Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Salisbury this morning was discussing our win record at home.

Many on here have stated we have no right to have won 10 or more additional games due to better lineups and keeping guys rolling.

Other division leaders are roughly 40-20 at home this year, were .500, I truly believe this team is we fixed home games and played our best players we could have at least 10 more wins

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zero doubt in my mind that if Machete didn't exist we would have 8-10 more wins this year.

I've asked around about the Astros struggles at home and if there was any rhyme or reason to it. One response I got was it's just a mental thing. I think I agree with that. If true, they need to shake it off soon or it's going to be a major problem.

The other suggested that our lineup tends to get pull happy with the Crawford Boxes in left field. I also think there's truth to that. It seems guys like Bregman have much fewer doubles to right-center at home for example. I'm just thinking off the top of my head though.

My conclusion is that it's a mix of both.

texasaggie2015 said:

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Astros Player Starts vs. Games Available

Source: FanGraphs’ Lineup Trackerhttps://t.co/n7RxYEWTvK pic.twitter.com/8FBA6MurpQ

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) September 5, 2023

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54% on Diaz. ****in disgusting and beyond a fireable offense

I think Donkey's bitterness with Chas, and to a certain extent Diaz, all goes back to the Straw trade. Donkey sang his praises and played him more than he should. I'm sure Click begged him to play Meyers (and Chas) more but he said FU.

Click goes Moneyball and trades Straw which incredibly yields Maton and Diaz (talk about a fleecing) so now Donkey is REALLY mad (Moneyball - you're killing this team, Click). Ironically we go on a run the same way the A's did except instead of 20 games in a row we win the whole f***ing thing.

As a result, Donkey automatically has animosity towards Diaz (not as much Maton since he's a pitcher) since he represents the trade that got rid of his favorite centerfielder. Plus Maldy "looks" like an old school catcher the same way Straw "looks" like a centerfielder.

Donkey HATES being wrong and now that he has a ring it's emboldened him to triple down on his old school bull****. Bottom line, he ain't changing so the front office better take control of the lineup card now or it will be more of the same.

I'm very curious to see the lineup card today and tomorrow.

Part of me would be surprised if Dusty knew that Diaz was part of the Straw deal

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer will face off tomorrow in the final game of the Astros-Rangers series pic.twitter.com/hk69TzW7Jd

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 5, 2023

Imagine somebody telling you this in April

said it weeks ago and caught crap saying Dusty was doing this out of spite, and now it looks as if many may be coming around to that notion. Dusty is a great people person as evident by so many former players who have nothing but praise for him. HOWEVER, it's evident with his old age like and like many older people with power they think there way is the only way and that they know more than the younger people.

If Dusty was smart he'd sit Maldy and play Chaz and Diaz every game and and hopefully win another WS ring and ride off into the sunset winning back to back. Instead he's overstepping his knowledge and trying to overmanage which may end up hurting this team and drastically reduce the chance of winning another one. Effectively he may end up doing what he's done his entire career managing and will completely **** up a great situation because he thinks he know's more than everyone else.

wRC+ by Positions (min 300 PA)

Catcher
1. Murphy - 141
2. Smith - 126
3. Diaz - 125

First Base
1. Freeman - 166
2. Diaz - 154
3. Olson - 150
...
38. Abreu - 76 (dead last)

Second Base
1. Altuve - 158
2. Edouard Julien - 154
3. Arr

Third Base
1. Paredes - 136
2. Bregman - 129
3. Devers - 122

Short Stop
1. Seager - 182
2. Crawford - 135
3. Bichette - 129
...
17. Pena - 97

Outfield (too much overlap to split it up)
1. Betts - 175
2. Judge - 170
3. Acuna - 167
4. Alvarez - 162
5. Soto - 147
6. Bellinger - 142
7. McCormick - 142
8. Tucker - 138
9. Carroll - 138
10. Kerry Carpenter - 137

We can go 1-7 with guys who are top 3 at their position. How sick is that? Yet it pretty much never happens.

Let's play hypothetical here...... If Diaz starts over 90% of the games he's on pace for 40+ Homers and 100+ RBIs as a ****in CATCHER

Mr.Bond said:

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Let's play hypothetical here...... If Diaz starts over 90% of the games he's on pace for 40+ Homers and 100+ RBIs as a ****in CATCHER

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If Chas played everyday he'd have #s similar to Tucker.

So yes I think Dusty has cost this team ten wins on the season.

If Chas and Diaz are riding the pine, I'm going to throw my ****ing monitor down the hall

BadAggie said:

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Wabs said:

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My prediction:

1. Altuve 2B
2. Pena SS
3. Yordan DH
4. Bregman 3B
5. Tuck RF
6. Abreu 1B
7. Brantley LF
8. Dubon CF
9. Maldy C

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Feels likely.

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Just feels so surreal to think that we have two guys hitting with 840+ OPS routinely riding the bench nearly 50% of the time behind guys whose OPSs are 150-200 points below them while we are in the heart of a dogfight to win the ALWest. If Diaz and Chas were defensive liabilities or were dramatically worse than Dubon and Maldanado in some way, I could see it, but they aren't. Just blows my mind that our front office is just letting it happen.

Ciboag96 said:

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If Chas and Diaz are riding the pine, I'm going to throw my ****ing monitor down the hall

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May want to go ahead and disconnect everything.

AustinCountyAg said:

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said it weeks ago and caught crap saying Dusty was doing this out of spite, and now it looks as if many may be coming around to that notion. Dusty is a great people person as evident by so many former players who have nothing but praise for him. HOWEVER, it's evident with his old age like and like many older people with power they think there way is the only way and that they know more than the younger people.

If Dusty was smart he'd sit Maldy and play Chaz and Diaz every game and and hopefully win another WS ring and ride off into the sunset winning back to back. Instead he's overstepping his knowledge and trying to overmanage which may end up hurting this team and drastically reduce the chance of winning another one. Effectively he may end up doing what he's done his entire career managing and will completely **** up a great situation because he thinks he know's more than everyone else.

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You're overstating the obvious.

AgLA06 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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wRC+ by Positions (min 300 PA)

Catcher
1. Murphy - 141
2. Smith - 126
3. Diaz - 125

First Base
1. Freeman - 166
2. Diaz - 154
3. Olson - 150
...
38. Abreu - 76 (dead last)

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Dumb question. Is this our Diaz?

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It is Y Diaz but it's Yandy for the Rays.

JohnLA762 said:

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But for the record, I do hate Dusty!

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I'm getting that feeling.

But the idea that he's trying to hurt the Astros or lose is just dumb.

Stubborn, sure, but deliberate, no.

I am on my way to @GlobeLifeField ! @blummer27 is still sick so they made the call to the bullpen for the left-hander. Excited to call the last 2 games of this @Rangers series, but not excited for our boy Blummer being sick. Get well soon!@ATTSportsNetSW

— Mike Stanton (@MikeStanton29) September 5, 2023

No blum

Rather have Julia

EastCoastAgNc said:

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I am on my way to @GlobeLifeField ! @blummer27 is still sick so they made the call to the bullpen for the left-hander. Excited to call the last 2 games of this @Rangers series, but not excited for our boy Blummer being sick. Get well soon!@ATTSportsNetSW

— Mike Stanton (@MikeStanton29) September 5, 2023

No blum

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F Dusty! He is even taking the best radio guy we have out of the lineup just to piss us off.