The high after the Royals series and the low after this series. The roller coaster ride continues.
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Some of yall need to
We have a bit of a cushion here
We have a bit of a cushion here
Its a 14 day road trip.Boiling Denim said:Mathguy64 said:
Its the end of a 14 game road trip. This is going to happen.
Royals series was at home
4 in Baltimore
3 in Philly
4 in Houston
3 in Cincy
the fact that the plane landed in Houston for 4 games doesnt change that it left right after. The players would say it was a 14 game road trip.
Solid summary of the attitude in the dugout this week.
Series against the Diamondbacks, improved A's, Padres, Mariners who have had our number the last two regular seasons, and Guardians might require more than 4.5 games' worth of cushion to feel comfortable for a team this good at going braindead at the drop of a pin, that's all.
Series against the Diamondbacks, improved A's, Padres, Mariners who have had our number the last two regular seasons, and Guardians might require more than 4.5 games' worth of cushion to feel comfortable for a team this good at going braindead at the drop of a pin, that's all.
Mathguy64 said:Its a 14 day road trip.Boiling Denim said:Mathguy64 said:
Its the end of a 14 game road trip. This is going to happen.
Royals series was at home
4 in Baltimore
3 in Philly
4 in Houston
3 in Cincy
the fact that the plane landed in Houston for 4 games doesnt change that it left right after. The players would say it was a 14 game road trip.
Is this that Common Core math I've heard so much about?
Last year's late season swoon was worse (*we're not even swooning at this point), but we can't get swept again. Flush this one and take 2 this weekend before another off day Monday to recover.Boiling Denim said:heavens11 said:wangus12 said:
Sweep good teams, get swept by trash
So on brand for this years team. Play awesome and stack some wins. Get
To what should be a softer portion of the schedule and **** the bed
They did the same thing last season. Swept by the struggling Yanks, lost two series to the Royals and lost the series to the A's at home before the Seattle and DBacks series
Dam.. just saw the Final, Cincy has our number. Need to get this on the right track if we want to try and take the division.. may get close w 3 games against the Mariners still
Lots of ball left to play
Lots of ball left to play
what a mail-in job
did Dusty sneak back into the dugout in Cincy?
did Dusty sneak back into the dugout in Cincy?
and Dana...
oh, when Kukichi pitches...looks like a genius
the other 4 days...not even close
oh, when Kukichi pitches...looks like a genius
the other 4 days...not even close
I blame Blummer and Julia for taking a whole series off down the stretch. TK only took a couple of days off.EastCoastAgNc said:
I blame Jeff Bagwell
Dana has made a few decent moves (and one great one), but adding exactly 0 offense at the trade deadline continues to hurt this team.W said:
and Dana...
oh, when Kukichi pitches...looks like a genius
the other 4 days...not even close
Not sure who he could've added that would've mattered when Diaz and Alvarez went 0-fer this entire series, particularly with our capital.
Maybe the guy that beat us today and we can't seem to get out?Beau Holder said:
Not sure who he could've added that would've mattered when Diaz and Alvarez went 0-fer this entire series, particularly with our capital.
I fear his powers only activate against us.
Its is very 2023-2024 Astros to sweep a playoff team and then immediately get swept by a bad team
Aaron Judge since he went on paw patrol
— . (@HalToHell) September 5, 2024
.159/.284/.245 (.529 OPS) 42.1 K% pic.twitter.com/4CM4w0yg4h
Sorry if this was already posted.
Astros fall to 19-21 vs. the National League
go figure
throw out the 7-0 mark vs. the hapless Rockies and awful Marlins...
and the 'stros are only 12-21 vs. senior circuit teams with a pulse
go figure
throw out the 7-0 mark vs. the hapless Rockies and awful Marlins...
and the 'stros are only 12-21 vs. senior circuit teams with a pulse
Can someone fix the batter's eye in Cincinnati?
I'm giving this team some slack because of how far they've climbed out of the hole they were in early on along with all the injuries possibly making the dog days stretch into September. Last year's team struggled at home basically the whole season while this one is 39-29 at MMP and 36-36 on the road. Looking at the 2nd half trends they tend to lose 2 or 3 straight but haven't really slumped. Another good win streak like they just had of 5 games would be huge.
cc10106 said:
I'm giving this team some slack because of how far they've climbed out of the hole they were in early on along with all the injuries possibly making the dog days stretch into September. Last year's team struggled at home basically the whole season while this one is 39-29 at MMP and 36-36 on the road. Looking at the 2nd half trends they tend to lose 2 or 3 straight but haven't really slumped. Another good win streak like they just had of 5 games would be huge.
Need to get better on the road because we won't have homefield advantage in the playoffs until maybe the ALCS if a top team falls
Yeah. I'm confident that they can turn it up a notch on the road with all their post-season experience. Just need the pitching to keep it close.
Home or away doesn't really matter, if you play a lot of close games where you don't score much. Good luck getting much over .500 when the top of the order is silent. Wasting the couple of opportunities you get doesn't help.
Don't forget it seems like this team plays like crap in empty stadiums with no juice.
This team has impoved in close games at least. Hopefully that continues. They're also 19-5 since the ASB while scoring 4 or more runs.
Some of you younger guys won't necessarily know this, but this is NOT your daddy's "Big Red Machine" that we just got swept by. Had it been the BRM, there would be a boat-load of hematomas and stitches on the airplane ride home.
These guys are fully capable of a monumental collapse. I sure don't want to see it but, after this series, it wouldn't surprise me. They are also fully capable of going on that 10-game win streak that the GM has been talking about.
We've got 3-weeks to see if there's a backbone in there somewhere.
These guys are fully capable of a monumental collapse. I sure don't want to see it but, after this series, it wouldn't surprise me. They are also fully capable of going on that 10-game win streak that the GM has been talking about.
We've got 3-weeks to see if there's a backbone in there somewhere.
This team will be fine. This was a strange 4 day road trip w a day off in between. 4.5 game lead at this point - we're good.
**Insert large breasted nubile woman** for motivation for upcoming games. Tired of having my posts deleted and risking a ban. I thought we were past that.
MaxPower said:Aaron Judge since he went on paw patrol
— . (@HalToHell) September 5, 2024
.159/.284/.245 (.529 OPS) 42.1 K% pic.twitter.com/4CM4w0yg4h
Sorry if this was already posted.
Advanced stats are getting really niche these days
Keep FA and we'll FO.
4.5 is a little close for comfort although SEA has the tougher remaining schedule
4.5 is a little close for comfort although SEA has the tougher remaining schedule
As bad as this series was, it was their first time being swept since late April which was nearly 4.5 months ago. It happens. No reason to hit the panic button.
Surprisingly, we aren't the team that Ty France owns the most. That title belongs to the Royals
vs KCR: 27 games, .408/.496/.631/1.127. 5 HR, 20 RBI, 199 OPS+
vs HOU: 67 games, .337/.404/.484/.888, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 136 OPS+
vs KCR: 27 games, .408/.496/.631/1.127. 5 HR, 20 RBI, 199 OPS+
vs HOU: 67 games, .337/.404/.484/.888, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 136 OPS+
When Seattle DFA'd Ty France I thought for sure Dana would pick him up, especially his track record against Verlander. He had nine hits in the series and was the difference maker in today's 1-0 win. He would have looked good in orange and blue.
Instead we brought up Decenzo to platoon at first base and so far that experiment has been a disaster.
Instead we brought up Decenzo to platoon at first base and so far that experiment has been a disaster.
I try to look at the last 7 games through the lens of - if we had gone 2-2 vs KC and 2-1 vs Cincy we'd be satisfied. That's 4-3, same record as 4-0 + 0-3.
despite the sweep...the Astros are still going to win the division and make the playoffs...
but it is concerning that the season win total is trending down
2022 ---> 106 wins
2023 ---> 90 wins
2024 ---> 86 wins ?
a potential drop-off of 20 wins in 2 seasons...
front office...what are you doing?
but it is concerning that the season win total is trending down
2022 ---> 106 wins
2023 ---> 90 wins
2024 ---> 86 wins ?
a potential drop-off of 20 wins in 2 seasons...
front office...what are you doing?
75-65
5.5 games back of top AL seed (Orioles).
5.0 games back of Wild Card bye (Tribe).
4.5 games lead in AL West (Seamen).
5.0 games back of 1st Wild Card spot (Yankees).
1.0 games back of 2nd Wild Card spot (Twins).
0.5 games back of 3rd Wild Card spot (Royals).
5.5 games back of top AL seed (Orioles).
5.0 games back of Wild Card bye (Tribe).
4.5 games lead in AL West (Seamen).
5.0 games back of 1st Wild Card spot (Yankees).
1.0 games back of 2nd Wild Card spot (Twins).
0.5 games back of 3rd Wild Card spot (Royals).
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