That third option sounds particularly poignant.
***** 2024 Houston Astros Season Thread ***** [Staff Warning]
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Ag_07 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
This is how I see tonight going:
Bloss Hog comes out and drags his nuts all over the Os and we lose 2-0
Or he comes out and gets lit up and we lose 12-6
Or Bloss drags nuts and leaves with the lead and the BP coughs it up late
With this team you just never really know. All possibilities are on the table. It's a real crap shoot
Crap shoots are more predictable than this team.
Tucker hasn't played since June 3rd
good to see Dubon at SS
Pena needs time off
just 16 x-base hits and 12 walks approaching the halfway point of the season
last year he had 45 x-base hits -- where did the power go?
Pena needs time off
just 16 x-base hits and 12 walks approaching the halfway point of the season
last year he had 45 x-base hits -- where did the power go?
W said:
good to see Dubon at SS
Pena needs time off
just 16 x-base hits and 12 walks approaching the halfway point of the season
last year he had 45 x-base hits -- where did the power go?
It's the same guy who hit 6 in April, 2 in May and one at the start of June last year then nothing after.
The book is out on him. He chases a lot of sweepers / sliders off the plate that he can't hit.
I was pretty dang close, but Meyers in 5th? With the month he's having? come onredline248 said:
Today against a RHP I think this would be my lineup
Altuve 2B
Bregman 3B
Yordan DH
Diaz C
Cabbage RF/LF
Singleton 1B
McCormick CF
Loperfido LF/RF
Dubon SS
Ag_07 said:All I do is Nguyen said:
This is how I see tonight going:
Bloss Hog comes out and drags his nuts all over the Os and we lose 2-0
Or he comes out and gets lit up and we lose 12-6
Or Bloss drags nuts and leaves with the lead and the BP coughs it up late
With this team you just never really know. All possibilities are on the table. It's a real crap shoot
At least we haven't had to worry about the 10 run curse much this season.
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
No one after Diaz is either...f1ghtintexasaggie said:
Hey, Joe! Jake Meyers isn't a five-hole hitter. HTH
I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
Singleton at least will draw a walkBeat40 said:No one after Diaz is either...f1ghtintexasaggie said:
Hey, Joe! Jake Meyers isn't a five-hole hitter. HTH
I somewhat disagree. There is a clear correlation between bat speed and damage. Kind of like just knowing a pitcher's velo. It's important. That alone doesn't paint a full picture. We need to know location, spin, etc, With bat speed we also need to know swing length, contact rate, launch angle, etc.MaxPower said:I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
There will be no Jake Meyers slander here, especially when Random Homers just tweeted a random Jake Meyers homer.
Jake Meyers - 09/06/2021 pic.twitter.com/zFUpgOXKvM
— Random Homers (@randomhomers) June 21, 2024
I think I would describe it as "slightly above average," but bat speed is definitely not the end all metric. Guys like Yordan and Soto live in the quadrant above average in both bat speed and squared up, and clearly have the results to go with it.MaxPower said:I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
Then there are the guys like Betts and Arraez with slower bat speeds but square the ball like nobody's business. It does seem like the harder one swings, the less often the ball is squared up, in general.
Yup. The offense is alarmingly short with him out. Especially when the back half is inconsistent.texasaggie2015 said:
I really, really need Kyle Tucker to get back in that lineup.
Need to spray his shin with that stuff the Japanese teams use in the Little League World Series and get him back out there.
Kyle Tucker is running on the treadmill, but his progress continues to be slower than the Astros hoped, Joe Espada said. Still no on-field baseball activities.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
EastCoastAgNc said:Kyle Tucker is running on the treadmill, but his progress continues to be slower than the Astros hoped, Joe Espada said. Still no on-field baseball activities.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
We'll see him in August
Beau Holder said:EastCoastAgNc said:Kyle Tucker is running on the treadmill, but his progress continues to be slower than the Astros hoped, Joe Espada said. Still no on-field baseball activities.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
We'll see him in August
"Kyle Tucker is our big trade acquisition" - Dana Brown, probably
The O's put up 17 runs on 19 hits, scoring in every inning but the 4th 🤯#MLBCentral reacts to the blowout in the Bronx with Baltimore handing Luis Gil his worst start of the season.@Plesac19 | @RoFlo | @LaurenShehadi pic.twitter.com/kPd1xnScFV
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 21, 2024
The o's are about as hot a team can get, here's to hoping we're a trap series for them.
When we were really good and they sucked, we couldn't beat them. Time to return the favor... But probably not.
Orioles starting lineup OPSes
Henderson .965
Rutschman .814
O'Hearn .824
Mountcastle .803
Satander .806
Westburg .839
Mullins .588 - what a loser!
Mateo .708
McCann .518
Also ages of those guys
Henderson 22
Rutschman 26
O'Hearn 30 (grandpa)
Mountcastle 27
Satander 29
Westburg 25
Mullins 29
Mateo 28
McCann 34 (old man river)
Henderson .965
Rutschman .814
O'Hearn .824
Mountcastle .803
Satander .806
Westburg .839
Mullins .588 - what a loser!
Mateo .708
McCann .518
Also ages of those guys
Henderson 22
Rutschman 26
O'Hearn 30 (grandpa)
Mountcastle 27
Satander 29
Westburg 25
Mullins 29
Mateo 28
McCann 34 (old man river)
Life is better with a beagle
IT'S BLOSSERFIDO TIME *****ES
The difference with pitching velocity is the object being moved is always the same weight. If they considered bat length and weight with speed to calculate energy then seems like a much better statistic. That's probably also why guys like Altuve have slower bat speeds but can square balls up better (heavier bat with larger sweet spot). In fact, if a guy has a really high bat speed that's probably an indicator he should use a heavier bat.Farmer1906 said:I somewhat disagree. There is a clear correlation between bat speed and damage. Kind of like just knowing a pitcher's velo. It's important. That alone doesn't paint a full picture. We need to know location, spin, etc, With bat speed we also need to know swing length, contact rate, launch angle, etc.MaxPower said:I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.
So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
The year, Jose is exactly league average at squaring up the ball
Mrs. Marvin and I are heading out for Omaha (again). Any fellow Astros fans going to watch the Aggies?
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
Marvin said:
Mrs. Marvin and I are heading out for Omaha (again). Any fellow Astros fans going to watch the Aggies?
Fly out tomorrow
A Lance McCullers Jr. update: he's scheduled to throw his first up-down tomorrow. He'll throw 25 warmup pitches, sit in the bullpen to mimic an inning break, and then throw more. He'll do that one more time and then they'll start talking about facing hitters.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
Farmer1906 said:A Lance McCullers Jr. update: he's scheduled to throw his first up-down tomorrow. He'll throw 25 warmup pitches, sit in the bullpen to mimic an inning break, and then throw more. He'll do that one more time and then they'll start talking about facing hitters.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
five weeks behind Garcia.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
Big Jon sucks. He's a poor man's Chris Carter. He's Maldy, converted to a 1b.MaxPower said:Shouldnt matter. Both should play. Big Jon is a good story but has no future. He can't play multiple positions and has no speed.texasaggie2015 said:
I think Loperfido has a better contact ability but much less power. They're both close to the same age. It's interesting how the fanbase sees Joey as a future stud but wants no part of Cabbage.
Hes got a lower career OPS than Mike Hampton. By quite a bit.
Joe Espada on Joey Loperfido: "First base continues to be an option. This is his third time up here — I'm really going to look for some spots to get him in there and take advantage of his bat. The next couple of series, there's some right-handed pitching that I like his matchups"
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 21, 2024
Looking forward to chatting with some sports fans at the best beer park in H-town... we will talk football (fútbol), baseball and give away some cool stuff. See you there! @Pitch25HTX @CDLeganes_en @CDLeganes @cancun_fc @MFKVYSKOV @elitefalconsfc https://t.co/pEHv95EXTr
— Jeff Luhnow (@jluhnow) June 21, 2024
Astros reliever Kendall Graveman is in the middle of a throwing program with a remote chance that he could come back in September. Graveman said his Jan. 10 surgery was to repair a torn labrum and clean up his rotator cuff.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) June 21, 2024
EastCoastAgNc said:Astros reliever Kendall Graveman is in the middle of a throwing program with a remote chance that he could come back in September. Graveman said his Jan. 10 surgery was to repair a torn labrum and clean up his rotator cuff.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) June 21, 2024
He was on a podcast yesterday talking about it
Could Kendall Graveman make his return at some point this season? 👀
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 20, 2024
The @Astros righty said today on FT Live that he's in the middle of a throwing program that ends in July. pic.twitter.com/bF3p8GfBLP
This is one of my fav accounts on X
Sorry to the Orioles, but if these 4 walk into a party, I’m covering my drink pic.twitter.com/lLilMExHZe
— julia morales ask matt to unblock me (@astrosbatgirl) June 21, 2024
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