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[Official] Orioles @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Aug 15, 2025.

  1. Surfguy

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    This is a bummer, man. Bummer!
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  2. Bobbythegreat

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    I've got a bad feeling about this inning.
     
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  3. tehG l i d e

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    Goodness gracious that was idiotic. Runner on 3rd with no outs...
     
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  4. Nook

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    Melton is not a big league hitter right now. Love his glove and base running but him starting is a real problem.
     
  5. panamamyers

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    Urias needs to score there. It was a perfect bunt. Shouldn't have even been close.
     
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  6. marks0223

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    Didn't look like a suicide squeeze so I don't think it was a dugout decision. If it was a suicide squeeze runner would have run with the pitch and would have made it.
     
  7. AuburnRocket

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    Trammell bunt was not Einstein baseball
     
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  8. Htown Stros

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    It was a routine play. The guy didn’t even need to make the fancy glove flip.

    At least give him the opportunity to strike out. Then if you want to do it…you can do it on the very next batter with one out. That way if it doesn’t work it doesn’t even matter.
     
  9. Nook

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    Melton isn’t a big league hitter.
     
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  10. Surfguy

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    I can't watch this! Mommy...turn it off!
     
  11. AuburnRocket

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    The O's certainly have the right idea here
     
  12. Buck Turgidson

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    Melton is worthless at the plate
     
  13. AuburnRocket

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    The former Beaver is certainly playing like one.
     
  14. RussE

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    He bunted it too hard. Nice play be the first baseman. That play has to work for Joe.
     
  15. Htown Stros

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    It was a safety squeeze. That decision definitely comes from the dugout there.
     
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  16. Radricky

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    And yet we’ve had like 4 pinch hitters this game and none for melton.
     
  17. desihooper

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    Only hope is he gets Manfred'd to 2nd base and scores on a bloop hit.
     
  18. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    Burning pinch hitters on major league hitters was idiotic.
     
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  19. InTheGroove

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    Sousa should not have been pulled before that 3rd out... again.
     
  20. Surfguy

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    Welp...it took a perfect defensive play to defeat it...so wasn't exactly the worst call in the world...except that it failed.
     

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