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Hank Chinaski

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  1. Yes, but Texas had that lead with 3/4 of the game still to play, and there was no question even at that point that Texas would need to score a lot more to win. And we knew the defensive limitations. Another way to look at it is that Texas was completely dominated for an entire half. Given all of that, the outcome of the game wasn’t (a) particularly surprising or (b) anything close to “rock bottom” for this program. And this doesn’t even register in terms of “heartbreaking”…Lubbock in 08 or the Georgia Cotton Bowl or Colt’s Rose Bowl injury, sure. This game? No.
  2. Sark may not need a VY. But he will need a Huff, Griffin (x2), Robison, Okam, Wright, Blalock, Studdard, etc.
  3. Good to see Angel Hernandez in vintage form behind the plate. Christ.
  4. I mean, “once in a lifetime” is probably a bit much, but there really isn’t any question that he’s a generational talent. You aren’t really trying to imply that this can’t be true because of the Angels’ inability to build a good roster, are you? I will say, though, that I’m concerned that Trout could have a Griffey-esque career arc, with injuries decimating the second half of his career. But yeah, when healthy, he’s still the best player in baseball.
  5. I wish I believed in karma. This smug fuck needs his ass kicked.
  6. His teams were characterized by dumb penalties, bad special teams, inexplicably abandoning whatever seemed to be kinda working on offense, bad in-game decision-making, bush league assistant coaches, and somehow making almost every game a coin flip, regardless of the opponent. Oh, and he seemed like a prick that everyone hated.
  7. Yeah, has to be injury related with Bellinger, right? He probably never has a season like 2019 again, but he can’t suddenly be this bad.
  8. I’m not a gambler - is that the rough equivalent of about a 70% chance of LA winning?
  9. Yeah the Dodgers are the better/deeper team, but in a single game it’s nearly a coin flip, even with Scherzer on the mound. Pulling for the Cards because I’d like for the best team to be eliminated.
  10. Is this what happens at midnight yell practice or whatever it’s called? Christ, it’s worse than I imagined, and I imagined that it was fucking terrible. Also, I really couldn’t follow what the hell the kid in the overalls was even talking about.
  11. Why does BYU have 2 different shades of blue?
  12. Charlie is the best. Always level-headed and reasonable in an industry dominated by dipshit blowhards.
  13. Really interesting race. I went with Harper, but I wouldn’t argue much with Soto, Turner, Tatis.
  14. I hope Tech does the right thing and hires Traylor or Dykes if they move on from Wells. Briles is trash.
  15. Kind of…it was a good deal for both sides because the club only bought 1 or 2 extra seasons from Bregman. That’s the kind of deal I’d expect them to try with Alvarez and Tucker. Anyway, I’ll be surprised if they sign Correa. But who knows what the FA market will be like this off-season, with the CBA negotiations, etc. Maybe it’s bizarro and nobody is getting what they want and he says “fuck it” and signs something like a 2-3 year / $75-100mm to stay for a few more years and try FA again at 29 or 30.
  16. Hell of a season for the Mariners. Going into the season I thought they had a bright future with a lot of young talent but weren’t there yet; but I was wrong, they arrived early and still have some serious talent that hasn’t bubbled up yet. I expect the Astros to take a bit of a step back next year (probably losing Correa, Altuve/Brantley/Yuli all a year older, etc.). I’d expect HOU/SEA/OAK to all be fighting it out again next year. (And hell, with a healthy Trout and Rondon and Ohtani, the Angels won’t be pushovers either.)
  17. Christ. Patterson/TCU joined the conference exactly when Texas began its worst decade in program history. He went 7-2 against checked-out Mack, Charlie Strong and Tom fucking Herman. Congrats? Every B12 team that didn’t go 7-2 against that shitshow should be ashamed. Is Sark better? Maybe/maybe not/maybe fuck yourself. Anyway, those games are irrelevant to today. Last year this game was a coin flip in which Texas fumbled away the probable winning score. And Herman’s idiotic ass didn’t use his best player. Also, I think everyone here would acknowledge that TCU winning today wouldn’t be stunning, but it’s a message board and that’s not fun, plus we say all kinds of crazy shit here (like really crazy, insane, depraved shit, just browse for a while).
  18. Yeah, as an Astros fan, I was not pleased that we gave up Toro. I think he’ll be a good player for several years.
  19. Seager’s free agency will be interesting. I’ve kind of expected the Dodgers to keep him, but are they going to just significantly exceed the luxury tax forever? I know they probably could, but that doesn’t mean they will. Acquiring Turner gives them some flexibility, as he can move over to SS, but I believe he’s a FA after next season…maybe they try to lock him up? Anyway, Seager and Correa are the same age and similarly productive players, both with a fairly significant injury history (though Correa hasn’t missed any time this season or in last year’s mini-season). They are sort of difficult to value if you try to factor in missed time in their 20s and how much you’re willing to invest in their long-term futures. Not sure which one is “safer.”
  20. It’s almost as though winning a bunch of games with a senior draftable QB in a bizarro pandemic season in which their opponents were a combined 20 games under .500, and winning the Orange Bowl against a just-ok team whose best players opted out, isn’t predictive of greatness the following season. Go figure.
  21. Highly recommend the book The Kid by Ben Bradlee. It’s terrific.
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