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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 5:20:03 GMT -6
82-47
.636 Winning % (On pace for 103 Wins)
7 Games up in the division
1 Game back of NY for the AL Lead
Suarez vs. Greinke
It was good to see the offense wake up a little. It would be even better to see Altuve get hot again. Now that Toro is up it wouldn't surprise me to see Altuve get a full day off this time. Although Toro certainly didn't have a debut for the ages yesterday.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 23, 2019 8:46:56 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level.
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 23, 2019 8:58:03 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. Toro is Bustass! |
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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 9:03:21 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. Probably need to tell that to Corch and Sherwin. |
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Post by sempersmom on Aug 23, 2019 9:06:33 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. People need to be reminded that Bregman didn't get off to a good start either. Now, I wouldn't trade him for the world (well, except for maybe Trout and even that's a big maybe). |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 9:38:14 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. Probably need to tell that to Corch and Sherwin. I tried to tell you that White and Stassi were both garbage and you didn't listen.........No,. Yordan is a rare talent and we should not expect Toro or anyone else to get off to the start that he did. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 9:39:46 GMT -6
I hope to see Altuve get a day off soon. I wonder if fatigue has increased his level of dumbass.
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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 9:59:35 GMT -6
Probably need to tell that to Corch and Sherwin. I tried to tell you that White and Stassi were both garbage and you didn't listen.........No,. Yordan is a rare talent and we should not expect Toro or anyone else to get off to the start that he did. White and Stassi are gone. Time to move on. You're one of the quickest to give up on a player and call them garbage. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 11:14:30 GMT -6
I tried to tell you that White and Stassi were both garbage and you didn't listen.........No,. Yordan is a rare talent and we should not expect Toro or anyone else to get off to the start that he did. White and Stassi are gone. Time to move on. You're one of the quickest to give up on a player and call them garbage. And I am right more times than not, I remember back when everyone thought Morgan Ensberg was a future star......turned out he was a one trick pony......same for Jason Lane. I was wrong about Richard Hidalgo, who I thought was the real deal and he turned to shit after signing a big contract. Tyler White's swing has a big loop in it due to an uppercut......unless that is corrected, he won't last long. Stassi is clueless at the plate.......always has been and always will be. I will give Toro a good look.........I've seen all I need to see of Mayfield.......a lifetime AAA player. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 11:15:38 GMT -6
White and Stassi are gone. Time to move on. You're one of the quickest to give up on a player and call them garbage. And I am right more times than not, I remember back when everyone thought Morgan Ensberg was a future star......turned out he was a one trick pony......same for Jason Lane. I was wrong about Richard Hidalgo, who I thought was the real deal and he turned to shit after signing a big contract. Tyler White's swing has a big loop in it due to an uppercut......unless that is corrected, he won't last long. Stassi is clueless at the plate.......always has been and always will be. I will give Toro a good look.........I've seen all I need to see of Mayfield.......a lifetime AAA player.  |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 11:25:54 GMT -6
And I am right more times than not, I remember back when everyone thought Morgan Ensberg was a future star......turned out he was a one trick pony......same for Jason Lane. I was wrong about Richard Hidalgo, who I thought was the real deal and he turned to shit after signing a big contract. Tyler White's swing has a big loop in it due to an uppercut......unless that is corrected, he won't last long. Stassi is clueless at the plate.......always has been and always will be. I will give Toro a good look.........I've seen all I need to see of Mayfield.......a lifetime AAA player. Maybe one day you will learn to see players as they are and not how you want them to be. I want them all to succeed,but, i also usually know when it's time to count your losses and move on. I was impatient with Bregman when he first came up and he turned it around. He looked a lot worse than Tucker did when he first came up. I am not willing to give up on Tucker. |
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Post by marshall on Aug 23, 2019 11:26:07 GMT -6
82-47.636 Winning % (On pace for 103 Wins) 7 Games up in the division 1 Game back of NY for the AL Lead Suarez vs. GreinkeIt was good to see the offense wake up a little. It would be even better to see Altuve get hot again. Now that Toro is up it wouldn't surprise me to see Altuve get a full day off this time. Although Toro certainly didn't have a debut for the ages yesterday. If Toro had managed to keep that foul ball in play, we'd be talking about the next Alvarez. His exit velo on that was amazing. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 11:32:16 GMT -6
Maybe one day you will learn to see players as they are and not how you want them to be. I want them all to succeed,but, i also usually know when it's time to count your losses and move on. I was impatient with Bregman when he first came up and he turned it around. He looked a lot worse than Tucker did when he first came up. I am not willing to give up on Tucker. But here's the thing, the guys you claim you were "right" about being bad, all mostly had pretty solid baseball careers. They just weren't long. Lane and Ensberg didn't even play a full season until they were 27 years old. Hidalgo was a 110 OPS+ hitter with 171 HRs and two top-20 MVP seasons in only 9 years (only 6 complete). Players don't have to be superstars to be solid contributors. They don't even need to be everyday players to have value. You understand it with Marisnick, but you seem to disregard it when it comes to others...even other players that are basically the same thing as Marisnick. As soon as a player has a slump, gets a weird tattoo, makes a mental error, or walks wrong off the mound you give up on them and call them garbage or dumb or whatever. That's the point I'm making. I'm not saying you don't know baseball, you just don't demonstrate any patience. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Aug 23, 2019 12:18:42 GMT -6
82-47.636 Winning % (On pace for 103 Wins) 7 Games up in the division 1 Game back of NY for the AL Lead Suarez vs. GreinkeIt was good to see the offense wake up a little. It would be even better to see Altuve get hot again. Now that Toro is up it wouldn't surprise me to see Altuve get a full day off this time. Although Toro certainly didn't have a debut for the ages yesterday. If Toro had managed to keep that foul ball in play, we'd be talking about the next Alvarez. His exit velo on that was amazing. He crushed that ball. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2019 14:11:06 GMT -6
I think Toro will be salvageable.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 14:19:07 GMT -6
Maybe one day you will learn to see players as they are and not how you want them to be. I want them all to succeed,but, i also usually know when it's time to count your losses and move on. I was impatient with Bregman when he first came up and he turned it around. He looked a lot worse than Tucker did when he first came up. I am not willing to give up on Tucker. But here's the thing, the guys you claim you were "right" about being bad, all mostly had pretty solid baseball careers. They just weren't long. Lane and Ensberg didn't even play a full season until they were 27 years old. Hidalgo was a 110 OPS+ hitter with 171 HRs and two top-20 MVP seasons in only 9 years (only 6 complete). Players don't have to be superstars to be solid contributors. They don't even need to be everyday players to have value. You understand it with Marisnick, but you seem to disregard it when it comes to others...even other players that are basically the same thing as Marisnick. As soon as a player has a slump, gets a weird tattoo, makes a mental error, or walks wrong off the mound you give up on them and call them garbage or dumb or whatever. That's the point I'm making. I'm not saying you don't know baseball, you just don't demonstrate any patience. There is a difference in having patience and refusing to see the obvious. Marisnick is being paid to play defense......White was being paid to hit........Marisnick is great at his job and White was incompetent at his. All you ever mentioned about Stassi was how he framed pitches. He is a terrible hitter and some of our pitchers didn't like to have him catch them.....example: Verlander. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 14:20:05 GMT -6
If Toro had managed to keep that foul ball in play, we'd be talking about the next Alvarez. His exit velo on that was amazing. He crushed that ball. He will be a big improvement over Mayfield. |
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 23, 2019 14:32:39 GMT -6
Stassi is 3 for 35 with Anaheim. An .086 average.
His WAR in 2019 is -1.6.
He and White may have a hard time finding a job in 2020.
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Post by sempersmom on Aug 23, 2019 15:15:40 GMT -6
Starting lineups:
Astros
Springer, DH
Altuve, 2B
Brantley, LF
Bregman, SS
Gurriel, 1B
Chirinos, C
Toro, 3B
Marisnick, CF
Reddick, RF
Greinke, P
Angels
TBD
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 23, 2019 15:31:02 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. People need to be reminded that Bregman didn't get off to a good start either. Now, I wouldn't trade him for the world (well, except for maybe Trout and even that's a big maybe). Exactly. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 23, 2019 15:31:31 GMT -6
I think we need to be careful not to set our "first game in the big leagues" expectations at Yordan level. Probably need to tell that to Corch and Sherwin. I hope Reddick gets it together. |
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Post by Saint on Aug 23, 2019 15:45:52 GMT -6
So our DH gets a day off...
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 23, 2019 16:01:32 GMT -6
So our DH gets a day off... Sitting in the dugout is tough on a young player. |
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Post by marshall on Aug 23, 2019 16:09:11 GMT -6
# First Last L/R Pos OPS+/ERA+
4 George Springer R DH 148
27 Jose Altuve R 2B 134
23 Michael Brantley L LF 146
2 Alex Bregman R SS 153
10 Yuli Gurriel R 1B 130
28 Robinson Chirinos R C 106
13 Abraham Toro R 3B -100
6 Jake Marisnick R CF 92
22 Josh Reddick L RF 79
21 Zack Greinke R SP 192
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 23, 2019 16:14:24 GMT -6
Probably need to tell that to Corch and Sherwin. I hope Reddick gets it together. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 23, 2019 16:19:38 GMT -6
So our DH gets a day off... not a bad idea.....we can use him to pinch hit if necessary. The last time he had a day off he came back hammering the ball. |
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Post by sempersmom on Aug 23, 2019 16:21:19 GMT -6
Angels Lineup:
Fletcher, 2B
Trout, CF
Ohtani, DH
Calhoun, RF
Upton, LF
Pujols, 1B
Simmons, SS
Thaiss, 3B
Bemboom, C
Suarez, P
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 23, 2019 16:30:27 GMT -6
I hope Reddick gets it together. I just want the Ric Flair noises in the crowd to have relevance again. All that hootin’ and hollerin’ is annoying with four groundouts to the second baseman. |
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 23, 2019 18:16:12 GMT -6
Not crazy about the color of the Astros uniforms but I’ll take a win.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 23, 2019 18:23:08 GMT -6
Those black uniforms look bad ass.
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