Sure. Just as soon as we clinch the division then we can go ahead and play around with things like that. Until then, we need to be managing the lineup and bullpen like every game is a playoff game.bearkatag15 said:Sources: The Phillies are promoting Orion Kerkering to the majors today. The hard-throwing righty reliever started the season at Low-A Clearwater and now he's in the bigs. They'll see what he's got.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) September 22, 2023
wouldn't hate doing this with Arrighetti the last couple weeks. Just give him some bullpen innings to see what he has vs MLB hitters
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If, major if, the Astros get into the playoffs, the playoff rotation is going to be Framber, JV, Javier, ??? (not needed in a WC series)
— Jeremy Branham (@JeremyBranham) September 22, 2023
So Maldy is catching almost every game, Diaz isn't going to play 1B, so the decision ultimately comes down to Brantley or Yainer.
Now,…
This is interesting... if it is truly just Dusty's old ass deciding on Brantley sitting then I feel better about him going forward.
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txags92 said:Sure. Just as soon as we clinch the division then we can go ahead and play around with things like that. Until then, we need to be managing the lineup and bullpen like every game is a playoff game.bearkatag15 said:Sources: The Phillies are promoting Orion Kerkering to the majors today. The hard-throwing righty reliever started the season at Low-A Clearwater and now he's in the bigs. They'll see what he's got.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) September 22, 2023
wouldn't hate doing this with Arrighetti the last couple weeks. Just give him some bullpen innings to see what he has vs MLB hitters
We're rostering Joel Kuhnel and Bennett Sousa during this stretch so I'm not sure seeing what Spaghetti has would be worse.
Exactly... he is better right now than 2-3 of our worst active bullpen arms lol
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However far the Astros go, they'll have gotten there with one arm tied behind their backs.
Two thoughts...bearkatag15 said:If, major if, the Astros get into the playoffs, the playoff rotation is going to be Framber, JV, Javier, ??? (not needed in a WC series)
— Jeremy Branham (@JeremyBranham) September 22, 2023
So Maldy is catching almost every game, Diaz isn't going to play 1B, so the decision ultimately comes down to Brantley or Yainer.
Now,…
This is interesting... if it is truly just Dusty's old ass deciding on Brantley sitting then I feel better about him going forward.
1 - Damn you Dusty, Framber, and JV for putting us in this position by refusing to even TRY letting Diaz catch for them during the regular season. Because of that, we are in the situation of either sitting one of our best hitter or putting him in and losing the DH if he has to move over and catch.
2 - If Brantley is having that much discomfort that he may not be able to consistently play, do you need to consider leaving him off of the playoff roster? And if so, who do you put in his place?
How many innings have those guys pitched lately?bearkatag15 said:
Exactly... he is better right now than 2-3 of our worst active bullpen arms lol
I think you do leave him off the playoff roster if he truly isn't available in the next week or so. For who to bring on to the play off roster, it has to be Sanchez for the 3rd catcher. Need to have a back up plan at catcher so Diaz can DH
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All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
Without hesitation I'd take trade an Astros sweep for the Ags getting smashed by Auburn. Ags seasons ceiling in SEC is .500 at best and I seriously doubt they can even do that.
I am invoking Rally Connelly
Agree, Sanchez makes the most sense given that logic.
Souza pitched on Tuesday.txags92 said:How many innings have those guys pitched lately?bearkatag15 said:
Exactly... he is better right now than 2-3 of our worst active bullpen arms lol
Kuhnel pitched on 9/16
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Little too much eye brow
MosesHallRAB04 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
Without hesitation I'd take trade an Astros sweep for the Ags getting smashed by Auburn. Ags seasons ceiling in SEC is .500 at best and I seriously doubt they can even do that.
Couldn't disagree with all of this more.
Class of 2010
GTFO with that bull****. You have absolutely no clue what our ceiling is and anyone who claims they do is a dip****.MosesHallRAB04 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
Without hesitation I'd take trade an Astros sweep for the Ags getting smashed by Auburn. Ags seasons ceiling in SEC is .500 at best and I seriously doubt they can even do that.
Now if Weigman was hurt and lost for the season then your statement has some validity. He's not so give me a f***ing break with this .500 nonsense.
We got cheering for the Cowboys to win and I don't care if the Ags lose. What's going on here?
Not trying to **** her eyebrows
Now those jugs are a diff story
Now those jugs are a diff story
Prosperdick said:GTFO with that bull****. You have absolutely no clue what our ceiling is and anyone who claims they do is a dip****.MosesHallRAB04 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
Without hesitation I'd take trade an Astros sweep for the Ags getting smashed by Auburn. Ags seasons ceiling in SEC is .500 at best and I seriously doubt they can even do that.
Now if Weigman was hurt and lost for the season then your statement has some validity. He's not so give me a f***ing break with this .500 nonsense.
Some people just can't help but to be miserable.
Class of 2010
lead said:
Some serious BAS in here. ESPN has us 96% chance making playoffs
9/20:HOU-90%, TEX-74%, TOR-71%, SEA-65%
9/21:HOU-92%, TOR-75%, TEX-73%, SEA-60%
9/22: HOU-92%, TEX-75%, TOR-73%, SEA-60%
lead said:lead said:
Some serious BAS in here. ESPN has us 96% chance making playoffs
9/20:HOU-90%, TEX-74%, TOR-71%, SEA-65%
9/21:HOU-92%, TOR-75%, TEX-73%, SEA-60%
9/22: HOU-92%, TEX-75%, TOR-73%, SEA-60%
What is ESPN referencing?
MosesHallRAB04 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
Without hesitation I'd take trade an Astros sweep for the Ags getting smashed by Auburn. Ags seasons ceiling in SEC is .500 at best and I seriously doubt they can even do that.
I'd take an Astros sweep over everything regardless of what A&M football's season ceiling was.
I was asked recently what would I choose to happen, a World Series championship or a win over Alabama... obviously I said the WS 1 million times over... I was basically shunned from that conversation lol
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Me all weekend at the mariners and rangers games. pic.twitter.com/ODL1LBMbte
— The Astros Locker WS Champs (@TheAstrosLocker) September 22, 2023
Farmer1906 said:lead said:lead said:
Some serious BAS in here. ESPN has us 96% chance making playoffs
9/20:HOU-90%, TEX-74%, TOR-71%, SEA-65%
9/21:HOU-92%, TOR-75%, TEX-73%, SEA-60%
9/22: HOU-92%, TEX-75%, TOR-73%, SEA-60%
What is ESPN referencing?
"Playoff tracker". My guess is that it's a simulator that postulates a lot of scenarios. Gives us the best chance of a WS win of all AL teams??
bearkatag15 said:
I was asked recently what would I choose to happen, a World Series championship or a win over Alabama... obviously I said the WS 1 million times over... I was basically shunned from that conversation lol
I mean
Winning a championship or winning one measly game?
How is this even a question?
Now if the debate is another world series OR the ags win the national championship
Then you have a discussion
With 2 WS championships in the book I think I'm leaning a national title for the Ag's
Unless you just don't like football, I don't consider this much of a question. A NC would help a lot in recruiting and help with future seasons. A championship in any of the pro sports doesn't have much of an impact on what players you can bring in for the following seasons. Plus the Astros already have a couple.gambochaman said:bearkatag15 said:
I was asked recently what would I choose to happen, a World Series championship or a win over Alabama... obviously I said the WS 1 million times over... I was basically shunned from that conversation lol
I mean
Winning a championship or winning one measly game?
How is this even a question?
Now if the debate is another world series OR the ags win the national championship
Then you have a discussion
Now, a win over Bama while going 7-5 isn't going to do much and I'll easily take the WS.
gambochaman said:bearkatag15 said:
I was asked recently what would I choose to happen, a World Series championship or a win over Alabama... obviously I said the WS 1 million times over... I was basically shunned from that conversation lol
I mean
Winning a championship or winning one measly game?
How is this even a question?
Now if the debate is another world series OR the ags win the national championship
Then you have a discussion
In 2021 we lost the World Series and beat Bama
Beating Bama resulted in an 8-4 finish
I'd still go World Series unless it was beat Bama in the national title game
I'd like a national championship for Aggie baseball.maca1028 said:
With 2 WS championships in the book I think I'm leaning a national title for the Ag's
Forgot what day is was. Have to watch the boy play ball tonight so I will leave this for good luck! Runs!
Today, unfortunately, many Americans have good reason to fear that they will be victimized if they are unable to protect themselves. And today, no less than in 1791, the Second Amendment guarantees their right to do so. - Justice Samuel Alito 2022
For the first weekend 3, I'm hoping for 2-1 rangers (since we have the tie breaker over them)
Salute to Joel Kuhnel
The Astros activated Ryne Stanek off the injured list and optioned Joel Kuhnel to Triple-A Sugar Land.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 22, 2023
Words are one thing, but watching our guys score is another. Fortunately we've been pretty PG on that front at home too.BadAggie said:k20dub said:
Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?
Is your child prepared to hear dirty words?
Vin was just magical. Overused these days but without a doubt the literal best to ever do it.
No Diaz or Uncle Mike, Pena in the 2 hole…. Lol
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