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  1. 23 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

    What can I say, I watched R1 the other day, getting reloaded for all this.  It also occurred to me on that rewatch that the last act begins with the council shutting down Erso and then Cassian deciding that he isn't going to sit there and do nothing and gathering up Melshi and the others to go to Scarif.  It kind of harkens to Luthen pushing the issue with the Aldhani action when others (including Mon) were hesitant.  Maybe some of those trailer clips we see of Luthen imploring Cassian to "think like a leader" connect the two.  

    Thought about watching R1 before the drop of season 2 but decided to wait. It has been over a year since I last watched R1, so when I do the immediate rewatch after the conclusion of S2, the combo will have a slight “fresh” feel to it. Or so that is my theory.  

  2. 7 minutes ago, naija said:

    There is no way it's an easy choice. When was the last time a team had two contending drivers and the relationship didn't deteriorate in some way. Mismanagement benefits Verstappen the most.

    Theres no way around the ego of F1 drivers but right now Piastri is getting it done on Sunday’s. Like others have said, he’s just better wheel to wheel. 

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  3. Without Max, Friday night guy gets hurt, Rodriguez/Mendoza not 100%, playing a 17 year old that has only seen live pitching for about 2 months, and we still dominate the #6 ranked team. If it wasn’t for the Irish, it would have been worse. 

  4. 23 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    I think it’s more to do with the fact he hasn’t swung a bat in 6 months and probably isn’t ready to face college pitching.

    That at bat showed it but doesn’t look much different than what we’re already seeing at the plate from a guy like Scott. 

  5. Feel bad for Schloss. What does he even do at this point? Duplantier and Winfield are garbage and Scott looks like a freshman at the plate. Is Jonah not seeing much action in the field because they’re being precarious with him getting injured? 

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  6. 56 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

    I think this is prolly the right answer. Winfield has def sucked but there’s at least still the maybe. There’s no maybe with Duplantier the younger. 

    I dunno at this point. They both have almost played in the same amount of games at this point and sucked equally. Winfield played more earlier in the year against worse competition compared Duplantier and still looked lost. We are up shit’s creek unless Jonah Williams provides something more. 

  7. We’ve only had 2 or 3 lousy games this year and this one was a got damn grind. Just absolutely nothing offensively but it happens. Win the series tomorrow and keep rolling.

    I hope we hear about Rodriguez soon. He didn’t look comfortable after striking out. 

  8. 3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    batting practice.  gaspy catches a ball  we are walking out with a win.  I don't care what Ty said that wasn't crazy difficult

    the hit to Borba was a hit IMO.  three hopper, he ain't throwing him out.

     

    Tough play but Borba should be able to get the out. 

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  9. 1 hour ago, NBHorn7 said:

    The real difference between Antico and Winfield is that Antico was a "redshirt senior" and Winfield is a "sophomore."

    Looks like Duplantier may get a look if Winfield doesn't come around.

    Winfield tries to pull everything, even in his limited playing time, teams are using the extreme shift on him.

    I can't believe that Tulo hasn't worked with him about taking pitches the other way or bunting some too. This applies to Farmer too; the bunt being used and the whole field when batting being used.

    Freshman Rodriguez even just slapped a pitch the other way batting lefty for single. when that shift was used on him.

    That same shift is being used against Chamberlain, who will getting more time at catcher.

    Schloss talked about this with Chamberlain in that Orangebloods video.

    The same things I and others have talked about here.

     

    Antico did play more ball coming to Texas but Winfield batting .332 as a freshman and then looking lost as a goose in a hail storm at the plate as a transfer is not good. The Antico comparison is coming from the fact they both hit the ball well in lower conferences and struggled to get acclimated against better competition. Antico eventually turned it on while we’re still waiting for Winfield to find his groove. Maybe he’s going through a sophomore slump and playing in the SEC isn’t helping the adjustment. I think it’s easier on Rodriguez to go the other way because he already has the ability to hit the ball inside out. 

  10. 34 minutes ago, Dondrysdale1 said:

    He has been lost. But you have to see if Winfield sinks when given the grand opportunity no? The lefty bat, history of power and speed you know the staff wants to unlock confidence in some way and this is his chance.

    It could be argued that Winfield has already been given the grand opportunity and Schloss has given him plenty of leash. It’s not like Farmer is lighting the world on fire at the plate, he’s just more consistent and puts the ball in play.  I like Farmer but he’s still raw as a player and none of us expected him to start more games than Winfield, and the games Winfield does start, Farmer usually subs in later. I also think we’re past the Antico deadline for Winfield. I hope not though because the options behind him are Duplantier or unknowns like Scott. 

  11. 48 minutes ago, chase25 said:

    If I had to pick which one was the worst to lose for an extended period of time, Belyeu was probably it given the roster. Damn, pretty much have no choice but to play Winfield, yuck

    Gotta be someone else they give a shot outside of Winfield. Duplantier has kinda been a utility guy this year, maybe he gets more run on the midweek games. Or Winfield figures it out. 

  12. 5 hours ago, CDC4Heisman said:

    I think Quinn excelled at a few hard to quantify things. On his one-reads, quick throws, etc., he was exceptional not a just hitting the guy but putting it in the right spot to allow for receivers to maintain momentum, keep their eyes up, and get downfield/make guys miss. It's easy to say all quarterbacks can do that, but I would be willing to bet a deep analysis would put him in the top tier of that particular skill. And I think that's part of why Sark schemed so heavily that direction (along with very fast and shifty skill guys). I also saw him make a bunch of reads for developing downfield plays that most QBs at the college level don't see/anticipate well enough to make the play. His ability to hit those shots, though, were up and down, luckily more up than down this last year (4th and 13 woo!).

    To me, his MAJOR flaw is navigating the pocket. It's like he plays with blinders on. Can't feel pressure, doesn't step up well, doesn't escape well, and to your point it means he gave himself very few opportunities to create, and walked into sacks WAY too often. If he learns that at the next level, I believe he has the rest of the skillset to be a creative, off-platform guy. But he never did in 3 years here, so I'll believe it when I see it. 

    I just got done with the all 22 on the Ohio st game from JT O’Sullivan and his main critique during the game was Quinn’s pocket presence. There were a couple of plays where he navigated it well but most of the time he was making the wrong call when to sit or climb. From the film it seemed like he climbs too much at times and would be better off sitting a second or two more and stepping into the throw. If Quinn can see it then he’s okay but if it’s a feel thing he’s going to continue to struggle. I don’t think it’s a reps thing at this point with him. 

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  13. 4 hours ago, dieucla98 said:

    Except that's clearly false and we're only 2 races in.

    And last year Lawson wasn’t the better driver. There’s of course different factors that go into the 6 races they had with each other last year but we’re kinda already seeing the same results this year. When it comes to answering questions about the second RB seat I would keep the cockiness down a couple notches if I was Lawson. At least wait till you have shown good results. 

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  14. I think Andor season 1 has some of the best if not the best visuals in the Disney era, and now with these two trailers for season 2, it looks like they stepped it up a notch. April 22nd can’t get here fast enough. 

  15. 3 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said:

    Really flipped the switch midway through last night's game and it just continued into today.

    Texas became dominant and I would like to think coaching had an effect.

    As we talked about the batting approach became different and the offense came to life.

    The pitching looked different too. They had command and that is made the difference today.

    Even when Volantis lost his mechanics in the ninth, a Weiner visit straightened him out.

    Big series win that can do nothing but give this team confidence in themselves and the coaching staff, which they probably already had.

    The coaching staff is doing a phenomenal job at maximizing this team. This weekend's series clearly indicates that we have an advantage—or at the very least, that we're on the same level—in the dugout compared to the majority of teams we'll face this year.

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