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Post by Saint on Jul 21, 2021 17:54:00 GMT -6
he is also headed to a .260 BA if he doesn't turn it around. Home runs are great, but, not the only thing necessary. He's looked better the last couple days. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 18:19:19 GMT -6
Home runs are nice but so are multi-hit games, which was Altuve’s specialty until 2020. Man, hush. This motherf***er is headed to the god damn Hall of Fame. Jesus. But is he better than Biggio? |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 21, 2021 18:31:53 GMT -6
he is also headed to a .260 BA if he doesn't turn it around. Home runs are great, but, not the only thing necessary. Shut up, Jork |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 21, 2021 19:07:42 GMT -6
Man, hush. This motherf***er is headed to the god damn Hall of Fame. Jesus. But is he better than Biggio? I would say so. I love Biggio and never thought I would have another "Mr. Astro" but I do. Altuve has proved time and time again why he is a MVP. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 21, 2021 20:11:23 GMT -6
Man, hush. This motherf***er is headed to the god damn Hall of Fame. Jesus. But is he better than Biggio? Yes. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Jul 21, 2021 20:34:12 GMT -6
But is he better than Biggio? I would say so. I love Biggio and never thought I would have another "Mr. Astro" but I do. Altuve has proved time and time again why he is a MVP. Biggio was also notorious for chasing the down and away breaking ball on a consistent basis. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 21, 2021 20:57:37 GMT -6
I would say so. I love Biggio and never thought I would have another "Mr. Astro" but I do. Altuve has proved time and time again why he is a MVP. Biggio was also notorious for chasing the down and away breaking ball on a consistent basis. That used to get on my nerves.... |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 21:25:26 GMT -6
Biggio was also notorious for chasing the down and away breaking ball on a consistent basis. That used to get on my nerves.... That’s Correa right now. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:32:44 GMT -6
he is also headed to a .260 BA if he doesn't turn it around. Home runs are great, but, not the only thing necessary. He's looked better the last couple days. He has looked much better. I wish we could say the same for Correa. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:33:41 GMT -6
That used to get on my nerves.... That’s Correa right now. it was Altuve for a long time, but, he is doing better at laying off that pitch. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 22, 2021 9:00:22 GMT -6
Home runs are nice but so are multi-hit games, which was Altuve’s specialty until 2020.  Jose had two hits in each of the last two games. The fact that three of those hits happened to be homers is just icing on a very tasty cake. Go Altuve! |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 9:25:58 GMT -6
he is also headed to a .260 BA if he doesn't turn it around. Home runs are great, but, not the only thing necessary. Shut up, Jork Still fighting the truth I see. LOL |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 9:32:09 GMT -6
But is he better than Biggio? I would say so. I love Biggio and never thought I would have another "Mr. Astro" but I do. Altuve has proved time and time again why he is a MVP. Craig Biggio is one of the guys who made the Astros relevant. He was an All star at three positions. He is in the HOF. He remains Mr. Astro in the hearts and minds of long-time Astros fans. I can Altuve piling up as many or more hits than Biggio and being in the HOF and I'm pulling for him to do it. I also know Altuve played on a WS champion even though the title is tainted in the eyes of some people. Time will tell whether Jose deserves to pass up Biggio as Mr. Astro. \ No, Jose Altuve is not better than Craig Biggio. I realize I'm probably the only one who thinks so, but, that is fine with me. Biggio was a much better all around athlete. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 10:11:40 GMT -6
Home runs are nice but so are multi-hit games, which was Altuve’s specialty until 2020. Jose had two hits in each of the last two games. The fact that three of those hits happened to be homers is just icing on a very tasty cake. Go Altuve! I’ve got no problem with that. Almost hit a second homer yesterday. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 22, 2021 10:55:37 GMT -6
Jose had two hits in each of the last two games. The fact that three of those hits happened to be homers is just icing on a very tasty cake. Go Altuve! I’ve got no problem with that. Almost hit a second homer yesterday. That's just a damned lie. You complain about it more than Corch complains about negroes. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 10:57:43 GMT -6
I’ve got no problem with that. Almost hit a second homer yesterday. That's just a damned lie. You complain about it more than Corch complains about negroes. You watch it or Facebook will ban you from this forum. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 22, 2021 15:04:43 GMT -6
That's just a damned lie. You complain about it more than Corch complains about negroes. You watch it or Facebook will ban you from this forum. (DDDOONNNNNGGGGG!!!!) What did he say? The sheriff is near! |
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Post by Saint on Jul 22, 2021 15:33:18 GMT -6
Altuve is 1 RBI away from leading our team (or being tied) in HRs, RBI, Runs, and OPS+.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 15:58:59 GMT -6
Corch wishes he could figure out when he has mentioned "negroes". I keep being accused of hating them for some reason. The fact that I don't think Dusty Baker is a good manager has nothing to do with the color of his skin. He wouldn't be a good manager under any conditions.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 16:00:16 GMT -6
Altuve is 1 RBI away from leading our team (or being tied) in HRs, RBI, Runs, and OPS+. That is great and congratulations to him. I just wish he hadn't sacrificed his BA and OBP to do it. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 22, 2021 18:27:07 GMT -6
Altuve is 1 RBI away from leading our team (or being tied) in HRs, RBI, Runs, and OPS+. That is great and congratulations to him. I just wish he hadn't sacrificed his BA and OBP to do it. I think they'll both go up higher. His OBP is still very good. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 22, 2021 18:32:28 GMT -6
Corch wishes he could figure out when he has mentioned "negroes". I keep being accused of hating them for some reason. The fact that I don't think Dusty Baker is a good manager has nothing to do with the color of his skin. He wouldn't be a good manager under any conditions. Watcha ya about Corchis?!?! |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 22, 2021 19:32:42 GMT -6
Corch wishes he could figure out when he has mentioned "negroes". I keep being accused of hating them for some reason. The fact that I don't think Dusty Baker is a good manager has nothing to do with the color of his skin. He wouldn't be a good manager under any conditions. Dusty is not a good coach, he is a Great coach. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 20:10:43 GMT -6
That is great and congratulations to him. I just wish he hadn't sacrificed his BA and OBP to do it. I think they'll both go up higher. His OBP is still very good. I guess I say that because it is not what we are used to getting from him. I don't count last year for any of them because it was screwed up from the beginning. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 20:11:32 GMT -6
Corch wishes he could figure out when he has mentioned "negroes". I keep being accused of hating them for some reason. The fact that I don't think Dusty Baker is a good manager has nothing to do with the color of his skin. He wouldn't be a good manager under any conditions. Dusty is not a good coach, he is a Great coach. Forrest Gump could outmanage Dusty. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 31, 2021 5:24:06 GMT -6
So with his huge game yesterday, Altuve is, for the first time this year, officially on pace for 100+ RBI out of the leadoff spot. Neither Biggio or Springer ever did that for us. (Although Springer would have in 2019 if he hadn't missed 40 games.)
39 HR 101 RBI 123 Runs
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 31, 2021 12:08:07 GMT -6
So with his huge game yesterday, Altuve is, for the first time this year, officially on pace for 100+ RBI out of the leadoff spot. Neither Biggio or Springer ever did that for us. (Although Springer would have in 2019 if he hadn't missed 40 games.) 39 HR 101 RBI 123 Runs I don’t miss Springer’s endless injuries. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 17:01:08 GMT -6
The reason I haven't been critical of Altuve is he hit .219/.286/.344 last year
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Post by Saint on Aug 20, 2021 8:15:59 GMT -6
His defense continues to be very good overall. He is on pace for arguably his best defensive season ever. That being said, his offense has trailed off a lot. Still a very good year overall, but he has dropped from consistently hovering around a .875 OPS to now hovering around .825.
It would be nice to see him either starting showing more power again, or go on a nice tear where he gets his AVG back up to the .285-.290 range. I think .300 this season is not doable.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 20, 2021 8:18:02 GMT -6
His defense continues to be very good overall. He is on pace for arguably his best defensive season ever. That being said, his offense has trailed off a lot. Still a very good year overall, but he has dropped from consistently hovering around a .875 OPS to now hovering around .825. It would be nice to see him either starting showing more power again, or go on a nice tear where he gets his AVG back up to the .285-.290 range. I think .300 this season is not doable. I just want him to get on base. He is a leadoff hitter after all. |
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