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Post by Saint on Jun 20, 2018 9:00:42 GMT -6
Disappointing loss yesterday, but need to bounce back tonight to take the series and rebuild momentum before the off day.
Morton is due for a strong game and the Rays' pitcher is pretty unimpressive so far.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 20, 2018 9:11:00 GMT -6
Disappointing loss yesterday, but need to bounce back tonight to take the series and rebuild momentum before the off day. Morton is due for a strong game and the Rays' pitcher is pretty unimpressive so far. I agree, Morton is due...and so is Springer. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 20, 2018 9:28:51 GMT -6
Disappointing loss yesterday, but need to bounce back tonight to take the series and rebuild momentum before the off day. Morton is due for a strong game and the Rays' pitcher is pretty unimpressive so far. I agree, Morton is due...and so is Springer. Springer is very due. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 20, 2018 9:32:59 GMT -6
I agree, Morton is due...and so is Springer. Springer is very due. I hope so, he is on my roto team as well...along with Gattis...who was on the waiver wire 3 weeks ago....I scooped him up after he was let go, just for homerism (pun intended). |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 20, 2018 9:54:30 GMT -6
They should rest Springer, Altuve, Correa, and Bregman with the off day being tomorrow and all.
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Post by olpapa on Jun 20, 2018 11:02:48 GMT -6
I agree, Morton is due...and so is Springer. Springer is very due. Someone needs to hack into the clipboard and schedule George a day off. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 11:09:54 GMT -6
Disappointing loss yesterday, but need to bounce back tonight to take the series and rebuild momentum before the off day. Morton is due for a strong game and the Rays' pitcher is pretty unimpressive so far. I agree, Morton is due...and so is Springer. Springer has been due for over a week. I hope Correa got a good night's rest because he has looked very worn out in the first two games of this series. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 11:10:42 GMT -6
They should rest Springer, Altuve, Correa, and Bregman with the off day being tomorrow and all. Resting Altuve last night could have cost us the game. Bad move by Hinch. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 20, 2018 11:23:58 GMT -6
The stats say McCann is due... he has had terrible luck on batted balls in play.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 20, 2018 12:20:39 GMT -6
They should rest Springer, Altuve, Correa, and Bregman with the off day being tomorrow and all. Resting Altuve last night could have cost us the game. Bad move by Hinch. Hinch and company like to brag about aggressive baserunning, but they sure like taking GIDP’s up the pooper. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 20, 2018 12:28:57 GMT -6
The GIDP problem has more to do with certain individual players than with the team as a whole.
League average is to GIDP in 11% of cases where the GIDP is possible. Under that, and I wouldn't fault the player.
Here are the Astros' GIDP stats so far:
Altuve - 11% of 76 chances
Correa - 16% of 70 chances
Bregman - 15% of 67 chances
Gonzalez - 5% of 60 chances
Gurriel - 21% of 58 chances
Gattis - 11% of 56 chances
Springer - 20% of 40 chances
Reddick - 6% of 36 chances
McCann - 9% of 32 chances
Beyond that, the number of chances is so low that it's probably not useful to try to read much into the % of GIDPs.
Basically, the guys causing the GIDP problem are Gurriel, Springer, Correa, and Bregman. Marwin and Reddick have a knack for avoiding the GIDP so perhaps they can help their teammates do better.
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 20, 2018 12:49:16 GMT -6
Tonight's Tampa starter, Eovaldi, is a FA after 2018. I hope he doesn't have a hometown great start.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 13:12:15 GMT -6
Resting Altuve last night could have cost us the game. Bad move by Hinch. Hinch and company like to brag about aggressive baserunning, but they sure like taking GIDP’s up the pooper. Baserunning blunders have been our main weakness, along with GIDP's some of which could have been avoided if Hinch would ever use a bunt or hit and run to start the runners. Yuli is a perfect guy to hit and run with due not striking out often and because he hits line drives and ground balls. Due to his lack of speed, many of the ground balls turn into DP's like the one that killed an inning last night when a sac bunt could have resulted in a run when Gattis followed wiht a fly ball. Hinch needs to keep in mind that there is a difference is aggressive baserunning and DUMB baserunning. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 20, 2018 14:19:24 GMT -6
The stats say McCann is due... he has had terrible luck on batted balls in play. I'm not sure it qualifies as bad luck when you pull everything into a shift. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 20, 2018 15:03:38 GMT -6
The stats say McCann is due... he has had terrible luck on batted balls in play. I'm not sure it qualifies as bad luck when you pull everything into a shift. Son, don’t question luck. Keuchel should be 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 15:10:23 GMT -6
The stats say McCann is due... he has had terrible luck on batted balls in play. I'm not sure it qualifies as bad luck when you pull everything into a shift. I don't call that bad luck. I call it being stubborn. There are lots of players on the Astros and other teams who refuse to try to hit to the opposite field or bunt to take advantage of the shift. McCann pulling the ball normally means an easy out. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 15:11:42 GMT -6
I'm not sure it qualifies as bad luck when you pull everything into a shift. Son, don’t question luck. Keuchel should be 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA. I hope you are being sarcastic about Keuchel. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 20, 2018 15:15:46 GMT -6
Son, don’t question luck. Keuchel should be 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA. I hope you are being sarcastic about Keuchel. More like he's being sarcastic about Saint. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jun 20, 2018 15:16:58 GMT -6
I hope you are being sarcastic about Keuchel. More like he's being sarcastic about Saint. Could be both. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 20, 2018 16:09:42 GMT -6
Son, don’t question luck. Keuchel should be 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA. I hope you are being sarcastic about Keuchel. About Saint. |
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Post by koolade2 on Jun 20, 2018 16:11:17 GMT -6
I hope you are being sarcastic about Keuchel. More like he's being sarcastic about Saint. Nailed It. As soon as I read the Post that was the thought that came to mind. Keuchel and his Bad Luck all the time from Saint. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 20, 2018 16:34:15 GMT -6
I'm not sure it qualifies as bad luck when you pull everything into a shift. Son, don’t question luck. Keuchel should be 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA. That's different and you know it, you son of a betch. |
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Post by Saint on Jun 20, 2018 16:35:04 GMT -6
More like he's being sarcastic about Saint. Nailed It. As soon as I read the Post that was the thought that came to mind. Keuchel and his Bad Luck all the time from Saint. Not all the time. Just the routine groundballs that bounce through for hits. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 20, 2018 16:38:15 GMT -6
Astros have normal lineup tonight. Need a W and an off day.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 20, 2018 17:31:29 GMT -6
Astros have normal lineup tonight. Need a W and an off day. Why didn’t Hinch rest Springer, Bregman, and Correa? Surely, they must be tired. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 20, 2018 17:41:38 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jun 20, 2018 17:44:17 GMT -6
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 20, 2018 17:45:38 GMT -6
McCann does have a sharply reduced likelihood of reaching base due to his pull tendency and slow speed; but that reduction is from the normal 30% down to around 23% of the time. However, over the past month he is only reaching base about 13% of the time. So I'm just expecting him to go on a mini-tear to compensate for that gap between 13% and 23% he's been dealing with.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jun 20, 2018 18:07:35 GMT -6
White has homered off Eovaldi, sure wish he was in the lineup.
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Post by bannedfan on Jun 20, 2018 18:25:20 GMT -6
Kemp great catch saving 2 runs.
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