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Hank Chinaski

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  1. Be that as it may, the clear logical inconsistency remains - why are we only scrutinizing the fastest guy’s time? Is there some reason to believe that Golden was the only guy to train for the 40 when everyone is incentivized to do so? All because his time didn’t match our expectation? You can see how this very quickly devolves into confirmation bias, which calls into question why we even bother to time these guys in the 40 or collect any objective data on them at all.
  2. Agreed. Listening to these guys talk about how he was their 7th or 8th best WR in this class was bizarre. It felt like they thought Golden had become overrated because of the 4.29, so they went way too far out of their way to make the point that they don’t think he “plays that fast” that they’ve now underrated him.
  3. I realize that at the end of the day none of this pre-draft opining makes any difference, and that guys trying to get clicks and listens can’t just all say the exact same thing, but I don’t recall this degree of scrutiny over a guy’s combine 40 time.
  4. So, yes, one of the CTM guys said that he reviewed the video of Golden’s run “frame by frame” and somehow claimed it was impossible that he could have run a 4.29. I wasn’t listening closely enough to grasp why it was impossible or what exactly he discovered, but he also had no explanation as to why there was this one false time in the entire combine. They were also talking about “feeling” guys’ speed, at which point I kinda tapped out.
  5. Even funnier, I listened to these guys say that there was consensus that Golden’s time was some kind of error or that he didn’t “play that fast,” then I read this this morning from espn’s Yates: “I like when combine numbers match the tape, and Golden’s 4.29-s forty yard dash unequivocally does.” So…not consensus, I guess?
  6. This has been weird with Golden. The former PFF guys (now Check the Mic) - who I like and think are pretty reasonable and aren’t hot-takey - were doing their top 10 WRs this week and had Golden pretty low, and the rationale was that nobody thinks he’s really that fast. Even argued that there must have been an error on his combine time. Now this about “field speed.” It is funny because the entire purpose of the combine is to add objective information to subjective scouting analysis. If you’re going to dismiss some guys’ combine performance because it doesn’t confirm your subjective position, then you shouldn’t factor anybody’s combine performance into your evaluation. But these guys keep citing other players’ times and jumps when lauding them.
  7. I mean he’s right…one of the 30 best.
  8. Fangraphs projects the Astros, Rangers and Mariners to all be between 83-85 wins.
  9. The first one i assumed was a typo; then he doubled down on making “ontop” a word. My phone won’t even allow me to get away with that without a fight.
  10. I mean, they realize they had to overpay to attend lesser schools than Texas. That probably stings a bit.
  11. I’m mostly trolling @Wulaw Horn ‘s relentless hyperoptimism here. He should get me on his podcast one day.
  12. If Hunter Pence becomes a star and Brett Wallace is good the window is wide open until the end of Lance’s contract. (and yeah, I know my years are all fucked up here)
  13. I don’t think it should be banned, but I don’t see why it’s ok for offensive players to push each other forward but not defensive players. If we’re gonna scrum, both sides should have the same rules.
  14. On its surface i don’t understand the problem with the tush push - except isn’t it already illegal for the defense to basically do the same thing? I don’t see why it would be illegal on one side of the ball and not the other.
  15. They probably are not useful indicators of regular season performance.
  16. I think this is the definition of “premature ejaculation”. That’s what I liked most about him.
  17. Zero walks so far in ST, so perhaps improved plate discipline hasn’t come together.
  18. Oh yeah? Well I went to Gerald Myers basketball camp at Tech one summer (I guess we didn’t have Duke money). I don’t remember any of the coaches or players but I remember my brother and I buying like 4 volumes of the Truly Tasteless Jokes books at the campus library and learning all kinds of new words (I was 9 I think). I called some older kid a “cunt” that week and a minor scuffle ensued. I took a photo with some tech player but I have no idea who he was. He was grinning in the photo, maybe I told him one of my new jokes like your dad did with Coach K.
  19. I mean, I have too. But that doesn’t really make it any less stupid.
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