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Post by Saint on Oct 25, 2023 20:00:46 GMT -6
I don't recall Bagwell having any involvement in that. Crane made that move early. In either case, Abreu was helpful down the stretch and in the postseason when he got healthy. I have high hopes that he'll be much better next year. If Dana Brown can be free to perform his duties, then it doesn’t matter. Well let's see what happens. Crane has led us well. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 25, 2023 20:19:22 GMT -6
If Dana Brown can be free to perform his duties, then it doesn’t matter. Well let's see what happens. Crane has led us well. First move should be letting Maldonado go. |
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Post by bearbryant on Oct 25, 2023 20:30:30 GMT -6
I think Tim said it best. Being a franchise icon, it's difficult to hold him accountable if he does a poor job By Crane or the fans? Crane just says that Bagwell is moving into an advisor role for the team yada yada. Fans as a group are dumb either way. Speaking for myself, the local press and sportswriters. They heaped praise on him for the Abreu signing, but none revisited that praise with some critical objectivity when Abreu was going long stretches without producing.
It's Crane's team and he can do what he wants, and other fans tend not to shape my viewpoint. Tim was talking about former players becoming manager. I think it's the same for front-office jobs
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 26, 2023 6:10:19 GMT -6
If Dana Brown can be free to perform his duties, then it doesn’t matter. Well let's see what happens. Crane has led us well. Sherwin hates Crane because he wouldn't pay $350,000,000 for his teen idol's Charcot joint. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 26, 2023 6:39:17 GMT -6
Well let's see what happens. Crane has led us well. Sherwin hates Crane because he wouldn't pay $350,000,000 for his teen idol's Charcot joint. Sir, I hope Bagwell approved this post. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 26, 2023 10:31:56 GMT -6
Could Biggio ever be our coach?
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 26, 2023 11:06:08 GMT -6
Could Biggio ever be our coach? Sure, but not now. He needs to a bench coach first. |
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Post by kyledriver1980 on Oct 26, 2023 11:24:15 GMT -6
I don't get Crane and Bagwell's strong desire to continue to look at Ausmus at both the manager and GM. Apparently, Ausmus came in as runner up to both the Dusty & Dana Brown hiring. Ausmus has coached 5 seasons in the MLB, amassing an overall record of 386-422, which equates to a .478%-win rate. NO THANKS!
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 26, 2023 11:24:27 GMT -6
Could Biggio ever be our coach? God, I hope not. All you'd ever hear from him is "it is what it is. You gotta tip your cap." |
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Post by This is dumb on Oct 26, 2023 11:52:26 GMT -6
Anyone like the idea of bringing in Ensberg as a head coaching candidate? He was named 2019 Southern League Manager of the Year and also awarded 2019 Tampa Bay Rays Employee of the Year. Not sure what he has been doing of late but he has coached winners in the minors. Been there done that as a player NL champ with Houston.
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 26, 2023 12:17:32 GMT -6
Ron Washington is another name to keep our eye on.
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 26, 2023 18:43:13 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 26, 2023 19:01:42 GMT -6
LOL gonna be Ausmus. Hopefully, the first move is to say no thanks to Maldonado. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 26, 2023 19:17:24 GMT -6
LOL gonna be Ausmus. Hopefully, the first move is to say no thanks to Maldonado. I hope not on BA |
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Post by This is dumb on Oct 26, 2023 20:03:11 GMT -6
LOL gonna be Ausmus. Hopefully, the first move is to say no thanks to Maldonado. I hope not on BA I miss Harry Caray saying Brad Ausmus’ name as Brad Assmus live on national tv. Every time! 😂 |
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Post by abregmanfan on Oct 27, 2023 13:02:03 GMT -6
LOL gonna be Ausmus. Hopefully, the first move is to say no thanks to Maldonado. I said Ausmus months ago. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 27, 2023 21:05:45 GMT -6
Can someone give me a logical reason why Ausmus would be a bad hire? A reason besides "he's Bagwell's friend" as if that means anything positive or negative at all.
He had 4.5 seasons as a manager. He had a first place and a 2nd place finish, when at least 1.5 years of those were mediocre teams at best on paper. He's well-respected, high baseball IQ, and well-educated. I'm not saying he's the best candidate necessarily (or that I even want him), but what is the reason to NOT want him?
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Post by bearbryant on Oct 28, 2023 9:33:06 GMT -6
Can someone give me a logical reason why Ausmus would be a bad hire? A reason besides "he's Bagwell's friend" as if that means anything positive or negative at all. He had 4.5 seasons as a manager. He had a first place and a 2nd place finish, when at least 1.5 years of those were mediocre teams at best on paper. He's well-respected, high baseball IQ, and well-educated. I'm not saying he's the best candidate necessarily (or that I even want him), but what is the reason to NOT want him? Ausmus being manager would be a long time coming. Grannyjean's original handle on the old board was ausmusbabe11 cause she dug his acumen and said the kinds of things about him that Maldy's fans say about Maldy today. Maybe that has something to do with it. The hype on Ausmus goes back decades |
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Post by Saint on Oct 28, 2023 12:16:41 GMT -6
Can someone give me a logical reason why Ausmus would be a bad hire? A reason besides "he's Bagwell's friend" as if that means anything positive or negative at all. He had 4.5 seasons as a manager. He had a first place and a 2nd place finish, when at least 1.5 years of those were mediocre teams at best on paper. He's well-respected, high baseball IQ, and well-educated. I'm not saying he's the best candidate necessarily (or that I even want him), but what is the reason to NOT want him? Ausmus being manager would be a long time coming. Grannyjean's original handle on the old board was ausmusbabe11 cause she dug his acumen and said the kinds of things about him that Maldy's fans say about Maldy today. Maybe that has something to do with it. The hype on Ausmus goes back decades And I don't think Maldonado would be a bad coach at some point either. Just trying to understand why so many people are down on the idea of Ausmus. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 28, 2023 12:17:38 GMT -6
Ausmus being manager would be a long time coming. Grannyjean's original handle on the old board was ausmusbabe11 cause she dug his acumen and said the kinds of things about him that Maldy's fans say about Maldy today. Maybe that has something to do with it. The hype on Ausmus goes back decades And I don't think Maldonado would be a bad coach at some point either. Just trying to understand why so many people are down on the idea of Ausmus. As long as he’s not on the field. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 28, 2023 13:14:22 GMT -6
Can someone give me a logical reason why Ausmus would be a bad hire? A reason besides "he's Bagwell's friend" as if that means anything positive or negative at all. He had 4.5 seasons as a manager. He had a first place and a 2nd place finish, when at least 1.5 years of those were mediocre teams at best on paper. He's well-respected, high baseball IQ, and well-educated. I'm not saying he's the best candidate necessarily (or that I even want him), but what is the reason to NOT want him? He's besties with Bagwell, who has real power in this organization, and that's reason enough IMO. If he's not good at the job, we'll be stuck with him, because Bagwell won't let him get fired. It's almost nepotism. |
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Post by Saint on Oct 28, 2023 14:37:16 GMT -6
Can someone give me a logical reason why Ausmus would be a bad hire? A reason besides "he's Bagwell's friend" as if that means anything positive or negative at all. He had 4.5 seasons as a manager. He had a first place and a 2nd place finish, when at least 1.5 years of those were mediocre teams at best on paper. He's well-respected, high baseball IQ, and well-educated. I'm not saying he's the best candidate necessarily (or that I even want him), but what is the reason to NOT want him? He's besties with Bagwell, who has real power in this organization, and that's reason enough IMO. If he's not good at the job, we'll be stuck with him, because Bagwell won't let him get fired. It's almost nepotism. That's nonsense. Come on now. Crane doesn't want to be a loser. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 29, 2023 4:51:27 GMT -6
He's besties with Bagwell, who has real power in this organization, and that's reason enough IMO. If he's not good at the job, we'll be stuck with him, because Bagwell won't let him get fired. It's almost nepotism. That's nonsense. Come on now. Crane doesn't want to be a loser. Would Crane have fired Dusty right now if Dusty hadn't retired first? I'm not convinced. And I'm not convinced his buddy Bagwell wouldn't be able to convince him whatever is going on in the future isn't Ausmus' fault. Someone talked Crane into (or he himself thought it was a good idea!) the Montero signing, the Abreu signing, the Gilbert trade. I'm sure Crane doesn't want to be a loser. I'm not sure he has enough sense to see what the problems are in order to fix them, and Bagwell stumping for Ausmus certainly won't help matters. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Oct 29, 2023 4:55:47 GMT -6
With the first "dumb Astros fan blog trade suggestion article," it's officially Hot Stove season. With like 8 starting pitchers on the roster, let's make a marginal upgrade with an oft-injured Shane Bieber, who has one year of control left and who has lost almost 3 MPH since his peak, by dealing the next three years of our potentially five-win centerfielder Chas McCormick, giving us one outfielder on the whole roster who can hit, just a few months after dealing our last remaining elite hitting prospect. Woof. www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/could-houston-astros-pull-off-game-changing-trade-guardians |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 29, 2023 6:02:13 GMT -6
With the first "dumb Astros fan blog trade suggestion article," it's officially Hot Stove season. With like 8 starting pitchers on the roster, let's make a marginal upgrade with an oft-injured Shane Bieber, who has one year of control left and who has lost almost 3 MPH since his peak, by dealing the next three years of our potentially five-win centerfielder Chas McCormick, giving us one outfielder on the whole roster who can hit, just a few months after dealing our last remaining elite hitting prospect. Woof. www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/could-houston-astros-pull-off-game-changing-trade-guardiansHow much do you think the winning bid will be for YY, if his Japanese team posts him this year? And does any non-West or non-East coast teams have a shot? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 29, 2023 6:38:45 GMT -6
With the first "dumb Astros fan blog trade suggestion article," it's officially Hot Stove season. With like 8 starting pitchers on the roster, let's make a marginal upgrade with an oft-injured Shane Bieber, who has one year of control left and who has lost almost 3 MPH since his peak, by dealing the next three years of our potentially five-win centerfielder Chas McCormick, giving us one outfielder on the whole roster who can hit, just a few months after dealing our last remaining elite hitting prospect. Woof. www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/could-houston-astros-pull-off-game-changing-trade-guardiansIt amazes me that the team is still trying to do trades instead of spending more money. This team will be wrecked in a couple years when its stars start to age out. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 29, 2023 6:39:51 GMT -6
With the first "dumb Astros fan blog trade suggestion article," it's officially Hot Stove season. With like 8 starting pitchers on the roster, let's make a marginal upgrade with an oft-injured Shane Bieber, who has one year of control left and who has lost almost 3 MPH since his peak, by dealing the next three years of our potentially five-win centerfielder Chas McCormick, giving us one outfielder on the whole roster who can hit, just a few months after dealing our last remaining elite hitting prospect. Woof. www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/could-houston-astros-pull-off-game-changing-trade-guardiansIt amazes me that the team is still trying to do trades instead of spending more money. This team will be wrecked in a couple years when its stats start to age out. Very true. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Oct 29, 2023 6:44:05 GMT -6
It amazes me that the team is still trying to do trades instead of spending more money. This team will be wrecked in a couple years when its stats start to age out. Very true. I don’t know, shouldn’t they focus on guys like Yamamoto or Montgomery instead of trading assets for Bieber? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 29, 2023 6:47:07 GMT -6
I don’t know, shouldn’t they focus on guys like Yamamoto or Montgomery instead of trading assets for Bieber? I have tunnel vision for YY, but yes, by all means sign a pitcher, don’t make a costly trade for one. Unlike Ash, I was not against the Gilbert for Verlander trade. But I am promoting for another one like it. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 29, 2023 6:48:59 GMT -6
I’m rooting for the DBacks, but is it weird if I think if the Rangers win, it might compel Crane to spend more money in the offseason?
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