Walt Bates

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@KevinCooney What’s the difference if they back in at this point and don’t advance in playoffs? The reasons they lose this year are the reasons they lost the last two or three years when it mattered.

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@CrossingBroad Seeing as we have no discernible home field advantage this year, or in recent Octobers, no.

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@shaunvlog_ @oliverhenry Drove over 900km in Ireland this summer, many of the roads like this one. Felt like video game driving for me, not sure about my passengers 😂

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@MitchCK_ @_EagleTimes W Mitch

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@KevG163 PS @drewbrees this is why Jalen was right to not lower his shoulder. Playoffs, yeah, but not in week 2.

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@theaceofspaeder A) Schwarber has 95 RBI two spots in front of him
B) Turner sub .300 OBP in front of him
C) Bryce with .382 OBP in front of Bohm
D) Bohm BA up 33pts, ops up 67pts since Arraez arrived at deadline
E) Bohm’s best offensive stat has always been RBI

I’m not surprised by this at all

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@TimKellySports Also how was the stott drop not ruled an error?

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@epawawx Autumn is the GOAT season for many reasons, the foliage among them

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@michael_chirico @PhillyThe13th Fair point.

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@PhillyThe13th @michael_chirico Rays will still go to wins to fight for WS home field. They may set up rotation, but having the WC bye, they won’t rest up too much in reg season.

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@John21363617 @JackFritzWIP Agreed, and that’s a function of the set up which is fairly recent. 1995 was the first time more than 4 teams were in, and prior to 1984 the LCS was a 5 game series. Feeling old that I have actual memories of this lol

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@therealdonlion @Kevin_Kinkead @CrossingBroad I get that and I also want Union to do well. Was really just pointing out that it’s only either/or because of the MLS not having properly accounted for international play in their scheduling.

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@John21363617 @JackFritzWIP Much more so in WC times than pre-wild card. When only 4 teams made playoffs it was much more likely the best overall team in each league was making the WS.

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@DiBonaNFL It could signal that he’s going to be out longer than the 4 weeks. It could also signal they are more confident in Drew at his natural position and feel good about what jurgens has done at G in the past. Or a combo of the two.

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I think it is important, in the face of all the national media takes that want to diminish his success, that we properly rate Jalen, and that is as a QB that is validly among the greats. Hope you are well Ant. 4/end.

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My man @AnthonyLGargano been a while since I dropped QB stats on you. I was thinking today about Jalen’s time here and how we will view it through the lens of history. He is one of only 22 qb’s to start in multiple SB’s, so I looked at those men and compared some stats. 1/

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If Jalen is our best ever, and there is a case to be made, then the following is true:

-He’s a prodigious protector of the ball
-his pure passing is well above average
-clearly the most successful running qb of all time
-likely at about the halfway point of his time here 3/

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I looked at those 22 and their performances with their primary team (i.e. Peyton in IND only). Among those qb’s, Jalen ranks:

5th in completion %
6th in passer rating
2nd in total TD/total TO ratio
2nd in total TO/game
10th in total yards per game

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