One of the Kyles (either Kyle Mann or Kyle Tucker) on KSR yesterday compared Dillingham to Ryan Harrow.
I punched my steering wheel.
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I punched my steering wheel.
So, looking pretty likely Big Blue will be 5-0 headed to Athens, 6-1 when the Vols come calling.
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EDC as I predicted...3 (all singles) for his last 22 w/ 10 K's. Continuing to hit him 4th is another stellar move by Bell. How he rebounds this weekend will be interesting.
*the baseball ignorance from the usual suspects on here makes for good reading. 2 CY candidates on the DL? LOL.
*the baseball ignorance from the usual suspects on here makes for good reading. 2 CY candidates on the DL? LOL.
Not gonna happen unless they get Taylor Swift lip synching to the team before games. Probably 3-2 and 4-1 at best w/ an upset. Just like I predicted last year...7 wins w/ an upset is the ceiling for the year.
Not nearly as mind blowing as realizing 40 years later that Billy Ray Valentine was demonstrating his kung fu moves to Gus MF'ng Fring in the jail cell scene.
You’ve predicted that, or worse, EVERY year, psycho. And been wrong at about an 80% clip in the Stoops era, which is on par with anything else you comment on.
Can you imagine waking up today and thinking the first thing on your mind is to rub an “I told you so” in everyone’s face because Elly de la Cruz actually sucks??
[laughing] [laughing] [laughing]
If that’s your M.O. then you’re literally the only dude on the face of the planet with that thought on your mind. He’s incredible.
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If that’s your M.O. then you’re literally the only dude on the face of the planet with that thought on your mind. He’s incredible.
-some folks are hateful and don't like to see others happy. Those people are losers.
^imagine being that person. It's pitiful. Sad, really.
^imagine being that person. It's pitiful. Sad, really.
I know “on pace for” doesn’t count for anything, but it’s worth noting that Elly is on pace for 160 runs, 24 homers, 90 rbi, and 70 stolen bases over the course of a full season.
And he’s hitting > .300, despite looking mostly lost at the plate and totally unable to hit.
Is that good??
And he’s hitting > .300, despite looking mostly lost at the plate and totally unable to hit.
Is that good??
Dwight is at the Amp at Dant's Crossing on July 14.
-this is a great song, Costello's best...and he has some gems:
Hopefully the football team can upset *checks schedule* VANDERBILT to get us to our lifelong football fans best case scenario of 4-1 through 5 games.
I am seriously not being a hater as my boy Acuna Jr is on pace for 74 stolen bases (his previous high was 36), but the stolen base totals are up 40% this year given the new rules. All I'm getting at is that 70 stolen bases today is the new 40 stolen bases from the last 30 years.
Wayne, what I'm hearing there is that you are the Acunamania guy who dresses up like Hulk Hogan if Hulk had never seen a barbell. Confirm/deny
I think I'm gonna have to make that roadie to Athens to knock that venue off the SEC bucket list.
It’s as if predicting a rookie who came up white hot was going to go through an adjustment period after pitchers got tape is a new thing.
Also, and this is the one analytic I like, the K’s in a clean up spot aren’t the worst thing. You take good with the bad, but striking out typically leaves those same guys on base for the 5hole hitter that typically is one of if not the highest hit for average guy with a little HR pop in your lineup. Batting average not being OBP.
So it’s as if someone doesn’t understand lineup strategy or why guys are slotted where they are. EDC is a doubles & HR hitter and streaky, but he won’t move out of the clean up unless it’s to bat 3rd or he has a long slump which 22 AB’s is not!
Talk about typical ignorance.
Also, and this is the one analytic I like, the K’s in a clean up spot aren’t the worst thing. You take good with the bad, but striking out typically leaves those same guys on base for the 5hole hitter that typically is one of if not the highest hit for average guy with a little HR pop in your lineup. Batting average not being OBP.
So it’s as if someone doesn’t understand lineup strategy or why guys are slotted where they are. EDC is a doubles & HR hitter and streaky, but he won’t move out of the clean up unless it’s to bat 3rd or he has a long slump which 22 AB’s is not!
Talk about typical ignorance.
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If this Oline is at least competent and Leary stays healthy KY’s offense is going to be a real problem this year.
Imagine thinking you HAD to comment on EVERYTHING.
And be wrong on 95% of it.
And be wrong on 95% of it.
Tell you what, I’ve just never been able to pull off the short-sleeved button down. Believe me, I’ve tried.
Hope the Reds don't trade CES away for pitching.
NOBODY can pull off the short sleeve button down. I mean, if you were an engineer in the late 50's to mid 1960's, with a slide rule and a pocket protector maybe...
Can those of us who get enough of UKO’s ******** in here be spared of his Twitter ********? TIA
-What could possibly be the GD point of being a "fan" of a perennial doormat program only to mock and ***** your entire way through its best and most sustained era of growth in our lifetimes?
-Was the PA for a practice swim meet last night and it *appears* I'll be the main guy next summer. Really fun.
-Intrigued by the basketball roster. Not buying any of it, but am intrigued.
-Vern, I've always loved that "Light My Fire" cover. Makes me want to throw on a pair of linen slacks, find a veranda near water, and enjoy a cocktail, which is maybe the highest compliment I can give a piece of music.
-IOP for the 4th. Departing Saturday around 4:00 am. Should be in godforsaken Knoxville before the kids come to. Late afternoon beach time. Dinner at home and that sweet first night of vacation drunk, which is elite.
-I used to love Papa John's, but my God has it gotten bad.
-My local McDonald's, however, is firing on all cylinders. Easily the two best quarter pounders I've had in my life these last two visits. Fries on point. Perfect cola/ice ratio. VERY encouraging.
-A leftover PBJ found chilled in the fridge is a nice little treat for Dad.
-Has anyone seen the new football unis? Do they exist?
-Bobby Petrino followed me back on twitter. Still processing this. Blocked by James Franklin, and followed by Petrino. I'm never deleting that app.
-Buying: Late Kick With Josh Pate. Selling: That SEC Podcast
-Scored a new(very old) mesh Curry Cap the other day on ebay. Will be wearing proudly in Gamecock Country.
-Was the PA for a practice swim meet last night and it *appears* I'll be the main guy next summer. Really fun.
-Intrigued by the basketball roster. Not buying any of it, but am intrigued.
-Vern, I've always loved that "Light My Fire" cover. Makes me want to throw on a pair of linen slacks, find a veranda near water, and enjoy a cocktail, which is maybe the highest compliment I can give a piece of music.
-IOP for the 4th. Departing Saturday around 4:00 am. Should be in godforsaken Knoxville before the kids come to. Late afternoon beach time. Dinner at home and that sweet first night of vacation drunk, which is elite.
-I used to love Papa John's, but my God has it gotten bad.
-My local McDonald's, however, is firing on all cylinders. Easily the two best quarter pounders I've had in my life these last two visits. Fries on point. Perfect cola/ice ratio. VERY encouraging.
-A leftover PBJ found chilled in the fridge is a nice little treat for Dad.
-Has anyone seen the new football unis? Do they exist?
-Bobby Petrino followed me back on twitter. Still processing this. Blocked by James Franklin, and followed by Petrino. I'm never deleting that app.
-Buying: Late Kick With Josh Pate. Selling: That SEC Podcast
-Scored a new(very old) mesh Curry Cap the other day on ebay. Will be wearing proudly in Gamecock Country.
What a miserable, insignificant, ignorant, self righteous, egotistical, legend in his own mind, lonely, social misfit dumbass know it all UKOLexHeelFanColetheAsshole is. For the life of me I cannot understand why everyone doesn't have that prick on ignore.
Well, you are not a used car salesman or a Baptist/Church of Christ preacher, so you shouldn't even be trying. I'd also suggest not trying to pull of the leather zip-up shoe/boots.
Similarly, I'm cool with the more narrow, tapered pant leg, but no way jose on the excessive highwater look especially over 33-35 years of age.
Get serious.
Get serious.
Seriously. Just because some of us know how to use the ignore button doesn’t mean we should suffer because a lot of you don’t.
Being a contrarian is a miserable existence. We all went through a phase- maybe in our teens, maybe 20s- where anything people were excited about sucked. The difference is most people grow out of it because viewing everything from a lens of “how is everyone wrong about enjoying this thing” is terrible.
-absolutely false.
You’ve predicted that, or worse, EVERY year, psycho. And been wrong at about an 80% clip in the Stoops era, which is on par with anything else you comment on.
I fully understand. It makes me want to nestle around a campfire with an ice cold Budweiser and a White Owl Sweet rolled up with Portland's finest.
My oldest daughter - aged 14 - had half her softball team over for a sleep over last night. We have a projector for out in the yard. My idea was they'd watch "League of Their Own" and have a nice family friendly night. Instead they decided to watch Scream because "they all love scary movies" and named off several more intense horror films they've seen. So against my better judgement, I allowed it.
First scene - two girls ran inside; the youngest one in tears.
I'm sure that and the fact that they stayed up until 3 AM is going to endear me to the parents of the girls.
First scene - two girls ran inside; the youngest one in tears.
I'm sure that and the fact that they stayed up until 3 AM is going to endear me to the parents of the girls.
Saw a “fashionable” dude in his 30s this weekend wearing what looked like jeggings — skin tight jeans that stopped just above his ankles. They were basically tights.
I don’t care if I look old or if I’m not on trend, you couldn’t pay me $1,000 to wear those.
Also: I’ve never owned a pair of Jean shorts in my life. Just doesn’t work.
I don’t care if I look old or if I’m not on trend, you couldn’t pay me $1,000 to wear those.
Also: I’ve never owned a pair of Jean shorts in my life. Just doesn’t work.
Stark: Elly De La Cruz’s cycle for Reds was the most thrilling ever (and UKO is an insufferable turd). Here’s why:
By Jayson Stark
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I’ve been watching the video of Elly De La Cruz, doing his thing and Usain Bolt-ing it into third base, for nearly a week now. And I think I’ve finally decided what this was:
The most thrilling cycle of all time.
OK, I’ll admit I may be underestimating the magic of Mox McQuery’s cycle for the 1885 Detroit Wolverines. But how electrifying could that one have been, considering there was no such thing as ballpark electricity yet?
But of the cycles in the modern world, cycles for which we have actual data to evaluate them, I’ll say this again:
Elly De La Cruz’s cycle for the Reds last Friday was the most thrilling ever.
How can I possibly make that argument? Oh, just watch me.
He hit a ball 116.6 miles per hour! In the second inning, with his team already down 5-0, the Reds’ magnetic rookie hit this bolt to right field. Better pay attention, because it streaks across your screen fast.
So he squashed that baseball at nearly 117 mph for his first hit of this cycle — and that wasn’t even the home run! Now why do I bring this up? Oh, only because in the Statcast era (2015-23), that was the hardest-hit ball launched by anyone in any cycle — all 37 of them — over the last nine seasons.
With the help of Statcast and MLB Network researcher Elijah Ackerman, I can present the leaderboard:
116.6 — Elly De La Cruz, last Friday
110.9 — Christian Yelich, Sept. 17, 2018
110.6 — Shohei Ohtani, June 13, 2019
He went from home to third in under 11 seconds! I don’t know about you, but it might take me a minute and a half to sprint from home plate to third base these days, even if I got in “I-might-hit-a-triple” shape. But it took De La Cruz only 10.83 seconds to do this.
“It’s a cyyy-clllle.” If you don’t feel some serious goosebumps watching that, and hearing Reds play-by-play announcer John Sadak’s epic call, you don’t get why people care about sports. We’ll get to the historic nature of that fourth hit, the triple, momentarily. But let’s delve into the how-fast-did-he-get-there part.
According to Statcast, De La Cruz went from home to third in a ridiculous 10.83 seconds on that triple. That tied him for the fastest home-to-third dash on a triple by anybody in baseball this year — with himself (on June 7). But that’s not even the historic part.
I looked at every triple in the Statcast era in which a runner went from home to third base that swiftly. There were 35 of them by everyone else, believe it or not. You know what I learned:
Nobody in that period made it to third that fast on any triple in a cycle. So think about this …
Since they’ve been measuring this stuff, De La Cruz hit a ball harder and also ran to third faster than anyone had in any cycle they’ve quantified … and he did both on the same night? Repeat after me: Wow.
The Reds weren’t good at cycling! If you were going to pick any team in baseball to enter the Tour de France, you definitely wouldn’t have picked this team. For good reason.
They hadn’t hit one in 34 years — Eric Davis had the previous Reds cycle, on June 2, 1989. Which means, since then …
• All those other teams hit for 122 cycles while the Reds were hitting none.
• And the Reds allowed nine cycles in that time they were hitting zero cycles — including three of them just to Christian Yelich!
Their previous cycle was 30 years before that — by the great Frank Robinson, on May 2, 1959. How long ago was that? I did this math so you wouldn’t have to: That meant the Reds had had one of the previous 190 cycles … until Elly De La Cruz came along, and not a cyclical moment too soon.
Elly De La Cruz went double, homer, single (pictured), triple to complete his cycle. (David Kohl / USA Today)
This happened in the Reds’ 12th win in a row! The Reds were already the marquee attraction in baseball that night — before De La Cruz’s cycle even busted out. But that’ll happen when your team has rattled off its longest winning streak in 66 years.
The Reds started the evening with an 11-game winning streak. They ended it with a 12-game winning streak. And no cycle has ever erupted in the middle of something like that.
I asked my friends at STATS Perform how many other cycles had ever broken out in a game in which a team won its 12th game in a row (or more). Maybe you can guess the answer … since it’s zero.
Longest winning streak entering a cycle: That would be 14, by the 2016 Indians, on the night Rajai Davis hit for a cycle (July 2). However … they lost that night. So they’re out.
Longest winning streak following a cycle: It turns out no team has ever extended a winning streak to 10 games or longer with the help of a cycle. Who knew! The previous record was nine, by a team you might not recall real vividly — Tip O’Neill’s 1887 St. Louis Browns. Tip went cycling on May 7 that year. The Browns’ winning streak eventually reached 15. But you’ll have a tough time convincing me that even remotely compares to the Elly De La Cruz Show.
They needed every inch of that cycle! I think we’ve framed the context of this night. The Reds were suddenly, shockingly, in first place. They’d ripped off a longer winning streak than even the Big Red Machine had ever put together.
They came roaring from five runs behind, against the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut known as the Braves. And then De La Cruz’s fourth hit — that triple — drove in their 11th run of the night … in a game in which they gave up 10.
So it wasn’t just a magical hit. It was a momentous hit. It was only the second cycle ever in an 11-10 game. (The other was by Boston’s Lou Clinton, on July 13, 1962.)
And it was just the fourth by any team in a home game in which the pitching staff gave up double-digit runs. The only previous cycle like that over the last four decades was authored by Jeff Bagwell, for the Astros on July 18, 2001, in a wild 17-11 game against the Cardinals.
De La Cruz steals second base on his big night. (David Kohl / USA Today)
And now some other cool stuff! What else made this cycle so much fun? Here’s what:
• This was just the 15th game of De La Cruz’s big-league career. Only two players since 1900 have hit for the cycle earlier in their career than that: Cliff Heathcote, for the Cardinals, in his sixth game (June 13, 1918) and Gary Ward, for the Twins, in his 14th game (June 18, 1980).
• De La Cruz was 21 years, 163 days old when he rode that cycle. MLB.com’s legendary notes collector, Sarah Langs, reports that only four players in history have hit for a cycle at a younger age than that: Mel Ott in 1929 (20 years, 75 days), Heathcote (20, 140), Arky Vaughan in 1933 (21, 107) and César Cedeño in 1972 (21, 159).
• But De La Cruz did more than merely the single/double/triple/homer thing in this game. He also drove in four runs and stole a base. According to STATS, he’s the first player ever to do all of that during a cycle since RBIs became an official stat in 1920.
• The Reds may not go cycling much, but at least they reserve those cycles for their cycle-deprived fans in Cincinnati. As Reds stats genius Joel Luckhaupt reports, their last three cycles have come in home games. Which is cool enough … but they also came in three different home parks (De La Cruz in Great American Ball Park, Davis in Riverfront Stadium, Robinson in Crosley Field).
• And finally, now that we no longer have to be on Reds cycle watch, it’s Kansas City’s turn. The last Royals cycle was by George Brett on July 25, 1990. If you’re keeping track, that was 121 cycles ago … and counting.
The quality of almost all chain pizza places has dropped off a cliff in the last five-ish years. I'd argue that Little Caesar is the current best big chain and that's probably because their mediocre quality has remained the same while everyone else has gotten much, much worse.
Donato's and Jet's are the only decent chain delivery options available at current, imo.
* HEY MAYBE STOP ENGAGING WITH UKO. ALL HE WANTS IS ATTENTION AND YOU ALL ARE FEEDING THE TROLL.
Loved jean shorts when I was younger. Probably a south end thing really, but they are too heavy now so it’s khaki’s or swim shorts now.
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