***Official Houston Astros 2021 Season Thread***

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tjack16 said:

The last 2 games have proven the Braves are either homeruns or nothing.
If we keep them in the ballpark we win. We scored 9 runs today without a HR and they scored all 5 of their runs off of homeruns. Last night 2/3 of their runs were solo HR

To me that's the key to winning the next 2. Keep the ball in the yard when the Braves are at the plate

And you keep the ball in the yard when you don't go 0-2, proceed to throw 3 obvious balls way outside that nobody is swinging at, then get forced inside for a meat pitch out of the park,

Get to 0-2 and dance around the corners with the intent to paint them for a strike. We are throwing way too many complete garbage pitches
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Chandler Rome after the Astros stave off elimination in the World Series

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BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.


Does the dumbass truly not understand playing in a brand new stadium and understanding the batter's eye, depth perception, etc.? Does he really think fans are stupid enough to just think they aren't swinging in the cage and instead just sitting there twiddling thumbs? Cage time is different than BP.

Now, is that the only reason for the Astros' struggles? No. But I think it contributed.

If we win this, I can't wait for his eeyore tweet. Maybe he was already told he is fired...
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Yep. Tell me youve never played a high level of baseball without telling me.
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AggiEE said:

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Dagger

Love this in the first ****ing inning. Pathetic

I never claimed they were dead or that I was giving up hope. Getting a grandslam in the 1st is an absolute dagger.

What's pathetic is digging up older posts to try and misconstrue what people were saying

But if you want actual quitters on the season, there are plenty of real posts to choose from.

Oh come on. Posting "dagger " in the first inning?? Obviously it wasn't to this Astros team
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Whew - just caught up on the thread. So great! And the regulars came with the big lumber TOFA/AOFA! Nice work!! I posted around page 2000 and had to walk away - had a couple ice cold takes and should've known better. This is the team that scored 7 runs in the 9th inning last series. The team that scored something like 23 runs with 2 outs last series. The team that beat Boston 3 games in a row, including 2 on the road, to move on to the WS. Didn't give up tonight either. Knew we could chip away!
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Does he really think fans are stupid enough to just think they aren't swinging in the cage and instead just sitting there twiddling thumbs?


Apparently some fans are, as someone here posted that Crane should have rented out a local batting cage to use
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astros4545 said:

I'm 15-0 in my Astros home playoff career in person

And I've got Game 6/7 tickets

Just bring it home and I'll do the rest
It is now your time to shine brother. LFG!
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Panama Red said:

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Does he really think fans are stupid enough to just think they aren't swinging in the cage and instead just sitting there twiddling thumbs?


Apparently some fans are, as someone here posted that Crane should have rented out a local batting cage to use
Touche.
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BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.


This is such an awful take.

Yeah, there is no difference between bp in a generic indoor batting cage and bp at the plate of a stadium you have never played in and getting a sense of the background to the pitches.

He really does seem to hate his job.
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That little chode is getting dragged in the comments and all he can argue back is "OK Dusty".

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Fell asleep last night and spent the morning catching up. Way to go, boys!

I promise not to be at MMP this week with my 0-4 WS streak. Mrs. Marvin may be there but I'll be on the sofa doing my part!
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Buck Compton said:

BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.


Does the dumbass truly not understand playing in a brand new stadium and understanding the batter's eye, depth perception, etc.? Does he really think fans are stupid enough to just think they aren't swinging in the cage and instead just sitting there twiddling thumbs? Cage time is different than BP.

Now, is that the only reason for the Astros' struggles? No. But I think it contributed.

If we win this, I can't wait for his eeyore tweet. Maybe he was already told he is fired...
He looks and sounds like a little liberal biden-voter puke. "Narrative"....sounds like he's still in his little woke snowflake talking mode.
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BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.



It's obvious he's never actually played baseball, like most of the establishment baseball media these days.
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3 Toed Pete said:

BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.


This is such an awful take.

Yeah, there is no difference between bp in a generic indoor batting cage and bp at the plate of a stadium you have never played in and getting a sense of the background to the pitches.

He really does seem to hate his job.


Pretty obvious he never played baseball. Seeing the ball off the batters eye in field Bp is huge.
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I can't get enough of maldys bases loaded AB vs minter. He wants to bury the cutter in on righties so he just stood in the plate and dared him to go inside and hit him.

Freaking fantastic
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MosesHallRAB04 said:

I can't get enough of maldys bases loaded AB vs minter. He wants to bury the cutter in on righties so he just stood in the plate and dared him to go inside and hit him.

Freaking fantastic

Game changer
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MosesHallRAB04 said:

I can't get enough of maldys bases loaded AB vs minter. He wants to bury the cutter in on righties so he just stood in the plate and dared him to go inside and hit him.

Freaking fantastic
That was one of the most elite plate appearances I've ever seen. Minter was completely out of sorts
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Deluxe said:

This could be the start of one of the greatest games in Astros history
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3 Toed Pete said:

BayAg_14 said:

Can the Chron can this little dick mf'er.


This is such an awful take.

Yeah, there is no difference between bp in a generic indoor batting cage and bp at the plate of a stadium you have never played in and getting a sense of the background to the pitches.

He really does seem to hate his job.
If he doesn't think it's important, can he explain why literally every team takes BP on the field? I mean, why drag out the rolling cage and screens and all the other crap necessary to take BP on the field if getting cuts in the cage are just as effective? Over the last decade or so baseball has shown the complete willingness to buck tradition and do whatever the number/analytics say. If there was no benefit to taking BP on the field (or possibly even more benefit to taking BP in the cages), I guarantee you at least one team would have already done so.

As it was, the guys were stepping into the box to see 90+ coming at them from a completely new backdrop, including both the batter's eye and beyond. No wonder everyone looked just a tad bit off. Get one day of BP and all of a sudden the offense goes back to doing exactly what they had been doing. But sure, I'm sure there's no connection there at all.
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Mr.Ackar07 said:

Deluxe said:

This could be the start of one of the greatest games in Astros history

I still have a good feeling
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That was a savvy vet move from a guy with big brass nuts.

Just an absolute professional AB.
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I can't remember. Did Marwin crowd the plate like crazy too?
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Ag_07 said:

That was a savvy vet move from a guy with big brass nuts.
I thought you were talking about my comeback prediction last night
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These guys are the reason we still have a shot at a title.







What a strange and beautiful game.
Ag_07
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Haha

I opted to stay away from this place last night. Thinking that was a good move based on some of the bumps I'm seeing.

I'll be doing the same tomorrow night.
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I'm still waiting for the Chandler defenders to run out. So, not only does he throw shade at his own team when he has the shot, he also doesn't seem to know much about the sport.

They hit in cages? Really? LMAO. Does he really think people are upset about not getting BP on the field because they didn't get to hit at all? Nobody cares about that, it's about the batter's eye, the mound, stadium backgrounds, etc. If he doesn't know that, I don't know what to tell him.
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Machete with 3 RBIs last night.
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I'm still amazed at the turnaround Maton has had this postseason.

Dude is cold blooded nowadays.
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Ag_07 said:

I'm still amazed at the turnaround Maton has had this postseason.

Dude is cold blooded nowadays.
Agreed - He's been nails.
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Does he have defenders on this thread?
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Testing 1,2, 3
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Phillip Louis Maton III



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I didn't realize this:

https://www.mlb.com/news/zack-greinke-pinch-hit-single-world-series-game-5-2021

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Greinke's line drive off a sinker from Braves right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez was actually the hardest-hit ball by an Astro in Game 5, with an exit velocity of 105.9 miles per hour according to Statcast.
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I absolutely hated regular season Maton. But that dude has been absolutely nails this post season. I haven't been worried one sec any time he has been in.

No matter what happens over the next few days, I am confident in Click going forward. Some very key additions to the team that have contributed greatly this post season.
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