Marvin said:

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Not a lot to say about this one. Hard to overcome a couple of mental lapses on defense, a pitcher that struggled again with his location, batters that are either unlucky or severely struggling... just one of those days.

Win the series tomorrow and move forward.

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winning tomorrow is extremely unlikely... probably better to move on to the next series.

W said:

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looking forward to Odo's 92mph straight fastball tomorrow.

and his 87mph slider that doesn't break

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Hopefully he's been put on notice

City Connect is up at Academy.

Stores open at 9am, and orders can be placed online to ship out this week. All Houston stores will have it.

No buy online pick up in store just yet, but that may happen soon.

SECcess12 said:

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City Connect is up at Academy.

Stores open at 9am, and orders can be placed online to ship out this week. All Houston stores will have it.

No buy online pick up in store just yet, but that may happen soon.

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https://www.academy.com/search?searchTerm=astros%20city%20connect

I'm not sad I missed last night's game. It sounds like a complete crapfest. We just need to get 'em today.

DSG has the polo for pre-order

Gives a May 4th date

Odor needs to step up, but I'm thinking a lack of ability at this point in his career is preventing that. Ohtani's ERA is nothing to write home about, it's actually worse than Odor's. But our stalwarts on offense have been as bad as Odor, actually.

Ag4life80 said:

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Odor needs to step up, but I'm thinking a lack of ability at this point in his career is preventing that. Ohtani's ERA is nothing to write home about, it's actually worse than Odor's. But our stalwarts on offense have been as bad as Odor, actually.

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I read this three times before I realized you were talking about Odorizzi lmao.

But yeah I agree. At this point, we know what Odo is. He'll have ups and lows but we know what his baseline is for expectations.

Teddy Perkins said:

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SECcess12 said:

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City Connect is up at Academy.

Stores open at 9am, and orders can be placed online to ship out this week. All Houston stores will have it.

No buy online pick up in store just yet, but that may happen soon.

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https://www.academy.com/search?searchTerm=astros%20city%20connect

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No polo

I'm hoping they are just saving it for later in the season or Nike wasn't quite ready due to supply

Just look on the bright side of saving $80 or whatever crazy ass price that polo was

Heres the direct link if you want to order. I might do it and see if it gets here faster than MLB Shop

City Connect Polo - Dicks Sporting Goods

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Pre-Order Product

Ships after Wed, May 4

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Thank you! Went this morning, got the navy tshirt and 39 thirty hat


Love it!

So maybe Castro will get a start with a righthander on the mound? Any data on Shohei's pitching splits?

Whatever it shows, I'm sure Dusty will do the opposite... haha

the tough thing for A.J.'s Tigers...

they knocked Cole out in the 2nd inning...and still lost.

Detroit's offense is weak

mwm said:

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I'm afraid last night's performances are going to be more frequent until Altuve comes back. Hold onto your butts.

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unfortunately Diaz has been bad. 4 for 26 at the plate.

in 29 plate appearances...only 2 runs scored and 2 RBI

Diaz in the 7-hole and Machete in the 9...

is killing Chas' .300 batting average.

time for some Niko

mwm said:

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I'm afraid last night's performances are going to be more frequent until Altuve comes back. Hold onto your butts.

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It's not like Altuve was lighting it up to start the season.

If this offense is going to go, Yuli and Tucker need to get it going. Tucker is hitting it hard, so it's more of a bad luck thing for him, but Yuli has had guys on base and is struggling.

Marvin said:

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So maybe Castro will get a start with a righthander on the mound? Any data on Shohei's pitching splits?

Whatever it shows, I'm sure Dusty will do the opposite... haha

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Maldonado's value can't be weighed against his ability at the plate...

Or so I've been told

So when do we cut Odi and promote Javier to a starter? Long overdue

I think tonight will go a long way in telling us this, honestly. Javier will be first man up to come in for long relief if Odo gets knocked around early, and I think at that point you have to start stretching him out to take over in the rotation by mid-May.

Looks like we got a group headed to KC June 3rd-5th. Looking forward to my first Astros road trip in a LONG time! Also first time to ever visit the area, any recs are appreciated.

This reliever the Rays signed looks very good.

So my hat was supposed to be pre brimmed, but over the weekend it somehow became unbrimmed. I've left in a coffee cup to try to get its shape back, but I'm afraid I'll mess it up even more. Any suggestions??

CFTXAG10 said:

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Looks like we got a group headed to KC June 3rd-5th. Looking forward to my first Astros road trip in a LONG time! Also first time to ever visit the area, any recs are appreciated.

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Kansas City is one of my favorite smaller cities. Love it there and I think you'll enjoy it!

Kaufmann Stadium is beautiful on the inside... looks like a weird 60's imagined spaceship on the outside. Be sure to spend time in the museum out past left field. Not a ton of entertainment/amenities, but still one of my favorite places to just watch a game and forget all the extra fan experience stuff.

There are a couple of entertainment districts/markets in town that are a nice way to kill time. There are also some GREAT steakhouses... lots of cattle drive / stockyard type historically themed places.

Boulevard Brewery is always a must for me while in town.

WW1 museum is also there, I think, if you are a history buff.

Farmer1906 said:

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This reliever the Rays signed looks very good.

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Brooks and his sum total of 4 innings of work... really?

Be sure to mention his 4.50 ERA. Like his time in Houston, the scoreboard may say something entirely different than his metrics.