Steve Jacobs

@BuzzPatterson APBA all the way!!!

How many other boys grew up playing Strat-O-Matic baseball? 🙋‍♂️

@avatarsaysitall @wilnerhotline You realize that BYU was .500 in conference this year? With a top 5 pick NBA pick and other talent around them that is miles ahead of where ASU is now. This conference is incredible in basketball.

@wilnerhotline both were sub .500 in conference play and that gets old real fast as a fan of asu. not disputing your point though.

Bobby Hurley performed above the historical standard at ASU (same with Herb Sendek) and the challenges are only mounting in the rev-share era. Is there a viable path to a more prosperous future? -->

@UncleCharlie50 He can make this a positive by completely owning it. Hold a press conference. Say it was 100% on him (even though it wasn’t, as you said, huge staff around him). Say it was his responsibility and that you don’t always get a 2nd chance, but he did. Now let’s go WIN IT. #USA

Mark Derosa is catching a LOT of heat right now. Lots of people saying he shouldn’t manage the USA team. Lots of people saying you need a big league manager running the show. As a member of the 2023 WBC team that won a silver medal, and went 2-0 (sniff) for DeRo, let me weigh in on this matter. I saw the interview where he said “tickets were punched”…. I saw it. Is it possible that he didn’t know the exact situation? Maybe. But let’s think clearly on all things people are concerned about really quick: 1. Does he need to have big league experience as a manager to manage the team? The short answer to this is NO. He managed in 23 and knew the format. He knew how the roster needed to be constructed. He knew how teams would be calling and basically telling him how he could use their guys. All teams do it. All teams have parameters on their players. I’d argue he knew this particular system better than the normal manager. Side note…he’s surrounded by big league managers in Freddi Gonzalez and David Ross. Also, Dino Ebel is widely respected as one of the best baseball men and coaches on the planet. Side note 2…. As a teammate of his and player of his, I can honestly say he is one of the best ever at bringing people together and in this format the team has to become a team quickly. Nobody better for that. 2. Did he really not know the exact situation? As stated before, he’s surrounded by staff and USA people. Surrounded by media asking questions all day long. Are we really to think that nobody had given him the tea? Please. I believe he misspoke. He would have known the night before that interview all the scenarios. 3. How could he sit Bregs, Bux, Turang, and Harp? Replaced by PCA (2 home runs and top 10 MVP), Gunnar Henderson (homerun and top 2 MVP in 2024), Ernie Clement (single and just set records in the postseason), Paul Goldschmidt (single and 2022 MVP). They hit. The fact is they gave up 8 runs. The team they gave up 8 runs to is hotter than fire and scored another 9 last night. I wanted them to win that game as much as you did, but sometimes you lose. Let’s just for a second say that DeRo didn’t know the situation. Then the entire staff, hoard of reporters, all the roster… they didn’t know either? It’s hard to get behind that theory. Whoever is still locked in on him being incompetent though, you keeping that same energy if the USA wins and then all the sudden he’s a silver and gold medal winning manager?

@statsowar How about the complete lack of student athlete ineligibility? How about the classroom moving from being secondary to being completely removed from the table? We’ve come a long way from the “prop 48” days, huh?

Let's call balls and strikes about what's really unique about the current era

@HubbardMarkLiv @RyanCFowler 100% dude! If they ain’t wearing Crimson…!

It’s what the University of Alabama means to him!!! #committed

@bergerdad @GrahamCoffeyDC No, in his argument the football regular season helps to define who the best team is and it eliminates teams. Hoops regular season has little bearing on who is going to win the tourney. It’s basically meaningless preseason games for the top 30-40 teams.

@GrahamCoffeyDC What to rating have to do with your argument ? In your argument the underdog isn’t supposed to win.

College football once had the best regular season in sports. Any week could eliminate a top contender Last year, Ohio St lost to a 6-5 archrival and won a title Now, Miami lost to 8-4 Louisville & 8-4 SMU and gets to play for a title in its own stadium I hope not, but I am afraid another round of CFP expansion and five more years of this will make a lot of people view this as a one-month sport like basketball

@Genetics56 The travel for all these sports is going to be a heavy weight to carry. Not sure I’d call this “won” yet.

Why? Because larger markets now allow for larger NIL deals, more national footprint. That gives a competitive edge towards the Big Ten. It may seem complex to others, but it is very simple. Everyone can buy a recruit now. You no longer have an excuse for losing.

@RyansBurner2 @CrimsonCoverage He didn’t play in the Sun Bowl.

@CrimsonCoverage Nah, watched this dude in the sun bowl. He slow as shit.

Arizona State RB transfer Raleek Brown will be visiting Alabama this week. Brown spent time at both USC and Arizona State the last four years. The former four-star rushed for 1,141 yards and four touchdowns this season. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry.

@MichiganNation2 If anyone knows exactly what it is to look like a simp publicly, it is definitely you amigo.

Furthermore: Per sources, Kenny Dillingham was never really a serious candidate. He got an interview by Turnkey(not the university) due to players and recent social media hype. He did not do well in the interview with Turnkey. He was never going to get offered even after Alabama won. Kenny confirmed this himself when he said he never got to those advanced stages. He used the Michigan hype as leverage until the very end. Everyone, including ASU, knew Michigan was first waiting on DeBoer. When he saw that his leverage could drop and it wouldve exposed he was not a number 2 candidate. He quickly signed. Not much of an extension either from what he was getting. Embarrassing to see him publicly simp for NIL money still.

@matthewcrory @JeffPassan @Buster_ESPN Knowing that this is the way the Red Sox brass will operate, the trading of Devers becomes even more idiotic. With this philosophy, there is little chance to source the abilities that Rafael has. Teams don’t trade 25 year old superstar sluggers.

.@JeffPassan on Baseball Tonight with @Buster_ESPN said the Red Sox missed out on Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso because they “weren’t willing to go to the place that other teams were” “We’ve seen the Red Sox in recent years, they try to operate rationally. Operating rationally, generally speaking, will not get you free agents. It is an irrational market, and sometimes you got to get a little irrational”

@SECisevil23 @TimBrando Bama was literally the 1st team out last year!

@TimBrando I wish we could find a congressperson with the balls big enough to open a congressional investigation into the obvious collusion happening between the CFP, ESPN, and Greg Sankey. We all see it year after year.

The obligatory “thank you” to Hunter Yuracheck for reading your talking points! A complete JOKE!

@georgewrighster This is silly. Thinking that Bama is too much pressure for him and he would move to Penn State where they just fired a coach that went 34-7 in his last 3 full years?

If Penn State steals Alabama’s coach Kalen DeBoer college football will be peak crazy and I’m here for it…

@GoldyHappens “Changing of the guard” is a silly comment. The Rats with their starter at QB who has taken every snap for the last 8 seasons and is now gone. ASU w/o their QB who makes things go for this offense. Your comment makes it seem like two teams going opposite direction

Kenny Dillingham literally told Brent Brennan “you whooped our ass” at the handshake, they walked in Tempe blew out ASU (probably should have been 40-10) yet ASU fans are calling me a fair weather fan in comments for this tweet?? Too many sore losers, gotta tip your cap to UofA

@TolleEnthusiast If they are active (spend money) upgrading other spots, I can handle it. If there is a #2 starter here (in addition to Gray) and another starting position player, I’d be ok with it. Can find a bat at 1B during the season if it melts down.

If the Sox do nothing at 1B again and go into the season with Casas/Romy as their 1B options, what’s your meltdown score: 1–10?

@OleTimeHardball Warren Cromartie

First player to come to mind when seeing this Expos logo

@awfulannouncing Literally any human except Karl Ravech.

Who should NBC pick as its top MLB announcer? dlvr.it/TPNBS0

@tylermilliken_ Cody Bellinger? Plays 1B and OF at a high defensive level, doesn’t strike out a ton. Has power. Not the same power as these two, but a lot more versatile and athletic.

Who’s your pick? Pete Alonso - No QO 162 G - 709 PA - .272/.347/.524/.871 - 38 HR - 41 2B - 141 wRC+ - 3.6 fWAR Projection: 4 years, $110 MM (Kiley) Kyle Schwarber QO - Red Sox lose 2nd, 5th round pick. $1 MM in international bonus pool money. 162 G - 724 PA - .240/.365/.563/.928 - 56 HR - 152 wRC+ - 4.9 fWAR Projection: 4 years, $128 MM (Kiley)

@Anthony_Totri Just not a good take. I’m a Sun Devil, but they delay one of their OOC’s until November. They’re just playing their games in a different order, with a conference schedule that is elite. They played conference games in Wk 2 and Wk 3.

Tell me why we’re in week 11 of the college football season and Ole Miss is playing The Citadel.

@DougTammaro @RandyPolicar Absolute baller. Didn’t have amazing arm strength, wasn’t super fast, wasn’t huge. Just a guy who really wanted to put it on the line and try to win football games. A great Sun Devil.

. #ForksUp Rudy Carpenter 20 years ago tonight, made first of 43 straight starts ( thesundevils.com/news/2005/10/2… ) included 3 bowl games -first of 26 wins 2nd-most in school history -one of 3 QBs lead ASU to piece of Pac-10 title -Everyone loves this ... 3-1 vs. UA (h/t @RandyPolicar )

@rtraustin_ The days of domination are over in college football. It’s just the way it is. Find a freaking way! Roll Tide!