Everything posted by formermav43
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
I was responding to his career pre-Astros, but yeah-I phrased that poorly. But it’s worth checking out the defensive metrics there for 2019. It only makes the point stronger.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
That means he hasn't done it since 2015. That will be 8 years ago, and that's a pretty big 8 years between 31 and 39 in terms of athletic ability. The defensive metrics suggest he no longer has the range to play first base, let alone anything more demanding.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
It’s common to have utility guys who can’t hit, but when they can’t field multiple positions either…
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
As crazy as it seems, I think you can already add Rutschman to that list. But your point stands.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
Yeah, if you pass on Nimmo, the younger cheaper guy is the one already on the team. And then you get a LF instead. Which is fine - it's certainly a lot easier to find a LF than a CF. I think there's a clear misunderstanding of how many good CF there even are, let alone available (and that objectively, Chas is actually a pretty good one relative to his peers, there just aren't that many).
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
And that Lee's deal was for 6 years vs. 3. And that this deal is for only $3 mill/yr more 16 years later.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
I think those days are over for him.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
I think the gameplan there is a chicken and egg thing. That’s the main difference I’d say. (And I’m not upset about it, I wish we’d commit to running more like that given our personnel/struggles. But it doesn’t seem to be Sark’s nature-which is why I personally find it telling, especially in light of the end of yesterday’s game.)
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
I just don’t completely agree with your reading of that evidence (or your take on the Kansas game in particular). I do agree about his talent. I’m not writing him off.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
I did not mean to include ISU in that. You’re correct. His poor stretch started after that game, not OU. He was not terrible against KSU, but I wouldn’t call that a good performance either.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
Hence “solid.” Theres no room for nuance in this unfortunately (welcome to the internet!). He either is already a bust or you have to defend him tooth and nail as just having routine freshman struggles.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
I’d argue that the stretch between OU and yesterday was consistently bad-the KSU and KU games just look better by comparison to the other 2, but his completion percentage and ypa were both very poor. A far cry from how he looked early in the year. And that probably colors how his game yesterday was seen, which other than a couple of big mistakes, was actually solid.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
I didn’t say they knew anything. That’s kind of the point. And it wasn’t just there, it was on shaggy. Which, again, consider the source. But still-it was absolutely a thing.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
Yeah, I’m not talking about the meme. I’m taking about actual discussion. I remember being at games that years and hearing people yell to put Chiles in.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
There was a vocal contingent who wanted to replace him with true freshman John Chiles.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
Did he? His completion percentage, ypa, and ypg are higher. But he threw more picks, the same number of TDs (in more games) and has a lower QBR. They were both pretty mediocre.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
Im not suggesting Card should start, but you’re conflating last season with this season. Ewers has absolutely been worse over the second half of the season than what Card showed in his 3 starts. Just look at the numbers.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
As bad as Ewers has been, Gilbert threw 3 times as many interceptions:l. I envy your ability to block that out.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
He’s personally responsible for 8 of Baylor’s points. I wish he were as passionate about his own godawful play as his teammates mistakes.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
McCutchen would be a HUGE downgrade in CF from McCormick at this point in his career.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
I always thought the solid orange caps they wore at home for Saturdays and weekday day games (up through maybe 2015?) were a great look. It picks up the orange piping in the home uniform, and by the same token, the solid blue cap always made more sense for the road uniform with its blue piping. I'd like to see them bring back that orange to wear at home at least some of the time and with the Sunday alternate.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
They basically don't wear any two-tone caps anymore. They haven't worn the alternate caps in a long time, and they pretty much wear solid blue on the road now too. I wish they would bring back orange caps though.
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This Thanksgiving and Christmas, hold your lie believing misinformation MAGA Relatives accountable!
$1.81 according to the Farm Bureau’s annual survey. It’s a pretty steep increase over last year. I think Aldi is running a special where they’re selling Thanksgiving staples at 2019 prices.
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This Thanksgiving and Christmas, hold your lie believing misinformation MAGA Relatives accountable!
That potential turkey shortage was reported everywhere. It’s not a Fox News conspiracy. I think I first saw it on The Today Show or something.
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2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread
Those are the old hats. They haven’t worn those for a few years now.