Nope, that goes to Framber and his 11.57 ERA in 7 total postseason innings.wangus12 said:
He's been the biggest disappointment this season and it isn't close
IMO it was a lot to ask JP to reprise his rookie year especially his postseason. Overall this season has been solid, continued excellence in the field, improvement in BB/K ratio however the power has disappeared as well any big clutch hits.wangus12 said:
He's been the biggest disappointment this season and it isn't close
If they really wanted to make it work it should read MAKE AMERICA HATE AGAIN, it works so much better than "MAD."DoitBest said:dermdoc said:
Do you have a link where to get that shirt?
fullback44 said:
I honestly wish we would not start Valdez today, he has got his arse lit up 3 out of 4 starts against the Rangers, they have 5-6 runs off him per his 3 out of 4 starts, why even start him? I would rather have a bull pen game with JP Framce and Hunter Brown than spot the Rangers 5 runs.. I guess we are about to find out which Framber shows up,.. to bad Garcia and McCullers are hurt or we would crash this party quick
Panama Red said:
How about adding CF Carlos Beltran 2004 to this this line up?
After thinking long and hard and rewatching the 5 pitch walk to Carter where two of the "balls" were actually strikes I've come to the conclusion that we were trying to brush Garcia back but Abreu lost a bit of control so there was SOME intent.Beau Holder said:Farmer1906 said:
I think y'all are nuts. If Maldy called it and Abreu trusted him to do it, then they're the dumbest players in baseball and we deserved to lose last night.
Agreed. I cannot imagine a single team in a pivotal game 5 of the ALCS would put two runners on with none out in the 8th in a two-run game. Much less one that's been in seven straight ALCSes. Thinking otherwise literally just demands suspension of disbelief to me.
I've seen JV say in multiple interviews that even he wasn't mad Garcia pimped it, he understood the moment. Why pick now and not Spring Training to make a point about it, assuming anyone else even cared?
CoachAg19 said:fullback44 said:
I honestly wish we would not start Valdez today, he has got his arse lit up 3 out of 4 starts against the Rangers, they have 5-6 runs off him per his 3 out of 4 starts, why even start him? I would rather have a bull pen game with JP Framce and Hunter Brown than spot the Rangers 5 runs.. I guess we are about to find out which Framber shows up,.. to bad Garcia and McCullers are hurt or we would crash this party quick
I'd imagine the plan going into the game is to have Hunter and France lined up and ready to go pretty quickly. Obviously the ideal scenario would be Framber cruising for 6-7 innings. However, given his recent performances, he will likely have a pretty short leash.
Aggie13B said:
Any of you degenerates watching in college station? Headed up this afternoon for a week of training.
Marvin said:
I'll just give my Debbie Downer expectation and get it out of the way. I have no faith in this team at home, and Framber is a headcase that can explode at any moment. I don't see that as a good combination, but I will be ecstatic to be proven wrong. He's certainly pitched well in big games before. Hopefully that psychologist worked overtime this past week.
My only issue with yesterday’s ALCS dust up:
— Ryan Brauninger (@R_Brauninger) October 21, 2023
The umpires ran Abreu because they believe he hit Garcia on purpose. Ok, I get it - emotions running hot and all. Still, they’re assuming intent.
So, why wasn’t Leclerc ejected after he buzzed Dubon one pitch after the Altuve homer? pic.twitter.com/ddyjuQBgAW
Verlander said the same. He said the plan for Garcia was to pitch him up and in. The HR ball was one that JV missed on and it drifted down and out over the plate. Given Abreu's control issues the previous at bat, losing one that he was trying to throw inside is not a huge surprise.redline248 said:
Abreu said as much in the post game. The plan was to push it up and in, and it got a little too much in. You never know fully what's in a player's mind, but to me if you're gonna hit a guy on purpose you throw at his butt.
Our house for Game 6. pic.twitter.com/uRScAaFBbk
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 22, 2023
The average fans (which exist everywhere, not just in Houston) don't have the ability for this sort of ironyCoachAg19 said:
I sincerely hope that MMP gives Garcia a huge standing ovation tonight when he comes to the plate for the first time. Cheer and clap through the entire AB.
FIFY if a 27th out is made in the B9 at best it is a tie game, at worst an Astros L.CFTXAG10 said:
TIME TO WAKE UP AND MAKE AMERICA MAD AGAIN! WHEN THE 27th OUT IS RECORDED IN THE TOP OF THE 9TH LET US BE FUELED BY THE COLLECTIVE GROANS OF MILLIONS ACROSS THE WORLD. IF NOBODY GOT US, WE GOT US!
HTOWN VS EVERYONE! LFG AND GLF!
Prosperdick said:After thinking long and hard and rewatching the 5 pitch walk to Carter where two of the "balls" were actually strikes I've come to the conclusion that we were trying to brush Garcia back but Abreu lost a bit of control so there was SOME intent.Beau Holder said:Farmer1906 said:
I think y'all are nuts. If Maldy called it and Abreu trusted him to do it, then they're the dumbest players in baseball and we deserved to lose last night.
Agreed. I cannot imagine a single team in a pivotal game 5 of the ALCS would put two runners on with none out in the 8th in a two-run game. Much less one that's been in seven straight ALCSes. Thinking otherwise literally just demands suspension of disbelief to me.
I've seen JV say in multiple interviews that even he wasn't mad Garcia pimped it, he understood the moment. Why pick now and not Spring Training to make a point about it, assuming anyone else even cared?
However, I still cannot fathom purposefully hitting a guy to put a runner in scoring position in a 2 run game in an ALCS series tied 2-2 against a team WHO WAS THE FIRST EVER TO HAVE MORE BLOWN SAVES THAN SAVES.
So for those saying Abreu simply lost his grip...wrong. And for those saying he wanted to hit him to start some magical chain of events...wrong.
They wanted to brush him back and ended up hitting him instead.
Marvin said:
I'll just give my Debbie Downer expectation and get it out of the way. I have no faith in this team at home, and Framber is a headcase that can explode at any moment. I don't see that as a good combination, but I will be ecstatic to be proven wrong. He's certainly pitched well in big games before. Hopefully that psychologist worked overtime this past week.
