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

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9:38a, 10/31/21
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3-1 isn't impossible.

We won 3 straight to end the ALCS, and won 3 straight to erase the 0-3 deficit last year before game 7.

That being said it'll take everybody to make it happen. Bregman needs to put the salsa down for the next 4 days and hit the baseball. Yuli and Tucker need to start driving in runners again. And Correa needs to back up the "it's my time" celebration and come up big again.

If the same team from the past 2 nights rolls out again tonight we will be watching the Braves dogpile and thinking wtf happened. But if they can go back to how they played at the end of the ALCS then we have a pretty good shot.
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9:45a, 10/31/21
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I think the huge home run year for Bregman has been his undoing. He is not a 40 homer a year guy. He is a .285 - .300 gap to gap 40 doubles with 15 - 25 homers a year guy. Right now, he needs to be batting 7th in the order, for sure
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9:53a, 10/31/21
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I know it sounds cliche but they just need to take it a game at a time.

Win tonight to get it back to Houston. Then win GM 6 to force a GM 7 where anything can happen.

At this point all you can hope for is a GM 7. Get it 7 then who knows.
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In reply to Ag4life80 • 9:57a, 10/31/21
Ag4life80 said:
I think the huge home run year for Bregman has been his undoing. He is not a 40 homer a year guy. He is a .285 - .300 gap to gap 40 doubles with 15 - 25 homers a year guy. Right now, he needs to be batting 7th in the order, for sure
He has a good eye and draws walk. I'd like to see him bat leadoff next year. That may also take some pressure off him feeling like he needs to be a power hitter.
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9:59a, 10/31/21
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I think lack of familiarity with Truist Park is really understated. They haven't had batting practice to learn the hitter's eye. They've had to do it in live games. Also, they've had limited practice in the outfield. Look at how Brantley crashed into the wall in Game 3 and Yordan last night.

I just think it is ****ty for games that mean so much for one team to have such a home field advantage.
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10:00a, 10/31/21
Why aren't we taking BP?
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10:00a, 10/31/21
As an aside, does this Covid crap get Castro run out of town? He's not a big enough star to fade that. He better have a damn good excuse.
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In reply to TaxLawAg • 10:01a, 10/31/21
DonaldJTrump said:
Why aren't we taking BP?
I'm confused as well. I know we couldn't Friday because of the weather. Not sure what the excuse was yesterday. Seems like Crane should be renting out local batting cages or something.
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In reply to MaxPower • 10:04a, 10/31/21
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MaxPower said:
DonaldJTrump said:
Why aren't we taking BP?
I'm confused as well. I know we couldn't Friday because of the weather. Not sure what the excuse was yesterday. Seems like Crane should be renting out local batting cages or something.


Is this a serious post? Renting out cages? Really?
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10:08a, 10/31/21
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What i have never understood is why the team with home field advantage in the World Series only plays 2 games at home then 3 on the road.

Seems like the format should be 3 x 2 x 2. Three at home, two on the road and finish with two back at home.
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10:12a, 10/31/21
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I dont hate the 2-3-2 format

The NBA does 2-2-1-1-1 but it makes the final series go about two weeks. I'd be okay with a 3-3-1. But I dont see them changing it.

The homefield comes when the series is tied 2-2 IMO. Which is what the series should be at right now if not for a putrid offensive performance the last 18 innings
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10:13a, 10/31/21
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3 3 1 is the fairest format, imo. only problem is that the team with homefield is very unlikely to win at home
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In reply to MaxPower • 10:16a, 10/31/21
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MaxPower said:
DonaldJTrump said:
Why aren't we taking BP?
I'm confused as well. I know we couldn't Friday because of the weather. Not sure what the excuse was yesterday. Seems like Crane should be renting out local batting cages or something.


Pretty sure they had a tarp on the field until game time yesterday. And of course they have cages at the stadium for both team to use. But hitting in a cage isn't the same as hitting in the field
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In reply to 07ag • 10:22a, 10/31/21
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07ag said:
3 3 1 is the fairest format, imo. only problem is that the team with homefield is very unlikely to win at home


It hasn't happened since 2013 where the home team has won at home so I'd say it's still unlikely in the current format. There's no perfect formula unfortunately.
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In reply to MaxPower • 10:24a, 10/31/21
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As an aside, does this Covid crap get Castro run out of town? He's not a big enough star to fade that. He better have a damn good excuse.


What excuse does he need? For all we know he is asymptomatic. He is not missing games by choice, he is off the roster there because MLB dictates it.
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10:29a, 10/31/21
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Jose Abreu, flu like symptoms? Play on!

Jason Castro, no symptoms? You are outta here!

Roof? Not your home field boys.

Batting practice? Totally their home field boys.
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10:34a, 10/31/21
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Any good Astros podcast recommendations? I recently listened to Apollo for the 1st time and loved the show.
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In reply to astros4545 • 10:48a, 10/31/21
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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


Someone fly this man to Georgia!
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10:51a, 10/31/21
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Dusty's got to mix up the lineup tonight, right?

Altuve
Brantley
Gurriel
Tucker
Correa
Alvarez
Diaz
Maldonado
Valdez
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10:59a, 10/31/21
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My lineup tonight

Altuve
Brantley
Correa
Alvarez
Gurriel
Tucker
Bregman
Maldonado
Valdez
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11:05a, 10/31/21
AG
I don't really think the order matters. If Correa, Alvarez, Gurriel and Tucker don't all hit you can put them in any order and it won't matter. If that group doesn't collectively get 8 hits or more it won't matter.
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In reply to n_touch • 11:09a, 10/31/21
n_touch said:
MaxPower said:
As an aside, does this Covid crap get Castro run out of town? He's not a big enough star to fade that. He better have a damn good excuse.


What excuse does he need? For all we know he is asymptomatic. He is not missing games by choice, he is off the roster there because MLB dictates it.
He shouldn't be in contact with people outside the clubhouse at all this time of year. Definitely shouldn't be around anybody with a remote chance of having it themselves. I don't care if he's asymptomatic. He knows the protocols and knew the risk.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 11:21a, 10/31/21
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Ag_07 said:
I know it sounds cliche but they just need to take it a game at a time.

Win tonight to get it back to Houston. Then win GM 6 to force a GM 7 where anything can happen.

At this point all you can hope for is a GM 7. Get it 7 then who knows.
Agreed. I still feel like we can win this. Just gotta find a way to win tonight. Need good Framber and a couple big hits early.
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In reply to tjack16 • 11:22a, 10/31/21
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tjack16 said:
My lineup tonight

Altuve
Brantley
Correa
Alvarez
Gurriel
Tucker
Bregman
Maldonado
Valdez


Tucker is consistently getting on and stealing bases. Why put him so late where nobody can hit him in?
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In reply to AgsMyDude • 11:24a, 10/31/21
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AgsMyDude said:
tjack16 said:
My lineup tonight

Altuve
Brantley
Correa
Alvarez
Gurriel
Tucker
Bregman
Maldonado
Valdez


Tucker is consistently getting on and stealing bases. Why put him so late where nobody can hit him in?


I'd be down to see him batting 2nd. Brantley has been solid though so I like him in the top 5 of the lineup

Dusty won't do 3 lefties in a row even though I think the lefty/lefty hype is overrated since Brantley, Yordan and Tucker hit both sides equally well
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11:26a, 10/31/21
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11:36a, 10/31/21
AG
I think the series either ends tonight or we win in 7
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In reply to MaxPower • 11:42a, 10/31/21
MaxPower said:
n_touch said:
MaxPower said:
As an aside, does this Covid crap get Castro run out of town? He's not a big enough star to fade that. He better have a damn good excuse.


What excuse does he need? For all we know he is asymptomatic. He is not missing games by choice, he is off the roster there because MLB dictates it.
He shouldn't be in contact with people outside the clubhouse at all this time of year. Definitely shouldn't be around anybody with a remote chance of having it themselves. I don't care if he's asymptomatic. He knows the protocols and knew the risk.
Whole lot of conjecture there on how he came to test positive.
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11:44a, 10/31/21
AG
Sucks, but it was always win at least one in Atl to get home field back, then pressure is back on Braves to win another game in MM. Houston slight favorite tonight w/ Framber
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11:47a, 10/31/21
Win tonight so the Braves can get denied BP at MMP.
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11:51a, 10/31/21
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Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 12:00p, 10/31/21
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So basically this is a gimme game from the Braves' perspective. Hopefully it serves as a 450 lb slump buster.
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In reply to n_touch • 12:00p, 10/31/21
Thus why I said damn good excuse in my original post.
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