Really need a skit where Jesus get DFA'ed.Fuzzy Dunlop said:The Porkchop Express said:
Leave it to the Rangers to think they can just buy jesus.
Buy him? We DFA'd him twice already! Houston could have had him for league minimum. Lord knows we all need Jesus. (Is that redundant?)
LOL from the ranger thread always obsessing over daddy Houston, this reads like a pyscho ex.Quote:
South Platte
2:14p, 5/23/24
Still ahead of the Astros, at least for now. Can you imagine being a sports fan in Houston? No hockey, basketball team is a shoe-in lottery pick every year, Astros appear to have gotten old overnight, so then you put everything you have into the Texans, who have 5 playoff games in franchise history.
Dallas will never have it as bad as Houston.
How is that any different from using your sock to peek at their thread and then regurgitate it here?Elder_LarryII said:LOL from the ranger thread always obsessing over daddy Houston, this reads like a pyscho ex.Quote:
South Platte
2:14p, 5/23/24
Still ahead of the Astros, at least for now. Can you imagine being a sports fan in Houston? No hockey, basketball team is a shoe-in lottery pick every year, Astros appear to have gotten old overnight, so then you put everything you have into the Texans, who have 5 playoff games in franchise history.
Dallas will never have it as bad as Houston.
are you lost this a **** talking thread someone actually said he's a good poster lmao?The Porkchop Express said:How is that any different from using your sock to peek at their thread and then regurgitate it here?Elder_LarryII said:LOL from the ranger thread always obsessing over daddy Houston, this reads like a pyscho ex.Quote:
South Platte
2:14p, 5/23/24
Still ahead of the Astros, at least for now. Can you imagine being a sports fan in Houston? No hockey, basketball team is a shoe-in lottery pick every year, Astros appear to have gotten old overnight, so then you put everything you have into the Texans, who have 5 playoff games in franchise history.
Dallas will never have it as bad as Houston.
if that's your definition of trash talking, we need to send you to West Palm Beach to get your **** together.Elder_LarryII said:are you lost this a **** talking thread someone actually said he's a good poster lmao?The Porkchop Express said:How is that any different from using your sock to peek at their thread and then regurgitate it here?Elder_LarryII said:LOL from the ranger thread always obsessing over daddy Houston, this reads like a pyscho ex.Quote:
South Platte
2:14p, 5/23/24
Still ahead of the Astros, at least for now. Can you imagine being a sports fan in Houston? No hockey, basketball team is a shoe-in lottery pick every year, Astros appear to have gotten old overnight, so then you put everything you have into the Texans, who have 5 playoff games in franchise history.
Dallas will never have it as bad as Houston.
We've had nightly games for Western Conf Playoffs. Mavs (NBA up 3-0) likely clinch tomorrowStars / mavs providing a much needed diversion from the rangers and their walking wounded team.DallasAg 94 said:
My view of the Rangers and Astros has not changed since the season began.
No sulking here. We have this other team... they play on ice... had a game tonight. Won. Up 2-1.
We've had more players put on the IL than I expected, but it is always next man up. You play the players you have.
I've never been much of a trash talker and never much for posting on the trash-talking threads... whether we're winning or losing. I'll throw out a jab or express an opinion, but overall, I'd still like the WS to come through Texas every year.
We've been a little busy. We have so many elite franchises we don't have time to watch them all.Mathguy64 said:
I just want to encourage all my sulking northern buddies who are too ashamed to post here anymore but who lurk in the background like Son of Sam in the shadows that tonight is the night they can watch the world's worst baseball player in action.
Since your own under .500 team isn't playing, come watch another underwater team attempt to hold its head above the water line while playing one Jose "Captain Lou" Abreu.
Mr .099/.156/.113 himself is once again the starting 1B for your Southern brethren. It's not often you can watch anti-greatness in action but with luck you could see literally the worst ML player in the league get not one, not 2, not 3 but hopefully 4 or more completely wasted ABs.
Come join us in our misery. Let us laugh and cry together. It will be worth the price of admission.
On this off day for the Rangers... and while waiting for the 3-1 Mavs to play tonight hoping they clinch... I thought I'd revisit this post from 6 weeks ago. Happy to hear an updated response from Astros fans that may.... or may not differ from your previous response:DallasAg 94 said:
Not an Astros fan, but I'll chime in. I was already drafting an analysis...
I think Astros fans have realized Espada isn't the right guy. And Astros fans will double-down that Baker wouldn't be any better. Lineup cards be damned.Quote:
The 4 main issues I see:
Espada doesn't have the experience and wisdom to put together the team. As my boss (Cards fan) says about what he believes is a horrible manager in St.L "The manager manages egos not the lineup card. Any player can fill out the lineup card." Can Espada get everyone headed in the right direction? We'll see.
Both teams have had injuries. It is part of baseball. I think the Rangers have weathered the injuries better, so far and are about to get guys returning, although Semien may be an issue, now.Quote:
Lack of depth. Limited prospects and players to draw from in their minors. Injuries are a part of the game. You have to prepare for it and if you don't the problem isn't injuries... it is your inability/unwillingness to prepare for them.
His batting seems to have dropped... SP is still horrible. The one guy with good numbers got suspended for cheating.Quote:
Yanier Diaz. Hitting to a Catcher is what filling out the lineup card is to a manager. I don't know Diaz, but you look at the P struggles and I have to believe he isn't handling the staff well. This may sound dumb, but the fact he is hitting well, likely tells you that he isn't spending enough time on the Pitchers. He has to study the hitters of the day along with the SP and 7+/- RPs and how each should approach the hitter. AND... he needs the P to have the trust in him.
Loperfido... Arrighetti?! Meanwhile Lorenzen has done well. Urena is a beast. We picked up some guy (Gaborito?!) from the Santiago City Men's League, in Chile... who hasn't been affiliated with a MLB/Japan/Korean team in 3 years. Probably washing cars.Quote:
Team talent. I was rooting on the idea of Snell to the Astros and was elated Hader signed. Even more excited at $19M. Without the prospects and now having spent their load... The Astros are kinda stuck fixing things. I had said having Hader and Pressly would be meaningless if the Astros are behind in games.
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The big question for Astros fans is... Are Espada and Yanier the guys that can turn the team in the right direction?! If the fans are losing confidence, you can be assured those doubts will creep into the clubhouse. Was signing Hader to $19M a red flag to guys like Pressly, Tucker, and Bregman that it is time to move on?!
Now, I'm not as sophisticated as many of the Elite Astros fans... I don't really get deep into the advanced metrics that the Astros fans have convinced themselves are important... but I do know... 1/3 into the season and the Astros are performing poorly, they don't have much in terms of players coming back from injury or joining from their minors... and they are budget-tight where they really aren't going to add from external.Quote:
If this team continues to struggle, you're likely going to see the trade deadline fire-sell.
yeah, you've missed my point 3 straight times. Let's just go back to our separate cages.DallasAg 94 said:
Ok.
Jeez... sucks to be a Rangers fan. Our O is terrible and fallen off the 2023 cliff. We need to send Carter and Langford to the IL.
Semien needs to be benched. He sucks. Smith is better at 2nd.
Our hitting coach needs to be fired. Bochy needs to be fired.
Our bullpen sucks. Maddux should be fired.
We are throwing trash SP that other teams didn't want. If not for our terrible opponents, we'd have half the wins we have now... what are we going to do when we face the good teams.
CYoung should be fired.
Better?!
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Well this is what I get for unignoring you. Thinking you could have a laugh about misery loving company, but instead getting a 300-word diatribe about why the Rangers aren't the sub-average team that their record indicates.
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I was just looking for some levity and camaraderie between our two fan bases at a point where both are frustrated by the product on the field.
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you've missed my point 3 straight times.
I see you've met our version of Cliff Clavin. He will not be denied.The Porkchop Express said:
Well this is what I get for unignoring you. Thinking you could have a laugh about misery loving company, but instead getting a 300-word diatribe about why the Rangers aren't the sub-average team that their record indicates.
According to Astro board legend of yesteryears, isn't Maldy this over rated worthless loser who doesn't help the pitching staff and gets way too much credit because the pitchers love pitching to him for some " unknown reason"DallasAg 94 said:On this off day for the Rangers... and while waiting for the 3-1 Mavs to play tonight hoping they clinch... I thought I'd revisit this post from 6 weeks ago. Happy to hear an updated response from Astros fans that may.... or may not differ from your previous response:DallasAg 94 said:
Not an Astros fan, but I'll chime in. I was already drafting an analysis...
I think we can check this box "Affirmed:"I think Astros fans have realized Espada isn't the right guy. And Astros fans will double-down that Baker wouldn't be any better. Lineup cards be damned.Quote:
The 4 main issues I see:
Espada doesn't have the experience and wisdom to put together the team. As my boss (Cards fan) says about what he believes is a horrible manager in St.L "The manager manages egos not the lineup card. Any player can fill out the lineup card." Can Espada get everyone headed in the right direction? We'll see.
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Another "Confirmed?"Both teams have had injuries. It is part of baseball. I think the Rangers have weathered the injuries better, so far and are about to get guys returning, although Semien may be an issue, now.Quote:
Lack of depth. Limited prospects and players to draw from in their minors. Injuries are a part of the game. You have to prepare for it and if you don't the problem isn't injuries... it is your inability/unwillingness to prepare for them.
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Too early?His batting seems to have dropped... SP is still horrible. The one guy with good numbers got suspended for cheating.Quote:
Yanier Diaz. Hitting to a Catcher is what filling out the lineup card is to a manager. I don't know Diaz, but you look at the P struggles and I have to believe he isn't handling the staff well. This may sound dumb, but the fact he is hitting well, likely tells you that he isn't spending enough time on the Pitchers. He has to study the hitters of the day along with the SP and 7+/- RPs and how each should approach the hitter. AND... he needs the P to have the trust in him.
-
Last check. "Confirmed?!"Loperfido... Arrighetti?! Meanwhile Lorenzen has done well. Urena is a beast. We picked up some guy (Gaborito?!) from the Santiago City Men's League, in Chile... who hasn't been affiliated with a MLB/Japan/Korean team in 3 years. Probably washing cars.Quote:
Team talent. I was rooting on the idea of Snell to the Astros and was elated Hader signed. Even more excited at $19M. Without the prospects and now having spent their load... The Astros are kinda stuck fixing things. I had said having Hader and Pressly would be meaningless if the Astros are behind in games.
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I think this is still the real question:Quote:
The big question for Astros fans is... Are Espada and Yanier the guys that can turn the team in the right direction?! If the fans are losing confidence, you can be assured those doubts will creep into the clubhouse. Was signing Hader to $19M a red flag to guys like Pressly, Tucker, and Bregman that it is time to move on?!Now, I'm not as sophisticated as many of the Elite Astros fans... I don't really get deep into the advanced metrics that the Astros fans have convinced themselves are important... but I do know... 1/3 into the season and the Astros are performing poorly, they don't have much in terms of players coming back from injury or joining from their minors... and they are budget-tight where they really aren't going to add from external.Quote:
If this team continues to struggle, you're likely going to see the trade deadline fire-sell.
This is where Astros fans start to exit the bandwagon... but from a sports perspective... Aggie Baseball is their only option. So, about 3-4 weeks and then it is Texans and Aggie Football.
Grapesoda2525 said:According to Astro board legend of yesteryears, isn't Maldy this over rated worthless loser who doesn't help the pitching staff and gets way too much credit because the pitchers love pitching to him for some " unknown reason"DallasAg 94 said:On this off day for the Rangers... and while waiting for the 3-1 Mavs to play tonight hoping they clinch... I thought I'd revisit this post from 6 weeks ago. Happy to hear an updated response from Astros fans that may.... or may not differ from your previous response:DallasAg 94 said:
Not an Astros fan, but I'll chime in. I was already drafting an analysis...
I think we can check this box "Affirmed:"I think Astros fans have realized Espada isn't the right guy. And Astros fans will double-down that Baker wouldn't be any better. Lineup cards be damned.Quote:
The 4 main issues I see:
Espada doesn't have the experience and wisdom to put together the team. As my boss (Cards fan) says about what he believes is a horrible manager in St.L "The manager manages egos not the lineup card. Any player can fill out the lineup card." Can Espada get everyone headed in the right direction? We'll see.
-
Another "Confirmed?"Both teams have had injuries. It is part of baseball. I think the Rangers have weathered the injuries better, so far and are about to get guys returning, although Semien may be an issue, now.Quote:
Lack of depth. Limited prospects and players to draw from in their minors. Injuries are a part of the game. You have to prepare for it and if you don't the problem isn't injuries... it is your inability/unwillingness to prepare for them.
-
Too early?His batting seems to have dropped... SP is still horrible. The one guy with good numbers got suspended for cheating.Quote:
Yanier Diaz. Hitting to a Catcher is what filling out the lineup card is to a manager. I don't know Diaz, but you look at the P struggles and I have to believe he isn't handling the staff well. This may sound dumb, but the fact he is hitting well, likely tells you that he isn't spending enough time on the Pitchers. He has to study the hitters of the day along with the SP and 7+/- RPs and how each should approach the hitter. AND... he needs the P to have the trust in him.
-
Last check. "Confirmed?!"Loperfido... Arrighetti?! Meanwhile Lorenzen has done well. Urena is a beast. We picked up some guy (Gaborito?!) from the Santiago City Men's League, in Chile... who hasn't been affiliated with a MLB/Japan/Korean team in 3 years. Probably washing cars.Quote:
Team talent. I was rooting on the idea of Snell to the Astros and was elated Hader signed. Even more excited at $19M. Without the prospects and now having spent their load... The Astros are kinda stuck fixing things. I had said having Hader and Pressly would be meaningless if the Astros are behind in games.
-
I think this is still the real question:Quote:
The big question for Astros fans is... Are Espada and Yanier the guys that can turn the team in the right direction?! If the fans are losing confidence, you can be assured those doubts will creep into the clubhouse. Was signing Hader to $19M a red flag to guys like Pressly, Tucker, and Bregman that it is time to move on?!Now, I'm not as sophisticated as many of the Elite Astros fans... I don't really get deep into the advanced metrics that the Astros fans have convinced themselves are important... but I do know... 1/3 into the season and the Astros are performing poorly, they don't have much in terms of players coming back from injury or joining from their minors... and they are budget-tight where they really aren't going to add from external.Quote:
If this team continues to struggle, you're likely going to see the trade deadline fire-sell.
This is where Astros fans start to exit the bandwagon... but from a sports perspective... Aggie Baseball is their only option. So, about 3-4 weeks and then it is Texans and Aggie Football.
Dusty was as blind as a bat. Seemed like he threw random darts at the wall to pick who to put in the lineup amd where.
Could it be possible that the Astros are missing both of these " hated" guys? Could it be a possibility that their impact on the team was more positive than folks realize?
