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[Official] Astros @ Mariners

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, Apr 7, 2025.

  1. TheRealist137

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    First the Cougars then the Astros. We know how to CHOKE in Htown. Choke City
     
  2. HookemHorns1250

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    Not gonna walk em?
     
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  3. Stephen66

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    Abreu came in cold, he has never been good after a layoff
     
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  4. TMackin713

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    Well the glory days are over folks
     
  5. RussE

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    This is more than Espada. Bad bullpen.
     
  6. conquistador#11

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    bullpen meltdowns are always a gut punch. Erased Hunter Brown's brilliance and the offense getting going a little.
     
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  7. Snake Diggit

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    The logic for leaving Contreras in for that 2nd inning evades me. The guy has sucked, was coming off a chaotic couple of days of being sent down and back up, and had already thrown an inning, plus VanWey, Okert, and Abreu were all available. What the actual ****.
     
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  8. Nick

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    He pitched monday
     
  9. tehG l i d e

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    Espada trying to preserve bullpen arms but ending up using the best relievers in the same game anyway because you blew it. Happened dozens and dozens times last season. He never learns. We have an off day tomorrow dumbass. Go for the kill and series win. Good god.
     
  10. AkeemTheDreem86

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    Do not throw him another strike.
     
  11. punkoholic

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    Looked like strike 3?
     
  12. snowconeman22

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    not even 15 games in .

    Not a good sign.

    I knew the guy was in over his head with how he was giving speeches in spring training. How did he even make it to bench coach ?
     
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  13. SamCassell

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    That was third strike, not called.
     
  14. tehG l i d e

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    Espada should be yelling at the ump right now but he has no backbone.
     
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  15. roxallways

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    Yeah that's going to be forgotten in this ****ery is Brown's great game. He outta be absolutely pissed.
     
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  16. HookemHorns1250

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    Ugh…. That was strike 3
     
  17. whiskeyred

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    If we lose - Joe Espada won’t get blamed, but he does not have a feel for the game at all. Completely mismanages his roster. He’s so in over his head
     
  18. Stephen66

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    You don't leave an historically bad reliever in the game and Joe's done it twice in 2 days
     
  19. RussE

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    F u ump.
     
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    Get Montero in there!
    oh.
     

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