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Hank Chinaski

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  1. The purpose of advertising is to draw people’s attention to a message.
  2. Not quite - it’s when you don’t have any idea who the performers are, and you take great pride in not knowing who the fuck they are - that’s when you’re officially old. Trust me on this one.
  3. Son of a bitch, this is the first I’m hearing about Bell’s struggles - after all the money we paid for him! Did you guys know about this?!?
  4. Here’s the thing. I’m Gen X. I hate the generations younger than me. I also hate the generations older than me. And for the love of god I hate my own generation.
  5. Yeah Robison was a bit of an athletic freak.
  6. As long as the jokes embarrass my wife and daughter, they’re totally worth it and I’m gonna keep firing.
  7. [note to self - need to reassess the jokes I make in public.]
  8. 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.
  9. Based on their assumptions they repeat and accept as fact, they seem to think that Texas runs a payroll similar to the LA Dodgers.
  10. I understand the sentiment, but I offer these counterpoints:
  11. Texas was #4 in the preseason and postseason AP poll.
  12. 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.
  13. Well, 11 guys is “at least 8,” so you agree with him here.
  14. That’s because X played for the Chiefs this year.
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