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Post by Saint on May 18, 2019 21:15:07 GMT -6
Good lord, guys. Wtf is our 3rd base coach doing? Could that really be on Pettis? I find it hard to believe that a backup catcher could have scored on that play. No I mean why isn't he keeping an on Jake at 2B. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 21:16:04 GMT -6
something I never knew about Roy Campanella... the dude threw out 57% of attempted base stealers over his career. In some seasons he threw out up to 69%.
That's the type of catcher I wish the Astros could take to the postseason. Stassi is fine as a regular season backup to Chirinos. But the Astros could really use a stronger defensive catcher for those key games where you don't want something like happened today with the passed ball allowing an unearned run.
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Post by Saint on May 18, 2019 21:16:28 GMT -6
Anybody here a doctor? I have a bad sinus infection and have been taking medicine all week. Tonight my left eye has started to produce what looks like yellow puss. Easy award for most random WTF post in a GDT for 2019. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 21:19:42 GMT -6
just checked on Brian McCann's numbers in Atlanta this season... he's off to a hot start, hitting .306 with OPS .855 over 72 AB's. I'd almost be surprised if he is still standing when the season wraps up. It didn't look to me like he had much left in him by the end of last year.
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Post by bannedfan on May 18, 2019 21:25:31 GMT -6
Mariners are losing 10-0 to the Twins.
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 21:31:15 GMT -6
some of the interesting AL rivalries position-by-position are shaping up to be:
LF: Brantley (.954 OPS) vs Gallo (1.054)
CF: Springer (1.067) vs Trout (1.020)
SS: Polanco (1.006) vs Correa (.927)
C: Chirinos (.928) vs Contreras (1.046) and Gary Sanchez (.943) and James McCann (.941)
As well as Reddick is doing in RF, there are still a few RF's hitting better than him this year: Choo from the Rangers, Betts from the BoSox, Haniger from Seattle, and by a smidgen, Avisail Garcia from the Rays. I'm kinda surprised at the years Choo and Gallo are having. Wouldn't be surprised to see Choo fall off a bit, but Gallo looks like he might have finally figured something out with regard to the K's.
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 21:56:23 GMT -6
Charlie Morton has held hitters to a .200 avg through 9 starts this season... ERA of 2.32 makes him the fifth best qualified starter in the AL so far this year. With JV being #1, of course, and Cole coming in around #7 or 8, depending on which stat you are looking at such as avg against, WHIP, etc.
on another random note, looks like the Stros are about to take over Seattle for the season HR lead. The Stros have 85 compared to Seattle's 87. But so many of those Mariner HR's are from the first several games of the season, when they were playing over their heads. That team has since settled into an OPS in the low .780s.
Upcoming opponents the White Sox are hitting for only a .730 team OPS and their pitching is rated at about 25th in MLB, with an ERA of 5.09. On paper, at least, the Stros should feast on their old 2005 WS nemesis.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 18, 2019 21:58:01 GMT -6
Big first inning ended up winning the game for us. I am sure Martin had some butterflies pitcing at Fenway against the Red Sox. Great work by the pen........James had by far his best game. Dark side was we blew several scoring chances that could have put the game away and some BAD baserunning. We have won the series so beating Sale would be icing on the cake.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 18, 2019 22:13:48 GMT -6
I’m getting tired of Josh James. He's been better lately. He was ourtanding tonight and I would not say Martin had a bad game just not as good as his first one. Take into consideration this is Fenway and the Red Sox |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 22:24:05 GMT -6
He was ourtanding tonight and I would not say Martin had a bad game just not as good as his first one. Take into consideration this is Fenway and the Red Sox Josh James is looking good to me. His ERA got messed up by some HRs he gave up early in the season, but he has kept his WHIP under 1.20 and the velocity that was missing back in March/April is there now. I suspect he will be a big weapon in the postseason pitching staff due to his stamina and velocity. Fangraphs sees James' ERA trending towards the 3.70s as the season goes on. Sounds about right to me. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 18, 2019 22:54:11 GMT -6
He was ourtanding tonight and I would not say Martin had a bad game just not as good as his first one. Take into consideration this is Fenway and the Red Sox Josh James is looking good to me. His ERA got messed up by some HRs he gave up early in the season, but he has kept his WHIP under 1.20 and the velocity that was missing back in March/April is there now. I suspect he will be a big weapon in the postseason pitching staff due to his stamina and velocity. Fangraphs sees James' ERA trending towards the 3.70s as the season goes on. Sounds about right to me. If he can continue to have command of his pitches, with his velocity he could be our 7th inning guy. If we lead after 6, turn it over to James-Pressley-Osuna |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 18, 2019 23:57:55 GMT -6
the Mariners catcher struck out Miguel Sano. That was funny.
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Post by bearbryant on May 19, 2019 2:07:48 GMT -6
Great road series win against a team that's been playing good ball. It's testament to the good start we've had two 10-game win streaks so far and it's not the end of May yet
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Post by bearbryant on May 19, 2019 2:22:34 GMT -6
Charlie Morton has held hitters to a .200 avg through 9 starts this season... ERA of 2.32 makes him the fifth best qualified starter in the AL so far this year. With JV being #1, of course, and Cole coming in around #7 or 8, depending on which stat you are looking at such as avg against, WHIP, etc. |
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Post by marshall on May 19, 2019 2:48:15 GMT -6
Big first inning ended up winning the game for us. I am sure Martin had some butterflies pitcing at Fenway against the Red Sox. Great work by the pen........James had by far his best game. Dark side was we blew several scoring chances that could have put the game away and some BAD baserunning. We have won the series so beating Sale would be icing on the cake. I may be diabetic, but I'll have some of that icing... |
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Post by Saint on May 19, 2019 7:28:14 GMT -6
Charlie Morton has held hitters to a .200 avg through 9 starts this season... ERA of 2.32 makes him the fifth best qualified starter in the AL so far this year. With JV being #1, of course, and Cole coming in around #7 or 8, depending on which stat you are looking at such as avg against, WHIP, etc. I still don't think he will stay healthy, but I don't know why we didn't try to keep him. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 19, 2019 7:56:53 GMT -6
Front office took a huge gamble Morton wouldn't be healthy this year they probably wish they had back I still don't think he will stay healthy, but I don't know why we didn't try to keep him. My only guess is because Luhnow factored in Morton's susceptibility to injury, and it wasn't worth the risk....so far, Luhnow is wrong, but we are still just early into the season. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 19, 2019 8:11:49 GMT -6
I still don't think he will stay healthy, but I don't know why we didn't try to keep him. My only guess is because Luhnow factored in Morton's susceptibility to injury, and it wasn't worth the risk....so far, Luhnow is wrong, but we are still just early into the season. I would’ve given Morton the QO, but I definitely wouldn’t have gone multi-year like the Rays. |
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Post by m240 on May 19, 2019 10:08:01 GMT -6
My only guess is because Luhnow factored in Morton's susceptibility to injury, and it wasn't worth the risk....so far, Luhnow is wrong, but we are still just early into the season. I would’ve given Morton the QO, but I definitely wouldn’t have gone multi-year like the Rays. I think if we gave him the QO he would of took it because Tampa Bay would of never offer what they did if he had a QO attached to him. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 19, 2019 11:05:00 GMT -6
Charlie Morton has held hitters to a .200 avg through 9 starts this season... ERA of 2.32 makes him the fifth best qualified starter in the AL so far this year. With JV being #1, of course, and Cole coming in around #7 or 8, depending on which stat you are looking at such as avg against, WHIP, etc. I said they screwed up when they let him go and it appears I was right. Morrton would look good in our rotation. Luhnow did very little to strenthen the pitching in the offseason. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 19, 2019 12:16:00 GMT -6
They're sure to regret those extra 2 years they signed Morton to.
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Post by bearbryant on May 19, 2019 12:47:26 GMT -6
Front office took a huge gamble Morton wouldn't be healthy this year they probably wish they had back I said they screwed up when they let him go and it appears I was right. Morrton would look good in our rotation. Luhnow did very little to strenthen the pitching in the offseason. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 19, 2019 19:21:39 GMT -6
I said they screwed up when they let him go and it appears I was right. Morrton would look good in our rotation. Luhnow did very little to strenthen the pitching in the offseason. It was the right time to cash in their chips on Morton. |
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