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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 18, 2018 15:46:50 GMT -6
At first, I thought people were joking about Correa’s girl causing his injury. I’m starting to think they’re serious. If anyone should have back problems it should be JV, now their would be a scoop. Don’t you mean Kate Upton? Those things are huge. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 15:50:27 GMT -6
If anyone should have back problems it should be JV, now their would be a scoop. Don’t you mean Kate Upton? Those things are huge. Dang right. OSHA would have given warnings about ergonomic issues navigating those girls. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 18, 2018 19:47:44 GMT -6
Time to trade Bregman. He has reached his ceiling 
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazing |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 19:54:20 GMT -6
Time to trade Bregman. He has reached his ceiling
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazingI think we have the best GM in baseball. Happy Crane locked him in till 2023. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 22:36:28 GMT -6
Time to trade Bregman. He has reached his ceiling
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazingI was very happy not to get Quintana. I figured his ERA would hit above 4 in the coming years and not be as effective of a pitcher. Didn't like the way he was trending beforehand. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 19, 2018 17:57:39 GMT -6
Time to trade Bregman. He has reached his ceiling
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazingQuintana was a good example of how we can be a flaming pile of idiots on the forum. Bullet dodged. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 19, 2018 17:58:48 GMT -6
Luhnow was smart to walk away from the José Quintana talks. And the Gerrit Cole talks in 2017 for that matter. He may have failed to pick up more offense over the
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazing I think we have the best GM in baseball. Happy Crane locked him in till 2023. He’ll be the longest tenured Astros GM since Hunsicker. Solid move by Crane. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 19, 2018 18:09:35 GMT -6
Luhnow was smart to walk away from the José Quintana talks. And the Gerrit Cole talks in 2017 for that matter. He may have failed to pick up more offense over the
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazing Quintana was a good example of how we can be a flaming pile of idiots on the forum. Bullet dodged. It is not like Quintana is pitching horrible, but it definitely worked out better the Astros did not trade for him..who would have known 2 years ago Keuchel would be the 4th or 5th best pitcher in the rotation. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 19, 2018 19:07:53 GMT -6
Quintana was a good example of how we can be a flaming pile of idiots on the forum. Bullet dodged. It is not like Quintana is pitching horrible, but it definitely worked out better the Astros did not trade for him..who would have known 2 years ago Keuchel would be the 4th or 5th best pitcher in the rotation. Freakin Keuchel. I get tired of seeing him throwing balls out of the zone and hoping batters swing at them. Then, when people hit his slow pitches through a hole in the shift, it’s because of “bad luck”. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 19, 2018 19:10:04 GMT -6
Luhnow was smart to walk away from the José Quintana talks. And the Gerrit Cole talks in 2017 for that matter. He may have failed to pick up more offense over the
winter, but the three Astro All-Star pitchers last night weren't even on the roster 19 months ago. That's pretty amazing Quintana was a good example of how we can be a flaming pile of idiots on the forum. Bullet dodged. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 19, 2018 19:52:13 GMT -6
If Travis ever gets released from the Nork Gulag, I hope he starts posting again.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 19, 2018 19:53:56 GMT -6
If Travis ever gets released from the Nork Gulag, I hope he starts posting again. Me too, Samsung was a great poster. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 19, 2018 20:16:39 GMT -6
***** Good Stuff...need to keep that meme for future tinfoiling. Should be Doug's avatar. Given the choice, I'd take a tin foil hat over Bortaz's stinking hairpiece any day  |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 20, 2018 8:25:28 GMT -6
Are you trying to hurt my feelings?
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 8:39:06 GMT -6
It is not like Quintana is pitching horrible, but it definitely worked out better the Astros did not trade for him..who would have known 2 years ago Keuchel would be the 4th or 5th best pitcher in the rotation. Freakin Keuchel. I get tired of seeing him throwing balls out of the zone and hoping batters swing at them. Then, when people hit his slow pitches through a hole in the shift, it’s because of “bad luck”. You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? |
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Post by sempersmom on Jul 20, 2018 8:44:59 GMT -6
Freakin Keuchel. I get tired of seeing him throwing balls out of the zone and hoping batters swing at them. Then, when people hit his slow pitches through a hole in the shift, it’s because of “bad luck”. You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? He has to complain about something. It's just his nature. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 20, 2018 9:00:24 GMT -6
You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? He has to complain about something. It's just his nature. ***** |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 20, 2018 9:17:33 GMT -6
Freakin Keuchel. I get tired of seeing him throwing balls out of the zone and hoping batters swing at them. Then, when people hit his slow pitches through a hole in the shift, it’s because of “bad luck”. You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 9:49:19 GMT -6
Freakin Keuchel. I get tired of seeing him throwing balls out of the zone and hoping batters swing at them. Then, when people hit his slow pitches through a hole in the shift, it’s because of “bad luck”. You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? Not convinced until good team lose. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 9:50:08 GMT -6
You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? He has to complain about something. It's just his nature. Four more years for Marisnick. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 9:50:40 GMT -6
He has to complain about something. It's just his nature. ***** You put those five stars on your toupee. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 9:51:31 GMT -6
You still down on Keuchel even though he has been excellent again his last 4-5 starts? I can’t stand the bad luck he’s victimized with that no other pitcher endures. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 10:07:58 GMT -6
Sherwin doesn't like Keuchel cause his four-seamer tops out at 90 I can’t stand the bad luck he’s victimized with that no other pitcher endures. Who said none of the others have? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 10:25:54 GMT -6
I can’t stand the bad luck he’s victimized with that no other pitcher endures. Who said none of the others have? Hasn’t been discussed with others as much. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 10:28:13 GMT -6
Who said none of the others have? Hasn’t been discussed with others as much. They haven't had as much, but they've had some as well. I remember in the last Texas series we had a lot of dinky hits against the shift for a number of pitchers. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 10:43:58 GMT -6
Hasn’t been discussed with others as much. They haven't had as much, but they've had some as well. I remember in the last Texas series we had a lot of dinky hits against the shift for a number of pitchers. I personally believe our shifts are too extreme. I don’t believe Altuve has the range to get to quite a few grounders headed his way. If not for his mediocre arm, I’d switch him and Correa on the extreme lefthanded pull shifts. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 20, 2018 10:55:24 GMT -6
They haven't had as much, but they've had some as well. I remember in the last Texas series we had a lot of dinky hits against the shift for a number of pitchers. I personally believe our shifts are too extreme. I don’t believe Altuve has the range to get to quite a few grounders headed his way. If not for his mediocre arm, I’d switch him and Correa on the extreme righthanded pull shifts. I disagree on Altuve. I feel his defense is fine if not slightly above-average. I think sometimes he gets a little lazy with his throws (maybe fear of overthrowing, I don't know). I agree on the shifts though. I understand the science behind it, but I feel like we do it too often and too much. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 20, 2018 11:24:21 GMT -6
I personally believe our shifts are too extreme. I don’t believe Altuve has the range to get to quite a few grounders headed his way. If not for his mediocre arm, I’d switch him and Correa on the extreme righthanded pull shifts. I disagree on Altuve. I feel his defense is fine if not slightly above-average. I think sometimes he gets a little lazy with his throws (maybe fear of overthrowing, I don't know). I agree on the shifts though. I understand the science behind it, but I feel like we do it too often and too much. I don’t believe in offering a wide runway on the push side just because a batter has a tendency to like pulling the ball. I’ve seen Gallo and Canó bunt for hits the other way, the latter bunting a double due to a silly shift. Even Gary Sánchez knows how to float a single to right field on occasion. As far as Altuve, I just go by what I see. He makes some good plays but often is just out of range for moderate grounders. Those are either on him or the overshifting. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 6, 2018 9:24:24 GMT -6
Not only do his 47 doubles lead the league but so do his 77 XBH. Remarkable season thus far.
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Post by Saint on Sept 6, 2018 10:21:28 GMT -6
Bregman's 3rd season (2nd full). On pace for:
34 HR 111 RBI 110 Runs 181 Hits 54 Doubles 94 BB 12 SB .298 AVG 164 OPS+ 7+ WAR
Berkman's 3rd season (2nd full):
34 HR 126 RBI 110 Runs 191 Hits 55 Doubles 92 BB 7 SB .331 AVG 161 OPS+ 6.5 WAR
Berkman beats him a little in a few offensive categories, but Bregman beats him in baserunning and defense. (For the record, it was also Berkman's 1st all-star season and he finished 5th in MVP voting.)
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