Well then Mauricio Dubón got hung up between second and third on a steal attempt, made the third out at third base and left Jose Altuve at the plate. It's spring training.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 29, 2024
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Ag_07 said:
Pressly is the Neris replacement.
But yeah I think it's just that we're stacked in the BP and there's not really a spot for him there. He's more valuable as spot starter.
Wouldn't Abreu be Neris's replacement in that scenario? Regardless, my question is whether external factors are pushing the move back since last year.
Yordan gets one deep to CF warning track but the wind knocked it down.
Man, I'm really gonna miss the never-ending lineup roulette this year.
- no one ever
- no one ever
They want to keep him stretched out in case he needs to start this year
Josh Hader will do this, too, but that's how he's always done it since PitchCom was introduced. Valdez met with pitching coach Josh Miller when he arrived at camp to ask if he could experiment with it in Grapefruit League play. More on the reasons why - https://t.co/59fjhdXz9j
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 1, 2024
Cue the "I want Framber thinking less out there. Not more" talk.
Honestly that's exactly how I feel and Framber calling his own pitches does not give me the warm and fuzzies.
Also sounds like 'My binky Maldy is gone and I don't trust the new catcher to call my games so I'm just gonna do it myself'.
Also sounds like 'My binky Maldy is gone and I don't trust the new catcher to call my games so I'm just gonna do it myself'.
Sounds like a bad idea to me. He's already a mind ****, the less he has on him the better is my thought.
He meets with a psychologist regularly. I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Maybe being in control gives him peace.
It's not like he didn't have the ability to shake off and throw whatever he wanted, anyway
Aaron Bummer goes 1-2-3 including this strikeout. Huge addition to this bullpen to add another high leverage LHP pic.twitter.com/nsjyz8CnVr
— Gaurav (@gvedak) February 29, 2024
Houston wanted him badly for a couple years
Going to see the Ags in the Rangers home tomorrow. Think I'll wear my Astro hat.
Wabs said:
Going to see the Ags in the Rangers home tomorrow. Think I'll wear my Astro hat.
That will earn you a 12 month ban back here
iamtheglove said:Wabs said:
Going to see the Ags in the Rangers home tomorrow. Think I'll wear my Astro hat.
That will earn you a 12 month ban back here
True. True.
Buddy and I went to a game at the Ballpark when it was brand new back in the 1990s to see Ags and TCU play a game. It was in 1995 I think when Reid Ryan or maybe Reese was playing for TCU and Nolan jumped on board as their pitching coach. We were working for the Batt and had to go to TCU's stadium on a Friday afternoon to get our press passes for the next day. As we were walking up, here came Nolan walking the other way. Me and my buddy were both 20-21, and were diehard Astro fans and here comes the legend walking at us. I stopped walking completely and my buddy walked right into my back like we were the (2) Stooges.Wabs said:
Going to see the Ags in the Rangers home tomorrow. Think I'll wear my Astro hat
The next day, the game time coincided with the Rockets vs. the Suns in the WCSF. Suns had won the first 2 games at home. We assumed they'd show the game in the press box, but nobody else seemed interested (in Arlington ,go figure!) so eventually I got up the balls to turn on the press box TV myself to watch it.
Neither of us had been to that stadium before but we lied to the security guard and said we had so we could wander around behind the scenes. That led to a great moment in the elevator where we couldn't figure out where the press box was and had the back of the elevator open up in the stadium kitchen, kind of like when Han and Luke are looking for the detention level on the Death Star in Star Wars.
Rockets won in a blowout, Ags won 20-15 over the Frogs.
Framber day
Astros today vs. Nationals: pic.twitter.com/an2fo4TukV
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) March 1, 2024
Espada gave Framber the A lineup it seems
I'll go ahead and admit that my brain believes that Grae Kessinger and Jeff Keppinger are the same person and that is unlikely to change at any point going forward. I've definitely entered the part of life where I see a guy's last name in a box score and mistake him for a guy with a similar or same name who stopped playing 2-15 years ago.linkdude said:
Framber dayAstros today vs. Nationals: pic.twitter.com/an2fo4TukV
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) March 1, 2024
New from me
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 1, 2024
Fewer commercials? Quicker replays?
MLB players see better ways to shorten games than tightening the pitch clock https://t.co/Mxxzy3gU1h
The half glass full approach could be that his frustration compounded because he lacked control of the situation.
texasaggie2015 said:Aaron Bummer goes 1-2-3 including this strikeout. Huge addition to this bullpen to add another high leverage LHP pic.twitter.com/nsjyz8CnVr
— Gaurav (@gvedak) February 29, 2024
Houston wanted him badly for a couple years
That's a bummer
Happy Obese Framber day errbody!
Framber Valdez makes his spring debut today against the Nationals. Also on the list to pitch: Hunter Brown, Ryan Pressly, Joel Kuhnel, among others.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 1, 2024
This bit about Gabe Kapler is what Joe Espada is trying to guard against (https://t.co/n9G6vvUEYx) https://t.co/bzo0Ty92rC pic.twitter.com/2dV3fGQg11
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 1, 2024
Justin Verlander will throw another bullpen session on Sunday. The team will determine what is next after that.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 1, 2024
Bryan Abreu and Cristian Javier do some conditioning pic.twitter.com/d7dVg3TdY9
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 1, 2024
13 years in SF for a non superstar. Thats kind of wild. Sucks he went out the way he did.
Joe Smith is back in Astros camp and helping out pic.twitter.com/EbxkoJk9iG
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 1, 2024
Yeah Crawford has always seemed like a really good down to earth guy.
That would suck and I can understand why he didn't want to hag em up after that experience.
That would suck and I can understand why he didn't want to hag em up after that experience.
So just jumped on to get single game tix and every single 200 section for a random may Friday is sold out.
Is this normal?
Is this normal?
Some updates from Espada:
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 1, 2024
-- France felt good following his side session yesterday.
-- Verlander will throw his next bullpen Sunday.
-- Dubin (shoulder) is still a no-throw.
-- Whitley (finger) is still a no-throw.
-- Dezenzo (wrist) is playing in games, but not hitting.
0-2 homer allowed from the first batter of the spring against Framber.
Leadoff dong, single, 3 stolen bases, and a walk. Framber is back?
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