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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 17, 2021 16:33:59 GMT -6
Thank you Coach Baker. You inspire us all!
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 17, 2021 17:01:10 GMT -6
Thank you Coach Baker. You inspire us all! Now, it's you that's on drugs instead of nathan. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 8:48:18 GMT -6
I predicted the first reply just by seeing its author.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 10:31:40 GMT -6
I predicted the first reply just by seeing its author. Glad you could predict something correctly. LOL The only think I "appreciate" about Dusty is when he stays out of the way and doesn't do something to cost us a game. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 10:55:08 GMT -6
Glad you could predict something correctly. LOL meh, it was dead-easy in this case.  |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 11:01:56 GMT -6
Glad you could predict something correctly. LOL meh, it was dead-easy in this case. There is a very good reason why Dusty Baker has never managed a WS team and we have been seeing it ever since he came here. I know hiring him was a PR move, but, extending him barely a month into his first season was ridiculous |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 11:27:20 GMT -6
I know hiring him was a PR move, PR move? Uhh ... NO! Dusty was the best choice of a very small field of experienced candidates that were available at the time. Of those who were available, who would YOU have chosen? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 18, 2021 11:54:53 GMT -6
I know hiring him was a PR move, PR move? Uhh ... NO! Dusty was the best choice of a very small field of experienced candidates that were available at the time. Of those who were available, who would YOU have chosen?How can you consider him the best? Astros are in last place right now!!!!! |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 12:01:01 GMT -6
I know hiring him was a PR move, PR move? Uhh ... NO! Dusty was the best choice of a very small field of experienced candidates that were available at the time. Of those who were available, who would YOU have chosen?I would have chosen Brad Ausmus who failed in Detroit because you guys didn't give him talent to win. All you had was Cabrera and Verlander and Miguel was on the IL half the time. He couldn't win with the Angels because they had no pitching and Trout went on vacation when they got eliminated. He would have had the talent in Houston to win, knew the organization, and would have been welcomed by the fans and the media. Dusty was sitting at home on his ass because nobody wanted him. He had proven he couldn't win when he had talent. The Nats fired him and won the WS with basically the same team the year after they let him go. Ausmus is just one of the guys I'd have hired over Dusty. In fact, Dusty would have never made my list. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 12:02:20 GMT -6
PR move? Uhh ... NO! Dusty was the best choice of a very small field of experienced candidates that were available at the time. Of those who were available, who would YOU have chosen?How can you consider him the best? Astros are in last place right now!!!!! If you can honestly say we have the record we do because of Dusty Baker, I would want to know what you used to determine it.LOL We lead the division in spite of him. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 13:01:54 GMT -6
PR move? Uhh ... NO! Dusty was the best choice of a very small field of experienced candidates that were available at the time. Of those who were available, who would YOU have chosen?I would have chosen Brad Ausmus who failed in Detroit because you guys didn't give him talent to win. All you had was Cabrera and Verlander and Miguel was on the IL half the time. You're talking out of your ass. Brad had OODLES of talent when he took the reigns in 2014. We had Max f***ing Scherzer. Ya know, the guy who won the CYA in 2013 and was 5th in the CYA voting in 2014. Are you saying JD Martinez didn't have talent? I call bullshit. We also had David Price after the trade deadline. Miggy on the DL half the time? Not in 2014. He appeared in 159 games that year. Where did Ausmus take the Tigers in 2014? Swept aside in the ALDS in three straight games. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 18, 2021 13:18:40 GMT -6
I would have chosen Brad Ausmus who failed in Detroit because you guys didn't give him talent to win. All you had was Cabrera and Verlander and Miguel was on the IL half the time. You're talking out of your ass. Brad had OODLES of talent when he took the reigns in 2014. We had Max f***ing Scherzer. Ya know, the guy who won the CYA in 2013 and was 5th in the CYA voting in 2014. Are you saying JD Martinez didn't have talent? I call bullshit. We also had David Price after the trade deadline. Miggy on the DL half the time? Not in 2014. He appeared in 159 games that year. Where did Ausmus take the Tigers in 2014? Swept aside in the ALDS in three straight games. Dusty>Ausmus at the current time, imo. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 13:28:10 GMT -6
I would have chosen Brad Ausmus who failed in Detroit because you guys didn't give him talent to win. All you had was Cabrera and Verlander and Miguel was on the IL half the time. You're talking out of your ass. Brad had OODLES of talent when he took the reigns in 2014. We had Max f***ing Scherzer. Ya know, the guy who won the CYA in 2013 and was 5th in the CYA voting in 2014. Are you saying JD Martinez didn't have talent? I call bullshit. We also had David Price after the trade deadline. Miggy on the DL half the time? Not in 2014. He appeared in 159 games that year. Where did Ausmus take the Tigers in 2014? Swept aside in the ALDS in three straight games. You love Dusty so well. I'll make a deal with you. You send us AJ Hinch and you can have the SOB. You can blame Ausmus all you want to, but, when was the last time the Tigers didn't suck? If they keep Hinch around, they mav eventually be in contention. They are in the weakest division in baseball and still suck. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 13:28:55 GMT -6
You're talking out of your ass. Brad had OODLES of talent when he took the reigns in 2014. We had Max f***ing Scherzer. Ya know, the guy who won the CYA in 2013 and was 5th in the CYA voting in 2014. Are you saying JD Martinez didn't have talent? I call bullshit. We also had David Price after the trade deadline. Miggy on the DL half the time? Not in 2014. He appeared in 159 games that year. Where did Ausmus take the Tigers in 2014? Swept aside in the ALDS in three straight games. Dusty>Ausmus at the current time, imo. Any manager in baseball>Dusty. I don't like the SOB....have never liked him and never will like him. We don't need a clown for a manager. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 18, 2021 13:32:02 GMT -6
Dusty>Ausmus at the current time, imo. Any manager in baseball>Dusty. I don't like the SOB....have never liked him and never will like him. We don't need a clown for a manager. You should support him since HE IS OUR Coach. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 18, 2021 13:52:16 GMT -6
I don’t want Hinch back.
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 14:14:30 GMT -6
You should support him since HE IS OUR Coach. This ^ I also don't think making specific criticisms of your manager is off-limits. But Corch makes up reasons that are completely wrong. For instance using Altuve as the leadoff batter. That's time-tested and continues to be the right choice. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 14:17:12 GMT -6
Again, you're talking out of your ass. Dusty is just okay imho. But the faults you attribute to him are more often than not, baseless. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 18, 2021 14:19:51 GMT -6
You should support him since HE IS OUR Coach. This ^ I also don't think making specific criticisms of your manager is off-limits. But Corch makes up reasons that are completely wrong. For instance using Altuve as the leadoff batter. That's time-tested and continues to be the right choice. Coach is a closet fan of Dusty. I bet he has posters of Dusty hanging up in his home. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 14:27:57 GMT -6
Coach is a closet fan of Dusty. So you're saying Corch should come out of the closet? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 14:48:01 GMT -6
Again, you're talking out of your ass. Dusty is just okay imho. But the faults you attribute to him are more often than not, baseless. Just because you think they are baseless, doesn't mean they are. My criticism of how he has mishandled pitchers throughout his managerial career is well known all around baseball and is well documented. Why do you think he was sitting home unemployed when Crane hired him? I don't want any manager with a history of mishandling pitchers. You are also talking out of your ass. You have yet to name ONE thing that makes Dusty a good manager and I have told you why is not a good manager. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 14:51:48 GMT -6
This ^ I also don't think making specific criticisms of your manager is off-limits. But Corch makes up reasons that are completely wrong. For instance using Altuve as the leadoff batter. That's time-tested and continues to be the right choice. Coach is a closet fan of Dusty. I bet he has posters of Dusty hanging up in his home. Yes. I have posters of him and George Floyd all over my house. I also have a couple of topless photos of Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and Maxine Waters. I am trying to find one of Dusty in one of his collection of masks and wristbands, but, nobody seems to have them available. Since he is such a managerial genius, why did he not figure out a way for us to get more than one hit today and a total of one run and four hits combined in the last two games of this series. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 14:52:30 GMT -6
Coach is a closet fan of Dusty. So you're saying Corch should come out of the closet? I wish you and Dusty would get locked up in the same closet. LOL |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 15:46:36 GMT -6
Again, you're talking out of your ass. Dusty is just okay imho. But the faults you attribute to him are more often than not, baseless. Just because you think they are baseless, doesn't mean they are. Wrong. I have repeatedly PROVEN your baseless criticisms of Dusty. You're just too senile to remember. Earlier this season, you claimed Dusty had used too many different lineups. I PROVED managers you deem as superior (AJ Hinch and Bob Melvin) used FAR more different lineups. Very recently you called Dusty out for using Altuve as the leadoff batter rather than Straw. The numbers speak for themself. Straw's results in the first at-bat of the games where he was used as the leadoff batter have been dismal. Altuve's results in the first at-bat of games have been excellent, even though you claim otherwise. You can't even begin to fathom using anyone but the best players on the roster at all times. Every manager in baseball knows the importance of using bench players on a regular basis to keep them from rotting on the bench and becoming totally useless. You also pissed and moaned whenever Garcia's name appeared on a lineup card. Here's an interesting number for you, Sunshine. Robel Garcia appeared in 36 games this season. The Astros won 24 of those games. That's a winning percentage of .667Compare that to the Astros overall winning percentage this season of .602Does that mean Garcia was instrumental in winning more games? Nah. But it definitely means he didn't hurt the Astros as much as you'd like to believe. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 19:40:23 GMT -6
Just because you think they are baseless, doesn't mean they are. Wrong. I have repeatedly PROVEN your baseless criticisms of Dusty. You're just too senile to remember. Earlier this season, you claimed Dusty had used too many different lineups. I PROVED managers you deem as superior (AJ Hinch and Bob Melvin) used FAR more different lineups. Very recently you called Dusty out for using Altuve as the leadoff batter rather than Straw. The numbers speak for themself. Straw's results in the first at-bat of the games where he was used as the leadoff batter have been dismal. Altuve's results in the first at-bat of games have been excellent, even though you claim otherwise. You can't even begin to fathom using anyone but the best players on the roster at all times. Every manager in baseball knows the importance of using bench players on a regular basis to keep them from rotting on the bench and becoming totally useless. You also pissed and moaned whenever Garcia's name appeared on a lineup card. Here's an interesting number for you, Sunshine. Robel Garcia appeared in 36 games this season. The Astros won 24 of those games. That's a winning percentage of .667Compare that to the Astros overall winning percentage this season of .602Does that mean Garcia was instrumental in winning more games? Nah. But it definitely means he didn't hurt the Astros as much as you'd like to believe. I thought we had gotten past the personal attacks, but, I see I was wrong. I haven't "pulled anything out of my ass" nor am I "senile". Those comments come from someone who doesn't have anything else to say. I see you like to try to keep track of my posts. I didn't realize you had the intelligence to do that. I have tried to stop exchanging insults with you, but, you seem to enjoy it. You haven't "proven" a damn thing to me regarding Dusty's ability as a manager. His track record of mishandling pitchers over the years speaks for itself and shows why he has never been successful in the post season. It is also why he got fired by the Reds and Nationals. If Jose had the success you posted in another thread, those numbers were accumulated mostly before the the last 20-25 games. His overall numbers have been in a steady decline for at least a month. He has still been a run producer during that time, but, he isn't getting the number of hits we normally expect from him. I don't know of anyone here who liked seeing Garcia's name in the lineup. We all know the only reason he is still on the roster is because both Diaz and Bregman are on the IL. When one of them returns, he's gone. He is a below-average defender and one of the worst excuses for a major league hitter I've ever seen. He has little power and you can count on him striking out in at least half of his at bats. When he and Maldonado are in the lineup together, the opposing pitchers have an easy time building their strikeout totals. Maldonado needs to play because he is an excellent catcher and does a fantastic job working with pitchers. "Sunshine", if you aren't too "senile" to figure it out, I have never said Robel was responsible for losing games. What is obvious is we won 24 of those 36 games due to the production of the rest of the lineup. He had nothing to do with it. In fact, I remember one game in particular his horrible defense cost us the game. My argument was the we are better when Garcia is not in the lineup, not that he kept us from winning games. Each of us has our own opinion. I'm not wrong because you disagree and you aren't wrong because I disagree. Each of us has our way of looking at things. And, for the record, I realize bench players need time in the lineup and starters need to rest. I just don't agree that resting guys who are hitting is the way to go. We have some guys whose timing is off right now.........Correa and Alvarez in particular........ that need to stay in the lineup to get it back.' If you want to exchange personal attacks and insults, find someone else. If you want to talk baseball, that's fine. Keep in mind, you were the one who started with the insults and personal attacks here. I am finished with this subject. Most of you think Dusty is doing a good job. The fact is that this team would be doing about the same at the present time no matter who the manager was...........as long as it wasn't Cecil Cooper, Bo Porter, Brad Mills, or Jimy Williams. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 18, 2021 19:56:22 GMT -6
Coach is a closet fan of Dusty. I bet he has posters of Dusty hanging up in his home. Since he is such a managerial genius, why did he not figure out a way for us to get more than one hit today and a total of one run and four hits combined in the last two games of this series. In fairness, what the hell is he supposed to do when his vaunted offense manages just an Abraham Toro single? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 18, 2021 20:11:18 GMT -6
Since he is such a managerial genius, why did he not figure out a way for us to get more than one hit today and a total of one run and four hits combined in the last two games of this series. In fairness, what the hell is he supposed to do when his vaunted offense manages just an Abraham Toro single? Yesterday was the best lineup that could have been, and they still sucked.... So it was definitely not on Dusty.... Bunch of lollygaggers.. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Jul 18, 2021 20:32:28 GMT -6
Yesterday was the best lineup that could have been, and they still sucked.... So it was definitely not on Dusty.... Bunch of lollygaggers.. Everybody into the shower! Anybody ain't in this shower in ten seconds gonna get fined a hundred dollars!!! |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 20:39:52 GMT -6
Since he is such a managerial genius, why did he not figure out a way for us to get more than one hit today and a total of one run and four hits combined in the last two games of this series. In fairness, what the hell is he supposed to do when his vaunted offense manages just an Abraham Toro single? Just a little sarcasm for the Dusty lovers........No manager could have won the games we lost the last two days. But, we did lose them to good pitching. We didn't lose to the bottom of the rotation. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 18, 2021 20:40:55 GMT -6
Yesterday was the best lineup that could have been, and they still sucked.... So it was definitely not on Dusty.... Bunch of lollygaggers.. Everybody into the shower! Anybody ain't in this shower in ten seconds gonna get fined a hundred dollars!!! Our entire lineup should be fined for the crap they did at the plate the last two days. Dusty can't swing the bat for them. |
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