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Post by abregmanfan on Sept 16, 2020 20:31:43 GMT -6
Man, I’m so tired of Pressly. We have to invest in the pen next season. I love my Stros, but not sure if they deserve a playoff spot. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 16, 2020 20:35:57 GMT -6
Man, I’m so tired of Pressly. We have to invest in the pen next season. I love my Stros, but not sure if they deserve a playoff spot. He’s just the 27th reliever in our bullpen in the past five years who hasn’t looked dominating in the 9th inning. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Sept 16, 2020 20:41:34 GMT -6
We have to invest in the pen next season. I love my Stros, but not sure if they deserve a playoff spot. He’s just the 27th reliever in our bullpen in the past five years who hasn’t looked dominating in the 9th inning. I think it is all mental with him. I like him way more than Giles, but I see the same player sometimes. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 16, 2020 20:48:08 GMT -6
This team doesn’t deserve the postseason.
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Post by abregmanfan on Sept 16, 2020 20:49:43 GMT -6
This team doesn’t deserve the postseason. Agreed. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 16, 2020 20:52:06 GMT -6
One word describes the effort from our hitters tonight.......pathetic. Playoff team,my ass. LMA0
I know the plate umpire was pitiful, but, for Altuve and Brantley to lead off the 9th by getting called out on strikes is inexcusable. Tucker hit the ball hard,but, right at the Guzman. I hate to blow the game we got from McCullers tonight. Pressly is too inconsistent to be a closer.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 16, 2020 21:06:12 GMT -6
There’s no excuse to have so many stars in one lineup and get shut out by Kyle Gibson. Altuve has been garbage and deserves to bat 9th. So many hitters taking strikes and swinging at balls. They try to pull outside pitches and constantly hit into defensive shifts and do a bad job at advancing runners. They didn’t even make it to third base tonight. Why even go to the postseason at this rate?
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 16, 2020 22:05:22 GMT -6
There’s no excuse to have so many stars in one lineup and get shut out by Kyle Gibson. Altuve has been garbage and deserves to bat 9th. So many hitters taking strikes and swinging at balls. They try to pull outside pitches and constantly get into defensive shifts and do a bad job at advancing runners. They didn’t even make it to third base tonight. Why even go to the postseason at this rate? The more we see of this inept offense, the more we have to wonder exactly how much stealing signs made some of them such good hitters, and,that includes the little squeaky clean second baseman who everyone wants to defend. I agree that he deserves to bat 9th. We didn't miss him a damn bit while he was on the IL. He had done nothing before going on it and he is picking up right where he left off. The cheap hit he got tonight should have been an out. They don't deserve to be a playoff team. If they get there, we can expect an early exit. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 16, 2020 22:14:16 GMT -6
There’s no excuse to have so many stars in one lineup and get shut out by Kyle Gibson. Altuve has been garbage and deserves to bat 9th. So many hitters taking strikes and swinging at balls. They try to pull outside pitches and constantly get into defensive shifts and do a bad job at advancing runners. They didn’t even make it to third base tonight. Why even go to the postseason at this rate? The more we see of this inept offense, the more we have to wonder exactly how much stealing signs made some of them such good hitters, and,that includes the little squeaky clean second baseman who everyone wants to defend. I agree that he deserves to bat 9th. We didn't miss him a damn bit while he was on the IL. He had done nothing before going on it and he is picking up right where he left off. The cheap hit he got tonight should have been an out. They don't deserve to be a playoff team. If they get there, we can expect an early exit. It’s a one and done team at this rate. They have a decent come from behind win, and that was the one in LA. I honestly can’t think of any more, but they have a plethora of blown saves and last AB losses. Bagwell was being far too optimistic in his assessment of them tonight. Altuve better bounce back next season, or his deal will look like an absolute bust. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 17, 2020 3:17:21 GMT -6
This team doesn’t deserve the postseason. Agreed. I was close on the 7 runs prediction...only missed by a TD and an extra point . |
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Post by Saint on Sept 17, 2020 7:01:22 GMT -6
Still 2 games up!
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 9:18:40 GMT -6
It’s shaping up to be a showdown between the Astros and Mariners. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 17, 2020 9:25:25 GMT -6
The more we see of this inept offense, the more we have to wonder exactly how much stealing signs made some of them such good hitters, and,that includes the little squeaky clean second baseman who everyone wants to defend. I agree that he deserves to bat 9th. We didn't miss him a damn bit while he was on the IL. He had done nothing before going on it and he is picking up right where he left off. The cheap hit he got tonight should have been an out. They don't deserve to be a playoff team. If they get there, we can expect an early exit. It’s a one and done team at this rate. They have a decent come from behind win, and that was the one in LA. I honestly can’t think of any more, but they have a plethora of blown saves and last AB losses. Bagwell was being far too optimistic in his assessment of them tonight. Altuve better bounce back next season, or his deal will look like an absolute bust. I wish we had some of the millions we blew on Altuve to offer Springer and Correa to get them to re-sign. Did the signs we stole help him become a multi-millionaire? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 17, 2020 9:41:04 GMT -6
It’s shaping up to be a showdown between the Astros and Mariners. That's pathetic...Even though I am not watching the games, I still want them to win. Fortunately for those of us that are not watching, we're not missing much.. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 10:36:59 GMT -6
It’s shaping up to be a showdown between the Astros and Mariners. That's pathetic...Even though I am not watching the games, I still want them to win. Fortunately for those of us that are not watching, we're not missing much.. It is. They are rebuilding, traded away Austin Nola, and are STILL competitive with the Astros. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 17, 2020 11:20:31 GMT -6
That's pathetic...Even though I am not watching the games, I still want them to win. Fortunately for those of us that are not watching, we're not missing much.. It is. They are rebuilding, traded away Austin Nola, and are STILL competitive with the Astros. if we want to keep competing for a WS title, we have rebuild the bullpen. We found two good, young starting pitchers in Urquidy and Valdez and Javier could be a third. We have no idea if we ever get anything from Forrest Whitley. I still think McCullers is best suited for the pen, but, they may keep him in the rotation. Verlander and Greinke are both free agents after the 2021 season. Our rotation should be fine for next year but question marks pop up after that. We never develop good, young catchers. For some reason, they seem to have given up on Stubbs and are using a dud like Garneau as backup to Maldonado. We also have to try to re-sign Springer, and hopefully, Brantley. We won't know what we get from Straw until he plays more but from what I see, we have another Jake Marisnick with more speed, less power, and a weaker defender. Unless Altuve rebounds next season, I think it is safe to say he was so good because he had outside help. Tucker will only get better. Lots of things have to be taken care of and I hope Click is up for the job. He has to prove that he can adequately replace Luhnow, who made enough good moves to offset this blunders such as trading for Fiers and Gomez. I have seen all of Dusty Baker I want to see......He will be the stumbling block unless Crane wises up and replaces him. He needs to be working behind the scenes to get AJ Hinch back.....but, he won't. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 12:54:20 GMT -6
From what I’ve seen from Straw this season, I’d love for Springer and Brantley to be re-signed.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 12:55:09 GMT -6
Rehiring Hinch would make Crane look like even more of an idiot than hiring Dusty.
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Post by sempersmom on Sept 17, 2020 13:25:49 GMT -6
Rehiring Hinch would make Crane look like even more of an idiot than hiring Dusty. I disagree. Besides, it should be about winning not how you look. The team made mistakes and they owned up to it. Crane over-reacted by firing Hinch/Luhnow. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 17, 2020 13:50:25 GMT -6
From what I’ve seen from Straw this season, I’d love for Springer and Brantley to be re-signed. Straw has shown absolutely nothing other than he has great speed. Too often, the speed does him no good because he doesn't run. He appears to have trouble knowing how to get a good lead so he can steal a base. Unless he shows more than he had to date, we'd have been better off with Marisnick. But, to be fair, Baker hasn't given him much of a chance. He is doing him the way he did Stubbs. The biggest joke of this season started when Crane hired Dusty Baker to manage the team. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 17, 2020 13:55:41 GMT -6
Rehiring Hinch would make Crane look like even more of an idiot than hiring Dusty. I disagree. Besides, it should be about winning not how you look. The team made mistakes and they owned up to it. Crane over-reacted by firing Hinch/Luhnow. I agree. Both of them had been suspended for a year.....no need to fire them. We could have used an interim manager and GM and brought Hinch and Luhnow back in 2021. Personally, I think getting Hinch back would help us hang on to some needed players like Springer, Correa, and Brantley. I think it's too early to judge Click as a GM,but, hiring Dusty was a huge mistake. Extending him so soon was an even bigger mistake. We won't win with Dusty Baker.........Hinch has proven he can win even though I still think pulling Greinke in game 7 last year may have cost us another title. He knows the players, the entire organization, and was good for the city. He is what this group needs as a manager.....not an old worn out man who has made a history of wasting good talent and destroying pitching staffs. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 15:33:12 GMT -6
Rehiring Hinch would make Crane look like even more of an idiot than hiring Dusty. I disagree. Besides, it should be about winning not how you look. The team made mistakes and they owned up to it. Crane over-reacted by firing Hinch/Luhnow. Yeah, so how would he explain firing Hinch in the first place? The team doesn’t need any more PR disasters. The worse the team looks, the more they’ll have to pay a guy to convince him to play here. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 15:40:31 GMT -6
I disagree. Besides, it should be about winning not how you look. The team made mistakes and they owned up to it. Crane over-reacted by firing Hinch/Luhnow. I agree. Both of them had been suspended for a year.....no need to fire them. We could have used an interim manager and GM and brought Hinch and Luhnow back in 2021. Personally, I think getting Hinch back would help us hang on to some needed players like Springer, Correa, and Brantley. I think it's too early to judge Click as a GM,but, hiring Dusty was a huge mistake. Extending him so soon was an even bigger mistake. We won't win with Dusty Baker.........Hinch has proven he can win even though I still think pulling Greinke in game 7 last year may have cost us another title. He knows the players, the entire organization, and was good for the city. He is what this group needs as a manager.....not an old worn out man who has made a history of wasting good talent and destroying pitching staffs. The players would stay for a guy they threw under the bus to save their own skins? Hinch, in my opinion, is a better manager than Dusty, but he’s shown he can lose a big game as much as he can win one. I think the fans should get away from the pipe dream of Crane rehiring him. The ship has sailed. |
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Post by sempersmom on Sept 17, 2020 15:40:43 GMT -6
I disagree. Besides, it should be about winning not how you look. The team made mistakes and they owned up to it. Crane over-reacted by firing Hinch/Luhnow. Yeah, so how we he explain firing Hinch in the first place? The team doesn’t need any more PR disasters. The worse the team looks, the more they’ll have to pay a guy to convince him to play here. What? Put the drink down. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 15:42:47 GMT -6
Yeah, so how we he explain firing Hinch in the first place? The team doesn’t need any more PR disasters. The worse the team looks, the more they’ll have to pay a guy to convince him to play here. What? Put the drink down. Hinch needs a fresh start elsewhere. |
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Post by sempersmom on Sept 17, 2020 15:44:08 GMT -6
No, he belongs here.
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Post by abregmanfan on Sept 17, 2020 15:54:36 GMT -6
But what if he does not want to be here? |
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Post by Saint on Sept 17, 2020 16:49:45 GMT -6
Hinch was fired because he didn't have the balls to tell them to stop. I liked Hinch, but he got what he deserved. So did Luhnow. Let's be honest about that. They were in charge of the team and had chances to stop it and did hardly nothing. Crane should have held himself more responsible as well, but he's the owner of the team and doesn't have to. It's his team. He paid the fine and suffered the loss of reputation. And, honestly, if there was a way to determine which players were more heavily involved, they should have been punished more as well. Or all of them.
They're still my team, and I still believe that plenty of other teams were doing similar things and didn't get caught. But they broke the rules. Period. They had an opportunity to stop and not be penalized (or even have it come out most likely), but they didn't stop. Hinch didn't stop it. The coaching staff didn't stop it. Luhnow didn't stop it (or according to him, even attempt to see if they were doing anything against the directives of Commish). Leadership needed to be punished and that included Hinch and Luhnow.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 17, 2020 17:29:18 GMT -6
Hinch was fired because he didn't have the balls to tell them to stop. I liked Hinch, but he got what he deserved. So did Luhnow. Let's be honest about that. They were in charge of the team and had chances to stop it and did hardly nothing. Crane should have held himself more responsible as well, but he's the owner of the team and doesn't have to. It's his team. He paid the fine and suffered the loss of reputation. And, honestly, if there was a way to determine which players were more heavily involved, they should have been punished more as well. Or all of them. They're still my team, and I still believe that plenty of other teams were doing similar things and didn't get caught. But they broke the rules. Period. They had an opportunity to stop and not be penalized (or even have it come out most likely), but they didn't stop. Hinch didn't stop it. The coaching staff didn't stop it. Luhnow didn't stop it (or according to him, even attempt to see if they were doing anything against the directives of Commish). Leadership needed to be punished and that included Hinch and Luhnow. Nail on the head. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 17, 2020 18:38:04 GMT -6
Hinch was fired because he didn't have the balls to tell them to stop. I liked Hinch, but he got what he deserved. So did Luhnow. Let's be honest about that. They were in charge of the team and had chances to stop it and did hardly nothing. Crane should have held himself more responsible as well, but he's the owner of the team and doesn't have to. It's his team. He paid the fine and suffered the loss of reputation. And, honestly, if there was a way to determine which players were more heavily involved, they should have been punished more as well. Or all of them. They're still my team, and I still believe that plenty of other teams were doing similar things and didn't get caught. But they broke the rules. Period. They had an opportunity to stop and not be penalized (or even have it come out most likely), but they didn't stop. Hinch didn't stop it. The coaching staff didn't stop it. Luhnow didn't stop it (or according to him, even attempt to see if they were doing anything against the directives of Commish). Leadership needed to be punished and that included Hinch and Luhnow. Nail on the head. Yep. |
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