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Well that was a frustrating play... 9/10 times that's a single

WTH hell is wrong with our bats again?!

How did I know Marwin would K on 3 pitches there

Marwins AB made me throw up a little.

tjholley17 said:

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How did I know Marwin would K on 3 pitches there

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Every pitch in that AB was just nasty

Impossible

So damn pathetic

astros4545 said:

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tjholley17 said:

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How did I know Marwin would K on 3 pitches there

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Every pitch in that AB was just nasty

Impossible

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I'm convinced at this point that he would have struck out even if it was 3 straight fastballs

Cheo said:

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Severino is dealing. Hitters look lost and intimidated. Some silly swings and surprise taken pitches for strikes at the plate...

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So just like most nights at MMP this year?

How did we piss off the baseball gods?



Hope These appease him.

titanmaster_race said:

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Cheo said:

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Severino is dealing. Hitters look lost and intimidated. Some silly swings and surprise taken pitches for strikes at the plate...

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So just like most nights at MMP this year?

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Bingo. Face it. Doesn't matter who they are facing. Last night they made nine innings of bullpen pitchers all look like Cy Young. Again, they aren't hitting against ANYONE. Doesn't matter who the hell it is.

Almost a fifth of the season has now gone by and this is a completely different hitting team from last season. Not even on the same planet. Every team has hitting slumps. Hitting has been mediocre ALL season long.

I trust Luhnow is already working on trade deadline deals for 1 or 2 additional hitters

and of course we talked all during the offseason...that all 3 outfielders last year had career years.

and more than likely 1 or 2 would not repeat their numbers. It may end up being all 3

I think the lack of hitting boils down to a few things:

Hitters are being too selective at the plate. I've seen some really bad takes while the Astros hitters are waiting for better pitches, and those pitches never come. They need to go back to see ball, hit ball.

The guys are likely putting more pressure on themselves now. They've now got major expectations. They are expected to be good, and when they struggle, it's magnified. These guys play well when they are having fun and are loose. They don't look like they are having fun.

The loss of Beltran as a mentor has hurt.

Gattis needs time at catcher to get him going at the plate. When he has struggled before, time behind the dish has helped.

Marwin needs to work on just making contact. Screw hitting for power right now.

And, Hinch needs to stick with a lineup. He keeps benching guys who are struggling and putting in guys who are struggling just as bad. To get out of a slump, you need to have consistent ABs. It's tough to have that consistency when you play two games, then sit the bench for two.

I haven't looked it up, but it really feels like Rondon and Smith have given up at least 1 run in each of their appearances so far... which would be embarrassingly bad for our 2 big FA signings

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I think the lack of hitting boils down to a few things:

Hitters are being too selective at the plate. I've seen some really bad takes while the Astros hitters are waiting for better pitches, and those pitches never come. They need to go back to see ball, hit ball.

The guys are likely putting more pressure on themselves now. They've now got major expectations. They are expected to be good, and when they struggle, it's magnified. These guys play well when they are having fun and are loose. They don't look like they are having fun.

The loss of Beltran as a mentor has hurt.

Gattis needs time at catcher to get him going at the plate. When he has struggled before, time behind the dish has helped.

Marwin needs to work on just making contact. Screw hitting for power right now.

And, Hinch needs to stick with a lineup. He keeps benching guys who are struggling and putting in guys who are struggling just as bad. To get out of a slump, you need to have consistent ABs. It's tough to have that consistency when you play two games, then sit the bench for two.

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I think Hitch is desperate.

I can't figure out which channel is more depressing right now. TNT or ESPN.

We will never score another run again.

I'm shocked that Fisher struck out. Shocked.

This is going to be a complete game shut out, isn't it?

The offense at home this season is like watching paint dry.

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I will commit to watching more of her instead of either of the games on right now.

Beat40 said:

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This is going to be a complete game shut out, isn't it?

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At this point I'm rooting for it...

Astros outfield is arguably the worst in baseball so far. The best hitter is at .260 with a wee hint of power. Fisher, Marisnick, Reddick and Gonzales are atrocious this year. One great game now and again by Reddick, but otherwise they are almost automatic outs.

I feel bad for McHugh. He's been solid in every single outing he's had this year, but he doesn't pitch enough.

All around bad night in downtown Htown tonight

2 runs in 25 innings against a super mediocre pitching staff AT HOME... we should be pretty concerned

W said:

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and of course we talked all during the offseason...that all 3 outfielders last year had career years.

and more than likely 1 or 2 would not repeat their numbers. It may end up being all 3

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Besides the five OFs on the roster now they don't have another one on the 40 man. Don't seem to be very deep in the minors with outfielders. Ferguson maybe..... The outfield they trotted out there tonight had a combined batting average right at the Mendoza line.

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2 runs in 25 innings against a super mediocre pitching staff AT HOME... we should be pretty concerned

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Their starter last night went one complete inning.

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I think Hitch is desperate.

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Really?

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W said:

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and of course we talked all during the offseason...that all 3 outfielders last year had career years.

and more than likely 1 or 2 would not repeat their numbers. It may end up being all 3

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Besides the five OFs on the roster now they don't have another one on the 40 man. Don't seem to be very deep in the minors with outfielders. Ferguson maybe..... The outfield they trotted out there tonight had a combined batting average right at the Mendoza line.

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Wouldn't mind seeing Kemp. At least he would put the ball in play. hat's about 10x better than what we're getting out of Marisnick/Fisher.

Things are looking up!