Attendance lags behind performance and this is a good indicator that next year there will be a huge bump in week day crowds. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a>-Mariners averaged 4.1 Nielsen on <a href="https://twitter.com/ROOTSPORTSSW">@ROOTSPORTSSW</a>, most-watched show in Houston prime time and a lot better than attendance total.</p>— David Barron (@dfbarron) <a href="https://twitter.com/dfbarron/status/638736020414988289">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
What's interesting (or intriguing), though, is that we had good weekday attendance during those "July deals" days. Sure, kids not being in school helps, but I think that advertising cheaper seats got this city going as well.
I'm having a hard time understanding how they don't bring up Tyler White and use him at least as a pinch hitter and DH him some. A gut that hot right now hitting .380 and a .489 OBP at AAA who has a .425 career OBP??? There is no reason to think he could not succeed right now at the mlb level. A .400 OBP hitter inserted into this lineup is exactly what this team needs in a pennant race.
Who do you want taking the 3 point shot at the buzzer? Stephen Curry who shoots 44% or Corey Brewer who shoots 29%? Tyler White who has gotten on base 42% of the time at every level? Or Chris Carter and Luis Valbuena who get on base 29% of the time? We are talking PH and DH duties here. No defensive comparisons. Sure Carter may have more power, but neither factor in any speed.
Saving his 40 man roster spot for later use. In the meantime, enjoy Chris Carter. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastro...n-receive-a-spot-and-tyler-white-likely-wont/
Disappointed that the Astros are not bringing up at least one of Redd and White, especially White considering he is at AAA.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: rain expected to clear out and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMP?src=hash">#MMP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoofStatus?src=hash">#RoofStatus</a> for tonight's 7:10 pm <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> game will be: OPEN. <a href="http://t.co/B5Q4pvoInp">pic.twitter.com/B5Q4pvoInp</a></p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/638800367791284225">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Stassi gets a start. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> lineup vs. Seattle. Scott Feldman gets the start at 7:10. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Whiff?src=hash">#Whiff</a> <a href="http://t.co/vBdY9F5k5B">pic.twitter.com/vBdY9F5k5B</a></p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/status/638804808116277249">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It essentially boils down to being on the 40 man roster. White is not going to take many DH at bats away from Gattis the rest of the year and the Astros, on average, only pinch hit every other game. Analytically, it is not worth it to them to use a roster spot on White this late in the season. He is not Rule 5 eligible so keeping him off the 40 man saves a player next year.
But I don't think next year losing one player matters that much in comparison to what is on the line this year. I have been around baseball my whole life and I believe adding a natural hitter like White or Reed could make the diiference for this Astros team which continues to defy odds by trotting out players who can't get on base 30 percent of the time and don't make up for with enough speed or power You don't pass up an opportunity to add a bat as hot as Reed or White to a mlb postseason roster knowing what you're going to have available if you don't.
Game 1 was a good start. If the Astros can score more runs than the Mariners, we should win the series.
can you be "hot" without an inflated babip? I suppose by never striking out? Am I thinking about this correctly?