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[Official] Cubs @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Jun 27, 2025.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    got lit up by the White Sox too
     
  3. Yordan The Great

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    Ok everyone can agree Joe Espada just lost this game for us, single handedly.

    For as great a run as we are on, there still has to be a fair amount of consternation on the fan's part of his game management. Too many head scratching moments.

    We are gonna score 4 or 5 runs. Why would you give the game away?
     
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    Gusto should've started to begin with...put a fork into Lance and just call it done.
     
  5. Wulaw Horn

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    He truly is an idiot. Like- I don’t even know that you can argue it if you watch his basic in game decision making.
     
  6. AznH-TownFan

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    It’s a miracle that it took 3+ innings to get 8 runs against McCullers today.
     
  7. Yordan The Great

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    Is Gusto laid up in the hospital? What's going on?
     
  8. Tomstro

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    We gotta win this series.
     
  9. DreamShook

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    astros needed to remember what it feels like to lose.
     
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  10. Buck Turgidson

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    After the BB and the 1B (after the B2B HR) there was no reason to have him in the game, yall can proceed to tell me about what a good manager Espada is.
     
  11. Qan

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    Just win the series tomorrow.
     
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  12. Mr.Scarface

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    Um...Dusty was actually good in Houston at pulling his pitchers. WTF you talking about...lol
     
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  13. old astro fan

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    Lance should have started at Sugarland.
     
  14. Qan

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    I meant call it done for him the rest of the season.
     
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    This might sound nuts but I think the Astro brass made up the "death threat sent by an overseas bettor" to deter fans from heavily criticizing fragile Lance.
     
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    6.61 ERA should earn a demotion,

    Give Espada a dunce cap for leaving him in.

    Congrats to you both.
     
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  17. old astro fan

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    I meant a "charity start". He could have bombed there.
     
  18. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    Got here late, I see that LMJ has imploded.
     
  20. Buck Turgidson

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    Well...he was indeed very good in the Postseason.
     

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