The infamous back of José Abreu’s baseball card. pic.twitter.com/KsN5KY8i4O
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Mathguy64 said:
I'm taking the day off. There is no point in arguing about why Dusty is playing the bizarre lineup today. Why he's got Meyers and Maldy playing in a literal must win game. Why he's batting a cleanup hitter who is batting .200 with an OBA of .282 and a SLG of .390 in Aug/Sept. A cleanup hitter who can't possibly protect the hitter in front of him. Why he's going the worst possible defensive and offensive catcher playing, just to placate a head case pitcher who better get used to not having that boat anchor catcher after the end of this season. It's pointless to get angry and frustrated with it.
I'm going to finish my coffee, spend the afternoon working in the yard and grading papers and not getting mad. If they win, great. If they don't, well this idiot is gone either way in 2 weeks. And this octogenarian fossil will have the dubious distinction of screwing up winning clubs in SF, Chicago, Cincy, Washington and now Houston. He can add that to his baseball resume.
Maybe the front office should have a team meeting, those seem to work wondersPoppaB05 said:
So since Abreu and Brantley came back, Diaz is basically just a backup catcher. No DH. No 1B. Just catch 2 games a week.
It really is past time for Brown and Crane to step in. We're about to go 1-5 against the A's and Royals
La Grasa Sunday.
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Most Home Runs by an Astros Rookie
— Tony Adams (@adams_at) September 17, 2023
27 - Yordan Alvarez
22 - Carlos Correa
22 - Jeremy Peña
22 - Yainer Diaz
21 - Lance Berkman
Mathguy64 said:
I'm taking the day off. There is no point in arguing about why Dusty is playing the bizarre lineup today. Why he's got Meyers and Maldy playing in a literal must win game. Why he's batting a cleanup hitter who is batting .200 with an OBA of .282 and a SLG of .390 in Aug/Sept. A cleanup hitter who can't possibly protect the hitter in front of him. Why he's going the worst possible defensive and offensive catcher playing, just to placate a head case pitcher who better get used to not having that boat anchor catcher after the end of this season. It's pointless to get angry and frustrated with it.
I'm going to finish my coffee, spend the afternoon working in the yard and grading papers and not getting mad. If they win, great. If they don't, well this idiot is gone either way in 2 weeks. And this octogenarian fossil will have the dubious distinction of screwing up winning clubs in SF, Chicago, Cincy, Washington and now Houston. He can add that to his baseball resume.
PoppaB05 said:
So since Abreu and Brantley came back, Diaz is basically just a backup catcher. No DH. No 1B. Just catch 2 games a week.
It really is past time for Brown and Crane to step in. We're about to go 1-5 against the A's and Royals
Mathguy64 said:
I'm taking the day off. There is no point in arguing about why Dusty is playing the bizarre lineup today. Why he's got Meyers and Maldy playing in a literal must win game. Why he's batting a cleanup hitter who is batting .200 with an OBA of .282 and a SLG of .390 in Aug/Sept. A cleanup hitter who can't possibly protect the hitter in front of him. Why he's going the worst possible defensive and offensive catcher playing, just to placate a head case pitcher who better get used to not having that boat anchor catcher after the end of this season. It's pointless to get angry and frustrated with it.
I'm going to finish my coffee, spend the afternoon working in the yard and grading papers and not getting mad. If they win, great. If they don't, well this idiot is gone either way in 2 weeks. And this octogenarian fossil will have the dubious distinction of screwing up winning clubs in SF, Chicago, Cincy, Washington and now Houston. He can add that to his baseball resume.
AustinCountyAg said:
One could argue Dusty is purposely trying to not make the playoffs at this point. **** that guy
I'd love to know the number of times Diaz has been benched after hitting a homer...is it 22 times? It f***ing might be.Farmer1906 said:Most Home Runs by an Astros Rookie
— Tony Adams (@adams_at) September 17, 2023
27 - Yordan Alvarez
22 - Carlos Correa
22 - Jeremy Peña
22 - Yainer Diaz
21 - Lance Berkman
