You are right, my numbers were emotionally inflated, which helps no one. I still think that just as much as ppl are hating the "doom and gloom" attitude, the "everything is great, this team is amazing" attitude is just as annoying when their leading is slowly falling away.
Unless they have a historic meltdown they're going to make the playoffs. Whether they win 105 games or 90 games the bottom line is guys are going to have to step up and perform when it counts the most.
I do not. Other than "JK! '17 Astros RULZ!" there is no possible way to justify this sentence: This year's team is missing most of the offensive playoff production the '15 team had... Rasmus, Gomez, and Carter. The '15 Astros slashed .222 /.301/.423/.724 in the postseason. Yes, Altuve waaaaaay under-performed - but look at the '17 Astros: .287/.351/.491/.842 - and that's with Correa missing significant time, as well as Springer, McCaan.... It's the best offense in team history. Unless I'm somehow completely misunderstanding your point, it's a baffling statement to make. And this: The young guys' OPS production has increased .150+ on average vs '15. doesn't, well - mean anything to me, honestly (who are these "young guys"?) and certainly doesn't make any declarations that, in fact, the '17 Astros' offense is light years better than the Astros' '15 playoff performance. I'm not trying to be flippant or confrontational - you're obviously trying to make SOME point and I'm curious what it is.... but if it's rooted in ANY idea that the '15 offense was in ANY WAY better than this year's offense........... you're going to lose me.
When people are watching their team struggle they are going to complain in the game day thread. That is what the game day thread is for. We have been struggling mightily lately compared to expectations. Sorry not everyone is raw-raw golly gee willikers the front office can do no wrong.
His glove hasn't been as good as it has been in the past. However his bat has been very productive. He has an OPS of around .850 for most of the year. He has 15 homers in only 200 at bats and has seen his OB% increase 70 points. If he keeps an OPS of .825-.850 he will likely keep getting playing time.
In the playoffs? McHugh will be their #3 starter; #2 if McCullers isn't healthy. And more and more, I think their 4th starter is going to be a combo starter: Morton for 2-2.5; Peacock for 2-2.5. And then turn it over to the pen.
And when people act hysterically about day-to-day nonsense, they'll get called out on it. Sorry that not everyone has the emotional stability of an 8 year old and everything isn't gloom-and-doom every time we give up a run or commit an error.
I am thinking instead of innings... just don't let them face the same batters more than twice... ideally Peacock 4, Morton 4, Giles 1
Yea, god forbid someone comment in the game-day thread about something they are presently watching or frustrated with.... we need game-day thread police to tell people not to "overreact" when in reality their reaction is appropriate because they are in.... say it with me... the game-day thread .... which is meant for commenting on things happening that minute... and if they are bad... they get negative comments. I can't help it if you can't understand the concept of a game day thread and people voicing their frustrations with play-by-play situations. It is a totally different concept than a commentary on the season as a whole. I think even an 8 year old would understand that but I guess it goes beyond you.
We may need both Peacock and McHugh as starters if Morton and McCullers dont step up by playoff time.
I know this is through no fault of his own, and it's basically just another **** circumstance, but I'm irrationally irritated with how McCullers' season has gone. It started out with such promise. It was looking like we had found our dominating 1-2 punch for the next few years, and things were looking so bright. Now, he's back to being injury-prone and bad on the road, with questions surrounding whether he'll even be healthy for the playoffs. Like I said, I know this isn't his fault (unless it's his mechanics that are causing the problem, in which case it IS his fault), and it's an irrational way to feel, so don't @ me.
Its all about context. Sure, outlandish comments are fine (tolerable) when talking about a given game. But many or most of them are applied in the context of the whole season or a range of time well beyond the game at hand. All the "how we failed" at the trade deadline comments dont hold water when you see that Liriano has a 2.45 ERA and Clippard has a 0.00 ERA as Astros. Granted, many posters, including myself at times fail to properly document context. But much of what I see goes beyond that failure.
What I meant was, come playoff time, I want our 3 strongest starters starting. Right now, IMO, thats DK, Peacock and McHugh in that order. Sure, Morton is not far off. But I still would be more comfortable with Peacock starting a playoff game than Morton.
