agdaddy04 said:
Can't remember who but someone was looking for this hat yesterday.
https://www.mlbshop.com/houston-astros/mens-houston-astros-47-charcoal-2022-world-series-champions-trucker-hat/t-25444218+p-911199336607261+z-9-1724093942
Ag_07 said:
What has drastically changed?
They let go of their GM and an assistant GM. Other than that everyone is the same.
Bagwell is an advisor. He isn't making any organizational decisions. He's providing input on a game he knows very well.
This team has gotten better and they'll continue to get better.
Man, I hate searching for the one Fu/ked up bulb on the christmas tree that is screwing everything up.Mr.Bond said:
LEDs and bulbs out all over it
Replacing it with a 400 x 200 foot poster of Drew Gilbert.AstroAggie15 said:
Saw this on Reddit. Wonder what's going on with the scoreboard
This is where I think the scandal helps us. Had we not been scapegoated I'm not sure Crane is as aggressive. I'm sure he would still try to win but there would be so many feel good stories written about the Astros (instead of hate pieces) that there would be an easy tendency to rest on one's laurels.BadAggie said:
Rather bold message to win a World Series and fire your GM. With the amount of talent under control for the next two to three years, Astros should seriously contend for more WS titles. Good to see ownership isn't content to milk having won a couple.
Installing super high powered cameras to continue the cheat!!! At least that's what I'm expecting to see speculated.AstroAggie15 said:
Saw this on Reddit. Wonder what's going on with the scoreboard
Ag_07 said:
It's a different perspective sure but I don't see that they've made any widespread changes in their approach. It's not like we fired all our nerds and hired back a bunch of old scouts to do boots on the ground eye test scouting.
It's just one piece of the puzzle and he's once voice at the table. Just like one stat is. It's a piece and a tool.
I like having a guy with that perspective around and it's a guy who knows his shlt and cares about the success of the organization. It's not some outsider Crane brought in on a whim to change the course of things.
The hand wringing with every change gets old.
Its a move used by unconfident men and only works on insecure women.Nino Brown said:Frok said:Mathguy64 said:
For a guy who says he doesnt want to be a GM Bagwell sure is talking like a GM.
I'm late to comment on this, but I thought Bagwell's comments were weird. The team is on the greatest run it's ever had and he's talking like they did something wrong.
This is an old move. You talk good about the hot girl to her friends but then make it be known to everyone you don't want her and wouldn't actually date her.
She soon comes calling. Bags know's what he's doing.
Frok said:Ag_07 said:
It's a different perspective sure but I don't see that they've made any widespread changes in their approach. It's not like we fired all our nerds and hired back a bunch of old scouts to do boots on the ground eye test scouting.
It's just one piece of the puzzle and he's once voice at the table. Just like one stat is. It's a piece and a tool.
I like having a guy with that perspective around and it's a guy who knows his shlt and cares about the success of the organization. It's not some outsider Crane brought in on a whim to change the course of things.
The hand wringing with every change gets old.
Everything I've heard the last 5-7 years is the Astros were ahead of most of the MLB in analytics and that is why they've been so successful.
Bagwell's comments tell me he isn't sold on that approach. I find that concerning but hopefully Crane knows what he is doing.
. Exactly and he's not saying not to provide hitters information. Hell, Alvarez was watching his previous plate appearances against Robbie Ray on an iPad while he was warming up in the 9th in game 1. I think that worked out pretty well.BCSGrubber said:
The full sound bite from Bagwell is much better than the snippet that the media posted.
Bagwell loves analytics for pitchers. For hitters he doesnt like it when they are thinking about launch angle while they are struggling at the plate.
We need to find the full audio.
It could turn out to be an intriguing free agent swap of catchers this winter:
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 1, 2022
The Chicago #Cubs are showing strong interest in Houston #Astros free agent catcher Christian Vazquez; the Astros have engaged in early talks with Cubs free agent catcher Willson Contreras.
been listening. Pena is very well spoken. His buddies doing this podcast, brutal. Very brutal.Texaggie7nine said:
Looks like Pena did a long form podcast interview.
Haven't watched it yet.
texasaggie2015 said:
Astros have spoken with Corey Kluber. Kinda random
The only way the above makes sense is we are planning to convert Abreu to a starter (which means bye bye JV) which turns Montero into the 8th inning setup guy, still not sure it's worth as much as we paid but it's getting closer.Cobra39 said:
My opinion is that somebody not as smart as others are making moves. My opinion is that the 3-year / $30 million they gave to Montero is way out of line. Even though he had a great year, he is a total luxury and is the 3rd or 4th guy that goes 1 inning max....I think he pitched about 70 innings last year. Unless somebody can say that spending that $10 million / $30 million will have absolutely zero effect on what you offer/pay folks in the future.....aka the pie is just getting bigger....or if you are planning on trading some of the pitchers that come in later than him......then I say it was a bad move. If Tucker's offer was not way out of line and he would have accepted it with some this Montero money in it, they should have done that.
Maybe the Astros have a bigger plan and aren't done...and maybe they are going to trade some guys...like Pressly....then maybe as a piece of the overall plan, it might make sense.
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