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Hank Chinaski

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  1. Yeah Robison was a bit of an athletic freak.
  2. As long as the jokes embarrass my wife and daughter, they’re totally worth it and I’m gonna keep firing.
  3. [note to self - need to reassess the jokes I make in public.]
  4. A couple things…he states that he values upside and tools when doing his rankings/evals. You can argue that it’s not the optimal approach, but at least he states his position. The big tools guys have been gone by the time the Astros draft for a decade, so it’s not surprising that the system isn’t loaded with them. As for the “bad drafting” comment - you kinda have to factor in that they’ve been drafting at the bottom of every round for a long time and that their top two picks were confiscated in consecutive years recently. And that they’ve been drafting as a team with a championship window (meaning you may be smart to take older guys who are close to ready to contribute anyway). I don’t necessarily think he’s wrong; he may undervalue the cheap “platoon” and “5th starter” guys that the system has consistently produced, but at least he kind of acknowledges that up front.
  5. Based on their assumptions they repeat and accept as fact, they seem to think that Texas runs a payroll similar to the LA Dodgers.
  6. I understand the sentiment, but I offer these counterpoints:
  7. it’s almost like they choose their “facts” to fit their preconceived/desired narrative (Texas/players aren’t actually good, they’ve just accidentally stumbled into success based on something that is transient/already gone) instead of accepting an undesired conclusion based on what is. Almost.
  8. Well, 11 guys is “at least 8,” so you agree with him here.
  9. That’s because X played for the Chiefs this year.
  10. It’s this. It’s often the difference between converting 3rd downs or RZ plays. Which makes all the difference in tight games.
  11. That’s not exactly how remember it. I think people wanted to see James Brown some, but also Shea Morenz was there with a lot of hype. Also Connor Wood.
  12. I don’t disagree with the sentiment, but I wonder how much the moving between LA and Oakland and now LV has diminished the franchise perception in this way. If the Packers had moved to St Louis, for example, seems like their cachet would be diminished. Watching the Raiders play in a sterile indoor stadium in LV…well it’s different than the Coliseum in Oakland, which added to their “persona”.
  13. I wouldn’t think so, given that the new QB is familiar and figures to be good, and many of the guys absorbing the targets Wingo wasn’t getting will be moving on. Where is he going for a better situation?
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