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Six Degrees: How Worried Should I Be?

In which I give some reasons why everything is bad and will be forever, then give some reasons why that’s wrong, everything is not bad, and we should chill the fuck out.

1) A reason to worry: Los Dos Diegos are looking old. We’ve been wondering for years when it would happen, and this may be the year. With Diego Valeri, there’s no real doubt. His numbers are off and he doesn’t pass the eye test, either. It’s harder to tell with Diego Chara, but my gut’s telling me that he’s just a bit less dominant this year.