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Snake Diggity

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  1. I am still not sure the rules, whether on a 25 man roster they could option a position player (Kessinger or Cabbage) to bring up a pitcher. But if not, their options are: Proceed with a 5 man rotation for 9 more games and be down a man in the bullpen. This could spell disaster if Arrighetti or Javier or Brown has another start where they last less than 4 innings. Option Hunter Brown after his next start and call up Mushinski, who could then be optioned in 4 days to bring up Urquidy early or Henley for one start in Brown’s place. This could only work if Urquidy is stretched out to 60+ pitches or if they are confident Henley won’t have full blown AIDS like he did in his last start. Option Martinez today and then rotate Mushinski, Speas, Henley, and Coleman for the next 8 games to ensure there’s always at least one fresh low leverage arm in the pen. This is probably what I’d do even though it’s unfair to Martinez.
  2. Well, fatty “it’s almost like it’s not my fucking problem” flattie, that comment is not consistent with your posting history on this site.
  3. All of the “talk” he “walked” is shit you hate. He spent the last third of his life building houses for poor people, which goes against everything you stand for (at least judging by what you’ve posted on this site).
  4. I’m fine with an audience; playing to an audience and working a crowd can be viewed as desirable traits in a president. But a total disregard for the rules cannot be allowed, so the ability for the moderator to mute Trump when he incessantly tries to talk over and interrupt his opponent is critical.
  5. Yeah I don’t think either one of them wants to debate. Neither of them will come off well, and they know it. It’s all downside with risk to reduce the turnout of their base. They’ll both bark about how ready they are to debate, but refuse to compromise enough to make it happen. Trump will yell about how having silenced mics is unprecedented prior to him and how it’s more media bias and unfairness towards him and a violation of his rights. His base will eat that up.
  6. I haven’t seen anything in this trial so far that makes me think this ends with Trump in prison. I will be surprised if the jury convicts him. This seems to be almost entirely based on Cohen’s word along with a recorded call that Cohen determined what was recorded. We all know Trump is guilty, but there’s just nothing so overt that at least one juror won’t get hung up on. I’m grateful that this trial is draining Trump’s resources, but there will be no justice from this.
  7. Those are all reasonable asks, but he should be willing to do the 2nd one in late September/early October if that’s what Trump demands. Biden should definitely not agree to a debate where the mics can’t be muted. Trump has proven he can’t be trusted to exhibit basic decency or follow any rules.
  8. Say what you want about the move to the AL, but playing in the AL West has been a godsend for the last 10 years.
  9. If you are right about the events preceding a collapse or “accident”, my guess is that sentiment will cause unemployment to rise. Rates will fall rapidly as a result. The debt, whose inflation adjusted value has already fallen significantly, will be refinanced at the new lower rates, dramatically reducing the debt service. The end result won’t be a boom, but it will be far from catastrophic. Now, that’s not to say the debt isn’t an issue, it is, and if it doesn’t get addressed then eventually there will be a collapse. But I do not think that is only 5 years away. The great wealth transfer and dramatic demographic shift we are just now starting that will last another 15-20 years will have big time impacts on the economy and government spending. How we deal with those issues is just as important as how much debt we already have when thinking about how the future looks.
  10. Singleton gonna walk this off.
  11. Bregman’s ops went from .534 to .615 in one game.
  12. I can’t even read that. Too infuriating. The people they polled think Biden is to blame for Roe getting overturned. They think Trump will tear down the system with positive results. We’re fucked. Even if Biden somehow pulls it out, we’re fucked.
  13. Next 13 games are crucial. 4-9 or worse and they are truly buried. 10-3 or better and they are back in it and likely playoff bound. 5-8 or 6-7 and things are still desperate. 7-6, 8-5, or 9-4 and they will have momentum but still be on a short leash of hope.
  14. The only criticism of Dana Brown that I think is fair is that he opened the year with a weak AAA rotation (Arrighetti plus 4 relative non-prospects in Gusto, Henley, Kouba, and Tamarez). He should have signed a veteran SP to a minor league deal. And even if he didn’t do that, he should have gone with a bullpen game (Bielak starting) instead of calling up Henley. But those moves only account for maybe 1-2 losses at this point.
  15. Let’s break down the roster so you can tell me where Dana Brown fucked up: Catcher: Diaz was already in place and he signed Caratini who has outperformed his contract so far. IF: Crane & Cronies signed Jose Abreu to replace Gurriel last season. Altuve, Pena, Bregman, and Dubon were entrenched. Singleton was named the 12th guy and has thrived since being promoted to the everyday 1B job. Kessinger was named the 13th guy and has barely played. Bregman and Abreu suck but everybody else has been good. OF: Tucker, McCormick, and Alvarez were entrenched. Meyers was named the starting CF and has played well. Loperfido and Cabbage have come up from the minors and it’s too early to tell. McCormick has been shitty and hurt but everybody else has been good. SP: The Astros went into spring training with Verlander (a Crane & Cronies trade), Valdez, Javier, Urquidy, Hunter Brown, and France as healthy experienced SP. Dana Brown identified Blanco as a potential starter and stretched him out. They also had Arrighetti and Bielak who they figured could help in an emergency, with Bielak out of options. Thats 9 guys. Verlander, Valdez, Javier, Urquidy, and France have been hurt. Hunter Brown sucked balls. Arrighetti and Henley got thrust into the mix and sucked, although Arrighetti’s underlying numbers were much better. Brown, France, and Arrighetti have combined to go 0-11. The guy Dana Brown had the most influence over getting into the rotation (Blanco), is 4-0. Verlander has a FIP of 6.07. RP: Hader was a Crane & Cronies move. Pressly, Abreu, and Montero were entrenched. Dana Brown added Tayler Scott (2.65 era) and kept Seth Martinez (1.80 era). He called up Shawn Dubin who has had awful luck (7.59 era vs 3.06 FIP). His AAAA depth (Kuhnel, Diaz, Coleman, Suero) that was never meant to be a factor outside of a rash of injuries has pitched a total of 4 innings and led to one loss. The payroll was maxed out when he was hired, Crane relented to go over the limit for Verlander and Hader, but those were not Dana Brown’s decisions. So what exactly are you saying Brown fucked up on the roster? Should he have predicted Abreu’s death and traded him in the offseason as a pure salary dump (something Crane would likely not have approved)? Should he have traded Bregman?! Show me the league minimum free agent bat he should have brought into the bench who could have hit well playing 1B/OF. Should Dana Brown have known that Hunter Brown would pitch like an aborted fetus? Should he have known FIVE guys in his rotation would be added to the 2 already on the IL?!? If he had known, wtf should he have done about it given he had no money and no prospects?! Should Dana Brown have quit over the Crane-led Hader signing? Should he have predicted that Hader, Abreu, and Pressly ALL THREE would melt down throughout April?!?! If so, what could he have done about it? Dana Brown might be a shitty GM. But there’s no way to know that yet and this teams problems were wholly unpredictable, outside of maybe seeing the writing on the wall with Jose Abreu, which they seem to have managed well since the backup they had is hitting well on his place.
  16. It depends, mostly on how technology advances and how immigration is managed. But also how quickly it declines. A slow, managed decline, where the missing workers are effectively replaced by advancing technology and developed countries can effectively manage generational bubble issues with immigration, could be the best thing ever. That would require dramatic advances in AI/robotics and dramatic legislative changes to address wealth inequality and immigration. Otherwise, rapid population decline leads to catastrophe and irrecoverable regression. I will say, given the state of humanity, I think there’s a lot more upside in population decline than there is in population increase.
  17. George Springer, age 28: .265/.346/.434, 119 wRC+ Jake Meyers, age 28: .235/.297/.456, 114 wRC+ (thru 5/10/24) Carlos Correa, age 26: .279/.366/.485, 133 wRC+ Jeremy Pena, age 26: .338/.381/.469, 146 wRC+ (thru 5/10/24) Yuli Gurriel, age 32: .262/.292/.385, 84 wRC+ Jon Singleton, age 32: .227/.314/.414, 109 wRC+ (thru 5/10/24)
  18. My guess is you’re a fucking idiot who has neither generational wealth nor even a basic understanding of how capitalism works.
  19. Julks is a fine 5th/6th OF; he was a 30/20 guy in AAA in 2022 so there’s talent there. He was horribly miscast last year because Baker liked his personality. He has since gotten passed over by guys like Cabbage and Loperfido and Leon, so the DFA makes sense, but it wouldn’t surprise me if a crummy team picks him up and he pans out as a decent bench player or fringey regular on a losing team. When Urquidy comes back it’ll be interesting to see who gets the boot from the rotation, Brown or Arrighetti.
  20. Seth Martinez, who currently has a 1.80 era for the Astros, was a “guy the fucking A’s discarded.” Speas was a 2nd round pick who looked like he was gonna be badass until he got hurt, which basically took him out from 2019-2022. He came back on 2023, and after basically 3 years off, dominated AA and got called up despite having walk issues in AAA. During his callup in 2023, he AVERAGED 100 mph on his fastball. Then he bounced to the white Sox and A’s where he’s had issues with walks. Shitty organizations aren’t shitty because they don’t have good players, they’re shitty because they can’t develop guys with an elite skill countered with a severe flaw like Speas. So they cut them loose and a team like the Astros tries to fix them into something useful. Speas may not amount to shit, but he also might end up being a badass reliever. Right now he’s the 40th guy on their 40 man roster. Thats not something to denigrate the GM over on the first day the move is made.
  21. France, Brown, Arrighetti: 0-11 Errbody else: 14-13 Everything would be fucking fine without the pitching injuries to JV, Framber, Javier, and Urquidy. Those injuries don’t happen, we’re all talking about how badass the Astros are for being above .500 despite Jose Abreu dying, Bregman slumping, and Hunter Brown shitting the bed in all 5 of his starts.
  22. I like Zeihan just for the perspective, although I rarely agree with him 100%. Everything is demographics with him. Most everyday Joe’s don’t understand how much demographics affect their lives, so what Zeihan preaches is good for those people to hear, but as in this case, he’s overstating its importance relative to other factors. For one thing, it wouldn’t be that long before the Fed has their mandate changed to raise the inflation threshold from say 2% to 4%. But also, the Fed would prioritize addressing unemployment over inflation if that became the choice.
  23. There’s really nothing unsustainable about the hitter Singleton has been since he got everyday run. An 870 ops in May which would be badass for a cheap 6 hole hitter who plays a passable 1B. Plus he’s fun to watch. Dude absolutely crushes the ball.
  24. Trade Kyle Tucker to add 3 elite prospects. Shop Valdez, Pressly, Montero, and Urquidy to see if anyone offers more than they’re worth, but keep the prices high and hang on to them if nobody overpays Find a different manager with better luck Hope: Bregman accepts the QO for a 2025 rebound year Singleton, Loperfido, and Meyers get established as quality everyday players Diaz and Pena take the next step to establish themselves as star players McCormick, Alvarez, Brown, Arrighetti, B Abreu, and Hader rebound McCullers and Garcia come back healthy and effective A few guys from the farm take big steps forward Theres a fuckload of talent on this team, they’ve just not played up to it
  25. RFK Jr. is nowhere near mean enough to brown people and women to take over the mantle from Trump. He’s crazy and stupid like Trump, and he has an unearned brand like Trump. But maga demands a heavy hand when it comes to racism and sexism.
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