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Post by sempersmom on Sept 21, 2020 15:56:13 GMT -6
Starting lineups:
Astros
1. Straw, CF
2. Altuve, 2B
3. Bregman, 3B
4. Brantley, LF
5. Gurriel, 1B
6. Tucker, LDH
7. Correa, SS
8. Reddick, RF
9. Maldonado, C
McCullers, P
Mariners
1. Crawford, SS
2. Moore, 2B
3. Lewis, CF
4. Seager, 3B
5. France, DH
6. Marmolejos, LF
7. Torrens, C
8. White, 1B
9. Lopes, RF
Gonzales, P
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 21, 2020 18:09:10 GMT -6
Starting lineups: Astros 1. Straw, CF 2. Altuve, 2B 3. Bregman, 3B 4. Brantley, LF 5. Gurriel, 1B 6. Tucker, LDH 7. Correa, SS 8. Reddick, RF 9. Maldonado, C McCullers, P Mariners 1. Crawford, SS 2. Moore, 2B 3. Lewis, CF 4. Seager, 3B 5. France, DH 6. Marmolejos, LF 7. Torrens, C 8. White, 1B 9. Lopes, RF Gonzales, P Astros win 2-1 |
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Post by sempersmom on Sept 21, 2020 18:12:10 GMT -6
Starting lineups: Astros 1. Straw, CF 2. Altuve, 2B 3. Bregman, 3B 4. Brantley, LF 5. Gurriel, 1B 6. Tucker, LDH 7. Correa, SS 8. Reddick, RF 9. Maldonado, C McCullers, P Mariners 1. Crawford, SS 2. Moore, 2B 3. Lewis, CF 4. Seager, 3B 5. France, DH 6. Marmolejos, LF 7. Torrens, C 8. White, 1B 9. Lopes, RF Gonzales, P Astros win 2-1 They just need to win. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 18:43:46 GMT -6
Why is Straw in for Springer? Having Straw lead off makes little sense.
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Post by Saint on Sept 21, 2020 19:12:07 GMT -6
Why is Straw in for Springer? Having Straw lead off makes little sense. According to science Springer is too fragile to play after how much he ran yesterday. According to Blum and Kalas. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 19:59:18 GMT -6
Why is Straw in for Springer? Having Straw lead off makes little sense. According to science Springer is too fragile to play after how much he ran yesterday. According to Blum and Kalas. So, Dusty puts an automatic out in the leadoff spot in a game we need to win......typical of the idiot. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2020 20:11:05 GMT -6
So, we’ve been waiting about a month for the offense to start showing they're postseason ready...
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Post by sempersmom on Sept 21, 2020 20:11:48 GMT -6
We have a long wait ahead of us.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 20:21:14 GMT -6
I am still waiting to know why Straw is better than Marisnick.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 21:08:52 GMT -6
Congratulations to Saint's little boy, Jose, for booting the DP ball that just cost us 4 runs and the damn game. This little turd has had his head up his ass all season. He has butchered second base this year. We would have been better off if he had joined Joe Smith and opted out this season.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2020 21:13:37 GMT -6
Bunch of overpaid losers can’t score any runs for their pitchers, which ends up giving guys like McCullers pressure all game. Also, Dusty sat on his ass after the first two reached. Great job all around.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 21:15:49 GMT -6
Bunch of overpaid losers can’t score any runs for their pitchers, which ends up giving guys like McCullers pressure all game. Also, Dusty sat on his ass after the first two reached. Great job all around. every damn one of those runs was caused because Altuve booted a sure DP ball. Lance doesn't deserve to get a loss hung on him because Jose has had his head up his ass all season. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2020 21:20:58 GMT -6
Bunch of overpaid losers can’t score any runs for their pitchers, which ends up giving guys like McCullers pressure all game. Also, Dusty sat on his ass after the first two reached. Great job all around. every damn one of those runs was caused because Altuve booted a sure DP ball. Lance doesn't deserve to get a loss hung on him because Jose has had his head up his ass all season. The offense was trash too. At one point in this scoreless duel, we had 6 hits and they had none. There is no reason for the team to play like this, yet they continue to avoid scoring runs. At this point, they need to ask themselves why they want to play in the postseason. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2020 21:36:29 GMT -6
For the record, I was never a huge fan of Altuve’s defense. He gets eaten up by a lot of hot shots and is tentative on tag plays. A lot of grounders seem to get past him too. Correa tends to make up for those shortcomings.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 21, 2020 21:40:24 GMT -6
every damn one of those runs was caused because Altuve booted a sure DP ball. Lance doesn't deserve to get a loss hung on him because Jose has had his head up his ass all season. The offense was trash too. At one point in this scoreless duel, we had 6 hits and they had none. There is no reason for the team to play like this, yet they continue to avoid scoring runs. At this point, they need to ask themselves why they want to play in the postseason. This offense has been terrible for most of the season. Tucker has been the bright spot. This team has been affected by the scandal and losing AJ Hinch as manager. Cole leaving for the Yankees and Verlander's injury crippled the rotation. Losing Osuna was a disaster for the bullpen. Most of our "stars"have been no-shows most of the time. Both Springer and Tucker have produced more than Altuve and Bregman combined. Yuli and Correa are both in the tank right now. George hits two homers yesterday and Baker rests him today......the man is an idiot. They don't play like they want to be in the post-season. They don't deserve to be there. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 22, 2020 4:09:32 GMT -6
Congratulations to Saint's little boy, Jose, for booting the DP ball that just cost us 4 runs and the damn game. This little turd has had his head up his ass all season. He has butchered second base this year. We would have been better off if he had joined Joe Smith and opted out this season. You should be saying Altuve is my little boy, not Saint's...To Saint's credit, early in Altuve's career, he said he was overrated. I know by your posts Altuve botched a surefire DP that could have prevented runs.... But you have missed Altuve was 2 for 3, and also walked... Astros scoring only one run, I would probably say is why they lost the game |
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 7:48:37 GMT -6
Congratulations to Saint's little boy, Jose, for booting the DP ball that just cost us 4 runs and the damn game. This little turd has had his head up his ass all season. He has butchered second base this year. We would have been better off if he had joined Joe Smith and opted out this season. You're such an idiot. LMAO |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:24:28 GMT -6
Congratulations to Saint's little boy, Jose, for booting the DP ball that just cost us 4 runs and the damn game. This little turd has had his head up his ass all season. He has butchered second base this year. We would have been better off if he had joined Joe Smith and opted out this season. You should be saying Altuve is my little boy, not Saint's...To Saint's credit, early in Altuve's career, he said he was overrated. I know by your posts Altuve botched a surefire DP that could have prevented runs.... But you have missed Altuve was 2 for 3, and also walked... Astros scoring only one run, I would probably say is why they lost the game The four run inning would not have happened if Altuve had not booted the DP ball. True, the offense sucked. Jose, Tucker, and Brantley did their part. Correa, Yuli, and Bregman were all AWOL. Altuve actually had a decent game at the plate. His defense has been sub par this season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:29:05 GMT -6
Congratulations to Saint's little boy, Jose, for booting the DP ball that just cost us 4 runs and the damn game. This little turd has had his head up his ass all season. He has butchered second base this year. We would have been better off if he had joined Joe Smith and opted out this season. You're such an idiot. LMAO Yes, I am an idiot for disagreeing with a baseball guru like you. LOL LOL LOL Altuve caused the four run inning by blowing what should have been an easy DP. He has been terrible at second base all season. In fact, he has not been close to the player he was before the scandal. He needs to grow a pair, suck it up, and deal with.......admitting he cheated just like the rest would be a good place to start. If you watched the game and didn't see what he did, then, you are an idiot. Pint-sized second baseman are a dime a dozen but this little fella used sign stealing to become a multi-millionaire. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 9:30:42 GMT -6
You're such an idiot. LMAO Yes, I am an idiot for disagreeing with a baseball guru like you. LOL LOL LOL Altuve caused the four run inning by blowing what should have been an easy DP. He has been terrible at second base all season. In fact, he has not been close to the player he was before the scandal. He needs to grow a pair, suck it up, and deal with.......admitting he cheated just like the rest would be a good place to start. If you watched the game and didn't see what he did, then, you are an idiot. Pint-sized second baseman are a dime a dozen but this little fella used sign stealing to become a multi-millionaire. Oh so you agree George is a cheater? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:30:43 GMT -6
For the record, I was never a huge fan of Altuve’s defense. He gets eaten up by a lot of hot shots and is tentative on tag plays. A lot of grounders seem to get past him too. Correa tends to make up for those shortcomings. Correa has saved Altuve's ass many times defensively over the years. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:32:27 GMT -6
Yes, I am an idiot for disagreeing with a baseball guru like you. LOL LOL LOL Altuve caused the four run inning by blowing what should have been an easy DP. He has been terrible at second base all season. In fact, he has not been close to the player he was before the scandal. He needs to grow a pair, suck it up, and deal with.......admitting he cheated just like the rest would be a good place to start. If you watched the game and didn't see what he did, then, you are an idiot. Pint-sized second baseman are a dime a dozen but this little fella used sign stealing to become a multi-millionaire. Oh so you agree George is a cheater? I never said he didn't cheat. I just said the rest of them did if he did. I stand by that. No doubt in my mind that Altuve cheated as much as any of them. If Jose and Bregman deserve long term, top dollar deals, so does George. I think they ALL cheated. To date, Kyle Tucker has more home runs and runs batted in this season than Altuve and Bregman combined. Same for George. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 9:33:51 GMT -6
This is Altuve's worst defensive year since 2014. For his career, he is right at average defensively using actual statistics. Out of his 10 seasons, he has had 3 considered below-average, and 7 considered above-average. That being said, if we're going to be critical about Altuve, the most frustrating area is his baserunning. Obviously he is having a bad year at the plate which could be for a number of reasons (but most likely just a slump), but there isn't much of an excuse for the terrible baserunning.
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 9:34:50 GMT -6
Oh so you agree George is a cheater? I never said he didn't cheat. I just said the rest of them did if he did. I stand by that. No doubt in my mind that Altuve cheated as much as any of them. If Jose and Bregman deserve long term, top dollar deals, so does George. I think they ALL cheated. To date, Kyle Tucker has more home runs and runs batted in this season than Altuve and Bregman combined. Same for George. That's not what you used to say, Flip Flopper. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:37:31 GMT -6
This is Altuve's worst defensive year since 2014. For his career, he is right at average defensively using actual statistics. Out of his 10 seasons, he has had 3 considered below-average, and 7 considered above-average. That being said, if we're going to be critical about Altuve, the most frustrating area is his baserunning. Obviously he is having a bad year at the plate which could be for a number of reasons (but most likely just a slump), but there isn't much of an excuse for the terrible baserunning. His questionable decisions on the bases is why I labeled him a dumbass.........He has done nothing to prove me wrong. Many of them are having bad seasons because they are not dealing with the pressure of having their cheating exposed. Tucker is having the best year of any of them and he was not involved in the sign-stealing. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 9:40:11 GMT -6
This is Altuve's worst defensive year since 2014. For his career, he is right at average defensively using actual statistics. Out of his 10 seasons, he has had 3 considered below-average, and 7 considered above-average. That being said, if we're going to be critical about Altuve, the most frustrating area is his baserunning. Obviously he is having a bad year at the plate which could be for a number of reasons (but most likely just a slump), but there isn't much of an excuse for the terrible baserunning. His questionable decisions on the bases is why I labeled him a dumbass.........He has done nothing to prove me wrong. Many of them are having bad seasons because they are not dealing with the pressure of having their cheating exposed. Tucker is having the best year of any of them and he was not involved in the sign-stealing. "Dealing with the pressure" What are you suggesting they do now that you admit they cheated? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 9:40:27 GMT -6
I never said he didn't cheat. I just said the rest of them did if he did. I stand by that. No doubt in my mind that Altuve cheated as much as any of them. If Jose and Bregman deserve long term, top dollar deals, so does George. I think they ALL cheated. To date, Kyle Tucker has more home runs and runs batted in this season than Altuve and Bregman combined. Same for George. That's not what you used to say, Flip Flopper. I never said George didn't cheat. If you say I did, you are liar. I plainly said.........more than once.......if any cheated, they all cheated. I was one who slightly believed in Jose's innocence until all of the evidence showed up. If he didn't, why the huge drop in production. This is more than an average slump like all players experience. This is a full blown tank job. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 22, 2020 9:41:05 GMT -6
This is Altuve's worst defensive year since 2014. For his career, he is right at average defensively using actual statistics. Out of his 10 seasons, he has had 3 considered below-average, and 7 considered above-average. That being said, if we're going to be critical about Altuve, the most frustrating area is his baserunning. Obviously he is having a bad year at the plate which could be for a number of reasons (but most likely just a slump), but there isn't much of an excuse for the terrible baserunning. His baserunning is frustrating, but he at least has the ability to take an extra base. George, on the other hand... |
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Post by Saint on Sept 22, 2020 10:14:09 GMT -6
That's not what you used to say, Flip Flopper. I never said George didn't cheat. If you say I did, you are liar. I plainly said.........more than once.......if any cheated, they all cheated. I was one who slightly believed in Jose's innocence until all of the evidence showed up. If he didn't, why the huge drop in production. This is more than an average slump like all players experience. This is a full blown tank job. Just going to ignore all of the other elite players having bad seasons, eh? Sounds about right. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 22, 2020 11:20:14 GMT -6
His questionable decisions on the bases is why I labeled him a dumbass.........He has done nothing to prove me wrong. Many of them are having bad seasons because they are not dealing with the pressure of having their cheating exposed. Tucker is having the best year of any of them and he was not involved in the sign-stealing. "Dealing with the pressure" What are you suggesting they do now that you admit they cheated? Get over it..........grow some a pair of balls..........move on, do your jobs, and start feeling sorry for yourselves. They have moped around like whipped puppies. All of the excuses like having no fans to motivate them, worrying about COVID, all the bullshit with BLM, etc. Lots of distractions.....other teams have dealt with all of them except the sign-stealing scandal. Our guys need to grow up and do the job. |
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