We don't need to call each other morons or mental cases or whatever.

This thread needs some Paxil. One suggestion about Dusty and Maldy and lineups and everything at this point, it is 100% out of our control. We all know where everyone stands (pros and cons) on Dusty by now. Unless someone drops into the thread for the first time in a year, we know where you stand. And it will happen again. And again. Dusty will be out to pasture soon enough most likely. A comment here or there is one thing, but it's insanity if you come here expecting something different by now.

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Seattle looks like they are starting their regulars. Kudos to Servais.

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I've never seen a team try to lose in order to "get" another team. Very few professional athletes get up in the morning thinking, "I"m going to intentionally suck today." Just not in their nature.

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Teams tank all the time for draft picks. Spurs have. Others in the NBA have which is why they now do a lottery.

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We don't need to call each other morons or mental cases or whatever.

This thread needs some Paxil. One suggestion about Dusty and Maldy and lineups and everything at this point, it is 100% out of our control. We all know where everyone stands (pros and cons) on Dusty by now. Unless someone drops into the thread for the first time in a year, we know where you stand. And it will happen again. And again. Dusty will be out to pasture soon enough most likely. A comment here or there is one thing, but it's insanity if you come here expecting something different by now.

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those guys show up Monday and ask questions that seem dumb. I wish we could have thread flair and limit posts of new/bandwagon post season folks

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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That would insinuate this is a one year drop off for Maldy. It's not. Totally different scenarios. There's no benefit of the doubt because there's nothing else to expect.

Dusty playing Maldy is the literal definition of insanity.

AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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Not the same. Bad Correa wasn't much different than Pena.

AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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if Correa was under contract to be here long term in tht scenario Pena would have been traded for pitching

Mathguy64 said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Seattle looks like they are starting their regulars. Kudos to Servais.

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I've never seen a team try to lose in order to "get" another team. Very few professional athletes get up in the morning thinking, "I"m going to intentionally suck today." Just not in their nature.

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Teams tank all the time for draft picks. Spurs have. Others in the NBA have which is why they now do a lottery.

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If you ever want to have some real fun on TexAgs, go on the Spurs season thread and make a casual reference to them tanking to get Tim Duncan.

AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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Correa's ops is still 7 pts higher than Pena's this year. Why would there be a "narrative" around that? On the other hand, Diaz's ops is 237pts higher than Maldy's.

Mr President Elect said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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Correa's ops is still 7 pts higher than Pena's this year. Why would there be a "narrative" around that? On the other hand, Diaz's ops is 237pts higher than Maldy's.

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Because Pena's WAR is 3.7 and Correa's is 1.8...see? I can pick a stat to fit my narrative too!

Saw Wakefield pitch a couple of times with the Pirates v. the Astros. That knuckleball was absolutely fascinating to watch.

Stupid ass Schilling. Someone needs to punch him in the face on live TV.

Varitek's wife summed it up.

Fuck you Curt Schilling, that wasn’t your place!

— Catherine Varitek (@CatherinVaritek) September 28, 2023

AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Mr President Elect said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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Correa's ops is still 7 pts higher than Pena's this year. Why would there be a "narrative" around that? On the other hand, Diaz's ops is 237pts higher than Maldy's.

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Because Pena's WAR is 3.7 and Correa's is 1.8...see? I can pick a stat to fit my narrative too!

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You did that already when you used batting average as the stat knowing most on this board weren't even alive the last time Pena hit a HR. OPS isn't "picking" a stat. It is how you deliniate Yordan from Dubon

Schilling just gets worse and worse every year but yeah that was an all time low

AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Why would that be unpopular? He can be a team leader AND not play almost every damn day.

Mr President Elect said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Mr President Elect said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Agreed. Doesn't mean he should be playing more than 1/3 of the time.

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So lets go back to our previous leader Correa. If he was still here and hitting .230 this year (which, by the way, he is) and Pena was our "utility" guy and had hit say .260 or .270 part-time...would the narrative be the same? "no way Correa should be playing 2/3 of the games when the young guy is out-performing him". Just curious.

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Correa's ops is still 7 pts higher than Pena's this year. Why would there be a "narrative" around that? On the other hand, Diaz's ops is 237pts higher than Maldy's.

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Because Pena's WAR is 3.7 and Correa's is 1.8...see? I can pick a stat to fit my narrative too!

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You did that already when you used batting average as the stat knowing most on this board weren't even alive the last time Pena hit a HR. OPS isn't "picking" a stat. It is how you deliniate Yordan from Dubon

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HR? Heck if Maldy had Correa's ABs, he would have way more than him this year...almost game time, done with this dead horse

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Why would that be unpopular? He can be a team leader AND not play almost every damn day.

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I think we need to hold a funeral for his glove and he can play the Beltran leadership role from here on out.

Here's the excerpt from Curt Schilling's podcast.pic.twitter.com/k8tRfVnKdM

— Baseball’s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) September 28, 2023

"I'm not even sure if he wants this shared"… Schilling then proceeds to share it.

Mr President Elect said:

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BTKAG97 said:

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Why would that be unpopular? He can be a team leader AND not play almost every damn day.

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I think we need to hold a funeral for his glove and he can play the Beltran leadership role from here on out.

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Only if he has a better way of illegally stealing signs

Wow...And then uses his faith as an excuse for why he's doing it.

What a POS

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Wow...And then uses his faith as an excuse for why he's doing it.

What a POS

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Curt Schilling for Jason Grimsley is one of the franchise's worst all-time trades, but kinda happy he was only briefly an Astro at this point.

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AlwaysNextYear89 said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Anybody surprised they Maldy was the leader in that champagne video?

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Not at all. I think he has taken over the role of the emotional leader of the team since Correa left. I know that is an unpopular take around here, but obviously, the guys in that clubhouse have tons of respect for him and look to him for leadership.

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Why would that be unpopular? He can be a team leader AND not play almost every damn day.

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Even if he does play catcher most of the time that doesn't mean Yanier can t be DH.

Altuve singles

1st pitch single

Bregman out of the park!

2nd pitch BREGGY BOMB

Good start

LFG!!