Sam Zastrow

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

.@BirdCentralPark B&W warbler currently working a log just south of the the feeders in the Ramble. My first of season

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

@BirdCentralPark male rusty blackbird, swamp sparrow, multiple fox sparrows, multiple brown creepers at the gill just now. Many hermit thrushes and flickers flying around. Thought I heard a winter wren but never did find it :(

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Spotted our resident coyotes this afternoon at the Pond! @BirdCentralPark #birdcpp (video by @scwilk)

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

@BirdCentralPark Baltimore Oriole, Northern Waterthrush, and White-Throated Sparrow just west of the Ramble Cave about 45 min ago

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Surreal. When I heard GoT was going to be adapted it was my favorite fantasy series (I was 18). Now a year removed from plowing through Three Body Problem and its (excellent) sequels, it happened again with sci-fi, and it’s the same guys!

[Entertainment Weekly @EW]

'Game of Thrones' co-creator D.B. Weiss says the upcoming 'The Three-Body Problem' sci-fi series 'pushes a lot of the same buttons' as the fantasy epic. https://t.co/haJhkIYyVx

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Phoenix is so clearly the best team this year. And have to think the Bucks are right there with them when Lopez comes back. Great thread.

[Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) @MikePradaNBA]

It angers me that the NBA STILL doesn't see what they have with Bucks-Suns. Two best teams when healthy. Likable stars (and CP3). Homegrown talent. Enough nasty to be spicy. Fast-paced with D. Contrasting styles. Giannis.

And you bury the rematch on deadline day? Awful.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

I hope yesterday was the last time we see Ings in a Villa uniform. His shots and xG data has been on the decline for two years, and he looks so slow out there. Time to admit defeat and give the younger attackers a look.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

There was a real opportunity to attest for the safety and importance of vaccination, but instead Romo calls it a “polarizing issue,” they kick to Tracy for a nothingburger about his teammates, and they move on. Really disappointing.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Embarrassing coverage of the Rodgers situation by @NFLonCBS . No mention of the misleading comments about the safety of the vaccine outside of the “immunized” line from this summer.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

The Ings signing is destined to go down as the biggest head scratcher of Smith’s tenure.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Happy to see Smith is in step with my recommendations here today

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

The #AVFC offense is broken, and it's probably worse than you think. #ARSAVL was a microcosm of that in several ways. 🧵

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

@minakimes AZ is No. 1 in pass defense DVOA against TEs 😬

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

@NassClay @luisgamon15 @AvfcFan123 @VillaViews_ Thx for the bump!

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

The #AVFC offense is broken, and it's probably worse than you think. #ARSAVL was a microcosm of that in several ways. 🧵

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

@NassClay @PFF_Fantasy I mean, he was hurt the 2nd half of last season and now his QB is hurt. You can call that high variance but you can also just call it injury variance.

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

It’s “is it Halloween music or just Tom Waits?” season

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

Thanks for reading. cc: @VillaAnalytics

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

The #AVFC offense is broken, and it's probably worse than you think. #ARSAVL was a microcosm of that in several ways. 🧵

[Sam Zastrow @SamZastrow]

2. Drop Ings and start Watkins, Buendia and Bailey together. Buendia popped up with a solid game against ARS (0.48 xG+xA in 74 minutes), and Bailey has been productive in limited minutes so far. Both are ascending players with track records of creating for themselves and others.