iamtheglove said:

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TAMUworkingAG said:

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The Beef01 said:

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TAMUworkingAG said:

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I was looking at Mariners schedule and I HATE to say it, but they could win almost every series, with several likely sweeps. Doesn't look good for Astros. Our only hope is for the pitching to get much better, we lost one of our best relievers with Ankle problem which doesnt help at all

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You didn't actually think about this at all before you posted it, did you?

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When Mariners win the conference come back and see me

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Well, technically there are no conferences in baseball, so………..

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We're going to lose the American League Western Conference

tjack16 said:

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The softest hit home run ever recorded in MLB...

The exit velocity was 85.4 MPH pic.twitter.com/A5R3mMH5Cx

— Baseball Doesn't Exist (@BaseballDoesnt) September 7, 2023

Still don't know how this got out. Not sure when it was but wow that's a soft hit

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I mean when your left fuel line is the distance of the Crawford boxes with a 5 foot wall, that's gunna happen

Furlock Bones said:

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Lulz. Adam went 5.2 innings with a cool 6 earned runs tonight.

Adam Wainwright needed only FIVE wins this season to reach 200 and it’s gonna take a miracle for him to get there.

Has there ever been a worse final season for such a legend of the game? pic.twitter.com/ibyrXC9DSJ

— MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) September 8, 2023

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So I guess it's official. Adam isn't getting the Albert treatment by MLB.

Furlock Bones said:

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Dies Irae said:

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Anybody watching the Braves vs Cardinals game? Check the ump report for Laz Dias Tomorrow. He's giving strikes in the other batter's box

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He's really trying to usurp Angels spot as worst ump in the league.

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Aaron Boone is an idiot but he had a point when he said Laz's fat ass can't squat all the way down so he just sticks his head to one side of the catcher and it messes with his view of the strike zone

I did, in fact, love to see it tonight.

"legend of the game" is a bit much

Wainwright had some great years for the Cardinals, but his career ERA is 3.53

Roy Oswalt had a 3.36 career ERA

PETE2019 said:

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Late night off day thought (Paging texasaggie2015 here), do the Astros ever make a run at a big Japanese free agent? Obviously the odds of finding another Ohtani or Ichiro are tiny. Just curious if that's something the front office would consider.

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It's hard to attract a Japanese star to Houston for a variety of reasons. 1) The west coast is a much easier flight home. 2) we are not a traditional power like the stanks or bosox. 3) we haven't historically tried to sign big Japanese players.

I wish we could get some of the incredible Japanese players. But I think our best bang for buck is Latin America and Caribbean players where we are actually a destination team. Our team culture and city is very Hispanic. So focusing there is best return for the team.

TAMUworkingAG said:

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The Beef01 said:

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TAMUworkingAG said:

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I was looking at Mariners schedule and I HATE to say it, but they could win almost every series, with several likely sweeps. Doesn't look good for Astros. Our only hope is for the pitching to get much better, we lost one of our best relievers with Ankle problem which doesnt help at all

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You didn't actually think about this at all before you posted it, did you?

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Yes l, and I'm correct too, apparently you didn't look at the Mariners schedule did you. They have easiest schedule left compared to Astros, Rangers are done
When Mariners win the conference come back and see me, I think Mariners will have at least a 5 game lead when season is over, come on back and reply here when it happens

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Answering here only made it worse…clearly you're not an Astros fan; you've never posted on this thread.

Do you have any idea what would have to transpire for the Mariners to win the division by 5 games?? You're also predicting the team who just lost 4 of 6 to the Mets & Reds to be almost perfect over 16 games against the Rays, Dodgers, Rangers and Astros. (Also, no slip-ups against the A's or Angels)

BTW - There's no metric by which you can defend the "easiest schedule" claim based on that schedule I just gave you.

Furlock Bones said:

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Lulz. Adam went 5.2 innings with a cool 6 earned runs tonight.

Adam Wainwright needed only FIVE wins this season to reach 200 and it’s gonna take a miracle for him to get there.

Has there ever been a worse final season for such a legend of the game? pic.twitter.com/ibyrXC9DSJ

— MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) September 8, 2023

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85.6 MPH fastball directly down the middle to Ronald Acuna Jr.

I refuse to believe there has ever been a worse 1st pitch in any game ever pic.twitter.com/1k1tqoUTY2

— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) September 7, 2023

Jackal99 said:

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PETE2019 said:

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Late night off day thought (Paging texasaggie2015 here), do the Astros ever make a run at a big Japanese free agent? Obviously the odds of finding another Ohtani or Ichiro are tiny. Just curious if that's something the front office would consider.

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Obviously you don't remember Kaz Matsui...

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Um who could forget that we were all introduced to anal fissures?

Lots of walks just feeds into what we want to do. Cash in on the opportunities.

Snell brings a 16-inning scoreless streak into Friday's game

hasn't give up more than 3 runs in a start since May 19th

would recommend the 'max offense' lineup tomorrow

BayAg_14 said:

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85.6 MPH fastball directly down the middle to Ronald Acuna Jr.

I refuse to believe there has ever been a worse 1st pitch in any game ever pic.twitter.com/1k1tqoUTY2

— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) September 7, 2023

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Has anyone checked Acuna for a hacked pitchcom? He's a center fielder!!!! It all adds up

PETE2019 said:

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Late night off day thought (Paging texasaggie2015 here), do the Astros ever make a run at a big Japanese free agent? Obviously the odds of finding another Ohtani or Ichiro are tiny. Just curious if that's something the front office would consider.

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They're going to make some additions to the scouting department this off-season and I know a couple of the additions will be international scouts. It certainly wouldn't be a bad idea to hire someone with Japan connections. That's sort of what's been missing. Lots of connections to Cuba, DR and Venezuela.. but not so much in Japan.

I expect a couple new names in the front office as well. Likely a President of Baseball Operations which will take a lot off Crane's plate.

I also wouldn't be surprised to see a familiar face join the coaching staff in some capacity (not Hinch).