There was a pic of a Judge HR posted a week or 2 ago that showed his bat with a very un-natural looking bend in it after hitting the ball. People were questioning if the bat had been modified in some way. I assume that's what his post was referring to.Bregxit said:
Bat bending what?
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This is easily my favorite reaction video from the game. Perfection.
— Cozy Ŧ (@sad_cozy) October 12, 2022
(Pc: @elisabetmarisolluna on Instagram) #Astros pic.twitter.com/xbG08LkQm7
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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question is, will he put one low and in the dirt on his next to last pitch and then throw the next one in our player's ear hole on last pitch, and then laugh about it with Servais as he exits game?
Still can't get over that bomb from our Yord and savior
Love this team so much
Love this team so much
Dusty on MLB:
Russo: Have you ever been part of a walkoff in the playoffs?
Dusty: Uh, I don't remember (haha)
Dusty: Hensley and Pena are not scared, and without fear you have action. Not worried about pressure or magintude of game. We've all played those games in our minds in the backyard.
Dusty: Kudos to the fans. No one left the park.
Dusty: Castillo will be tough, so that was a huge victory for us.
Russo: You left Verlander in a long time yesterday.
Dusty: He's my horse. He usually settles down. You can't keep someone loose all the time in the pen or wear them out before getting into the game. It's tough to know when to take out your ace, especially one that can turn it around and be unhittable in the middle innings. Those things happen. We bailed him out yesterday, he bailed us out many times before.
Russo: Layoff, and another day off.
Dusty: Having a workout today to keep timing. Took us a few innings after the long layoff. Most guys rust out before they wear out.... long story about Ron Cey and Steve Garvey...
Russo: Valdez underrated.
Dusty: Confident tomorrow, but facing a tough guy. Maldy knows how to control him and get him in sync. Valdez is a horse and come back if there's a G5. Thought we could bring him back quicker if needed over LMJ, gotta be careful with him. Plus, G3 is huge in a 5-game series and LMJ has the stuff. Hoping we don't have to worry about G5. Just planning.
Russo: Have you ever been part of a walkoff in the playoffs?
Dusty: Uh, I don't remember (haha)
Dusty: Hensley and Pena are not scared, and without fear you have action. Not worried about pressure or magintude of game. We've all played those games in our minds in the backyard.
Dusty: Kudos to the fans. No one left the park.
Dusty: Castillo will be tough, so that was a huge victory for us.
Russo: You left Verlander in a long time yesterday.
Dusty: He's my horse. He usually settles down. You can't keep someone loose all the time in the pen or wear them out before getting into the game. It's tough to know when to take out your ace, especially one that can turn it around and be unhittable in the middle innings. Those things happen. We bailed him out yesterday, he bailed us out many times before.
Russo: Layoff, and another day off.
Dusty: Having a workout today to keep timing. Took us a few innings after the long layoff. Most guys rust out before they wear out.... long story about Ron Cey and Steve Garvey...
Russo: Valdez underrated.
Dusty: Confident tomorrow, but facing a tough guy. Maldy knows how to control him and get him in sync. Valdez is a horse and come back if there's a G5. Thought we could bring him back quicker if needed over LMJ, gotta be careful with him. Plus, G3 is huge in a 5-game series and LMJ has the stuff. Hoping we don't have to worry about G5. Just planning.
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
I don't believe there was AOFA and TOFA during the regular season after wins, that probably contributes quite a bit to page count. During the playoffs in 2017 I think it started but I'm not sure.Eso si, Que es said:
random thread update
in official 2021 astros season thread we were on page 1402 morning after ALDS game 1
in official 2017 astros season thread we were on page 921 morning after ALDS game 1
carry on
Mr.Bond said:This is easily my favorite reaction video from the game. Perfection.
— Cozy Ŧ (@sad_cozy) October 12, 2022
(Pc: @elisabetmarisolluna on Instagram) #Astros pic.twitter.com/xbG08LkQm7
To the '23 OP!
(pending series outcome)
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
Dusty please don't tempt the gods...they can flip that around you so easily.Marvin said:
Dusty on MLB:
Russo: Have you ever been part of a walkoff in the playoffs?
Dusty: Uh, I don't remember (haha)
Dusty: Hensley and Pena are not scared, and without fear you have action. Not worried about pressure or magintude of game. We've all played those games in our minds in the backyard.
Dusty: Kudos to the fans. No one left the park.
Dusty: Castillo will be tough, so that was a huge victory for us.
Russo: You left Verlander in a long time yesterday.
Dusty: He's my horse. He usually settles down. You can't keep someone loose all the time in the pen or wear them out before getting into the game. It's tough to know when to take out your ace, especially one that can turn it around and be unhittable in the middle innings. Those things happen. We bailed him out yesterday, he bailed us out many times before.
Russo: Layoff, and another day off.
Dusty: Having a workout today to keep timing. Took us a few innings after the long layoff. Most guys rust out before they wear out.... long story about Ron Cey and Steve Garvey...
Russo: Valdez underrated.
Dusty: Confident tomorrow, but facing a tough guy. Maldy knows how to control him and get him in sync. Valdez is a horse and come back if there's a G5. Thought we could bring him back quicker if needed over LMJ, gotta be careful with him. Plus, G3 is huge in a 5-game series and LMJ has the stuff. Hoping we don't have to worry about G5. Just planning.
I can see Dusty's side of the JV outing. I also like the thought of using Valdez game 2 because he's a better bounce-back on short-rest candidate for game 5. I might have even suggested that a few dozen pages back.Marvin said:
Dusty on MLB:
Russo: Have you ever been part of a walkoff in the playoffs?
Dusty: Uh, I don't remember (haha)
Dusty: Hensley and Pena are not scared, and without fear you have action. Not worried about pressure or magintude of game. We've all played those games in our minds in the backyard.
Dusty: Kudos to the fans. No one left the park.
Dusty: Castillo will be tough, so that was a huge victory for us.
Russo: You left Verlander in a long time yesterday.
Dusty: He's my horse. He usually settles down. You can't keep someone loose all the time in the pen or wear them out before getting into the game. It's tough to know when to take out your ace, especially one that can turn it around and be unhittable in the middle innings. Those things happen. We bailed him out yesterday, he bailed us out many times before.
Russo: Layoff, and another day off.
Dusty: Having a workout today to keep timing. Took us a few innings after the long layoff. Most guys rust out before they wear out.... long story about Ron Cey and Steve Garvey...
Russo: Valdez underrated.
Dusty: Confident tomorrow, but facing a tough guy. Maldy knows how to control him and get him in sync. Valdez is a horse and come back if there's a G5. Thought we could bring him back quicker if needed over LMJ, gotta be careful with him. Plus, G3 is huge in a 5-game series and LMJ has the stuff. Hoping we don't have to worry about G5. Just planning.
Interesting point Dusty made.
Going Framber in GM 2 over LMJ because it's easier to get Framber ready on short rest if needed in GM 5.
Going Framber in GM 2 over LMJ because it's easier to get Framber ready on short rest if needed in GM 5.
The orange batting gloves Dusty had on during the interview were a nice touch.
Sounds like a PhD thesis:Prosperdick said:I don't believe there was AOFA and TOFA during the regular season after wins, that probably contributes quite a bit to page count. During the playoffs in 2017 I think it started but I'm not sure.Eso si, Que es said:
random thread update
in official 2021 astros season thread we were on page 1402 morning after ALDS game 1
in official 2017 astros season thread we were on page 921 morning after ALDS game 1
carry on
If we deleted all the AOFA and TOFA, would my cell phone be physically lighter?
And Dusty confirmed Maldy with Framber - there's been some talk we need Vasquez potential bat in game 2
Marvin said:
Dusty on MLB:
Russo: You left Verlander in a long time yesterday.
Dusty: He's my horse. He usually settles down. You can't keep someone loose all the time in the pen or wear them out before getting into the game. It's tough to know when to take out your ace, especially one that can turn it around and be unhittable in the middle innings. Those things happen. We bailed him out yesterday, he bailed us out many times before.
'Forget about the curveball, JV. Give him the heater!'
Updated Fangraphs Odds
Some good commentary on the game yesterday. Mainly talks about the decision to go to Ray but a good amount of Yordan love too
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
Eso si, Que es said:
question is, will he put one low and in the dirt on his next to last pitch and then throw the next one in our player's ear hole on last pitch, and then laugh about it with Servais as he exits game?
Feels like Servais is going to get desperate and do something colossally dumb (other than pitching to Yordan and pitching Robbie Ray to him) along the lines of trying to provoke a fight. Way too high expectations in Seattle this go around and now that he's going to be Monday morning QB'd all day long about how he handled the 9th he's going to snap and do something tceh tard dumb.
Braves/Phillies game may not be played today because of weather moving into the ATL area. This is from the Phillies beat writer:
Rob Thomson said the consensus is they will not start Game 2 unless they believe they can finish it without interruption.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) October 12, 2022
Excellent commentary on Servais' idiocy from Deadspin.
Don't be in such a rush to show your genius
Excerpts:
When you come at the Houston Astros, you'd best not miss.
Yes, playoff baseball is different. It has to be managed differently. Especially in a five-game series, you have to get any win you can in any way you can. You have to be a little less patient with starters, a little more patient with relievers, and pull some levers you wouldn't ever consider in June. But that doesn't mean you absolutely have to.
If manager Scott Servais really needed to find a lefty to face Yordan Alvarez, and he didn't because Alvarez has pulverized lefties this year pretty much to the same tune as righties, Matthew Boyd was out there, and this is his job.
Maybe Servais was a little spooked by Sewald's performance in the Wild Card round. But that ignores that Ray got cuffed around the ears in his one start against the Jays as well. So recency bias wouldn't account for this. Sewald had held Alvarez to one hit over seven ABs the past two years with three Ks. A soft single and one HBP does not really signal that Sewald had lost it. It was merely an excuse for Servais to MANAGE HARD while in plain sight.
It smacked of doing something for the sake of doing it. To look like you were treating a playoff game differently, to exhibit that a manager understood the urgency without understanding his own team. It was Stanley Kubrick-level "LOOK WHAT I'M DOING!!"
The Mariners' trajectory should lessen the sting of this one in time. But you never know. These chances aren't guaranteed. It was there, and their manager was in too much of a hurry to manage on TV.
Don't be in such a rush to show your genius
Excerpts:
When you come at the Houston Astros, you'd best not miss.
Yes, playoff baseball is different. It has to be managed differently. Especially in a five-game series, you have to get any win you can in any way you can. You have to be a little less patient with starters, a little more patient with relievers, and pull some levers you wouldn't ever consider in June. But that doesn't mean you absolutely have to.
If manager Scott Servais really needed to find a lefty to face Yordan Alvarez, and he didn't because Alvarez has pulverized lefties this year pretty much to the same tune as righties, Matthew Boyd was out there, and this is his job.
Maybe Servais was a little spooked by Sewald's performance in the Wild Card round. But that ignores that Ray got cuffed around the ears in his one start against the Jays as well. So recency bias wouldn't account for this. Sewald had held Alvarez to one hit over seven ABs the past two years with three Ks. A soft single and one HBP does not really signal that Sewald had lost it. It was merely an excuse for Servais to MANAGE HARD while in plain sight.
It smacked of doing something for the sake of doing it. To look like you were treating a playoff game differently, to exhibit that a manager understood the urgency without understanding his own team. It was Stanley Kubrick-level "LOOK WHAT I'M DOING!!"
The Mariners' trajectory should lessen the sting of this one in time. But you never know. These chances aren't guaranteed. It was there, and their manager was in too much of a hurry to manage on TV.
Life is better with a beagle
Does Jomboy bleed all over the place and claim that Yordan's chain is a buzzer?
Martin Maldonado on Yordan Alvarez: “I asked him today if he had a little bit of sore back. He said why? I said you carried us as a team, but I would say 41 thousand fans too. He had a lot of weight on his back.” pic.twitter.com/Isv4VbR6uO
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 12, 2022
The way for Servais to assert his managerial authority and genius and look like he's doing something is to make things chippy and then blame the opponents. He's done that already this season. That's gonna be his response, ratchet up 'the intensity'.
ScapeGOAT said:
Does Jomboy bleed all over the place and claim that Yordan's chain is a buzzer?
It's time to move on. He's very complimentary of the Astros
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
I understand if the pitcher likes him, but is there a single data point to suggest maldy should start over vasquez at all?Big Al 1992 said:
And Dusty confirmed Maldy with Framber - there's been some talk we need Vasquez potential bat in game 2
bearkatag15 said:ScapeGOAT said:
Does Jomboy bleed all over the place and claim that Yordan's chain is a buzzer?
It's time to move on. He's very complimentary of the Astros
I agree. He's about as unbiased as a die hard fan in his position can be. I enjoy his content
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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The one thing I had not realized about JV is that in the postseason his era for his last few starts is over 6.4. In 2018/2019 his ERA was north of 4.1. Not the best but not awful.
I bring this up simply to ask that maybe JV doesn't need to be the game 1 starter going forward? I know this season he's been absolutely lights out, but man after yesterday and the last few games in '19 and '18 it just makes me go hmmmm
I bring this up simply to ask that maybe JV doesn't need to be the game 1 starter going forward? I know this season he's been absolutely lights out, but man after yesterday and the last few games in '19 and '18 it just makes me go hmmmm
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Today’s Braves vs. Phillies NLDS Game 2 will not start at 4:35 p.m. due to weather. The start time is TBD, and we will pass along the updated start time as soon as it’s determined.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 12, 2022
Also this is the obilgatory post that we need to thank the Dodger AGAIN for trading us Yordan
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
We absolutely need to pull Mancini from DH in this next game. Put Hensly there, Dubon, someone until Mancini can turn back into Slamcini
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
I get why you say that. Im of the opinion mancini needs to be in the lineup for the games at MMP. I know he's been bad, but the short porch is so inviting for him. I could be talked out of it likely though. Just my gut.All I do is Nguyen said:
We absolutely need to pull Mancini from DH in this next game. Put Hensly there, Dubon, someone until Mancini can turn back into Slamcini
Eso si, Que es said:
random thread update
in official 2021 astros season thread we were on page 1402 morning after ALDS game 1
in official 2017 astros season thread we were on page 921 morning after ALDS game 1
carry on
Pretty sure rally kate wasnt a thing yet
I have two tickets tomorrow in 331. $138 for both which is face value + tax that I paid. PM or post your email if you want them.
Yordan's family was able to see him in a #postseason game live for the first time, and they were not disappointed. pic.twitter.com/WCw99bHft3
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2022
Servais confirms that George Kirby will start Game 3
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) October 12, 2022
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