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Post by koolade2 on Aug 31, 2018 21:31:28 GMT -6
This is the offense that Luhnow and Hinch thinks, that will lead them into the playoffs and win.
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Post by olpapa on Aug 31, 2018 21:33:49 GMT -6
Memo to Josh James. Good luck tomorrow. You better throw a shutout son.
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 31, 2018 21:33:53 GMT -6
This is the offense that Luhnow and Hinch thinks, that will lead them into the playoffs and win. I don’t think they win back to back WS with this lineup. |
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 31, 2018 21:35:46 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years.
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Post by astrosdoug on Aug 31, 2018 21:40:40 GMT -6
I see even Tyler has caught the no-hit disease. At least he walks here in the Ninth In my book I'll give him credit for a hit on the reached-on-error. If you hit the ball hard enough, you will tend to create errors. nothing spectacular from White today, but he got on base twice in four attempts. cut down both times by GIDPs of course. had all the hitters in the lineup gotten on base twice tonight, the Astros probably would have won. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 21:42:00 GMT -6
The same two pitchers we hammered last week in LA have dominated us in Houston. We played with high intensity against the A's but we are mailing in this series. We have a chance to take control of the division but show no enthusiasm at all. Where is the veteran leadership? We don't have any. The 8th inning said it all......this team should be embarrassed at how they perform in front of their fans
There has to be a reason why we are so dominant on the road and pitiful at home. Maybe Hinch needs to follow the routine they have on the road....make them stay together a team hotel in Houston. Something is causing this crap.
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 31, 2018 21:42:03 GMT -6
This is the offense that Luhnow and Hinch thinks, that will lead them into the playoffs and win. I don’t think they win back to back WS with this lineup. I have been saying this since the end of June beginning of July. I was told no the offense is fine. They have the largest Run Differential by a wide margin. Well, that has come and gone. So they now have lost two more at home and show no sign of really having a Winning team at home. How long before the Hometown fans quit coming to the Ballpark to pay big dollars to see this team lay goose eggs game after game. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 21:47:53 GMT -6
"How long before the Hometown fans quit coming to the Ballpark to pay big dollars to see this team lay goose eggs game after game?"
Fans need to boo the hell out of them when they put forth a half-assed effort like that. When we keep getting at bats like we saw from Springer, Altuve, and Correa, we will keep losing. Those three are killing us right now.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 31, 2018 21:50:42 GMT -6
"How long before the Hometown fans quit coming to the Ballpark to pay big dollars to see this team lay goose eggs game after game?" Fans need to boo the hell out of them when they put forth a half-assed effort like that. When we keep getting at bats like we saw from Springer, Altuve, and Correa, we will keep losing. Those three are killing us right now. What does booing accomplish, though? |
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 31, 2018 21:51:10 GMT -6
New month, time to turn the page.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 31, 2018 21:52:01 GMT -6
"How long before the Hometown fans quit coming to the Ballpark to pay big dollars to see this team lay goose eggs game after game?" Fans need to boo the hell out of them when they put forth a half-assed effort like that. When we keep getting at bats like we saw from Springer, Altuve, and Correa, we will keep losing. Those three are killing us right now. What does booing accomplish, though? LOL |
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Post by olpapa on Aug 31, 2018 22:15:22 GMT -6
This is the offense that Luhnow and Hinch thinks, that will lead them into the playoffs and win. I don’t think they win back to back WS with this lineup. They haven’t won back-to-back AL West titles yet. I know the idea is for Tucker to take over in LF, but I’ve gotta tell you, right now I would sit Reddick, play Tucker in RF and Kemp in LF. Would sit Correa next to Reddick on the bench, move Bregman to SS and play Davis at 3B. Would sit Yuli next to Correa on the bench and play White at 1B. The more Fresno bats we can get in the lineup the better our chances of scoring some runs. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 31, 2018 22:17:31 GMT -6
I don’t think they win back to back WS with this lineup. They haven’t won back-to-back AL West titles yet. I know the idea is for Tucker to take over in LF, but I’ve gotta tell you, right now I would sit Reddick, play Tucker in RF and Kemp in LF. Would sit Correa next to Reddick on the bench, move Bregman to SS and play Davis at 3B. Would sit Yuli next to Correa on the bench and play White at 1B. The more Fresno bats we can get in the lineup the better our chances of scoring some runs. I love Reddick, but he’s not deserving of the playing time. Hinch isn’t a fiery enough manager to bench so many underperformers. He can’t even move Springer down in the order. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 22:29:57 GMT -6
"How long before the Hometown fans quit coming to the Ballpark to pay big dollars to see this team lay goose eggs game after game?" Fans need to boo the hell out of them when they put forth a half-assed effort like that. When we keep getting at bats like we saw from Springer, Altuve, and Correa, we will keep losing. Those three are killing us right now. What does booing accomplish, though? nothing but showing the players that fans are tired of spending money to watch this crap, |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 22:35:14 GMT -6
I don’t think they win back to back WS with this lineup. They haven’t won back-to-back AL West titles yet. I know the idea is for Tucker to take over in LF, but I’ve gotta tell you, right now I would sit Reddick, play Tucker in RF and Kemp in LF. Would sit Correa next to Reddick on the bench, move Bregman to SS and play Davis at 3B. Would sit Yuli next to Correa on the bench and play White at 1B. The more Fresno bats we can get in the lineup the better our chances of scoring some runs. I'd bring up most of the Fresno roster and bench Reddick, Correa, Gurriel, and........if he keeps up his current crap.........Mr. MVP can join them. NONE of those 4 are doing a damn thing to help us win. We won the Oakland series in spite of them. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 22:37:07 GMT -6
They haven’t won back-to-back AL West titles yet. I know the idea is for Tucker to take over in LF, but I’ve gotta tell you, right now I would sit Reddick, play Tucker in RF and Kemp in LF. Would sit Correa next to Reddick on the bench, move Bregman to SS and play Davis at 3B. Would sit Yuli next to Correa on the bench and play White at 1B. The more Fresno bats we can get in the lineup the better our chances of scoring some runs. I love Reddick, but he’s not deserving of the playing time. Hinch isn’t a fiery enough manager to bench so many underperformers. He can’t even move Springer down in the order. All Hinch is doing is blowing it off and acting like there is no problem......refusing to change any part of the lineup makes no sense when they look this pathetic.. had a good rally going in the 8th until Altuve and Correa killed it. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 31, 2018 22:53:58 GMT -6
I love Reddick, but he’s not deserving of the playing time. Hinch isn’t a fiery enough manager to bench so many underperformers. He can’t even move Springer down in the order. All Hinch is doing is blowing it off and acting like there is no problem......refusing to change any part of the lineup makes no sense when they look this pathetic.. had a good rally going in the 8th until Altuve and Correa killed it. The problem that no one in the front office can come to grips with is that the ones designated as the stars of the team (minus Bregman) aren’t and consistently haven’t been doing their jobs all season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 23:46:18 GMT -6
All Hinch is doing is blowing it off and acting like there is no problem......refusing to change any part of the lineup makes no sense when they look this pathetic.. had a good rally going in the 8th until Altuve and Correa killed it. The problem that no one in the front office can come to grips with is that the ones designated as the stars of the team (minus Bregman) aren’t and consistently haven’t been doing their jobs all season. AJ has no problem with it . He refuses to make a move to change anything. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 31, 2018 23:47:23 GMT -6
What does booing accomplish, though? LOL That is the most thoughtful post you have ever made. |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 1, 2018 10:10:07 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years. The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. |
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Post by bannedfan on Sept 1, 2018 10:40:04 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years. The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. You’re probably right. I’m glad they won the WS last year. It’s all I ever wanted to see. I don’t think they repeat in 2018. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Sept 1, 2018 10:51:04 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years. The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. The record says near the same pace as last season, but not taking advantage of all the good quality starts in the beginning of the season and not coming up with a W in those games would have made a big difference now. |
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Post by m240 on Sept 1, 2018 12:22:51 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years. The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. In July I mentioned the possibility of this if we did not rotate the guys out on the dl. At the time I was referring to Kuechel but mentioned it as impacting all of the starters come playoff time. I hope both of our concerns prove to not be well founded. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 1, 2018 12:37:03 GMT -6
The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. The record says near the same pace as last season, but not taking advantage of all the good quality starts in the beginning of the season and not coming up with a W in those games would have made a big difference now. They should easily be 5-10 games better than they are. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 1, 2018 12:38:05 GMT -6
They never try to steal bases. They never hit and run. Station to station baseball. Too many hitters having down years. The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. What I don’t understand is why they shift so extremely with Keuchel on the mound. Talk about a guy who’s so easy to go the other way against. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 1, 2018 13:01:50 GMT -6
The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. What I don’t understand is why they shift so extremely with Keuchel on the mound. Talk about a guy who’s so easy to go the other way against. The clipboard says use an extreme shift.  |
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Post by paastrosfan on Sept 1, 2018 13:03:11 GMT -6
The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. What I don’t understand is why they shift so extremely with Keuchel on the mound. Talk about a guy who’s so easy to go the other way against. The old Dallas had the command to put the ball where he wanted, where he could pitch to the shift. Now reminds me of when Jerome Williams was here and locate pitches that a hitter can go the other way against the defense alignments. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Sept 1, 2018 13:07:17 GMT -6
The rest of the teams in MLB have adjusted to the Astros’ approach to the game, but there will be no change in strategy by the Astros. The extreme shifts will continue, regardless of who our pitcher is on the mound. The swing-for-the-fences with every swing/HR or K approach will continue. No stolen bases. No hit and run. There will be no change in the #1 - #4 batters in the lineup. The players who occupy #5 - #9 will be based on a roll of the dice each game as it has been pretty much all season. That approach produced good results in the first half of the season. Not so good in the second half. The best thing this team had going for them in the first half was the starting rotation. Those starters are all tired or injured now. This team will likely be embarrassed in the playoffs. In July I mentioned the possibility of this if we did not rotate the guys out on the dl. At the time I was referring to Kuechel but mentioned it as impacting all of the starters come playoff time. I hope both of our concerns prove to not be well founded. As you look around the league some playoff teams as having the injury bug with their starting staffs like the Stros. Putting points on the board is now a concern, hopefully a new month and the offense will wake up.
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Post by olpapa on Sept 1, 2018 14:47:28 GMT -6
In July I mentioned the possibility of this if we did not rotate the guys out on the dl. At the time I was referring to Kuechel but mentioned it as impacting all of the starters come playoff time. I hope both of our concerns prove to not be well founded. As you look around the league some playoff teams as having the injury bug with their starting staffs like the Stros. Putting points on the board is now a concern, hopefully a new month and the offense will wake up.
First team that comes to my mind is Boston with Sale going on the DL. I saw where Price was hit in the wrist by a comebacker a couple days ago and promptly removed from the game. Not sure how he will be affected by that going forward. Red Sox have the offense to overcome some adversity within their rotation. Astros do not....did last year..., not this year. Fresno put up 14 runs vs AAA pitching last night...Astros couldn’t manage 1 against the Angels’ AAA pitcher last night. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 1, 2018 15:03:53 GMT -6
As you look around the league some playoff teams as having the injury bug with their starting staffs like the Stros. Putting points on the board is now a concern, hopefully a new month and the offense will wake up.
First team that comes to my mind is Boston with Sale going on the DL. I saw where Price was hit in the wrist by a comebacker a couple days ago and promptly removed from the game. Not sure how he will be affected by that going forward. Red Sox have the offense to overcome some adversity within their rotation. Astros do not....did last year..., not this year. Fresno put up 14 runs vs AAA pitching last night...Astros couldn’t manage 1 against the Angels’ AAA pitcher last night. The offense is running out of excuses, and their mystique is fading fast. |
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