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[Official] Mariners @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Jul 28, 2022.

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  1. IdStrosfan

    IdStrosfan Member

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    He was a rookie at 25, so not FA until 31.

    Most super star players are rookies at least by 23. Certainly 24.
     
    #541 IdStrosfan, Jul 30, 2022
  2. Yordan The Great

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    Time for a 4 out save by Pressly.

    Come on Dusty.
     
    #542 Yordan The Great, Jul 30, 2022
  3. conquistador#11

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    Finally the ump came through for us.
     
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  4. tehG l i d e

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    is it me or is Diaz underrated as an Astro
     
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  5. Tomstro

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    the dude hit 52 home runs at 25 years old, in his 1st full season. That is not a late bloomer , especially for someone who played 4 years of college ball. He was a first round pick out of college so he was dominating there too. I guess he made the league 1 year later than what you consider to be on time. Late bloomer is quite a reach in this case.
     
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  6. PuzzledFan

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    Aledmys! The man cannot be stopped!
     
    #546 PuzzledFan, Jul 30, 2022
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  7. Houstunna

    Houstunna Mr Graphix
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    Diaz could've doubled had he hustled

    Eta- and perhaps Duban's hit scores him
     
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  8. Stephen66

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    Well I guess Diaz gets the next three days off now
     
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  9. Deuce Rings

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    When your bat’s as shite as Maldonado’s and you’ve got two on with one out, you’re probably better off just taking and getting Altuve to the plate
     
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  10. marks0223

    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    He's been one of the Astros better hitters this month, has 2 hits today, and missed another double by an inch or two in that at bat.
     
    #550 marks0223, Jul 30, 2022
  11. The Beard

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    Yea his OPS is only .900 the past month
     
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  12. King1

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    Yordan getting hit
     
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  13. RussE

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    Son of a b****.
     
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  14. IdStrosfan

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    Have to disagree

    If he wasn't a late bloomer he would have been in the minors for 3 seasons before being called up after being drafted as a 21 year old and not playing professionally until he was 22.

    For example Bregman was drafted as a 21 year old and in the majors just over a year later.
     
    #554 IdStrosfan, Jul 30, 2022
  15. Yordan The Great

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    That's not a fair statement based on how he's batted over the past few weeks..
     
    #555 Yordan The Great, Jul 30, 2022
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    More walks
     
    #556 Amshirvani, Jul 30, 2022
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    Leadoff damn walk

    But we still got this.... hopefully
     
    #557 Houstunna, Jul 30, 2022
  18. Yordan The Great

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    Late bloomer would be 27/28 years old, not 25.

    Slow developing, yeah you could argue that

    Late bloomer, that's not accurate.

    Bregman, Soto, etc, these are the outliers, not the norm.
     
    #558 Yordan The Great, Jul 30, 2022
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    Rur roh
     
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  20. PuzzledFan

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    feeling snakebit
     
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