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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 18, 2021 8:36:21 GMT -6
Correa is 4-for-8 with a homer in the AL Championship Series and 9-for-21 (.429) in the postseason.
Altuve is 1-for-8 with a homer in the AL Championship Series and 6-for-24 (.250) in the postseason.
Brantley is 1-for-9 in the AL Championship Series and 8-for-28 (.286) in the postseason.
Bregman is 2-for-8 in the AL Championship Series and 8-for-24 (.333) in the postseason.
Alvarez is 2-for-6 in the AL Championship Series and 5-for-17 (.294) in the postseason.
Tucker is 2-for-8 in the AL Championship Series and 7-for-25 (.280) in the postseason.
Gurriel is 3-for-7 in the AL Championship Series and 6-for-24 (.250) in the postseason.
Maldonado is 1-for-19 (.053) in the postseason.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 8:56:39 GMT -6
Clearly, this justifies Maldonado starting EVERY GAME this postseason.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 18, 2021 9:06:10 GMT -6
Clearly, this justifies Maldonado starting EVERY GAME this postseason. I don't get it either, man. You know how I feel about players who can only play one side of the game. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 9:07:41 GMT -6
Clearly, this justifies Maldonado starting EVERY GAME this postseason. I don't get it either, man. You know how I feel about players who can only play one side of the game. One for effing nineteen. And the friggin fans are talking about how that’s essential. He’s the position player version of Lord Strom. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 9:18:30 GMT -6
Clearly, this justifies Maldonado starting EVERY GAME this postseason. Castro should be in the lineup tonight, but, I wouldn't bet on it. Having an automatic out in the lineup in games that are this important is pure lunacy. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 9:20:17 GMT -6
I don't get it either, man. You know how I feel about players who can only play one side of the game. One for effing nineteen. And the friggin fans are talking about how that’s essential. He’s the position player version of Lord Strom. And you still can't help yourself for blasting Strom when he has nothing to do with it. LMAO |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 9:45:14 GMT -6
One for effing nineteen. And the friggin fans are talking about how that’s essential. He’s the position player version of Lord Strom. And you still can't help yourself for blasting Strom when he has nothing to do with it. LMAO Come on, that was funny. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Oct 18, 2021 10:08:09 GMT -6
And you still can't help yourself for blasting Strom when he has nothing to do with it. LMAO Come on, that was funny. Yeah, it was. In a Boxxy sort of way. lol |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Oct 18, 2021 10:10:16 GMT -6
On a positive note, if he gets one more hit, his batting average will DOUBLE! |
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Post by Saint on Oct 18, 2021 10:46:03 GMT -6
The top of the order needs to set the tone early tonight. We need more from Altuve and Brantley than what they did in Game 2. And of course, it would be amazing to see Urquidy go 6-7 strong innings...
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 18, 2021 10:57:57 GMT -6
Yeah, it was. In a Boxxy sort of way. lol Holy shit, a Boxxy reference. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 11:06:29 GMT -6
And you still can't help yourself for blasting Strom when he has nothing to do with it. LMAO Come on, that was funny. OK. I can go along with that. I was just used to you being on Strom's case. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 18, 2021 11:09:10 GMT -6
Stromanaldo. The Superhero Duo that turns garbage into greatness!
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 11:09:53 GMT -6
The top of the order needs to set the tone early tonight. We need more from Altuve and Brantley than what they did in Game 2. And of course, it would be amazing to see Urquidy go 6-7 strong innings... Getting more from the top of the lineup is essential if we are to win. If we get one win at Fenway, we go back to Houston. We have had some success against Rodriguez in the past so I think we can get to him tonight. We MUST get at least 5 from Urquidy and hopefully six. Another help would be to see Castro in the lineup. Since Rodriguez is a lefty, Dusty will probably start him. Castro is a better option than Maldonado even if we are facing a lefty. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 12:21:21 GMT -6
Stromanaldo. The Superhero Duo that turns garbage into greatness! The hypocrisy of how the fans flamed Everett for his bat juxtaposed with their love for Maldonado. |
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Post by olpapa on Oct 18, 2021 12:28:01 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Astros offense is going to score a lot of runs tonight. (Of course, I remember Saint had a similar feeling during the regular season and it just turned out to be gas)
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 14:12:28 GMT -6
I have a feeling the Astros offense is going to score a lot of runs tonight. (Of course, I remember Saint had a similar feeling during the regular season and it just turned out to be gas) If we score those runs, it will be with Maldonado and his automatic outs in the lineup and our worst outfielder, Jose Siri, in CF. Dusty never ceases to amaze with his lineups. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 18, 2021 14:33:05 GMT -6
Yeah I don't understand this move to Siri. I guess hitting .417 in the postseason isn't good enough.
And if Meyers can't play, shouldn't we be moving him off the roster?
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 18, 2021 14:36:42 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 14:41:32 GMT -6
Maldonado starting again. Good job, Castro. Ride the bench.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 14:41:52 GMT -6
Also, why is a guy with a broken finger starting in CF? This is nutty.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 14:45:11 GMT -6
Also, why is a guy with a broken finger starting in CF? This is nutty. It is total lunacy to have Maldonado or Siri in this lineup. Why would he even consider putting Siri in the lineup? Could mean that Meyers isn't able to go and Chas had a bad game offensively in game two. Why he won't start Castro is something I'd like to hear him explain. He would probably say we need him to handle Urquidy and communicate with him better than Castro. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 15:09:33 GMT -6
Also, why is a guy with a broken finger starting in CF? This is nutty. It is total lunacy to have Maldonado or Siri in this lineup. Why would he even consider putting Siri in the lineup? Could mean that Meyers isn't able to go and Chas had a bad game offensively in game two. Why he won't start Castro is something I'd like to hear him explain. He would probably say we need him to handle Urquidy and communicate with him better than Castro. Meyers must still be hurt, but there’s no time to rest Chas. Castro must be in Dusty’s doghouse. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 18, 2021 15:14:41 GMT -6
Unless Chas is hurt or got threatened by the Boston mob, it makes no sense for him to not be in the lineup right now.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 15:17:59 GMT -6
Unless Chas is hurt or got threatened by the Boston mob, it makes no sense for him to not be in the lineup right now. Isn’t Siri hurt? Make this make sense for me. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 18, 2021 15:27:26 GMT -6
Unless Chas is hurt or got threatened by the Boston mob, it makes no sense for him to not be in the lineup right now. Isn’t Siri hurt? Make this make sense for me. I'm guessing Dusty "just has a gut feeling" that Siri will show up with a huge swaggerish game. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 18, 2021 15:35:08 GMT -6
Isn’t Siri hurt? Make this make sense for me. I'm guessing Dusty "just has a gut feeling" that Siri will show up with a huge swaggerish game. Green Monster doesn’t always mean homer. Look at Stanton’s last game. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 16:15:19 GMT -6
Yeah I don't understand this move to Siri. I guess hitting .417 in the postseason isn't good enough. And if Meyers can't play, shouldn't we be moving him off the roster? My thoughts exactly. If Meyers can't play why not have Stubbs on the roster so we could pinch hit for Maldonado early in the game if necessary. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 18, 2021 16:16:11 GMT -6
About Siri in the lineup, two main thoughts:
1. Siri has a much bigger difference vs. LHP than Chas does. In fact, some of Chas' numbers are worse against LHP, while Siri has crushed them. In particular, Siri has nearly double the line drive percentage vs. LHP than Chas does (27.3% vs. 15.4%). Siri's strikeout rate also dropped massively vs. LHP (23.5% vs LHP and 40.6% vs. RHP), while McCormick saw only a marginal improvement (31.1% vs. LHP and 33.0% vs. RHP).
2. Siri is also the better defender. Urquidy gets less than 35% ground balls so that may be a major factor.
The front office also dives a lot deeper than that. They'll have projections for all the guys vs. all potential pitchers for Dusty to look at. It may be that their data projects Siri significantly better than McCormick against Eduardo Rodriguez specifically, using Trackman and other info that we don't have access to.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 18, 2021 16:18:45 GMT -6
About Siri in the lineup, two main thoughts: 1. Siri has a much bigger difference vs. LHP than Chas does. In fact, some of Chas' numbers are worse against LHP, while Siri has crushed them. In particular, Siri has nearly double the line drive percentage vs. LHP than Chas does (27.3% vs. 15.4%). Siri's strikeout rate also dropped massively vs. LHP (23.5% vs LHP and 40.6% vs. RHP), while McCormick saw only a marginal improvement (31.1% vs. LHP and 33.0% vs. RHP). 2. Siri is also the better defender. Urquidy gets less than 35% ground balls so that may be a major factor. The front office also dives a lot deeper than that. They'll have projections for all the guys vs. all potential pitchers for Dusty to look at. It may be that their data projects Siri significantly better than McCormick against Eduardo Rodriguez specifically, using Trackman and other info that we don't have access to. Where did you get the idea that Siri is a better defender? He has made mental screwups in CF that has cost us outs. |
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