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Post by m240 on Jun 25, 2018 10:50:08 GMT -6
Over the course of the season things change and move around a bit. For awhile it looked like we needed a guy to dh and play first so Abreu made good sense. Then Gattis started smashing the ball and Gurriel has slowly begun to increase his slugging % to the point where now he has an ops of 759. So perhaps that broken bone in his hand really did cause his drop off. As we move closer to the trade deadline there are lots of guys who have experienced a drop off from last year but are still doing pretty good and then there is Gonzales and McCann. Gonzales is exactly 200 pts of ops less than last year and McCann is off 120 pts of ops. And then there is Marisnick. Over the past month I have slowly started to change my opinion of what we will need at the deadline as folks performance has increased or dropped off. At this point it would appear as if it is time McCann was put on the dl for a while so that he can get a rest and recharge himself for the final push. Stubbs has earned a look and that dl stint would go a long way to help us see what we can expect from McCann for the final month of the season and the playoffs. And to take some of those Gonzales and Marisnick at bats the promotion of Tucker may do the trick. Giving Springer a few days off sure would not hurt either in the big scheme of things. Expecting Stubbs and Tucker to both experience success might be a bit too optimistic, but if one does then we will know what we need to do for a bat. But on the other hand we all can agree that we need late inning help. If it can come in the form of a left handed power arm that has had success and is doing well this year then Hand is the guy and Britton may be another option depending on how we does over the next couple of weeks. I see the Yankees as the Russians in the Cold War area, but I can not call it the Arms Race, because that would imply pitching, so it is the Bats Race.... Astros have a good lineup and most would say they are in good shape...but I think they need to be better than good....I am on the side of picking up that bat that gives them that extra percentage...But comes down to it, it is all about having the extra percentage....Games are won or loss with that percentage...Now who can give us that percentage (<----- Pacino paraphrase from Any Given Sunday) Clearly our offense is below last year's. Last year's team had 10 guys with an ops of over 750 and 3 guys with an ops over 900. This year only 8 guys with an ops over 750 and no guys with an ops over 900. So yes we need to step up the offense and time will tell who the best guy to add will be, from the farm or by trade. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 25, 2018 11:55:12 GMT -6
TL;DR
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 25, 2018 11:59:32 GMT -6
Doug says he will type the expanded version of it. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 13:28:16 GMT -6
Oh I quite like the expanded baseball analysis above.
I'm not sure where the TL;DR thing came from but it wasn't a thing in my generation or those before.
Maybe the fluoride in the toothpaste zapped everybody's attention span; I don't know. Maybe it was video games, but then again the pinball machines and Atari sets didn't seem to have that effect.
Poor old Beethoven wouldn't have had a chance with his hour-long symphonies in today's society. Shakespeare would have been dismissed too with four letters: TL;DR. What a society we're building.
Perhaps this is irrelevant to baseball, but essentially Manfred's mission to cut game times comes from the TL;DR mentality.
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Post by marshall on Jun 25, 2018 14:49:08 GMT -6
Oh I quite like the expanded baseball analysis above. I'm not sure where the TL;DR thing came from but it wasn't a thing in my generation or those before. Maybe the fluoride in the toothpaste zapped everybody's attention span; I don't know. Maybe it was video games, but then again the pinball machines and Atari sets didn't seem to have that effect. Poor old Beethoven wouldn't have had a chance with his hour-long symphonies in today's society. Shakespeare would have been dismissed too with four letters: TL;DR. What a society we're building. Perhaps this is irrelevant to baseball, but essentially Manfred's mission to cut game times comes from the TL;DR mentality. Does that stand for, "I'm too busy to THINK?" |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 25, 2018 14:49:54 GMT -6
I used the tl;dr, and I'm from before your generation.
The reason it came about is because of people writing 4 paragraphs to say "I dont agree with tl;dr."
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 14:57:32 GMT -6
My comments were in jest but just to say, one of the reasons many people like baseball are that it is a slow, plodding game compared to many other sports. Though probably not cricket.
And as such, baseball gives us plenty of time to mull things over. The multi-tasking, instant gratification crowd might prefer basketball or boxing as those games are more fast-paced and, in the case of boxing, can be finished in a few minutes.
I like m240's willingness to share some ideas that might take more than a couple minutes to read and think about. No complaints here.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 25, 2018 14:58:58 GMT -6
I used the tl;dr, and I'm from before your generation. The reason it came about is because of people writing 4 paragraphs to say "I dont agree with tl;dr." It's OK. I'd still vote for you if you run for office, Bortaz. |
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Post by marshall on Jun 25, 2018 15:03:50 GMT -6
I used the tl;dr, and I'm from before your generation. The reason it came about is because of people writing 4 paragraphs to say "I dont agree with tl;dr." It's OK. I'd still vote for you if you run for office, Bortaz. I'm trying to find a way to respond in more than 4 lengthy paragraphs... |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 25, 2018 16:02:09 GMT -6
It's OK. I'd still vote for you if you run for office, Bortaz. I'm trying to find a way to respond in more than 4 lengthy paragraphs... Pay attention to your spelling and grammar. I spend half my day correcting your thread titles. |
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Post by marshall on Jun 25, 2018 16:17:27 GMT -6
I'm trying to find a way to respond in more than 4 lengthy paragraphs... Pay attention to your spelling and grammar. I spend half my day correcting your thread titles. That's because I can't post in Reader View so I can see what I'm typing. |
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Post by batman007 on Jun 25, 2018 20:30:20 GMT -6
I'm trying to find a way to respond in more than 4 lengthy paragraphs... Pay attention to your spelling and grammar. I spend half my day correcting your thread titles. At least you have something to do now. |
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Post by marshall on Jun 26, 2018 4:56:40 GMT -6
Results through games played 6/25
June 16-6 125 RS 84 RA
YTD 52-28 412 RS 246 RA
Pythagorean expected wins 57.588 -5.588 wins
June
The Astros are scoring an average of 5.68 runs per game.
They are 14-0 when scoring more than 4 runs.
They are 2-1 when scoring exactly 4 runs.
They are 0-5 when scoring less than 4 runs per game.
They are 4-3 in 1 run games
They are 1-0 in extra innings
YTD
The Astros are scoring an average of 5.15 runs per game.
They are 34-8 when scoring more than 4 runs.
They are 11-2 when scoring exactly 4 runs.
They are 7-18 when scoring less than 4 runs per game.
They are 8-14 in 1 run games
They are 2-4 in extra innings
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Post by m240 on Jun 26, 2018 8:01:57 GMT -6
Doug says he will type the expanded version of it. Do you think that he knows the last two paragraphs were yours? |
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Post by sempersmom on Jun 26, 2018 13:19:50 GMT -6
I need to be KABOOMED.
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Post by marshall on Jun 26, 2018 14:03:39 GMT -6
That's got to be a difficult KABOOM. I was rooting for you. |
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Post by talshill on Jun 26, 2018 19:04:19 GMT -6
June Record 16-6, 125 RS, 84 RA
YTD 52-28, 412 RS, 246 RA
6/1 vs Red Sox W 7-3
6/2 vs Red Sox L 4-5
6/3 vs Red Sox L 3-9
6/4 OFF Day
6/5 vs Mariners L 1-7
6/6 vs Mariners W 7-5
6/7 @ Rangers W 5-2
6/8 @ Rangers W 7-3
6/9 @ Rangers W 4-3
6/10 @ Rangers W-8-7
6/11 OFF DAY
6/12 @ A's W 6-3
6/13 @ A's W-13-5
6/14 @ A's W 7-3
6/15 @ Royals W 7-3
6/16 @ Royals W 10-2
6/17 @ Royals W 7-4
6/18 vs Rays W 5-4
6/19 vs Rays L 1-2
6/20 vs Rays W 5-1
6/21 OFF DAY
6/22 vs Royals L 0-1
6/23 vs Royals W 4-3
6/24 vs Royals W 11-3
6/25 vs Blue Jays L 3-6
6/26 vs Blue Jays
6/27 vs Blue Jays
6/28 @ Rays
6/29 @ Rays
6/30 @ Rays
Batman007: 11-16, 123 RS, 108 RA KABOOM!!!
txheat10k 15-12 120 RS 97 RA KABOOM!!!
Saint 16-11 130 RS 95 RA Endangered
Thomasj13 16-11 135 RS 91 RA Endangered
OlPapa 17-10 128 RS 90 RA
m240 17-10 129 RS 85 RA
Bortaz 17-10 131 RS 109 RA
InLuhnowWeTrust 17-10 136 RS 112 RA
talshill 18-9 120 RS 94 RA
blcoach8 19-8 133 RS 92 RA
astrosdoug 19-8 135 RS 82 RA
Abremanfan 20-7 140 RS 96 RA
Marshall 20-7 160 RS 74 RA
jayfree5 21-6 151 RS 84 RA Endangered
KoolAde2 21-6 162 RS 88 RA Endangered
Sempersmom 22-5 165 RS 81 RA Kaboom!!!
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Post by talshill on Jun 26, 2018 19:05:35 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 19:43:50 GMT -6
5 games left. They need to go 5-0 37 (7.4) runs and 4 (0.8) runs against for me to hit the mark exactly.
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Post by sempersmom on Jun 26, 2018 19:50:18 GMT -6
Shouldn't you be talking to Sempersdad about that? I thought only Thomas made those kind of comments. 😁 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 20:54:38 GMT -6
5 games left. They need to go 5-0 37 (7.4) runs and 4 (0.8) runs against for me to hit the mark exactly. Right on pace with today's game. Now 4-0 30 runs (7.5) and 4 runs against (1.0) left  |
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Post by talshill on Jun 26, 2018 20:55:38 GMT -6
June Record 17-6, 132 RS, 84 RA
YTD 53-28, 419 RS, 246 RA
6/1 vs Red Sox W 7-3
6/2 vs Red Sox L 4-5
6/3 vs Red Sox L 3-9
6/4 OFF Day
6/5 vs Mariners L 1-7
6/6 vs Mariners W 7-5
6/7 @ Rangers W 5-2
6/8 @ Rangers W 7-3
6/9 @ Rangers W 4-3
6/10 @ Rangers W-8-7
6/11 OFF DAY
6/12 @ A's W 6-3
6/13 @ A's W-13-5
6/14 @ A's W 7-3
6/15 @ Royals W 7-3
6/16 @ Royals W 10-2
6/17 @ Royals W 7-4
6/18 vs Rays W 5-4
6/19 vs Rays L 1-2
6/20 vs Rays W 5-1
6/21 OFF DAY
6/22 vs Royals L 0-1
6/23 vs Royals W 4-3
6/24 vs Royals W 11-3
6/25 vs Blue Jays L 3-6
6/26 vs Blue Jays W 7-0
6/27 vs Blue Jays
6/28 @ Rays
6/29 @ Rays
6/30 @ Rays
Batman007: 11-16, 123 RS, 108 RA KABOOM!!!
txheat10k 15-12 120 RS 97 RA KABOOM!!!
Saint 16-11 130 RS 95 RA KABOOM!!!
Thomasj13 16-11 135 RS 91 RA KABOOM!!!
OlPapa 17-10 128 RS 90 RA Endangered
m240 17-10 129 RS 85 RA Endangered
Bortaz 17-10 131 RS 109 RA Endangered
InLuhnowWeTrust 17-10 136 RS 112 RA Endangered
talshill 18-9 120 RS 94 RA
blcoach8 19-8 133 RS 92 RA
astrosdoug 19-8 135 RS 82 RA
Abremanfan 20-7 140 RS 96 RA
Marshall 20-7 160 RS 74 RA
jayfree5 21-6 151 RS 84 RA Endangered
KoolAde2 21-6 162 RS 88 RA Endangered
Sempersmom 22-5 165 RS 81 RA Kaboom!!!
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Post by talshill on Jun 26, 2018 20:57:53 GMT -6
Shouldn't you be talking to Sempersdad about that? I thought only Thomas made those kind of comments. 😁 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thomas is hardly the only male on this board who has a dirty mind. In fact, we all do. Some are just more vocal than others. |
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Post by marshall on Jun 26, 2018 21:02:30 GMT -6
Results through games played 6/26
June 17-6 132 RS 84 RA
YTD 53-28 419 RS 246 RA
Pythagorean expected wins 58.808 -5.808 wins
June
The Astros are scoring an average of 5.74 runs per game.
They are 15-0 when scoring more than 4 runs.
They are 2-1 when scoring exactly 4 runs.
They are 0-5 when scoring less than 4 runs per game.
They are 4-3 in 1 run games
They are 1-0 in extra innings
YTD
The Astros are scoring an average of 5.17 runs per game.
They are 35-8 when scoring more than 4 runs.
They are 11-2 when scoring exactly 4 runs.
They are 7-18 when scoring less than 4 runs per game.
They are 8-14 in 1 run games
They are 2-4 in extra innings
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Post by sempersmom on Jun 26, 2018 21:04:05 GMT -6
I thought only Thomas made those kind of comments. 😁 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thomas is hardly the only male on this board who has a dirty mind. In fact, we all do. Some are just more vocal than others. I know. Some of the conversations on the GDT make me blush. And Bortaz wonders why I don’t comment much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by talshill on Jun 26, 2018 21:08:02 GMT -6
I watch my crudeness in front of women and children. Give me a margarita and a campfire surrounded by (male) friends and the conversation (and jokes) can get a bit...interesting. And funny.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 26, 2018 21:09:50 GMT -6
Thomas is hardly the only male on this board who has a dirty mind. In fact, we all do. Some are just more vocal than others. I know. Some of the conversations on the GDT make me blush. And Bortaz wonders why I don’t comment much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But you LOL’d after watching the video I warned you not to watch. |
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Post by sempersmom on Jun 26, 2018 21:12:31 GMT -6
That was funny. It’s the guys talking about Correa and Springer and their significant others.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 26, 2018 21:16:38 GMT -6
That was funny. It’s the guys talking about Correa and Springer and their significant others. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I just censored the P word. |
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Post by sempersmom on Jun 26, 2018 21:17:58 GMT -6
Thank you. Now they’re going to hate me for being a whiny baby.
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