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  1. 16 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    My god. 

     

    I don't care that he went to Tech. His parents could have gone to A&M and OU as well. I fucking love Ludvig. 

    Great kid. Keeps things very simple with swing and shot making process. I'm buying all the stock in him. 

    Too late.

    I've acquired a hefty stake and not selling 

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  2. 6 minutes ago, Scraps said:

    Doesn't like his body language and made reference to a fly out by someone when he was on 1st the other night and he just walked back to dugout to get his glove instead of running it out. Said "Rendon vibes". Then threw Yordan under the bus too saying he on a routine ground out and runs like 60% to 1st.
     

    Tell me you haven’t watched either one of these guys the last 4+ years without telling me. 

  3. 3 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

    We really should find out if Dubon and/or Caratini can play 1B or sign Brandon Belt IDGAF but I want someone at 1B who can post a >= 0 WAR

    Gonna take a whoooooole lot longer than 3 weeks/ 50 ABs for them to cut bait on Abreu 

  4. 24 minutes ago, Scraps said:

    Well at least we arent the only team that calls up pitchers who then get hammered. Leiter 3 2/3 7ERs today in his debut

    Except he has an offense and bullpen (so far) that has his back.

  5. 10 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

    Altuve is having an MVP caliber season leading off.  Bad idea jeans to mettle with that.  I would be ok with Pena moving into Bregman’s spot for an experiment.  But mainly, Meyers and Singleton need to play every day.  If Dubon needs playing time, take it from McCormick or Bregman until they wake up.

    Yeah your first point is what I just came to post 
    Sure, let’s disrupt the best part of this shitty season so far. 
    im not sold with singleton  playing everyday but have been saying for a bit that Meyers needs to play more.

     

    what happened to this?

    Earlier in the offseason it was Espada who called Jake Meyers from the winter meetings to ensure that Meyers understood the direction the team was taking his playing time. Meyers said Espada’s alignment with general manager Dana Brown’s announcement made him feel better about what was to come. 

    “The player hearing from the manager carries more weight and more reassurance when he hears it from the manager — 100 percent,” Espada said.

    https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/houston-astros-joe-espada-showing-players-straight-shooter-matt9

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  6. 6 hours ago, bolverk said:

    Who are the folks "stubbornly spurning nuclear energy"? It's not like individuals can mount a nuclear reactor on the roof of their house like they do solar panels or that some rancher can cut a deal with a nuclear power plant builder like they would some wind or solar farm developer.

    I believe you live in the Waco area, meaning your electricity provider is Oncor. What's stopping Oncor from building more nukes like they have in Glen Rose? The cost. It's expensive as shit because of all the safety regulations due to the inherent risks of an accident, and building new ones likely wouldn't be profitable. So, are you saying we should get rid of the regulations? Which regulations are especially onerous or unneeded? Are you volunteering to live within a couple of miles of one?

    If these plants can't be built profitably while also being safe, who should build them? A government that doesn't have to worry about direct ROI? Which government, federal or state? Guess what? There aren't good answers to those questions, and there haven't been any for quite a while.

    So, in the meantime, we have these two revolutionary new technologies that are super cheap now that can generate a whole fuck load of power under the right conditions and that don't cause a bunch of air pollution. The problem is just managing the distribution and storage of that power so that it can get to where it needs to be (transmission) when it needs to be (storage).

    Has anyone priced out the cost of a new nuclear power plant versus the transmission lines and batteries we need to continue supplying our energy with renewables? I'd bet Oncor has, and there's a reason why they're not building any today.

    Maybe SMRs will revolutionize the business and solve all our energy problems. I'd be 100% in favor of that. How cool would it be for each town to have one set up next to their water tower? 

    But, then, what the hell do we do with the waste?

    Figure out fusion.

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-japan-announce-joint-partnership-accelerate-nuclear-fusion-sources-2024-04-10/

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  7. 1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

    This is correct.

    Start at the tap and work backwards. Incentivize people to remove grass lawns or much of them. I still want places in my yard where my kids can run and play too.

    Plant drought tolerant hybrids or natives.  You shouldn't have to water more than 2x a week, even in summer to keep something alive that wants to die.

    Running your sprinklers during the day - straight to jail. Watering your driveway or the street- jail.

    There needs to be rebates and incentives on a statewide scale to help people with these things. Replacing lawns, smart sprinklers, gutter, water collection and grey water systems. That's the carrot.  If that doesnt work use the stick and issue fines.

    The plan should be to try to use every drop of water twice. 

    I saw a video about a company that makes a system that takes your shower water, filters it just enough and then makes it available for your toilet flushing. From there it's sent to the sewer or septic.  But they claimed just by doing that you would save close to 40% of your water usage.

    I hate being worried about the grid but I'm much more worried long-term about our water situation.

    We need to invest heavily in wastewater recycling and aquifer recharge.

    I know some Texans like to bang on CA. In 2023 when they got all of the rain that filled up their reservoirs and they had to release it down stream and eventually to the Pacific people were incredulous that they were wasting it.  The truth is they have set up passive recharge zones where they're able to flood fields and allow that water to soak in.  Probably not enough but some. They also have active recharge.  Where it's pumped underground. Some, not enough.

    I'm not sure if we have those same types of practices.  I couldn't find much info.  If we don't, we should.  Hundreds of them. All over the state.  We have to plant the water before it evaporates or meets the Gulf.

    The sooner everyone realizes we need to start behaving like El Paso or Phoenix the better off we'll be. 

    But we're Texas so you know...

     

     

     

    Fill these surveys out.

    you have 13 days.

     

    https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-water-development-board-seeks-public-input-on-texas-water-fund-priorities-implementation/amp/

  8. 2 hours ago, Overlord said:

    I think I heard there’s about 40 mil left on his contract. 

    Has any team ever eaten that amount anywhere near that?

    We should be the first. 

    Chris Davis is the obvious compare…

    Let’s let Bagwell, Brown and Espada see the back of his baseball card. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom

     

    from March 2023:

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2023/03/27/forget-bobby-bonilla-chris-davis-leads-mlbs-highest-paid-retired-players-in-2023/?sh=3cf62fc63373
     

    With $5.6 million in retained salary and $9.2 million in deferred compensation, Davis will earn more than any player currently on the Orioles roster. He will also receive roughly another $56 million through 2037.

     

     

     

  9. 27 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

     

    It never fails lately. On any given night, 1/3 of the team doesn't show up, and just badly enough to lose. Either the starting pitching doesn't make it out of the 3rd with under 5 runs, bullpen shits the bed in the 8th or later, or bats never show up.

    Fucking Groundhog Day:

    Starting pitching good =  We lose 2-1 or 7-1 (6 runs scored after 8th inning)

    Stating pitching mediocre = We lose 5-2 (We get a 2 run lead in the 1st, never get man past 2nd base through next 8 innings).

    Starting pitching bad - We give up 11 through 3 and eventually lose 12-7. 

    Extra Innings = Guaranteed Loss. 

    this is the description of a bad baseball team, not one that is in a “funk”

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  10. On 3/28/2024 at 9:29 AM, UTexasFight said:

    That’s gonna be an incredible run from April 19-May 31 after we start 8-12

    Man 8-12 sounds so sexy right now.

     

     

    but seriously, I’m not at all surprised—and expected—the rough start given the schedule but 6-14 is brutal. sure wish we could have 1 at least one game against the royals and Braves.  

  11. Just now, Macklemore said:

    Every big managerial decision that Espada has made has blown up in his face. He is going to be lucky to last the season at this rate.

    This is what I said last night.

    theyve just about all been justifiable…but they’ve just about all backfired

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