[Official] Athletics @ Astros

Why are we so fooled not pulling the trigger on these fastballs largely over the middle of the plate?

 

singleton is slow because his running stride and motion is so weird

 

Naylor to the Mariners

 

You implying Dana Brown forced Alexander on Joe and told him he's starting tonight?

We in trouble if Joe is that far out of the loop. Sheesh.

 

I would say that’s absolutely what happened

 

Um...absolutely yes. There were probably conversations with the pitching coaches and other staff but Joe did not make the decision unilaterally.

 

I don’t think he’s ever going to go against his Espada narrative

 

Josh Naylor has a .220 batting average with 13 hits, 4 home runs, 12 RBIs and 7 runs scored in 17 games against the Mariners on the road in his career.

https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/josh-naylor-at-seattle

 

You do know that the pitching staff decisions are a group think tank thing, right? Probably small % Espada

 

Fck...and fck them

 

Literally every team in baseball operates this way.

 

Yeah and look at what he was traded for...two mid level prospects. People on here have been saying we don't have enough for guys like Ryan O'Hearn lol

 

No coincidence this happens the day *after* ARI series ends.

Astros still better though - prob 8+ games better by season's end.

 

Wasn’t the offense supposed to prioritize working counts in their ABs this year

 

It's kinda crazy as a fan to always be looking for something to blame on a 60-42 manager, but to each their own. I love second guessing but geesh.....

 

Trammell approaching 1.000 OPS in his last 13 games.

 

More fantastic baserunning

 

please refer to this post

https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/official-athletics-astros.326990/#post-15818938

old habits die hard.

 

Well we got out center fielder until Meyers gets back.

That's a positive.

 

trammell hit too hard and got greedy.