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Post by bearbryant on Oct 8, 2018 16:16:45 GMT -6
Monday: Astros > Indians
Sunday: Texans > Cowboys
Saturday: Horns > Sooners
I hope this weekend never ends
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Post by Saint on Oct 9, 2018 10:51:46 GMT -6
What continues to impress me about this team is the way our stars seem to step up the majority of the time in the postseason. As much as I loved Bagwell and Biggio they had quite limited success as "The Guys" in the postseason. I know they were going up mostly against a HoF rotation in the Braves, but the results were what they were.
Bregman, Altuve, Correa, Gurriel, and Springer all have career OPS's over .800 in the postseason with good power. Springer and Altuve are already our top-2 HR leaders in franchise history.
Springer especially. I know he had a down year (still a good year) but I think he is again showing how vital he is to this team. I think he is worthy of an extension this offseason. Health would be the biggest detractor, but he has averaged 124 Games with 24 HR and 87 Runs with an .824 OPS as an Astro and his postseason numbers (OPS over 1.000 while hitting .294) are fantastic. And I think we all believe this team is at least a playoff caliber team, if not more, for another couple of seasons which means we'll need his production.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 11:29:40 GMT -6
Saw where Holt of the BoSox became the first player in 118 years of post season play to hit for the cycle.
As many games that have been played in that timeframe, hard to believe that it has never happened.
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Post by bearbryant on Oct 9, 2018 16:18:55 GMT -6
Saw where Holt of the BoSox became the first player in 118 years of post season play to hit for the cycle. As many games that have been played in that timeframe, hard to believe that it has never happened. |
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Post by bearbryant on Oct 9, 2018 16:23:04 GMT -6
What continues to impress me about this team is the way our stars seem to step up the majority of the time in the postseason. As much as I loved Bagwell and Biggio they had quite limited success as "The Guys" in the postseason. I know they were going up mostly against a HoF rotation in the Braves, but the results were what they were. Bregman, Altuve, Correa, Gurriel, and Springer all have career OPS's over .800 in the postseason with good power. Springer and Altuve are already our top-2 HR leaders in franchise history. Springer especially. I know he had a down year (still a good year) but I think he is again showing how vital he is to this team. I think he is worthy of an extension this offseason. Health would be the biggest detractor, but he has averaged 124 Games with 24 HR and 87 Runs with an .824 OPS as an Astro and his postseason numbers (OPS over 1.000 while hitting .294) are fantastic. And I think we all believe this team is at least a playoff caliber team, if not more, for another couple of seasons which means we'll need his production. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 17:25:52 GMT -6
Saw where Holt of the BoSox became the first player in 118 years of post season play to hit for the cycle. As many games that have been played in that timeframe, hard to believe that it has never happened. or Ruth, or Gehrig, or Mantle, or Ted Williams, or Joe DiMaggio, or Stan Musial, etc. etc. etc. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 9, 2018 17:33:03 GMT -6
Got this in the mail today, finally. Leather-bound retrospective about the Astros and their WS champeen-ship  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 17:35:25 GMT -6
Got this in the mail today, finally. Leather-bound retrospective about the Astros and their WS champeen-ship You get the best damn books. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 9, 2018 17:37:19 GMT -6
Got this in the mail today, finally. Leather-bound retrospective about the Astros and their WS champeen-ship You get the best damn books. Much to the chagrin of my wife. I just remind her it could be worse...I could be addicted to buying crack or whores, or crackwhores. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 17:39:11 GMT -6
You get the best damn books. Much to the chagrin of my wife. I just remind her it could be worse...I could be addicted to buy crack or whores, or crackwhores. Are you going to leave it in the shrink wrap like a collector, or haul it to the bathroom. |
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Post by marshall on Oct 9, 2018 17:43:01 GMT -6
Much to the chagrin of my wife. I just remind her it could be worse...I could be addicted to buy crack or whores, or crackwhores. Are you going to leave it in the shrink wrap like a collector, or haul to the bathroom. I think you can buy two books to cover that conflict. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 17:47:04 GMT -6
Are you going to leave it in the shrink wrap like a collector, or haul to the bathroom. I think you can buy two books to cover that conflict. Special edition, gold embossed hard cover of this? Hmmmmmm........... |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 9, 2018 17:54:42 GMT -6
Much to the chagrin of my wife. I just remind her it could be worse...I could be addicted to buy crack or whores, or crackwhores. Are you going to leave it in the shrink wrap like a collector, or haul it to the bathroom. While I am a collector, I only have 3 or 4 that I didn't open and read. 1. Autographed memoirs of Ronaldus Maximus Reaganus. It was a limited edition (1500 or something), purpleish blue leather autographed volume sold to fund his Presidential Library, came in an oak chest, and contained a tray full of cassette tapes of all of his major presidential speeches. It's priceless to me. This one isn't mine, but it's the same thing...on sale now on eBay for $4000.  2. Signed set of World in Crisis (6 volumes), by Winston Churchill. Again, priceless to me, but probably worth $8-10k 3. Statecraft, signed by Henry Kissinger. 4. 3-volume set of The Civil War, by Shelby Foote. Autographed. All leather, and beautiful. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 18:08:11 GMT -6
Very nice collection. My expensive dalliance is art. Though I have slowed down due to wall space, I do want to someday secure an authentic Bierstadt.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 9, 2018 18:18:49 GMT -6
I started unwrapping most of my books and reading them when I started getting old and realized my grandkids don't give a shit about them and will just sell them on eBay when I die anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 19:28:12 GMT -6
BoSox up 4-0 in the 4th.
Sabbathia already yanked. (no pun intended)
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Post by bearbryant on Oct 9, 2018 19:42:36 GMT -6
you'd think Chipper Jones would've done it once or Ruth, or Gehrig, or Mantle, or Ted Williams, or Joe DiMaggio, or Stan Musial, etc. etc. etc. |
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Post by talshill on Oct 9, 2018 19:55:57 GMT -6
I started unwrapping most of my books and reading them when I started getting old and realized my grandkids don't give a shit about them and will just sell them on eBay when I die anyway. It seems you and I have a similar issue; we're both analog guys in a digital world. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 20:58:50 GMT -6
WTF??? Sale brought in in the 8th?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 21:36:30 GMT -6
BoSox hold off late NYY rally.... win 4-3.
ALCS and NLCS are set. And then there were 4.
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Post by thomasj13 on Oct 10, 2018 6:36:11 GMT -6
I started unwrapping most of my books and reading them when I started getting old and realized my grandkids don't give a shit about them and will just sell them on eBay when I die anyway. Your online son's kids would not sell them..... |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 10, 2018 7:55:58 GMT -6
I started unwrapping most of my books and reading them when I started getting old and realized my grandkids don't give a shit about them and will just sell them on eBay when I die anyway. It seems you and I have a similar issue; we're both analog guys in a digital world. I'm on the fence. I love the old books in my hands, but I also build super gaming computers. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 10, 2018 7:56:58 GMT -6
I started unwrapping most of my books and reading them when I started getting old and realized my grandkids don't give a shit about them and will just sell them on eBay when I die anyway. Your online son's kids would not sell them..... Your Weber will be listed on eBay or Craigslist 5 minutes after the funeral. So will my books. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 10, 2018 10:37:16 GMT -6
Arizona announced that they'll be open to trading Grienke and Goldy this offseason, as they're going to rebuild.
Any interest in either of them?
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Post by batman007 on Oct 10, 2018 10:41:16 GMT -6
Arizona announced that they'll be open to trading Grienke and Goldy this offseason, as they're going to rebuild. Any interest in either of them? Calling Luhnow to ask. brb |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Oct 10, 2018 10:42:07 GMT -6
Don't backtalk, son.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 10:42:20 GMT -6
Arizona announced that they'll be open to trading Grienke and Goldy this offseason, as they're going to rebuild. Any interest in either of them? Goldschmidt? Hell yeah!!!! We'd have the greatest MLB infield of all time. Bregman - Correa- Altuve- Goldschmidt. Wow...just wow. Question is how expensive would it be? |
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Post by Saint on Oct 10, 2018 10:47:53 GMT -6
I don't see how you afford Goldy and keep our core together. Somebody would likely have to go.
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 10, 2018 11:06:51 GMT -6
Arizona announced that they'll be open to trading Grienke and Goldy this offseason, as they're going to rebuild. Any interest in either of them? Goldschmidt? Hell yeah!!!! We'd have the greatest MLB infield of all time. Bregman - Correa- Altuve- Goldschmidt. Wow...just wow. Question is how expensive would it be? Goldschmidt would be the main guy in the majors that I'd want and give up a lot to get. No to Greinke. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Oct 10, 2018 11:07:18 GMT -6
I don't see how you afford Goldy and keep our core together. Somebody would likely have to go. bye bye Carlos. |
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