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[Official] Twins @ Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 29, 2023.

  1. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    How did Abreu get 2 ER when the ghost runner doesn't count against ERA?

    Eta- nevermind... misread the box. Two damn hits and a walk
     
  2. MadMax

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    It’s usually my fault. I’ll take the blame.
     
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    Good to see Altuve swinging the bat. Dubon is still surprising, and maybe Abreu is starting to hit.
     
  4. Surfguy

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    I'm still pissed. That sucked.
     
  5. IBTL

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    Far from it.
     
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    A bit of a letdown by the bullpen. It's going to happen. Gotta go out and get 'em today !!
     
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  7. Tomstro

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    Constant negative posts= mental fragility

    Letting someone else’s post bother you = mental fragility

    reacting with the ebb and flow of the game and/or season accordingly = mental balance
     
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    Bielak is going to shove tonight!
     
  9. rockbox

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    If you told me we would be one inning from a win with our minor league pitcher going up against Sonny Grey and his sub 2 ERA with Pressley on the mound for the save, I would be super happy. We didn't win which sucks, but I wasn't really expecting a win.
     
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    If you told me we would be one inning from a win with our minor league pitcher going up against Sonny Grey and his sub 2 ERA with Pressly on the mound for the save, I would be super upset as the only reason to tell me this information is if the Astros lose.
     
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  11. Houstunna

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    After last night's debacle by Ryan, his WHIP is still under 1.00 (.896)

    I was surprised by that number because he seems to always surrender at least one baserunner every appearance

    Guess the worser outings stand out more
     
  12. Tomstro

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    but really that expectation should have changed once the Altuve grand slam happened. Still not expecting a win in that moment is just weird. It was a big letdown.
     
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    I'm still optimistic. I suppose that makes me mentally unbalanced.
     
  14. Tomstro

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    No but perhaps you do lack in reading comprehension. I never said anything in my post about being optimistic.
     
  15. Major

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    He has had a WHIP under 1 his entire tenure with the Astros outside of 2020. He's allowed a baserunner in less than half of his outings this year.
     
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    I wasn't expecting Altuve to hit the go ahead grand slam. That was sweet
     
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  17. Houstunna

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    Yeah, he's pretty good

    Perhaps should've won WS MVP last season
     
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    The guys on Locked on Astros pointed out that when batters aren't biting on Pressly's off speed stuff he can be hittable. Pressly is a good closer. The reason why a lot of people prefer Abreu is because of his "stuff". Abreu gave up the go ahead homer but his stuff overall tends to be harder to hit. I think that's what a lot of people prefer in a closer, dominant upper 90s, low 100s type of "stuff". Just another tough loss but not the end of the world.
     
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  19. Tomstro

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    Is that good or bad?
     
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