Diaz is going to be so important this year since it'll be a full sprint to the end with limited opportunities to get guys like Correa, Yuli and Altuve a day off

Why the heck are blackout rules in effect this season? So dumb.

They could let season ticket holders in and spread them out - 15-20K? Could make it all or nothing - buy the whole season and no single game tix.

Reddick with almost 102 on the exit velo. Just needed to get under it slightly more.

Machete

Bottom of the order getting it done.

Machete!

gonna have a big year

Maldy!

WOOOOO!!!!

There we go!

Machete with a clutch hit!

Really nice AB there

Maldonado!!!

Bottom of the order coming through.

Machete

If you had a poll of who'd get the first rbi machete wouldn't have been my choice. But I'll take it

Marco has made a few mistakes this inning

Maldonado first RBI.

Who had that prop bet?

Chop em up MACHETE

Atta baby Marty!

We were lucky Machete didn't get rung up on that pitch on the inside corner.

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So, we can't socially distance in 40K seat stadium...? Society is so ****ing stupid.

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It's truly asinine.

It would be very simple to spread 3-5K fans out safely. You have 3 decks, multiple sections that can be easily roped off, Crawford boxes, club levels, diamond club etc. you could funnel people in and out of entrances with no problem.

And even just 5K fans would make a huge difference in atmosphere.

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1. mlbpa would whine about it,, a big reason for the really short season is so the owners lose less money. players would file a grievance about it saying "we should have played more games, pay us more money"

2. who gets to go? astros averaged 35k fans a game last few years. lots of upset fans


i don't think we'll see a fan there this season

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Agreed on mlbpa crying but we are probably going to strike next year regardless so who cares. Secondly they might whine but after this first big dose of how weird and lethargic things are without anyone cheering I bet they might change their tune pretty quickly.

On point 2 - season ticket holders get first right or refusal to go. After that lottery system but we know season ticket holders would gobble those up. People will complain no fair shot but I think everyone would agree we need at least some fans in the stands

And no I don't think it will happen I'm just saying it's very easy and doable

Getting this guy out of his rhythm and putting some pitches on him.

It's strange hearing the ball of the bat. Seems to make the ball sound like it it was hit harder than it actually was.

Reddick with first hit
Reddick with first XBH
Maldonado with first RBI

Yeah...Didn't see any of those happening.

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Why the heck are blackout rules in effect this season? So dumb.

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Blackout rules are always ridiculous. Why make it harder to consume your product?

Altuve swingin at crap.

Altuve and Bregman with the aggressive approach there.

I'm sure JV tools around in an F150

another 4-bagger