Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Wabs said:

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Honestly, I thought that both Chas and Tuck could have made a better effort to catch those balls last night. The probability of Chas making the catch was probably low because he seemed to kind of misread it (and he was shifted), but I thought he could have laid out for it. I thought Tuck pulled up too early and didn't give max effort.

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so he lays out for it, he's 3-5 feet away when it lands…you now have runners circling with a ball in the left field corner and Doobie no where near to make a play and then you have either have a major injury from your player diving into the wall head first or you have him shaken up and he still beat Dubon to the ball while multiple runners score.

You don't make diving plays towards the line unless absolutely necessary and high probability

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Beau Holder said:

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Tucker's body language last night looked like it's going to get worse, not better. Frustration with the bat drops and not even making it halfway to first on the ground ball. It's completely in his head now.

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Sure, but that's a fairly normal thing for him when he slumps. The bat gets thrown/slammed a lot. Pretty sure he's slammed it on a bloop hit to RF before too when he thought it was an out. Everyone likes to claim "they don't care" when we lose, but I don't think you show that kind of emotion if you don't care. Even if someone is not doing that, I don't think it's a sign of not caring.

Where I see the lack of confidence is in the field. Someone who trusts himself makes those 2 plays he didn't the last 2 games. His defense regressed this year because he's not reacting to the ball off the bat. I don't think he's seen it well at all. He still makes a direct route, he's just not moving immediately.

Sure, he probably should moved a little more on the ground ball, but everyone takes plays off on simple ground outs. Altuve did it yesterday or the game before. I don't get why people freak out about that. Pretty much all our guys busty their ass if there is a chance.

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the line drive over his head was never getting caught…I believe that's one of the plays you are referencing.

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OKCAg2002 said:

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With the lefty going today, I assume we see the exact same lineup as last night again?

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OKCAg2002 said:

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Yeah, I had the same thought on the play I thought he could have attempted.

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texasaggie2015 said:

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Bingo. There's been very, very few fanbases in the history of sports who have been able to enjoy a run like this. That's not an exaggeration. Read that again. Very, very few fanbases in the history of sports.

It's incredible. Enjoy the ride.

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Wabs said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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My current mood

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I have a similar mood

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ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

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Beau Holder said:

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Tucker's body language last night looked like it's going to get worse, not better. Frustration with the bat drops and not even making it halfway to first on the ground ball. It's completely in his head now.

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but what about the bat speed? Is his girlfriend ugly? Is he getting comped at strip joints all over Vegas?

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AgLA06 said:

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texasaggie2015 said:

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AgLA06 said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Playoff Dusty is an absolute stud

Which begs the question...

What's the biggest discrepancy? Regular season Dusty vs playoff Dusty or Home Astros vs Road Astros

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it's hard to tell especially with the knowledge that the front office makes the roster and lineup choices in the playoffs

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They do not make those choices. It's a group decision. They ultimately have the final say, but they don't take the lineup card out of his hands.

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It's been pretty amazing watching how your take on this has evolved.

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I don't know what you have against me, but it's getting really old. You've come at me throughout the year for no reason.

I've said the same thing for months. Some of you just interpret it how you want to. Jesus.

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It's a discussion board. I can make a comment regarding things you say. You're crying is beyond old.

It's changed whether you want to admit it or not. It went from

• The FO has final say in the playoffs.
• To the FO only has a say in the playoffs because of Dusty's contract during the regular season.
• To the FO has a discussion, but it's Dusty's call in the playoffs.

So don't play the victim. I wasn't coming at you. I made a really general comment that it was interesting watching that take change. I imagine it's been the process of how it was relayed to you. It would be nice if instead of responding like this, you'd ask your guy why that take has changed. That would actually worth being discussed.

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Beau Holder said:

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Tucker's body language last night looked like it's going to get worse, not better. Frustration with the bat drops and not even making it halfway to first on the ground ball. It's completely in his head now.

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Sure, but that's a fairly normal thing for him when he slumps. The bat gets thrown/slammed a lot. Pretty sure he's slammed it on a bloop hit to RF before too when he thought it was an out. Everyone likes to claim "they don't care" when we lose, but I don't think you show that kind of emotion if you don't care. Even if someone is not doing that, I don't think it's a sign of not caring.

Where I see the lack of confidence is in the field. Someone who trusts himself makes those 2 plays he didn't the last 2 games. His defense regressed this year because he's not reacting to the ball off the bat. I don't think he's seen it well at all. He still makes a direct route, he's just not moving immediately.

Sure, he probably should moved a little more on the ground ball, but everyone takes plays off on simple ground outs. Altuve did it yesterday or the game before. I don't get why people freak out about that. Pretty much all our guys busty their ass if there is a chance.

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the line drive over his head was never getting caught…I believe that's one of the plays you are referencing.

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Ghost of Bisbee said:

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How we feeling about Verlander today?

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