***** Official Houston Astros 2018 Season Thread *****

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Beat40 said:

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iBrad said:

Beechcraft AG 91 said:

Hinch has been off on his timing and managingof pitching

MLB has flat a$$ sucked in this deal

Need JV and Cole to be outta their mind and get it to 7. All we can do now

sucks getting cheated

Bad starting pitching can do that to a manager. And struggling relievers don't help make decisions easier.
Yep i can agree with that. However you get paid for those tough decisions and situations


Problem is no one he has put in has done their job. We had a clean 9th only because Reddick makes an amazing play. We still had a walks and a HBP in the 9th.

Who is Hinch suppose to put in when no one is doing their job?
James did his job. You cant ride him that long. His pitches were up. You move along and ride another in a better situation and live with it
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iBrad said:

Beechcraft AG 91 said:

Hinch has been off on his timing and managingof pitching

MLB has flat a$$ sucked in this deal

Need JV and Cole to be outta their mind and get it to 7. All we can do now

sucks getting cheated

Bad starting pitching can do that to a manager. And struggling relievers don't help make decisions easier.
The ones this series were so glaringly obvious, everyone on this thread called the play by play before they happened.

James was obviously gassed. The most conservative said to yank him, even the most confident said extremely short leash and a single base runner means to pull him. Boom. Left him in too long.

Bases loaded jam to get out of? Why not bring in my pitcher who practically doesn't throw fastballs and whose one glaring historical weakness is a tendency to bury balls in the dirt and walk people. I'm not even mentioning yanking CFM so early (who admittedly didn't have it tonight) after Maldonado is the real culprit.

Last night:
Starter is rolling after settling in and had recorded 6 straight outs, not even at 90 pitches. Pull him for literally the last player to make the ALCS roster in a tie game.

Close game, but we're down so he panics and brings his closer in to start the 8th inning to potentially pitch two full innings. When we're already behind.
Joe West is a fat piece of **** and a waste of oxygen.
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PhatMack19 said:




He's such a puss. Just stand up for your guys and speak your mind one fkn time Hinch.
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Problem is he pulls James and the next reliver gives up the homer or a run and he get reemed for that.
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Beat40 said:

Problem is he pulls James and the next reliver gives up the homer or a run and he get reemed for that.



But that's not what happened. We instead let a rookie who has been on the team for about a month over extend himself and blow a lead.
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Nuke LaLoosh said:

Beat40 said:

Problem is he pulls James and the next reliver gives up the homer or a run and he get reemed for that.



But that's not what happened. We instead let a rookie who has been on the team for about a month over extend himself and blow a lead.


Last year, Hinch had a much shorter leash. One walk and you were done for the night.
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Just getting home from game. That one is still hard to swallow. 2 inches shorter on that last Bregman knock and that would easily have been one of the best games of any sport I have been to.
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Beat40 said:

Problem is he pulls James and the next reliver gives up the homer or a run and he get reemed for that.

Are you a psychic?

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DrHeadShrink said:

The interfering fans were to the guy in white's right side not behind him. I wanted the Stros to win but I can't deny the truth and follow the sheep. Dumbarse fan move but he probably would have caught the ball. I hope the Astros can pull out the next three.


Are we looking at the same videos and pictures? He looks clearly out of the field of play. Betts is reaching over. You can't interfere if the ball is outside of the field of play.
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Beechcraft AG 91 said:

Beat40 said:

Problem is he pulls James and the next reliver gives up the homer or a run and he get reemed for that.

Are you a psychic?




No. Of course not. I'm not saying that would have for sure happened either. But let's not act like if it did happen that way there would have been reeming of AJ.

He tried to ride the hot hand and got burned. I'm not saying he shouldn't have made the move, just simply trying to point out that just about very pitcher run out there has not performed. I can understand why he tried to ride the hot hand. I'm also saying it's pointless to be blaming this solely on Hinch because the lineup tonight seemed to work out n
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I worked for the Astros' ticket office after my freshman year at A&M. If you're a fan leave the GD ball alone and let the ball and outfielder decide fate. I respect someone's right to see this differently but I'm calling it as I see it. Sorry
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From where you stand to where the yellow line starts is not an insignificant space. Just shy of a foot. Seems clear by the guys postures they're not hanging waybover. You can see arms are not stretched out either.
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People were resting their hands on the yellow line - if they didn't lean forward this would not be an issue, but I was just a physics major so....


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpwQZf6VAAAyDhA?format=jpg
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Go to the MLB twitter page and tell me they aren't in the ****ing tank for the Sox. Absolutely disgusting. Collusion in the worst form.
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DrHeadShrink said:

People were resting their hands on the yellow line - if they didn't lean forward this would not be an issue, but I was just a physics major so....


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpwQZf6VAAAyDhA?format=jpg



That picture proves the exact opposite of what you're intending. The guy in the blue and the guy in the oranges hands are behind the shoulders of the guy in white. And the guy in whites shoulders are at worst even with the top of the wall.
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DrHeadShrink said:

I worked for the Astros' ticket office after my freshman year at A&M. If you're a fan leave the GD ball alone and let the ball and outfielder decide fate. I respect someone's right to see this differently but I'm calling it as I see it. Sorry
I don't care if you worked as Joe West's personal pregame fluffer, you are wrong. Every professional commentator looking at the same footage you are has exactly the opposite opinion from you. The pictures prove that the guys who tried to catch the ball were not reaching into the field of play.

MLB should spot us a 2 run lead in the next game and give us one extra out in the first inning to make up for the ones Joe West stole from us tonight.
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DrHeadShrink said:

People were resting their hands on the yellow line - if they didn't lean forward this would not be an issue, but I was just a physics major so....


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpwQZf6VAAAyDhA?format=jpg



Now your just trolling. Good luck with your physics degree. I'm sure you're doing big things with it.
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DrHeadShrink said:

I worked for the Astros' ticket office after my freshman year at A&M. If you're a fan leave the GD ball alone and let the ball and outfielder decide fate. I respect someone's right to see this differently but I'm calling it as I see it. Sorry

Sorry. Didn't realize we had a rules expert in the house.
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DrHeadShrink said:

I worked for the Astros' ticket office after my freshman year at A&M. If you're a fan leave the GD ball alone and let the ball and outfielder decide fate. I respect someone's right to see this differently but I'm calling it as I see it. Sorry


Screw the "GD" long-standing documented rules of the game. This man worked in the ticket office and apparently thinks that is important enough to mention to give the aura of credibility and has an opinion not backed by the rules of the game. Why even have documented rules anymore when we can choose to toss the rules and base decisions on whatever we feel like at the time? Oh, and I respect your right to see this differently.
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I only mention the ticket office because I'm not trolling. I'm no rules expert but I think it's a matter of how we see the play. Thank you for respecting my ability to see things differently. You're a decent Ag.
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I guarantee if it was the other way around and Boston was batting, that would have been called a homerun 100 out of 100 times. When you are playing the Red Sox and Yankees you have to straight up beat them because you are not going to get the close calls. Regardless, the Stros had their chances to win and they s*** the bed. You can't give up 9 free bases and expect to win. Hopefully JV and Cole can get us to game 7 where anything can happen.
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This guy hasn't EVER posted on an Astros or even MLB board thread, but now he's trying to pull the "long time, first time" lifelong fan routine?!

Staff will take the trash out in the morning just like Michelangelo if you flag the moron.
Joe West is a fat piece of **** and a waste of oxygen.
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[We have made it clear that posters will be respectful to each other on this particular forum and you crossed that line several times on this thread. -Staff]
Beechcraft AG 91
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DrHeadShrink said:

I only mention the ticket office because I'm not trolling. I'm no rules expert but I think it's a matter of how we see the play. Thank you for respecting my ability to see things differently. You're a decent Ag.

You have every right to see it different

You just happen to be wrong in this particular situation. They write the rule book for a reason and you must apply what is written

The fact that the fielders arm and glove was in the stands is a case closing deal per the written rule

The fact that you worked for the stros and someone is an 18 year season ticket holder does not matter in these things. Not being mean it just does not matter

gig em
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DrHeadShrink said:

People were resting their hands on the yellow line - if they didn't lean forward this would not be an issue, but I was just a physics major so....


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpwQZf6VAAAyDhA?format=jpg



A physics major AND Worked in the ticket office your freshman year?

Shut it down folks. This man has all the answers.
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**** me. Waking up at 3:15 sucked ass. Please for whatever is good and holy let whatever happens tonight be over at a decent hour.
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mazag08 said:

Memphis 7 said:

Hinch, ... that guy can go away now.

I can't stand people who are meh, ok, with getting screwed.


This. Cora would have been thrown out if that happened to them. Hinch is getting his **** pushed in by the best coach on our bench last year.
what does getting thrown out do?




Hinch is much more valuable in the dugout than he is throwing a tantrum to appease fans feels.
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I have never been so freakig angry for so long after a call in a sports game....talk about a screw job
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DrHeadShrink said:

I only mention the ticket office because I'm not trolling. I'm no rules expert but I think it's a matter of how we see the play. Thank you for respecting my ability to see things differently. You're a decent Ag.



You aren't a rules expert? I would have never known.

Other than Joe West, nobody I have seeen thought it was the right call. I am not talking about Astros fans I mean everyone else including many MLB players have said how terrible it was.


Also who actually are the idiots who do the review in NY. Saying it was inconclusive? They had a much better angle than Fat West. They should have made the call instead of dumping it on Fat West.
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Which one of the fans that interfered got ejected from the game?
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Like last year we find ourselves with our backs to the wall. We have our ace tonight, who has the only W of the series. We win tonight we have Cole Friday, and I feel good hell be nails. Game 7 will be an all hands on deck slugfest, so who knows. We're not done yet. Feel pretty good we get to a game 7.
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The difference between the 2018 Astros and the 2017 Astros is that last year, the line drive bounces under Benintendi's glove and rolls to the wall allowing 3 runs to score.
Philip J Fry
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This series has been freakishly uncanny for us. I've never seen so many walked in runs, hbp in runs, and passed ball runs in such a short amount of time. We've given the series away...it hasn't just been bad luck.
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PhatMack19 said:




We started the day with too many Joe Wests.
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Obviously Mookie doesn't know the rule either and CNN doesn't either.
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