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[Official] Wild Card Series Tigers @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Oct 1, 2024.

  1. Radricky

    Radricky Member

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    I can’t wrap my head around burning hader here.
    You’re not going to use him 3 days in a row
     
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  2. Nook

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    Nah - 80 year old Milo is somewhere in hell sexually harassing 20-25 year old girls and trying to cop a feel up their skirts
     
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  3. zeeshan2

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    the fluky rangers who didn't make it to the postseason? Come on, the astros title window was closing fast anyway
     
  4. Castian Crew

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    It's called Bagwell's thumbprint
     
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  5. PlatoJoe

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    "Watch me." - Joe Espada
     
  6. Radricky

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    I love me some tk
     
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  7. Htown Stros

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    Damn I didn’t know he was like that…
     
  8. Tomstro

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    No. Tim Kurkjian, the announcer
     
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  9. MAstroS

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    Guess Hader is going to pitch 3 straight days.
     
  10. vjohnson

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    Let’s go back to back to back please
     
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  11. Tuckmose

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    Won't matter if they lose game 2, but what an awful decision if it's close and late for game 3.
     
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  12. MadMax

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    Oh duh…my bad. I’ve had sound off dealing with other crap
     
  13. MadMax

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    I would be willing to bet that neither one of us is as good at anything as Jeff Bagwell was at playing baseball.
     
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  14. RussE

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    So far it’s been back to back to back outs.
     
  15. Cold Hard

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    OK, Espada is a dumbass for using Hader. That could come back to bite the Astros in Game 3 on Thursday, assuming they tie the series tomorrow.
     
  16. MadMax

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    I don’t get why Espada doesn’t call the homerun play every at bat!!! :)
     
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  17. HTM

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    Man I’ve been to way too many shambolic offensive performances at MMP

    Home and Road splits over the last 8 years have been frustrating as hell. I want to see some runs.
     
  18. vjohnson

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    lol yeah let’s avoid that
     
  19. Nook

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    I have to believe the decision to pitch Hader was made before the game was even played.

    The Astros the last ten years have been very pre-meditated in what they do and don't do in the playoffs.

    I highly doubt that decision was just made by the manager - if it was, then we have bigger problems.
     
  20. Htown Stros

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    Bold of you to assume there is going to be a 3rd day
     
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