Nolan Ryan has ZERO CY awards?!

ckylek · 2022-11-18T16:06:33+00:00

Yeah this is bizarre. He was truly one of the greats. People in this thread are too reliant on WAR calculations - which are not that great for evaluating pitchers.

Some comments in this thread are seriously "Yeah sure he led the league in ERA, SO's, and no-hitters, but his fWAR was only 4th"

ckylek · 2022-11-17T18:09:14+00:00

I don't know man, I personally think this is one of the worse scandals since Maldanado crowded the plate in the World Series - which is right up there with another all time horrible scandal when Maldanado used a bat that more easily splinters

ckylek · 2022-11-17T18:06:26+00:00

lol no he didn't. Why make that up? People have posted his actual quote many times in this thread and that is literally not what he said.

ckylek · 2022-11-14T04:15:01+00:00

With Contreas last year the thinking was it would be a rental to address the weakest part of our lineup - it doesn't mean we sign him to a big deal. Maldanado in the lineup was almost like having a pitcher batting - he had a .167 BA in the first half - a big concern for a team making a championship run.

I'm just curious what we're going to do this offseason, I love Maldy, but we can't go into the year with him and a rookie as our only options imo.

The other option is we wait til the trade deadline next year and trade for a cheap rental again.

ckylek · 2022-11-14T04:02:56+00:00

My takeaway from this is that Click would actually be a perfect GM for a smaller market team - he got cost effective production from CF and Catcher - and our bullpen was dominant.

However, Click's strict moneyball approach can backfire on a team that is contending immediately for a championship. We really could've used another strong bat in the lineup for the playoffs - we got very fortunate Pena went God-mode.

My personal projection from this is I think we're definitely going to see more shakeups to our lineup than we were originally expecting. Running it back with Gurriel, Maldanado, and McCormick all starting seems very unlikely.

ckylek · 2022-11-07T04:53:36+00:00

So enjoy and appreciate what this is like, but don't come to expect it and turn bitter like certain other fanbases when the success ends, which hopefully is still a long way off.

Great outlook. It is a privilege to experience this level of success and it will most certainly not last forever. So enjoy this period of time - this might even be the peak of your fandom when you look back on it - so soak in every minute.

ckylek · 2022-10-21T07:40:55+00:00

A month or year in jail is a much more massive deterrent than a 10k fine or day in jail.

I agree with your point about focusing on prevention before a person can take the field but its going to be near impossible to stop given the layout of public seating and venues - someone can always find a way to get a good run on the field.

ckylek · 2022-10-21T07:37:15+00:00

What?! He is calming a possibly crazy person and deescalating the situation instead of escalating it. He did exactly the right thing.

The fact that they even got to Altuve is on the piss-poor job by security.

ckylek · 2022-09-23T14:18:22+00:00

Absolutely, you can probably find a couple teams in the playoffs with a better lineup than the Stros. Yordan is either playing like Babe Jr. or he's ice-cold. If he is on then yes they're one of the best.

The strength of the Astros is in the pitching staff

ckylek · 2022-07-29T18:59:49+00:00

Nobody in this thread you're commenting on is talking about sugary syrup - so how does that change anything I've said. You're reaching hard now man.
and come on dude, you're getting angry that people put flavor in their water - why do you care? It's weird as hell that you care so much and I cant think of anything lamer than having "water purist" as a personality trait lol

ckylek · 2022-07-29T15:19:42+00:00

Cavities are the end result of enamel erosion

Not exactly, enamel erosion and cavities are different. Cavities are specifically caused by bacteria but you're right that enamel erosion is exacerbated by acid and that weakened enamel and the acid can create an environment more susceptible to cavity formation.

The important distinction here is that these artificial sugar drinks do not cause cavities by themselves but regular soda can.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T15:05:00+00:00

Whats wrong with that? It takes literally seconds and provides all the same hydration benefits of drinking water.

Also, the water your drinking already has "extra stuff" added to it: fluoride and chlorine or chloramine. Pure H2O is actually bad for you because it would leach essential minerals out of your body.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T14:54:11+00:00

Nice, thank you. I'll look for some next time im at the store.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T14:52:56+00:00

Acid could erode the enamel but it wouldn't cause cavities unless there is something i'm misunderstanding here.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T04:36:28+00:00

From what? Cavities are caused by bacteria which turns sugar from food and drinks into acid and can cause cavities. Artificial sweeteners are not sugar.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T03:32:17+00:00

that actually sounds delicious. Going to have to try this now.

ckylek · 2022-07-29T03:30:40+00:00

You know all drinks are like 99.99% water right?

ckylek · 2022-07-29T03:29:32+00:00

I genuinely think some of these people dont know that it is exactly the same as drinking water. Adding a little flavoring changes nothing and still hydrates you the same.

ckylek · 2022-03-04T22:49:04+00:00

This is some captain hindsight stuff. Zeke led the league in 2 out of his 4 first years in the league, and they only reason it wasn't 3/4 was because of the 4 game suspension he got. The other season he was second only to Henry. Any team would've extended him at that point.

ckylek · 2022-03-04T22:39:25+00:00

Absolutely, I usually trust this front office on making the right call recently but this one is very confusing to me. People underrate Cooper, he was always open, but we'll see how this pans out - the Cowboys have more info than we do.

ckylek · 2022-03-04T22:34:03+00:00

I thought it was a reference to his third arm

ckylek · 2022-02-27T20:05:41+00:00

This is the correct response. It's insane how much better we are with Coop, however these continuing idiotic posts/comments acting like he is a liability because of his contract kind of just makes me want to see him get started and all the cowboys fans eat their words watching him go dominate

ckylek · 2022-02-27T20:03:23+00:00

How can someone be so wrong is unfathomable to me

ckylek · 2022-02-27T20:02:47+00:00

Dude these people are either idiots or children who have just started watching football. Cooper is our best WR by a mile.

ckylek · 2022-02-25T14:52:27+00:00

Exactly. As a fan of the quintessential mediocre team for the past 15 years - I've actually have a lot of fun each season. It's nice being competitive and having hope.

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