I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
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Yainer, you hit a HR? Bench for you
Yordan, you hit a HR? Back to the 5 hole for you
Peña, you didn't do Jack ***** 2 hole seems right
Yordan, you hit a HR? Back to the 5 hole for you
Peña, you didn't do Jack ***** 2 hole seems right
texasaggie2015 said:07ag said:
Yay more whining from everyone about dusty and lineup construction
Ummm it's pretty warranted today. This just abysmal. In the heat of a division race no less.
I'm hoping it was 6 ranger fans who starred that post.....
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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I'll start calling him Dusty when he stops being a stubborn ass. I happily called him Dusty yesterday when he FINALLY put his two best hitters back-to-back and ensured the one of the best hitters in the league would actually get to bat in the first inning.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
I also gave him props on how he handled Framber's no no. He's a great player's manager, always has been but these lineups are a complete ****ing joke.
jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
The problem is it's almost always warranted, it's very likely we'd be in first for the AL West if Espada was the manager
Bring up Singleton and sit Dubon- or Kesinger. IIt couldn't hurt.
jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
Facts don't care about one's feelings. And facts are dusty puts together lineups like I'd expect a 4 year to....
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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I agree that the Donkey bit and the constant complaining gets old.
But.. the complaints are absolutely warranted sometimes. And today is one of those days. This is just unacceptable.
But.. the complaints are absolutely warranted sometimes. And today is one of those days. This is just unacceptable.
This lineup looks so easy to attack.
Altuve won't see anything in the zone. Pena will be attacked into GIDPs or Ks. Tucker walked. Bregman attacked based on his performance against lefties this year. Yordan will be leading off or hitting with no one on. Solo shots are fine. Chas will be pitched like Altuve. 7-9 lol
Altuve won't see anything in the zone. Pena will be attacked into GIDPs or Ks. Tucker walked. Bregman attacked based on his performance against lefties this year. Yordan will be leading off or hitting with no one on. Solo shots are fine. Chas will be pitched like Altuve. 7-9 lol
Welcome back JV!!!
And the constant *****ing about is not going to change it one iota.Mr.Bond said:jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
Facts don't care about one's feelings. And facts are dusty puts together lineups like I'd expect a 4 year to....
It's a message board. People are going to celebrate wins, mourn losses, and whine when they feel is necessary. I completely agree it's over the top sometimes, but man, today is a day where I don't blame them at all.
The lineup is unacceptable and I don't know how Dana and Crane can look at it - especially after last night - and think the team is being handled properly. And I don't know how Diaz continues to find ways to not play. At a loss for words at this point.
Can someone remind me of the "personal centerfielder" thing for JV? Is that JV (can't imagine) or Dusty's call, and what exactly is the reasoning?
Can someone remind me of the "personal centerfielder" thing for JV? Is that JV (can't imagine) or Dusty's call, and what exactly is the reasoning?
JV's call.
Normally I roll my eyes but this is egregious and legit made me angry
So Castro and McCann are the ones really behind this. They had to protect their legacyHarry Dunne said:Yainer is 4 HRs from tying the Astros single season HR record for a catcher. And he has played like 30 games…
— Bill (@BillLikesSports) August 5, 2023
jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
It has always been so my friend. This year it might be warranted. Tell me you don't remember the claim of "hinched" from season's past.
That's what fans do in forums. They complain and armchair quarterback
Could y'all image the media barrage that Dusty would get if he managed an east coast team? **** lineup plus the news that one of our best pitchers over the last two months is getting moved to the pen.
The more we complain the more I expect this lineup to somehow score 8 runs so y'all keep it up
texasaggie2015 said:
It's a message board. People are going to celebrate wins, mourn losses, and whine when they feel is necessary. I completely agree it's over the top sometimes, but man, today is a day where I don't blame them at all.
I don't post a lot in general on this thread, and completely agree it can get old at times. (But as an adult I can choose to ignore it, until it inevitably passes)
But today is objectively terribad, and coming off a night where what everyone has been screaming for worked. Just mind blowing.
Exactly! Kessinger hits a bomb, Yordan gets an AB with bases loaded and delivers, and Dubon goes 2-4
texasaggie2015 said:
JV's call.
That's pretty strange but whatever JV wants is fine with me
ttha_aggie_09 said:
Exactly! Kessinger hits a bomb, Yordan gets an AB with bases loaded and delivers, and Dubon goes 2-4
Can't wait to be proven to be a complete imbecile.
gougler08 said:jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
The problem is it's almost always warranted, it's very likely we'd be in first for the AL West if Espada was the manager
This is the most frustrating part of this season. With as much as the team has struggled, we would be leading the division if our manager had an IQ above room temperature.
I get that. Still the constant complaints about Dusty and certain players makes this thread a huge drag at times.
Dies Irae said:jkag89 said:I regret I have only one Blue Star to give this post. The constant weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth about how Dusty manages the club makes this thread a chore to read at times.Bregxit said:
Your Donkey schtick doesn't help at all.
It has always been so my friend. This year it might be warranted. Tell me you don't remember the claim of "hinched" from season's past.
That's what fans do in forums. They complain and armchair quarterback
I would have taken any armchair QB in this thread during Game 7 of 2019 over getting Hinch'd
What do Yanier's numbers project to over a full 162?
I'm just curious how he'd stack up in ROY candidacy if he was playing regularly. Imagine he'd be up there
I'm just curious how he'd stack up in ROY candidacy if he was playing regularly. Imagine he'd be up there
Ag_07 said:
What do Yanier's numbers project to over a full 162?
I'm just curious how he'd stack up in ROY candidacy if he was playing regularly. Imagine he'd be up there
Probably 30 HR and 85-90 RBI.
Peña shouldn't even be in the lineup right now. With his bull**** jogging down the line last night when he could've beat it out combined with his absolute terrible at bats he needs to sit for a few days, much less hitting in the ****ing two hole. And yordan 5th?
**** YOU DUSTY YOU OLD SACK OF *****
**** YOU DUSTY YOU OLD SACK OF *****
Can we retire the Yainer struggles vs lefties thought? Dusty swings and misses again.
Over such a small sample size, bad luck can be a large factor. Díaz’s expected stats vs RHP are similar to LHP.
— Tony Adams (@adams_at) August 5, 2023
vs RHP:
190 PA
.300 BA/.288 xBA
.316 OBP/.306 xOBP
.589 SLG/.579 xSLG
.375 wOBA/.372 xwOBA
.293 BABIP
91.0 EV
16.3 K%
2.1 BB%
*******it I'm pissed. Dusty is a moron. It isn't that tough to construct a lineup with our team.
Altuve is a first pitch hitter so with him battling lead off you need someone in the two hole who will work the count as well as a contact to guy who puts the ball in play in the instances that Altuve reaches. Well what do you know? We have a guy in Bregman who's one of the best in league in working counts and who's a solid contact guy. BUT Nooooo, let's slide Peña in that spot who's second on the team in strikeouts with Maldy.
Altuve is a first pitch hitter so with him battling lead off you need someone in the two hole who will work the count as well as a contact to guy who puts the ball in play in the instances that Altuve reaches. Well what do you know? We have a guy in Bregman who's one of the best in league in working counts and who's a solid contact guy. BUT Nooooo, let's slide Peña in that spot who's second on the team in strikeouts with Maldy.
So I take it you'd rather see Grae at SS and Abreu back at first. You're right, that would definitely make it better
Then carry on!texasaggie2015 said:
The more we complain the more I expect this lineup to somehow score 8 runs so y'all keep it up
Unacceptable
Game 112 and Dusty STILL has not once put his best lineup on the field. Not a single time.EastCoastAgNc said:It's finally #JVDay.
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How is that even humanly possible? You'd think even once he'd accidentally trot his best 9 out there