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    Altuve 3000 chase?

    Beltran will get in next year or the following at the latest. He was only 17 votes off this time.
    Post by: edc, Oct 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM in forum: Houston Astros
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    Altuve 3000 chase?

    Yes. What will really be on us before we know it is the first ballot questions, the "will the scandal hurt his short-term chances", the...
    Post by: edc, Oct 8, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Altuve 3000 chase?

    262 hits (2650-2388) is not happening next year. That number would match Ichiro's record. 412 hits (2800-2388) is not happening in the next...
    Post by: edc, Oct 2, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Altuve 3000 chase?

    156 hits this season, meaning he has to duplicate this season for the next four to get to 3000 (he is at 2388). The stories of the foot injury...
    Thread by: edc, Oct 1, 2025, 20 replies, in forum: Houston Astros
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    Zach Cole: welcome to the show

    Cole is a prospect. 25 years old, just made it to AAA, and was not expected to be on the big league club. He was hitting the hell out of...
    Post by: edc, Sep 16, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Hector Neris returns

    Almost no downside. Neris knows the system and has had success here. If Neris comes in and does well, its a cheap arm. If Neris does not,...
    Post by: edc, Jul 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Hector Neris returns

    Hopefully returning to this team and coaching staff will help. He has been on the upswing, but stil had a 5+ ERA and was DFA by the Angels...
    Post by: edc, Jul 5, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    [Official] Astros @ Twins

    Possible weather issues. Thursday off would have likely turned it into an Astros travel day, and sliding a game back into it would be...
    Post by: edc, Apr 3, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    I would actually agree. It isn't "nasty", but it is mediocre with fairly poor quality control (I have a buddy who used to put it out at...
    Post by: edc, Mar 28, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Rockets History (alternate universe)

    Would there be enough scoring opportunities for Jordan, Olajuwon AND Drexler? All of them had reputations as ball hogs when they were young...
    Post by: edc, Mar 28, 2025 in forum: Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    Bregman's first at bat - I Agree. His second? Feel free to hurl as much (polite) vitriol as you wish. I suggest "your salsa tastes like ..."
    Post by: edc, Mar 28, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    Thank you. Posted a lot back in the day, fair bit of just logging in a reading for many of those years. To keep this on topic, what are...
    Post by: edc, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    I agree that is a possibility, but it is not yet the situation. The Framber issue was more about the year of his entry into the Astros system...
    Post by: edc, Feb 13, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros
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    Bregman has signed with the Boston Red Sox

    Framber signed as an International player in 2015. Yainer is not a star-level player yet, and neither is Jeremy Pena. Yordan qualifies (signed...
    Post by: edc, Feb 13, 2025 in forum: Houston Astros