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Post by Saint on Jun 1, 2018 22:04:32 GMT -6
Verlander vs. Price
37-22.
Take game 3!
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Post by marshall on Jun 2, 2018 3:09:43 GMT -6
Another expected pitcher's duel. But we saw yesterday that we don't always get what we expect.
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 2, 2018 6:26:12 GMT -6
Price usually bends but doesn’t break against Houston. Hope they rock his ass tonight.
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 2, 2018 6:31:23 GMT -6
Astros are 5-4 against Cleveland NY and Boston in the 9 games. Two more to go. Then Seattle with Paxton pitching Tuesday.
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Post by olpapa on Jun 2, 2018 6:56:51 GMT -6
Astros are 5-4 against Cleveland NY and Boston in the 9 games. Two more to go. Then Seattle with Paxton pitching Tuesday. Would have been 8-1 if AJ could have just put the clipboard away and not made an unnecessary pitching change in the ninth inning of the games on May 3, 27 and 29. |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 2, 2018 8:11:57 GMT -6
Verlander vs. Price 37-22. Take game 3! I was looking at Price’s player page on mlb.com and saw this: “David Taylor Price Nickname: Astro's Dad” So he is the Astros dad. I wonder how many of our players are aware of this nickname. If that wouldn’t motivate our guys, I don’t know what would. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 2, 2018 8:14:27 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 2, 2018 8:24:49 GMT -6
Astros are 5-4 against Cleveland NY and Boston in the 9 games. Two more to go. Then Seattle with Paxton pitching Tuesday. Would have been 8-1 if AJ could have just put the clipboard away and not made an unnecessary pitching change in the ninth inning of the games on May 3, 27 and 29. Ditto.........AJ gave both of those games away |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 2, 2018 8:29:26 GMT -6
Pythagorean Wins and all that aside, I get the general impression that if the Astros are playing to their full potential, they can/should be winning 2/3 of their games. With some luck and perhaps some setbacks for opponents (injuries and the like), maybe the Astros could win 3/4 of their games for a while.
Right now, the difference between being a .620 team and a .667 team are those wins that have been given away by poor bullpen management, suboptimal lineups, and silly baserunning mistakes. I really would like to see the Astros stop making those needless mistakes and win at least 2/3 of their games in June.
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Post by marshall on Jun 2, 2018 8:33:33 GMT -6
Pythagorean Wins and all that aside, I get the general impression that if the Astros are playing to their full potential, they can/should be winning 2/3 of their games. With some luck and perhaps some setbacks for opponents (injuries and the like), maybe the Astros could win 3/4 of their games for a while. Right now, the difference between being a .620 team and a .667 team are those wins that have been given away by poor bullpen management, suboptimal lineups, and silly baserunning mistakes. I really would like to see the Astros stop making those needless mistakes and win at least 2/3 of their games in June. The difference in opponent quality alone will get us there barring an injury bug. I hinestly would be disappointed if we don't win at least 2/3rds of our games in June. I expect 3/4 with at least one 10+ game winning streak.
As luck would have it, our next four games will be the toughest of the month. Verlander and Morton could easily get wins. The toughest games will be McCullers and Keuchel against the Mariners. It's just poor timing that our worst pitchers are facing our closest division rivals.
But just think about those two being our worst. Either would be a 1 or 2 on the majority of teams.
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 9:38:11 GMT -6
Verlander vs. Price 37-22. Take game 3! I was looking at Price’s player page on mlb.com and saw this: “David Taylor Price Nickname: Astro's Dad” So he is the Astros dad. I wonder how many of our players are aware of this nickname. If that wouldn’t motivate our guys, I don’t know what would. No, he literally has a dog named Astro. Like from the Jetsons. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 2, 2018 9:39:32 GMT -6
The Astros come into tonight's game with the lowest number of errors in MLB and the highest fielding pct. Just one more reason the team should have a great month of June.
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Post by olpapa on Jun 2, 2018 10:11:06 GMT -6
I was looking at Price’s player page on mlb.com and saw this: “David Taylor Price Nickname: Astro's Dad” So he is the Astros dad. I wonder how many of our players are aware of this nickname. If that wouldn’t motivate our guys, I don’t know what would. No, he literally has a dog named Astro. Like from the Jetsons. Oh. Ok. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Jun 2, 2018 10:14:40 GMT -6
Astros are 5-4 against Cleveland NY and Boston in the 9 games. Two more to go. Then Seattle with Paxton pitching Tuesday. Would have been 8-1 if AJ could have just put the clipboard away and not made an unnecessary pitching change in the ninth inning of the games on May 3, 27 and 29. That is what I keep on telling my Yankee buddies, brag now, all those games were winnable, granted they took advantage of the breaks, props to them. Next time in October it could be different. |
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Post by olpapa on Jun 2, 2018 10:17:27 GMT -6
Would have been 8-1 if AJ could have just put the clipboard away and not made an unnecessary pitching change in the ninth inning of the games on May 3, 27 and 29. That is what I keep on telling my Yankee buddies, brag now, all those games were winnable, granted they took advantage of the breaks, props to them. Next time in October it could be different. Somehow I think that AJ will handle the pitching staff differently come October...just like he did last October. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 10:19:17 GMT -6
No, he literally has a dog named Astro. Like from the Jetsons. Oh. Ok. Still interesting though. Maybe he named it after the Astros condescendingly. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Jun 2, 2018 10:19:29 GMT -6
That is what I keep on telling my Yankee buddies, brag now, all those games were winnable, granted they took advantage of the breaks, props to them. Next time in October it could be different. Somehow I think that AJ will handle the pitching staff differently come October...just like he did last October. Like they say the playoffs are a different season, IMO he will ride the same scenario. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 10:20:23 GMT -6
Gattis is up to a 112 OPS+. During the even number years of his career he has an .800+ OPS....and it's 2018.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 2, 2018 10:51:37 GMT -6
Poor Gattis is a very humble guy. In the postgame interview, he told the guys in response to questions about his recent power surge that he usually only hits at a max of .250 so he’s got to make the most of it to help the team.
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Post by bearbryant on Jun 2, 2018 11:46:13 GMT -6
Dustin Pedroia's back on the DL. I wonder if Dombrowski regrets DFAing Hanley
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 11:47:03 GMT -6
I like Gattis. I'll admit at the beginning of the year he was frustrating me and I thought maybe he lost it. Glad he has turned it around and has become one of our more clutch hitters lately.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 11:47:35 GMT -6
Dustin Pedroia's back on the DL. I wonder if Dombrowski regrets DFAing Hanley I'm sure he does now. Has any clubs had any interest in Hanley? |
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 11:53:23 GMT -6
Dustin Pedroia's back on the DL. I wonder if Dombrowski regrets DFAing Hanley I can't see him coming back to be a regular contributor. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 2, 2018 12:13:43 GMT -6
It’s almost like the AL playoffs are set. Boston, NY, Cleveland, Houston and possibly Seattle.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 2, 2018 12:54:49 GMT -6
Verlander announced as AL pitcher of the month.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 13:14:06 GMT -6
Verlander announced as AL player of the month. At this rate he will be AL Cy Young as well. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 2, 2018 13:19:28 GMT -6
I was looking at Price’s player page on mlb.com and saw this: “David Taylor Price Nickname: Astro's Dad” So he is the Astros dad. I wonder how many of our players are aware of this nickname. If that wouldn’t motivate our guys, I don’t know what would. No, he literally has a dog named Astro. Like from the Jetsons. Price and Lebron James look they came from the same litter. If he will check his playoff stats, he will see that he hasn't been anybody's dad. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 2, 2018 13:20:02 GMT -6
Verlander announced as AL player of the month. No player is more deserving |
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 15:58:41 GMT -6
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Post by Saint on Jun 2, 2018 16:03:28 GMT -6
Odor doing Odor things against the Angels. Anybody see the slide?
I didn't think Rizzo's was that bad, but this one was pretty blatant.
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