To add insult to injury White Sox pitching has gotten absolutely obliterated 3 of the last 4 after leaving Houston
Bats need to wake the eff up
Bats need to wake the eff up
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agproducer said:
First time this year I get to say: I hate the Manfred runner. Play up to 12 normal. Manfred runner should start in the 13th.
I agree. Especially with the bigger bases and pitch clock.
EastCoastAgNc said:Martín Maldonado: “At the end of the day, we get paid for this and we have to find a way. We didn’t find a way today. We had a chance to win the game today and I fucked it up. Should have (caught) those two fastballs. That’s the game of baseball.”
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 7, 2023
It's early but I ****ing hate losing.
That would have bumped us into the Top 10 in payroll, and left us just $3 million under the poor teams' salary cap.AggiEE said:
I really don't understand why we put all our eggs in the Maldonado basket.
Biggest mistake of the offseason and it's showing up early. Vasquez has a really reasonable contract and would have improved our team.
Biggest misses in the offseason are hurting us. Didn't add a centerfielder (or even an outfielder) and didn't sign Vazquez to a reasonable deal that he would have taken.
It's almost like firing the GM, not hiring a new one until February, and letting Jeff Bagwell make all the free agency decisions was a bad idea...whodathunkit
We're mostly just missing Tuve and Brantly
I think we will be fine in the long haul. Once Altuve and Brantley come back (assuming they will remain healthy), then our offense will be good.
98-64 is still my record prediction.
98-64 is still my record prediction.
Did they take up relief pitching in the offseason?
2,3,6,3,2 - those are our runs totals in the losses.
And we've lost by 1 run four times already this year.
And we've lost by 1 run four times already this year.
The single best performance in HISTORY!
— Harrison Cordell Fant (@Fantavious9) April 8, 2023
University of Indianapolis’ Brady Ware:
Hit for the CYCLE ✅
Threw a NO-HITTER ✅
IN THE SAME GAME!!! 🤯
7 IP, 0 H, 11 Ks.
4-4, 2 R, 5 RBIs. pic.twitter.com/W6oAadFr2K
Nothing above said anything about relief pitching. And Brantley was a signed FA so despite what Wabs is complaining about we did sign an OF'er
We have two young catchers and an experienced vet on staff. You don't spend millions more for a back up in addition
We have two young catchers and an experienced vet on staff. You don't spend millions more for a back up in addition
Well, how about letting 1 of the 2 get some time developing behind the plate while? What are they doing with Diaz if he's not going to play DH, 1st or C when other guys are getting the day off?Quote:
We have two young catchers and an experienced vet on staff. You don't spend millions more for a back up in addition
early bleeding this year. we weren't going to sign a FA centerfielder even if Brown were hired in november. the front office wasn't hurt at allEastCoastAgNc said:
It's almost like firing the GM, not hiring a new one until February, and letting Jeff Bagwell make all the free agency decisions was a bad idea...whodathunkit
the team is fine. take a xanax.
Couldn't tell ya. I was just addressing the point that we should have signed an OFer which we did. And should have spent millions on another catcher even though that person would be a backup and not get regular time
And that person wouldn't have accepted a backup role so it's a silly argument to make.
It's certainly a silly argument to make if the Astros told Vazquez he'd be the backup.Farmer1906 said:
And that person wouldn't have accepted a backup role so it's a silly argument to make.
Leadoff Chazzy Spice
Diaz? Diaz? Diaz?
Dusty is a moron. Batting Chaz leadoff vs a RHP is not improving on a ****ty Peña in that spot. It's as bad or possibly worse.
Tucker was the correct choice today to leadoff and vs LHP that's when you switch to Chaz
Tucker was the correct choice today to leadoff and vs LHP that's when you switch to Chaz
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
so the Pena leadoff experiment is over after 8 games.
Dusty needs to just bat Bregman, Yordan, Abreu, and Tucker 1 thru 4
Dusty needs to just bat Bregman, Yordan, Abreu, and Tucker 1 thru 4
Bagwell goes to the Brad Ausmus school of catching. As long as you are perceived to be good defensively it doesn't matter what you do offensively. No matter the pressure that puts on the 8 other guys, they love knowing once we get to the 9 hole it's time to turn out the lights.
Meyers is this years Robel / Goodrum
High energy and late 2000s teen party vibes in the Astros clubhouse this morning. Dirty Little Secret, Beverly Hills, 1985 and Mr. Brightside among the bangers on Kyle Tucker’s playlist.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 8, 2023
Good lineup honestly. I like Meyers and Chas both in the lineup. Diaz must have missed the flight though
Peña thrived in the playoffs batting 2 - has he batted there at all this year?
Joe Ryan throws a fastball 55% (60%+ in previous seasons) of the time. How ever will Chas survive?
What does Bagwell have to do with anything? Plus that's basically the belief of all MLB. Heck most guys if they can hit are moved away from C to preserve them for longevity.
Because everything is Bagwell's fault. He's driving the bus.
Dusty Baker said he spoke with both Jeremy Peña and Chas McCormick and it sounds like this is the configuration they'll go with for now. Alex Bregman volunteered to hit leadoff, but Baker said he wants to protect his legs. He didn't want to disrupt Kyle Tucker's rhythm, either
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 8, 2023
Bagwell is not the only one in major league baseball that feels that way. I personally disagree, but it's not like he has some crazy theory in that regard.
Do you think they're gonna go out and sign a great hitting catcher this off-season
Do you think they're gonna go out and sign a great hitting catcher this off-season
I hate Dusty's reasoning. He's be better off not sharing it IMO.
As much as we're missing Altuve and Uncle Mike, this team is really missing knowing Justin Verlander is going to get the ball every 5 days and wreck shop. I realize he's hurt for the Mets, but that feels more like the most palpable missing piece for me so far in '23.
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