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Post by Saint on Oct 16, 2021 16:36:28 GMT -6
At least make it not embarrassing!
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Post by Saint on Oct 16, 2021 16:47:53 GMT -6
Well, they weren't great innings but they were innings we didn't have to use somebody better.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 16:49:47 GMT -6
We put three runs up to give us just a little hope. Then, we send Maldonado, the automatic out, up to lead off the next inning. Are we resting Castro for next season?
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Post by Saint on Oct 16, 2021 17:01:46 GMT -6
Yeah, I agree. We need offense to try and fight our way back into this. But we have one single Maldonado up to leadoff an inning. Let Castro bat!
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 17:14:37 GMT -6
The team, media, and fans make too many excuses for Maldonado. Castro isn’t Mike Piazza, but how can anyone justify having Martín bat with RISP?
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 16, 2021 17:28:20 GMT -6
At this point how confident, do you think the Astros make it back to Houston. 100%, what say you, Debbie? |
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Post by koolade2 on Oct 16, 2021 17:34:04 GMT -6
At this point how confident, do you think the Astros make it back to Houston. 100%, what say you, Debbie? With what pitching. If the pitching can hold up in Boston then they can have a chance. Then again the offense has to decide they want to play |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 16, 2021 17:38:31 GMT -6
100%, what say you, Debbie? With what pitching. If the pitching can hold up in Boston then they can have a chance. Then again the offense has to decide they want to play It's not like Boston has great pitching. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 17:52:05 GMT -6
With what pitching. If the pitching can hold up in Boston then they can have a chance. Then again the offense has to decide they want to play It's not like Boston has great pitching. They don’t. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 17:53:02 GMT -6
Okay, three things we’ve learned so far:
1. Eovaldi isn’t a god.
2. Kiké is a decent but unspectacular fielder.
3. They must attack Devers more. He’s clearly injured.
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Post by Saint on Oct 16, 2021 17:54:24 GMT -6
Well, the pitching has given us a chance since the 2nd inning...
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 18:08:05 GMT -6
The team, media, and fans make too many excuses for Maldonado. Castro isn’t Mike Piazza, but how can anyone justify having Martín bat with RISP? The Red Sox are not a team that relies on stolen bases. Put Castro in the lineup. We need offense. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 18:09:52 GMT -6
Okay, three things we’ve learned so far: 1. Eovaldi isn’t a god. 2. Kiké is a decent but unspectacular fielder. 3. They must attack Devers more. He’s clearly injured. Check on all three counts. I hope we have learned that Castro needs to be in the lineup. |
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Post by koolade2 on Oct 16, 2021 18:15:38 GMT -6
From Taylor on the Relief Pitching has done a really good job. What starting pitchers do the Astros have left now other than Urguidy, Greinke. Greinke hasn't been good in a month or more.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 18:18:52 GMT -6
From Taylor on the Relief Pitching has done a really good job. What starting pitchers do the Astros have left now other than Urguidy, Greinke. Greinke hasn't been good in a month or more. I'd start Greinke in game four and back him up with Javier. Then, keep my fingers crossed. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 18:28:00 GMT -6
The team, media, and fans make too many excuses for Maldonado. Castro isn’t Mike Piazza, but how can anyone justify having Martín bat with RISP? The Red Sox are not a team that relies on stolen bases. Put Castro in the lineup. We need offense. And in 2 plate appearances, he’s walked and homered. Enough of the Machete worship. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 18:30:45 GMT -6
Altuve, it doesn’t have to be a home run every time.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 16, 2021 18:32:06 GMT -6
At least make it not embarrassing! They played well. Five unanswered runs after the so-called pitching of the first two innings. Good stuff to build on for the next game. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 16, 2021 18:33:40 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 16, 2021 18:43:09 GMT -6
LOL quoting your own tweets
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 19:18:31 GMT -6
The Red Sox are not a team that relies on stolen bases. Put Castro in the lineup. We need offense. And in 2 plate appearances, he’s walked and homered. Enough of the Machete worship. I second that, but, if I had to bet on it, I'd bet Dusty puts Maldonado right back in the lineup in game 3. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 19:19:41 GMT -6
Altuve, it doesn’t have to be a home run every time. Whenever he hits one, he is going to start swinging for them. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 19:21:07 GMT -6
At least make it not embarrassing! They played well. Five unanswered runs after the so-called pitching of the first two innings. Good stuff to build on for the next game. If he is healthy enough, give Meyers the start in CF in game three and have Castro catching. He needs a shot after his two AB's today. Maldonado is a sure out 95% of the time. After the game, A-Rod referred to Carlos Correa as "the Lebron of baseball". That's a damn lie. Lebron James is one of the most selfish assholes in all of professional sports. Correa should resent that. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 16, 2021 19:45:53 GMT -6
The offense is still there. I think Urquidy will give them a nice bounce back game.
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Oct 16, 2021 21:25:14 GMT -6
The offense is still there. I think Urquidy will give them a nice bounce back game. Give us 6 innings and 3 runs or less and we win. He can do that. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 21:28:45 GMT -6
With what pitching. If the pitching can hold up in Boston then they can have a chance. Then again the offense has to decide they want to play It's not like Boston has great pitching. Without McCullers, their's is about equal to ours. Losing him is going to be hard to overcome, but, it can be done if someone else steps up. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 16, 2021 21:29:44 GMT -6
The offense is still there. I think Urquidy will give them a nice bounce back game. I think you are right. I can see us having to start Javier in this series. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 17, 2021 7:55:17 GMT -6
No matter who the pitcher is, the common thread to playing losing baseball is the lack of strike throwing. Framber got lucky and didn’t implode. Garcia’s outing was an unmitigated disaster, and I don’t know why you would throw a flat fastball outside to a guy who crushes outside pitches. It seemed like there was no strategy there. They better get ahead of more hitters or else we may have seen the last of the Astros this season.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 17, 2021 10:26:49 GMT -6
No matter who the pitcher is, the common thread to playing losing baseball is the lack of strike throwing. Framber got lucky and didn’t implode. Garcia’s outing was an unmitigated disaster, and I don’t know why you would throw a flat fastball outside to a guy who crushes outside pitches. It seemed like there was no strategy there. They better get ahead of more hitters or else we may have seen the last of the Astros this season. Regarding Garcia's knee injury, it seems he has been having some problems for awhile but never bothered to mention it. I wondered why Urquidy wasn't the game 2 starter since Garcia had looked awful in Chicago. The knee could have been a problem in that game. In an interview about Garcia's knee, Dusty had this to say: “We're not there yet,” Baker said. “It came to our knowledge that this has kind of been bothering him a little bit on and off, but he hadn't said anything about it. It wasn't bothering him enough not to pitch. We'll make that determination in a couple of days.” |
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Post by dafish on Oct 17, 2021 10:30:01 GMT -6
No matter who the pitcher is, the common thread to playing losing baseball is the lack of strike throwing. Framber got lucky and didn’t implode. Garcia’s outing was an unmitigated disaster, and I don’t know why you would throw a flat fastball outside to a guy who crushes outside pitches. It seemed like there was no strategy there. They better get ahead of more hitters or else we may have seen the last of the Astros this season. Regarding Garcia's knee injury, it seems he has been having some problems for awhile but never bothered to mention it. I wondered why Urquidy wasn't the game 2 starter since Garcia had looked awful in Chicago. The knee could have been a problem in that game. In an interview about Garcia's knee, Dusty had this to say: “We're not there yet,” Baker said. “It came to our knowledge that this has kind of been bothering him a little bit on and off, but he hadn't said anything about it. It wasn't bothering him enough not to pitch. We'll make that determination in a couple of days.” Which in Dusty-speak means I don't give a f_k, what the trainers and doctors say.....just get on the mound you little f_cka and pitch |
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