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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 30, 2018 8:46:03 GMT -6
Yes, very much so. My reasoning was to gain another game on the Angels, and then hopefully we can handle the Yanks in this 4 game series starting today. This series is big for the Astros. Time for them to start showing they can handle the playoff caliber competition this year. I say, I say, you will be reaching 500 today..** |
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Post by olpapa on Apr 30, 2018 8:58:28 GMT -6
This series is big for the Astros. Time for them to start showing they can handle the playoff caliber competition this year. I say, I say, you will be reaching 500 today..** Look.., I say look at this boy: www.mlb.com/news/cody-bellinger-benched-for-not-hustling/c-274482540Not surprised to see this. Bellinger seems like a prima donna to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2018 9:00:26 GMT -6
Do you realize that there are 8 members with more posts than you.
You...the king and coach of the WS 15K thread. I am shocked I tell ya.
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 30, 2018 9:12:40 GMT -6
Do you realize that there are 8 members with more posts than you. You...the king and coach of the WS 15K thread. I am shocked I tell ya. Yeah posting is the not same after the whole 15KT thing went down. |
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Post by olpapa on Apr 30, 2018 9:37:16 GMT -6
Do you realize that there are 8 members with more posts than you. You...the king and coach of the WS 15K thread. I am shocked I tell ya. Yeah posting is the not same after the whole 15KT thing went down. Don’t just stand there boy! You got to snap back: |
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Post by paastrosfan on Apr 30, 2018 10:06:58 GMT -6
Angels staff feeding FB's to Sanchez and the boys, let's hope Morton's "Uncle Charley" is working tonight.
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Post by marshall on Apr 30, 2018 12:14:16 GMT -6
What would you consider to be a successful series?
1. 4-0
2. 3-1
3. 2-2
4. 1-3
5. 0-4 but no injuries to key players.
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Post by marshall on Apr 30, 2018 12:27:41 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Apr 30, 2018 12:49:23 GMT -6
What would you consider to be a successful series? 1. 4-0 2. 3-1 3. 2-2 4. 1-3 5. 0-4 but no injuries to key players. 1, 2 or 3 (if no injuries and close games. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 30, 2018 12:54:37 GMT -6
What would you consider to be a successful series? 1. 4-0 2. 3-1 3. 2-2 4. 1-3 5. 0-4 but no injuries to key players. Not 4 or 5. Earning a 2-2 split wouldn’t be great but would be satisfactory. |
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Post by bearbryant on Apr 30, 2018 18:33:03 GMT -6
Cole is looking like as good a pickup as Verlander. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Apr 30, 2018 19:02:25 GMT -6
Cole is looking like as good a pickup as Verlander. Agreed. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 30, 2018 21:03:17 GMT -6
Cole is looking like as good a pickup as Verlander. It all seemed hopeless in the Ed Wade days, didn’t it? |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Apr 30, 2018 22:00:56 GMT -6
And Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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Post by marshall on May 1, 2018 5:56:31 GMT -6
Luhnow is a great GM. Possibly the best the organization ever had It all seemed hopeless in the Ed Wade days, didn’t it? ~Insert hyperbole of your choice here~ YES! |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 1, 2018 6:01:35 GMT -6
It all seemed hopeless in the Ed Wade days, didn’t it? ~Insert hyperbole of your choice here~ YES!If you have been through the bad, you will know the good. |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2018 6:14:36 GMT -6
~Insert hyperbole of your choice here~ Ed Wade... Forever to be known as the "DMV" of MLB GM's. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 1, 2018 7:52:47 GMT -6
I usually give new Astros a chance and all, but I was opposed to Ed Wade from the beginning. I knew he was hired just because he was Tal Smith’s buddy and all. Hiring a crony just didn’t seem like the right move at the time, especially since the Purpura experiment didn’t work either. He was also way more into relievers than starters for my taste. I knew that things like the old World Series rotation the team had back in ‘05 wouldn’t happen with him. He’s the kind of GM who can work well with a quick fix but not for a full rebuild, which the Astros needed at the time. Of course, Uncle Drayton was never going to sign off on that.
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Post by bearbryant on May 1, 2018 9:06:24 GMT -6
Wade was good at signing infielders and bolstering the pen, but his rosters were a joke cause he anchored the rotation with Chris Sampson
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Post by Saint on May 1, 2018 10:11:41 GMT -6
Wade was good at signing infielders and bolstering the pen, but his rosters were a joke cause he anchored the rotation with Chris Sampson I liked Chris Sampson. If I remember right, I liked his path to the big leagues or something. |
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Post by Saint on May 1, 2018 10:13:50 GMT -6
I believe I was pro-Ed Wade at the beginning because I thought he was mostly doing the best anybody could have done based on the path Drayton was taking. He wasn't given much to work with.
Wasn't there some type of list on the board where people were taking sides or something? I remember a guy named Waastro was very much on one side of the debate and would argue with everybody, but I can't remember all the details.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 1, 2018 10:14:14 GMT -6
Wade was good at signing infielders and bolstering the pen, but his rosters were a joke cause he anchored the rotation with Chris Sampson Yeah, I just didn’t understand Wade. |
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Post by marshall on May 1, 2018 12:12:58 GMT -6
I gave Ed Wade the benefit of the doubt until he telegraphed that re would replace Adam Everett. He wound up getting NOTHING for one of the premier defensive shortstops in the game.
It was a waste of assets. GMs should never waste assets. That's when I lost it and turned against him. Old-timers will remember my FIRE WADE thread. It didn't go over well with some.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 1, 2018 23:03:01 GMT -6
He was a premier defensive player until El Caballo clumsily broke the guy’s leg.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2018 6:39:22 GMT -6
There were days back then that I thought Wade was in collusion with the Phillies and intentionally trying to destroy the club.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 2, 2018 9:30:16 GMT -6
There were days back then that I thought Wade was in collusion with the Phillies and intentionally trying to destroy the club. If you thought that, then you might as well include Tal Smith in the mix. He hired the guy. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 2, 2018 9:32:55 GMT -6
There were days back then that I thought Wade was in collusion with the Phillies and intentionally trying to destroy the club. If you thought that, then you might as well include Tal Smith in the mix. He hired the guy. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2018 11:52:17 GMT -6
There were days back then that I thought Wade was in collusion with the Phillies and intentionally trying to destroy the club. If you thought that, then you might as well include Tal Smith in the mix. He hired the guy. Conspiracy theories just aren't the same anymore without OMB perpetuating them. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 2, 2018 12:19:18 GMT -6
OMB did say on more than one occasion Tal was the one constant in the organization all the years the ballclub came up short season after season
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