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Post by bannedfan on Jul 29, 2018 15:08:12 GMT -6
Kemp!!!
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Post by m240 on Jul 29, 2018 15:08:22 GMT -6
well things just got a little more interesting.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 29, 2018 15:08:25 GMT -6
Springer, just get a single. Don’t be a hero.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 29, 2018 15:11:33 GMT -6
What a joke.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 29, 2018 15:12:48 GMT -6
I’m glad it’s late games next week. I’ll sleep thru it.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 29, 2018 15:12:49 GMT -6
Best approach on the team belongs to Bregman. A very close second is Kemp.
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Post by m240 on Jul 29, 2018 15:14:02 GMT -6
Better game today, still sucks to lose, and get swept by the basement dwellers. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 29, 2018 15:14:12 GMT -6
Bregman, Gurriel, Gattis, Reddick 0 for 14 with 4 K's today.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 29, 2018 15:16:15 GMT -6
Players having down years compared to 2017. Correa and Altuve not playing.
Swept by Texas at home. Unbelievable.
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 29, 2018 15:17:01 GMT -6
Losing 6 of 7 doesn't look good going into Seattle. There is no way the way this team is playing they will stay with the M's.
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 29, 2018 15:18:26 GMT -6
Pathetic series.
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 29, 2018 15:18:48 GMT -6
Players having down years compared to 2017. Correa and Altuve not playing. Swept by Texas at home. Unbelievable. Those are the players that you replace every year. The ones that had Career years as they never repeat. That is how the Yankee's did it for consecutive WS wins. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 29, 2018 15:18:57 GMT -6
IN spring training, Davis really looked like he was ready to contribute. In fact he hit better than Reed/White/Fisher and the other guys competing for the final roster spots.
If he could start living up to those expectations, games like today's wouldn't happen as often.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 15:19:11 GMT -6
He won't hit three home runs the rest of the season unless he hits them at Fresno. He has three in his last 4 games, why do you think he can't hit three more in the season? have all three been as an Astro? I have not taken the time to see what he did in Fresno. Besides today, he has produced next to nothing as an Astro. The only reason he's here is because Altuve went on the DL. I'll get excited when he shows some consistency. When I saw him in 2016, I thought we had a future star on our hands.....I have seen nothing since the first couple of weeks of that season to make me think he will be a productive player for the Astros. He had a very good game today and I hope it continues.......we'll see. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 29, 2018 15:24:02 GMT -6
White has 3 HRs as an Astro this year and I believe he hit one for Fresno on his recent stint there. He should finish the season with 25 HRs at least.
Last season, he homered in 3 consecutive PAs (though spread over two games). I can't remember Berkman, Davis, or Bagwell ever doing that. (though Davis and Bagwell might have done so had they played in MMP their entire careers).
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 15:24:40 GMT -6
Maldonado earning his keep. Isn't he 0-3 and missed a strikeout that came around to score? That strikeout was a WILD PITCH. Your boy Stassi would not have stopped it, either. Maldonado is ten times the catcher that Stassi is and will be the regular catcher once he learns the pitchers. Your boy Stassi will go back to being what he is best at.......being a backup. I'll take Maldonado all day long behind the plate over Stassi. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 15:32:34 GMT -6
I agree with Hinch....not the time to panic. I wish I had kept up with how many times this week our hitters have swung at the first pitch and popped up. We had a LOT of bad at bats this week.
We have an entirely different team without Altuve and Correa in the lineup and that was obvious during this series. Without them, Bregman and Gurriel don't get much to hit......Gurriel has been in a horrible slump since the break. He had no business being at second base today.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 29, 2018 15:35:51 GMT -6
Gurriel at 2B??? And, I just noitced that damn Tyler White is back and in the lineup. We need a bat, but, instead of going after one who can actually produce, they bring that dud back....Unbelievable!!!! “Lmao” - Tyler White |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 15:42:34 GMT -6
Gurriel at 2B??? And, I just noitced that damn Tyler White is back and in the lineup. We need a bat, but, instead of going after one who can actually produce, they bring that dud back....Unbelievable!!!! “Lmao” - Tyler White Tyler was due for a good game and I'm proud he had one. Now, let's see if he has another one........Gurriel had no business at second base. I am still wondering why Kemp was not there. Hinch sacrificed the defense to get White in the lineup and Yuli was responsible for giving up a run by making an error. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 29, 2018 15:53:26 GMT -6
He has three in his last 4 games, why do you think he can't hit three more in the season? have all three been as an Astro? I have not taken the time to see what he did in Fresno. Besides today, he has produced next to nothing as an Astro. The only reason he's here is because Altuve went on the DL. I'll get excited when he shows some consistency. When I saw him in 2016, I thought we had a future star on our hands.....I have seen nothing since the first couple of weeks of that season to make me think he will be a productive player for the Astros. He had a very good game today and I hope it continues.......we'll see. Have you even looked at his numbers with the Astros this year? His numbers and production are excellent. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 16:14:17 GMT -6
have all three been as an Astro? I have not taken the time to see what he did in Fresno. Besides today, he has produced next to nothing as an Astro. The only reason he's here is because Altuve went on the DL. I'll get excited when he shows some consistency. When I saw him in 2016, I thought we had a future star on our hands.....I have seen nothing since the first couple of weeks of that season to make me think he will be a productive player for the Astros. He had a very good game today and I hope it continues.......we'll see. Have you even looked at his numbers with the Astros this year? His numbers and production are excellent. Yes, I looked at them the last time he was here. Before today, he had seven hits in 32 at bats.....he had scored 4 runs, and had driven in THREE. Yes, hit OPS is 1.003 at the present. He still has not proven that he is the productive player you claim him to be. His numbers are mediocre at best. His production is nowhere close to being excellent. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 29, 2018 16:17:19 GMT -6
Have you even looked at his numbers with the Astros this year? His numbers and production are excellent. Yes, I looked at them the last time he was here. Before today, he had seven hits in 32 at bats.....he had scored 4 runs, and had driven in THREE. Yes, hit OPS is 1.003 at the present. He still has not proven that he is the productive player you claim him to be. His numbers are mediocre at best. His production is nowhere close to being excellent. It's not his fault nobody is on base when he bats. That's how you get RBI. It's also not his fault that nobody hits him in when he gets on base despite an excellent OBP. How can you blame him for others not contributing? He's getting on base. He's hitting for power. What more can he do? Somebody help me explain this better? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 16:41:59 GMT -6
Yes, I looked at them the last time he was here. Before today, he had seven hits in 32 at bats.....he had scored 4 runs, and had driven in THREE. Yes, hit OPS is 1.003 at the present. He still has not proven that he is the productive player you claim him to be. His numbers are mediocre at best. His production is nowhere close to being excellent. It's not his fault nobody is on base when he bats. That's how you get RBI. It's also not his fault that nobody hits him in when he gets on base despite an excellent OBP. How can you blame him for others not contributing? He's getting on base. He's hitting for power. What more can he do? Somebody help me explain this better? You can "explain" until hell freezes over. I fully understand your point and what you are saying.....I just don't buy it. When White proves he can hit consistently and not just have a good game every once in awhile, I will say he is not a good, productive hitter. If he produces the numbers you post over an extended period of time, I will be glad to acknowledge that he is a good hitter. I will watch with interest to see what he does, Ny guess is he will return to Fresno pretty soon if he isn't traded between now and the deadline. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 29, 2018 18:29:52 GMT -6
Speaking of a pathetic series....the games coming up at Seattle have the potential to be some real cliff dwellers. In the month of July the Astros are #22 in all of baseball in runs scored at 102. The only teams scoring fewer runs than the ‘stros are Miami 101, KC 96, Mets 93, Braves 82, Tigers 81, Padres 80, Giants 77 and.........Mariners 65. Since the All-Star break the Astros and Mariners are tied in runs scored at 33, just ahead of the Padres 31 and Tigers 29 for fewest runs scored in all of baseball. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 29, 2018 18:51:34 GMT -6
Yes, I looked at them the last time he was here. Before today, he had seven hits in 32 at bats.....he had scored 4 runs, and had driven in THREE. Yes, hit OPS is 1.003 at the present. He still has not proven that he is the productive player you claim him to be. His numbers are mediocre at best. His production is nowhere close to being excellent. It's not his fault nobody is on base when he bats. That's how you get RBI. It's also not his fault that nobody hits him in when he gets on base despite an excellent OBP. How can you blame him for others not contributing? He's getting on base. He's hitting for power. What more can he do? Somebody help me explain this better? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 19:50:00 GMT -6
It's not his fault nobody is on base when he bats. That's how you get RBI. It's also not his fault that nobody hits him in when he gets on base despite an excellent OBP. How can you blame him for others not contributing? He's getting on base. He's hitting for power. What more can he do? Somebody help me explain this better? If you and Saint can't SEE tjat White has not been productive overall, it is not worth my time to tell you. Go look at extra base hits, In his 35 at bats he had FOUR extra base hits in 44 plate appearances. True, he has drawn 10 walks. He has driven in FOUR runs. He is mediocre at best when it comes to run production. I am wasting no more time on this subject. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 29, 2018 20:04:54 GMT -6
What Corch is saying is that the dude has a low Batting Average, fellas.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 29, 2018 21:54:23 GMT -6
What Corch is saying is that the dude has a low Batting Average, fellas. Low batting average and poor run production. Four extra base hits in 44 plate appearances isn't the sign of a productive hitter. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 29, 2018 22:38:50 GMT -6
It's not his fault nobody is on base when he bats. That's how you get RBI. It's also not his fault that nobody hits him in when he gets on base despite an excellent OBP. How can you blame him for others not contributing? He's getting on base. He's hitting for power. What more can he do? Somebody help me explain this better? You can "explain" until hell freezes over. I fully understand your point and what you are saying.....I just don't buy it. When White proves he can hit consistently and not just have a good game every once in awhile, I will say he is not a good, productive hitter. If he produces the numbers you post over an extended period of time, I will be glad to acknowledge that he is a good hitter. I will watch with interest to see what he does, Ny guess is he will return to Fresno pretty soon if he isn't traded between now and the deadline. One interesting thing about White & the trade market is that he has consistently hit better as a pinch hitter than as a starter over his career. For an NL team, he could become a really clutch guy as someone who hits in the pitcher's spot. Opposing teams, knowing he's on the bench, would be less likely to IBB the #8 hitter in order to "get to the pitcher's spot in the order" when the SP's pitch count is high. With the DH rule, AL teams don't have as many pinch hitting opportunities. There are some good NL players the Astros could use if one wants a power hitting PH who has a nickname like Jaws. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 29, 2018 22:41:05 GMT -6
What Corch is saying is that the dude has a low Batting Average, fellas. White finished the game with a .286 AVG. Of the players in yesterday's game, only Kemp and Yuli had higher averages. and White's OBP and SLG is by far the highest of any guy who started yesterday's game. |
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