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Post by Saint on Jul 4, 2018 9:44:24 GMT -6
Sweep the mini series!
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Post by sempersmom on Jul 4, 2018 9:53:08 GMT -6
I like our chances. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 4, 2018 9:59:31 GMT -6
Our leadoff hitter is now 2 for his last 38 at-bats. Those are ALCS-like numbers there. He batted .190 in the month of June. Surely the law of averages has got to catch up with him soon.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 10:03:14 GMT -6
Hey, he got a hit and a walk yesterday.
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Post by Saint on Jul 4, 2018 10:04:45 GMT -6
Our leadoff hitter is now 2 for his last 38 at-bats. Those are ALCS-like numbers there. He batted .190 in the month of June. Surely the law of averages has got to catch up with him soon. Reached base 3 times yesterday. Improvement. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 4, 2018 10:15:54 GMT -6
Happy 4th of July.
The broom is propped up against the wall just waiting to be busted out with a sweep tonight.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 4, 2018 10:25:24 GMT -6
Our leadoff hitter is now 2 for his last 38 at-bats. Those are ALCS-like numbers there. He batted .190 in the month of June. Surely the law of averages has got to catch up with him soon. Reached base 3 times yesterday. Improvement. His OBP is .200 over his last 15 games...including yesterday’s 3 OB game. So, yes, that is an improvement. His OPS over his last 15 games is .354 and BA is .077. I feel sure that AJ is trying to show George that he has confidence in him by leaving him in the leadoff spot through this dry spell, but good grief. There is something to be said for showing the guy some mercy. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 11:16:58 GMT -6
Reached base 3 times yesterday. Improvement. His OBP is .200 over his last 15 games...including yesterday’s 3 OB game. So, yes, that is an improvement. His OPS over his last 15 games is .354 and BA is .077. I feel sure that AJ is trying to show George that he has confidence in him by leaving him in the leadoff spot through this dry spell, but good grief. There is something to be said for showing the guy some mercy. George had better at bats last night, but, he is still about 7-66 during his slump. Altuve looked bad at the plate by striking out twice on pitches no where close to the strike zone and flying out by swinging at a pitch that was head high. Seems to be in a place where his brain is taking a holiday |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 12:33:29 GMT -6
Was I the only one not upset at Altuve’s line drive lunge moves yesterday? When it doesn’t work, it looks stupid, but I can never get mad with him taking a conscious opposite field approach with a runner at first base.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 13:03:03 GMT -6
Was I the only one not upset at Altuve’s line drive lunge moves yesterday? When it doesn’t work, it looks stupid, but I can never get mad with him taking a conscious opposite field approach with a runner at first base. I can't either except when he goes after a pitch not even close to the strike zone as he did yesterday TWICE. First time, the pitch was further outside and in the dirt and he struck out. Then, came to line drive that doubled George off first base. In another at bat, he went after one over his head and hit a weak fly ball to right. He had terrible at bats all night. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 13:21:03 GMT -6
Was I the only one not upset at Altuve’s line drive lunge moves yesterday? When it doesn’t work, it looks stupid, but I can never get mad with him taking a conscious opposite field approach with a runner at first base. I can't either except when he goes after a pitch not even close to the strike zone as he did yesterday TWICE. First time, the pitch was further outside and in the dirt and he struck out. Then, came to line drive that doubled George off first base. In another at bat, he went after one over his head and hit a weak fly ball to right. He had terrible at bats all night. Someone walking off the street and joining this forum would think the guy is batting .234 rather than .334.  |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 13:40:25 GMT -6
I can't either except when he goes after a pitch not even close to the strike zone as he did yesterday TWICE. First time, the pitch was further outside and in the dirt and he struck out. Then, came to line drive that doubled George off first base. In another at bat, he went after one over his head and hit a weak fly ball to right. He had terrible at bats all night. Someone walking off the street and joining this forum would think the guy is batting .234 rather than .334. Guys who hit like has over the last few games would hit .234. What is so irritating is that he is too good of a hitter to do some of the dumb things he has done at the plate over the last few games like not taking a bases-loaded walk against TB that would have tied the game and then having two similar swings last night. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 4, 2018 14:05:59 GMT -6
I have a feeling Altuve breaks out today. He's had good success against Minor and he did almost have a double down the line yesterday.
I predict at least two hits.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 14:56:50 GMT -6
I have a feeling Altuve breaks out today. He's had good success against Minor and he did almost have a double down the line yesterday. I predict at least two hits. Too bad his "almost" double was when he swung at a pitch way outside the zone and ended up being a DP that killed an inning. Bad judgment created that "almost double" I won't be surprised if he gets 2-3 hits today and I won't be surprised if George has a good game. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 4, 2018 15:00:28 GMT -6
1 George Springer CF 120
2 Alex Bregman 3B 152
3 Jose Altuve 2B 148
4 Yueski Gurriel 1B 106
5 Evan Gattis DH 127
6 Josh Reddick RF 111
7 Marwin Gonzales SS 89
8 Tim Federowicz C 40
9 Tony Kemp LF 137
Gerritt Cole P 151
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 4, 2018 15:03:54 GMT -6
1 George Springer CF 120 2 Alex Bregman 3B 152 3 Jose Altuve 2B 148 4 Yueski Gurriel 1B 106 5 Evan Gattis DH 127 6 Josh Reddick RF 111 7 Marwin Gonzales SS 89 8 Tim Federowicz C 40 9 Tony Kemp LF 137 Gerritt Cole P 151 Final score 6-2 Astros |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 15:12:31 GMT -6
Does anyone recall ever hearing what caused Correa's "back stiffness"? If it was something that happened during a game, I don't remember it.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 4, 2018 15:14:06 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 15:23:37 GMT -6
I have a feeling Altuve breaks out today. He's had good success against Minor and he did almost have a double down the line yesterday. I predict at least two hits. Too bad his "almost" double was when he swung at a pitch way outside the zone and ended up being a DP that killed an inning. Bad judgment created that "almost double" I won't be surprised if he gets 2-3 hits today and I won't be surprised if George has a good game. How can you get mad at a hitter for a lineout? He did his job. Unfortunately, someone was right there to catch the ball. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 4, 2018 15:25:10 GMT -6
Does anyone recall ever hearing what caused Correa's "back stiffness"? If it was something that happened during a game, I don't remember it. Correa has been fighting nagging injuries since early June. I thought it was a hand injury, but it might have been the rib. But he aggravated it and went on the DL and now he's fighting back soreness. I think they're all related. It has affected his swing because he now guesses at the pitch rather than react to the pitch. I haven't seen him check his swing in a month. He either swings and misses, swings and squares it up or his sits there with the bat on his shoulder no matter where the ball is thrown.
He and Springer are looking pretty much the same at the plate, except that Springer will check his swing occasionally.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 4, 2018 15:29:01 GMT -6
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 4, 2018 15:32:07 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 15:32:56 GMT -6
Angels up 3-2 on the Mariners, runners on the corners with no outs (top of the 5th).
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 15:33:45 GMT -6
Too bad his "almost" double was when he swung at a pitch way outside the zone and ended up being a DP that killed an inning. Bad judgment created that "almost double" I won't be surprised if he gets 2-3 hits today and I won't be surprised if George has a good game. How can you get mad at a hitter for a lineout? He did his job. Unfortunately, someone was right there to catch the ball. No, he didn't do his job. He reached for pitch he should not have even considered swinging at and hit into a DP. If he had done the same thing and the pitch had been a strike or even close to being a strike, I would share your opinion. As it was, it was a very poor decision that killed an inning. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 4, 2018 15:33:49 GMT -6
Angels up 3-2 on the Mariners, runners on the corners with no outs (top of the 5th). Go Angels, I guess... |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 15:34:39 GMT -6
Make that 4-2 now, same situation.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 4, 2018 15:35:41 GMT -6
Make that 4-2 now, same situation. Go Angels, I guess, part 2 |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 4, 2018 15:36:12 GMT -6
How can you get mad at a hitter for a lineout? He did his job. Unfortunately, someone was right there to catch the ball. No, he didn't do his job. He reached for pitch he should not have even considered swinging at and hit into a DP. If he had done the same thing and the pitch had been a strike or even close to being a strike, I would share your opinion. As it was, it was a very poor decision that killed an inning. I don’t follow you. He could’ve had the same result if the pitch were in the zone. It was a solid last liner regardless. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 15:36:19 GMT -6
Still wondering why Luhnow traded for this punk when every team in baseball knew of his reputation as a loose cannon. The Mets had just killed a deal they had with the Brewers for him and then Luhnow brought him to Houston where he was A cancer. No doubt the entire clubhouse celebrated when they let him go. I am surprised the Rangers didn't try to re-sign the jackass. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 4, 2018 15:38:15 GMT -6
No, he didn't do his job. He reached for pitch he should not have even considered swinging at and hit into a DP. If he had done the same thing and the pitch had been a strike or even close to being a strike, I would share your opinion. As it was, it was a very poor decision that killed an inning. I don’t follow you. He could’ve had the same result if the pitch were in the zone. That is what I just said. If he had the same result when he swung at a strike, I would have no complaint. But, the pitch was not even close to the strike zone so it was a bad decision. |
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