****2020 Official Houston Astros We Don't Have To Cheat To Beat You Season Thread****

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In reply to Ag_07 • 12:20a, 9/23/20
Ag_07 said:
Get ready for shltty lineups.

Dusty just said 'You don't wanna clinch it too early and we wanna get some guys at bats who haven't had at bats in a while and get them sharp for the playoffs'.

Seriously...You don't wanna clinch it too early. WTF!?!?


Well that's concerning I'll withhold any judgement until tomorrow.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 12:57a, 9/23/20
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Ag_07 said:
Get ready for shltty lineups.

Dusty just said 'You don't wanna clinch it too early and we wanna get some guys at bats who haven't had at bats in a while and get them sharp for the playoffs'.

Seriously...You don't wanna clinch it too early. WTF!?!?

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7:19a, 9/23/20
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Would Fiers be one of the A's starters in a 3 game series? Clinching against the A's with Fiers on the mound would make a lot of this feel better.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 7:40a, 9/23/20
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Ag_07 said:
Get ready for shltty lineups.

Dusty just said 'You don't wanna clinch it too early and we wanna get some guys at bats who haven't had at bats in a while and get them sharp for the playoffs'.

Seriously...You don't wanna clinch it too early. WTF!?!?


Ah I knew the long play was in. GOT EM Dusty! They'll never know this team is much better than 500!
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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:41a, 9/23/20
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Ag_07 said:
Get ready for shltty lineups.

Dusty just said 'You don't wanna clinch it too early and we wanna get some guys at bats who haven't had at bats in a while and get them sharp for the playoffs'.

Seriously...You don't wanna clinch it too early. WTF!?!?
at this point nothing he says surprises me.
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8:49a, 9/23/20
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Idea for a game show: Determine if a quote is made up, or something Dusty Baker actually said in a press conference.
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8:52a, 9/23/20
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I wonder if Click is having any say in these decisions or if it's all Dusty. I can't imagine a modern analytic driven GM (which I thought Click was) would be happy with a old school monolith like Dusty.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:55a, 9/23/20
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Mathguy64 said:
I wonder if Click is having any say in these decisions or if it's all Dusty. I can't imagine a modern analytic driven GM (which I thought Click was) would be happy with a old school monolith like Dusty.
I would hope so. Dusty seems to be trying to use more advanced information. That George Springer note about sitting was somehow based on statcast, apparently.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:58a, 9/23/20
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It's possible Click's hands are tied wrt Dusty. He had no say in that hire, and possibly none in the extention, either.

Speaking of the extention I'm hopeful it was just a gesture to prevent Dusty being "lame duck" all year. I really, really hope.
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8:58a, 9/23/20
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TED may be hot again after his minor slump.

Last 7 games
.333
.385
.542
.926
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:15a, 9/23/20
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Farmer1906 said:
TED may be hot again after his minor slump.

Last 7 games
.333
.385
.542
.926
He's not the first player to have a rough time hitting at Oakland and at LA Dodgers
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10:57a, 9/23/20
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Small sample size, but lefties seem to his Margevicius well.

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12:56p, 9/23/20
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Someone show this clip to Dusty (and the team). But mostly Dusty.

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2:41p, 9/23/20
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I can't believe Dusty is resting Reddick today....
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2:47p, 9/23/20
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I'm sure there's nothing to see in these OPS splits:

Astros home: .722 (19)
Astros road: .707 (18)

Dodgers home: .869 (3)
Dodgers road: .776 (5)

A's home: .702 (24)
A's road: .730 (14)

Braves home: .903 (2)
Braves road: .797 (3)

Yankees home: .908 (1)
Yankees road: .693 (21)
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In reply to Deluxe • 2:50p, 9/23/20
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Deluxe said:
I'm sure there's nothing to see in these OPS splits:

Astros home: .722 (19)
Astros road: .707 (18)

Dodgers home: .869 (3)
Dodgers road: .776 (5)

A's home: .702 (24)
A's road: .730 (14)

Braves home: .903 (2)
Braves road: .797 (3)

Yankees home: .908 (1)
Yankees road: .693 (21)
If they're doing something fishy at home, it'll show up in the playoffs. No home field advantage. Seems like the Dodgers are in on it too.
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3:06p, 9/23/20
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Helps that yankee stadium is a launching pad.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 3:12p, 9/23/20
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EastCoastAgNc said:
Deluxe said:
I'm sure there's nothing to see in these OPS splits:

Astros home: .722 (19)
Astros road: .707 (18)

Dodgers home: .869 (3)
Dodgers road: .776 (5)

A's home: .702 (24)
A's road: .730 (14)

Braves home: .903 (2)
Braves road: .797 (3)

Yankees home: .908 (1)
Yankees road: .693 (21)
If they're doing something fishy at home, it'll show up in the playoffs. No home field advantage. Seems like the Dodgers are in on it too.
Assuming those ranks are league wide rankings

Dodgers are good hitting team on road and away per that...so doesnt really show anything
But if its not adjusted for ballpark, pretty impressive to do that in a pitchers park like Dodgers stadium
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In reply to astros4545 • 4:21p, 9/23/20
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astros4545 said:
EastCoastAgNc said:
Deluxe said:
I'm sure there's nothing to see in these OPS splits:

Astros home: .722 (19)
Astros road: .707 (18)

Dodgers home: .869 (3)
Dodgers road: .776 (5)

A's home: .702 (24)
A's road: .730 (14)

Braves home: .903 (2)
Braves road: .797 (3)

Yankees home: .908 (1)
Yankees road: .693 (21)
If they're doing something fishy at home, it'll show up in the playoffs. No home field advantage. Seems like the Dodgers are in on it too.
Assuming those ranks are league wide rankings

Dodgers are good hitting team on road and away per that...so doesnt really show anything
But if its not adjusted for ballpark, pretty impressive to do that in a pitchers park like Dodgers stadium


Still waiting on the letter to be released....
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5:32p, 9/23/20
ATeam line up out there tonight. Let's win and eliminate the Ms tonight and hope the Angles lose as well. Would be great to clinch tonight.
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5:37p, 9/23/20
Angles up 5-2 going into the bottom of the 7th. Padres got some work to do.
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5:40p, 9/23/20
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I didn't think LAAA would sweep the Padres, but the Halos are on their way
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5:40p, 9/23/20
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All we need are two more wins and we clinch. Both the mariners and Angels have 31 losses. Best they can do is 29-31. We are sitting at 28-27

With 5 games left, 2 wins should be the minimum we get.
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5:56p, 9/23/20
AG
Great start.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 6:04p, 9/23/20
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Mathguy64 said:
Great start.


At least he limited the damage to 1
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6:10p, 9/23/20
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Jeezus. That pitch was at the ankles and got called a strike.
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6:32p, 9/23/20
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Eff Yahoo Sports. I'm not posting it but one of their columnists posted a video with the teaser that everyone should root for the Mariners to beat the "villainous Astros."

That's some real journalism there. **** that.
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6:32p, 9/23/20
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Damn it. Dp
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6:34p, 9/23/20
Nice dig by Yuli
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6:41p, 9/23/20
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Was the Altuve liner hit hard, or bad baserunning by Diaz?
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6:43p, 9/23/20
Diaz had his lead, not sure he could've done anything different the ball was hit on a line.
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6:56p, 9/23/20
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I feel like Greinke is always messing with hitters just to mess with them. The curve ball to Evan White just buckled him.
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7:03p, 9/23/20
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That strike call on Diaz ....
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7:05p, 9/23/20
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So many bad AB's for the Astros with runners at 2nd and 0 out. In a 1-0 game, you have to leave the AB with the runner at 3rd. This often is a glaring problem in extras too.

Now, lets go George. Big AB here.
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In reply to old ag 2003 • 7:05p, 9/23/20
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old ag 2003 said:
That strike call on Diaz ....


It wasn't as bad as the one on Tucker in the second.
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