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Marvin said:

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Spent a day touring Tallinn, Estonia on the way to northern Finland. What in the hell is this?!

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That is a Niet Yakov hat. Given to bad kids named Yakov. Can also be used for Yevgeny and Yury.

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Guaranteed that hat and Dodger variety in various colors are like a carhartt beanie. It's all fashion most probably don't even know it's a sports team, especially outside of the US

EastCoastAgNc said:

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He's making a list and he's checking it twice 🎁

Happy Holidays from the Houston Astros. pic.twitter.com/EZUfub4zc6

— Houston Astros (@astros) December 24, 2023

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I feel like all those people he gave jerseys to are not the type of people to wear jerseys

Farmer1906 said:

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We need to trade for Miller before he blows up next season.

The data on Bryce Miller’s splitter is insane!
80 mph
884 rpm
-3 IVB (43 in vMov)
15.7 in hMov
Among qualified splitters in the Majors:
vMov: 1st
hMov: 2nd
Spin: 5th lowest(low spin is good) https://t.co/7SAV7t2XwZ

— Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) December 23, 2023

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Why would the Mariners want to do that?

They don't have twitter

They're desperate for hitting & don't have money to spend.

BREAKING: Catcher Mitch Garver and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a two-year, $24 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to him, Mariners fans who get to celebrate an unexpected gift and everyone else.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 25, 2023

Twisted Helix said:

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Merry Christmas Astros Buddies!
Enjoy and indulge your families today.

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NSFW!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Mr.Bond said:

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Twisted Helix said:

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Merry Christmas Astros Buddies!
Enjoy and indulge your families today.

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NSFW!

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Which one gets to put the star on top?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz7UGO3OYWA/?igsh=MTY3MWV2Z3VqamxubQ==



This is amazing

spadilly said:

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Apparently I'm easy to buy for. Merry Christmas!

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love that second one. Where might that be found?

Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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spadilly said:

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Apparently I'm easy to buy for. Merry Christmas!

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love that second one. Where might that be found?

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https://www.mlbshop.com/houston-astros/mens-houston-astros-nike-navy-city-connect-short-sleeve-pullover-hoodie/t-14335330+p-8275085995223+z-9-2010748889

Whoop! 94 days

Cuban INF/OF Pedro León (25) will play Winter Ball in Puerto Rico with the Criollos de Caguas, a team whose manager is Yadier Molina.

León hit 21 HR in Triple-A 2023 and is expected to reach MLB next season.

He will be activated this Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/KUNP7EC0uV

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) December 26, 2023

93 days until opening day.

The 1993 Astros were an exciting squad. The first full-season team for new owner Drayton McLane and the first Astros team or Drayton McLane and the first Astros team to be a contender since the '86 playoff.

Playing with all that sweet Waco grocery money, the team went out and was a player in free agency fro the first time in basically forever, landing two guys with a Texas connection - Greg Swindell and Doug Drabek.*

Those two guys ironically probably cost the Astros a playoff spot. They were a combined 21-31 while the unheralded trio of Pete Harnisch (16-9), Mark Portugal (18-4), and Darryl Kile (15-8) combined to go 49-21. Harnisch had a 2.98 ERA and 4 shutouts, and Portugal had a 2.77 ERA.

The lineup featured only one guy over 30, old man Ken Caminiti who was 30. Bagwell hit .320 with 20 HR and 88 RBI at age 25. Biggio hit .287 with 21 homers and 98 runs scored at age 27. Andujar Cedeno came out of nowhere to hit .283 and Luis Gonzalez hit an even .300 with 15 homers and 20 steals.

The team traded away the cancerous Kenny Lofton for left-handed catcher Eddie Taunbensee, and decided to keep Karl "Tuffy " Rhodes over Bobby Abreu in the expansion draft. Try not to think about those moves too much and what might have been.

After losing 3 straight games to start the season, they won 14 of their next 19 to lead the division on.May 10th, d of April. They were in first until May 10th, then swooned in May and June to hit 38-37.
The team put together winning records in the last 3 months of the year, going 47-40 to get to 85 wins, just two years removed from a 65-97 season.

The horrific stat of the season was that the Astros were 2-11 against Colorado in the Rockies' first season.
That was countered by the fact that they went 11-1 vs. the Mets, including Kile's no-hitter on September 8,
He allowed 1 unearned run and walked 1 while striking out 9., needing just 83 pitches against one incredibly ****ty Mets' team.

Full NY Mets broadcast of that game here.



* Fun fact - Drabek is from Victoria. A girl I went to A&M with grew up in Victoria and told me when Drabek won the Cy Young with the Pirates in 1990, they had the day off of school and there was a parade through Victoria in his hon

#BlueJays are in agreement with Kevin Kiermaier on a one-year, $10.5 million deal pending physical per source@Feinsand was on this. Deal includes some incentives

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 26, 2023

The Porkchop Express said:

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Missed my countdown a bit this week , but here are a couple of catch-me-ups.


95 days to opening day.
In the summer of 1995, I surprised my best friend at A&M with tickets to er on his birthday. the Padres in a double header on his birthday. We were both taking summer calsses at A&M.
It was post-mega trade, so the Padres had Caminiti, Finley, Roberto Petagine, Andujar Cedeno and Brian Williams, and the Astros had received Derek Bell, Phil Plantier, Orlando Miller, Craig Shipley, andDoug Brocail.

Doug Drabek was on the bump for the Astros and gave up a run in the top of the first thanks to a Derek Bell error, but Bell got an RBi single with two outs in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

Neither team scored again for 15 more innings.
That's right! In the top of the 16th, the Padres finally got ahead 2-1 on an RBI double by Tony Gwynn to score Cedeno, but Bell threw out FInley at home.

Trevor Hoffman had pitched the bottom of the 15th and gotten three foul pops, so they brought him back out for the 16th. But Bagwell doubled off him to lead off the inning, and Tony Eusebeio doubled him in to tie the game at 2.

Brocail pitched the top of the 17th and retired the side in order. He then bunted for a hit to lead off the bottom of the 17th, moved to second on a sac bunt by James Mouton and scored the game-winning run on a single by Biggio. How many pitchers in the last 75 years have gotten the win and scored the walkoff run in the same game? Can't be very many.

40 minutes later, Game 2 started and the Astros cruised to a 41 victory with Mike Hampton defeating none other than Fernando Valenzuela. Biggio lit him up for a 3-run homer in the 5th inning. The incomparable Tony Gwynn was 5-for-11 in the double header, raising his average to .361.

26 innings of baseball for $8 apiece. not a bad Saturday.

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My dad and I were both at these games. I was 10 and loved that we spent basically the entire day in the dome. I oddly remember there being a cow milking competition between games that I'm pretty sure was won by Shane Reynolds lol.

JDUB08AG said:

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My dad and I were both at these games. I was 10 and loved that we spent basically the entire day in the dome. I oddly remember there being a cow milking competition between games that I'm pretty sure was won by Shane Reynolds lol.

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The Porkchop Express said:

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JDUB08AG said:

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My dad and I were both at these games. I was 10 and loved that we spent basically the entire day in the dome. I oddly remember there being a cow milking competition between games that I'm pretty sure was won by Shane Reynolds lol.

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JDUB08AG said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Missed my countdown a bit this week , but here are a couple of catch-me-ups.


95 days to opening day.
In the summer of 1995, I surprised my best friend at A&M with tickets to er on his birthday. the Padres in a double header on his birthday. We were both taking summer calsses at A&M.
It was post-mega trade, so the Padres had Caminiti, Finley, Roberto Petagine, Andujar Cedeno and Brian Williams, and the Astros had received Derek Bell, Phil Plantier, Orlando Miller, Craig Shipley, andDoug Brocail.

Doug Drabek was on the bump for the Astros and gave up a run in the top of the first thanks to a Derek Bell error, but Bell got an RBi single with two outs in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

Neither team scored again for 15 more innings.
That's right! In the top of the 16th, the Padres finally got ahead 2-1 on an RBI double by Tony Gwynn to score Cedeno, but Bell threw out FInley at home.

Trevor Hoffman had pitched the bottom of the 15th and gotten three foul pops, so they brought him back out for the 16th. But Bagwell doubled off him to lead off the inning, and Tony Eusebeio doubled him in to tie the game at 2.

Brocail pitched the top of the 17th and retired the side in order. He then bunted for a hit to lead off the bottom of the 17th, moved to second on a sac bunt by James Mouton and scored the game-winning run on a single by Biggio. How many pitchers in the last 75 years have gotten the win and scored the walkoff run in the same game? Can't be very many.

40 minutes later, Game 2 started and the Astros cruised to a 41 victory with Mike Hampton defeating none other than Fernando Valenzuela. Biggio lit him up for a 3-run homer in the 5th inning. The incomparable Tony Gwynn was 5-for-11 in the double header, raising his average to .361.

26 innings of baseball for $8 apiece. not a bad Saturday.

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My dad and I were both at these games. I was 10 and loved that we spent basically the entire day in the dome. I oddly remember there being a cow milking competition between games that I'm pretty sure was won by Shane Reynolds lol.

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I was there, too! I remember there being a hog calling competition, too. One of the spare relievers won the thing.