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[Official] Cubs @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 15, 2023.

  1. IBTL

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    Astros took power like Stalin last night. Great to see. Tremendous pitching by a REAL CHRISTIAN and phenomenal catch by Chas.
     
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  2. IBTL

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    Exactly. That's literally all he's good for. A walk.
     
  3. tmacfor35

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    Yeah. Just give me both.

    HR's won us the Seattle series and the World Series.
     
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  4. Marshall Bryant

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    Just like chili powder, it's a spice and not the entree.
     
  5. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    It is likely over 40% of the Astros runs score on homers.

    Marshall Bryant's Famous Chili Recipe
    1. Add chili powder to a bowl.
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  6. 13 in 33

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    I remember we were looking at a possible Christian Walker trade with Arizona this past winter. Damn he would look great batting 4th or 5th.

    .268/.333/.523 (.857 OPS) with 10 HR and 30 RBIs
     
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  7. Wulaw Horn

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    Zona is in the playoffs easily right now. They are adding not subtracting I’m sure.
     
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  8. IdStrosfan

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    Fangraphs have them 43.2%
    Baseball Reference has them 65.9%
     
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  9. Tomstro

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    Lol
     
  10. Wulaw Horn

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    By easily I meant- right now. They are closer to the #1 overall seed in the league than they are to being out of the playoffs, and their run differential (unlike say- the Marlins who are currently in playoff position with a -55 run differential) would indicate that isn't a fluke. I think they finish 3rd in that division. I think that the central is generally trash- so it probably comes down to who of them and the Phillies finishes with a better record- if I had to guess. But, either way they aren't subtracting at the deadline- they are adding.

    I've got Dodgers/Padres/Central/Braves and Mets all in the playoffs and Phillies and DBacks fighting over the last spot.
     
  11. Screaming Fist

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    Can someone make sense of this as this seems extremely wrong?

     
  12. 13 in 33

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    Yeah I was more talking about hypothetically adding him this past offseason instead of signing Abreu. No chance that's happening now..
     
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    I think Chandler took the difference from average (0.2”) as the actual value.
     
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  15. Buck Turgidson

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    Already edited, because what I posted doesn't make any sense either
     
  16. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    People said a lack of vertical break made 4-seams invisible

    Thus, a good thing
     
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    Invisiball = high IVB + minimal vertical approach angle
     
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  19. Wulaw Horn

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    Holy **** I'm going to the game and I get to see no Maldy and no Dubon as a leadoff hitter, plus a guy I've been interested in for a while now. I now haz the excite.
     
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    Will be interesting to compare how France performs today versus when Maldy caught him. He churned throw a lot of innings in his last outing by the Ks evaporated.
     

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