This stretch of baseball will most likely cost us homefield. Gotta fest on the bottom feeders
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the Astros only had 3 RISP at-bats tonight --- and they went to Jake and Mayfield.
obviously far, far less than ideal
obviously far, far less than ideal
Ags #1 said:
This stretch of baseball will most likely cost us homefield. Gotta fest on the bottom feeders
Maybe so. If the Yankees lose tonight, still not out of it.
I had to gamecast this one. What was Blummers response?
This is why I never have and never will bet in sports. Such nonsense.
No words. This team is so schizophrenic at times. Hopefully a wake up call.
Only saving grace is bullpen had night off. And this game is automatic win w healthy roster.
Only saving grace is bullpen had night off. And this game is automatic win w healthy roster.
A lot fewer than most teams are losing to the same ****ty teams. I realize all 162 games count but you can't get too down about the Ls (even to the poor teams) or overly excited about the Ws.txag614 said:It is so damn frustrating how many games we have lost to ****ty teams. I get that it's baseball, but we're losing too many games that we shouldn't.Weekend Commuter said:
Hinch is sometimes too easy going. I know there are pros and cons but damn. This was supposed to be the "easy" stretch of the season. Totally lost focus.
Edit: When you are as talented as this current Astros team, a large portion of the league could be considered ****ty. As dominate as the '27 Yankees were, won the AL by at least 20 games, I bet they still lost a game or two to the perennial bottom feeder St.Louis Browns.
Basically said I get the agggrsion on cherrios part and try to force them into making a throw but probably gotta not force the issue. He was about as polite about it as you can get
What a ****ing load of bull*****Keeper of The Spirits said:
Verlander is the only one on the team who even gives a **** right now
Bill Brown and Robert Ford in the postgame have avoided a "cycle" comment so far.
maybe they don't realize a triple would have done it
maybe they don't realize a triple would have done it
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I think it's clear that management (and it has filtered to the players) does not give AF about home field. It's basically win the division by extending as little effort as possible
absolutely.
the 2 enormous "vegas favorite" losses have featured a key player being given the day off.
Yuli vs. Baltimore and Brantley vs. Detroit
the 2 enormous "vegas favorite" losses have featured a key player being given the day off.
Yuli vs. Baltimore and Brantley vs. Detroit
I hope Hinch benches Chirinos tomorrow to send a message that kinda selfish bull**** won't fly.
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This is not the NBA. No game is an automatic W when playing against another major league club (even the Tigers or Os).MexAg05 said:
No words. This team is so schizophrenic at times. Hopefully a wake up call.
Only saving grace is bullpen had night off. And this game is automatic win w healthy roster.
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I think it's clear that management (and it has filtered to the players) does not give AF about home field. It's basically win the division by extending as little effort as possible
Brantley needed his scheduled rest day while we lost a big bat in Correa..,
I dunno with all our random injuries this year the "scheduled rest day" crap hasn't done a whole lot for us other than make us significantly weaker when key players are out
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It will when we get our panties in a wad in the playoffs and can't pull it out like the Bos series
Who's to say it wasn't any one of the other 46 losses, some of which were to worse teams and worse loses than that one?
Losing to the worst team in baseball (by far, look at their record) when your pitcher throws a CG w/ no walks and only 2 hits in a tight race for home field has a good chance to haunt you.
It's followed closely by the game that essentially spun you into this funk of giving up 3 in the 9th to lose to the 2nd worst team in baseball.
There's nothing wrong with someone pointing out the reality of how troublesome losses like these are while the Yankees are sweeping anyone who barely has a pulse.
this team doesn't make it out of the ALDS, hot take I know, but I believe it
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Do all players get as many scheduled rest days as ours?
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Probably Reddick's biggest critic, but benching him in Ric Flair night of all possible nights? Baseball karma
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I think it's clear that management (and it has filtered to the players) does not give AF about home field. It's basically win the division by extending as little effort as possible
If true that's a bad idea. You play like you practice. Players get hurt more than ever and studies show its the coddling that's making most players fragile.
Same goes for quality of play. You can't coast the last 2 months and hope to turn it on at some point.
NFL teams have learned that's a bad idea too.
You seem to know a lot of people's intentions. I'll defer to you the player's, coaches, and management feelings the rest of the season.Keeper of The Spirits said:
I think it's clear that management (and it has filtered to the players) does not give AF about home field. It's basically win the division by extending as little effort as possible
Great. Fine. 162 games. So on. So forth. We are playing crappy baseball whether we won tonight or lost. This is the easiest part of our schedule and we have lost two historic games in terms of regular season mismatches in the history of MLB.
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Thanks that'd be wise of you
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This is why I never have and never will bet in sports. Such nonsense.
Why? I bet a made a ton of money tonight.
Bingo.
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Benching Chiniros for a couple games would be the Belichick move, but something tells me Hinch is more Phil Jackson, call it a hunch
only 2 Astros had hits tonight...Chirinos and Springer
Who gives an F what other teams do if we win? Seriously. If we end up with AL home field, who the F cares?Keeper of The Spirits said:
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this team doesn't make it out of the ALDS, hot take I know, but I believe it
It does feel a bit like 2018 to me.
On paper this is probably the best Astros team ever assembled, but there are serious concerns with not being able to score runs on 6.0 ERA pitchers
Springer being in a funk hurts and seems to be a big part of our recent woes, for whatever reason he seems to be the spark for our offense
Bryce Harper has played in 124 of the Phillies 125 gamesKeeper of The Spirits said:
Do all players get as many scheduled rest days as ours?
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That's my point though, it seems like we have someone off every night. If that's not normal amongst teams in the league we are obviously saying rest is more important than AL home field
Come the post season tie game in the 9th, Verlander at less than 100 pitches or anyone in our pen at their current level of performance? I will take JV every time unless someone in the pen steps up and has an excellent stretch the last month and a half of the season.the last of the bohemians said:
Verlander next 9 inning performance this year will be his first this year. Tell me more about stats?
I'd rather have a healthy team in the playoffs than home field advantage.Keeper of The Spirits said:
That's my point though, it seems like we have someone off every night. If that's not normal amongst teams in the league we are obviously saying rest is more important than AL home field
JV handled that interview well. He's got to be steaming.
Phillies are in a dogfight just to make the postseason. Anyways, how sporadic Harper has been this season, maybe he would benefit with a day off every once in awhile.W said:Bryce Harper has played in 124 of the Phillies 125 gamesKeeper of The Spirits said:
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