Martin Maldonado Appreciation Thread

I loved him sneaking behind the runner at first and taking a throw to pick him off. I Don't remember the game.

It felt like for years he would make an unlikely, uncommon, high I Q. play every couple of weeks.

Getting old sucks.

 

it was against Angels. i want to say taylor ward but i could be wrong against the player. I know for sure it was the angels at MMP.

 

one could argue astros could have won in 2021 or 2023 had the catcher position was able to hit.

but that's the thing with what ifs. we will never find out.

 

Tucker, Brantley and Pena went a combined 10-68 with an OPS around .450 (3 XBH, 2 RBI) in the 2023 ALCS. Bregman and Yordan went 4-41 in the '21 WS. The bottom of the order doesn't matter if the real hitters don't hit.

 

We are going to trade Grae Kessinger for him aren't we...?

 

I suppose it was nice of the Astros lineup to do a full game Maldy tribute. He must feel the love.

 

Bring on the coaching career

 

Waiting for the tweet to hit.

 

I'd use him to pitch blowout games

 

rvo's dream

 

Dude should have retired about 3 years ago

 

As long as it’s not here

 

Why not? Surely couldn't be worse than Espada. And he already knows the team. How about as the hitting coach?!?!?

 

I just don’t think he would make a good manager. Some on here really love him. Not me.

 

He will pull an Aledmys

 

He would do all the Dusty favoritism sht here ... favoring veterans over production.

 

Hell naw

 

You don't think he'd make a good coach/teacher anywhere? Why?