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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 18, 2021 22:26:52 GMT -6
I just saw the replay of the last out of the game. Chas got totally screwed there. You can’t tag with the glove laces. Chas was safe. I would file a complaint. He was clearly safe, but, I am always surprised when a reviewed play goes our way. I don't see how they actually watched the replays and didn't reverse the call. Chas was safe. I saw the laces beat the touch of home plate, but the tag happened after the score. What garbage. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 0:54:48 GMT -6
It's frustrating, but there've been several good Astros teams I remember over the years that played terrible in August. The teams that won the NL pennant and the first AL pennant both did that. I don't know what it is about this month, but some turned it around with a good September
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 19, 2021 0:58:22 GMT -6
It's frustrating, but there've been several good Astros teams I remember over the years that played terrible in August. The teams that won the NL pennant and the first AL pennant both did that. I don't know what it is about this month, but some turned it around with a good September The 2019 team took the cake for most frustrating team. I don’t think any other will top it. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 1:01:42 GMT -6
You are NOT deleting your account so forget it. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 1:10:39 GMT -6
It's frustrating, but there've been several good Astros teams I remember over the years that played terrible in August. The teams that won the NL pennant and the first AL pennant both did that. I don't know what it is about this month, but some turned it around with a good September The 2019 team took the cake for most frustrating team. I don’t think any other will top it. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 19, 2021 1:13:29 GMT -6
The 2019 team took the cake for most frustrating team. I don’t think any other will top it. I was thinking mainly of the offense pulling their disappearing act at home, but yeah, JV was disappointing in the postseason outside of that first game against the Rays. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 9:28:30 GMT -6
You are NOT deleting your account so forget it. Thanks for coming by to make another post that doesn't mean squat. Good job........You are the one who must be obsessed with nathan since you brought him up. Send him a message if you want to hook up. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 9:33:18 GMT -6
Well, our owner seems to be clueless about what makes a good manager. Here are the words of Jim Crane on Dusty Baker. LOL LOL
Crane praised the job done by manager Dusty Baker, who’s dealt with a rash of injuries all season, including not having starting pitcher Justin Verlander all year and starting third baseman Alex Bregman for the past two months. Several players have landed on the COVID-19 IL, including right fielder Kyle Tucker.
“He’s had to patch it up,” Crane said. “He’s done a nice job of moving guys in and out and giving guys some rest. I think we’re in good shape to make a run. He’s well-liked by the players, and he handles himself well. Dusty’s done a great job for us since he’s come in.”
Notice that Crane didn't mention Baker's handling of pitchers. Being "well-liked by the players" is great unless it means he can't crack down on them when needed. I'm still impressed at his collection of masks and wristbands. Being a clown, those are his calling cards.
It is good to "give guys some rest", but, he chooses to rest guys who are hitting and it ends up costing us games. His use of Robel Garcia, except when he had no choice, is laughable. He blew one game by " resting" Correa right before an off day for the team. Robel made a costly error and struck out three times. Most of the time when we have had chances to sweep a series, Dusty puts a half-assed lineup on the field and we lose the game.
Crane has to take up for Dusty and support him because public criticism is the wrong thing to do. But, he doesn' t have to sound so clueless by praising the idiot. Hiring him was a PR move at best. He hired Dusty in an attempt to appease the commissioner's office after the scandal and because there was continued whining about not having enough blacks in leadership positions. Dusty has never been to a WS even though he had the players to do, and, that was mainly due to what we are seeing........mishandling of his pitching staff, specifically the bullpen.
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 10:16:19 GMT -6
Crane knows it would be foolish to push Dusty out the door before he wanted to retire from managing. MLB players love playing for Dusty, and Crane knows no free agents would want to come here if he wasn't going to be the manager
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 10:22:07 GMT -6
Despite your bravado, I bet you'd cry if Nathan deleted his account Thanks for coming by to make another post that doesn't mean squat. Good job........You are the one who must be obsessed with nathan since you brought him up. Send him a message if you want to hook up. Everyone knows you have your way of making your opinion known when others disagree with you, but deep down you'd be sad if Nathan and Michael weren't around anymore for you to argue with about Crane, Dusty, Bregman or whatever you wanted to argue about
I don't see why you don't admit it. Why else would you spend the time here you do making the many posts you post. You'd be devoting all of them to agreeing with Sherwin if that weren't the case
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 11:05:54 GMT -6
Crane knows it would be foolish to push Dusty out the door before he wanted to retire from managing. MLB players love playing for Dusty, and Crane knows no free agents would want to come here if he wasn't going to be the manager So, you think it would be a good idea to let Dusty hang on as manager as long as he wants the job? LOL LOL If Crane thinks that, he is a damn fool. If you actually believe that having Dusty stay on as manager would help encourage free agents to sign here, I pity you for being that dumb. Why would a top free agent who wants to win sign with a team with a 73 year old retread manager who has never won a damn thing no matter what talent he had on his roster? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 19, 2021 11:06:35 GMT -6
Thanks for coming by to make another post that doesn't mean squat. Good job........You are the one who must be obsessed with nathan since you brought him up. Send him a message if you want to hook up. Everyone knows you have your way of making your opinion known when others disagree with you, but deep down you'd be sad if Nathan and Michael weren't around anymore for you to argue with about Crane, Dusty, Bregman or whatever you wanted to argue about
I don't see why you don't admit it. Why else would you spend the time here you do making the many posts you post. You'd be devoting all of them to agreeing with Sherwin if that weren't the case
Take my name out your mouth. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 11:10:50 GMT -6
Thanks for coming by to make another post that doesn't mean squat. Good job........You are the one who must be obsessed with nathan since you brought him up. Send him a message if you want to hook up. Everyone knows you have your way of making your opinion known when others disagree with you, but deep down you'd be sad if Nathan and Michael weren't around anymore for you to argue with about Crane, Dusty, Bregman or whatever you wanted to argue about
I don't see why you don't admit it. Why else would you spend the time here you do making the many posts you post. You'd be devoting all of them to agreeing with Sherwin if that weren't the case
If I gave a damn if others disagree with me, I would not be on a forum. You have your opinion......I have mine. I don't care what your opinion is because it's your right to have it. I never think about nathan.....you seem to be concerned with him. The only time he shows up is to bring up some asinine trade proposals or FA signings and then he disappears. He will show up again this winter with more of the same and then you can reunite with him. I post whatever I choose about the owner, manager, or players. If you don't like it, don't read it. I don't give a damn what you think about what I post. I really don't understand why you are so concerned about it since you show up about once a month to say basically nothing. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 11:38:48 GMT -6
Sorry guys .. I did not mean to start anything. I just wanted Michael to come back
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 12:00:04 GMT -6
Sorry guys .. I did not mean to start anything. I just wanted Michael to come back Don't fret......I'm sure he will return. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 14:31:47 GMT -6
Crane knows it would be foolish to push Dusty out the door before he wanted to retire from managing. MLB players love playing for Dusty, and Crane knows no free agents would want to come here if he wasn't going to be the manager Why would a top free agent who wants to win sign with a team with a 73 year old retread manager who has never won a damn thing no matter what talent he had on his roster? |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 15:06:55 GMT -6
Sorry guys .. I did not mean to start anything. I just wanted Michael to come back Don't fret......I'm sure he will return. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 19, 2021 15:25:09 GMT -6
Sorry guys .. I did not mean to start anything. I just wanted Michael to come back Was Abregmanfan Mike? I hope he posts today or at least tomorrow.. I didn't like him putting his posting on the line if the Astros didn't win. It wasn't his fault, Astros have just lost their mojo. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 15:30:38 GMT -6
Sorry guys .. I did not mean to start anything. I just wanted Michael to come back Was Abregmanfan Mike? I hope he posts today or at least tomorrow.. I didn't like him putting his posting on the line if the Astros didn't win. It wasn't his fault, Astros have just lost their mojo. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 19, 2021 15:31:48 GMT -6
Was Abregmanfan Mike? I hope he posts today or at least tomorrow.. I didn't like him putting his posting on the line if the Astros didn't win. It wasn't his fault, Astros have just lost their mojo. Mr. Lydia |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 16:21:25 GMT -6
Why would a top free agent who wants to win sign with a team with a 73 year old retread manager who has never won a damn thing no matter what talent he had on his roster? What is there about Dusty Baker that makes you think he could be the difference in us signing a top free agent? If he stays......and he is expected to retire......he would be 73 years old which makes him about a month older than me. Why would a free agent sign due to his presence? You said I don't know what I'm talking about, but, you failed to say why. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 19, 2021 16:26:15 GMT -6
Why would a top free agent who wants to win sign with a team with a 73 year old retread manager who has never won a damn thing no matter what talent he had on his roster? Or on any other |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 18:07:24 GMT -6
Unfortunately, you don't know what you're talking about on this one Or on any other I know exactly what I'm talking about. If I don't, let me know why these free agents would all want to come play for Dusty. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 19, 2021 20:25:42 GMT -6
I know exactly what I'm talking about. If I don't, let me know why these free agents would all want to come play for Dusty. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 22:22:05 GMT -6
Don't fret......I'm sure he will return. Glad you "stepped in". What you fail to comprehend is that abregmanfan and I are friends. We go back and forth about Dusty just to needle each other. But, you feel free to keep making an ass of yourself. You are doing an outstanding job. If you think Dusty is a good manager, I can assure you that you are in the minority around here. The rest of them just don't say as much about the old fool as I do. I don't think it is BS that he is "old and black". First, the man is old. I'm 72 and he is about a month older. Second, he is black. I have never criticized him due to his race. I have criticized him when he openly supported BLM and wore their shirts on camera. If you think Dusty does a good job handling his pitchers, then, you don't know what you're talking about. Now, we learn that the old fool was upset over the trade of Myles Straw which means one of two things.......Click didn't consult Dusty to get his opinion or he did get Dusty's opinion, ignored it, and made the deal anyway. Trading Straw was a good move because it is allowing us to see what we have in Meyers and McCormick. The only problem with the trade was we could have probably gotten more from Straw. We are getting more run production and good defense from both of them. Straw has little to no power and didn't drive in many runs. Meyers and McCormick both have power, speed, and play solid defense. So, if Dusty had rather have Straw than either of them, that is further evidence that he is a lousy manager and judge of talent. Finally, I don't give a rat's ass about your opinion of what I post about Dusty or anything else. You have your opinion and I have mine. If they are different, it's no big deal to me. You feel free to keep taking up for the old fool. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 19, 2021 22:32:20 GMT -6
I know exactly what I'm talking about. If I don't, let me know why these free agents would all want to come play for Dusty. Here is exactly what you said: "MLB players love playing for Dusty, and Crane knows no free agents would want to come here if he wasn't going to be the manager." You indicated that NO free agents would want to come here if Dusty wasn't going to be the manager. You failed to mention why these free agents would not want to come here.......We have had good luck signing free agents, especially pitchers because they know we have one of the top pitching coaches in the game in Brent Strom. There is plenty of evidence to support that.....Look what he did with Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton. Verlander has said more than once that Strom helped him make some adjustments that benefitted him. He has taken pitchers we have brought in from other organizations and helped them get better. Dusty Baker had nothing to do with it. Name ONE top free agent we signed since Dusty has been here.. We did re-sign Michael Brantley, but, Dusty had nothing to do with it. We anxiously await for the evidence you can produce to show that Dusty's presence will help us sign any free agent. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 20, 2021 6:12:11 GMT -6
Until he does, I don't mind stepping in for him when it comes to a debate about the manager. Especially since 90% of abregmanfan said about Dusty I agree with, while 90% what you said about our manager I think is BS. Particularly the stuff about him being old and black. I don't understand what that has to do with anything If you think Dusty is a good manager, I can assure you that you are in the minority around here. The rest of them just don't say as much about the old fool as I do. a. I don't care if no one agrees with me. There's plenty of opinions I think the whole lot of ya are crazy on, but it doesn't matter to me one way or the other b. How can you be sure everyone agrees with what you've said about our manager? Have you taken a poll? We anxiously await the evidence
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 20, 2021 6:21:15 GMT -6
Only reason Dusty's upset about Myles being traded, is Dusty is the one who worked so hard with Myles to improve his bat and glovework while he was in the starting lineup. When one dedicates himself to a project just to see the guy get traded out the door, naturally there'd be a residual feeling your effort was wasted
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 20, 2021 6:27:00 GMT -6
Only reason Dusty's upset about Myles being traded, is Dusty is the one who worked so hard with Myles to improve his bat and glovework while he was in the starting lineup. When one dedicates himself to a project just to see the guy get traded out the door, naturally there'd be a residual feeling your effort was wasted And to see him get traded for an average reliever instead of addressing the more problematic starting rotation must have been disheartening for Dusty. I wasn’t a fanboy of Straw like Thomas or others, but I liked the potential of having a solid defender and an actual speed guy in the lineup instead of seeing poor runners on base helplessly watch as hitters tap grounders to infielders and erase them on double plays. |
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Post by m240 on Aug 20, 2021 6:40:49 GMT -6
There are two things that have always been true about Dusty
1. With pitchers given two choices, one obviously the smart play, and the other bordering on stupidity, he will choose the latter.
2. Position players like playing for him.
a third thing that most likely is true is that the lack of discipline required by him results in teams under performing.
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