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2024 Season Astros General Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by J.R., Apr 4, 2024.

  1. Tomstro

    Tomstro Member

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    You should play in a league with strict transaction limits so that people can’t win by simply beating others to all the Sunday pickups.
     
  2. tallanvor

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    0 grand slams this year. How common is that?
     
  3. Qan

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    Let's change that in the playoffs.
     
  4. Tomstro

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    The Astros didn’t play a full season. We have no idea how many they would’ve hit.
     
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  5. RKREBORN

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    The media is so stupid.
    2020: "Hinch and co. need to be discredited for the sign stealing scandal"
    2024: "Hinch leads a young Tigers team to victory with his Astros pedigree"
     
  6. IBTL

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    Let's **** some fools up for Christ in the playoffs. Yessir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  7. Buck Turgidson

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    I love day games, every game should be a day game
     
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  8. rocketsjudoka

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    Just saw the playoff schedule and Stros playing day games starting at 1:30. Good thing I work from home.
     
  9. juicystream

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    There were 131 Grand Slams, so an average of 4 per team. Doesn't seem too crazy for a team to get zero.

    Fascinating fact for you, Jim Palmer never gave up a grand slam in his career.
     
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    FanGraphs updated their depth charts for how rosters are used in the postseason.

    Screenshot 2024-09-30 082839.png

    Interesting that their numbers come up with the Astros as the best equipped team for the postseason (at least in this methodology).
     
  12. Wulaw Horn

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    Regular season is over- we memorialize it in Episode 81- Breathing Orange Fire. Listen and enjoy.
     
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  13. IBTL

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    Bunch of 1:30 pm start times huh. No surprise, I suppose.
     
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    Bl**dy great for me across the pond here! How can I pretend to be working on something with wall to wall evening baseball in the room?
     
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    According to this the best balanced teams are the Phillies and the Braves. It will be interesting to compare the outcomes with these numbers.
     
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    Why? That's boring. Also it's baseball, not football. Having strict transaction limits would be pretty difficult over a 162 game season.
     
  19. MadMax

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    He spelled eighth wrong. right?
     
  20. Tomstro

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    Nope. It’s the best way to play. Loading up on players on the waver wire, before your buddy can, isn’t really winning with your team.

    There’s a name for it. It’s called streaming. Serious leagues don’t allow it.
     

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