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This 30 year old professional rookie is the impediment to our Skenes lottery ticket. We need a bench clearing brawl that finds Shota squared up with Skenes and his 8 inch 60lb weight advantage.

My book has +123 o 7.5. Fanduel +132 for 8+.
I dunno if I mentioned it here or elsewhere. I did not see Skenes real time. I watched his 7K’s on YouTube. I have never done such a thing in my life. I was transfixed. Thoroughly entertained. He got robbed several times by the ump on super incredible pitch location. Not a glimmer of protest from Skenes. He did not care.

There were moments were Skenes smiled or smirked and I just love that compete. I recall a 10+ pitch AB that ended in a punch out in particular.

Skenes is a new age Driveline product (superior body admittedly). The mortality rate for these guys. There is no earthly reason to keep him up or give him length. I took his under strikeouts despite being a huge fanboy now.
Yeah I haven’t sat down to watch a Pirates game I didn’t have money on or was in attendance in years. That 10 pitch AB was 6 extra pitches after one of those horrible missed strikes.

I saw a post game interview. Girl asked him about major league batters adjusting to him. He said good luck with that. True swagger.

I guess when you signed for $9 million, struck out 11 in second start, and are dating the most desired woman amongst his peers in the country, life is going well. Kid is a specimen. AF academy for 2 years because he had given his word. 4.75 GPA. I don’t know how those are figured anymore. Start adding shit above 4 and it loses meaning.


For a SoCal kid, surpassingly likable. I’m sure he’ll be under the knife in 18 months, but I sure hope not.