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[Official] Astros @ Athletics

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 24, 2024.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    Dude, you can talk **** about Buc-ees or Blue Bell or Whataburger all you want, but I will not abide HEB slander
     
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    HEB is a cover for the CIA Buck, don't be a lemming.
     
  3. Buck Turgidson

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    The CIA in San Antonio has a great reputation, their student restaurant serves some quality food. I cannot confirm or deny that they source their groceries from HEB.
     
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  4. Tomstro

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    1986 and 2024 Astro blend….

    c- Diaz
    1b- Davis
    2B/DH Altuve
    3B- Walling
    ss- Pena
    LF- cruz
    Cf- meyers
    Rf- tucker
    DH/LF Yordan

    4th outfielder- Bass
    5th outfielder - Hatcher
    Utility infield - Dubon
    Back up 2B- Doran
    Backup catcher- Ashby

    1. Scott
    2. Ryan
    3. Verlander
    4. Darwin
    5. Knepper
    MR- Abreu
    MR- Anderson
    7th- Kerfeld
    8th- Smith
    9th- Hader
    LR/spot starter- Deshaies
     
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  5. InTheGroove

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    this tells me all i need to know about GAF about watching the replay... sad times.
     
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  6. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    So basically (relatively speaking)...

    '86
    Great pitching / mediocre offense

    '24
    Great offense / mediocre pitching
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    It's pretty much guaranteed Espada was the lesser manager.

    '24 pitching will improve, but prob not '86 level
     
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  7. Tomstro

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    Denny Walling over Bregman. That’s crazy but in ‘86 Walling was really good even if it was a platoon .
     
  8. Houstunna

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    Walling was good until the playoffs began.

    Bregman needs to stop sucking. Batting cleanup makes as much sense as Jabreu's return.
     
  9. Radricky

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    And we have black hole abreu back for the mariners series
     
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    :eek:
     
  11. Nick

    Nick Contributing Member

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    Forget about Abreu. The hope is that they’re not as collectively mentally weak as some are here to where they can withstand his presence in the locker room and not be a complete **** show on the field.

    Need to win this series… and the pitching is lined up to go after the Mariners with Blanco coming back.
     
  12. Stephen66

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    I gather he's just going to be on the bench for the next year and a half with the occasional start?
     
  13. IdStrosfan

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    Not a chance.

    They don't bench him more than 50%. This whole minor league experiment was specifically to hope he can recover. They don't do that then not give him the chance to show it or die with a bat in his hands.

    I bet he starts at least 7 of 10 until AT LEAST mid June once he's activated.

    And 8 of 10 until the end of June would not surprise me.
     
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  14. astros99

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    Bregman batting cleanup again today….
     
  15. Tomstro

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    Bregman and Diaz better heat up. Can’t have their 2024 version AND Abreu in the lineup.
     
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    The Astros are banking that Bregman’s April and May performance is normal and that he will catch fire soon. I hope that’s the case too.
     
  18. Radricky

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    Might as well just send loperfido down now and get it over with……
     
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  19. Hank McDowell

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    This is insane. Seriously. Just ridiculous.
     
  20. Tomstro

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    Dubon is not playing LF today for defensive reasons. Obviously, it’s for his bat. So why is he batting 9th?
     
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