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Snake Diggity

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  1. My guess is you’re a fucking idiot who has neither generational wealth nor even a basic understanding of how capitalism works.
  2. Julks is a fine 5th/6th OF; he was a 30/20 guy in AAA in 2022 so there’s talent there. He was horribly miscast last year because Baker liked his personality. He has since gotten passed over by guys like Cabbage and Loperfido and Leon, so the DFA makes sense, but it wouldn’t surprise me if a crummy team picks him up and he pans out as a decent bench player or fringey regular on a losing team. When Urquidy comes back it’ll be interesting to see who gets the boot from the rotation, Brown or Arrighetti.
  3. Seth Martinez, who currently has a 1.80 era for the Astros, was a “guy the fucking A’s discarded.” Speas was a 2nd round pick who looked like he was gonna be badass until he got hurt, which basically took him out from 2019-2022. He came back on 2023, and after basically 3 years off, dominated AA and got called up despite having walk issues in AAA. During his callup in 2023, he AVERAGED 100 mph on his fastball. Then he bounced to the white Sox and A’s where he’s had issues with walks. Shitty organizations aren’t shitty because they don’t have good players, they’re shitty because they can’t develop guys with an elite skill countered with a severe flaw like Speas. So they cut them loose and a team like the Astros tries to fix them into something useful. Speas may not amount to shit, but he also might end up being a badass reliever. Right now he’s the 40th guy on their 40 man roster. Thats not something to denigrate the GM over on the first day the move is made.
  4. France, Brown, Arrighetti: 0-11 Errbody else: 14-13 Everything would be fucking fine without the pitching injuries to JV, Framber, Javier, and Urquidy. Those injuries don’t happen, we’re all talking about how badass the Astros are for being above .500 despite Jose Abreu dying, Bregman slumping, and Hunter Brown shitting the bed in all 5 of his starts.
  5. I like Zeihan just for the perspective, although I rarely agree with him 100%. Everything is demographics with him. Most everyday Joe’s don’t understand how much demographics affect their lives, so what Zeihan preaches is good for those people to hear, but as in this case, he’s overstating its importance relative to other factors. For one thing, it wouldn’t be that long before the Fed has their mandate changed to raise the inflation threshold from say 2% to 4%. But also, the Fed would prioritize addressing unemployment over inflation if that became the choice.
  6. There’s really nothing unsustainable about the hitter Singleton has been since he got everyday run. An 870 ops in May which would be badass for a cheap 6 hole hitter who plays a passable 1B. Plus he’s fun to watch. Dude absolutely crushes the ball.
  7. Trade Kyle Tucker to add 3 elite prospects. Shop Valdez, Pressly, Montero, and Urquidy to see if anyone offers more than they’re worth, but keep the prices high and hang on to them if nobody overpays Find a different manager with better luck Hope: Bregman accepts the QO for a 2025 rebound year Singleton, Loperfido, and Meyers get established as quality everyday players Diaz and Pena take the next step to establish themselves as star players McCormick, Alvarez, Brown, Arrighetti, B Abreu, and Hader rebound McCullers and Garcia come back healthy and effective A few guys from the farm take big steps forward Theres a fuckload of talent on this team, they’ve just not played up to it
  8. RFK Jr. is nowhere near mean enough to brown people and women to take over the mantle from Trump. He’s crazy and stupid like Trump, and he has an unearned brand like Trump. But maga demands a heavy hand when it comes to racism and sexism.
  9. Verlander you piece of shit fuck
  10. These are the only remaining people who will vote for Trump: 1. Racists 2. Sexists 3. Single issue voters who think they’ll pay less taxes under Trump (most of them are wrong, because they are not as rich as they think they are) 4. Single issue pro-life voters 5. conspiracy theorists 6. people who suck brain poison out of the boob tube (Fox News viewers) There are ZERO rational-thinking, analytical-minded voters who look at truly meaningful things like foreign policy, economic policy, social policy, or character who will pull the lever for Trump. And it still might be enough for that piece of shit to get to 270.
  11. Yep. Terrifying. That is the kind of shit that will energize his moronic base and even potentially capture some swing voters. Fuck me running. Yep. They need to get this trial over with so he’s either locked up and can’t run or get on TV, or exonerated and can’t use the “I’m being persecuted” bit. This is the worst I’ve felt about Trump potentially winning since 2020.
  12. Not sure why The Athletic pays Bowden, he is terrible. Theres zero chance the Jays would accept that deal. Maybe if Houston threw in Hunter Brown and replaced Corona with Melton.
  13. Singleton is badass.
  14. Radar shows a band of red over the watershed starting around 7 tonight.
  15. Rubio would help him with swing voters but got damn if Little Marco actually goes for that…fucking pitiful.
  16. Such a badass play. It’s amazing how much different it is when a player can contribute in the field. Nobody is calling for Bregman’s head yet even though he has a wRC+ of sixtyfuckingthree because even if hes not hitting he usually makes the tough plays at 3B. That was a big part of what made Abreu so hard to watch, an absolute zero at the plate, then he’d fuck up easy plays in the field. Hopefully Loperfido can end up a high level defender at 1B.
  17. Lmfao “Let’s bring up one of my staunch supporters, she owns a restaurant that serves food I hate, I will try it later and probably hate it”
  18. This is 100% bullshit imho. If there is anything anywhere close to a legit injury causing Abreu’s collapse, he would have been on the IL weeks ago. He’s not hurt. Any amateur can see how slowly his bat moves and how far behind fastballs he is. That’s not a bum knee. That is (almost certainly) Father Time, and if it’s not that, it’s a mental issue. He is being sent off to save face. Some time will pass and he will be released or a deal will be worked out so he can retire.
  19. There was a big ding in healthcare because of Medicare Advantage, CVS was down 17% on the day. Not sure what kind of impact that had on the overall market.
  20. Zero people think you’re some kind of unicorn, you stupid shitbird. Everyone knows there are tens of millions of dumb motherfuckers just like you. Thats the problem. I would give anything for your ignorant misguided stillborn foolish worldview to be rare.
  21. When I was in college, a president cancelling student loan debt and legalizing weed would have been basically implementing my entire platform. Theres some fucked up shit happening in Gaza so it’s good people are worked up about it. And Biden should address it. But anyone who doesn’t vote for him because of that issue is a fucking dumbass, considering the context that he is in a close election with an opponent who wants to be a dictator.
  22. 70 grade raw power, 70 grade arm, 65 grade speed, 60 grade glove. Walks enough. All about contact profile to determine whether he’s a superstar, a solid regular, a bench player, or a AAAA guy.
  23. Running Hader out another inning wtf
  24. Singleton has a 720 ops, huge exit velos, and healthy bb/k rate. He should be playing almost everyday. Tonight’s lineup is money.
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