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Astros 2021 Season General Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Snake Diggit, Apr 15, 2021.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    Who knows, it's possible, he's been having leg problems since ST

    No.

    In an emergency he could play 2B. Altuve cannot play 3B, he'd need a cutoff man to get the ball to 1B
     
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  2. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    With the current roster, I'd go with Yuli at 3rd, Castro (with his 10 innings) at first. :)
     
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  3. Nick

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    And Bagwell throwing left handed...
     
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  4. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I don't see why not. I can throw a softball 20 feet left handed.
     
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  5. Snake Diggit

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    With Tucker and Bregman out and McCormick playing so well, this'd be my everyday lineup:

    2B Altuve
    LF Brantley
    SS Correa
    DH Alvarez
    1B Gurriel
    RF McCormick
    CF Straw
    3B Toro
    C Castro
     
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  6. raining threes

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    Not at all, but if you're a GM and you're not trying at all times to strengthen your weaknesses, then you're not doing your job. Same way in business.

    Agreed about the last sentence, nothing is guaranteed in life, but you should give yourself the best chance to succeed. Atleast that's my philosophy in life
     
  7. Marshall Bryant

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    I don't know if I miss Luhnow or Hinch more. But at least we still have Strom.
     
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  8. Buck Turgidson

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    I broke things in my right arm twice b/t age 13 and 17ish...you could not believe how good I got at throwing darts, footballs, bocce, etc...

    I can still write left handed, mostly legible.
     
  9. Marshall Bryant

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    I'm useless with my left hand except as a guide for my right hand.
     
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  10. No Worries

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    and playing third.
     
  11. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    Yep, you are the only one that feels this way. Click didn't fill weaknesses at LF, 1B, and backup C with the best available players (not counting Realmuto) based on 2021 performance to date.
     
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  12. raining threes

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    No , for the record I wanted him to fill the hole at catcher. I was fine with Yuli and knew it would take time for Tucker to grow. Although I thought Tucker's ceiling was Reddick.
     
  13. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I was a 180 bowler right handed. I stained something in my wrist so I had to bowl left handed for a few months. I averaged around 140.
     
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  15. Buck Turgidson

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    Is that good? Obviously I'm not a golfer.
     
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  16. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    My golf scores and bowling scores are sadly about the same
     
  17. No Worries

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    My golf scores and bowling scores are ... wildly inaccurate ... given the amount of beer I am consuming. ;)
     
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    I don't know if this was intentional but it gave me a chuckle.
     
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