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  1. IdStrosfan

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    I like Dubon perfectly fine as a bench player but when he has to start, he's a #8 or #9 hitter - not a #2.

    Meyers may well need a day. He has played quite a bit since he returned. But why sit him vs a LHP when he's on a hot streak?

    Bregman needs to keep up his resurgence. He has been TERRIBLE vs LHP this year. The hitter between Alvarez and Tucker MUST mash lefties to make managers think twice before changing pitchers to Yordan and punish them for choosing a southpaw when they do.
     
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  2. Wulaw Horn

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    For ****s sake Dusty you really make it easy to hate you with your abject stupidity in constructing a lineup order that has your second worst hitter hitting in the top third of the lineup for no damn good reason.
     
    #142 Wulaw Horn, Jul 9, 2022
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  3. punkoholic

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    A's traded Christian Bethancourt to the Rays so Astros won't be seeing him in the rest of the series.
     
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  4. Surfguy

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    Is Peña still out from that collision with Yordan?
     
    #144 Surfguy, Jul 9, 2022
  5. Wulaw Horn

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    No. He came back from that- he’s sick now. Non Covid variety illness.
     
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  6. sealclubber1016

    sealclubber1016 Member
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    According to the club he's just sick.
     
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  7. punkoholic

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    Stomach issues??? He was taking ground balls yesterday from the looks of it.
     
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  8. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    Can someone explain to me why Dubon is the #2 hitter? Is he another one we have to trade to save Dusty from himself?
     
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  9. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    "It keeps everyone in the same spot"... BUT when the **** are they going to pitch to Altuve the same just because of lineup order rather than who is actually behind him?
     
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  10. Marshall Bryant

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    Regardless of how anyone has played thus far, I hope every Astro goes 10 for 10.
     
    #150 Marshall Bryant, Jul 9, 2022
  11. Jay713

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    I’m seriously starting to believe that old man Dusty puts together these lineups just to go against all advice given to him.
     
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  12. Mr.Scarface

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    He reads this board and constructs a lineup to piss you off.
     
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  13. RussE

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    I don’t agree batting Dubon 2nd or his sac bunt.

    And why have Dubon at SS and Diaz the DH?
     
    #153 RussE, Jul 9, 2022
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    Or he has a bingo card of line ups that he has to fill out with wins as part of his contract. If he does, he gets a bonus.
     
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  15. Wulaw Horn

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    It has always felt like he takes any advice the FO gives him and wipes his ass with it.
    he doesn’t seem to do dumbshit awfulness in the playoffs. Like maybe It’s understood he gets to do whatever dumbass **** he wants in the regular season but he has to play by the numbers in the playoffs.
     
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  16. RussE

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    Diaz should be hitting 2nd. Nice hit by Diaz.
     
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    Chaz:)
     
    #157 RussE, Jul 9, 2022
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    I just witnessed McCormick shorten a swing for a basehit.... what in the world
     
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  19. marks0223

    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    Been a little while since the Astros Scored first...last Sunday
     
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  20. Rock Block

    Rock Block Sorta here sometimes
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    Maldy doing work. So happy to see him having some success
     
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