Deluxe said:

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The first 2/6 Ben Reiter podcasts were released this morning. I just listened to the first one. No need to waste your time. Just rehashes stuff we already know.

-Leads off with an interview w Mike Bolsinger and goes in depth into the infamous inning where the Astros knocked him around
-Introduces interviews with Julia Morales/Jeff Luhnow, goes in depth into the 2011-2014 rebuild
-Recaps the 2017 title run
-Gives himself a ton of credit for his Sports Illustrated cover
-Episode then ends with Bolsinger's sob story

If he actually has some new information, hopefully he gets to it soon. I'll post an episode two recap later today.

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Second one is mostly a waste too.

-Starts off with former 3B coach Dave Trembley complaining about Luhnow bringing a "Wall Street" like culture to the Astros, treating players like numbers instead of "caring" about them... blah blah blah
-Recap of how Astros came to Houston originally, Astrodome and, of course, connects Astros to Enron
-Discuses Crane buying team, hiring Luhnow and changes Luhnow introduced (shift, player development, technology/data)
-2014 Cardinals hacking recap

The only nugget of info that I found even remotely interesting is some background into the hiring of Tom Koch-Weser before the 2014 season from the Mariners. Supposedly he told Trembley when he got to Houston that the Mariners had all the Astros signs in 2013. And sounds like the Astros didn't know using cameras to steal signs was a thing at the time.

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bearkatag15 said:

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[You got one month off - Texags Staff]

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Deluxe said:

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Don't mean to cause anyone an embarrassing work erection but THERE'S A VIDEO OF YORDAN ALVAREZ RUNNING ON A TREADMILL ON INSTAGRAM

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Deluxe said:

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Don't mean to cause anyone an embarrassing work erection but THERE'S A VIDEO OF YORDAN ALVAREZ RUNNING ON A TREADMILL ON INSTAGRAM

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htxag09 said:

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Deluxe said:

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Don't mean to cause anyone an embarrassing work erection but THERE'S A VIDEO OF YORDAN ALVAREZ RUNNING ON A TREADMILL ON INSTAGRAM

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A zero gravity treadmill...

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When the obituary of the 2020 Astros is written, it'll note how singularly, impossibly awful they've been at the plate in the ALCS: 31 left on base, 4-for-24 with runners in scoring position, five runs in 27 innings. It's a fluke to a certain degree, as Houston was perfectly fine in those situations during the regular season. But at the same time, it's no accidentjust the product of inescapable bad luck, compounded by a Rays team that takes advantage of every mistake and missed opportunity. Sometimes, you're just going to lose.

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Farmer1906 said:

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From Fangraphs after yesterday's game:

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When the obituary of the 2020 Astros is written, it'll note how singularly, impossibly awful they've been at the plate in the ALCS: 31 left on base, 4-for-24 with runners in scoring position, five runs in 27 innings. It's a fluke to a certain degree, as Houston was perfectly fine in those situations during the regular season. But at the same time, it's no accidentjust the product of inescapable bad luck, compounded by a Rays team that takes advantage of every mistake and missed opportunity. Sometimes, you're just going to lose.

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Note the 4/27 with RISP results in 0 runs.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Let me be very clear. Yordan is a very very very good. He's going to be a key bat in our line up for years to come.

But he sucked in the playoffs last year. He might have sucked this year too. This is what he did in last year's ALCS.

.045
.125
.045
.170

He wasn't much better in the DS, but he was back to himself in the WS.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Let me be very clear. Yordan is a very very very good. He's going to be a key bat in our line up for years to come.

But he sucked in the playoffs last year. He might have sucked this year too. This is what he did in last year's ALCS.

.045
.125
.045
.170

He wasn't much better in the DS, but he was back to himself in the WS.

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Let me be very clear. Yordan is a very very very good. He's going to be a key bat in our line up for years to come.

But he sucked in the playoffs last year. He might have sucked this year too. This is what he did in last year's ALCS.

.045
.125
.045
.170

He wasn't much better in the DS, but he was back to himself in the WS.

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Pick a statement....was he bad in the Playoffs or bad in the ALCS...only 1 is correct btw

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Farmer1906 said:

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My point was there are no guarantees. Postseason be crazy. Even our best hitter turned to **** in the playoff run last year.

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Your Opinion: Who has been the biggest loss this year for the Astros?

1: Justin Verlander
2: Yordan Alvarez
3: Roberto Osuna
4: Not resigning Harris

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Plus he would have crushed the regular season, possibly putting us in a better situation going into the playoffs...i posed a quiz a while back of who was the greatest loss...with hindsight fully engaged I 100% say Yordan Alvarez now

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bluefire579 said:

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As the great Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over 'til it's over"

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