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I'm sure Saint Dusty is glad he doesn't have to worry about JV reaching 20 wins now. Mission accomplished.

 

I agree with most of your post. But I don't think any team has ever actually "maximized" their playoff losses on the the way to a Title since the Wild Card era.

 

What does this mean?

 

That is nor relevant. It only mean what YOU think it means.

 

No.... you meant something by that post. Are you implying that Baker should manage to individual goals or should he manage to having the team in the best possible shape going into the playoffs or is he working to get Framber the Cy Young?

 

I think it means that Dusty is hoping for sainthood and he doesn't want JV to get 20 wins because of gematria.

 

How many times this year have the Astros been limited to 2 baserunners when Yuli plays? Maybe Dusty is on to something...

It is interesting how certain pitchers just seem to have a teams number. Bradish pitched well, but had several mistake pitches that we just flat out missed. The questionable strikezone didn't help, but we just didn't play well. It happens. Hopefully we come out and score 10 runs today.

 

I'm starting to think that we don't even bother to scout pitchers with ERAs above 4 especially on non-playoff teams because we look horrible against them. Click must have told the scouting department to focus on the top pitchers on the top teams.

 

Out of curiosity, I looked it up. https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/10/04/teams-undefeated-postseason-playoffs-history-swept

Since the playoffs expanded to 3 rounds (1995), going undefeated has not happened. (Now it's 4 rounds)

Only 1 team, the '76 Phillies, went undefeated in a 2-round format.

A couple of teams went undefeated when the playoffs were just the World Series.

 

In the immortal words of Moses Malone (with a minor adjustment)

"Three, Fo', Fo' "

 

Wouldn't mind firing both Dusty and Click, no lie

 

That makes a lot of sense.

 

One can only hope that's the case. I guess.

 

The "our guys can't hit bad pitchers" narrative is the most overblown nonsense spouted by almost every fanbase.

It doesn't stick in peoples minds when we light up Tucker Davidson or Ken Waldichuk.

 

I don't think Whitley will ever get right.

https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/prosp...-whitley-scratched-shoulder-discomfort-injury

 

Time for the human pile of waste Urquidy to give up about 11 runs tonight. Hope this post ages poorly.

 

Clutch hitting RBI stud Yuli Gurriel moved up to the five spot today.

What is it, Judge, Ramirez, Tucker and then Yuli are the AL RBI leaders?

I can't remember.

 

Just save Urquidy for the World Series where he's 3-0 and Verlander is 0-6 or something.

 

Not as if any of the guys hitting behind him have a legitimate case to bat 5th. Maldy might currently be the best hitter in the 5-9 spots.