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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 7:41:04 GMT -6
Verlander, Altuve, Whitley all getting into the action today.  This is basically 2/3 of a plausible regular season lineup. Interesting to see Gurriel at 3B and White at 1B. Sign of things to come in case Correa sees time on the DL this year? I'd like to see Robinson get more playing time. Let's see how much of a hitter he can be. His ability to shut down the running game would be huge in postseason games of the 2020s if he can prove himself as a big leaguer. Looks like we could see Ivey and/or Solomon pitching today too. They've generated some buzz over the past several months. |
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Post by m240 on Feb 25, 2019 10:05:57 GMT -6
Man I wish I was in Florida instead of up here in Michigan freezing my ass off.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 10:29:20 GMT -6
Mets lineup today  |
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 10:33:33 GMT -6
If the Mets would let JD Davis pitch an inning vs Astros, that would be awesome
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Post by sempersmom on Feb 25, 2019 10:43:07 GMT -6
Is Tebow at the Mets spring training facility? I sure would like to see him play.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 10:48:05 GMT -6
Is Tebow at the Mets spring training facility? I sure would like to see him play. He is, and Myles Straw robbed him of a double in centerfield yesterday! Straw was real smooth about it after the game and sent Tebow an apology over Twitter for ruining his afternoon. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 11:17:17 GMT -6
Blummer on MLB Network pre-game today
Blummer looking rather puffy these days
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 12:19:59 GMT -6
yay! 5th stolen base of the season for the Astros, thanks to Springer.
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 12:38:07 GMT -6
Whitley on the mound.
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 12:41:09 GMT -6
Nice off speed with his breaking pitches.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 12:43:37 GMT -6
Mets fans are jealous about Whitley
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 12:44:41 GMT -6
They say JV hit 96 on the gun today and Thor hit 99
Not sure about Whitley
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 12:48:25 GMT -6
George going the opposite way, nice time to work on it.
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 12:51:26 GMT -6
Josh stroking so far this spring, maybe a comeback year for him.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 12:53:08 GMT -6
Diaz and Springer with the early TOOTBLANs.
At least, let them use ST to get it out of their system.
Good to see so many guys hitting though. The oppo stuff from traditionally pull guys is especially encouraging.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 12:58:32 GMT -6
Good grief, Whitley's ready.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Feb 25, 2019 12:59:15 GMT -6
TOOTBLAN, lmao.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Feb 25, 2019 13:09:51 GMT -6
Tanielu trying to get a job
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 13:14:02 GMT -6
Tanny should be putting himself on some radars.
If he's blocked by Altuve and Bregman in Houston, he could be a trade piece.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Feb 25, 2019 14:04:42 GMT -6
Tanny should be putting himself on some radars. If he's blocked by Altuve and Bregman in Houston, he could be a trade piece. Are you going to Hanoi to cheer for Lil' Kim Jong Uno Dos Tres when his train arrives? |
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 14:22:34 GMT -6
Tanny should be putting himself on some radars. If he's blocked by Altuve and Bregman in Houston, he could be a trade piece. Are you going to Hanoi to cheer for Lil' Kim Jong Uno Dos Tres when his train arrives? Ha ha no, I can't be bothered with it. Very interesting how, prior to his visit, the North Vietnamese are finally admitting that they brought North Korean troops to fight in the Vietnam War, which they denied for decades. Kim got pissed that they wouldn't acknowledge North Korea's "contribution" to their effort. Commies fighting each other, gotta love it. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 14:32:36 GMT -6
Tanny should be putting himself on some radars. If he's blocked by Altuve and Bregman in Houston, he could be a trade piece. Are you going to Hanoi to cheer for Lil' Kim Jong Uno Dos Tres when his train arrives? Maybe the "little Rocket Man" will convince Trump that trains are the future for travel. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Feb 25, 2019 15:03:06 GMT -6
Are you going to Hanoi to cheer for Lil' Kim Jong Uno Dos Tres when his train arrives? Maybe the "little Rocket Man" will convince Trump that trains are the future for travel. Hawt little AOC is already trying to convince us of that. |
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Post by m240 on Feb 25, 2019 16:34:56 GMT -6
Maybe the "little Rocket Man" will convince Trump that trains are the future for travel. Hawt little AOC is already trying to convince us of that. that girl's mouth is huge. Her jaw must be double jointed |
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Post by m240 on Feb 25, 2019 16:41:29 GMT -6
I keep hearing that they are going to move Alvarez to 1st base because he takes such bad routes to the ball but he just keeps on playing left field. Beer on the other hand is playing first and it now seems official that he is only slightly faster than McCann.
Whitley must of been downright nasty today. Emanuel though, to say he is disappointing is an understatement.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 25, 2019 19:26:01 GMT -6
Except for Emanuel, the Astros no-hit the Mets for 8 innings today.
The 9 walks were pretty ugly though.
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Post by unionstation82 on Feb 25, 2019 20:15:34 GMT -6
Hawt little AOC is already trying to convince us of that. that girl's mouth is huge. Her jaw must be double jointed Don’t encourage him. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Feb 25, 2019 21:37:36 GMT -6
that girl's mouth is huge. Her jaw must be double jointed Don’t encourage him. Bill Clinton is probably wishing he was 25 years younger. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 26, 2019 0:44:13 GMT -6
These spring training Astros are hitting .318 so far and holding opponents to just .190.
Even Occasional Cortex should be able to see the Astros are far outplaying their opponents in these early games.
Spring training records don't tell us a whole lot about the upcoming season, but they do say something about the overall talent of an organization from the A+ to the MLB level.
The kind of dominance the spring Astros show on both sides of the ball portends a lot of winning through at least the mid-2020s.
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Post by astrosdoug on Feb 26, 2019 9:53:42 GMT -6
One of the Marlins pitchers the Astros might face today is Brian Moran, brother of Colin Moran.
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