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

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Harry Dunne
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2:06p, 10/28/21
Glanville: Why I'm rooting for Dusty in the World Series

Not going to lie, I got a little dust in my eye while reading this
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In reply to Bobcat-Ag • 2:09p, 10/28/21
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Sher Thing said:
Gotta go with Alvarez - Tucker - Brantley. Love the energy Siri brought and McCormick is formidable but the astros lineup would not be the same without the patient Brantley. Plus he's as clutch as they come. Unless there's some serious mistakes made in the outfield there's no way I put any of those three on the bench.
I agree, this is what you need to do and plan to bring in Chas or Siri as a defensive replacement later in the game.
I also agree, but are you bringing in Chas or Siri in a close game we are winning or only if we have a healthy lead? In a close game, I don't see how you can sit any one of our three best offensive weapons, even if we are up by 1 going into the bottom of the ninth.
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 2:12p, 10/28/21
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bearkatag15 said:


Maldy is a GG finalist



Greinke as well



Add Yuli to the list
Correa and straw also finalists

edit: tucker also. somebody make sure to tell tucker this year
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2:13p, 10/28/21
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Wasn't expecting that
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2:13p, 10/28/21
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Correa as well
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In reply to Teddy Perkins • 2:19p, 10/28/21
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There's bound to be at least one blowout game where one of Chas or Siri get some extended time but I agree, I doubt either will see the field in any close games on the road. I just don't see how you can take the bat out of Alvarez, Tucker or Brantley's hands. I'm sure Dusty will try to save Diaz also to serve as the pinch hitter in the most important spot. Siri pinch running in the later innings is possible especially if Brantley gets on with no outs or something in the 8th or 9th.
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2:29p, 10/28/21
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Tucker gets some love too
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2:29p, 10/28/21
With Morton out, and the Braves facing a potential bullpen game for games 4 & 5, tomorrow's game could make or break the Braves. Anderson has done well in the postseason this year, but has only gone 3, 4, and 5 innings in his three starts. If the Astros can get to him early, the Braves might not have any pitching left for the remaining homestand. If the offense is absent, Anderson could cover most of the game leaving the Braves with a fully stocked bullpen ready to go 18 innings.
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2:30p, 10/28/21
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This graphic is pretty badass
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In reply to Harry Dunne • 2:31p, 10/28/21
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Harry Dunne said:
Glanville: Why I'm rooting for Dusty in the World Series

Not going to lie, I got a little dust in my eye while reading this
Fantastic read. Dusty is really a gem of a human being.
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In reply to bullard21k • 2:34p, 10/28/21
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bullard21k said:
Peterson back foot was at least 8 inches even further out of the box the pitch before

I know he has a long swing but I've never seen someone this far outside the batters box at any level of baseball ever.


He couldn't have hit a ball with a tennis racket last night. Looked awful.
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 2:47p, 10/28/21
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This graphic is pretty badass
Should have had Myles looming over them.
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In reply to Mr.Ackar07 • 2:51p, 10/28/21
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Mr.Ackar07 said:
With Morton out, and the Braves facing a potential bullpen game for games 4 & 5, tomorrow's game could make or break the Braves. Anderson has done well in the postseason this year, but has only gone 3, 4, and 5 innings in his three starts. If the Astros can get to him early, the Braves might not have any pitching left for the remaining homestand. If the offense is absent, Anderson could cover most of the game leaving the Braves with a fully stocked bullpen ready to go 18 innings.
and the other side of the equation...

the Braves have to start hitting the Astros bullpen if they want to win the series.

Dusty used 5 relievers in game one and 4 relievers in game two --- Atlanta only scored against one of them
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3:00p, 10/28/21
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Here's a question for y'all...if we win does Verlander get a ring?
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In reply to redline248 • 3:04p, 10/28/21
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Here's a question for y'all...if we win does Verlander get a ring?


Who's on the team. Of course he does.

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In reply to Harry Dunne • 3:06p, 10/28/21
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Harry Dunne said:
Glanville: Why I'm rooting for Dusty in the World Series

Not going to lie, I got a little dust in my eye while reading this
I have a friend who wears a 1995 Braves World Series Championship ring every day. He's actively rooting for the Dusty and the Astros to win this. He loves Dusty.
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 3:06p, 10/28/21
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bearkatag15 said:



Add Yuli to the list

Sooo GG finalist and AL batting champion, but not an all star. Makes sense.
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3:18p, 10/28/21
How many appearances has verlander made this year?
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3:20p, 10/28/21
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https://ts.la/eric59704
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In reply to redline248 • 3:21p, 10/28/21
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redline248 said:
Here's a question for y'all...if we win does Verlander get a ring?
He can pick his up at the door next year for during the first replica WS ring giveaway. He just needs to be one of the first 10,000 in the door.
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In reply to 07ag • 3:22p, 10/28/21
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07ag said:


He just beat Ochocinco, but I'm not sure he was running his hardest. Looks rigged
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In reply to Memphis 7 • 3:24p, 10/28/21
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Memphis 7 said:
How many appearances has verlander made this year?
I watch every game that I can, which is a lot, and have never seen him or heard of him being at a game this season. Even when we played out west within driving range of the stadium…
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3:30p, 10/28/21
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Have any of our outfielders actually played a game in Atlanta? I dont know what their stadium even looks like or what the dimensions are in their outfield.

Looked back at the last few seasons, and holy damn, the last time we played there was in July 2017, which was 4 months after their stadium opened.

Dimensons:

Left field: 335 feet
Left-center field: 375 feet
Center field: 400 feet (deepest point is 402 feet)
Right-center field: 375 feet
Right field: 325 feet

Even more notable - in those two games, the Astros beat the **** out of the Braves.

July 4, 2017 - Astros 16, Braves 4
19 hits, scored in every inning but the 1st and the 8th, Jose was 3 for 5 with 2 R, 4 RBI.Correa was 1-for 2, Marwin was 2 for 4, Yuli was 3 for 5 with 4 RBI, and Bregman was 3 for 4 with 3 runs score

July 5, 2017 - Astros 10, Braves 4
16 hits, Altuve was 3 for 5 with 2 rusn scored, Marwin was 2 for 5 with 3 RBI, Yuli was 2 for 5, and Bregman was 1 for 4.



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3:43p, 10/28/21
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I went to a game the night before we played at Clemson two years ago.

Symmetrical park for the most part...I don't remember any nooks or crannies that would give any odd bounces which probably helps if we are going to trot out our best offense/weaker defense outfield of Alvarez/Tucker/Brantley.

If it's going to be chilly and damp, the ball should not carry real well...although the park is oriented NW/SE so a north wind would be blowing out, especially to right. .

Edit...just checked the forecast for tomorrow night...says a west wind...so that would be blowing more from RF to LF.
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 3:59p, 10/28/21
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bearkatag15 said:


This graphic is pretty badass
Leaving in the ball that Yuli tossed makes it look like Tucker dropped his fly ball
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In reply to awall11 • 4:03p, 10/28/21
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awall11 said:
bearkatag15 said:


This graphic is pretty badass
Leaving in the ball that Yuli tossed makes it look like Tucker dropped his fly ball
haha, I do like the graphic but they chose two pretty odd pictures for Yuli and Correa.
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4:04p, 10/28/21
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Are we convinced that all the games are played as currently scheduled? The Atlanta forecast looks pretty gross.
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In reply to OKCAg2002 • 4:17p, 10/28/21
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OKCAg2002 said:
Are we convinced that all the games are played as currently scheduled? The Atlanta forecast looks pretty gross.

Just keep the games in Houston then. Problem solved.
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4:47p, 10/28/21
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Pushing games back helps Atlanta in the short term. They could possibly avoid a second bull pen game in game 5. However that means they are stuck with a pen game in game 7 if it gets that far.

They would be having Chief Wahoo McDaniel, Sitting Bull and Pocahantas all doing rain dances if they could.
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4:54p, 10/28/21
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Luis Garcia Dinger confirmed
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 5:35p, 10/28/21
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bearkatag15 said:


Luis Garcia Dinger confirmed


He better not break it.
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In reply to KTAG05 • 5:52p, 10/28/21
BCSGrubber said:
If Maton and Graveman continue to show up big in their spots and help us get another ring, I have no questioning of the Straw and Toro trade.
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In reply to KTAG05 • 5:56p, 10/28/21
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BCSGrubber said:

I loved the trade. Was a win win. Getting rid of Straw allowed us to deploy better options in CF and we acquired a solid reliever with lots of control.
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In reply to Texaggie7nine • 6:00p, 10/28/21
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Texaggie7nine said:
BCSGrubber said:
If Maton and Graveman continue to show up big in their spots and help us get another ring, I have no questioning of the Straw and Toro trade.


I'm already 110% believing we won those trades. Neither straw or Toro would likely have been major contributors in this postseason. With Straw on the roster we likely wouldn't have had Jake or Siri called up.
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