This is the first time since 2016 that the World Series will not include the Astros or Dodgers pic.twitter.com/X3dkyF58XT
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 24, 2023
This is pretty crazy
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
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This is pretty crazy
part of the post-mortem on the season...chlavinka said:
I'm guessing Brantley will retire. Shoulder doesn't seem to be holding up to me
the whole Brantley thing didn't work out.
waited 5 months for him....
and his return (as feared) took at-bats away from Chas and Yainer....and contributed to their cooling off late in the season
I do t know where the optimism for next year comes.
Our pitching kinda sucks.
We're team Yordan. That's it.
Our pitching kinda sucks.
We're team Yordan. That's it.
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
If they were the better team they'd have won the division they owned pretty much the whole season. Instead of choking it away. They kicked us in the dicks this week but let's not pretend they're the '27 SkankeesAggiEE said:SeanDaAg2005 said:
They were the better team. Will be interested to see what Dana does and who our new manager will be. I still think the window is open but next year might be the last year so maybe we get spendy knowing that
They aren't the better team.
They just had a better manager.
What kind of idiot manager doesn't consistently play his best players? Oh right, Dusty Baker
At least Dusty will get his participation award this year, maybe some post-game orange slices and Hi-C punch after he takes out that stupid toothpick
Pretty funny, though.bearkatag15 said:
This isn't it
Need LMJ and Garcia to come back right to give us a boost next year.
Brantley showed flashed but don't think you can trust him next year. I would let him walk.
Brantley showed flashed but don't think you can trust him next year. I would let him walk.
No need to worry, they're not winning the World Series. Astros will still have 2 championships to their 0 championships when it's all over.wangus12 said:
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
HarryRocket said:
I do t know where the optimism for next year comes.
Our pitching kinda sucks.
We're team Yordan. That's it.
Get a dog
Weirdest season I can remember. Proud of em for making the ALCS but sucks to go out like that. Turn the page to let the Dana Brown era truly begin with a new skipper. Correct your mistakes, Crane. Don't completely forget this embarrassment.
Garcia won't be back anytime soon, I don't think.TxAg05 said:
Need LMJ and Garcia to come back right to give us a boost next year.
Brantley showed flashed but don't think you can trust him next year. I would let him walk.
That's your fault for living in that ****holewangus12 said:
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
Astros manager Dusty Baker: “It’s not easy to accept or say, but we got beat.”
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) October 24, 2023
Asked why they continued to pitch to Adolis García, Baker said “You got to pitch to him at some point in time. That’s baseball. He was hot. He’s been hot the whole series. He got us.”
No, you didn't have to pitch to him every time lol
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
Eff it. Wear 2017 or 2022 World Series gear tomorrow
im not dreading work, the amount of people that never said a word about baseball for the past 3 years I have lived and worked in Fort Worth are now "die hard" ranger fans. They all are lumped but make no mistake, if they lose the series, it will be like none of this ever happened. Especially if the cowboys make the playoffs hahawangus12 said:
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
The best thing about it is just reminding them how little they actually care about the rangers.
With the Astros losing, baseball ended for most of the country tonight. People couldn't care less about these remaining teams. The Evil Empire draws the viewers.
HarryRocket said:
I do t know where the optimism for next year comes.
Our pitching kinda sucks.
We're team Yordan. That's it.
We've got more than that but I kind of agree, I think we will need more additions than some might think. Plus the fact that there are a couple of bad Bagwell deals that Dana will have to navigate around. I want another top tier SP and bat. Verlander will be a year older, who knows which Framber and CJ we get, and I've pretty much written off LMJ because the guy can't make a full season. Dana has his work cut out for him.
yep, all the "Ranger Fans" around the country won't watch another game hahaBayAg_14 said:
With the Astros losing, baseball ended for most of the country tonight. People couldn't care less about these remaining teams. The Evil Empire draws the viewers.
They hit like they did the last 2 nights and I can easily see them finally winning oneBioish said:No need to worry, they're not winning the World Series. Astros will still have 2 championships to their 0 championships when it's all over.wangus12 said:
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
I'd love to hear if CJ was tipping. It doesn't make sense that he only got through 1/3.
JP France needed a little more postseason experience to get that spot in a Game 7.
Man, this is extremely frustrating.
JP France needed a little more postseason experience to get that spot in a Game 7.
Man, this is extremely frustrating.
JUST IN: Dusty Baker has expressed to multiple inside & outside the Astros organization that 2023 will be his final season as manager, sources tell The Athletic.
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 24, 2023
◻️ 2x World Series Champion
◻️ 3x Manager of the Year
◻️ 19 years as a player
◻️ 26 years as a manager
Details ⤵️
wangus12 said:They hit like they did the last 2 nights and I can easily see them finally winning oneBioish said:No need to worry, they're not winning the World Series. Astros will still have 2 championships to their 0 championships when it's all over.wangus12 said:
**** my life its going to be a miserable 6 months in DFW. Its like the sips winning in 2011 and claiming an eternal scoreboard moment. I think we'll be okay next year, but there has been some major regression this year. Feels like the window is starting to shut unless some major moves and a good manager are brought in.
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow
And when Adolis gets busted for steroids, we can add an asterisk next to it.
110 days until pitchers & catchers report
Great news!
And that's the way it should be. Let him be the one to walk away. No surprise
Somebody else stated it pretty well re: this season. It felt like overachieving and underperforming at the same time.
Altuve played 90 games
Alvarez played 114
No LMJ or Luis Garcia at all this year
Brantley basically didn't play this year
Others stepped in and did enough during the season to keep us afloat...Diaz, Dubon and France in particular were better than expected.
The bed****tery in the last two months of the season at home, can't even begin to explain that. There were lots of games against bad teams at home in August and September, and we pretty much flushed all of them.
We were 33-25 at home after the August 12 game against LAA, which is a 46-35 pace.
Including the playoffs, we finished 40-47 at home. Woof.
A frustrating year, but feels like there's still some gas in the tank. Beats the everliving **** out of 51-111.
Altuve played 90 games
Alvarez played 114
No LMJ or Luis Garcia at all this year
Brantley basically didn't play this year
Others stepped in and did enough during the season to keep us afloat...Diaz, Dubon and France in particular were better than expected.
The bed****tery in the last two months of the season at home, can't even begin to explain that. There were lots of games against bad teams at home in August and September, and we pretty much flushed all of them.
We were 33-25 at home after the August 12 game against LAA, which is a 46-35 pace.
Including the playoffs, we finished 40-47 at home. Woof.
A frustrating year, but feels like there's still some gas in the tank. Beats the everliving **** out of 51-111.
FWIW I'm super bullish on the 2024 Astros
God speed old man. Enjoy retirement and lets turn the pageBCSGrubber said:JUST IN: Dusty Baker has expressed to multiple inside & outside the Astros organization that 2023 will be his final season as manager, sources tell The Athletic.
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 24, 2023
◻️ 2x World Series Champion
◻️ 3x Manager of the Year
◻️ 19 years as a player
◻️ 26 years as a manager
Details ⤵️
Made it back from the ballpark safe and just wanted to say I had yet another great season chopping it up with everyone. Can't wait to see the off-season moves we make and gear up for another run. God bless you all and GO STROS!
bearkatag15 said:Astros manager Dusty Baker: “It’s not easy to accept or say, but we got beat.”
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) October 24, 2023
Asked why they continued to pitch to Adolis García, Baker said “You got to pitch to him at some point in time. That’s baseball. He was hot. He’s been hot the whole series. He got us.”
No, you didn't have to pitch to him every time lol
This pisses me off more now. What a joke. He should have walked him when there they man on 2md and 3rd to load the bases. Garcia proceeds to get a 2 RBI single
Two moves in the game made no sense:
France over Urquidy in that spot in the 4th.
No Diaz for Maldy in the 5th.
That's it for Dusty. I thank him for helping the team navigate the post-cheating environment and his class. The team needed the PR lift. I wish him well in his future endeavors.
France over Urquidy in that spot in the 4th.
No Diaz for Maldy in the 5th.
That's it for Dusty. I thank him for helping the team navigate the post-cheating environment and his class. The team needed the PR lift. I wish him well in his future endeavors.
Silver lining, next post season we'll be celebrating Altuve breaking the all-time homerun record!
HarryRocket said:
I do t know where the optimism for next year comes.
Our pitching kinda sucks.
We're team Yordan. That's it.
We get Garcia and McCullers back and basically lose only Brantley…. That is a net positive plus whoever we sign.
Get a dog.
EXACTLY.
It's really hard to repeat.
Maldonado being replaced by Yainer is a 4 win swing as long as Yainer's offense doesn't fall off a map.
It's really hard to repeat.
Maldonado being replaced by Yainer is a 4 win swing as long as Yainer's offense doesn't fall off a map.
Multiple sources not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic they think Baker wants to remain in the game in some capacity.
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 24, 2023
After the Astros' Game 7 ALCS loss, Dusty Baker said he would take some time to think about his future.
More ⤵️ https://t.co/P4dgppXdrH
Need some time to think about if I hate Dusty joining bags on team special advisors to Crane.
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