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Interesting. Glad we're near the top.
Best Success Rate on Instant Replay Challenges this Season pic.twitter.com/rmeEjzUWV6
— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) July 10, 2024
Being near the top would imply that the umpires are going to call it against you if it is close, and make you go to replay to overturn it. Squares up with the umpire scorecard data showing the Astros getting screwed by the umps on pitch calls more than any franchise in the league.Farmer1906 said:
Interesting. Glad we're near the top.Best Success Rate on Instant Replay Challenges this Season pic.twitter.com/rmeEjzUWV6
— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) July 10, 2024
At this point it's either subconscious or intentional or a mixture of both (likely) and I'm really f***ing sick of it.txags92 said:Being near the top would imply that the umpires are going to call it against you if it is close, and make you go to replay to overturn it. Squares up with the umpire scorecard data showing the Astros getting screwed by the umps on pitch calls more than any franchise in the league.Farmer1906 said:
Interesting. Glad we're near the top.Best Success Rate on Instant Replay Challenges this Season pic.twitter.com/rmeEjzUWV6
— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) July 10, 2024
It's bad enough that we were Manfred's scapegoat to allow Boston, NY, LA and others to escape scrutiny but 5 GODD*** years later still getting hosed by the umps pisses me off.
It looks like about half the teams have had as many or more calls overturned as the Astros, so maybe we are just more adept at recognizing the bad calls vs. futile challenges.
Astros vs. RHP Hoeing and the Marlins bullpen:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) July 10, 2024
2B Altuve, 3B Bregman, DH Alvarez, C Diaz, SS Peña, 1B Singleton, CF Meyers, LF Dubón, RF Loperfido. P Valdez.
Serviam said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Lance McCullers is a cake eater who is more interested in his hair part and sideburns angle than he is in pitching. He wants to be an actor, not a ball player so I assume he'll go through the motions pretending to be coming back the next 4 years while he makes $70 million
Finally got service constant enough and time to scroll so I'm catching up on the thread since Monday….cant say I've ever actually heard someone use the term cake eater in regular conversation
Lonestar_Ag09 said:Serviam said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Lance McCullers is a cake eater who is more interested in his hair part and sideburns angle than he is in pitching. He wants to be an actor, not a ball player so I assume he'll go through the motions pretending to be coming back the next 4 years while he makes $70 million
Finally got service constant enough and time to scroll so I'm catching up on the thread since Monday….cant say I've ever actually heard someone use the term cake eater in regular conversation
I watched the Mighty Ducks with my kids the other day
Afternoon DH game 1 results:
Royals beat StL 6-4
Twins lose to the White Sox, Kopech with an immaculate inning save
Royals beat StL 6-4
Twins lose to the White Sox, Kopech with an immaculate inning save
We need a really good Framber tonight.
Diaz is catching, so I'd say 50/50
Interesting to see the Marlins are using Hoeing as an opener. I would like to think our bats look better tonight; wonder who will take the bulk innings.
The Bregman conversation got me thinking.
Is Jeremy Pena now a candidate for an early contract extension?
I would think so.
Is Jeremy Pena now a candidate for an early contract extension?
I would think so.
Faustus said:
It looks like about half the teams have had as many or more calls overturned as the Astros, so maybe we are just more adept at recognizing the bad calls vs. futile challenges.
Or maybe we are not challenging enough calls.
MLB approved the Rays request to move Wander Franco to the restricted list. (He had been on admin leave.) This means he will get no pay or service time as their investigation continues.
— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) July 10, 2024
Only two teams challenged fewer than us (one of which was even more accurate in its challenge rate), so that could be. But with half the teams having just as many and more bad calls overturned as us it's tough to say we've been getting the short end of the stick.txags92 said:Faustus said:
It looks like about half the teams have had as many or more calls overturned as the Astros, so maybe we are just more adept at recognizing the bad calls vs. futile challenges.
Or maybe we are not challenging enough calls.
We didn't challenge enough to make that case one way or the other.
A stronger case could be made with the umpscorecards, although again that's tough to pin on one thing. Is it Diaz' framing? Taking pitches?
https://umpscorecards.com/teams/
Regardless we are 24th in total runs favored at -6.52, and 28th in percentage of games favored in at 41.8%.
Some updates from Espada:
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 10, 2024
- Jake Bloss will start tomorrow.
- Luis Garcia’s bullpen is tomorrow.
- Verlander played catch today and felt good.
- Nothing new on Tucker, McCullers.
Verlander played catch! Haven't heard this update since…. Oh wait pretty much everyday
tjack16 said:
Verlander played catch! Haven't heard this update since…. Oh wait pretty much everyday
Jose Altuve showed a few of us his hand after last night’s game. It looks gnarly. https://t.co/1DmgCwyg2m
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2024
Please baseball gods, can we have Garcia, Verlander, and Tucker back for the second half of the season?EastCoastAgNc said:Some updates from Espada:
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 10, 2024
- Jake Bloss will start tomorrow.
- Luis Garcia’s bullpen is tomorrow.
- Verlander played catch today and felt good.
- Nothing new on Tucker, McCullers.
It's just a saying, but it's a little funny that baseball has a pantheon of gods rather than a monotheistic deity.
It implies there's a god of the tootblan, errors, and wild pitches like Loki causing mischief.
It implies there's a god of the tootblan, errors, and wild pitches like Loki causing mischief.
Funny that you mention it. I've always said Gods but still believed in their wrath singly.
Faustus said:
It's just a saying, but it's a little funny that baseball has a pantheon of gods rather than a monotheistic deity.
It implies there's a god of the tootblan, errors, and wild pitches like Loki causing mischief.
Jobu take fear from bats
The Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land postponed their second consecutive game today because their ballpark is still without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2024
Centerpoint could learn something from this guy pic.twitter.com/sggeCBzIRQ
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) July 10, 2024
He has the easiest power I've ever seen.EastCoastAgNc said:Centerpoint could learn something from this guy pic.twitter.com/sggeCBzIRQ
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) July 10, 2024
Chas McCormick has been without power for two days.
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) July 10, 2024
He stayed at a hotel last night and suggested he may have to stay with LHP Bryan King in Sugar Land tonight.
Minutes after we finished our interview, Chas told me his power’s back.
The team definitely looked like they had all been through this story last night, very sluggish (albeit understandably). It might be like that for this series
Chaz has been basically without power all seasonEastCoastAgNc said:Chas McCormick has been without power for two days.
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) July 10, 2024
He stayed at a hotel last night and suggested he may have to stay with LHP Bryan King in Sugar Land tonight.
Minutes after we finished our interview, Chas told me his power’s back.
The team definitely looked like they had all been through this story last night, very sluggish (albeit understandably). It might be like that for this series
I legitimately thought it was going to be a tweet along these lines
Anyone hear from Ketch about any trade rumors? He's about to be a busy man with the deadline coming up.
Also just wanted to say, I believe I speak for all of us when I say we greatly appreciate the info you provide us 2015!
Also just wanted to say, I believe I speak for all of us when I say we greatly appreciate the info you provide us 2015!
Hahahahahahahahaha
El Bombi is Home Run Derby bound! 💪 pic.twitter.com/RIGoQLDSSe
— FAX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFAX) July 10, 2024
Does he have a tumor on his neck? Dude should really get that checked out.
Houston's mayor lobs a grenade at the Astros for playing Tuesday:
— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) July 10, 2024
“George Brown doesn't have energy yesterday ... but we got a ball game going on down the street two blocks,” Whitmire said. “We got to get our priorities right, folks.”https://t.co/ZqEpemRovv
Yeah, that's not gonna be as well received as he thought it would be... Don't come at the Astros
Probably hosted more than a few folks without power who paid for the tix and were able to enjoy the AC.
An extra cooling center.
An extra cooling center.
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