AgLA06 said:

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terradactylexpress said:

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3,000 + 300 for the season + no-no probably sways the vote

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That and his ERA has improved over Verlander's the last 5 games.

The stat I saw that caught my eye is the Astros have won every game he's started since the all-star game.

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David_Puddy said:

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Assuming that the stros will be playing in the 3 pm slot on Friday? I imagine people will be getting started partying well before noon.

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digging tunnels said:

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Post from Facebook Astros fan page from a police officer who works with the club. He received an email from the club for First pitch times.

Game 1: 1:05pm
Game 2: 8:05pm

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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digging tunnels said:

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Post from Facebook Astros fan page from a police officer who works with the club. He received an email from the club for First pitch times.

Game 1: 1:05pm
Game 2: 8:05pm

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wait, friday's game is at 1:05?

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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David_Puddy said:

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Assuming that the stros will be playing in the 3 pm slot on Friday? I imagine people will be getting started partying well before noon.

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and my wife is going to a concert on friday, so now i can't use my tickets.

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RK said:

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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David_Puddy said:

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Assuming that the stros will be playing in the 3 pm slot on Friday? I imagine people will be getting started partying well before noon.

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and my wife is going to a concert on friday, so now i can't use my tickets.

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fortunately for you, i can use your tickets.

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digging tunnels said:

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Post from Facebook Astros fan page from a police officer who works with the club. He received an email from the club for First pitch times.

Game 1: 1:05pm
Game 2: 8:05pm


Edit: These times are not official yet

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David_Puddy said:

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RK said:

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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David_Puddy said:

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Assuming that the stros will be playing in the 3 pm slot on Friday? I imagine people will be getting started partying well before noon.

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and my wife is going to a concert on friday, so now i can't use my tickets.

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fortunately for you, i can use your tickets.

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And I can be his +1

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AgLA06 said:

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terradactylexpress said:

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3,000 + 300 for the season + no-no probably sways the vote

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That, but Cole's ERA has improved over Verlander's the last 5 games and he is having a top 10 all time strikeout season as well.

The stat I saw that caught my eye is the Astros have won every game Cole has started since the all-star game.

Edited to make more sense.

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Bregxit said:

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AgLA06 said:

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terradactylexpress said:

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3,000 + 300 for the season + no-no probably sways the vote

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That, but Cole's ERA has improved over Verlander's the last 5 games and he is having a top 10 all time strikeout season as well.

The stat I saw that caught my eye is the Astros have won every game Cole has started since the all-star game.

Edited to make more sense.

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Cole was nowhere close to the top 10 all time strikeout seasons.

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Gerrit Cole
Year: 2019
Cole won the season-long race to 300 with his fellow AL Cy Young Award contender Verlander. He reached the mark in the sixth inning on Sept. 18 against the Rangers. It was the latest sign of Cole's transformation from his years in Pittsburgh, where he topped out at 202 Ks in 2015. The right-hander racked up 276 upon his 2018 arrival in Houston, and has topped himself in '19. Cole put together four starts of at least 14 Ks on his way to 300, while challenging Pedro Martinez's 1999 record for single-season strikeout rate. With 198 1/3 innings at the time of his 300th K, Cole was the second-fastest pitcher to reach that mark, behind only Randy Johnson (197 2/3 innings in 2001), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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Bregxit said:

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AgLA06 said:

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terradactylexpress said:

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3,000 + 300 for the season + no-no probably sways the vote

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That, but Cole's ERA has improved over Verlander's the last 5 games and he is having a top 10 all time strikeout season as well.

The stat I saw that caught my eye is the Astros have won every game Cole has started since the all-star game.

Edited to make more sense.

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Cole was nowhere close to the top 10 all time strikeout seasons.

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Quote:

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Gerrit Cole
Year: 2019
Cole won the season-long race to 300 with his fellow AL Cy Young Award contender Verlander. He reached the mark in the sixth inning on Sept. 18 against the Rangers. It was the latest sign of Cole's transformation from his years in Pittsburgh, where he topped out at 202 Ks in 2015. The right-hander racked up 276 upon his 2018 arrival in Houston, and has topped himself in '19. Cole put together four starts of at least 14 Ks on his way to 300, while challenging Pedro Martinez's 1999 record for single-season strikeout rate. With 198 1/3 innings at the time of his 300th K, Cole was the second-fastest pitcher to reach that mark, behind only Randy Johnson (197 2/3 innings in 2001), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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third coast.. said:

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Ducks what you want for those tickets

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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third coast.. said:

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Ducks what you want for those tickets

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It's looking like I might still have a chance and Lizzo aint gonna wreck my plans.

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Panama Red said:

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Ducks4brkfast said:

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third coast.. said:

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Ducks what you want for those tickets

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It's looking like I might still have a chance and Lizzo aint gonna wreck my plans.

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If you miss game for Lizzo, Turns out you 100% b*tch

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schmendeler said:

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if you take out the records from before 1900, cole's current season would place him at 14th.

of the 69 pitcher-seasons that have hit the 300 strikeouts mark, all-time, 15 are from a single year, 1884.

you're not going to convince me that those pitchers were better than a modern day pitcher, let alone the level of talent they were facing, that's just silly.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SO_p_season.shtml

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Bregxit said:

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schmendeler said:

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if you take out the records from before 1900, cole's current season would place him at 14th.

of the 69 pitcher-seasons that have hit the 300 strikeouts mark, all-time, 15 are from a single year, 1884.

you're not going to convince me that those pitchers were better than a modern day pitcher, let alone the level of talent they were facing, that's just silly.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SO_p_season.shtml

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Why stop there? Why not take out everyone from before 1990 since modern day pitchers don't throw as many innings as they did prior to 1990? JR Richard would not have had 313 Ks in 1979 if he hadn't thrown 292 innings. Mike Scott would not have had 306 in 1986 if he hadn't thrown 275 innings. Nolan Ryan wouldn't have had 383 Ks had he not pitched 326 innings. Then Cole would be 6th, behind Randy Johnson who would be 1 through 5 (in 5 consecutive years).

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