marshall
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Post by marshall on Jul 9, 2018 1:12:59 GMT -6
Cole on the mound at 7:10 CDT
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 9, 2018 1:23:46 GMT -6
This will be the toughest competition the Astros have faced in a while.
A's are ranked as the 12th best team in MLB overall by FiveThirtyEight.
A's have a 4.56 team ERA over the last 30 days (11th in MLB).
A's have a .768 team OPS over the last 30 days (9th in MLB).
Lowrie, K Davis, and M Canha all hitting very well and Piscotty being a nuisance as usual.
The Manaea gave could be particularly tough, but we'll see.
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 9, 2018 3:03:14 GMT -6
Here is some good archival footage of the Astros 2002 team. This game didn't end well, but there is not much footage of the 2002 team available to the public so it might be worth archiving for the offseason.
There is a handy tool for saving Youtube videos to your hard drive at en.savefrom.net
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Post by m240 on Jul 9, 2018 5:37:43 GMT -6
This will be the toughest competition the Astros have faced in a while. A's are ranked as the 12th best team in MLB overall by FiveThirtyEight. A's have a 4.56 team ERA over the last 30 days (11th in MLB). A's have a .768 team OPS over the last 30 days (9th in MLB). Lowrie, K Davis, and M Canha all hitting very well and Piscotty being a nuisance as usual. The Manaea gave could be particularly tough, but we'll see. I respect the A's. They do a lot with very little. Scrappy team |
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Post by marshall on Jul 9, 2018 7:09:30 GMT -6
I'm hoping we can reach, and then stay ahead of, the 2 wins for every loss level today.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 8:45:39 GMT -6
This will be the toughest competition the Astros have faced in a while. A's are ranked as the 12th best team in MLB overall by FiveThirtyEight. A's have a 4.56 team ERA over the last 30 days (11th in MLB). A's have a .768 team OPS over the last 30 days (9th in MLB). Lowrie, K Davis, and M Canha all hitting very well and Piscotty being a nuisance as usual. The Manaea gave could be particularly tough, but we'll see. I respect the A's. They do a lot with very little. Scrappy team I think they are better than the M's. But have the M's magic hats and smoke and mirrors put enough distance between themselves and the A's? I am guessing yes. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 9, 2018 10:07:06 GMT -6
61-31
3.5 games up.
1.5 games behind Boston
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 9, 2018 10:11:33 GMT -6
I respect the A's. They do a lot with very little. Scrappy team I think they are better than the M's. But have the M's magic hats and smoke and mirrors put enough distance between themselves and the A's? I am guessing yes. I said on the old board that the Astros' main divisional foe this season would be the A's. As fate would have it, the Angels became an early nuisance, then handed it over to the M's. But now I think the A's will start to show they are the second-best team in the division. Enough to be a nuisance, nothing more. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 10:15:06 GMT -6
Agreed, but a 6 1/2 game lead will be tough (but not impossible )for the A's to overcome.
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Post by m240 on Jul 9, 2018 10:19:24 GMT -6
This will be the toughest competition the Astros have faced in a while. A's are ranked as the 12th best team in MLB overall by FiveThirtyEight. A's have a 4.56 team ERA over the last 30 days (11th in MLB). A's have a .768 team OPS over the last 30 days (9th in MLB). Lowrie, K Davis, and M Canha all hitting very well and Piscotty being a nuisance as usual. The Manaea gave could be particularly tough, but we'll see. Manaea usually gives us trouble. |
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Post by m240 on Jul 9, 2018 10:25:22 GMT -6
I think they are better than the M's. But have the M's magic hats and smoke and mirrors put enough distance between themselves and the A's? I am guessing yes. I said on the old board that the Astros' main divisional foe this season would be the A's. As fate would have it, the Angels became an early nuisance, then handed it over to the M's. But now I think the A's will start to show they are the second-best team in the division. Enough to be a nuisance, nothing more. Seattle has not faded as badly as I thought they would by now but they are razor thin and I do not think that they can continue to pull rabbits out of the hat. Oakland is 21-12 since June 1 but 3 of those 12 losses were to the Astros. Plus Oakland has the ability to bring up a couple of guys for help. I think the big playoff question left to answer is if Oakland can catch Seattle and Oakland is a good road team as well. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 9, 2018 11:12:22 GMT -6
The Astros can effectively bury the A's in this series. The Mariners are still the only serious contender we have to deal with for the division and I think they go away by September.
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Post by Saint on Jul 9, 2018 14:18:11 GMT -6
Cole is due for a big dominant game.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 9, 2018 14:39:53 GMT -6
24-6 over our last 30 games. That's good for the best 30-game stretch in franchise history
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 9, 2018 14:49:43 GMT -6
Half of their starting staff is on the 10 day DL. They have no hitter, of their starting hitters, hitting .300 or higher. Lowrie at .290 is highest. If Cole can keep the ball in the ballpark we have a good chance tonight.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 9, 2018 14:57:11 GMT -6
Yuli not starting tonight. Just an off day according to Rotoworld. Stassi not starting tonight. FedX is. Correa fielding grounders today for the first time since he hurt his back, somehowđź. Rotoworld thinks he wonât be back till after the ASB.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 9, 2018 15:04:40 GMT -6
Yuli not starting tonight. Just an off day according to Rotoworld. Stassi not starting tonight. FedX is. Correa fielding grounders today for the first time since he hurt his back, somehowđź. Rotoworld thinks he wonât be back till after the ASB. I realize players need rest, but, resting your top hitters with the AS break coming up at the end of the week doesn't make sense to me. Yuli isn't going to the All Star game so he can rest then. If Correa is taking ground balls, maybe his "stiffness" ...........or whatever he has.....is subsiding. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 9, 2018 15:10:03 GMT -6
Yuli not starting tonight. Just an off day according to Rotoworld. Stassi not starting tonight. FedX is. Correa fielding grounders today for the first time since he hurt his back, somehowđź. Rotoworld thinks he wonât be back till after the ASB. I realize players need rest, but, resting your top hitters with the AS break coming up at the end of the week doesn't make sense to me. Yuli isn't going to the All Star game so he can rest then. If Correa is taking ground balls, maybe his "stiffness" ...........or whatever he has.....is subsiding. I got to thinking....Yuli just had 3 days off for his newborn. He needs another off day? |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 9, 2018 15:11:41 GMT -6
At least itâs not AJ Reed replacing Yuli.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 9, 2018 15:46:00 GMT -6
I realize players need rest, but, resting your top hitters with the AS break coming up at the end of the week doesn't make sense to me. Yuli isn't going to the All Star game so he can rest then. If Correa is taking ground balls, maybe his "stiffness" ...........or whatever he has.....is subsiding. I got to thinking....Yuli just had 3 days off for his newborn. He needs another off day? I had forgotten that........this makes resting him even more ridiculous....almost as dumb as having George DH yesterday. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 9, 2018 15:49:00 GMT -6
Last year was a real grind. Hinch is maybe afraid of guys running out of steam late in the season. It seems to not make a difference with Springer. Something is up with him.
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Post by marshall on Jul 9, 2018 16:03:37 GMT -6
I realize players need rest, but, resting your top hitters with the AS break coming up at the end of the week doesn't make sense to me. Yuli isn't going to the All Star game so he can rest then. If Correa is taking ground balls, maybe his "stiffness" ...........or whatever he has.....is subsiding. I got to thinking....Yuli just had 3 days off for his newborn. He needs another off day? White needs ABs before the Trade Deadline. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 9, 2018 16:15:37 GMT -6
First Last Pos OPS+/ERA+
1 George Springer CF 114
2 Alex Bregman 3B 153
3 Jose Altuve 2B 152
4 Yuli Reddick RF 116
5 Josh Gattis DH 131
6 Marwin Gonzales SS 87
7 Kyle Tucker LF 16
8 Tyler White 1B 119
9 Tony Federowicz C 102
Gerritt Cole P 141
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 9, 2018 16:23:22 GMT -6
Josh Gattis 
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Post by Saint on Jul 9, 2018 16:40:23 GMT -6
We'll see....
I'd feel better about that lineup if Springer woke up.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 9, 2018 16:46:58 GMT -6
I realize players need rest, but, resting your top hitters with the AS break coming up at the end of the week doesn't make sense to me. Yuli isn't going to the All Star game so he can rest then. If Correa is taking ground balls, maybe his "stiffness" ...........or whatever he has.....is subsiding. I got to thinking....Yuli just had 3 days off for his newborn. He needs another off day? Clipboard |
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Post by Saint on Jul 9, 2018 16:55:20 GMT -6
I got to thinking....Yuli just had 3 days off for his newborn. He needs another off day? Clipboard Maybe they want the improved OBP today. I'm okay with it. I don't like relying on Tucker and Fed at the bottom of the order though. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 9, 2018 16:59:03 GMT -6
I want to see Tuckers swing a little more. Something about it seems a little long. Maybe Iâm wrong though.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 9, 2018 17:01:30 GMT -6
We'll see.... I'd feel better about that lineup if Springer woke up. Springer is not going to get better at batting first in the batting order if heâs not batting first in the batting order. - AJ |
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Post by marshall on Jul 9, 2018 17:01:56 GMT -6
First Last Pos OPS+/ERA+ 1 George Springer CF 114 2 Alex Bregman 3B 153 3 Jose Altuve 2B 152 4 Yuli Reddick RF 116 5 Josh Gattis DH 131 6 Marwin Gonzales SS 87 7 Kyle Tucker LF 16 8 Tyler White 1B 119 9 Tony Federowicz C 102 Gerritt Cole P 141 First Last Pos OPS+/ERA+ 1 George Springer CF 114 2 Alex Bregman 3B 153 3 Jose Altuve 2B 152 4 Josh Reddick RF 116 5 Evan Gattis DH 131 6 Marwin Gonzales SS 87 7 Kyle Tucker LF 16 8 Tyler White 1B 119 9 Tony Federowicz C 102 Gerritt Cole P 141 |
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