[Official] Astros @ Athletics

Nick · May 2, 2016

King of 40 Acres said: ↑

Heard Keuchel and some of the other Astros were at Oracle Arena before their game with the A's today... Anyone have any thoughts on that.

Kinda weird to just take in a Warriors game on a scheduled game day.
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Oracle arena is about a 5 minute walk from the coliseum... Maybe there is even an underground tunnel that makes it even shorter.

Less effort than when the Warriors went to the Astros game.

J.R. · May 2, 2016

[rquoter]Facts and fiction from the first month of the MLB season

Fiction: Rebuilding teams are the only ones that stink

Au contraire. For all of the talk about the polarization in the NL, three of the worst five records in April belonged to AL clubs.

The Braves, of course, set the industry standard for ghastliness, going 5-18. But the Astros and Twins were only 1 1/2 games better at 7-17, while the Yankees were 8-14.

The Phillies, at 14-10, actually tied for the seventh-best record in the majors.
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Fact: The Astros' rotation is a soft-tossing mess

The Astros' starters ended April ranked last in the AL with a 5.10 ERA -- and last in the majors in average fastball velocity at 89.3 mph, according to Fangraphs.

Velocity isn't everything -- the Astros' starters were 25th last season, yet finished second in the AL in ERA. And the Rangers' current starters are 29th in average fastball velocity but first in the AL in ERA.

Still, the Astros badly miss hard-throwing right-hander Lance McCullers, who is working his way back from a sore right shoulder.

Too many of their starters are similar.
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Fact: Carlos Gomez could be this year's Ian Desmond

Meaning, a potential free agent whose market crashes when he fails to perform.

Gomez ended April with the eighth-lowest OPS in the majors, and it wasn't like he hit into bad luck. His batting average on balls in play was slightly above league-average, but his average exit velocity was the game's 14th-worst.

As if all that is not bad enough, Gomez's baserunning is rated as a negative, according to Fangraphs, and he ended the month with soreness in his left rib cage after diving for a ball on Friday night.
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