Seth Griffiths

[Seth Griffiths @iGriffy6]

It should be WELL-DOCUMENTED that the only reason I played my last year was because of @DDiveney. He talked me back into it. #100%Truth

[Ian Miller @ianmSC]

How on earth did they get this wrong? It’s not a subjective decision! It’s literally a clock! You just have to read it!

[David Eickholt @DavidEickholt]

This is arguably the worst call I’ve ever seen. No hyperbole. Really hope Western Michigan’s coach pops off postgame and demands multiple explanations because this looks like robbery.

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Terry McAulay: "The ball isn't even close to touching a player when it goes to zero... Their Hawk-Eye system apparently had a different sync... I don't see how that happened, assuming our clock is correct... The ball is clearly still in the air when the clock goes to zero..."

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

Diaz is it 😂😂

I think we like Iowa #CollegeGameDay

[Will Blackmon @WillBlackmon]

Omg hahaha

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

THIS IS THE WORST PUNT EVER.

😭😭😭

Bro deserved to be permanently benched after this.

[PortersBurgh @PortersBurgh]

Gennings Dunker, certified draft steal. 🔥

[Bonda @BenOndaTop]

I repeat, he’s coming back.

[Mhithi @Mhithii]

No 1 guard in points and No 1 overall in assist, but 11th guard among her peers, bunch of looney tunes.

[HAWK_GUYS @HAWK_GUYS]

Marvin McNutt Days until Iowa Football

[Hawkeye Rewinds @HawkeyeRewinds]

🚨7 DAYS UNTIL IOWA FOOTBALL🚨

One of the most iconic plays of the Ferentz era.

Ricky Stanzi ➡️ Marvin McNutt from 7 yards out.

Iowa 15, Michigan State 13.

[House of Lowlights @HouseLowlights]

Angel Reese’s PR is INSANE 😭

NBA TV praised Angel Reese’s offensive “improvement” WITHOUT showing her shooting percentages.

FG%: 45.8% to 43.5%
2PT%: 47.8% to 46.3%
3PT%: 18.2% to 18.0%
FT%: 75.6% to 73.8%

She is also 9-for-50 from three and her assists have dropped from 3.7 to 2.8 per game.

Taking more shots does not mean you improved. It just means you are taking more shots. 😭

[Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart]

Alvarez broke his drought by going 436 feet with an exit velocity of 113.4 mph

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Caitlin Clark should win the WNBA MVP.

1st Woman EVER in WNBA history to have back to back 30 point and 10 assist games.

6 career games of 30+ points and 10+ assists. The rest of the WNBA has 4 in league history.

Only Woman EVER to have 800 points and 300 assists in a season.

[NO1 @No1Canadian]

Song KOs Umar out cold clean! 🥶😤

#UFCShanghai

[Kurt Benkert @KurtBenkert]

Dan Marino was so before his time in the 80’s

Put him in today’s NFL and the numbers would’ve been stupid

[Barstool Iowa @BarstoolUIowa]

WETJEN MAGIC

[Bonda @BenOndaTop]

I will publicly go on record saying this to both @jluhnow & @ginaluhnow (❤️ y’all both).

Because, I think my platform is fairly large enough in this space to do so.

So here goes.

For starters, REASONABLE Astros fans know that Jeff’s departure was an injustice. I believe that what happened to Jeff was more than just a league punishing a team.

It was PERSONAL. A witch hunt spear headed by Manfred and others (most notably the LA Dodgers) targeting one individual.

Jeff.

Time has only fortified my belief in this. Many Astros fans agree and it has never sat right with us.

But, I’m not gonna use this post to dive into that. I’ve tweeted about it for 6 years. My stance is well documented and I don’t care.

THAT SAID.

I’d like to make a suggestion to you, Jeff.

I feel stupid/corny even doing it.

But, I am a Houston Astros fanatic.

Logic doesn’t really matter here.

I can also attest to the fact I am not alone. There are many others like me.

MANY others.

We love Houston Astros baseball.

We’ve had fathers, mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers all bleed orange.

Some of them not here anymore.

Some we grieve who never got to feel the magic of what those championships brought to us. What it brought to our hearts.

A lot of us grew up at the dome.

Others didn’t see the magic until around 2015.

Some of us remember the let downs of the early 2000’s.

Or the one in 86’.

Some predate even that, but those numbers are dwindling.

We all have our own unique starting point where our romance with this team began.

Which leads me to this. The most important part of why I’m writing this.

I feel that what Jeff’s God given gift, his mental brilliance and competence, brought to our city a collective reason to believe when we needed it most.

He took over the worst team in the sport AT its HISTORICAL ROCK BOTTOM and said to us in person “We’re gonna get EVEN worse. But, after that…just watch. I have a plan. Trust me. I’m in it with all of you”.

His plan finally came to fruition after our darkest moment as a city during Hurricane Harvey.

At a time where a lot of us were devastated and left with nothing to hold onto for hope except the excitement of the first pitch at 7 PM that would teleport us away mentally for a couple of hours.

Then we got JV.

Then we won a championship.

NOTHING mattered in that moment and we ALL remember where we were.

We stood victorious. We trusted the process. Nothing would or ever will invalidate that glory that we felt. No matter how hard they have tried.

Which, they have. Relentlessly.

Again, not here to debate whether or not anyone thinks our success was valid or not. The haters can frankly kiss my ass.

We made ALL of them kiss our ass in 2022 when the roster that JEFF primarily built, DOMINATED the postseason and left no doubt at all.

We’ve had to deal with more hate than any fanbase of any sport that I’ve seen in my lifetime.

As a city and fanbase it has definitely brought us closer together through our unique experience.

But, Now we’re kind of stuck in limbo.

We lack direction and we have a whole new set of challenges ahead. The game itself faces challenges as well.

I know I need to wrap up, so I’ll say this.

I have no idea what Jim Crane plans to do. But, I know he regrets his decision to let Jeff go.

Maybe that ship has sailed and that fire for baseball doesn’t lie inside of him anymore. I certainly wouldn’t blame him.

But, if there ever was ANY opportunity for Jeff to answer the calling to something greater. I think this might be it.

It wouldn’t be easy. This time around comes with an entirely new set of challenges. But, I believe if anyone could figure out the answer, it’s Jeff. Because, he’s just quite simply smart like that.

So, on behalf of the fans who trusted you once upon a time to show us the magic.

I ask you, Jeff. If that phone rings, please CONSIDER answering it.

Because, we’d love a reason to believe again.

Go Stros.

[Clayton Anderson | HTX Sports @Clay_HTXSports]

One of the worst displays of pitching staff management you'll see.

Dana Brown and co. have pushed every wrong button but yet have tried to sell the fan base on depending on oft-injured players to help "turn the corner" on a season.

[Seth Griffiths @iGriffy6]

Sure seems like teams are just saying, Yordan, you’re not going to beat us, we don’t think you’re team CAN beat us.