Texaggie7nine said:

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I cannot imagine the hate that will be flowing when we make it to the WS again this year.

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I don't know about that. Have you seen this years uniforms? It's going to be pretty hard to fit the buzzers in those without people noticing.

We have to win 100 games this season. That's the only thing that will shut people up, although the Dodgers will be petulant crybabies no matter what. Kind of runs in the DNA in that city. I hope Crane realizes he needs to trade, spend, do whatever, but get this team to 100 wins, otherwise the whole past three years gets written out of the history books.

That's silly. What if we win 99 and win the division by 5 games?

So, should the Astros start wearing fake buzzers? Make them really obvious and obnoxious. Then when the umps look for it, it like a box of raisins or something.

E said:

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Cody Bellinger 4 for 28 with 17 SO's in 2017 WS... but the Astro's stole my ring!

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This. Dude can EAD. He sucked and he's whining like a baby.

So even Good Morning America ran a hit piece on the Astros this morning regarding blue jays pitcher suing the Astros. Completely one-sided too.
Boy the media (which is based in NY and LA) is being fed by someone, I wonder who it could be.

the last of the bohemians said:

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So even Good Morning America ran a hit piece on the Astros this morning regarding blue jays pitcher suing the Astros. Completely one-sided too.
Boy the media (which is based in NY and LA) is being fed by someone, I wonder who it could be.

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Maybe Yankee knob polishers Olney and Rosenthal?

Sign stealing wasn't the reason the dodgers lost in 2017. It was Strom.

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Deluxe said:

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Wonder if we retaliate and wonder how much MLB ultimately steps in

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Can we sign Conor McGregor to a 1 year/$5 million deal? Anybody gets plunked, he gets to charge the mound.

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Here's the video of the interview...

Thanks Garrit

so some actual baseball talk


How many wins are we expecting this season? I'd say 98-102

Can we get a clubhouse fracture please? Would be glorious.

I'm convinced that if you want to make some money this season (in a vacuum where copyright laws aren't a concern), find a way to mass produce and sell an orange Darth Vader costume with Astros logos on it and sell it.

I think they'd sell like crazy with more and more Astros' fans just deciding that they're going to straight-up lean into the heel turn; frankly, I love it. If the Astros offense improves and they just blast teams on the regular this season, it will drive certain fans and mouth-breathing players into an absolute rage which will be hilarious to watch.

For the players on the field, just play the game right....don't show-up pitchers, don't bat flip, etc....let the fans take care of the ****head behavior for you. I'm all for this.

bearkatag15 said:

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OMG.... I ****ing love this... of coarse its in Southern California where the decision makers are likely Dodger fans.

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Our team is the Astros. Pretty sure our parade float will include trash cans for the kids to bang on.

Farmer1906 said:

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That's silly. What if we win 99 and win the division by 5 games?

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Then people will say that the first year we couldn't win 100 was because we stopped cheating. 100 is the magic number to shut people up. Or a WS, but I think that is less likely than winning 100.

I met an Astros fan in Arlington that had an orange Kylo Ren mask that looked awesome. I was wearing my Darth Vader Astros "We Rule the Galaxy" shirt.

AggieLit said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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That's silly. What if we win 99 and win the division by 5 games?

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Then people will say that the first year we couldn't win 100 was because we stopped cheating. 100 is the magic number to shut people up. Or a WS, but I think that is less likely than winning 100.

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I think you completely underestimate people. Some will ***** and call us cheaters even if we win 120 games and go 11-0 in the playoffs. There is no magic number.

give us more baserunners for free. I'm fine with that

Our guys need to invest in that faceguard batting helmet that Giancarlo Stanton wears, extra elbow padding and wrist guards

bearkatag15 said:

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https://sports.yahoo.com/dodgers-ross-stripling-astros-hbp-cheating-world-series-202517336.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL2hRclBrNHlxMXE_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA_bT7JRicSioKwWO43oy_G8sIKSxLvGAzCDjmW30x4loR4f8o4wsMOxrkJrHE_-A2F9Yq2fXYK09p0L9KPLo9xwck6agUcZyJ1JNB2yfzMpPkSWxLLb3ZjPITimfuS_mzqma4hDIyzQ9cPcqg4XWjsU9rmJjRHqO_YKawdlz-94

Well **** you too Ross Stripling...

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Dodgers pitcher says he would 'probably' throw at Astros hitters if he faced them

Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling, who is likely staying with the team after a trade to the Los Angeles Angels fell through, took things a step further on Friday when asked about what he might have done had the Astros become a division rival in the AL West.

His answer was "probably" throwing at them when the opportunity presented itself.

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Stripling is a dumbass. He just got himself a suspension the first time he hits an Astro. Not to mention, you think maybe Verlander/Greinke/McCullers/Josh James, etc. throw at your batters in retaliation?

Please tell me this numb nuts didn't actually earn a degree at A&M.

"At the right time, in the right place."

Seems code for I'm putting on a front about it.