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[Official] Twins @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Aug 5, 2021.

  1. evilhomer

    evilhomer Member

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    It's disheartening when you pinch hit for your .181 hitter with your .196 hitter...
     
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  2. Tomstro

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    Please jose
     
  3. Tomstro

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    frustrating...
     
  4. conquistador#11

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    Yeay extra innings
     
  5. Nick

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    I barely missed these ghost runner games..
     
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    Did Dusty not realize it was a tie game? Did he think we were up by one? What is the bullpen plan going forward?
     
  7. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports
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    Dusty cannot think ahead to save his life. This is the third game I can remember when he burned his only reliable swing-and-miss pitchers before extra innings and the ghost runner
     
  8. CK Johnson

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    The misery continues.
     
  9. Amshirvani

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    he was banking on the offense actually doing something
     
  10. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports
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    Yeah, I heard that the first two times he took that gamble and lost. You have two reliable closers. Save one for the really hard situation.
     
  11. SWTsig

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    Is Dusty purposely trying to lose these games? Why bring in Graveman and Pressly in a tie game and then bring in the guy w a 5 ERA w a runner on 2nd?

    I’m over the Dusty era. Great guy but can’t see the forest for the trees.
     
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  12. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports
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    and I ****ing posted this before that predictably happened.
     
  13. Tomstro

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    for some reason I have no confidence in this team in extra innings.

    Please just beat these chumps
     
  14. Nick

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    With bunting going the way of the dodo, and hitters consistently just trying to go the other way in extras (to advance the runner at 2nd), I’d go ahead and walk the first batter (moreso if its actually a good hitter)… and dare the hitters to try and bunt or a ground ball possibly gets you a DP.

    Or you can just give up one run… pray you get it back… and keep going.
     
  15. Stros66

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    Brantley just needs to end this with a hr.
     
  16. Amshirvani

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    Well
    If we can’t score here with our 3-4-5 hitters and Altuve on 2B to start then we deserve this loss
     
  17. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    Time for a failed bunt attempt.
     
  18. Houstunna

    Houstunna Mr Graphix
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    Guess what... Stros get the shameful ghost runner too.

    Let's score 2+
     
  19. desihooper

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    LFG - walk 'em off right here
     
  20. Buck Turgidson

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    The ol' leadoff 2-run HR...what a time to be alive.
     

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