Yeah you’re correct, there were several though (I remember one was in Colorado) last year that looked like it may be a HR off the bat only to die on the warning track.
I just saw Reddit on comercial for WWE Smackdown, coming to FOX. He was doing the Nature Boy strut. I thought it was pretty funny to see. Can't wait till October.
Interesting that Chirinos gets back to back off days. His bat lost a lot of its early sizzle from playing every day.... here’s to hoping he gets it back. It is surprising they’re giving him the day off with Greinke - I would’ve thought they’d want to get the two of them as much rhythm together as possible.
AL Player of the Month in August: Alex Bregman AL Rookie of the Month in August: Yordan Alvarez (for the third straight month)
Of the 15 Player/Pitcher/Rookie of the Month awards given out in the AL this year, the Astros have taken 7 of the 15. (Yordan: June, July, August; Cole: June, July; Yuli: July; Bregs: August)
Wonder if it's a personal catcher situation brewing? Something to get Greinke back to full Greinke? It's been a while but Maldonado caught him 11 times back in '12 when they were both with the Brewers. Or Chirinos could be a little banged up and Hinch wants to give him a full 3 days off? Haven't heard anything about that though.
Yeah, he's a much better athlete than I thought before this year. Reddick taking the ball to LF makes me smile.