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Post by Saint on May 6, 2021 19:39:13 GMT -6
Oakland lost. Two games back.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 6, 2021 20:07:42 GMT -6
Hmm, haven't tried it there...I always get either pulled pork, brisket, or sausage sandwiches. Their chopped beef sandwich is far and away their best. We live right by a Bucees. i live about a mile from one.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 6, 2021 20:10:26 GMT -6
Damn, I was shocked to see the Angels DFA'd Pujols. They still have to pay him plus all they still owe Josh Hamilton and maybe CJ Wilson. If we could get him cheap, I'd take him the rest of the year. That was my same thought. He could spell Yuli at first base, DH if Yordan needs a day off, but, the main thing he could do for us is be a pinch hitter with power to bring off the bench. He could also provide some guidance to Yordan and some of our young Hispanic players.
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Post by paastrosfan on May 6, 2021 21:37:48 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on May 6, 2021 22:08:15 GMT -6
You got that right. His swing does remind me of McCovey. He used to remind me a little of Stargell, but, he is more like McCovey now. Oakland losing today was sweeter since Fiers got hammered and took the loss.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 6, 2021 22:35:20 GMT -6
Their chopped beef sandwich is far and away their best. We live right by a Bucees. i live about a mile from one. The one in Madisonville, where I used to stop when I traveled back to east Texas.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 6, 2021 23:10:05 GMT -6
i live about a mile from one. The one in Madisonville, where I used to stop when I traveled back to east Texas. that's the one. I think I have been in it twice since it's been there. Lots of my friends in East Texas stop there going to Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and other cities in that direction. Some stop to visit me and tell me they need to stop at Buc-cees. They do have clean restrooms.,but, most anything inside the store is more expensive than you can get it other places. The mother of one of my former students used to manage the deli in there. She said the food in it was good, but, admitted it is over-priced.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 9:04:20 GMT -6
In all seriousness, Pujols isn't worth it. We're not even able to play Diaz every day right now and he's far better than Pujols at this point. If Pujols could play RF or CF maybe it would be worth a shot.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 7, 2021 9:12:50 GMT -6
The one in Madisonville, where I used to stop when I traveled back to east Texas. that's the one. I think I have been in it twice since it's been there. Lots of my friends in East Texas stop there going to Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and other cities in that direction. Some stop to visit me and tell me they need to stop at Buc-cees. They do have clean restrooms.,but, most anything inside the store is more expensive than you can get it other places. The mother of one of my former students used to manage the deli in there. She said the food in it was good, but, admitted it is over-priced. Not this will last, but Straw, in 2021 so far, has a higher BA than Springer, and more than 3 times the RBIs and Runs than as well...plus 5 times the SB.
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Post by thomasj13 on May 7, 2021 9:14:59 GMT -6
Now if you compare Altuve vs Springer, Jose's 2021 BA is more than .50 pts higher, plus he has 4 times more in RBIs and Runs.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 9:15:47 GMT -6
that's the one. I think I have been in it twice since it's been there. Lots of my friends in East Texas stop there going to Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and other cities in that direction. Some stop to visit me and tell me they need to stop at Buc-cees. They do have clean restrooms.,but, most anything inside the store is more expensive than you can get it other places. The mother of one of my former students used to manage the deli in there. She said the food in it was good, but, admitted it is over-priced. Not this will last, but Straw, in 2021 so far, has a higher BA than Springer, and more than 3 times the RBIs and Runs than as well...plus 5 times the SB. My question to you is, will Springer ever play a full healthy season again?
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Post by thomasj13 on May 7, 2021 9:23:23 GMT -6
Not this will last, but Straw, in 2021 so far, has a higher BA than Springer, and more than 3 times the RBIs and Runs than as well...plus 5 times the SB. My question to you is, will Springer ever play a full healthy season again? I am willing bet in his 5 year deal he plays more than 150 games twice in a season....one season around 120....one season around 100...one season around 80... So about 600 games of around 800 games. Would you take the over or under for George playing 600 games over the next 5 seasons?
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 9:36:12 GMT -6
that's the one. I think I have been in it twice since it's been there. Lots of my friends in East Texas stop there going to Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and other cities in that direction. Some stop to visit me and tell me they need to stop at Buc-cees. They do have clean restrooms.,but, most anything inside the store is more expensive than you can get it other places. The mother of one of my former students used to manage the deli in there. She said the food in it was good, but, admitted it is over-priced. Not this will last, but Straw, in 2021 so far, has a higher BA than Springer, and more than 3 times the RBIs and Runs than as well...plus 5 times the SB. If Straw and Springer had played the same amount of games and hat the same number of at bats, I doubt if that would be the case. I am not ready to give up on Straw, but, I think we should have made a legitimate effort to sign another OF and we didn't.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 9:41:43 GMT -6
Not this will last, but Straw, in 2021 so far, has a higher BA than Springer, and more than 3 times the RBIs and Runs than as well...plus 5 times the SB. My question to you is, will Springer ever play a full healthy season again? Nobody can answer that question. He may not,but, we also don't know if Altuve, Bregman, Correa, or anyone else will suffer an injury that will end their season. When healthy and in the lineup, George was the key to our offense. Can you guarantee that Altuve won't receive an injury that keeps him from playing a full season? He has also been injured and they were to his legs. You can keep pretending how much better Jose is than George, that is your right and OK with me. I just won't agree.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 9:43:36 GMT -6
My question to you is, will Springer ever play a full healthy season again? I am willing bet in his 5 year deal he plays more than 150 games twice in a season....one season around 120....one season around 100...one season around 80... So about 600 games of around 800 games. Would you take the over or under for George playing 600 games over the next 5 seasons? I can see him landing in the 120-130 range a few times, but I don't think he ever touches 150 games again.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 9:46:53 GMT -6
My question to you is, will Springer ever play a full healthy season again? Nobody can answer that question. He may not,but, we also don't know if Altuve, Bregman, Correa, or anyone else will suffer an injury that will end their season. When healthy and in the lineup, George was the key to our offense. Can you guarantee that Altuve won't receive an injury that keeps him from playing a full season? He has also been injured and they were to his legs. You can keep pretending how much better Jose is than George, that is your right and OK with me. I just won't agree. Why do you keep bringing up Altuve? Nobody is talking about Altuve here. I'm asking about Springer's health because of his history, his age, and his ongoing problems this year. He's not even an Astro any longer so you can relax.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 9:56:33 GMT -6
Nobody can answer that question. He may not,but, we also don't know if Altuve, Bregman, Correa, or anyone else will suffer an injury that will end their season. When healthy and in the lineup, George was the key to our offense. Can you guarantee that Altuve won't receive an injury that keeps him from playing a full season? He has also been injured and they were to his legs. You can keep pretending how much better Jose is than George, that is your right and OK with me. I just won't agree. Why do you keep bringing up Altuve? Nobody is talking about Altuve here. I'm asking about Springer's health because of his history, his age, and his ongoing problems this year. He's not even an Astro any longer so you can relax. Junior, when you stop bashing Springer for what he did here, I won't compare him to your little man and point out facts that you conveniently ignore. Your purpose in making that comment about Springer was to imply that he would not be healthy for a full season. I merely pointed out that Jose or any other player could do also not be healthy for a season. I am relaxed. I know George left for whatever reason. I still think the Astros botched negotiations with him but that is water under the bridge. You need to stop being so touchy because I don't slobber all over Altuve like you do. I gave him credit when he "hitty de home run" yesterday. That was a big hit.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 7, 2021 10:20:13 GMT -6
In all seriousness, Pujols isn't worth it. We're not even able to play Diaz every day right now and he's far better than Pujols at this point. If Pujols could play RF or CF maybe it would be worth a shot. Albert needs a 1-day contract with St. Louis where he pinch hits for the pitcher and then retires after giving that gift to the Card fans.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 7, 2021 10:20:59 GMT -6
In all seriousness, Pujols isn't worth it. We're not even able to play Diaz every day right now and he's far better than Pujols at this point. If Pujols could play RF or CF maybe it would be worth a shot. I remember when they played Pujols and McGwire together, and Albert was not great outside of first base.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 10:22:55 GMT -6
Why do you keep bringing up Altuve? Nobody is talking about Altuve here. I'm asking about Springer's health because of his history, his age, and his ongoing problems this year. He's not even an Astro any longer so you can relax. Junior, when you stop bashing Springer for what he did here, I won't compare him to your little man and point out facts that you conveniently ignore. Your purpose in making that comment about Springer was to imply that he would not be healthy for a full season. I merely pointed out that Jose or any other player could do also not be healthy for a season. I am relaxed. I know George left for whatever reason. I still think the Astros botched negotiations with him but that is water under the bridge. You need to stop being so touchy because I don't slobber all over Altuve like you do. I gave him credit when he "hitty de home run" yesterday. That was a big hit. Where did I bash Springer? I've never bashed Springer. Saying he isn't healthy isn't bashing; it's stating facts. He's not healthy. He's rarely been fully healthy. In fact he's only been fully healthy for one season. He'll be 32 years old and people don't generally get less injured once they get past 30. I'm sorry that the truth bothers you. When he IS healthy, he's an elite-level player. I wish he was still an Astro and healthy, but he isn't. Springer's constant and ongoing health problems have nothing to do with Altuve.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 10:23:50 GMT -6
In all seriousness, Pujols isn't worth it. We're not even able to play Diaz every day right now and he's far better than Pujols at this point. If Pujols could play RF or CF maybe it would be worth a shot. Albert needs a 1-day contract with St. Louis where he pinch hits for the pitcher and then retires after giving that gift to the Card fans. People are saying he'll want to go back to St. Louis and retire with Molina so they can maybe go in the Hall together. (Even though Yadi is borderline and won't make it as a 1st ballot.)
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 11:05:53 GMT -6
In all seriousness, Pujols isn't worth it. We're not even able to play Diaz every day right now and he's far better than Pujols at this point. If Pujols could play RF or CF maybe it would be worth a shot. Albert needs a 1-day contract with St. Louis where he pinch hits for the pitcher and then retires after giving that gift to the Card fans. Not a bad idea. I just had the thought of having Albert on our bench to pinch hit and ship useless garbage like Toro back to Sugar Land. I would love to have him available to pinch hit for one of the catchers or Straw in the late innings. I read where Pujols still wants to play. I don't how much it would cost, but, we need a power bat on the bench and he fits the bill.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 11:16:14 GMT -6
Junior, when you stop bashing Springer for what he did here, I won't compare him to your little man and point out facts that you conveniently ignore. Your purpose in making that comment about Springer was to imply that he would not be healthy for a full season. I merely pointed out that Jose or any other player could do also not be healthy for a season. I am relaxed. I know George left for whatever reason. I still think the Astros botched negotiations with him but that is water under the bridge. You need to stop being so touchy because I don't slobber all over Altuve like you do. I gave him credit when he "hitty de home run" yesterday. That was a big hit. Where did I bash Springer? I've never bashed Springer. Saying he isn't healthy isn't bashing; it's stating facts. He's not healthy. He's rarely been fully healthy. In fact he's only been fully healthy for one season. He'll be 32 years old and people don't generally get less injured once they get past 30. I'm sorry that the truth bothers you. When he IS healthy, he's an elite-level player. I wish he was still an Astro and healthy, but he isn't. Springer's constant and ongoing health problems have nothing to do with Altuve. The point is that you always bring up Springer's history with injuries while ignoring the time Altuve was on the IL. I merely pointe out the difference in team won-loss record and run production during the time each was on the IL. George plays a position that is more prone to injury. Jose isn't likely to slam into a wall going after a ball or diving after one and injuring himself. A couple of George's injuries had to do with being hit by thrown pitch. Seems as if I recall one of Jose's being caused by trying to take an extra base when he had no chance of being safe. Reminds me of when Correa made a dive at home plate in Atlanta during a game where we had a big lead and didn't need the run. He missed about six weeks as a result. You always point at George's injuries to try to make it appear he isn't worth as much as Jose. In the last four seasons, he was worth more than Jose, yet made significantly less. You mention him being 32. Well, Jose is now 31 and age should not be a factor with either of them at this point. I remember when John McMullen thought Nolan Ryan was too old and let him walk.......He went to the Rangers, pitched two more no-hitters, won his 300th game, and set the all-time strikeout record. Well, If harping on Springer's health isn't bashing, then, neither is my pointing out Jose's brain farts and his impatience at the plate, both of which are facts. I was happy to see him go out of the zone yesterday to hit the home run. He has a history of hitting that pitch for home runs. It is going for outside pitches and trying to pull everything that gets him in trouble.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 11:29:49 GMT -6
Where did I bash Springer? I've never bashed Springer. Saying he isn't healthy isn't bashing; it's stating facts. He's not healthy. He's rarely been fully healthy. In fact he's only been fully healthy for one season. He'll be 32 years old and people don't generally get less injured once they get past 30. I'm sorry that the truth bothers you. When he IS healthy, he's an elite-level player. I wish he was still an Astro and healthy, but he isn't. Springer's constant and ongoing health problems have nothing to do with Altuve. The point is that you always bring up Springer's history with injuries while ignoring the time Altuve was on the IL. I merely pointe out the difference in team won-loss record and run production during the time each was on the IL. George plays a position that is more prone to injury. Jose isn't likely to slam into a wall going after a ball or diving after one and injuring himself. A couple of George's injuries had to do with being hit by thrown pitch. Seems as if I recall one of Jose's being caused by trying to take an extra base when he had no chance of being safe. Reminds me of when Correa made a dive at home plate in Atlanta during a game where we had a big lead and didn't need the run. He missed about six weeks as a result. You always point at George's injuries to try to make it appear he isn't worth as much as Jose. In the last four seasons, he was worth more than Jose, yet made significantly less. You mention him being 32. Well, Jose is now 31 and age should not be a factor with either of them at this point. I remember when John McMullen thought Nolan Ryan was too old and let him walk.......He went to the Rangers, pitched two more no-hitters, won his 300th game, and set the all-time strikeout record. Well, If harping on Springer's health isn't bashing, then, neither is my pointing out Jose's brain farts and his impatience at the plate, both of which are facts. I was happy to see him go out of the zone yesterday to hit the home run. He has a history of hitting that pitch for home runs. It is going for outside pitches and trying to pull everything that gets him in trouble. I bring his history of health issues up because he just signed a huge deal and left us, and now he's hurt again. It's what a lot of us were worried about with re-signing him for a ton of money. It's not a knock on him as a player. It's just a statement of fact that shows why his value is/should be limited. I like the guy and want him to be successful, but he can't stay healthy. Again, you bring up Altuve. I guess he turned you down for an autograph or something?
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 7, 2021 12:08:11 GMT -6
Albert needs a 1-day contract with St. Louis where he pinch hits for the pitcher and then retires after giving that gift to the Card fans. Not a bad idea. I just had the thought of having Albert on our bench to pinch hit and ship useless garbage like Toro back to Sugar Land. I would love to have him available to pinch hit for one of the catchers or Straw in the late innings. I read where Pujols still wants to play. I don't how much it would cost, but, we need a power bat on the bench and he fits the bill. I don't think Toro has been on the MLB roster since a few weeks ago.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 13:14:22 GMT -6
The point is that you always bring up Springer's history with injuries while ignoring the time Altuve was on the IL. I merely pointe out the difference in team won-loss record and run production during the time each was on the IL. George plays a position that is more prone to injury. Jose isn't likely to slam into a wall going after a ball or diving after one and injuring himself. A couple of George's injuries had to do with being hit by thrown pitch. Seems as if I recall one of Jose's being caused by trying to take an extra base when he had no chance of being safe. Reminds me of when Correa made a dive at home plate in Atlanta during a game where we had a big lead and didn't need the run. He missed about six weeks as a result. You always point at George's injuries to try to make it appear he isn't worth as much as Jose. In the last four seasons, he was worth more than Jose, yet made significantly less. You mention him being 32. Well, Jose is now 31 and age should not be a factor with either of them at this point. I remember when John McMullen thought Nolan Ryan was too old and let him walk.......He went to the Rangers, pitched two more no-hitters, won his 300th game, and set the all-time strikeout record. Well, If harping on Springer's health isn't bashing, then, neither is my pointing out Jose's brain farts and his impatience at the plate, both of which are facts. I was happy to see him go out of the zone yesterday to hit the home run. He has a history of hitting that pitch for home runs. It is going for outside pitches and trying to pull everything that gets him in trouble. I bring his history of health issues up because he just signed a huge deal and left us, and now he's hurt again. It's what a lot of us were worried about with re-signing him for a ton of money. It's not a knock on him as a player. It's just a statement of fact that shows why his value is/should be limited. I like the guy and want him to be successful, but he can't stay healthy. Again, you bring up Altuve. I guess he turned you down for an autograph or something? Most of the time when Jose goes into one of his slumps, you start wondering if he's playing hurt as if to imply that being hurt is the only reason for his slump. All players go into slumps without injuries playing a role in it. I wanted to give George the money because of what he meant to our success and our run production. I also knew we had nothing to replace him, and, Myles Straw keeps proving that. His OBP is below average, he has no power, he drives in no runs, isn't as good defensively. In short, there is nothing other than his raw speed that Straw does as well as Springer. In fact....as I said before......Jake Marisnick is better than Straw has proven to be. He is better defensively, has a much better arm ( base runners try to score on Straw that they would not attempt on either Springer or "Jork". Jork has more power, can drive in more runs, etc. NO, he is not a good hitter and he strikes out too much. How many times do see Straw stand in the box and watch pitches that he should hit go by. He gets called out on strikes in situations when we need baserunners. I have never asked anyone for an autograph and never will. If I wanted one, I'd go to someone I thought could write so I could read it.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 13:16:10 GMT -6
Not a bad idea. I just had the thought of having Albert on our bench to pinch hit and ship useless garbage like Toro back to Sugar Land. I would love to have him available to pinch hit for one of the catchers or Straw in the late innings. I read where Pujols still wants to play. I don't how much it would cost, but, we need a power bat on the bench and he fits the bill. I don't think Toro has been on the MLB roster since a few weeks ago. I may have missed him being sent back to the alternate site. I know when they activated Scrubb they sent Solomon back down. We certainly don't need Toro and Garcia both at the same time. I'd rather have Stubbs than either of them.
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Post by paastrosfan on May 7, 2021 13:25:06 GMT -6
That has to go down as the official dumbass play of the year. That was the dumbass play of the decade. LOL After you win a game with Cole starting you can laugh at the play. But seeing Maldy running down the third base line chasing Torres with no one covering the plate was like out of a Keystone Cops clip.
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Post by Saint on May 7, 2021 13:52:01 GMT -6
I bring his history of health issues up because he just signed a huge deal and left us, and now he's hurt again. It's what a lot of us were worried about with re-signing him for a ton of money. It's not a knock on him as a player. It's just a statement of fact that shows why his value is/should be limited. I like the guy and want him to be successful, but he can't stay healthy. Again, you bring up Altuve. I guess he turned you down for an autograph or something? Most of the time when Jose goes into one of his slumps, you start wondering if he's playing hurt as if to imply that being hurt is the only reason for his slump. All players go into slumps without injuries playing a role in it. I wanted to give George the money because of what he meant to our success and our run production. I also knew we had nothing to replace him, and, Myles Straw keeps proving that. His OBP is below average, he has no power, he drives in no runs, isn't as good defensively. In short, there is nothing other than his raw speed that Straw does as well as Springer. In fact....as I said before......Jake Marisnick is better than Straw has proven to be. He is better defensively, has a much better arm ( base runners try to score on Straw that they would not attempt on either Springer or "Jork". Jork has more power, can drive in more runs, etc. NO, he is not a good hitter and he strikes out too much. How many times do see Straw stand in the box and watch pitches that he should hit go by. He gets called out on strikes in situations when we need baserunners. I have never asked anyone for an autograph and never will. If I wanted one, I'd go to someone I thought could write so I could read it. It doesn't matter what Springer can do if he can't get on the field.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 7, 2021 14:37:11 GMT -6
That was the dumbass play of the decade. LOL After you win a game with Cole starting you can laugh at the play. But seeing Maldy running down the third base line chasing Torres with no one covering the plate was like out of a Keystone Cops clip. Dusty should have wanted to know why Pressley was standing still on the mound while that occurred instead of realizing Martin had gone to cover third base. Pressley should have covered the plate.
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