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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 13:16:34 GMT -6
Altuve is a mad man right now!
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 10, 2023 13:16:40 GMT -6
Why does Baltimore boo Altuve, did he cheat their 100+ loss team from going to the playoffs?
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 13:17:13 GMT -6
Why does Baltimore boo Altuve, did he cheat their 100+ loss team from going to the playoffs? So dumb. Seems to work for Jose though. |
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Aug 10, 2023 13:24:08 GMT -6
Diaz up!
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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Aug 10, 2023 13:25:03 GMT -6
oh wow, Diaz!
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 10, 2023 13:25:43 GMT -6
Man, even when they don't make the play, just off the leather and keeps the tying run from scoring.
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Post by Ashitaka on Aug 10, 2023 13:27:26 GMT -6
So Dusty turned a possible 4-3 win into a 4-5 loss.
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 13:27:41 GMT -6
That's a shame. The Astros hit more than well enough to win this game but so many good plays by Baltimore.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 10, 2023 13:29:26 GMT -6
That's a shame. The Astros hit more than well enough to win this game but so many good plays by Baltimore. Still a great series for the Astros |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 13:30:00 GMT -6
I’m really annoyed with Dusty. Even simple things like pinch running for Bregman he can’t do. It doesn’t take Casey Stengel to sit in the dugout and not make moves.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 13:30:58 GMT -6
That's a shame. The Astros hit more than well enough to win this game but so many good plays by Baltimore. Still a great series for the Astros Should've been a sweep. If they want to pass the Rangers, they can’t keep dropping winnable games. The game wasn’t lost in the 9th. It was lost in the 7th. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 10, 2023 14:08:16 GMT -6
Still a great series for the Astros Should've been a sweep. If they want to pass the Rangers, they can’t keep dropping winnable games. The game wasn’t lost in the 9th. It was lost in the 7th. Really the Orioles should have eon the first, but Tucker’s grand slam in the 9th was epic |
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 14:13:41 GMT -6
That's a shame. The Astros hit more than well enough to win this game but so many good plays by Baltimore. Still a great series for the Astros Yeah I'm satisfied with this series. We gained half a game on the Rangers which was unexpected given our opponent and theirs. I was surprised to see Brown out there in the 7th (and it obviously didn't work), but it remains a good thing that our offense doesn't give up late in games. Just couldn't overcome so many good defensive plays and near misses. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 10, 2023 14:15:24 GMT -6
Still a great series for the Astros Yeah I'm satisfied with this series. We gained half a game on the Rangers which was unexpected given our opponent and theirs. I was surprised to see Brown out there in the 7th (and it obviously didn't work), but it remains a good thing that our offense doesn't give up late in games. Just couldn't overcome so many good defensive plays and near misses. Team is getting closer to being playoff ready |
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 14:17:18 GMT -6
Yeah I'm satisfied with this series. We gained half a game on the Rangers which was unexpected given our opponent and theirs. I was surprised to see Brown out there in the 7th (and it obviously didn't work), but it remains a good thing that our offense doesn't give up late in games. Just couldn't overcome so many good defensive plays and near misses. Team is getting closer to being playoff ready Yup. It would be nice to see a little more length in the lineup offensively, but they're still doing really well overall now. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 14:29:02 GMT -6
Should've been a sweep. If they want to pass the Rangers, they can’t keep dropping winnable games. The game wasn’t lost in the 9th. It was lost in the 7th. Really the Orioles should have eon the first, but Tucker’s grand slam in the 9th was epic Yeah, we were lucky to get that one. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 15:14:07 GMT -6
Hard hit outs this game. Just the OUTS:
1st Inning: Bregman 101mph
2nd Inning: Dubon 99mph
3rd Inning: Meyers 101mph
3rd Inning: Tucker 96mph
5th Inning: Pena 99mph
5th Inning: Yordan 115mph
6th Inning: Diaz 106mph
8th Inning: Diaz 97mph
We gave them almost 3 innings worth of hard hit outs. A combination of good defense and horrible luck.
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 15:18:06 GMT -6
That 1-16 at the bottom of the order today was just brutal also. We're essentially rolling out 5- and 6-man offenses these days with no offensive support from 1B. You can manage carrying a Pena and a Meyers while their defense is good and salary is low, but we need to get more from the 6-7 hitters.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 16:49:07 GMT -6
Hard hit outs this game. Just the OUTS: 1st Inning: Bregman 101mph 2nd Inning: Dubon 99mph 3rd Inning: Meyers 101mph 3rd Inning: Tucker 96mph 5th Inning: Pena 99mph 5th Inning: Yordan 115mph 6th Inning: Diaz 106mph 8th Inning: Diaz 97mph We gave them almost 3 innings worth of hard hit outs. A combination of good defense and horrible luck. Reminiscent of the ‘20 ALCS. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 16:50:48 GMT -6
That 1-16 at the bottom of the order today was just brutal also. We're essentially rolling out 5- and 6-man offenses these days with no offensive support from 1B. You can manage carrying a Pena and a Meyers while their defense is good and salary is low, but we need to get more from the 6-7 hitters. But if you say that, you’ll get the response of “you don’t need All Stars at every position” nonsense. All we’re asking for from the bottom of the order is better than AAA hitting. Maldy is like AA. All we ask from Abreu is at least mediocre production. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 10, 2023 17:16:10 GMT -6
“you don’t need All Stars at every position” nonsense. But it's not nonsense. You don't need All-stars at every position. But you also can't (or shouldn't) carry completely incapable players who should be working at Home Depot rather than playing on your team, either. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 18:00:18 GMT -6
“you don’t need All Stars at every position” nonsense. But it's not nonsense. You don't need All-stars at every position. But you also can't (or shouldn't) carry completely incapable players who should be working at Home Depot rather than playing on your team, either. I know but that kind of thinking justifies the playing of Maldonado and benching Chas and Díaz because “you don’t need All Stars at every position”. What they need is hitters who don’t die when they see a slider. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 18:09:09 GMT -6
That 1-16 at the bottom of the order today was just brutal also. We're essentially rolling out 5- and 6-man offenses these days with no offensive support from 1B. You can manage carrying a Pena and a Meyers while their defense is good and salary is low, but we need to get more from the 6-7 hitters. But if you say that, you’ll get the response of “you don’t need All Stars at every position” nonsense. All we’re asking for from the bottom of the order is better than AAA hitting. Maldy is like AA. All we ask from Abreu is at least mediocre production. I think we're at a point where Diaz should be spelling both Abreu and Maldonado. When one veteran plays, Diaz plays the other position. That would always give us 1-6 (provided Chas gets to play). That fixes both of those positions part of the time. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 18:11:13 GMT -6
But if you say that, you’ll get the response of “you don’t need All Stars at every position” nonsense. All we’re asking for from the bottom of the order is better than AAA hitting. Maldy is like AA. All we ask from Abreu is at least mediocre production. I think we're at a point where Diaz should be spelling both Abreu and Maldonado. When one veteran plays, Diaz plays the other position. That would always give us 1-6 (provided Chas gets to play). That fixes both of those positions part of the time. But for some reason, Dusty doesn’t like Yainer’s defense at first base even though he literally watches Abreu butcher the position on a daily basis. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 10, 2023 18:43:27 GMT -6
What angers me about Abreu is the money he's cashing to suck tailpipe with his bat and glove. If he had Maldy's salary I wouldn't dislike him so much
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 19:16:32 GMT -6
What angers me about Abreu is the money he's cashing to suck tailpipe with his bat and glove. If he had Maldy's salary I wouldn't dislike him so much He’s been doing so badly that it makes me miss Yuli. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 10, 2023 20:02:58 GMT -6
What angers me about Abreu is the money he's cashing to suck tailpipe with his bat and glove. If he had Maldy's salary I wouldn't dislike him so much It's the fact that it's still got two more years is my problem. We're likely not even going to get one good year out of it. I was all for it at the time, but man has this sucked. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 10, 2023 20:28:36 GMT -6
What angers me about Abreu is the money he's cashing to suck tailpipe with his bat and glove. If he had Maldy's salary I wouldn't dislike him so much It's the fact that it's still got two more years is my problem. We're likely not even going to get one good year out of it. I was all for it at the time, but man has this sucked. I hate being wrong about Abreu as much as I hate being right about Montero. At least one of them seems to be gaining confidence. |
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