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Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

The U.S. got out of Afghanistan because we were losing

We were losing. It wasn't going great. Cost a lot of money.

A historical and political assessment that is largely a matter of interpretation.

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Nov 3, 2021
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The Astros should blow up the train tracks at Minute Maid Park

If you're the Houston Astros, you have to blow up that train station. You have to blow up those tracks because there have been so many iconic home runs that have found their way onto or through those train tracks in the history of your franchise in the biggest possible moments that you've had. You've got to blow that fucking thing up.

This is a subjective opinion on stadium aesthetics and 'jinxes.' The train tracks remained.
Win
Nov 3, 2021
#29721
Big CatBig Cat

The Braves have already won free agency because Ronald Acuna Jr. will be back next year

The Braves already have won free agency. Ronald Acuna [Jr.] will be back next year. That's right. Greatest free agent signing you can have. Absolutely.

The Braves won 101 games the following season and Acuna returned as an All-Star, though they didn't win another World Series immediately.
Loss
Nov 3, 2021
#4442
HankHank

The Red Sox would have beaten the Braves if they made the World Series

Absolutely. Absolutely. [The Red Sox would have beaten the Braves].

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The Red Sox lost the ALCS to the Astros, so this hypothetical cannot be proven, but they were literally not the 2021 champions.

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Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

Trevor Lawrence will win NFL MVP and the Jaguars have the league's best skill positions

I'm gonna put a lot of money on [Trevor Lawrence] winning the MVP. 'cause the odds have gotta be insane. And he's so good. And now having Calvin Ridley... I don't know if you've seen the clips from their camp. Calvin Ridley's a freak. The Jags might have across the board the best skill positions.

Lamar Jackson won the 2023 MVP. Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars struggled down the stretch, missing the playoffs entirely, and Lawrence was not in the MVP conversation.
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Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

Trevor Lawrence sucks at throwing the deep ball

I don't think [Trevor Lawrence] sucks, but he definitely sucks throwing the deep ball, which makes him suck. And they don't really have anybody to catch it either... some of the throws that he's made when people are wide open... he just can't make 'em.

Lawrence's deep-ball accuracy remained a statistical point of contention throughout 2022, though he improved significantly in the second half of the season.
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Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

I will get both my big toenails removed if Trevor Lawrence doesn't reach an AFC Championship on his rookie contract

I'm so confident that Trevor Lawrence isn't a bust. If they don't make the AFC Championship on his rookie contract, I will get... five years... I will come up wherever we're recording. I will go [get] both of my big toenails removed.

Trevor Lawrence's rookie contract ran through the 2025 season (5th year option). The Jaguars never reached the AFC Championship during that span (2021-2025). In 2025 they went 13-4 but lost in the Wild Card to the Bills 27-24. Uncle Chaps owes his big toenails.

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