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Post by m240 on Jul 22, 2018 17:29:53 GMT -6
Altuve is supposed to hit well against Angels pitching........not this weekend. He has been awful. As much as Correa struggles, his absence reduces the protection of Altuve in the order. time for another springer dinger |
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Post by m240 on Jul 22, 2018 17:31:16 GMT -6
oops
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 22, 2018 18:12:20 GMT -6
at least Davis recorded a strikeout
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2018 19:35:02 GMT -6
Altuve is supposed to hit well against Angels pitching........not this weekend. He has been awful. As much as Correa struggles, his absence reduces the protection of Altuve in the order. You are right......Correa's absence limits the good pitches to hit Altuve sees. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2018 20:40:32 GMT -6
As much as Correa struggles, his absence reduces the protection of Altuve in the order. You are right......Correa's absence limits the good pitches to hit Altuve sees. Still, though, Altuve needs to be more selective and take healthier cuts as the 3-hitter. Maybe it’s time to give the role to Bregman. After Bregman had a great AB resulting in a 2-run double to get the team back in it, you had Altuve fly out on the very next pitch to end the rally. It’s getting old. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2018 20:45:10 GMT -6
You are right......Correa's absence limits the good pitches to hit Altuve sees. Still, though, Altuve needs to be more selective and take healthier cuts as the 3-hitter. Maybe it’s time to give the role to Bregman. After Bregman had a great AB resulting in a 2-run double to get the team back in it, you had Altuve fly out on the very next pitch to end the rally. It’s getting old. All too often we see Altuve get himself out by swinging at the first pitch even when the pitch is out of the zone. Being too aggressive hurts him at times. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 21:15:50 GMT -6
All I got to say today is that as ugly as this was, it still is only one "L" in the column.
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Post by m240 on Jul 22, 2018 21:47:45 GMT -6
All I got to say today is that as ugly as this was, it still is only one "L" in the column. On another positive note, it is harder to hide the fact that our pen seems to be doing it's annual meltdown early this year. Still time to fix what ails us. ' |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2018 22:28:54 GMT -6
All I got to say today is that as ugly as this was, it still is only one "L" in the column. On another positive note, it is harder to hide the fact that our pen seems to be doing it's annual meltdown early this year. Still time to fix what ails us. ' We saw the Harris today that we always see this time of year and we got the version of Devenski that we saw last September and in the playoffs.. Both are unreliable. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2018 3:50:48 GMT -6
On another positive note, it is harder to hide the fact that our pen seems to be doing it's annual meltdown early this year. Still time to fix what ails us. ' We saw the Harris today that we always see this time of year and we got the version of Devenski that we saw last September and in the playoffs.. Both are unreliable. Yeah, it’s time we saw the team wean themselves off these guys and bolster the bullpen. I mean it’s been three seasons with Harris and two with Devenski in which Hinch has leaned on in high leverage situations. They’ve been good, even great at times, but they still leave you with that unsure feeling. It’s kind of different now that middle relief has been more shaky than closing (due to the success of Rondón), which is usually the opposite occurrence for this team. |
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Post by marshall on Jul 23, 2018 7:59:30 GMT -6
We saw the Harris today that we always see this time of year and we got the version of Devenski that we saw last September and in the playoffs.. Both are unreliable. Yeah, it’s time we saw the team wean themselves off these guys and bolster the bullpen. I mean it’s been three seasons with Harris and two with Devenski in which Hinch has leaned on in high leverage situations. They’ve been good, even great at times, but they still leave you with that unsure feeling at times. It’s kind of different now that middle relief has been more shaky than closing (due to the success of Rondón), which is usually the opposite occurrence for this team. To some extent, everybody out there will disappoint you on a given day. But can you improve YOUR club at a cost which is less than you gain? There are no Mariano Rivera's out there. Even he disappointed a few times. But you certainly liked the odds when he was out there.
It's hard to get into a mindset that you have to find guys well above league average to improve your roster. We have internal candidates who are better than Trade candidates to replace the few underperforming players on the 25 man roster.
In the past, half our roster was below league average with internal replacements near the same level. But we're not there anymore.
Trading is only good if it's a good trade. And it's only a good trade when we get more value than we give up.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2018 8:17:12 GMT -6
Yeah, it’s time we saw the team wean themselves off these guys and bolster the bullpen. I mean it’s been three seasons with Harris and two with Devenski in which Hinch has leaned on in high leverage situations. They’ve been good, even great at times, but they still leave you with that unsure feeling at times. It’s kind of different now that middle relief has been more shaky than closing (due to the success of Rondón), which is usually the opposite occurrence for this team. To some extent, everybody out there will disappoint you on a given day. But can you improve YOUR club at a cost which is less than you gain? There are no Mariano Rivera's out there. Even he disappointed a few times. But you certainly liked the odds when he was out there.
It's hard to get into a mindset that you have to find guys well above league average to improve your roster. We have internal candidates who are better than Trade candidates to replace the few underperforming players on the 25 man roster.
In the past, half our roster was below league average with internal replacements near the same level. But we're not there anymore.
Trading is only good if it's a good trade. And it's only a good trade when we get more value than we give up.
I’m wary of Zach Britton too, but this bullpen BARELY got by in the postseason. It’s foolhardy to trust these same relievers to right the ship in the postseason this year. They finally did the right thing in demoting Giles. They need to continue the progress by adding to the bullpen and leaning on guys like Harris and Devenski a little less. The Red Sox are trying to bolster a bullpen that has Kimbrel. I’m sure the Yankees are even with Chapman. The Astros don’t stand a chance holding a late inning lead if those teams add to their wealth. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 23, 2018 12:21:39 GMT -6
To some extent, everybody out there will disappoint you on a given day. But can you improve YOUR club at a cost which is less than you gain? There are no Mariano Rivera's out there. Even he disappointed a few times. But you certainly liked the odds when he was out there.
It's hard to get into a mindset that you have to find guys well above league average to improve your roster. We have internal candidates who are better than Trade candidates to replace the few underperforming players on the 25 man roster.
In the past, half our roster was below league average with internal replacements near the same level. But we're not there anymore.
Trading is only good if it's a good trade. And it's only a good trade when we get more value than we give up.
I’m wary of Zach Britton too, but this bullpen BARELY got by in the postseason. It’s foolhardy to trust these same relievers to right the ship in the postseason this year. They finally did the right thing in demoting Giles. They need to continue the progress by adding to the bullpen and leaning on guys like Harris and Devenski a little less. The Red Sox are trying to bolster a bullpen that has Kimbrel. I’m sure the Yankees are even with Chapman. The Astros don’t stand a chance holding a late inning lead if those teams add to their wealth. Will Morton become the emergency closer again? |
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Post by Saint on Jul 23, 2018 13:52:56 GMT -6
You are right......Correa's absence limits the good pitches to hit Altuve sees. Still, though, Altuve needs to be more selective and take healthier cuts as the 3-hitter. Maybe it’s time to give the role to Bregman. After Bregman had a great AB resulting in a 2-run double to get the team back in it, you had Altuve fly out on the very next pitch to end the rally. It’s getting old. In Altuve's defense, he did have two lineouts to Simmons in the last two games. He's not looking as bad on outside pitches as he was. I think he is going to have a breakout game very soon. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2018 13:54:00 GMT -6
Still, though, Altuve needs to be more selective and take healthier cuts as the 3-hitter. Maybe it’s time to give the role to Bregman. After Bregman had a great AB resulting in a 2-run double to get the team back in it, you had Altuve fly out on the very next pitch to end the rally. It’s getting old. In Altuve's defense, he did have two lineouts to Simmons in the last two games. He's not looking as bad on outside pitches as he was. I think he is going to have a breakout game very soon. You shut your face, you jinxer. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 23, 2018 14:12:26 GMT -6
In Altuve's defense, he did have two lineouts to Simmons in the last two games. He's not looking as bad on outside pitches as he was. I think he is going to have a breakout game very soon. You shut your face, you jinxer. Altuve will do better when Correa returns. The whole lineup should look better. |
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 23, 2018 15:40:58 GMT -6
You shut your face, you jinxer. Altuve will do better when Correa returns. The whole lineup should look better. They say that is the sign of a great player. The ones that make everyone around him better. If that is Correa role then he has done until he isn't in the lineup. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 23, 2018 16:01:05 GMT -6
In Altuve's defense, he did have two lineouts to Simmons in the last two games. He's not looking as bad on outside pitches as he was. I think he is going to have a breakout game very soon. You shut your face, you jinxer. Nevar!!! |
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Post by Saint on Jul 25, 2018 10:35:50 GMT -6
It greatly bothers me that this GDT didn't make it to triple digit replies....
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