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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 9:15:15 GMT -6
55-31
.640 winning percentage (On pace for 103 wins)
.5 games ahead of Seattle for the division lead.
2 games behind Boston for the overall lead.
1st in run differential at +170 (still a 50 point lead despite the struggles)
Team OPS+: 117
Team ERA+: 134
Top-5 WAR Players:
1. Altuve 4.2
2. Bregman 3.9
3. Verlander 3.3
4. Correa 2.8
5. Cole 2.4
I'm predicting a big offensive game in Arlington today for the Astros. Three Astros with multi-hit games and at least 2 HRs are hit. Boom.
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 9:35:04 GMT -6
Hopefully we're all over our negativity from last game and the players got some needed rest.
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league (and barely out of being THE top team). Not that long ago we were just hoping to be respectable and maybe see a wild card spot. Now we've got a championship under our belt and are more than halfway through the season to at least winning our division.
Should be an interesting month as trade rumors start picking up. The right trade or AAA call-up could light a huge spark.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 3, 2018 9:54:39 GMT -6
Still number 1 in MLB power rankings.
I predict a yuli bomb and a Springer dinger today.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 3, 2018 9:58:52 GMT -6
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 10:15:42 GMT -6
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league I just mean as a fanbase in general. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 11:20:47 GMT -6
Still number 1 in MLB power rankings. I predict a yuli bomb and a Springer dinger today. If Keuchel gets us 4-5 runs behind, we will need those dingers. I also predict Bregman and Altuve will get to the Rangers. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 3, 2018 11:35:14 GMT -6
My expectations have been seriously impacted by losses. I have to switch to hope mode while expecting nothing.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 3, 2018 11:40:33 GMT -6
It’s suppose to be 100-101 degrees at first pitch. You would think the Rangers would have a retractable roof stadium even if it was a copy of MMP.😂😂😂
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 11:49:37 GMT -6
It’s suppose to be 100-101 degrees at first pitch. You would think the Rangers would have a retractable roof stadium even if it was a copy of MMP.😂😂😂 Balls are going to be flying off the bat... |
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Post by sempersmom on Jul 3, 2018 12:34:19 GMT -6
It’s suppose to be 100-101 degrees at first pitch. You would think the Rangers would have a retractable roof stadium even if it was a copy of MMP.😂😂😂 I won't be traveling to Arlington until they build the new stadium. It's just too hot. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 13:15:34 GMT -6
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league (and barely out of being THE top team). Not that long ago we were just hoping to be respectable and maybe see a wild card spot. Now we've got a championship under our belt and are more than halfway through the season to at least winning our division. Regardless of my team’s position in the standings, it is frustrating to me to see my team losing games to teams that have much less talent when it is obvious by the players’ performance that the less talented team wants to win more than my team does. It is also frustrating when our manager does not give our team its best chance to win when he fills out the lineup card. There is not a single person on this board who has not...on multiple occasions this season...looked at the lineup card AJ submitted and thought, “WTH is this?” |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 13:31:12 GMT -6
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league (and barely out of being THE top team). Not that long ago we were just hoping to be respectable and maybe see a wild card spot. Now we've got a championship under our belt and are more than halfway through the season to at least winning our division. Regardless of my team’s position in the standings, it is frustrating to me to see my team losing games to teams that have much less talent when it is obvious by the players’ performance that the less talented team wants to win more than my team does. It is also frustrating when our manager does not give our team its best chance to win when he fills out the lineup card. There is not a single person on this board who has not...on multiple occasions this season...looked at the lineup card AJ submitted and thought, “WTH is this?” I'm not saying people shouldn't be frustrated at times. Obviously I get frustrated as well. But in a long season you're going to lose games you shouldn't and win some you shouldn't. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 13:32:49 GMT -6
It’s suppose to be 100-101 degrees at first pitch. You would think the Rangers would have a retractable roof stadium even if it was a copy of MMP.😂😂😂 They will have a retractable roof on the new stadium. I have always wondered why they didn't put one on this stadium. If they had, they would not need a new stadium. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 13:35:14 GMT -6
It's pretty amazing for us to be frustrated over this season where we're in the top-3 teams in the whole league (and barely out of being THE top team). Not that long ago we were just hoping to be respectable and maybe see a wild card spot. Now we've got a championship under our belt and are more than halfway through the season to at least winning our division. Regardless of my team’s position in the standings, it is frustrating to me to see my team losing games to teams that have much less talent when it is obvious by the players’ performance that the less talented team wants to win more than my team does. It is also frustrating when our manager does not give our team its best chance to win when he fills out the lineup card. There is not a single person on this board who has not...on multiple occasions this season...looked at the lineup card AJ submitted and thought, “WTH is this?” What frustrates me is to see them keep calling up guys like White and Reed who have never produced and still keep Tucker at Fresno. Bring him up and see what he can do......He has to be as good as Marwin. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 14:12:02 GMT -6
Regardless of my team’s position in the standings, it is frustrating to me to see my team losing games to teams that have much less talent when it is obvious by the players’ performance that the less talented team wants to win more than my team does. It is also frustrating when our manager does not give our team its best chance to win when he fills out the lineup card. There is not a single person on this board who has not...on multiple occasions this season...looked at the lineup card AJ submitted and thought, “WTH is this?” What frustrates me is to see them keep calling up guys like White and Reed who have never produced and still keep Tucker at Fresno. Bring him up and see what he can do......He has to be as good as Marwin. Well, Tucker is in the process of working on the “must experience adversity” requirement. He is 0-11 and has been ejected for arguing a strike call, all in his last 3 games, so we can soon check that item off the list of reasons for not calling him up. He was selected to play in the AAA All Star game. That game is coming up on July 11. Once he plays in that game we can check off the “well we don’t want to deny him the opportunity to play in the all star game” item from the list of reasons for not calling him up. He should be in Houston for the Detroit series beginning on July 13th. He may even fly directly from Columbus, Ohio after the AAA All Star Game and join the Astros for the final game of the Oakland series on July 12. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 3, 2018 14:20:44 GMT -6
We have 5 regulars with an OPS over .850 the last 30 days (if you want to call Marisnick a regular) so naturally there's going to be guys in the lineup card fans will take issue
with. If I were the manager, I'm not sure I'd know who to slot given the way half the team has been batting for the last month. I do agree with giving guys some rest now
and then if we're going to be ready for October
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 14:28:01 GMT -6
What frustrates me is to see them keep calling up guys like White and Reed who have never produced and still keep Tucker at Fresno. Bring him up and see what he can do......He has to be as good as Marwin. Well, Tucker is in the process of working on the “must experience adversity” requirement. He is 0-11 and has been ejected for arguing a strike call, all in his last 3 games, so we can soon check that item off the list of reasons for not calling him up. He was selected to play in the AAA All Star game. That game is coming up on July 11. Once he plays in that game we can check off the “well we don’t want to deny him the opportunity to play in the all star game” item from the list of reasons for not calling him up. He should be in Houston for the Detroit series beginning on July 13th. He may even fly directly from Columbus, Ohio after the AAA All Star Game and join the Astros for the final game of the Oakland series on July 12. Well, if he went 0-11 and got ejected he will probably be recalled in a few days.  |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 14:55:52 GMT -6
We have 5 regulars with an OPS over .850 the last 30 days (if you want to call Marisnick a regular) so naturally there's going to be guys in the lineup card fans will take issue
with. If I were the manager, I'm not sure I'd know who to slot given the way half the team has been batting for the last month. I do agree with giving guys some rest now
and then if we're going to be ready for October I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 3, 2018 14:58:40 GMT -6
We have 5 regulars with an OPS over .850 the last 30 days (if you want to call Marisnick a regular) so naturally there's going to be guys in the lineup card fans will take issue
with. If I were the manager, I'm not sure I'd know who to slot given the way half the team has been batting for the last month. I do agree with giving guys some rest now
and then if we're going to be ready for October I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. I mostly agree with that. Somebody got rested right after having a 3-hit game recently that didn't seem to make sense unless they weren't feeling good. It might have been Altuve or Bregman. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 3, 2018 15:07:50 GMT -6
We have 5 regulars with an OPS over .850 the last 30 days (if you want to call Marisnick a regular) so naturally there's going to be guys in the lineup card fans will take issue
with. If I were the manager, I'm not sure I'd know who to slot given the way half the team has been batting for the last month. I do agree with giving guys some rest now
and then if we're going to be ready for October I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 15:29:58 GMT -6
I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. I mostly agree with that. Somebody got rested right after having a 3-hit game recently that didn't seem to make sense unless they weren't feeling good. It might have been Altuve or Bregman. Seems like I recall Gattis getting a day off right after a big game when he was first starting to come out of the funk he was in earlier this season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 15:31:03 GMT -6
I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. I mostly agree with that. Somebody got rested right after having a 3-hit game recently that didn't seem to make sense unless they weren't feeling good. It might have been Altuve or Bregman. Reminds me of when Dierker would sit Darryle Ward every time he had a big game.......One time, Ward hit three homers in a game and was benched the next day That was before the day of robotic managers who never made a move unless the sabermetrics said they should. There are times I wish Hinch would forget he has a clipboard with all of those stats on it. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 15:40:06 GMT -6
I sure as heck wouldn’t be going by some predetermined day off schedule that had me sitting hitters who are red hot and starting players who are ice cold. We have seen way too much of that. Guy who’s been slumping gets hot and suddenly, “oops. Clipboard says it’s time for you to take a day off. No problem. I’ll just play Mr Sub Mendoza in your place today.” This is baseball...you can’t manage the crew in the same way as you do the breakfast service employees at McDonalds or the checkout register operators at Walmart. In baseball you don’t sit a guy when he is hot and play him when he is cold. We have seen a number of instances this season where a hot player was not in the lineup and one of the reporters who covers the ‘stros asked Hinch whether the player was injured and was told, “No. It was just a scheduled day off.” That leads me to believe that players have regularly scheduled days off...without regard to the way they have been performing on the field. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 3, 2018 16:10:12 GMT -6
We've also seen instances where players go 3-4, and then 0-3 the next day
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Post by marshall on Jul 3, 2018 16:11:09 GMT -6
1 George Springer CF 115
2 Alex Bregman 3B 153
3 Jose Altuve 2B 151
4 Yueski Gurriel 1B 106
5 Evan Gattis DH 129
6 Josh Reddick RF 105
7 Max Stassi C 130
8 Marwin Gonzales SS 90
9 Tony Kemp LF 125
Dallas Keuchel P 90
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 16:35:37 GMT -6
We've also seen instances where players go 3-4, and then 0-3 the next day Ok |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 3, 2018 16:52:53 GMT -6
I had no doubt Hinch would keep George in the leadoff spot. I guess if he goes 0-4 with 3 K's he'll lead off tomorrow, too. Ridiculous
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Post by olpapa on Jul 3, 2018 16:57:46 GMT -6
I had no doubt Hinch would keep George in the leadoff spot. I guess if he goes 0-4 with 3 K's he'll lead off tomorrow, too. Ridiculous He’s going to break loose any day now and when he do he will win the AL MVP award for 2018. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 16:59:32 GMT -6
How are our boys in Arlington for the second series in a row against the Rangers?
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 3, 2018 17:02:34 GMT -6
1st in run differential at +170 (still a 50 point lead despite the struggles) I think this is misleading seeing as quite a few of the team’s losses are in close or extra inning games. |
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