Man the ball makes a nice sound coming off his bat. Even better is the sound the crowd makes as they slowly realize just how far those homers are going
maybe most of that stuff gets lost in the wind to me since im around it more. I'm just saying, I dont think ive ever had an interaction, online or IRL, with a "casual" hockey fan. It's always dudes trying to impress you with how hardcore they are.
that's my point. there are a few around here, but they typically end up being the same type of people who are "really into" the EPL. The sport itself is cool and the athletes are cool and from what exposure they get it seems like they have far more personality than athletes in the big 4 sports. But NHL fans are seemingly *BLANKET STATEMENT* really into letting people know what serious sports fans they are. it rubs me the wrong way.
hockey is cool but its fans suck. its just like college football in that regard, except there's college football everywhere so you're kind of always around it a little bit.
wacha posted a 1.7 WAR in 65 innings this year, or, more depressingly, as much as Samardzija has ever posted in a full season. I don't care how you evaluate them, it's [expletive] depressing.
He said buxton, correa, Russell and left the door open for others. People are taking this "but it's a pitcher" viewpoint way too far. You kind of need a few of them, you know.
That line of thinking is so tiring to me. I mean I get it, but how long do you extend it? If wacha is good again next year is it still "he's a pitcher"?
Yeah almora is a nice teenager who gets injured. Wacha is destroying the playoffs and owning Keyshaw into the World Series. I'm inclined to agree with him.