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I am often critical of GT, but that's a good article. Looks like Kato really benefited from a year of watching and participating on ways other than being on the field. He appears to have really matured and this team could obviously use the mature presence given their youth.

Unfortunately, JT has been getting clobbered since your post. He was having difficultly locating the strike zone, his delivery got out of sorts, and he is giving up a TON of dingers. My hope was for JT to be one of the few serviceable starters for the Buccos, but the jury is still out with his latest performance. I do give him credit for being positive and upbeat, despite playing for the worst owner in professional sports!

It's hard to believe he could lose a game when he's pitching to Wright State product Sean Murphy.

Nice ABJ article on Bassitt- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/2021/08/13/university-of-akron-product-chris-bassitt-is-the-oakland-athletics-ace/8106358002/

Really nice article by GT. Article focusses on the fact all signs point to Kato starting, but, as we were discussing Kato's maturation during his years with the Zips, GT ended the article with this very mature perspective and quote from Kato: Of course, there’s always the possibility he won’t be the starter. “I might be the lead guy. I might not,” he said. “That's what we like to do in the QB room, compete. Competing brings the best out of all of us, so you got to love it.”

It's a new NCAA Mercy Rule...