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Post by paastrosfan on Sept 30, 2023 13:48:42 GMT -6
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Post by koolade2 on Sept 30, 2023 14:30:41 GMT -6
Could Have Fooled Me With His Playing |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 30, 2023 17:50:30 GMT -6
If we’re feeling bad about our offense, the Rangers with RISP are 1 for their last 28.
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Post by mihdennabios on Oct 1, 2023 10:48:10 GMT -6
you still have a good hairline, lucky effer |
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Post by Saint on Oct 1, 2023 11:23:27 GMT -6
you still have a good hairline, lucky effer Yeah just fat. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 1, 2023 12:35:41 GMT -6
Man, Yessi is looking rough. |
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Post by talshill on Oct 1, 2023 16:05:42 GMT -6
Well boys and girls…or…whatever anyway step one done. Division champs. Getting some rest should be good but I gotta admit I’m not optimistic about a deep run. Of course if Vasquez has rediscovered his Invisaball and Framber keeps seeing the psychiatrist and J. Abreu can keep doing good things we might make a run. Funny things happen in the postseason.
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 1, 2023 17:10:58 GMT -6
Well boys and girls…or…whatever anyway step one done. Division champs. Getting some rest should be good but I gotta admit I’m not optimistic about a deep run. Of course if Vasquez has rediscovered his Invisaball and Framber keeps seeing the psychiatrist and J. Abreu can keep doing good things we might make a run. Funny things happen in the postseason. If any team needs rest, it’s ours. The bullpen has done so much heavy lifting. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 1, 2023 18:25:42 GMT -6
Regardless of what we think of Dusty, at least Scott Service is not our manager.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 1, 2023 18:27:08 GMT -6
Is there a bigger Vagina than Scott Service?
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 1, 2023 19:20:36 GMT -6
Is there a bigger Vagina than Scott Service? Hey, lay off the Game 162 winning manager. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 1, 2023 19:35:31 GMT -6
Is there a bigger Vagina than Scott Service? Hey, lay off the Game 162 winning manager. I bet you he was whining about winning today |
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Post by Saint on Oct 1, 2023 19:48:49 GMT -6
The team looks confident and the pitching (especially the bullpen) looks ready. Maybe they'll continue to surprise us!
What a finish to the season.
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Post by m240 on Oct 1, 2023 20:51:31 GMT -6
I did not think that they had it in them. Glad they proved me wrong. Now hopefully they can get to 102 wins. At least they have a chance to still.
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Post by Saint on Oct 2, 2023 10:00:38 GMT -6
So Verlander ended up 7-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 starts for us, including two crucial must-win games against Seattle and Arizona (13 IP and only 1 Run allowed). Hopefully he stays hot for the postseason. A pennant or a championship will prove it a successful trade, imo.
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 2, 2023 12:22:20 GMT -6
So Verlander ended up 7-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 starts for us, including two crucial must-win games against Seattle and Arizona (13 IP and only 1 Run allowed). Hopefully he stays hot for the postseason. A pennant or a championship will prove it a successful trade, imo. Flags fly forever! |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 3, 2023 14:05:34 GMT -6
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 3, 2023 14:26:52 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 14:29:27 GMT -6
Then why do the fans boast about how we don’t spend as much as other teams? |
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Post by koolade2 on Oct 3, 2023 14:32:28 GMT -6
So Verlander ended up 7-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 starts for us, including two crucial must-win games against Seattle and Arizona (13 IP and only 1 Run allowed). Hopefully he stays hot for the postseason. A pennant or a championship will prove it a successful trade, imo. so no matter what Verlander does including two games with hm leading after he goes out it will be his problem if they don't get the WS. Great Guy you are |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 14:33:28 GMT -6
I’m glad we’re both on the Keep Tucker Long Term bandwagon. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 3, 2023 14:56:42 GMT -6
So Verlander ended up 7-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 starts for us, including two crucial must-win games against Seattle and Arizona (13 IP and only 1 Run allowed). Hopefully he stays hot for the postseason. A pennant or a championship will prove it a successful trade, imo. so no matter what Verlander does including two games with hm leading after he goes out it will be his problem if they don't get the WS. Great Guy you are Umm...how did you get that out of what I said? A lot of people are down on the trade because of the prospects we gave up. I'm making the point that I think he has been good for us, and another WS appearance would cement that it was a good trade to make. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 16:01:20 GMT -6
so no matter what Verlander does including two games with hm leading after he goes out it will be his problem if they don't get the WS. Great Guy you are Umm...how did you get that out of what I said? A lot of people are down on the trade because of the prospects we gave up. I'm making the point that I think he has been good for us, and another WS appearance would cement that it was a good trade to make. ROFL |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 3, 2023 17:28:50 GMT -6
Then why do the fans boast about how we don’t spend as much as other teams? What he does with his own personal money is none of your business, and none of Brian's. He isn't required to commit his entire fortune to the Astros just to please you wankers. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 17:37:43 GMT -6
Then why do the fans boast about how we don’t spend as much as other teams? What he does with his own personal money is none of your business, and none of Brian's. He isn't required to commit his entire fortune to the Astros just to please you wankers. My comment was directed to the fans. |
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Post by koolade2 on Oct 3, 2023 17:53:26 GMT -6
What he does with his own personal money is none of your business, and none of Brian's. He isn't required to commit his entire fortune to the Astros just to please you wankers. My comment was directed to the fans. What fans are you talking too. The whole lot of those that post in here. I have never seen any regular complain about his spending |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 18:44:15 GMT -6
My comment was directed to the fans. What fans are you talking too. The whole lot of those that post in here. I have never seen any regular complain about his spending The fans who get personal satisfaction from how little Crane spends. |
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Post by koolade2 on Oct 3, 2023 20:35:46 GMT -6
What fans are you talking too. The whole lot of those that post in here. I have never seen any regular complain about his spending The fans who get personal satisfaction from how little Crane spends. Then maybe they should root for another team Maybe the Rangers or LA. How many WS did the Astros win before Crane owned the team. Maybe they should be asking that instead of being Jealous of his money |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 3, 2023 21:13:37 GMT -6
Then why do the fans boast about how we don’t spend as much as other teams? What he does with his own personal money is none of your business, and none of Brian's. He isn't required to commit his entire fortune to the Astros just to please you wankers. He can spend his money any way he likes and I never said otherwise. My problem is when he isn't honest about it. I have no problem if he comes out and just says "there's only so much I'm willing to spend because I'm trying to maintain a certain margin of profit." It's when he, and the owners in general, make it sound like it's to the organization's and the fan's best interests to not spend, I.E. "you don't want to get locked into one of these long-term deals, because..." Because why? In the past, there was a limit you could spend before losing draft picks. In that case, you did need to limit spending for the sake of the organization and the fans. But that limit was removed in the last CBA. Now the only advantage gained from not spending is to the owner. If they want to be honest about that and just say they don't want to spend more than X, then that's totally fine by me. But the rhetoric hasn't changed along with the CBA; if Tucker walks, it will be sold by Crane as an unfortunate necessity to maintain the organization's health and competitiveness long-term, and the reality is that payroll no longer has any bearing on that other than artificial limits imposed by the owner's own personal desire. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 3, 2023 21:27:32 GMT -6
What he does with his own personal money is none of your business, and none of Brian's. He isn't required to commit his entire fortune to the Astros just to please you wankers. He can spend his money any way he likes and I never said otherwise. My problem is when he isn't honest about it. I have no problem if he comes out and just says "there's only so much I'm willing to spend because I'm trying to maintain a certain margin of profit." It's when he, and the owners in general, make it sound like it's to the organization's and the fan's best interests to not spend, I.E. "you don't want to get locked into one of these long-term deals, because..." Because why? In the past, there was a limit you could spend before losing draft picks. In that case, you did need to limit spending for the sake of the organization and the fans. But that limit was removed in the last CBA. Now the only advantage gained from not spending is to the owner. If they want to be honest about that and just say they don't want to spend more than X, then that's totally fine by me. But the rhetoric hasn't changed along with the CBA; if Tucker walks, it will be sold by Crane as an unfortunate necessity to maintain the organization's health and competitiveness long-term, and the reality is that payroll no longer has any bearing on that other than artificial limits imposed by the owner's own personal desire. ***** And the fans will still act like there’s a prize in spending less on payroll. Maybe the players get a Little Caesar’s pizza party. |
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