RandyMarsh

Yeah wasn't sure how different the team was last year but last years team was alot better than many B1G teams. They lost by 1 on the road to a then number 13 NC State team and only 2 to Cincinnati who was in the CFB the year before.

ECU certainly is an inferior opponent but atleast if you go by what they were last year they are far from a total cupcake. Last year they won a bowl game and finished in the top 50 in BPI and SP+, better than alot of B1G and SEC teams. So even though the outcome doesn't look super impressive at first glance if you switch the ECU name to say Kentucky, Purdue, Illinois or Arkansas(all of whom ECU finished ahead of in metrics and record) nobody would bat an eye.

If that is indeed the final drive for the starters not an ideal end after a playing a great game.

Yeah definitely has to be the last drive for the starters.

JJ looked unreal in the first half. Yes people will say the competition sucked but the plays and throws he was making was independent of the comp, he was moving in the pocket to perfection and throwing darts. Wasn't just completing passes but he was placing the ball perfectly even when the window was tight.

Shame it was ruled incomplete cause it partially touched the receivers hands who was out of bounds, still Wallace did all he could.

Damn that was a helluva pick there.

Yes the lack of power is the biggest concern for me, if he was hitting for his normal power right now he wouldn't look too bad but it's all but disappeared with us. I don't know if it's cause of his approach and him trying to be somebody he isn't or if it could just be physical decline. IIRC when he was coming up his power/bat speed was heavily credited to his hand and wrist speed vs. something like pure power so is that something that you can potentially lose earlier than other things?

This is the harsh truth. Javy may show some flashes here and there but I think everybody just has to except that this isn't the same guy that was an MVP candidate 5-7 years early on his career.

Erie is on right now as the game of the day on milb.com as they take on Paul Skenes.

I haven't checked the schedule so I don't know how many games we have left with the White Sox but if we don't have many realistically 5th is probably the lowest/highest(depending on your viewpoint) that we will end up. The furthest I see us dropping is 12.

Jim Bowden updated his top 50 on The Athletic, has Max Clark 14, Colt Keith 18 and Jackson Jobe 30th(Mayer 11th for those still keeping score). No other Tiger made the list but I'll take having 3 top 30 prospects.

You'd think they'd be able to rule out whether it came from outside the stadium based on the trajectory of the entrance and exit points(assuming there was one).

I brought it up in another post but aside from a couple dominant months in 2021 Javy has basically been below replacement level at the plate since pre pandemic so this isn't some 1 or 1 and a half year slump like say a Bellinger had where a team might believe that it is indeed just a bad stretch. We're talking 4 years now where the overwhelming majority of the time he has been down right terrible so if he were to opt out I don't see a team offering him anything more than a 1 year incentive laden or low dollar amount contract.

In terms of different type of outcomes this is the order I'm most confident in them happening. 1. Lions hang tight to the end but lose a close one 2. Lions hang tight till half time and KC pulls away in the 2nd half 3. Lions win a close one. 4. KC blows them out from start to finish. 5. KC hangs tight for a half but Lions pull away in the 2nd half.(Think UM vs. OsU 22) 6. Lions dominate from start to finish and blow them out. 7. Ot tie

38-37 Chiefs. Lions lose on final possession cause either A. they miss the go ahead kick or B. they fo for it on 4th down cause they don't trust the kicking situation and don't convert. Sorry for the Debbie Downer post but in my gut that is truly what I feel. Btw the reason for the odd 37 is cause of a missed xp or two.

Zonovan Knight who the Jets just cut could be a possibility as a 3rd rb Had a couple strong games for them last year when he got the bulk of the carries.

Tigers follow up the amazing walkoff on Friday with 4 of their most lifeless games of the season where they didn't lead at any point during any of the games.

Tork in a funk as well, 2 for his last 25 with no XBH and of course all the errors. Par for the course for him though, anytime he starts to mash and get you to think he is finally breaking out he goes on a huge slump and basically ends up to where he was before. I was hoping this past breakout would be different but so far it looks like more of the same.

Rc+ factors in the environment and the guys like Keith who are performing all have high ones so despite the scoring environment they are superior to their peers.

I never understood why teams felt the need to carry more than 2 QBs anyway. The likelihood you are ever going to need 3 in a game is extremely small and even if it gets to that point chances are you're probably screwed anyway no matter who your 3rd QB is.

I knew for sure he won a Cy for the reasons I mentioned but I was a little afraid that I misremembered the year he won and it was with the Dodgers and not the A's.

For the A's Cy? I got Bob Welch and in turn a low rarity score only because he graduated with my Mom and they went to either homecoming or a Prom together. After he won the Cy my Dad would joke with us about how she dumped a future Cy Young winner for him and things of that nature.

As a viewer I like it especially during the week when I don't really do much in the evening. It's nice having the games being done around 9ish and then I still have time to watch one of my shows or two before bed. I also work 7-3pm and work close to home so it's not like getting home at 5:30 or 6 or whatever and having to rush to make dinner and do other things before the game comes on. If that were the case I may not like it as much.