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  1. Hook'Em0608
    He had a good year last year before the playoffs but has been pretty mediocre to bad the rest of his time in Houston. ERA's over 4 his other two seasons and a complete meltdown in the playoffs. He's earned some fan push back because that's the only way you let the team leaders know this shit isn't acceptable. They gave up quite a bit (at the time) to get him and he hasn't performed. Despite that, they kept running him out there in high leverage situations. I don't care what the stats say, those of us who watch almost daily know what our eyes see and obviously the front office sees it too.
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    Damn, Verlander can't catch a break this year.
  3. Hook'Em0608
    Kill the person making me choose. Problem solved.
  4. Hook'Em0608
    Bregman is so fucking clutch. Love this guy.
  5. Hook'Em0608
    I'm pretty excited about this news. With a World Series winning club, it's rare to see big time prospects get a shot. Shows what they think of this kid.
  6. Hook'Em0608
    I even bolded the fucking statement I was referring to in my original reply. Can you read?
  7. Hook'Em0608
    I agree with you, but I'm still tired of the bash brothers shtick on this thread. They have become more insufferable than they were on Shaggy. It's over the top and doesn't bring anything new or relevant to the thread. But neither am I, so I'll tap out.
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    Nobody has an issue with you pointing out Giles flaws. It was obvious his first go around here. It's the manner in which you do it that is a beating. It's over the top and I know you wont change because I quoted you. I still think you are an asshole for it though, and it's a message board, so I'm free to post shit the same way you are.
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    Okay, cool, we should metaphorically kill off any Longhorn who doesn't bring in the football recruits we covet. Now that's some aggy bull shit.
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    The only reason people put up with your shouting down of everyone with a differing opinion is because you regularly drop useful information. I'm not even taking a side in the arguments because I rarely post, but I do appreciate everyone who contributes on this thread. However, Oscar Giles isn't in the same vein as Warehime or Mehringer in my book. Your jihad against him is strange. Obviously his recruiting is less than ideal, but the vitriol shown toward him is breathtaking. He is a Longhorn and no Longhorn who is mediocre to bad at their job deserves to have comments like the above thrown their way. Simply because he didn't get some football recruits you wanted. Be better as a person.
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    Obviously millions of people agree with you. I'm probably the weird one.
  12. Hook'Em0608
    It was work related and not permanent. I guess "lived" might not have even been the right choice of word.
  13. Hook'Em0608
    You have to spend money to enjoy living there. 85 percent of the city fucking sucks and the other 15 percent 99 percent of society can't afford to live in. It's pretty much science, or maybe math, I don't know.
  14. Hook'Em0608
    Yeah, LA would still fucking suck though. Worst 7 weeks of my adult life living there. No idea why someone would voluntarily live there permanently unless you're making serious money or really really like beaches.
  15. Hook'Em0608
    I can't get over this whole Sipp being effective stuff. After 2 bad seasons at his age, I assumed he was done. I also like Giles as a set up man. He needs to get his confidence back and he looked really good today.
  16. Hook'Em0608
    The thing is, it's very rare for a freshman to come in and carry a team offensively. Offense is skill and experience, defense is often athleticism and effort. So I could be wrong, but I don't take either poster as saying he's going to carry the team offensively. However, it's possible he is a contributor, maybe even a major contributor. Who knows, none of it will matter if we don't improve offensive game planning. It's not like we've lacked offensive talent under Smart, just an identity and competent game plan.
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    Damn, I thought something important had occurred in regards to the basketball team. All these posts and it's a silly argument about being optimistic about a recruit vs tempering expectations. Neither position is so extreme anyone should be up in arms about it. Whatever I guess...
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    I'm located somewhere between you and the fire Shaka crowd, but you have to admit, we've been as bad on offense under Shaka (or worse) than the end of the Barnes era. We've wasted some pretty elite defenses with really bad scoring.
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    Lindor was hitting under .270 the vast majority of last season. So similar to Correa this year so far. Even still, Correa is a 1.9 WAR player right now. That is like 5th best in baseball at SS.
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    I wouldn't take a single one of them over Correa. He's still just a fucking kid, and already a champion. Shit, Lindor slumped most all of last year himself, and he's the only one of those I put in Correa's stratosphere. Mostly because he is also elite defensively. Simmons couldn't even hit the damn ball when he was Correa's age. Bogaerts is worse offensively and defensively than Correa. Lindor is his only real competition IMO. But it appears to me he has fallen in love with the long ball. When he has the skill set to be an Altuve like hitter which is more valuable IMO.
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    I'm not saying Smart teams quit or don't play hard. I really only remember us quitting against West Virginia. Smart's teams battle, they just cant score.
  22. Hook'Em0608
    There was no competition to play down to in conference. Except maybe Iowa St, and they are tough at home even when they are bad. OOC we barely beat some really bad teams after we lost Jones.
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    Wasn't referring to you by any means, I remember you pointing out his impact for our team on a regular basis that don't always create pretty "stats".
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    In regard to Jones, sure, but they also would play down to competition. That is a focus and mental toughness issue IMO. I put it on the coaches ability to motivate. And for sure the offense is a known issue. Something has to change there.
  25. Hook'Em0608
    Mo Bamba had a great freshman season, but some of you pumping him up now, were the same people blasting him last year. This entire thread is chock full of intellectual dishonesty to meet whatever argument you are trying to make. On both sides. Personally, I saw real improvement from the team in the early part of the year. A little adversity hit, and they crumbled. With better coaching, better mental toughness, and offseason improvement, it's possible we could have a better season next year. Despite some drop off in elite talent like Bamba. If we don't, we will see if CDC wants to go a different way. I don't see Smart getting fired if we make the tourney though. You fire a coach that makes the tourney and the replacement falters, you get fired yourself. If you really want to get rid of Smart, he needs a 2016 repeat.

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