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Mathguy64 said:

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Interesting discussion on KC on MLB radio. They question why KC picked up Tommy Pham. Apparently he came in and immediately questioned the clubhouse commitment to winning. And of course pissed off everyone in the clubhouse.

I said it at the time that he's a clubhouse cancer and questioned this move. Mathtradamus strikes again.

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With the way they're playing right now, Pham may have a good point.

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I think the loss of Pasquantino was devastating. He made it impossible to pitch around Witt and Salvy.

This warms my heart

No game tonight. So, here are 4 minutes of non local baseball media discussing what THEY think about the Astros. These clips are from within the last 2 weeks. As an Astros fan, I completely get off to this shit I cannot lie. NOBODY has it better than US. They’re terrified 😂. pic.twitter.com/bNZTuqv7MA

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) September 3, 2024

Mathguy64 said:

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Interesting discussion on KC on MLB radio. They question why KC picked up Tommy Pham. Apparently he came in and immediately questioned the clubhouse commitment to winning. And of course pissed off everyone in the clubhouse.

I said it at the time that he's a clubhouse cancer and questioned this move. Mathtradamus strikes again.

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They should identify him as 0-time World Champion Tommy Pham.

Farmer1906 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Interesting discussion on KC on MLB radio. They question why KC picked up Tommy Pham. Apparently he came in and immediately questioned the clubhouse commitment to winning. And of course pissed off everyone in the clubhouse.

I said it at the time that he's a clubhouse cancer and questioned this move. Mathtradamus strikes again.

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Is that a cancer? Sounds like he wants to win and has a unique perspective. He has postseason experience with the Cards, Rays, Padres, and DBacks. He also has been on some bad teams like the White Sox earlier this year and teams that feel short of their runs with 24 Cards, 23 Mets, & 22 Red Sox.

Maybe he went about it the wrong way, but the guy has fire and he wants to win.

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There is a reason he's been on 10 teams in 10 years. He went about it the wrong way.

He also doesn't play very good defense or run the bases very well. And those are two things that KC does. IMHO they panicked when Pasquantino went down.

They appear to be locking themselves into the 6 seed and unless something crazy happens we will end up in the 3 spot. I think we see KC again. A healthy KC is a tough out. They run the bases like crazy and make runs happen. In the playoffs that's a good combination.

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Mathguy64 said:

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Interesting discussion on KC on MLB radio. They question why KC picked up Tommy Pham. Apparently he came in and immediately questioned the clubhouse commitment to winning. And of course pissed off everyone in the clubhouse.

I said it at the time that he's a clubhouse cancer and questioned this move. Mathtradamus strikes again.

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Is that a cancer? Sounds like he wants to win and has a unique perspective. He has postseason experience with the Cards, Rays, Padres, and DBacks. He also has been on some bad teams like the White Sox earlier this year and teams that feel short of their runs with 24 Cards, 23 Mets, & 22 Red Sox.

Maybe he went about it the wrong way, but the guy has fire and he wants to win.

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You know that new guy that just moved onto your block from California that won't shut up about how much better it was back in California? That is Tommy Pham in the Royals clubhouse. Has he been to the playoffs? Sure. Does everybody in the Royals clubhouse want to hear about it from the new guy before he settles in and gets to know everybody? No.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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This warms my heart

No game tonight. So, here are 4 minutes of non local baseball media discussing what THEY think about the Astros. These clips are from within the last 2 weeks. As an Astros fan, I completely get off to this shit I cannot lie. NOBODY has it better than US. They’re terrified 😂. pic.twitter.com/bNZTuqv7MA

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) September 3, 2024

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I love it.

I was just thinking about how awesome Yordan is as one does.

Since 2019 - wRC+
1. Judge - 179
2. Alvarez - 167
3. Trout - 165
4. Soto - 159
5. Freeman - 150
6. Ohtani - 150
7. Betts - 145
8. Harper - 144
9. Tucker - 141
10. Acuna - 140
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15. Altuve - 136
16. Bregman - 134
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30. Brantley - 127

Even with all the regular season and postseason success, he feels underrated. He's not getting the type of love Judge, Soto, & Ohtani get on a national stage. I will say the national play-by-play / color guys do when they call our games. Houston seems like a boogey man without a face. And if there is a face, it's usually Altuve (deserving).

No real point to my rambling. Just Yordan is awesome.

Farmer1906 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Interesting discussion on KC on MLB radio. They question why KC picked up Tommy Pham. Apparently he came in and immediately questioned the clubhouse commitment to winning. And of course pissed off everyone in the clubhouse.

I said it at the time that he's a clubhouse cancer and questioned this move. Mathtradamus strikes again.

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Is that a cancer? Sounds like he wants to win and has a unique perspective. He has postseason experience with the Cards, Rays, Padres, and DBacks. He also has been on some bad teams like the White Sox earlier this year and teams that feel short of their runs with 24 Cards, 23 Mets, & 22 Red Sox.

Maybe he went about it the wrong way, but the guy has fire and he wants to win.

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I don't know anything about Tommy Pham's character except that he once punched a teammate in the face about fantasy football.

Now that teammate was Joc Peterson, who I have also very much wanted to punch. And I have also wanted to punch people in the face about fantasy football. So no judgment.

I'm just saying Tommy Pham might not exactly be Justin Verlander.

3-5 days. Then next series, then 3-5 more days, then he'll be jogging, then 3-5 more days…..wash, rinse, repeat.

Two weeks to flatten the shin.

The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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Fair point.

Yordan's postseason counting stacks are significantly better than Ohtani & Judges.

Farmer1906 said:

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Red Five said:

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The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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Fair point.

Yordan's postseason counting stacks are significantly better than Ohtani & Judges.

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How do you say "0" in Japanese?

Farmer1906 said:

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Red Five said:

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The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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Fair point.

Yordan's postseason counting stacks are significantly better than Ohtani & Judges.

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I'm pretty sure Josh Reddick's postseason counting stats are better than Ohtani & Judge too...

Since the #Astros were a season-worst 12-24, they've gone 63-39.
⚾️ 63-39 is the best record in baseball
⚾️ 63-39 is 7 games better than any other AL team
⚾️ BTW, the 4 worst AL records during that span (besides the ridiculously bad White Sox) - Mariners, Rangers, A's, Angels. pic.twitter.com/q1iJqUbA81

— Adam Wexler (@AdamJWexler) September 4, 2024

TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Red Five said:

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The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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Fair point.

Yordan's postseason counting stacks are significantly better than Ohtani & Judges.

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I'm pretty sure Josh Reddick's postseason counting stats are better than Ohtani & Judge too...

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Josh Reddick is hitting 184 points higher than either Ohtani or Judge in the World Series.


Judge vs. Astros in 3 playoff series: .188 (13 for 69), 4 HR, 25 K

The Porkchop Express said:

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TarponChaser said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Red Five said:

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The problem from a national perspective is that, as good as he is, his counting stats have never been amazing. Career high in homers is 37 and only topped 100+ RBI once. Ohtani has hit 40+ three times and is going to go 50/50 this year which is mind boggling. Judge has topped 50 HR 3 times and 60 once (maybe a second time this year), and piles up RBI as well. Those are easier stories to tell than advanced metrics for mainstream consumption. There's also the simple fact that he doesn't play in New York or LA.

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Fair point.

Yordan's postseason counting stacks are significantly better than Ohtani & Judges.

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I'm pretty sure Josh Reddick's postseason counting stats are better than Ohtani & Judge too...

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Josh Reddick is hitting 184 points higher than either Ohtani or Judge in the World Series.


Judge vs. Astros in 3 playoff series: .188 (13 for 69), 4 HR, 25 K

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Martin Maldonado is hitting 225 points higher than either Ohtani or Judge in the World Series.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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"We know that JV is going through a spring training like mode right now with how long he was out but we also know the pedigree of JV. He's still got the stuff and is showing some rust." - Astros GM Dana Brown on Justin Verlander.@SportsTalk790 @SeanUnfiltered

— Brian LaLima (@BLima790) September 4, 2024

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This is how I feel about the JV situaiton.