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after the way Dusty managed the postseason last year, I dont see how anyone could hate him. OTOH, people on here that would rather have AJ Hinch after what he did in the 2019 WS are verifiably insane. I honestly dont think we win in 2022 had Hinch been the manager.

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You mean the post season in which he had to make zero decisions on which reliever to pitch b/c they were all performing at elite levels? Or the one in which we have confirmation the front office set the lineups?

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I feel like this information seemingly hasn't been digested by enough people who keep claiming Dusty didn't have to be overcome last year just like this year.

But to speak just as a happy baseball fan, I'm actually quite excited to see Scherzer v Verlander.

OK...That's a pretty bad ass set up

This is the way, I remember back in the Astrodome looking up at my uncle and asking why are the booing the Astro, he said "no, no, that is Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz batting"

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The seating area behind home plate is kind of weird. High top tables with dudes that look like they are there for an after work happy hour, half of them chatting and barely watching the game.

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Ford and Sparky commented on this during the broadcast yesterday. Said the dugouts are intentionally further away from home to give more behind home seating, and that they have a good deal of club level seating even in the lower levels right behind the plate. Haven't been but it sounded cool

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Prosperdick said:

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texasaggie2015 said:

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This thread is going to be really funny to read through after we win the World Series this year

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I'd love nothing more that to congratulate Donkey on a second World Series title in SPITE of him and his ridiculous lineups of favoritism and spitefulness.

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Yeah, Dusty really held back last year's team. Best record in the AL by 7 games, 11-2 in the postseason.

I get the frustration this year but c'mon man, the vitriol and name calling directed toward Dusty by you on this thread day in and day out win or lose is beyond old.

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I didn't call him Donkey last year because he wasn't managing like a stubborn ass, for the most part, and managed really well in the postseason (although we now know the FO had final say on the lineup card).

You obviously don't "get the frustration" because it's beyond ridiculous this year and I won't rehash it but if he stops managing like a stubborn ass I'll stop calling him one. Deal?

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No I get frustration. What I don't understand is the need of a supposedly grown man constantly venting such frustration like a child going through the terrible twos.

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Hmm, a child going through the terrible twos...sounds like a manager I know.

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I guess you would know . . .

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wessimo said:

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The seating area behind home plate is kind of weird. High top tables with dudes that look like they are there for an after work happy hour, half of them chatting and barely watching the game.

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Ford and Sparky commented on this during the broadcast yesterday. Said the dugouts are intentionally further away from home to give more behind home seating, and that they have a good deal of club level seating even in the lower levels right behind the plate. Haven't been but it sounded cool

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The club level seating there is great. I went in 2021 and really enjoyed that section being right behind home plate. In fact, if you're in the sections right around home plate, there's a private area underneath with TONS of food options that come with the price of your ticket, and private bar areas so you aren't hardly waiting in any lines at all. The high top table area is also a very unique vantage point if you're a fan of the game itself. But I do agree that every time you watch a Rangers game, the people sitting back there appear more interested in the social aspect than the game.

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I knew you were the guy that seat hopped to row 1 after rangers fans started to leave!!

You must have missed the rift between the Hispanic female Astros fan and the other rangers male fan in section 109. She was drunk as hell and very boisterous screaming eff bombs and such

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I was closer to the 111 side. We did he a woman pass out right in front of us. That was pretty scary.

Something happened across the stadium in the RF stands. It got loud and you could see police. No idea what went down.

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I know. I thought y'all left and then saw you in the front row. Were you the bald guy or long haired guy?

Scherzer's last 5 starts, not bad. Feels like tonight will be a low scoring tight affair.

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The seating area behind home plate is kind of weird. High top tables with dudes that look like they are there for an after work happy hour, half of them chatting and barely watching the game.

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In their defense, it's not surprising they gave up on the game pretty early the last 2 nights. If I was a Ranger fan there, I'd have been pounding drinks and making post-game plans too.

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redline248 said:

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after the way Dusty managed the postseason last year, I dont see how anyone could hate him. OTOH, people on here that would rather have AJ Hinch after what he did in the 2019 WS are verifiably insane. I honestly dont think we win in 2022 had Hinch been the manager.

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You mean the post season in which he had to make zero decisions on which reliever to pitch b/c they were all performing at elite levels? Or the one in which we have confirmation the front office set the lineups?

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I feel like this information seemingly hasn't been digested by enough people who keep claiming Dusty didn't have to be overcome last year just like this year.

But to speak just as a happy baseball fan, I'm actually quite excited to see Scherzer v Verlander.

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Agreed and there was a ton of complaining about the lineups last year and for part of the season there were legitimate concerns on this forum that we could miss the playoffs. Then the Astros turned everything around during the Yankees series and played great the rest of the season and the complaints about Dusty were minimal.

I think part of the problem is that this year the turn around took a lot longer than we were used to, if it has even happened at all yet. It is still to be determined if the team has turned a corner yet or not.

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All this SOS stuff is great, but can be deceiving. The Padres series is going to be huge because they are not as bad a team as their record. They have a +60 run differential on the season so it's crazy they are under .500 by so many games.

The 3 Padres pitchers that we will face just combined for 18.2 innings giving up 0 Runs on 8 Hits against a pretty damn good Phillies lineup. Need to finish off the Rangers and find a way to battle against the Padres because it's going to be a tough weekend series

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the Padres rank 3rd in MLB in team ERA

this weekend will be a very good test as to whether the Astros have turned the corner

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All this SOS stuff is great, but can be deceiving. The Padres series is going to be huge because they are not as bad a team as their record. They have a +60 run differential on the season so it's crazy they are under .500 by so many games.

The 3 Padres pitchers that we will face just combined for 18.2 innings giving up 0 Runs on 8 Hits against a pretty damn good Phillies lineup. Need to finish off the Rangers and find a way to battle against the Padres because it's going to be a tough weekend series

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the Padres rank 3rd in MLB in team ERA

this weekend will be a very good test as to whether the Astros have turned the corner

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Yeah don't want to be looking ahead but bad timing for that series

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Scherzer's last 5 starts, not bad. Feels like tonight will be a low scoring tight affair.

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until the 6th or so inning.

Hoping JV gives Astros a good 7 innings. Who is rested and who will the first couple of arms out of the pen be?
Graveman then Abreu?

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Hoping JV gives Astros a good 7 innings. Who is rested and who will the first couple of arms out of the pen be?
Graveman then Abreu?

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Bullpen should be good.

Montero, Neris, Abreu, Pressly should all be good to go today.