Frok said:

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Too bad Hinch gave up early and put in scrubs to pitch

However it's not like we have a deep BP

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Average Joe said:

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Frok said:

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I don't necessarily think it was the wrong call. They just yanked us around by saying double, home run, double

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Is it a double if it hits the top of the wall and goes over? What if it hits a player's glove and goes over? Both of those are home runs. This isn't any different.

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bigjag19 said:

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We're running out of time for DK to be on the DL in May.

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NotGibbs said:

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Also, I'm now 0-5 at the juice box this season

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Do us a favor and stop going

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astros4545 said:

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Jose hit the first ball in major league history to go over the fence while never hitting a player or the ground, and not be ruled a HR

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Mr.Bond said:

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astros4545 said:

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Jose hit the first ball in major league history to go over the fence while never hitting a player or the ground, and not be ruled a HR

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So I didn't hear the ruling. What was the explanation? I'm assuming there's a rule in place even though the was the first time it occurred I'm MLB history?

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Safe at Home said:

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I didn't get to watch today - what fence did Jose's ball hit? I cannot visualize what you guys are talking about.

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gougler08 said:

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Safe at Home said:

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I didn't get to watch today - what fence did Jose's ball hit? I cannot visualize what you guys are talking about.

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+1, only thing I swe mentioned was that it hit the bullpen padding and went over, but aren't the pens either out of the park or not reachable

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Tyler Bauer said:

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tjholley17 said:

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I remember being really excited about getting Joe Smith

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It's because he needs pine tar.

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1. Astros
The one major issue looks like the back end of the bullpen. Manager A.J. Hinch smartly covered that very same potential problem by calling upon starters Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers to close out huge victories in last year's postseason derby, and there are some who believe McCullers has the right "motor" to become a long-term closer.
But things would be easier if the favorite to repeat simply acquired a closer via trade. They came close to adding Zach Britton last year, but as noted in this space last week, Kelvin Herrera is the most obvious target this time around since he's currently dealing. Britton is due back in a couple weeks and could come into play as well, of course.
For now, we'll assume Alex Colome, who's struggling uncharacteristically, if mostly off the radar. If we're going to get picky they could look at a corner outfielder as well, but that answer probably comes from within.

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