GDT: Astros vs. Yankees, 6/22/2019 (6:15)

[koolade2]

Hinch has lost his touch. No way this team should be playing this bad a game of baseball. They all look like they have mailed it in.

[sempersmom]

Hinch is doing the best he can with what he has. It’s a long season. We’ll get back in stride when Springer and Correa get back.

[koolade2]

Just think the Astros had a 6 or 7 game lead on NY and trail NY by two games.

[bannedfan]

Make it 7 losses in a row.

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Jun 22, 2019 20:16:17 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Hinch has lost his touch. No way this team should be playing this bad a game of baseball. They all look like they have mailed it in.

Minus some of our best players we might be a lesser team than the NYY's.  Yeah the Reds series was an anomoly, but blaming Hinch for this?   Come on.....

[koolade2]

NY lost several of their top guys and never went thru a losing streak like this. This team is really flawed with the likes of White, Jake, Yuli, I could name more but you get the idea. Bregman went into reverse when the Astros needed him to step up and lead. The only bright spot is Alvarez at this point. What was the use of Alutve coming back and still hasn't shown up this year?

[unionstation82]

This is not on Hinch. This team is majorly failing him. They cannot score outside of homers. They should be disappointed in themselves.

[thomasj13]

Jun 22, 2019 20:13:14 GMT -6 sempersmom said:

Jun 22, 2019 20:06:04 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

I will not watch the game while Guduan is pitching

He actually did a good job. I had to take back what I said.

You are a better person than me. I cannot and will not trust him

[blcoach8]

Typical of how our luck runs.........Yordan hits 3 run homer to give us the lead and normally reliable Pressly coughs it up.

[thomasj13]

I have a feeling Astros win the next 5..

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Jun 22, 2019 21:05:21 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

I have a feeling Astros win the next 5..

I smell a Webber Grill warming up.  

[thomasj13]

Jun 22, 2019 21:45:22 GMT -6 @txheat10k said:

Jun 22, 2019 21:05:21 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

I have a feeling Astros win the next 5..

I smell a Webber Grill warming up.  

It's a coming.

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Jun 22, 2019 20:30:06 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

NY lost several of their top guys and never went thru a losing streak like this. This team is really flawed with the likes of White, Jake, Yuli, I could name more but you get the idea. Bregman went into reverse when the Astros needed him to step up and lead. The only bright spot is Alvarez at this point. What was the use of Alutve coming back and still hasn't shown up this year?

No argument there, but you still provided no credible evidence that AJ is responsible for this tail spin.  This isn't Little League where an adult coach can coax a performance out of a youngster.  These are professional adult athletes who have to perform to their level of talent.  AJ has no control of that.  His expertise and responsibilities center around the strategic areas of this game's play.  Though he has not been perfect, I will still venture that he is still in the top quintile of field managers in MLB.  And delving upward from there (IMO), we have the best GM in baseball.

I said a few days ago, that "NO" team escapes a slump/losing streak in a 162 game season.  This is ours, and come October we will be fully prepared for the playoffs.

[unionstation82]

Jun 22, 2019 20:16:17 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Hinch has lost his touch. No way this team should be playing this bad a game of baseball. They all look like they have mailed it in.

Hinch can’t find these players’ balls for them. It’s up to them to get a damn single with RISP if they want to win games.

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Jun 22, 2019 21:57:52 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Jun 22, 2019 20:16:17 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Hinch has lost his touch. No way this team should be playing this bad a game of baseball. They all look like they have mailed it in.

Hinch can’t find these players’ balls for them. It’s up to them to get a damn single with RISP if they want to win games.

Hard to tell if this is just bad random luck, or are some of our players losing focus.  I vote a little of both.

[unionstation82]

Jun 22, 2019 22:04:45 GMT -6 @txheat10k said:

Jun 22, 2019 21:57:52 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Hinch can’t find these players’ balls for them. It’s up to them to get a damn single with RISP if they want to win games.

Hard to tell if this is just bad random luck, or are some of our players losing focus.  I vote a little of both.

Yeah, I get when a couple guys are cold, but too often we have one random guy desperately trying to carry the team like Álvarez or even Jake. Like I’ve often said, these are the times when Bregman has to step up and he hasn’t for the most part.

[unionstation82]

To be fair to the offense, Pressly was hands down the worst player of the game. Gurriel has a close second for allowing four runs to score past his glove.

[blcoach8]

Jun 22, 2019 21:53:52 GMT -6 @txheat10k said:

Jun 22, 2019 20:30:06 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

NY lost several of their top guys and never went thru a losing streak like this. This team is really flawed with the likes of White, Jake, Yuli, I could name more but you get the idea. Bregman went into reverse when the Astros needed him to step up and lead. The only bright spot is Alvarez at this point. What was the use of Alutve coming back and still hasn't shown up this year?

No argument there, but you still provided no credible evidence that AJ is responsible for this tail spin.  This isn't Little League where an adult coach can coax a performance out of a youngster.  These are professional adult athletes who have to perform to their level of talent.  AJ has no control of that.  His expertise and responsibilities center around the strategic areas of this game's play.  Though he has not been perfect, I will still venture that he is still in the top quintile of field managers in MLB.  And delving upward from there (IMO), we have the best GM in baseball.

I said a few days ago, that "NO" team escapes a slump/losing streak in a 162 game season.  This is ours, and come October we will be fully prepared for the playoffs.

Legitimate injuries to Altuve., Springer., and Diaz plus the lying idiot, Correa, are responsible.  I still don't believe one word out of Correa's mouth regarding how he fractured the rib.  Hinch has made some bad moves but he is not to blame for the slide.  Continuing to play White is the worst of his moves.

[blcoach8]

Jun 22, 2019 22:23:33 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

To be fair to the offense, Pressly was hands down the worst player of the game. Gurriel has a close second for allowing four runs to score past his glove.

Gurriel has no business playing third base. He should be at first base with Bregman back at third.  As bad as it is, we should have either kept Mayfield at SS or played Straw there. Yuli doesn't have hte range to play over there.  White being on the field is a joke.

[unionstation82]

Jun 22, 2019 23:12:24 GMT -6 blcoach8 said:

Jun 22, 2019 22:23:33 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

To be fair to the offense, Pressly was hands down the worst player of the game. Gurriel has a close second for allowing four runs to score past his glove.

Gurriel has no business playing third base. He should be at first base with Bregman back at third.  As bad as it is, we should have either kept Mayfield at SS or played Straw there. Yuli doesn't have hte range to play over there.  White being on the field is a joke.

I don’t know why White has to play. They need to find a solution at 1B. It’s not Gurriel or White.

[blcoach8]

Jun 22, 2019 23:15:52 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Jun 22, 2019 23:12:24 GMT -6 blcoach8 said:

Gurriel has no business playing third base. He should be at first base with Bregman back at third.  As bad as it is, we should have either kept Mayfield at SS or played Straw there. Yuli doesn't have hte range to play over there.  White being on the field is a joke.

I don’t know why White has to play.

White has no business on the team.  They worked Reddick at first base in ST.........give that a try if they think Yuli needs to be at third base.  Alvarez should be converted to first base and made the regular when he is ready.  

[unionstation82]

Jun 22, 2019 23:25:59 GMT -6 blcoach8 said:

Jun 22, 2019 23:15:52 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

I don’t know why White has to play.

White has no business on the team.  They worked Reddick at first base in ST.........give that a try if they think Yuli needs to be at third base.  Alvarez should be converted to first base and made the regular when he is ready.  

Gurriel should be at first base, period. We’ve seen enough of White as an Astro. As soon as he’s dealt with, they can move on to Yuli.

[blcoach8]

Jun 22, 2019 22:22:38 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Jun 22, 2019 22:04:45 GMT -6 @txheat10k said:

Hard to tell if this is just bad random luck, or are some of our players losing focus.  I vote a little of both.

Yeah, I get when a couple guys are cold, but too often we have one random guy desperately trying to carry the team like Álvarez or even Jake. Like I’ve often said, these are the times when Bregman has to step up and he hasn’t for the most part.

Bregman has done very little to help the team win with the other top guys injured. Instead of stepping up, he has mostly hit popups and drawn walks.  Alvarez has been the lone bright spot in the past week.

[ɮօʀȶǟʐ]

Jun 22, 2019 23:15:52 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Jun 22, 2019 23:12:24 GMT -6 blcoach8 said:

Gurriel has no business playing third base. He should be at first base with Bregman back at third.  As bad as it is, we should have either kept Mayfield at SS or played Straw there. Yuli doesn't have hte range to play over there.  White being on the field is a joke.

I don’t know why White has to play. They need to find a solution at 1B. It’s not Gurriel or White.

"But White has the highest OPS of all players who are 5'9, 284 pounds!" - Saint

[unionstation82]

Jun 23, 2019 10:19:23 GMT -6 blcoach8 said:

Jun 22, 2019 22:22:38 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

Yeah, I get when a couple guys are cold, but too often we have one random guy desperately trying to carry the team like Álvarez or even Jake. Like I’ve often said, these are the times when Bregman has to step up and he hasn’t for the most part.

Bregman has done very little to help the team win with the other top guys injured. Instead of stepping up, he has mostly hit popups and drawn walks.  Alvarez has been the lone bright spot in the past week.

You can only get so far without the stars stepping up, which now includes Pressly and Osuna.

[koolade2]

Yes, every team will have a Slump/Losing Streak in Baseball. I was just getting riled up as the last time the Astros had a 7 Game 8 of 9 losing streaks was in 2015. Hinch's first year.

[bearbryant]

I'm surprised the team went 24-11 with Altuve on the IL. Great job

[ɮօʀȶǟʐ]

Jun 24, 2019 14:43:10 GMT -6 bearbryant said:

I'm surprised the team went 24-11 with Altuve on the IL. Great job

And, like...1-5 with him off of the IL.

[abregmanfan]

Jun 24, 2019 14:58:32 GMT -6 ɮօʀȶǟʐ said:

Jun 24, 2019 14:43:10 GMT -6 bearbryant said:

I'm surprised the team went 24-11 with Altuve on the IL. Great job

And, like...1-5 with him off of the IL.

Well, 1-5 is better than 0-6 I suppose. So glad to see the little guy back. Once Springer and Diaz are back we will start kicking the crap out of everyone again. I can't wait to watch the Stros in the World Serious.

[blcoach8]

I want to say goodbye to White and Kemp.