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Hank Chinaski

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  1. Yes, and the really shitty part is that it was obvious a decade ago that this was the PAC’s best and only play. There simply were no other “marquee” programs to get that made even remote geographic sense. They opted to let the LHN be a deal-breaker. It was short-sighted and ultimately led to the destruction of their league. And again, this isn’t hindsight, it was clear back then that the PAC was cutting off its nose to spite its face. I know this seems arrogant, but they needed Texas more than Texas needed them, and they didn’t seem to consider that during negotiations. It is just true, it was true in 2011 - and we said it back then - and this is the result.
  2. You see, he’s playing second base. He obviously has to lead off, because normally the second baseman leads off.
  3. Agreed. The sport is moving in a direction that is less regional, more corporate, where programs are built based largely on NIL/payroll, where all players are free agents every year, etc. It’ll likely get more sterile and less passionate. I guess with all the money the sport generates, this was inevitable. Some people will like it more, I guess. I don’t think I will be one of them.
  4. Of course he did, he’s playing 2B.
  5. Teotihuacan was always my fav when I lived in Houston. Very likely to go there. How’s the wait for a patio table at the Heights location these days?
  6. Speaking of the wave, I’ll be flying into Houston tomorrow and going to the Sat and Sun games…first trip to MMP since 2018.
  7. I have been going to Astros games since the early 80s. (I know that this is difficult to believe, as your idea of “typical Astros fans” are those who began following the club in 2015.) I can honestly say I’ve never once, not a single time, witnessed a “stadium-wide” - or even section-wide - chant that included “fuck you ______.” So it probably isn’t “laughable” to expect that that won’t happen. What’s laughable is the extent to which Altuve has gotten under the skin of Yankee fans.
  8. Except with Yordan hitting off the tee.
  9. Nah, we just need to adjust our expectations and accept that he’s just not a 40 HR guy. I expect him to be more like 2017 Bregman than 2019 Bregman. He will finish the year in the neighborhood of .265/.375/.475 with 20-25 HR. I think that’s more or less who he is, and that is really good.
  10. Yeah I’ve wondered if he’s the type of hitter who may be more impacted than others by a ball that doesn’t carry as well…even when hitting 40 HR, he wasn’t a guy with elite exit velo or hard hit rates. In 2019, he was 53rd percentile in EV, 42nd percentile in hard hit%. He isn’t Yordan, who hits the absolute shit out of the ball at an extraordinary rate, he never was; he was a guy whose “game power” seemed to exceed his “raw power.” So my guess is that some of those fly balls that are dying at the track may have been HRs the last few seasons, with the livelier ball. That may call for an adjustment in his approach.
  11. I have to think he’s been mostly just unlucky so far. Very low BABIP, Statcast numbers aren’t bad, etc. Regression seems to be in effect right now. And he hasn’t lost his elite plate discipline, which makes his offensive floor very high (I think we were seeing it a couple of weeks ago). Also Rocky 3 might be my favorite move ever, so repped for that.
  12. He’s already there; 129 wRC+ through last night’s game. For his career, he’s 40% better…he may be headed for that, still has a .251 BABIP. (But yeah, I’d take 30% better too.) Lost in the angst over Bregman’s first half - he’s at 2.1 fWAR through 71 games. So even if he just duplicates his year to date numbers, he’s a 4-win player this year. There are usually about 40 4-win position players in all of MLB each year.
  13. On the open market, maybe. But the Astros had leverage via a few more team control years.
  14. Good god, how small must your world be to actually believe any of this drivel?
  15. I like Yordan hitting 3rd.
  16. Yuli last year: yuli this year:
  17. Well yeah, it’s an incredible stretch in the first place, and by saying it out loud, this guy drew attention to just how little they have to be proud of. Sometimes it’s best to just shut the fuck up.
  18. I mean…I guess in the pre-BCS era, there wasn’t a “national title game” and it is sorta conceivable that they potentially were playing for a share of a national title. However, it is almost certain that the Miami-Alabama winner was going to be the unanimous #1. But yeah, since that season culminated with a 28-3 ass kicking at the hands of Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, it probably would have been best for this guy to just remain silent. Unfortunately that is just not something aggies do well.
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