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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by HeyBudLetsParty, Mar 11, 2023.

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  1. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    Any watch parties in the Austin area?
     
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    These numbers are crazy
     
    #263 astros123, Mar 21, 2023
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    How is Lars Nootbar on team Japan? What’s the Japanese connection?
     
    #264 Amshirvani, Mar 21, 2023
  5. astros123

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    His mom nd it's always been his dream to play for Japan
     
    #265 astros123, Mar 21, 2023
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    His mom is Japanese.

    Yeah, I didn't know that either until the WBC started.
     
    #266 Buck Turgidson, Mar 21, 2023
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    Arozarena is Cuban sooooo
     
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    Became a Mexican citizen last year...
     
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    Had Trae turner on deck and schwarber decides to swing at a 3-0 pitch loser lol
     
    #269 zeeshan2, Mar 21, 2023
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    USA unfamiliar with the Japanese pitchers. They should avoid Darvish lol.
     
    #270 punkoholic, Mar 21, 2023
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    As mentioned his Mom is Japanese and as long as your parents hold a passport of a specific country, you can represent them. There's a video of Nootbaar when he was kid and he said he wanted to represent Japan.

    Ohtani tried recruiting Steven Kwan and he accepted but was ineligible. Mom might have been Japanese but I believe she was born in the United States.
     
    #271 punkoholic, Mar 21, 2023
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    Trout choking in the biggest moment of his career in some time. Cmon
     
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    Can’t go for USA. I can’t root for these other guys I don’t care for.
     
    #273 RasaqBoi, Mar 21, 2023
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    he’s a certified choke artist. Zion of MLB.
     
    #274 RasaqBoi, Mar 21, 2023
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    Yu Darvish from Iran, pitching for Japan.
     
    #275 RasaqBoi, Mar 21, 2023
  16. Buck Turgidson

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    He was born in Japan
     
    #276 Buck Turgidson, Mar 21, 2023
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    He didn't bunt with 2 strikes in the 8th inning of a championship game this time.
     
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  18. RasaqBoi

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    Farid Yu Darvishsefat.

     
    #278 RasaqBoi, Mar 21, 2023
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    Came in to say this hahaha!

    Also, Yu choke.
     
    #279 AkeemTheDreem86, Mar 21, 2023
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    Is ohtani pitching to close it out?
     
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