By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
The anti-Belichick can’t win at this game. Plus: Cubs Progress To The Mean; White Sox Suddenly Not As Bad As You Think They Are; Sixers-Warriors; The NHL’s Deadly Denial; Wrigleyville Literally The Worst; and Dragging The Derby.
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SHOW NOTES
* 250.
:50: Bill Barr’s Bears Draft.
* Setting narratives that confuse the issues.
* Future U.S. Senator Casey Bednarski:
The #Bears are aiming to have at least 5 kickers at rookie minicamp:
John Baron II (San Diego State)
Emmit Carpenter (Minnesota)
Casey Bednarski (MN ST-Mankato)
Spencer Evans (Purdue)
Alex Kjellsten (McNeese State)Here’s Bednarski from 70 w/ a backflip: pic.twitter.com/cp2gFQ9gga
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) April 29, 2019
* Media props.
* 538: No Team Can Beat The Draft.
* Vox: How NFL Teams Ignore Basic Economics And Draft Players Irrationally.
* NBC Sports: Bill Belichick: Every Team Uses The Same Draft Chart.
* Ryan Pace Is Not Some Kind Of 4th-Round Guru, People!
* “Conviction” Is Not A Virtue!
* Morrissey: David Montgomery Fills The Hype Vacuum For Bears’ Draft.
* You can’t teach speed!
* What a three-down back means in a Matt Nagy offense.
* Old enough to remember when Jordan Howard was considered Pace’s best draft pick ever!
* David Montgomery Sears.
* Riley Boo Ridley.
* Riley Wrong-Way Ridley.
* The Bizarro Kevin White.
* JP Morgan Chase Daniel Jones Day.
* Duke Pete Shelley.
* Let’s Get Real With College Athletes About Their Chances Of Going Pro.
44:25: Cubs Progress To The Mean.
* Coffman: Hossa > Lester.
* El Mago.
* FanGraphs: Jason Heyward’s Surprising New Strategy For Success Will Shock You.
* P.S.: Addison Russell.
59:09: The White Sox Suddenly Not As Bad As You Think They Are.
* Coffman/Keuchel 2020!
1:06:41: Sixers-Warriors.
1:07:24: The NHL’s Deadly Denial.
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Postscript:
* 911 Call Data Confirms Wrigleyville Is A Terrible Place To Be During Cubs Games.
* TrackNotes: Dragging The Derby.
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STOPPAGE: 10:23
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Posted on May 3, 2019