Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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tjack16 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Do we want to play NY or CLE?

At first blush, we'd want Cleveland, right? Their offense leaves quite a bit to be desired. With our plus defense, we should negate any pros to "just putting in play". But they have a rather filthy bullpen. Starting-wise, I would say their 1-2 punch is strong, but after that, it trails off quite a bit. The Yankees have a much better offense and better starting pitching (a 1-2-3 punch if you will). They're much more prone to strike out and don't play as good of defense (screw you, DRS). Plus their bullpen is a very distant 3rd between us, Cleveland, and New York.

Outside of the on-the-field stuff, how sweet would it be to eliminate the Yankees for the 4th time?

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I think we'd take Cleveland fairly easily if our pitching keeps up. We have enough timely hitting and depth.

New York scares me only because it's what the MLB wants, and it's 3 games at that flukey park. Just seems like a recipe for a "Astros got screwed" headline.

Also I dont think Cleveland is ready for the moment yet. Our experience would win out.

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I don't think we have any business calling their park flukey.

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The jet stream to RF is absolutely a fluke....our wall at the same distance is 20' tall and has no wind

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Farmer1906 said:

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Do we want to play NY or CLE?

At first blush, we'd want Cleveland, right? Their offense leaves quite a bit to be desired. With our plus defense, we should negate any pros to "just putting in play". But they have a rather filthy bullpen. Starting-wise, I would say their 1-2 punch is strong, but after that, it trails off quite a bit. The Yankees have a much better offense and better starting pitching (a 1-2-3 punch if you will). They're much more prone to strike out and don't play as good of defense (screw you, DRS). Plus their bullpen is a very distant 3rd between us, Cleveland, and New York.

Outside of the on-the-field stuff, how sweet would it be to eliminate the Yankees for the 4th time?

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Farmer1906 said:

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Do we want to play NY or CLE?

At first blush, we'd want Cleveland, right? Their offense leaves quite a bit to be desired. With our plus defense, we should negate any pros to "just putting in play". But they have a rather filthy bullpen. Starting-wise, I would say their 1-2 punch is strong, but after that, it trails off quite a bit. The Yankees have a much better offense and better starting pitching (a 1-2-3 punch if you will). They're much more prone to strike out and don't play as good of defense (screw you, DRS). Plus their bullpen is a very distant 3rd between us, Cleveland, and New York.

Outside of the on-the-field stuff, how sweet would it be to eliminate the Yankees for the 4th time?

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Farmer1906 said:

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Do we want to play NY or CLE?

At first blush, we'd want Cleveland, right? Their offense leaves quite a bit to be desired. With our plus defense, we should negate any pros to "just putting in play". But they have a rather filthy bullpen. Starting-wise, I would say their 1-2 punch is strong, but after that, it trails off quite a bit. The Yankees have a much better offense and better starting pitching (a 1-2-3 punch if you will). They're much more prone to strike out and don't play as good of defense (screw you, DRS). Plus their bullpen is a very distant 3rd between us, Cleveland, and New York.

Outside of the on-the-field stuff, how sweet would it be to eliminate the Yankees for the 4th time?

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Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and outfielder Yordan Alvarez have each been nominated for the 2022 Hank Aaron Award, Major League Baseball announced today.

Fan voting is open through Monday, October 24 at https://t.co/dfoz4dT5dg. Go cast your votes for Tuve or Yordan! pic.twitter.com/VczyEGUu98

— Houston Astros (@astros) October 17, 2022

CFTXAG10 said:

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Aaron Boone said that he is scheduled to be on a Zoom call in 45 minutes to discuss weather. He has heard that the forecast for tonight is “not great.”

— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) October 17, 2022

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Boone said that “everything is on the table” for rescheduling Game 5, including a possible NIGHT game tomorrow.

— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) October 17, 2022

spadilly said:

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Boone said that “everything is on the table” for rescheduling Game 5, including a possible NIGHT game tomorrow.

— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) October 17, 2022

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lurker76 said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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honestly, i didnt know yordon had a cannon until like a month ago.

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Yordan is turning into Dave Parker. Big power hitter who also hits for average and has a cannon for an arm.

If you're too young to remember him, Parker was 6'5 230 lbs, Had not quite as much power as Yordan, but won two batting titles in the 70s back to back to back seasons (.338, .334, 3 seasons of 30+ homers and 9 seasons of 90+ RBI.

Here he is gunning down the Angels' Brian Downing in the All-Star Game in 1979 with the ball bouncing 9 feet in the air off the AstroTurf



And unable to find a pop up in the outfield, and then destroying Jim Rice trying to get to third in the same game. joe Morgan playing second, and Astro Craig Reynolds at shortstop!

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Thanks for posting this with the links. I forgot how much I used to love watching the All Star game every year. Now, I don't pay any attention to it. Watching Gary Carter block the plate reminded me of Pete Rose taking out Ray Fosse. The players all cared, because they took pride in the game and played like it. Being a native Houstonian, I always rooted for the National League and enjoyed the wins.

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BP in the BX. pic.twitter.com/XGheb1yKyi

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 17, 2022

Ag_07 said:

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So we getting baseball tonight or what?

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Quad Dog said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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texasaggie2015 said:

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He has a track record as a dirty player which is why a lot of folks don't like him

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what kind of stuff?

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Throwing bats at pitchers. Tried to fight a third baseman for tagging him out on the bases. While with the Dodgers, tried to break a first baseman's ankle by stepping on it rather than the base. Threw bats and threatened to fight an umpire for calling a bad strike. There's countless examples.

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MarathonAg12 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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So this brings up a good question: What happens if there is too much rain? Do they postpone the game to tomorrow, thusly postponing the start of the ALCS? Do they postpone the game to Tuesday and still play the next day in the ALCS? or do they just delay the game and play later?

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They should have to play tomorrow and then play in the ALCS on Wednesday.

Sucks to suck

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that we shouldnt have as many teams in

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lurker76 said:

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Thanks, but credit goes to Porkchop for the comparison . I was just reminiscing about how much the All Star Game meant years ago, and how little it seems to mean now.

I really miss those days. And as was pointed out, having the players wear the team uniforms was really neat. So many years of the Colt .45s/Astros only getting one player on the team because the team was so bad, then getting multiple players and starters made the game even more exciting.

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