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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 23, 2019 21:16:25 GMT -6
Thor and Lugo for Whitley, Tucker, Straw and Beer.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2019 21:17:30 GMT -6
Thor and Lugo for Whitley, Tucker, Straw and Beer. I’m not looking forward to our 2021 outfield. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 23, 2019 21:19:27 GMT -6
Does Jake tie the game up with this next AB?
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2019 21:20:19 GMT -6
Does Jake tie the game up with this next AB? Coach is nervous af. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 23, 2019 21:22:18 GMT -6
Sorry Coach. Maybe next time.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 23, 2019 21:22:23 GMT -6
Took 6 pitches Jake.
Next.
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 23, 2019 21:22:43 GMT -6
Enough of Joke, He didn't even swing the bat once in the at bat. WTF
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 23, 2019 21:23:33 GMT -6
Yes, he needs to go.
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Post by koolade2 on Jul 23, 2019 21:24:17 GMT -6
The two hitters that have been the most consistent out of the lineup and they expect to score. HAHA
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 23, 2019 21:24:50 GMT -6
Enough of Joke, He didn't even swing the bat once in the at bat. WTF I can’t believe that literally no one on the bench besides Diaz and maybe Straw has been able to swing a bat. Kemp, White, and Marisnick all did poorly. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 23, 2019 21:25:20 GMT -6
Talk to you all tomorrow. We gave that one away. Let's go back at them tomorrow. Go Stros.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 23, 2019 21:30:55 GMT -6
Altuve batting 5th and Brantley batting 2nd is something they should consider I agree |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 23, 2019 21:35:25 GMT -6
Maybe we should drop Altuve to the 5 or 6 hole when Correa comes back. It might take some pressure off the guy. I’d vote for that. good idea, but, it will never happen. The clipboard won't allow it. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 23, 2019 21:40:33 GMT -6
That looks like game. Thanks, Osuna. Osuna made a horrible pitch to Olsen but the blame for the loss is squarely on the offense.........Bregman is ZERO for this series and Altuve killed them tonight. When you get two runs off Fiers you deserve to lose. We had him on the ropes in the second inning and Altuve had a bad at bat and left the bases loaded....he is not the guy I want to see up there with the bases loaded because he will swing at anything. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 23, 2019 21:43:14 GMT -6
I can't believe how big the picture uploads are in Explorer now. Does this mean we can post beaver shots again?
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 23, 2019 21:50:29 GMT -6
okay .. just checkin
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 24, 2019 5:00:48 GMT -6
That looks like game. Thanks, Osuna. Osuna made a horrible pitch to Olsen but the blame for the loss is squarely on the offense.........Bregman is ZERO for this series and Altuve killed them tonight. When you get two runs off Fiers you deserve to lose. We had him on the ropes in the second inning and Altuve had a bad at bat and left the bases loaded....he is not the guy I want to see up there with the bases loaded because he will swing at anything. Fiers hasn’t lost in two months so he must be doing something right. There were a lot of reasons for this loss, the disappearing 1-3 of the order included, but Hinch mismanaged this one. An extremely close second was Osuna. He was bad again tonight and has given up runs in 4 of his last 6 outings, which is a little less than two weeks. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 7:18:11 GMT -6
I'm as hard on Altuve as anybody, but this game isn't all on him. Hell, 4 more inches and he would have had a bases clearing double back early on against Fiers.
Just like we've had some good team wins recently, this was a big team loss. The bullpen didn't do their job and the offense was mostly stagnant outside of Yuli and Stassi of all people.
But, can't win them all.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2019 8:07:43 GMT -6
I'm as hard on Altuve as anybody, but this game isn't all on him. Hell, 4 more inches and he would have had a bases clearing double back early on against Fiers. Just like we've had some good team wins recently, this was a big team loss. The bullpen didn't do their job and the offense was mostly stagnant outside of Yuli and Stassi of all people. But, can't win them all. I still don’t understand AJ having Kemp pinch hit for Stassi. Stassi was 2-3 on the night when AJ decided to pinch hit for him with a guy who is batting below the Mendoza line in July and was had one hit in his last ten at-bats. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2019 8:16:48 GMT -6
We all know that Springer will be batting leadoff come hell or high water. That said, here is the batting order/lineup I would like to see AJ try once Correa returns:
Springer CF
Brantley LF
Correa SS
Alvarez DH
Gurriel 1B
Bregman 3B
Altuve 2B
Reddick RF
Chirinos C
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 8:23:26 GMT -6
I'm as hard on Altuve as anybody, but this game isn't all on him. Hell, 4 more inches and he would have had a bases clearing double back early on against Fiers. Just like we've had some good team wins recently, this was a big team loss. The bullpen didn't do their job and the offense was mostly stagnant outside of Yuli and Stassi of all people. But, can't win them all. I still don’t understand AJ having Kemp pinch hit for Stassi. Stassi was 2-3 on the night when AJ decided to pinch hit for him with a guy who is batting below the Mendoza line in July and was had one hit in his last ten at-bats. Yeah I'm not sure. I also don't like pinch running for our hottest hitters in a game that has a chance to go into extra innings. Course, if it had worked out none of us would be complaining. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 8:27:57 GMT -6
There's no chance they move Altuve down. And, quite frankly, even though he has some frustrating ABs still (and always will), he's been mostly on fire now the last couple weeks.
I just don't understand why, with as well he's running, he isn't dropping a couple more bunts down here and there while he's batting 2nd. He's not expected to drive in a ton of runs there. He's expected to move runners, get on base himself, and make things happen in front of the big guys. His last AB when Springer got on was tailor made for a bunt in that situation. Worst case scenario he gets the winning run in scoring position with only one out, and with his speed it's likely a single anyways.
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 8:35:04 GMT -6
I just realized that Altuve's splits vs. righties are awful this year.
Righties: .234 AVG .686 OPS
Lefties: .429 AVG 1.297 OPS
Career-wise there is still a gap but not as big:
Righties: .304 AVG .787 OPS
Lefties: .343 AVG .908 OPS
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 24, 2019 8:36:41 GMT -6
We all know that Springer will be batting leadoff come hell or high water. That said, here is the batting order/lineup I would like to see AJ try once Correa returns: Springer CF Brantley LF Correa SS Alvarez DH Gurriel 1B Bregman 3B Altuve 2B Reddick RF Chirinos C I’d like Bregman at leadoff until he hits better. His OBP would be nice up there. I don’t know about batting Altuve so low, though. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 24, 2019 8:39:16 GMT -6
I just realized that Altuve's splits vs. righties are awful this year. Righties: .234 AVG .686 OPS Lefties: .429 AVG 1.297 OPS Career-wise there is still a gap but not as big: Righties: .304 AVG .787 OPS Lefties: .343 AVG .908 OPS What are his stats with outside pitches? |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2019 8:40:01 GMT -6
There's no chance they move Altuve down. And, quite frankly, even though he has some frustrating ABs still (and always will), he's been mostly on fire now the last couple weeks. I just don't understand why, with as well he's running, he isn't dropping a couple more bunts down here and there while he's batting 2nd. He's not expected to drive in a ton of runs there. He's expected to move runners, get on base himself, and make things happen in front of the big guys. His last AB when Springer got on was tailor made for a bunt in that situation. Worst case scenario he gets the winning run in scoring position with only one out, and with his speed it's likely a single anyways. I’m not sure that Altuve is the ideal #2 hitter. Like you said, the #2 guy’s role is to get on base and move the #1 guy along, if the #1 guy gets on base ahead of him. The #2 guy needs to be a guy who is patient and disciplined; doesn’t strike out a lot; good bunter; a guy who can take a pitch or two to give the guy ahead of him a chance to steal a base, but is disciplined enough and has consistent enough contact skills that he isn’t likely to strike out as a result of taking a pitch or two. That is not Altuve. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2019 8:42:26 GMT -6
I just realized that Altuve's splits vs. righties are awful this year. Righties: .234 AVG .686 OPS Lefties: .429 AVG 1.297 OPS Career-wise there is still a gap but not as big: Righties: .304 AVG .787 OPS Lefties: .343 AVG .908 OPS What are his stats with outside pitches? Swing rate - 90% Ground ball to 3B rate - 45% K rate - 45% |
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 8:42:38 GMT -6
I just realized that Altuve's splits vs. righties are awful this year. Righties: .234 AVG .686 OPS Lefties: .429 AVG 1.297 OPS Career-wise there is still a gap but not as big: Righties: .304 AVG .787 OPS Lefties: .343 AVG .908 OPS What are his stats with outside pitches? Poor. |
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2019 8:45:10 GMT -6
There's no chance they move Altuve down. And, quite frankly, even though he has some frustrating ABs still (and always will), he's been mostly on fire now the last couple weeks. I just don't understand why, with as well he's running, he isn't dropping a couple more bunts down here and there while he's batting 2nd. He's not expected to drive in a ton of runs there. He's expected to move runners, get on base himself, and make things happen in front of the big guys. His last AB when Springer got on was tailor made for a bunt in that situation. Worst case scenario he gets the winning run in scoring position with only one out, and with his speed it's likely a single anyways. I’m not sure that Altuve is the ideal #2 hitter. Like you said, the #2 guy’s role is to get on base and move the #1 guy along, if the #1 guy gets on base ahead of him. The #2 guy needs to be a guy who is patient and disciplined; doesn’t strike out a lot; good bunter; a guy who can take a pitch or two to give the guy ahead of him a chance to steal a base, but is disciplined enough and has consistent enough contact skills that he isn’t likely to strike out as a result of taking a pitch or two. That is not Altuve. I'd normally agree, but since Springer is not your prototypical leadoff hitter who is going to attempt a lot of steals (and approximately 40% of his hits are extra base hits already) Altuve is more like an EXTRA leadoff guy. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 24, 2019 8:47:44 GMT -6
There's no chance they move Altuve down. And, quite frankly, even though he has some frustrating ABs still (and always will), he's been mostly on fire now the last couple weeks. I just don't understand why, with as well he's running, he isn't dropping a couple more bunts down here and there while he's batting 2nd. He's not expected to drive in a ton of runs there. He's expected to move runners, get on base himself, and make things happen in front of the big guys. His last AB when Springer got on was tailor made for a bunt in that situation. Worst case scenario he gets the winning run in scoring position with only one out, and with his speed it's likely a single anyways. I’m not sure that Altuve is the ideal #2 hitter. Like you said, the #2 guy’s role is to get on base and move the #1 guy along, if the #1 guy gets on base ahead of him. The #2 guy needs to be a guy who is patient and disciplined; doesn’t strike out a lot; good bunter; a guy who can take a pitch or two to give the guy ahead of him a chance to steal a base, but is disciplined enough and has consistent enough contact skills that he isn’t likely to strike out as a result of taking a pitch or two. That is not Altuve. The American League has the same problem as the NBA. There’s less division of labor and specialized skill sets to be focused on to suit the needs of the team. You have a homogenized collection of wannabe McGwires. Everyone just wants to jack up their hit velocities and launch angles. Tactical approaches even go by the wayside. For instance, how many of our righty hitters make a conscious effort to hit the ball the other way with runners on base even when being given a steady diet of outside pitches? How many choke up and swing for contact with two strikes? Where are the hit and runs or timely bunts? For the latter, I keep hearing “don’t want to give up an out”. I guess the slew of double plays we’ve seen are much better. |
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