***** 2023 Houston Astros Season Thread *****

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Farmer1906
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In reply to tjack16 • 6:30p, 7/6/23
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If he can stack a few years of 4-5 WAR season between last year, this year, & next year he's going to get paid a pretty penny.
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In reply to Marvin • 6:31p, 7/6/23
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Marvin said:
Heard an interesting stat while listening to MLB Tonight. Jack Flaherty has pitched three really bad games this year. In all other starts he has a 2.71 ERA. Might be able to get a good pitcher on the cheap, relatively speaking, if those were anomalies.


Wouldn't be any more anomalies if our pitcher savant starting catcher was behind the plate every single game for him
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 6:50p, 7/6/23
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Farmer1906 said:
If he can stack a few years of 4-5 WAR season between last year, this year, & next year he's going to get paid a pretty penny.


I'd give him the same deal we offered Correa first. 5 years 130 MM (I think that was the first deal we offered?)
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In reply to Beat40 • 7:00p, 7/6/23
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Beat40 said:
redline248 said:
Farmer1906 said:
redline248 said:
I know it's your least favorite thing about sports, but do you deny that mental pressure can affect players in different (sometimes negative) ways?


Sure but a Bregman just had a 12 game stretch of 200 wRC+ right after Yordan went out.
Are we cherry picking, now? Which games were those? What's his production since that run ended?

And we don't know how taxing it might have been for him to do that night in and night out. Maybe he needs a break.


My issue, and I assume Farmer's to an extent, is there is a lot of made up narratives about guys that are completely unfounded. Most of the times the narratives are bagging on the player too.

"Fatherhood has really taken the fire out of Bregman." Ok, but how about last year when Bregman went on a long tear after having the kid and the joke was he needs to have another?

It's the same stuff as the Astros are down 2 in the bottom of the seventh and the comments saying this team has no fire start to come out and then they end up winning the game.

Not saying a players' mentality don't have an effect, but it's like it's forgotten baseball is a freakin hard sport and most players are streaky. Slumps are a part of the game and some guys don't feel they should pimp stuff when they're in a slump.
Alright, I'm gonna agree with all of this with a small caveat.

Saying dumb sh-t like he focuses too much on his salsa is in a way different ballpark than mental pressure affecting him. Yes, I know it can't be quantified and none of us know if it matters or not..
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7:10p, 7/6/23
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Julia is 10/10 tonight
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7:13p, 7/6/23
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Fastball jumping out of Blanco's hand a bit tonight
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7:14p, 7/6/23
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Love Maldonado… but playing him is playing 8 against 9. Not sure how you sit Diaz after yesterday.
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In reply to Biggame12 • 7:14p, 7/6/23
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At least Diaz is DH'ing though numbers show his production down when he DH's
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7:15p, 7/6/23
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easy 1st for Blanco
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7:15p, 7/6/23
Maldy the baldy
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In reply to stoneca • 7:16p, 7/6/23
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The reverse Sampson hopefully
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In reply to W • 7:16p, 7/6/23
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W said:
easy 1st for Blanco



He looked great.
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7:16p, 7/6/23
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6 whiffs in 13 pitches!!!
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7:17p, 7/6/23
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So how did we get Blanco back up? I thought he couldn't for 10-15 days?
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In reply to gougler08 • 7:17p, 7/6/23
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Altuve DL
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7:17p, 7/6/23
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Whoof

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In reply to txags11 • 7:18p, 7/6/23
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txags11 said:
Altuve DL


But I thought it had to be a pitcher to make room, or were we already light a pitcher?
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In reply to gougler08 • 7:19p, 7/6/23
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gougler08 said:
txags11 said:
Altuve DL


But I thought it had to be a pitcher to make room, or were we already light a pitcher?


Sent a reliever down
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In reply to gougler08 • 7:20p, 7/6/23
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I assume when we sent Mushinski down as well, it worked? All I know is Blanco and Hensley are up, Altuve DL, Mushinski down
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7:20p, 7/6/23
Bregman 0-11 against the mariners this year
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7:22p, 7/6/23
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Tucker walks
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In reply to W • 7:22p, 7/6/23
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W said:
Tucker walks


Kirby wanted to cry.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 7:23p, 7/6/23
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Farmer1906 said:
W said:
Tucker walks


Kirby wanted to cry.
Nice to get a call or 2, for once
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 7:25p, 7/6/23
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Montero esque
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7:27p, 7/6/23
Lead off walk
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7:30p, 7/6/23
Awful
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In reply to stoneca • 7:30p, 7/6/23
Are never good.
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7:31p, 7/6/23
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Slider hung middle middle...not gonna miss any bats with that.
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7:31p, 7/6/23
Good lord that was a terrible pitch
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7:31p, 7/6/23
Blanco is an average triple a pitcher
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7:31p, 7/6/23
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Just a spinner belt high
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7:33p, 7/6/23
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Dana Brown saw something in Ronel Blanco that would make him believe this guy is a legitimate MLB starter.

I'm still waiting to see the same thing.
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In reply to stoneca • 7:33p, 7/6/23
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stoneca said:
Blanco is an average triple a pitcher


Still don't know why they chose him over Bielak earlier in the year
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7:34p, 7/6/23
Another walk
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7:35p, 7/6/23
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36 pitches and counting in the second inning of a four-game series. He's going to wreck the pen... again.
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