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Blue Jays @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by J.R., Jun 25, 2018.

  1. tmactoyao

    tmactoyao Member

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    Britton blows a 2 run save after the O's rallied to take the lead.
    He looks HORRIBLE this year.
     
  2. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    I hated how Jeter got credit for good defense diving for balls when Adam Everett treated as routine...
     
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  3. Houstunna

    Houstunna Mr Graphix
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    He's still in "spring training";)

    Maybe the focus should turn to Hand.

    Or maybe GOAT Luhnow has something else up his sleeve.
     
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  4. tmactoyao

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    M's 7-0 in extra innings... another 1 run win. Wtf.

    The O's are quite possibly one of the worst teams I've watched in a long time.
     
  5. leroy

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    Hand hasn’t been great lately, too.

    As much as I enjoy watching Correa, I miss Adam Everett. I never cared about his bat. He was such a joy to watch play SS. How he knew where the ball was going to be before the batter even took the swing. So few ever that made it look as easy as him.
     
  6. Houstunna

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    Yeah, ATL served both Britton and Hand recently.
     
  7. Houstunna

    Houstunna Mr Graphix
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    In Arkansas right now, watching the College WS. Razorbacks are experiencing some Houston-level blooper chokejob stuff. Ninth inning, 2 outs, on the verge of winning the series, and couldn't catch a pop-up with 3 players surrounding it. Now, they're losing.

    It ain't over yet, but wow.
     
  8. Uprising

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  9. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    In case you never read this...

    http://www.fieldingbible.com/jeter.asp
     
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    I had so many arguments with freinds that would b**** about how useless Everett was. They would use the gold glove B.S. and man would it piss me off. Probably as aggravated as any baseball discussion ever made me.

    One of those friends also went on about how great Jeriome Robertson was gonna be because of his wins in 03. He was incensed when we traded him. Baseball talk did make journalism class more tolerable though.
     
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    I believe you mean Rangers-level chokejob. #2011Game6
     
  13. raining threes

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    I like my SS to be able to hit better than a good little leaguer. Good thing was I knew I could always take a bathroom break when Ausmus/Everrett/P were coming up to bat.
     
  14. Houstunna

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    Good memories

    The error-fest a few years later was also satisfying.
     
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    So Yuli is on the paternity list and Stros recalled AJ Reed.
     
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    I can't really even bring that up around my Ranger buddies, it's a guaranteed thermonuclear mushroom cloud of a 30 minute conversation that I can't say anything about and don't want any part of.
     
  19. Houstunna

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    Don't ever speak against me in anger with the Lord's name.

    You have already denied 5-4 being wack many times, so you've shown your disingenuous nature on this topic.
     

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