Hongbit

The run counts the same regardless of inning but its impact on win probability does not.

My initial thoughts on ABS are I’m not sure it’s worth it to challenge early in a ballgame unless it’s potential rally extending call like the ones last night with Tork and McGiggity. You want to save them for situations where they have an impact on the outcome of the game. That’s typically going to happen more in the late innings. I also think it should only be used on a potential strike 3 or ball 4.

I agree there’s a huge problem with qualifying. That needs to get figured out. We are also developing new safety issue as witnessed today with Bearman and Ocon. The racing line doesn’t change but when the drivers save energy does so you create a very dangerous situation of where a car behind is going much faster and has no place to go. I do like the racing and the passing but it is getting a bit hard to determine what’s a real pass versus a driver purposefully saving and taking it back later in the lap when that car charges. Overall, I like what they are trying to do and it’s created a more racy environment but they need some major changes going forward. I hope F1 will take the next 5 weeks to do some serious changes.

Augustine just let in 3 goals with less than 6 minutes to go. The last one in OT was a bad one. MSU is done. Will be interested to see what the Wings plan to do. I can’t see them signing him right away but maybe.

McGonigle! Those are super cool. What’s the story behind them.

Koko

Yep. It’s all just way too much for him.

McGonigle fly out to left. Success already going to his head. Send him down.

Not sure Duren will ever have an easier look for a game winner.

$55 bucks and it comes with a tall boy

Huge misses. Don’t care if the contract AAV were good or not. These guys were not able to do what they were supposed to do. They were brought in to solidify line 2 and they haven’t made that happen now 3 and 4 years in. They haven’t helped the team take the next step to make the playoffs. Contrary to accepted belief, they have actually tried to build a team to make it each of the last 4 years. If they were really signed as placeholders until the team was ready for playoff, then why are they still on the roster now? Average guys filling a place signed to a 5 year term doesn’t seem to make a ton of sense. They are in playoff mode and these guys are still here. Copp has one year left after this and Compher two. They were signed to be part of the move to the next step and they’ve underachieved at helping to do that.

The misses on the signings of Copp & Compher are brutal and continue to hurt the organization. They were both signed coming off big playoff runs and supposed to solidify the 2nd line and 2nd special teams. Despite a few short stretches, they have both failed miserably in that goal. They are very average players doing very average things and have being doing it for multiple seasons. They need to be replaced and shouldn’t be anywhere near a top 6 role anymore. The team should instantly get better the moment a new GM can move off these mistakes.

The money cannon at UM isn’t any different in basketball than Kentucky, Kansas, and UNC. The difference is in the coach. That’s the real special sauce. They’ve hit a home run with May. The other blue bloods I mentioned just figured the program was strong to enough to prosper with lesser guys because of the brand. Turns out that doesn’t matter anymore now that other people have the cash. Having a stiff like Mark Pope or Hubert Williams just because they’re an alum doesn’t work anymore.

I can say with near certainty that voters will be completely ignoring the defensive side of his game.

Please don’t blow this