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Astros look like a bunch players that got paid, and are content.

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Mr.Scarface, Apr 3, 2019.

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  1. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    They seem to have these stretches where they can't hit anything and then they run into some terrible team and explode. I'm sure we'll be seeing the same thing again this year.
     
    #41 CometsWin, Apr 4, 2019
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    I'm not going to trying to divine into why they are the way they are, but I'm not willing to call this just a slow start. To me, it looks like a direct continuation of a lot of bad trends from last year.

    It's time to really analyze what made the championship team the most dominant hitting team in the league or conversely what caused the championship team, mostly still intact, to fall so hard in hitting the next year. If Beltran's presence had that much of an influence as some have posited, then we need to get ourselves another of those fast.
     
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    I get that the offense wasn’t quite as good in 2018 as they were in 2017. We went from 5.5 runs per game to 4.9. Averaging 4.9 runs per game is still a really good offense. So let’s not act like the Astros all of a sudden have an offense that is so significantly worse than 2017. And let’s not forget that the 2017 Astros offense started out just as slow as this year’s team.
     
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    Carlos Correa got injured and became terrible
     
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    Actually, to this point, it is to the tune of 2.14 runs/game. Notice, I said IS, not WILL BE.
     
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    I think its mental. We went from a under paid, under appreciated team hungry to prove something with nothing to lose to one that has done it all (once), expected to it again, a lot less to prove, and yes, better paid. That is a heck of a mind job to live up to. Not say we cant. Not saying the talent isnt there. But utilizing that talent to high degree over a full season is HARD.
     
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    Garbage needs to be called out.
     
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    Does this image have an origin story? I see it everywhere.
     
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  10. Mr.Scarface

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    Been an Astros fan for 40 years......I know their history.
     
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  11. Mr.Scarface

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    40 years of Astros fandom says otherwise.
     
    #51 Mr.Scarface, Apr 5, 2019
  12. Mr.Scarface

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    No. I start threads during the Playoffs. With Houston teams, the problems usually start there...........
     
    #52 Mr.Scarface, Apr 5, 2019
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    Holla back when we're 15-30.
     
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    But now...they start at 4.32% (that would be 7 of 162, btw) of the way through the season. Gotcha.

    Where's your ******* Tombstone?
     
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    Ha! I got you brother.

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    One season out of 58.
     
    #56 Mr.Scarface, Apr 5, 2019
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    And yet the team this year is far and away better than that team...
     
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    Dude, just stop.
     
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    You may follow the Astros, but you clearly don't enjoy them or even like them, so it's hard to claim to be a fan.
     
    #59 Major, Apr 5, 2019
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    Weve conquered that before. Been there, done that.
     
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