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Yankee fans only care about what players do in the postseason to earn their pinstripes

You gotta do it in the playoffs. At least now you have to do it in the playoffs. Because there's this level of expectations that come with playing for the Yankees... Yankee fans pay attention to what you do in the postseason. They can pretty much care less [about the regular season].

Reflects the cultural reality of the Yankees fan base and organization.

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Sep 28, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Daniel Jones has the worst internal clock of any quarterback in NFL history

Being able to actually focus on one game, it reminded me that Daniel Jones has the worst internal clock of any quarterback I've ever seen in my life. He's like just like 10 minutes either ahead or 10 minutes behind. But he is never on schedule.

While subjective, Daniel Jones' struggles with pocket presence and timing were a defining characteristic of his early career with the Giants.
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Sep 28, 2022
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Dan Quinn will be a head coach again, fail, and then return to being the best defensive coordinator in the league

Dan Quinn is a really fucking good defensive coach. He's gonna be a head coach again. I'm gonna call right out. Dan Quinn will be a head coach again and he's gonna go like eight and eight, then he's gonna go five and 11. Then he is gonna go five 11 again, get fired. Then he's gonna go somewhere and be the best coordinator in the league again.

Dan Quinn eventually took the Commanders head coaching job in 2024. The failure part of the cycle is yet to be determined.
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Sep 28, 2022
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Kansas not being ranked in the Top 25 is a travesty based on 'helmet rankings'

Kansas not being ranked is a travesty as well. That is stupid. It's just that's a total helmet ranking. Yes. If they were any, like if Kansas were USC with the same resume, they'd be like three in the country.

Kansas eventually did enter the rankings later that season for the first time since 2009.

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Greatness is a mindset rather than an ultimate goal

You talk about the name Greatness Wins. I think a lot of times people look at greatness and they think it's an ultimate goal. I look at it as a mindset, you know, so I look at having that mindset and anything that you want to achieve.

Inherently subjective philosophical take on success.
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Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn might not have had long careers in today's analytics-driven MLB

Man, you just go through the Hall of Fame and just think of how many players because of Launch Angle and exit velocity probably would've never had a long career. Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn... The job was to get a hit and get on base.

While hypothetical, it highlights the shift in player valuation in the modern era.

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