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Post by m240 on Sept 15, 2018 20:44:16 GMT -6
All things considered the minor league system still looks strong. We keep getting good folks up and they get replaced in the system with more good folks. Good management
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Post by olpapa on Sept 15, 2018 20:55:19 GMT -6
AJ Reed needs to hook up with Jenny Craig. The boy is throwing away millions for a few lousy pancakes. Reed might want to go back to pitching. Seems like fat boys have a better success rate as pitchers. |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 16, 2018 17:07:35 GMT -6
Tucker called back to Houston.
On another front..., Astros have made it official. The AAA affiliate will not be in Fresno next season. Rangers agreement with Round Rock expired at the end of this season. The Ryans own the Round Rock Express. Reid Ryan says the Astros are looking to move their AAA affiliate closer to Houston. Hmm....
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Post by m240 on Sept 16, 2018 17:10:59 GMT -6
I would go to round rock to watch a game or three. say when does the arizona fall league start
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Post by olpapa on Sept 16, 2018 18:01:58 GMT -6
I would go to round rock to watch a game or three. say when does the arizona fall league start AFL starts October 9. Astros prospects will be playing for Scottsdale. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2018 7:54:36 GMT -6
I would go to round rock to watch a game or three. say when does the arizona fall league start I usually go to a few round rock games every year. Will definitely go to more next year. |
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Post by m240 on Sept 17, 2018 11:36:31 GMT -6
I would go to round rock to watch a game or three. say when does the arizona fall league start I usually go to a few round rock games every year. Will definitely go to more next year. The stadium is about an hour away, so no reason not to |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 18, 2018 20:13:00 GMT -6
The Round Rock Express, will hold a news conference on Thursday to announce its affiliation with the Astros beginning in 2019.
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Post by m240 on Sept 18, 2018 21:18:40 GMT -6
The Round Rock Express, will hold a news conference on Thursday to announce its affiliation with the Astros beginning in 2019. time for me to do the snoopy dance. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 18, 2018 21:24:18 GMT -6
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Post by m240 on Sept 19, 2018 6:56:13 GMT -6
That is some cold blooded stuff right there. Maybe it was handled better in person than what was written there. Those two managers have always done a great job as best as I can tell.
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Post by olpapa on Sept 19, 2018 7:39:44 GMT -6
That is some cold blooded stuff right there. Maybe it was handled better in person than what was written there. Those two managers have always done a great job as best as I can tell. My thoughts exactly. When I first saw the headline of that article I expected to see that Omar Lopez had been canned as the manager of Corpus Christi. I know that we don’t have access to all of the info that goes into such decisions as these, but on the surface, it seems hard to justify canning Linares and Ensberg..., especially canning those guys and retaining Lopez. In the case of Ensberg, here is a guy who has just managed his team to the Carolina League championship. Think about all of the talented players he had who got promoted to Corpus Christi during the season: Brett Adcock, Brandon Bielak, Corbin Martin, Justin Ferrell, Kit Scheetz, Abraham Hernandez, Chas McCormick, Ronnie Dawson... to name a few. That’s pretty much his starting rotation, best two relief pitchers, starting third baseman, starting center fielder and one of his starting corner outfielders from the team Ensberg started the year with all promoted to AA by mid-season or so....yet he managed to finish tied for the best second-half record in the Carolina League, make the playoffs and win the League Championship. In the case of Linares, in his first year as AAA manager he managed his team to a division championship... won a semi-final playoff series and took his team to the PCL finals. By the time he got his team to the finals his pitching staff had been gutted through promotions of his players to the Astros. Josh James..his best starter was in Houston. Dean Deetz...his best relief pitcher was in Houston. Framber Valdez and Cionel Perez were in Houston. JD Davis..his starting third baseman was in Houston. His starting center fielder, Myles Straw, was promoted to Houston while Fresno was still playing in the PCL finals series. Then you have Omar Lopez who had the most talented team in AA pissing away the Texas League Championship through his inept managing of the pitching staff in the TL semi-finals. Lopez gets to keep his job and Ensberg and Linares get canned. Something just looks wrong with that picture. |
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Post by m240 on Sept 19, 2018 7:54:44 GMT -6
That is some cold blooded stuff right there. Maybe it was handled better in person than what was written there. Those two managers have always done a great job as best as I can tell. My thoughts exactly. When I first saw the headline of that article I expected to see that Omar Lopez had been canned as the manager of Corpus Christi. I know that we don’t have access to all of the info that goes into such decisions as these, but on the surface, it seems hard to justify canning Linares and Ensberg..., especially canning those guys and retaining Lopez. In the case of Ensberg, here is a guy who has just managed his team to the Carolina League championship. Think about all of the talented players he had who got promoted to Corpus Christi during the season: Brett Adcock, Brandon Bielak, Corbin Martin, Justin Ferrell, Kit Scheetz, Abraham Hernandez, Chas McCormick, Ronnie Dawson... to name a few. That’s pretty much his starting rotation, best two relief pitchers, starting third baseman, starting center fielder and one of his starting corner outfielders from the team Ensberg started the year with all promoted to AA by mid-season or so....yet he managed to finish tied for the best second-half record in the Carolina League, make the playoffs and win the League Championship. In the case of Linares, in his first year as AAA manager he managed his team to a division championship... won a semi-final playoff series and took his team to the PCL finals. By the time he got his team to the finals his pitching staff had been gutted through promotions of his players to the Astros. Josh James..his best starter was in Houston. Dean Deetz...his best relief pitcher was in Houston. Framber Valdez and Cionel Perez were in Houston. JD Davis..his starting third baseman was in Houston. His starting center fielder, Myles Straw, was promoted to Houston while Fresno was still playing in the PCL finals series. Then you have Omar Lopez who had the most talented team in AA pissing away the Texas League Championship through his inept managing of the pitching staff in the TL semi-finals. Lopez gets to keep his job and Ensberg and Linares get canned. Something just looks wrong with that picture. from everything we can see both guys did a great job so who knows, maybe they did not carry their clipboard correctly |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 19, 2018 9:10:03 GMT -6
I have a feeling Ensberg quit instead of being fired.
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Post by olpapa on Sept 19, 2018 13:54:57 GMT -6
from everything we can see both guys did a great job so who knows, maybe they did not carry their clipboard correctly I do remember that Ensberg won the Carolina League Championship game by playing small ball in extra innings. Used a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly in the final inning to get the winning run home. That strategy goes counter to the clipboard. Probably didn’t set too well with the FO. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 19, 2018 14:15:51 GMT -6
from everything we can see both guys did a great job so who knows, maybe they did not carry their clipboard correctly I do remember that Ensberg won the Carolina League Championship game by playing small ball in extra innings. Used a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly in the final inning to get the winning run home. That strategy goes counter to the clipboard. Probably didn’t set too well with the FO. Winning is not everything, according to the clipboard. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 15:14:20 GMT -6
Forrest Whitley’s lat issue must not have been serious. He was activated from the DL and is scheduled to start game 3 of the Texas League semi-finals vs San Antonio tonight. He hasn’t pitched since August 19. Whitley has been the biggest MiLB disappointment this year for us (IMO) Last year, I predicted he would make the big club by mid year. Looks like the combo of (1) dumb mistake getting suspended and (2) poor condtioning during the season resulting in the lat injury is making 2018 a year to forget for one of our best prospects. OP...what do you think now of his career prognosis going forward? |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 20, 2018 16:49:22 GMT -6
Forrest Whitley’s lat issue must not have been serious. He was activated from the DL and is scheduled to start game 3 of the Texas League semi-finals vs San Antonio tonight. He hasn’t pitched since August 19. Whitley has been the biggest MiLB disappointment this year for us (IMO) Last year, I predicted he would make the big club by mid year. Looks like the combo of (1) dumb mistake getting suspended and (2) poor condtioning during the season resulting in the lat injury is making 2018 a year to forget for one of our best prospects. OP...what do you think now of his career prognosis going forward? You do know that Whitley is supposed to pitch in the Arizona Fall League for Scottsdale, right? Maybe he can salvage something of the season in the AFL. I will reserve comment on his future until after we see what he looks like in Arizona. Scottsdale’s first game is October 9. |
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Post by bearbryant on Sept 21, 2018 13:38:53 GMT -6
The Round Rock Express, will hold a news conference on Thursday to announce its affiliation with the Astros beginning in 2019.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2018 14:47:10 GMT -6
They look classy.
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 21, 2018 15:37:54 GMT -6
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Post by bearbryant on Sept 21, 2018 18:21:01 GMT -6
just cause someone looks like Dawson from A Few Good Men doesn't mean he's Tony Sipp
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 21, 2018 20:05:05 GMT -6
When did Sipp get demoted, and why does he have a righthander's glove? “All blacks look alike.” - ThomasJ13 |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 21, 2018 20:50:51 GMT -6
“All blacks look alike.” - ThomasJ13 if you look at the pic Dawson does look like Sipp. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 21, 2018 20:52:30 GMT -6
“All blacks look alike.” - ThomasJ13 BTW dindu nuffin. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2018 22:13:51 GMT -6
“All blacks look alike.” - ThomasJ13 Sir, do we need the moderator to step in here? |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 25, 2018 15:23:34 GMT -6
The Washington Nationals have signed a deal to move their AAA affiliate to Fresno next season... and the Astros thought they were a long way away from their AAA affiliate the last few years.The Nats AAA affiliate was in Syracuse this past season.
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Post by bearbryant on Sept 25, 2018 15:29:57 GMT -6
will Rizzo get rid of taco Tuesdays
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Post by olpapa on Sept 25, 2018 15:33:01 GMT -6
will Rizzo get rid of taco Tuesdays You have to hand it to that Fresno bunch. I don’t know that there is any minor league team that does a better job with promotions. |
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Post by olpapa on Oct 2, 2018 16:27:50 GMT -6
Arizona Fall League starts a week from today.
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