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spadilly said:

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Most fun game I've been to this season, even up in the cheap seats.

Lineup of death turned out exactly the offense we've been yelling for all year. Finally it all came together.

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someone should resize this to make it a desptop wallpaper

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Really curious what our playoff rotation would be.

JV
Framber
France?
Javier?

Brown to the bullpen for long relief along with Urquidy? SP is definitely our weakest link after the top 2. France has done really well this season but you wonder how he'd do come playoffs.

Javier is looking more and more like his issues won't be fixed this season.

Luckily you can get by in the playoffs with less starters so this isn't totally disastrous, but we really need to maximize those JV/Framber games which is why it's awful that Dusty never has Diaz catch with them.

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Has anyone asked him why Diaz hasn't caught either one of them yet for some familiarity for the playoffs? He has to know Maldy could get injured or is that just fan stuff?

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Apparently it's only fine for Maldy to get used to working with Brown/France, but Diaz role just continues to diminish DESPITE him throwing runners out more, less runs being scored in his games, better pitch framing, and we all know the massively better hitting.

I just don't get it. Nothing I have seen tells me Diaz is below Maldy when it comes to the act of being a catcher. Dusty plays him so sparingly that he must believe he's some major liability waiting to happen behind the plate. It hasn't happened.

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Now that Maldy has been exposed by the Padres I fully expect more teams to run like crazy on him until he can prove he can throw them out...it's like the NFL, once they find a weakness it will be exploited over and over until you fix it.

Normally I would expect a manager to take action to ensure it doesn't cost us down the road, especially in the playoffs, but....sigh.

Also, if Maldy has such a great rapport with pitchers why isn't he telling them to hold runners better so he has a chance to throw them out...at least that's the excuse Donkey is giving, it's the pitcher's fault (which can be true but doesn't explain why Diaz is throwing them out at a nice clip).

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Padres didn't expose anything this week. Maldy has been crap defensively behind the plate the entire year which is which he's damn near last in every defensive stat possible.

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Prosperdick said:

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Really curious what our playoff rotation would be.

JV
Framber
France?
Javier?

Brown to the bullpen for long relief along with Urquidy? SP is definitely our weakest link after the top 2. France has done really well this season but you wonder how he'd do come playoffs.

Javier is looking more and more like his issues won't be fixed this season.

Luckily you can get by in the playoffs with less starters so this isn't totally disastrous, but we really need to maximize those JV/Framber games which is why it's awful that Dusty never has Diaz catch with them.

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Has anyone asked him why Diaz hasn't caught either one of them yet for some familiarity for the playoffs? He has to know Maldy could get injured or is that just fan stuff?

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Apparently it's only fine for Maldy to get used to working with Brown/France, but Diaz role just continues to diminish DESPITE him throwing runners out more, less runs being scored in his games, better pitch framing, and we all know the massively better hitting.

I just don't get it. Nothing I have seen tells me Diaz is below Maldy when it comes to the act of being a catcher. Dusty plays him so sparingly that he must believe he's some major liability waiting to happen behind the plate. It hasn't happened.

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Now that Maldy has been exposed by the Padres I fully expect more teams to run like crazy on him until he can prove he can throw them out...it's like the NFL, once they find a weakness it will be exploited over and over until you fix it.

Normally I would expect a manager to take action to ensure it doesn't cost us down the road, especially in the playoffs, but....sigh.

Also, if Maldy has such a great rapport with pitchers why isn't he telling them to hold runners better so he has a chance to throw them out...at least that's the excuse Donkey is giving, it's the pitcher's fault (which can be true but doesn't explain why Diaz is throwing them out at a nice clip).

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Padres didn't expose anything this week. Maldy has been crap defensively behind the plate the entire year which is which he's damn near last in every defensive stat possible.

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You realize both things can be true, right. Yes, he's sucked all year defensively but this is the first team that really put an emphasis on exploiting it. I expect more teams to do the same until we prove we can stop it.

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BayAg_14 said:

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We are going to blow by the length of last years thread. We added 1000 pages in the post season alone last year. What is the reason for the increase? More interaction? More to complain about?

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texasaggie2015 said:

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The good news is from what I've heard Maldonado won't be on the roster next year.... as a player at least.

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Prosperdick said:

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Prosperdick said:

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AggiEE said:

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Really curious what our playoff rotation would be.

JV
Framber
France?
Javier?

Brown to the bullpen for long relief along with Urquidy? SP is definitely our weakest link after the top 2. France has done really well this season but you wonder how he'd do come playoffs.

Javier is looking more and more like his issues won't be fixed this season.

Luckily you can get by in the playoffs with less starters so this isn't totally disastrous, but we really need to maximize those JV/Framber games which is why it's awful that Dusty never has Diaz catch with them.

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Has anyone asked him why Diaz hasn't caught either one of them yet for some familiarity for the playoffs? He has to know Maldy could get injured or is that just fan stuff?

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Apparently it's only fine for Maldy to get used to working with Brown/France, but Diaz role just continues to diminish DESPITE him throwing runners out more, less runs being scored in his games, better pitch framing, and we all know the massively better hitting.

I just don't get it. Nothing I have seen tells me Diaz is below Maldy when it comes to the act of being a catcher. Dusty plays him so sparingly that he must believe he's some major liability waiting to happen behind the plate. It hasn't happened.

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Now that Maldy has been exposed by the Padres I fully expect more teams to run like crazy on him until he can prove he can throw them out...it's like the NFL, once they find a weakness it will be exploited over and over until you fix it.

Normally I would expect a manager to take action to ensure it doesn't cost us down the road, especially in the playoffs, but....sigh.

Also, if Maldy has such a great rapport with pitchers why isn't he telling them to hold runners better so he has a chance to throw them out...at least that's the excuse Donkey is giving, it's the pitcher's fault (which can be true but doesn't explain why Diaz is throwing them out at a nice clip).

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Padres didn't expose anything this week. Maldy has been crap defensively behind the plate the entire year which is which he's damn near last in every defensive stat possible.

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You realize both things can be true, right. Yes, he's sucked all year defensively but this is the first team that really put an emphasis on exploiting it. I expect more teams to do the same until we prove we can stop it.

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On a weirder note, my family went to a carnival with some local make-a-wish kids we help out with. They were riding bumper rides. An older man, he might have been mentally challenged, kept ramming this one 5-year-old boy wearing an Astros World Champion shirt I bought him. Needless to say, this guy celebrated like he won the World Series afterwards. What a sad, pathetic, loser.

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Prosperdick said:

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Seattle in a dog fight to just make the playoffs, crazy that the rangers are only 0.5 games out

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Perfect world, both the Seahags and rangerettes miss the playoffs entirely.

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The Milkman said:

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Prosperdick said:

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Bag said:

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Seattle in a dog fight to just make the playoffs, crazy that the rangers are only 0.5 games out

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Perfect world, both the Seahags and rangerettes miss the playoffs entirely.

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That would be pretty difficult at this point

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“I wish I wasn't out there for the seventh to be honest… I was at 90 pitches and I didn’t think I needed to go anymore.” -George Kirby after allowing a game-tying home run pic.twitter.com/4QYvhqpbqF

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 9, 2023

This is tough to hear… would not fly in the old days! Unfortunately this is how players are being taught with modern analytics…. What are y’all’s thoughts? https://t.co/C1JWrLvAVC

— Roger Clemens (@rogerclemens) September 9, 2023

Dear George,

This was the moment every GM decided you’re not worth the risk.

Because you aren’t willing to risk yourself for your team.

When you look back on your career and wonder why it was at best above average, don’t try and figure it out, because you have no clue what… https://t.co/7K7aLtoQGo

— Huston Street (@HustonStreet) September 10, 2023

I give you the biggest 🐱🐈 in baseball @gkirb98 . Can’t imagine ever having that thought at any point on the mound or during a game. Much less repeating to reporters🤯. Crazy that someone can be so mentally weak who plays a sport at a high-level. https://t.co/b87qFEeTFI

— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) September 9, 2023

I can’t believe this guys has made 27 starts this year! The things I want to say would get me in trouble. https://t.co/b87qFEeTFI

— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) September 9, 2023

This is why I’ll never be any kind of coach in the big leagues to be honest.. I shouldn’t have been out there? I threw 90 pitches? What the fuck?? Embarrassing truly embarrassing… grab you nuts and let’s go to work!! https://t.co/gdRCSILrzG

— Jered Weaver (@Weave1036) September 9, 2023

“I screwed up. That’s not me. Skip’s always gotta pry that ball out of my hands.” -George Kirby after saying he was left in too long last night pic.twitter.com/H6dPC6qQ4C

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 9, 2023

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The Beef01 said:

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TAMUworkingAG said:

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The Beef01 said:

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I was looking at Mariners schedule and I HATE to say it, but they could win almost every series, with several likely sweeps. Doesn't look good for Astros. Our only hope is for the pitching to get much better, we lost one of our best relievers with Ankle problem which doesnt help at all

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You didn't actually think about this at all before you posted it, did you?

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Yes l, and I'm correct too, apparently you didn't look at the Mariners schedule did you. They have easiest schedule left compared to Astros, Rangers are done
When Mariners win the conference come back and see me, I think Mariners will have at least a 5 game lead when season is over, come on back and reply here when it happens

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Answering here only made it worse…clearly you're not an Astros fan; you've never posted on this thread.

Do you have any idea what would have to transpire for the Mariners to win the division by 5 games?? You're also predicting the team who just lost 4 of 6 to the Mets & Reds to be almost perfect over 16 games against the Rays, Dodgers, Rangers and Astros. (Also, no slip-ups against the A's or Angels)

BTW - There's no metric by which you can defend the "easiest schedule" claim based on that schedule I just gave you.

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Your wrong, I'm a huge Astros and baseball fan and the Mariners play the Rangers more than any other team for the few weeks left. The way the Rangers pitched they may not win another game. Mariners definitely have easier schedule than Astros. There is no doubt Mariners pitching will come out on top at seasons end. Am I missing something or did mariners just sweep Astros? And did Astros just dominate and sweep Rangers. As many times as the Mariners play Rangers between now and seasons end I think mariners win all those games, that alone wins the Mariners the title. Astros are my favorite team, I don't miss a game and our pitching is no where near as good as it needs to be this year. I hate to say it but Mariners pitching is much better than Astros and much much much better than Rangers. Rangers are done. Astros lost one of our best relief pitchers with ankle problem at possibly the worst time of the year. No need to argue, let it play out and you will see the Mariners win it. I don't like it but that's the way it's panning out.

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