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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2019 7:03:08 GMT -6
Yes, it has a ton of collective pop; however, it is also largely a collection of free swingers with the exceptions being Bregman and Brantley.
1. Springer doesn’t consistently go with the pitch. He could cut down on his swing on occasion and go for contact, but he’s not a typical leadoff hitter.
2. Altuve is like a more impatient Springer. He too often seems to just want to get the at-bat over with instead of focusing on getting on base and/or advancing runners. He also has Biggio-itis where he can’t lay off 90% of sliders outside. If he makes contact, he awkwardly pulls it to an infielder. This wild lack of patience often leads to quick outs and 5-4-3 double plays.
3. Correa is highly inconsistent and can’t figure out how to hit an inside pitch. This will be what he’s exposed to until he adjusts.
4. Consistency from Bregman. We see him break out of his slumps sometimes and then go right back into pop-ups and grounders. Like I’ve said before, the patience is excellent but more line drives are needed.
5. They lean way too much on Álvarez. I just don’t think it bodes well for an offense to depend so much on a rookie. Others need to step up and ease the burden. He’s been fantastic so far.
6. Reddick. He’s almost Marisnick-level bad on offense. If he still had his old rocket arm, I’d lay off him more but that isn’t the case. It might be time for Tucker to take some playing time from him if it does not improve soon.
7. The double plays. Enough said.
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 17, 2019 8:40:43 GMT -6
I said a few games ago that this Offense goes into lapse several games in a row. If they have even a mini one when they go into the Playoffs facing a team they will be sent home in short order. Altuve has been the Altuve we came to know in almost a year now.
Hinch hasn't had a good week this last week with some of his moves. I will never understand the taking out of one of the top three in our offens for a pinch runner that hasn't worked every time they did it.
I am not worried about the Pitching as the top 4 have been good. Especially since they Got Greinke.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2019 8:50:26 GMT -6
All teams go through their struggles, and all players have bouts of inconsistency.
They'll be fine.
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 17, 2019 8:55:23 GMT -6
^^^ I agree with that but now they have a steep uphill battle to have Home-field. Once again I don't the Astros want to be going into NY in a 7 game series. Look at what happened last time. It was in Houston favor home-field.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2019 9:26:16 GMT -6
^^^ I agree with that but now they have a steep uphill battle to have Home-field. Once again I don't the Astros want to be going into NY in a 7 game series. Look at what happened last time. It was in Houston favor home-field. Home field isn't necessary though. I stick by the goal of just winning the division and staying healthy. If they can do that, they'll be fine. The Yankees got to beat up on Baltimore all year so they had an upperhand with season records. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 17, 2019 9:29:37 GMT -6
August is habitually the month good Astro teams have a lull. My concern is the losing leading to guys pressing at the plate and getting picked off on the basepaths
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2019 11:04:38 GMT -6
All teams go through their struggles, and all players have bouts of inconsistency. They'll be fine. Will you ever take off your rose-colored glasses and see the inconsistencies with this offense..........If you keep doing the same things incorrectly, you should expect to keep getting similar results. Unionstation hit the nail on the head. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2019 11:13:00 GMT -6
^^^ I agree with that but now they have a steep uphill battle to have Home-field. Once again I don't the Astros want to be going into NY in a 7 game series. Look at what happened last time. It was in Houston favor home-field. Home field isn't necessary though. I stick by the goal of just winning the division and staying healthy. If they can do that, they'll be fine. The Yankees got to beat up on Baltimore all year so they had an upperhand with season records. So, you don't think home field advantage is important? That is the attitude of those who don't expect to go all the way and are just happy with a division title. Home field advantage is very important in a series with the Yankees or Dodgers. We need to be playing fior best overall record instead of just coasting to the AL West title Your "just win the division and stay healthy" position is one taken by losers who doubt their ability to win it all. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 12:37:50 GMT -6
Home field isn't necessary though. I stick by the goal of just winning the division and staying healthy. If they can do that, they'll be fine. The Yankees got to beat up on Baltimore all year so they had an upperhand with season records. So, you don't think home field advantage is important? That is the attitude of those who don't expect to go all the way and are just happy with a division title. Home field advantage is very important in a series with the Yankees or Dodgers. We need to be playing fior best overall record instead of just coasting to the AL West title Your "just win the division and stay healthy" position is one taken by losers who doubt their ability to win it all. I was pretty much of that thinking too. But remember we won the 2017 WS w/o Homefield. Our best hope is that our 3 headed aced monster so nuetralizes the offense of opponents, we win many close low scored games. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2019 12:54:10 GMT -6
I’m somewhere between Saint and Coach in my assessment.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2019 12:57:06 GMT -6
For this team being one of the forerunners of analytics, they tend to fall short of launch angles with their -10° shots to infielders.
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 17, 2019 15:13:51 GMT -6
^^^ I agree with that but now they have a steep uphill battle to have Home-field. Once again I don't the Astros want to be going into NY in a 7 game series. Look at what happened last time. It was in Houston favor home-field. Home field isn't necessary though. I stick by the goal of just winning the division and staying healthy. If they can do that, they'll be fine. The Yankees got to beat up on Baltimore all year so they had an upperhand with season records. The 2017 Astros would not have beaten NY in Game 7 IN NY. They were Dazed by Yankee Statidum and in Big City Lights during the three games not coming close to winning one. Home Field is very important. With LA they weren't in the same class as NY or Astros where in 2017. This year is different. They are a far better team than the 17 one. With all the struggles the Astros have had against the NL this year. Since there is no DH one of the Top bats will be hampered unless they start playing him more in Left. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2019 15:28:46 GMT -6
Home field isn't necessary though. I stick by the goal of just winning the division and staying healthy. If they can do that, they'll be fine. The Yankees got to beat up on Baltimore all year so they had an upperhand with season records. The 2017 Astros would not have beaten NY in Game 7 IN NY. They were Dazed by Yankee Statidum and in Big City Lights during the three games not coming close to winning one. Home Field is very important. With LA they weren't in the same class as NY or Astros where in 2017. This year is different. They are a far better team than the 17 one. With all the struggles the Astros have had against the NL this year. Since there is no DH one of the Top bats will be hampered unless they start playing him more in Left. LA > NY that season |
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 17, 2019 15:43:25 GMT -6
LA > NY that season
Both LA and NY teams are far superior to the 17 teams respective. Thus beating them at Home them coming into Houston will be a Major Challenge.
That is why Home Field was and is so important.
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Post by batman007 on Aug 17, 2019 16:01:25 GMT -6
All teams go through their struggles, and all players have bouts of inconsistency. They'll be fine. That’s your response to every single year. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2019 16:38:07 GMT -6
All teams go through their struggles, and all players have bouts of inconsistency. They'll be fine. That’s your response to every single year. And they've made the postseason with relative ease. Even with this losing streak they'll leave Oakland with at least a 5.5 game lead. I'm as frustrated as anybody, but I'm just not going to freak out about slumps. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2019 16:52:08 GMT -6
I'm not saying home field advantage wouldn't be beneficial. But we didn't have home field advantage for everything in 2017. We didn't have home field advantage in 2018.
We were healthy in 2017. We weren't healthy in 2018. If Altuve and Correa are healthy in the ALCS in 2018, we probably go back to the WS.
Win the division and be healthy. That's the key.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2019 22:37:21 GMT -6
I'm not saying home field advantage wouldn't be beneficial. But we didn't have home field advantage for everything in 2017. We didn't have home field advantage in 2018. We were healthy in 2017. We weren't healthy in 2018. If Altuve and Correa are healthy in the ALCS in 2018, we probably go back to the WS. Win the division and be healthy. That's the key. If the Yankees have home field advantage odds are that they win the AL and go to the WS and play the Dodgers. We need to get home field advantage. It is probably more important this season than in the past. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2019 5:21:52 GMT -6
I'm not saying home field advantage wouldn't be beneficial. But we didn't have home field advantage for everything in 2017. We didn't have home field advantage in 2018. We were healthy in 2017. We weren't healthy in 2018. If Altuve and Correa are healthy in the ALCS in 2018, we probably go back to the WS. Win the division and be healthy. That's the key. If the Yankees have home field advantage odds are that they win the AL and go to the WS and play the Dodgers. The ESPN, COB office, and baseball illuminati wet dream. |
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Post by koolade2 on Aug 18, 2019 7:47:59 GMT -6
If the Yankees have home field advantage odds are that they win the AL and go to the WS and play the Dodgers. The ESPN, COB office, and baseball illuminati wet dream. Now that the Yankees have a 5 game lead in the win column it is really going to be an up hill battle to retake the #1 spot they lost during this last slump. None of the other teams other than Twins have had a slump like the Astros. As talent as the Astros are they all seem to disappears at the same time and this team loses several games in a row. If this happens going into the playoffs they want make it out of the Divisional Round. Just think a little over a week ago they were the #1 Team in AL and how quickly they gave it up and were tied with LA for the #1 spot overall. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2019 21:06:20 GMT -6
Man, oh man.
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