DallasGatr

I have been a (paying) member on this site since who knows when. Never negged anyone but I have the itch to shoot my load all over the one equating my beloved Astros to Pete Rose. Can you clue me in?

I agree that Stricklin has not been great (hard to follow Jeremy Foley.) But I think you forgot he hired Todd Golden. Who at this point looks to be a Billy Donovan starter kit.

The Gator NIL budget this year was 13-15 million. So don’t blame it on money…..

I love Dooby, but don’t scare me Ted Williams should agree

Regardless, for all the grief Dubon gets on here he has been a terrific utility guy.

Wulaw-Your deep dive into the Astro organization returns was incredible. I for one greatly appreciate your effort. Very interesting read.

Saw Mays hit his 500th home run as a youngster just after the fam moved to Houston. Ironically moved to San Francisco 3 years later and watched the Giants on the reg from our house overlooking Candelstick (actually a Quonset hut) at Naval Station Hunters Point. The Astros took and they have been my fav pro team since. Still liked the Giants and Mays though. Always had the internal argument as to the greatest baseball player ever. Ruth beats Mays due to his pitching prowess but it’s close.

One of the best decisions I ever made was going to Florida instead of UVA. (I was from the DC area.) Expansive, idyllic campus set in a small city that is defined by the university. Gainesville is pretty much the definition of a “college town.” The school itself was much more rigorous academically than I expected. (I found out I was nowhere near as smart as I thought.) And you can get lost in the crowd if you want to. That said I became pretty tight with a few Profs. Other than the setting I have always thought of Florida as very similar to UT. Plenty of everything to choose from and a 4-year experience that has helped define me. 2 fun Gator facts: Florida was an all-boys school until 1948. As opposed to FSU which was all-girls. And there are more Jewish students at UF than any school out side of Israel.

Was somebody badmouthing Banshee? Lili Simmons got naked and had sex near about every week. I’m not much for white women but that’s enough for me.

Where did you stay in SIN? I’m going NRT-SIN this afternoon. Hardcore Fairmont guy here.

Seems like I’m about the only one (including the critics) than loved Button a bunch more than Zodiac.

LAX is a palace compared to that dump in England.

Another vote for Heathrow as the worst MAJOR International airport.

David Fincher has directed 12 feature films, in order: Alien 3 Se7en The Game Fight Club Panic Room Zodiac The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Social Network The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Gone Girl Mank The Killer (Just Released)

EVA>>>>>United Been on that SFO-TPE flight twice this year and it blows away United. Great food, service and yes smoking hot, young, sweet FA’s. My Asian Airline preferences in order: 1-Singapore (Only if you love size zero flight attendants that all look like matching Chinese dolls.) 2-EVA-See above 3-ANA-They seem to only hire hot, young, friendly Japanese girls for cabin crew 4-Korean-Good food, hot, thin FA’s 5-Japan-Great service 6-China Air 7-Cathay-Everything seems off. (I only rated the airlines I can remember taking since Covid.)