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Post by Saint on May 26, 2019 14:15:15 GMT -6
This team can't do anything right today.
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Post by koolade2 on May 26, 2019 14:15:43 GMT -6
Astros right now have way too many Outs in the lineup. Yes you get the occasional hit and walk. Generally you have at least 4 almost Automatic outs in the lineup daily!
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Post by Saint on May 26, 2019 14:17:55 GMT -6
Someone has to wake up and get something started.
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 14:33:39 GMT -6
Chirinos is 2 for his last 20 and those two hits were in one game.
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Post by Saint on May 26, 2019 14:44:15 GMT -6
Chirinos is 2 for his last 20 and those two hits were in one game. He was due for regression. Not too worried. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 26, 2019 14:48:16 GMT -6
Kemp PH’ing for White. That says a lot.
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 14:55:19 GMT -6
The dreaded pop up🤬🤬🤬
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 15:00:58 GMT -6
That was ball 4 to Brantley. This is almost unwatchable.
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 15:09:19 GMT -6
This game is over.
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 15:11:31 GMT -6
Astros last hit was Bregman’s double with no outs in the 3rd.
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Post by koolade2 on May 26, 2019 15:13:27 GMT -6
I see Hinch threw that hat into the loss Ring and let Rondon pitch the ninth as he gives up another run.
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Post by bannedfan on May 26, 2019 15:17:00 GMT -6
Astros fan at MMP deserve a refund in this one too. Brutal to watch.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 26, 2019 15:25:00 GMT -6
Memo to AJ: Yuli is not a 2b. With all the "preparation" they talked about, Hinch should know that. Problem is that without Jose or Diaz, we have no second baseman other than kemp who is spotty at best. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 26, 2019 15:26:56 GMT -6
Chirinos is 2 for his last 20 and those two hits were in one game. Hopefully, Stubbs can give Chirinos some rest. He is over-worked because Stassi is so pathetic. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 26, 2019 15:29:33 GMT -6
I see Hinch threw that hat into the loss Ring and let Rondon pitch the ninth as he gives up another run. Rondon was not used today |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 26, 2019 15:31:32 GMT -6
Horrible is all I can think of to describe this game.
Bring up another middle infielder. Playing with no bench won't cut it.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 26, 2019 16:15:52 GMT -6
Horrible is all I can think of to describe this game. Bring up another middle infielder. Playing with no bench won't cut it. As far as I’m concerned, Gurriel should play 2B only in emergencies or in extra innings. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 26, 2019 16:30:11 GMT -6
Memo to AJ: Yuli is not a 2b. With all the "preparation" they talked about, Hinch should know that. Problem is that without Jose or Diaz, we have no second baseman other than kemp who is spotty at best. I mean how horrible can Kemp be if they’re settling for Gurriel there? |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 26, 2019 19:22:27 GMT -6
With all the "preparation" they talked about, Hinch should know that. Problem is that without Jose or Diaz, we have no second baseman other than kemp who is spotty at best. I mean how horrible can Kemp be if they’re settling for Gurriel there? Kemp would have to be a better option than Yuli. If it were up to me I would get rid of White and Kemp and replace them with Tucker and Mayfield to help in the infield. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 0:57:00 GMT -6
That was ball 4 to Brantley. This is almost unwatchable. Chirinos was getting squeezed earlier in the game too. Electronic strike zone, puh-leez. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 0:59:23 GMT -6
Horrible is all I can think of to describe this game. Bring up another middle infielder. Playing with no bench won't cut it. I haven't heard what the plan is now that Aledmys is injured. I'm guessing De Goti or Mayfield get the call up? Neither of them are on the 40-man yet so it's kind of a mess. But calling up AJ Reed, who is already on the 40-man, doesn't look like it would solve anything. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 1:05:29 GMT -6
White is in his homestretch as an Astro if he doesn't do something very impressive very soon. I think so too, he has perhaps 50 more PA's to show he can still hit for at least the league average. All the injuries will help him get more playing time than he would otherwise have. His best case scenario is to go on a tear between now and July so that he has a shot to get packaged in a trade to some team that believes he could start at 1B. He has hit .276 in games where he started as a 1B this year so there is some reason to believe it could work out for him that way. I get the impression that when he isn't playing the field, his mind just wanders in the dugout and he can't get focused by the time he steps in the box. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 1:56:16 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. i wonder if this creates any openings for Myles Straw in the lineup. nice pinch runner to have on the bench but what this offense really needs is hitting... hard to keep winning at a good clip if you can't score more than 4 runs in a game.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 27, 2019 3:00:41 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. Is that official? If so...bye bye MVP  |
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Post by bannedfan on May 27, 2019 6:04:42 GMT -6
White is in his homestretch as an Astro if he doesn't do something very impressive very soon. I think so too, he has perhaps 50 more PA's to show he can still hit for at least the league average. All the injuries will help him get more playing time than he would otherwise have. His best case scenario is to go on a tear between now and July so that he has a shot to get packaged in a trade to some team that believes he could start at 1B. He has hit .276 in games where he started as a 1B this year so there is some reason to believe it could work out for him that way. I get the impression that when he isn't playing the field, his mind just wanders in the dugout and he can't get focused by the time he steps in the box. He needs zero more plate appearances to convince me he can’t hit MLB pitching. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 27, 2019 7:08:43 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. i wonder if this creates any openings for Myles Straw in the lineup. nice pinch runner to have on the bench but what this offense really needs is hitting... hard to keep winning at a good clip if you can't score more than 4 runs in a game. All the people who say we’re good with what we’ve got, take note. You never know when a major setback happens. |
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Post by m240 on May 27, 2019 7:35:37 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. i wonder if this creates any openings for Myles Straw in the lineup. nice pinch runner to have on the bench but what this offense really needs is hitting... hard to keep winning at a good clip if you can't score more than 4 runs in a game. If he is out til July that sucks bad. He was hot as a pistol so far this year. Now who knows what he will do when he comes back that much time off and it will feel like a whole new year for him when he steps back into the box. This is a big problem because the only right hand bat that we have for the outfield is Marisnick. Major blow. |
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Post by m240 on May 27, 2019 8:01:30 GMT -6
I just read an article over at the Athletic that detailed how bringing up Alvarez or Tucker before June 15th basically would potentially cost the Astros over 20 million dollars over time. So whoever gets the call to replace Springer will not be named Alvarez or Tucker if you base your decision on money.
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 8:17:11 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. Is that official? If so...bye bye MVP not official, but some people who claim to understand more or less what a 'grade two tear of the hamstring' entails claimed it would be about 6 weeks of no baseball followed by a couple weeks rehab assignment at AA or AAA. Maybe Doc Talshill could tell us from a medical perspective what a grade two injury would invovle. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 27, 2019 8:19:16 GMT -6
looks like Springer returns around late July. i wonder if this creates any openings for Myles Straw in the lineup. nice pinch runner to have on the bench but what this offense really needs is hitting... hard to keep winning at a good clip if you can't score more than 4 runs in a game. If he is out til July that sucks bad. He was hot as a pistol so far this year. Now who knows what he will do when he comes back that much time off and it will feel like a whole new year for him when he steps back into the box. This is a big problem because the only right hand bat that we have for the outfield is Marisnick. Major blow. true. but it would be so much worse if Marsnick weren't hitting well this year. At least the Astros can replace one CF'er who is hitting well with another CF'er who is hitting well. During the off season, I'd not have bet on Marisnick being this hot at the plate. The baseball gods giveth and the baseball gods taketh away. |
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