jkag89 said:

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Mr President Elect said:

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I guess I'm in the minority here, but I would love the opportunity to play the Braves again this season

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I'd love the opportunity to play any National League team again this season whether it is the Braves, Phillies Fish, Brew Crew, D-Backs or the Effin' Dodgers.

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Exactly...I'd love nothing more to sport my Halloween "costume" of my Verlander jersey again (like last year) to walk around my Prosper neighborhood to rub it in further passing out candy. And yes, nothing is stopping me from doing it right now but I'd prefer to wait until the rangerettes are eliminated.

tjack16 said:

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cone said:

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jmo, golden era starts with this play

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That's a good one.

To me it began in May 2017 when we had the crazy comeback against the Rangers at home (Marwin grand slam)

That was the first time where I think a lot of Astros fans thought, "okay this team might be different"

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Me too!

I always think of that moment when I think of the Astros turn around.

Prosperdick said:

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cone said:

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jmo, golden era starts with this play

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Now l know why the rangerettes are comparing us to tu...we had a Sipp pitching for us.

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Criminally underrated.

Final Stats (only 4 qualified)

wRC+
1. Alvarez - 170
2. Altuve - 154
3. Tucker - 140 (10th overall)
4. McCormick - 133
5. Diaz - 127
6. Bregman - 125 (28th)
7. Dubon - 97
8. Pena - 96 (103rd)
9. Brantley - 96
10. Meyers - 88
11. Abreu - 86 (120th)
12. Julks - 80
13. Singleton - 77
14. Maldonado - 66
15. Hensley - 9

fWAR
1. Tucker - 5.1 (16th)
2. Alvarez - 4.5
3. Bregman - 4.3 (32nd)
4. Altuve - 4.0
5. McCormick - 3.8
6. Pena - 2.8
7. Diaz - 2.0
8. Dubon - 1.8
9. Meyers - 1.7 (64th)
10. Julks - 0.3
11. Brantley - 0.2
12. Singleton - -0.1
13. Abreu - -0.8 (130th)
14. Hensley - -0.8
15. Maldonado - -1.3

Home Runs
1. Alvarez - 31 (tied 22nd)
2. Tucker - 29* (tied 30th)
3. Bregman - 25 (tied 46th)
4. Diaz - 23 (tied 62nd)
5. McCormick - 22 (tied 74th)

Runs
1. Bregman - 103 (12th)
2. Tucker - 97 (19th)
3. Pena - 81 (tied 54th)
4. Alvarez - 77 (tied 69th)
5. Altuve/Dubon - 76 (tied 72nd)

RBI
1. Tucker - 112* (3rd)
2. Bregman - 98 (tied 19th)
3. Alvarez - 97 (tied 22nd)
4. Abreu - 90 (39th)
5. McCormick - 70 (tied 85th)

*should be 30/113 if not for the drunk scorekeepr

cone said:

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Hang it in the Louvre

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Anything that goes that high ought to have a damn stewardess on board.

Since 1019 15 WAR & 135 wRC+

Tucker - 16.9 / 136
Ohtani - 17.2 / 145
Tatis Jr - 18.0 / 139
Harper - 18.2 / 144
Alvarez - 18.6 / 166
Olson - 19.5 / 138
Seager - 19.8 / 135
Altuve - 20.3 / 139
Goldschmidgt - 21.3 / 138
Bregman - 21.3 / 137
Trout - 22.1 / 167
Acuna Jr - 22.6 / 143
Soto - 24.8 / 155
Freeman- 27.4 / 152
Judge - 27.7 / 170
Betts - 28.0 / 145

The list of great players that couldn't accomplish this is wild - Lindor, Turner, Semien, Bogaerts, Arenado, Machado, Devers, Springer, Murphy, Reynolds, Bellinger, Realmuto, Correa, etc.

We might only get 1 more year out of this core.

The core morphed from Altuve, Springer, Correa, and Bregman to Altuve, Bregman, Alvarez, and Tucker. Which group of 4 would you take? That is why 2019 is the GOAT Astro team. All 6 plus crazy elite pitching.

Playoff Precitions
AL Wild Card
- Twins over Blue Jays
- Rays over Rangers

NL Wild Card
- Diamondbacks over Brewers
- Phillies over Marlins

ALDS
- Astros over Twins
- Orioles over Rays

NLDS
- Dodgers over D-Backs
- Braves over Phillies

ALCS
Astros over Orioles in 7 (Gonna be a CLASSIC series)

NLCS
Dodgers over Braves (in 7)

World Series
Astros over Doyers....AGAIN

Playoff Predictions

AL Wild Card
- Twins over Blue Jays
- Rays over Rangers

NL Wild Card
- Brewers over Diamondbacks
- Phillies over Marlins

ALDS
- Astros over Twins
- Rays over Os

NLDS
- Brewers over Dodgers
- Braves over Phillies

ALCS
Astros over Rays

NLCS
Braves over Brewers

World Series
Braves over Astros.... AGAIN

I copy pasted yours and missed updating that one. Fixed.

Also boo on you for predicating we lose to the Braves in the WS, even though it would most likely happen desp[ite my fan bias.

BOO!!

Anyone note Arlington's travel schedule? Left home last Sunday and went to Anaheim, then up to Seattle. Now have to fly corner of the country to opposite corner to Tampa. If they win that series, then up to Baltimore before finally getting back home two weeks after they left.

I guess ours wouldn't have been much better if we had been the wild card but still, that's brutal.

spadilly said:

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Whoa, what is this?
I'm telling you, this better not throw our mojo off. Mine is coming this afternoon.

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Nah. It's sooooooo nice for our guys to catch a 5 day break and come up with a battle plan. Gives me a chance to finish dirt and rock work in my yard too before we get to business!

Bag said:

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so...

Is it true that the Mariners were literally trying to lose the game Saturday? Did they really pull their best player(s) and trot out a rookie making his MLB debut?

If so the baseball gods will not take likely to this, karma is a *****

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You aren't lieing there. Servais will have unleashed the full fury of the God's for their next season if that is how it played out.

I hate that outcome, but it's the way I see the playoffs ending.