree, but I’ve also always wondered what motivates fans to act like such fucking dipshits. Is there a thrill to shouting at players that you’re paying to watch? I don’t get it. It’s just so…dumb.
  10. I think there’s a decent chance of bringing him back. Seems like the type of contract/signing the Astros may pursue, as it probably wouldn’t take a lot of years to get it done. Doesn’t hurt that he seems to have a swing tailor made for MMP. I’m a little worried too. I’ve heard that his hand is fine, but that could just be what he’s telling people.
  11. Meh, it’s more of a respect than hate, as he killed the Astros throughout his career (I mean, he pretty much killed everybody, but he played against the Astros soooooo much). It is kinda funny that he went to the angels and then the Astros moved to the AL West after being tormented by him for the previous decade in the NL Central. Also, the Astros won that series when he hit that ball off Lidge. That was nothing compared to, say, the Howie Kendrick HR.
  12. The NL playoffs are going to be awesome. Could see any of the Dodgers - Mets - Braves winning the pennant. And I’d be surprised but probably not shocked if the Cardinals made a run too.
  13. Varsho’s offensive numbers aren’t particularly exciting (he’s been worse than McCormick) and he’s not super young or anything. Why is he an upgrade over Chas as an OF? His defensive versatility is a plus for sure, but not sure he moves the needle in terms of offensive production from the OF.
  14. Agree. We’ll know what Sark’s program is going to be after this season.
  15. I actually don’t mind Javier as a multi-inning bullpen arm. That’s a nice weapon to have. But yeah, not if Garcia is making starts. JV/LMJ/Framber/Urquidy, with Javier and Garcia out of the pen. Also, there’s a reasonable chance I’m gonna stroke out when Dubon (or Yuli) comes up in a playoff game with the game on the line because he’s hitting second in the order.
  16. Ugh, I wish there wasn’t even interleague play at all. I know, I know…
  17. I guess what I’m describing is a little better than Tom Herman-level results, and not a raging asshole, so he gets more time.
  18. Same. I could see his best case scenario being something like Mack’s tenure (in this scenario, his offenses kick ass and the defenses are good enough, kind of like OU in the Riley era, he keeps hiring good coaches, brings in tons of talent, etc), and I could see his worst case scenario being something like Strong’s tenure (in this scenario, he actually completely sucks as a coach, can’t keep talent in the program, etc). Either would surprise me to an extent. My expectation is that neither extreme scenario happens and he’ll be somewhere in between, 8-4-ish most years, with a breakthrough top-10 year here and there (if he’s around long enough). That sounds ok right now, but we all know it won’t be ok for very long.
  19. Agree on Chas. I know I keep beating this drum, but he’s got a 112 wRC+ in a full season’s worth of ABs and he’s good defensively. But Dusty inexplicably seems to like to keep Dubon’s bat in the lineup.
  20. It wasn’t much of a problem in 2021 - the Straw/Chas/Meyers combo yielded above-average production. This year has been a different story. I don’t disagree about the need to go get a real CF - I’m a Meyers skeptic (even when he’s healthy) and I doubt Leon and his 27% K rate in AAA is the answer any time soon.
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