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I am annoyed by a majority of OSU fans. The litmus test starts with Urban Meyer.

Just venmo me a share of the royalties. I'll have my peeps contact your peeps.

I think the end of times would be an UoM vs OSU rematch in the championship game. I also think TV stations in the SEC area would elect to broadcast Hee Haw marathons rather than pick up the live feed of the game.

Stop using reason to kill the shock jock radio hot take.

Oh to be 34 again....

Wow, it doesn't seem like that'd be true, but that be true. I knew he was drafted by the Hawks, but I thought that was when they were still in St. Louis.

Well, the same could be said about out of conference scheduling, but that isn't something some folks want to discuss.

There's more than sample size for the 2020 season. There was a lot else going on besides the season length that make it so out of the ordinary. This isn't to suggest everything about 2020 was randomized results. I think 2020 makes sense in an evaluation if it is a reasonable bridge from 2019 to 2021. If it is an outlier, it could be that there is already a degree of inconsistency by the subject of the evaluation to begin with. Taking another look at Candelario specifically, I think its reasonable to assume his 2020 success was likely a hot streak. His career normal HardH% mid to high 30s% jumped up to 47% and his BABIP of .372 were pretty likely not going to follow for a full 162 game season. At the same time, his early 2019 was dismal and there was a demotion to Toledo at one point. Looking at his second half OPS of low/mid .700s then, 2020 was an absolute spike up, and then 2021 was a more normal HardH%, a bit of a high BABIP, it stands to reason that coupled with his age, 2022 was an absolute unexpected clunker from which there could very well be a rebound from in 2023. I think sports fans love to be too decisive one way or another too much. I think there's a pretty reasonable debate to either side on whether or not Candelario was brought back. I think the decision is a lot more gray area than black or white. The ultimate decision has to be black or white. It is interesting to me that Harris comes with a reputation of reclamation projects, called out the Tigers' need for a LHH IF, and then Candelario's arbitration $7M price tag is dumped. It seems curious to me, but its also early in the offseason.

I don't understand the math with zero views but more than zero replies. These damn cybermatrishuns are ruining everything about this sport.

I'm not ready to give up on Hayes either. At this point I don't care if he lives up to whatever a 7th overall pick is supposed to be. If he can develop into a 3rd guard in bench guard that can run the offense and play good defense, I'm good with it. His play does look different, it does look more confident and decisive. But that perception needs to be backed up with some numbers, too. I think that perceived improvement started with the November 7 game at Boston, so it gets muddled a bit just by looking at monthly splits. This view shows him going in the right direction, but being honest, that was the only way to go with the October that he threw up there (how about that euphemisim). I think this captures his Hyde vs his Jeckyl a bit better. Maybe some of this is simply due to a bit more playing time per game, I don't know.

Looks like USC could have a lifeline to the Cotton, per Jerry Palm.

Hey, I just drove by the church and it looks like they are ready for the shenanigans.

This should be a reminder about the variability from game to game in college sports and a reason why to actually play the games out on the field rather than make assumptions based on reputation and/or past results.

That was an impressive rumble on his part.

And lose the revenue from the championship game?

The sequence where Livers separated his shoulder in a non foul, was clearly in pain and one armed, still dropped a 3 in front of the Pistons' bench, then tried to play defense one armed and wincing, and then the Pistons took another possession and still refused to call a time out to get him out of the game....... What the hell was that?

Yeah, that move kind of came out of nowhere.

Correct. It is a Scott Harris move. Calling it an Al Avila move is simply lazy and thoughtless. It is notable that Harris has signed Boyd twice. It doesn't mean that's necessarily good or bad, but it is kind of interesting.

Then win the game.

Kenny Rogers 2.0?

The Tigers could use some playoff experience in the rotation.

I see a middle finger extended from a fist in Minnesota.

Completely random, but worthy of noting. Buck O'Neil popped up as one of the players when I jumped on baseball reference. If thinking of Buck O'Neil's voice and story telling don't brighten your mood, gosh, I just don't know what to tell you.

Is the NFL & FOX flipping the bird at Minnesota with the Miami vs San Francisco game?

Heck, didn't the Marlins sign him as a SS? Baez to 2B, Cabrera to SS. What a fun double play combo that could be, eh?