***Official Houston Astros 2023-24 Offseason Thread*** [Staff Warning - OP]

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9:42a, 2/16/24
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He definitely sounds like someone who has matured. Pulling for him. Would be such an awesome development if he contributed this year.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 9:55a, 2/16/24
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EastCoastAgNc said:
JDUB08AG said:
I can't watch, but I imagine Beltran was the good one?

Nvm, I guess its a terrible trade that we benefited from.

Terrible trade was getting Aubrey Huff from Tampa Bay for Talbot and Zobrist. Good trade was Anderson for Bageell
18 years later...I still remember Tim Purpura coming on sportstalk radio after the Huff trade...

and saying he really liked Huff because he was a gap-to-gap hitter

that was so, so wrong.

at MMP you want gap-to-foul pole hitters
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 9:55a, 2/16/24
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When I was at A&M in the 90s I used to take my Walkman to class to listen to spring training games on the radio. You are not alone.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 9:59a, 2/16/24
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Yep, I listen while I work. Even when the Astros aren't playing. There's just something soothing about baseball on the radio.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 10:11a, 2/16/24
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texasaggie2015 said:
Pumped we have Astros baseball next week. I'm a dork, but I've always loved watching Spring Training games. It's fun watching the kids who have worked so hard get a chance to audition in front of the big league club.

I'm a junkie who's been dying without a fix since late October, so I watch it out of necessity.
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10:16a, 2/16/24
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Aggies start tonight....
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 10:29a, 2/16/24
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The Porkchop Express said:
Mathguy64 said:
Please tell me Scott Servais is the antagonist.
Unfortunately, the client went from wanting 50,000-60,000 words to 10,000 once I told him the price, so it's not exactly a rich tapestry of characters


I'll pay you $100 to work in the line: "Lord Rhiner felt a heavy urge from the roast mutton the night before. He ran to the privy and dropped a massive Fiers in the Servais pot, leaving the chambermaid to tidy up."
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 10:45a, 2/16/24
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He's a late addition as captain of the guard of the bad guy. If there's a volume 2, we'll definitely make sure he makes some huge tactical error that costs his forces a battle.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 10:46a, 2/16/24
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Mathguy64 said:
The Porkchop Express said:
Mathguy64 said:
Please tell me Scott Servais is the antagonist.
Unfortunately, the client went from wanting 50,000-60,000 words to 10,000 once I told him the price, so it's not exactly a rich tapestry of characters


I'll pay you $100 to work in the line: "Lord Rhiner felt a heavy urge from the roast mutton the night before. He ran to the privy and dropped a massive Fiers in the Servais pot, leaving the chambermaid to tidy up."
If there is a volume 2, I will definitely take your money.
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11:07a, 2/16/24
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"Of course, Madam," Rhiner replied. "I'm sure the journey was tiresome." He rang a small bell on the table beside him and almost immediately what had looked like a bookcase to his right clicked opened and turned, revealing a small shrewish woman who looked like she might have been more comfortable in the dark recesses of the walls than out in the bright light of day.
"This is my household manager, Lady Fiers," Rhiner said. "She will show you to your quarters and attend to your every need."


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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:37a, 2/16/24
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The Porkchop Express said:
"Of course, Madam," Rhiner replied. "I'm sure the journey was tiresome." He rang a small bell on the table beside him and almost immediately what had looked like a bookcase to his right clicked opened and turned, revealing a small shrewish woman who looked like she might have been more comfortable in the dark recesses of the walls than out in the bright light of day.
"This is my household manager, Lady Fiers," Rhiner said. "She will show you to your quarters and attend to your every need."


Well done! Also, that's funny -- she doesn't look shrewish.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 12:37p, 2/16/24
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texasaggie2015 said:


Verlander feels better about the farm than I do but I'm glad he's optimistic


Don't forget about the horses!

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1:15p, 2/16/24
2015 getting his balls busted on the arlington thread.
Petulant children them all.
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In reply to Twisted Helix • 1:19p, 2/16/24
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2015 getting his balls busted on the arlington thread.
Petulant children them all.

They're gonna be like the Marlins have always been- colossally ****ty for years on end, then load up and make a run with short-term rentals and guys having career years, then colossally ****ty again.

It's gonna be fun to watch them react as they crash & burn.
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1:30p, 2/16/24
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Are Arlington fans pulling their puds for this?

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In reply to TarponChaser • 1:36p, 2/16/24
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TarponChaser said:
Twisted Helix said:
2015 getting his balls busted on the arlington thread.
Petulant children them all.

They're gonna be like the Marlins have always been- colossally ****ty for years on end, then load up and make a run with short-term rentals and guys having career years, then colossally ****ty again.

It's gonna be fun to watch them react as they crash & burn.


Funny thing is that half the ones crying about it have done the exact same thing. One of them was such a colossal screw up that he was banned for the last WS game because he was too juvenile to stay off our thread. Totally missed the one chance he'll ever have to celebrate a Rangers title with his peeps. Tells you all you need to know about those hypocritical window lickers.

And last I checked, only our offseason thread contained a staff warning… wonder how that happened?

Ok, that's my one and only rant about the Rangerette jock grabbers. Bring on spring training and no less than an 8th ALCS appearance.
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In reply to agproducer • 1:36p, 2/16/24
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List is drunk. The lack respect for LuBob, Tucker, Lindor, is wild. Altuve has hit at a near MVP level the last 2 seasons.

In the end, who cares. I'm ready for baseball. Tired of lists, projects, and offseason BS.

Hopefully a trip to Olsen gets me the fix I need.
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1:44p, 2/16/24
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I literally posted the Verlander tweet on accident because the threads flip flopped at the top of the page and I didn't notice. It had nothing to do with the Rangers. It was a joke about McTaggart's typo.

I realized pretty quickly after and edited it and said sorry wrong thread.

I will never understand why that's a big deal or how that's perceived as trolling. And now they're getting personal and calling me a mental midget??? **** that.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 1:46p, 2/16/24
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Farmer1906 said:
List is drunk. The lack respect for LuBob, Tucker, Lindor, is wild. Altuve has hit at a near MVP level the last 2 seasons.

In the end, who cares. I'm ready for baseball. Tired of lists, projects, and offseason BS.

Hopefully a trip to Olsen gets me the fix I need.
Oh... I agree! Let's play ball.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 1:47p, 2/16/24
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texasaggie2015 said:
I will never understand why that's a big deal or how that's perceived as trolling.

It's not

They're just a bunch of tiddy babies. Just ignore and laugh at them over here
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1:49p, 2/16/24
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I'll probably get a ban for trolling since I already got a warning when I was having a civil convo about the Max and JV trades over the deadline. Oh well.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 2:08p, 2/16/24
Probably got more responses to your post than the fact spring training started this week. Nothing brings traffic to Arlington's thread like an Astros fan posting on it.
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2:14p, 2/16/24
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Quote:
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Wrong thread- sorry

[If you post on the wrong thread again on this board again when this ban is over you will be done posting until next off season. That is your warning. - Astros fan Staff]
Yikes

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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 2:15p, 2/16/24
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12 month ban for accidentally posting on a thread. Wtf is wrong with mods.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 2:16p, 2/16/24
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Wrong thread- sorry

[If you post on the wrong thread again on this board again when this ban is over you will be done posting until next off season. That is your warning. - Astros fan Staff]
Yikes

people from dallas
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 2:17p, 2/16/24
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12 month ban for accidentally posting on a thread. Wtf is wrong with mods.
they are weak from Dallas and being a mod on an internet forum is the first time they've ever experienced any type of power in there life. sad
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2:17p, 2/16/24
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If they ban 2015 for an honest mistake I'm done with this place and will cancel my membership that I've had for over 20 years. They can play their game.
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2:17p, 2/16/24
Jeez. Looks like they are trying to nip it in the bud this season.

Sure it's pretty drastic, but at the same time, I don't really venture over there and don't see a need to so I'm at no risk of screwing up.

I would say, with that level of punishment being a threat, they really need to add a feature to put threads on ignore like you can posters. To prevent any accidental clicking on it.
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In reply to AustinCountyAg • 2:18p, 2/16/24
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But the "Astros fan" mod bans him. Its BS. Ban me too if you don't like it.
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In reply to Lonestar_Ag09 • 2:18p, 2/16/24
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Lonestar_Ag09 said:
If they ban 2015 for an honest mistake I'm done with this place and will cancel my membership that I've had for over 20 years. They can play their game.


He's banned. Prob just 24 hour. But the threat of another 12 month ban after that for accidentally clicking the wrong thread is such a silly thing.
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2:27p, 2/16/24
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This whole place is a mess. Some boards have no moderation and others have ultra draconian levels of it.

Moderation is a thankless task on any public board. But inconsistent moderation is hard for users to know what boundaries are. And when honest mistakes get punished all it does is turn users off.
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2:28p, 2/16/24
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Ketch is pissed and rightfully so.
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2:28p, 2/16/24
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That's absolute BS if it was an honest mistake.

Tell me how I can ignore an entire thread and I will do it. Don't want to mistakenly get banned for an entire year because someone gets their pantaloons in a wad.
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2:39p, 2/16/24
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It's easy to mistake the threads on mobile. I know it took me a hot minute last year simply because the Rangers weren't relevant for so long and their thread was never at the top.

I emailed staff to complain on ketch's (and everyone's) behalf. Doubt it will do any good, but I feel better after a sternly worded letter... haha.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 2:44p, 2/16/24
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Inconsistent based on unpublished moderation rules at that. Every now and then I see someone catch a 24 for a cussing, and I'm like I see far worse on here 1000 times a day that is allowed to stand. It literally makes no sense.
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