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JDUB08AG said:

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houag78 said:

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So on to baseball….
At this point, is there anybody in the A.L. that scares you, as in "I wouldn't want to face them in the playoffs!"
I really can't say there is - although the NYY owned us early on, we are a Completely different team today. I feel really good about getting back to the ALCS and then some.

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There's a law of averages concern I have with the yankees. We've owned them for a decade. At some point that will come to an end and we've faced each other a lot in the playoffs.

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Soto can be a difference maker or better yet how we pitch to Soto can be a difference on a series if we face the yankees.....that plus you know those umpires can always have some shady calls go in favor of ny

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Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz are working with kids at a skills camp with Bank of America and the Astros Foundation on their off day pic.twitter.com/v20RIza81X

— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) September 9, 2024

Mathguy64 said:

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Cleveland gets 3 with the white Sox starting tonight. By Thursday the math will make it almost impossible.

We are looking like the 3 seed.

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Buck Compton said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Cleveland gets 3 with the white Sox starting tonight. By Thursday the math will make it almost impossible.

We are looking like the 3 seed.

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Iys been increasingly unlikely since the Reds series… but we do have the Tribe for the final three games. Can make up three there in the direct matchup, which changes the typical math considerably.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Buck Compton said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Cleveland gets 3 with the white Sox starting tonight. By Thursday the math will make it almost impossible.

We are looking like the 3 seed.

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Iys been increasingly unlikely since the Reds series… but we do have the Tribe for the final three games. Can make up three there in the direct matchup, which changes the typical math considerably.

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We need to cut it to one game going into that series.

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Farmer1906 said:

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The Oilers, Texans, & Rockets should have zero impact on an Astros city connect uni.

I've seen a lot of guesses or ideas thrown out there. What if we lean into the 2017 "Houston Strong" feel. I think the city is at its best when it comes together and during disaster relief.

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The Porkchop Express said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz are working with kids at a skills camp with Bank of America and the Astros Foundation on their off day pic.twitter.com/v20RIza81X

— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) September 9, 2024

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Hope some of the kids are teaching Pena to get back to fundamentals.

Although to be fair he was busting his ass on extra drills at the game Saturday. We had great seats for my wife's birthday and she enjoyed the eye candy before the game started.

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Mathguy64 said:

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Cleveland gets 3 with the white Sox starting tonight. By Thursday the math will make it almost impossible.

We are looking like the 3 seed.

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W said:

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also means Framber cannot start game 1 of the ALDS

thank goodness there is a day off between games 1 and 2

so Framber and HB can start games 2 and 3

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W said:

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the final series vs. the Guardians will be very interesting -- as to whether the Astros go all-in for the 2-seed.

would they start Framber or HB on Saturday the 28th or Sunday the 29th...risking that they would be unavailable for the wildcard series

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— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) September 10, 2024

tjack16 said:

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W said:

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the final series vs. the Guardians will be very interesting -- as to whether the Astros go all-in for the 2-seed.

would they start Framber or HB on Saturday the 28th or Sunday the 29th...risking that they would be unavailable for the wildcard series

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If we are 2.5-3.5 games back or better I'd go all out the first game and if we win keep pushing.. if you lose then don't worry about it.

As we've seen the most important thing is just get in and get in healthy

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Mathguy64 said:

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tjack16 said:

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W said:

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the final series vs. the Guardians will be very interesting -- as to whether the Astros go all-in for the 2-seed.

would they start Framber or HB on Saturday the 28th or Sunday the 29th...risking that they would be unavailable for the wildcard series

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If we are 2.5-3.5 games back or better I'd go all out the first game and if we win keep pushing.. if you lose then don't worry about it.

As we've seen the most important thing is just get in and get in healthy

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It's the last series of the season. Can't be a half game. If it's 3 games I guess roll the dice. 2 or 1 game behind and you can go at it.

We currently have the tie breaker H2H with the 2-1 series win earlier. But I have no clue what the secondary tie breaker is. If you win game 1 you keep trying. It's a big game of Russian roulette. The more you try the more you risk messing up the WC rotation. But the same is true for Cleveland.

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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tjack16 said:

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W said:

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the final series vs. the Guardians will be very interesting -- as to whether the Astros go all-in for the 2-seed.

would they start Framber or HB on Saturday the 28th or Sunday the 29th...risking that they would be unavailable for the wildcard series

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If we are 2.5-3.5 games back or better I'd go all out the first game and if we win keep pushing.. if you lose then don't worry about it.

As we've seen the most important thing is just get in and get in healthy

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It's the last series of the season. Can't be a half game. If it's 3 games I guess roll the dice. 2 or 1 game behind and you can go at it.

We currently have the tie breaker H2H with the 2-1 series win earlier. But I have no clue what the secondary tie breaker is. If you win game 1 you keep trying. It's a big game of Russian roulette. The more you try the more you risk messing up the WC rotation. But the same is true for Cleveland.

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Aw my bad got it confused with the Seattle series.

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