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LCHorn

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  1. @PenelopeWitherspoonor someone else-I need dinner reservations or recommendations for Friday-Saturday Dec 3rd-4th, midtown ideally (Staying at Lotte, go Gossip Girl apparently). This is my first trip to NYC and budget isn’t really a consideration. Resy and the online food guides are a little overwhelming by number of options. Any suggestions aside from those you’ve mentioned since October?
  2. I don’t know man, when folks are gritting their teeth to pay a compliment they tend to be a little more reticent, particularly in baseball.
  3. At least as far as my personal fandom, I’d rather be the best in the world for a couple years than get beaten in the playoffs but make them for a decade. I think Bagwell’s hitting performance decline was attributed to his labrum, too.
  4. What overwhelming negativity towards Click? I think most fans are either a) still in wait and see or b) who? it does seem Goldstein feels like he wasn’t appreciated enough and maybe he right but I’m not carrying water for him, are you?
  5. Is Bleacher Report considered more reliable than some random person on Facebook? I read all goddamn 25 pages of the Clutchfans off-season thread (several posters on here notably among the contributors) last night about 2 am and I’m probably more up to speed than Bleacher Report (and I know nothing). It seems like “Nook”, who is basically the Clutchfans CTJ thinks the Astros are looking for a discounted vet at SS as a back-up plan (or first option) to pair with rolling with Pena, presuming they don’t have to surrender him in trade for a starter. I still think I’d tell Carlos I’ll match his best offer (even at 10-350).
  6. Brimstone leaves my mouth feeling like I just cleaned out my chimney with my tongue. I am a big Rumble fan, though-it’s my go to when I want to share something weird.
  7. I just buy whatever Cord Shiflet is trying to get rid of that day.
  8. I’m expecting an international draft (re: the CBA), which will effectively neuter an advantage smarter clubs with better scouting/analytics have over teams like the Marlins and Royals. One more way for MLB to look more like the NFL. After seeing all the SP names thrown around I don’t see why we don’t just re-sign Verlander, presuming those bridges aren’t burned. I trust that option a lot more than hoping Robbie fucking Ray doesn’t turn back into a pumpkin who can’t find the strike zone.
  9. Unless they somehow bring Correa back, which is unlikely, it's Jeremy Pena's job next season. I don't see them spending money on a FA SS with a 24 year-old prospect under team control for the next six years waiting in the wings. They will spend the money elsewhere. Not only that, it’s Click’s MO-give the young guys a chance to prove themselves, even on a contender. I think the Rays of yore were also very into platoons, and we’ve not seen much of that on this Astros team. I think that means they may be happy to roll with what they got at CF. Putting two and two together might mean they go heavy on free agent starting pitching. Hard to know what the post Storm template there might be besides arm strength (which isn’t Stroman’s forte).
  10. I said this on the other thread but Goldstein says the Astros don’t see Semien as a SS any longer. He’s not a Correa replacement.
  11. What’s the urgency? If he wants to see what NY or Detroit will pay before signing let him. We already tried the “no one will ever love you like we do, here’s an extremely team friendly contract, now sign it” approach and it didn’t work. If it doesn’t appear obvious Click is going with Pena at short and he’s got team control indefinitely. Semien isn’t a SS on a World Series aspirant and any other free agent we might want is really independent of what Carlos does (in other words I don’t think we spend the money if it isn’t on Correa). This isn’t McLane running things where you might expect $12m came off the books, so let’s sign a Carlos Lee.
  12. I don’t think it’s that, I just don’t think Click sees the value and historically Crane let’s the baseball guys do their thing rather than meddle like McLane. Most of the time we (as fans) appreciate this but I think re-signing Correa should be an exception. I don’t know where you are getting the WAR back from other positions and I’d be deeply concerned about fucking up the chemistry with the loss of Springer and Correa in back to back years. I think you have to re-sign him and then see where you are before he hits 10 and 5.
  13. This is kind of reading the tea leaves and from Kevin Goldstein, but it sounds management doesn’t have a great deal of confidence. What’s the saying? $10m arm, ten cent head?
  14. I was just referring to position players. Young pitching isn’t particularly reliable from a projection standpoint and is likely the main reason we aren’t playing a game this evening.
  15. I don’t think that’s the case at all. Stewart has an open invitation to join the party no matter who’s committed. Nahlin compares this guy to Marcus Johnson (great team guy but not likely to be a first round draft pick, just not quick twitch enough).
  16. Hate to tell you but the 2025-2029 years are likely to be bad regardless of whether Correa is re-signed. It’s almost impossible to be great for a decade, and the current system rewards you for either winning big or losing big. In 2025 we’re likely looking at a roster of Tucker, Yordan and 8 other guys who currently aren’t playing for teams. If you have to overpay in 2022-2023 to keep this iterations of the Astros’ window open it would be foolish to do otherwise.
  17. I would take 5 good years and then a decline on a 10 year deal. Most of these guys aren’t peaking at 35 anymore post Bonds.
  18. Probably shouldn’t be surprised by it but its notable how much the big donors are dominated by O&G rather than banking, law, or tech. I also suspect some of those interests mask their influence better. Republicans (and Aggies) typically are are a little too anxious to tout their bonafides.
  19. I locked one yesterday and when the market was up about 12 bps (so down from the high of 24 or whatever) and compared it to today’s retail pricing and it was 12.5 bps better than 4 pm today (in other words, that 25 bps finish didn’t result in better correspondent pricing, at least on the banker side). TL:DR Wulaw and I have had a very up and down last two days but it kind of amounted to nothing.
  20. I don’t think anyone signs this winter for $30m annual if the contract isn’t a one year deal.
  21. I’ve long thought Cooper’s was disappointing and the Lockhart bunch overrated but I would include Louie Muellers on that list, at all. They are still sublime on every visit. Maybe I just love heavy pepper.
  22. No, though I understand he told the coaches he wasn’t interested in playing at Texas. Obviously circumstances can change but that’s wildly different than what the Roach and Nahlin/Gerry are saying.
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