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  1. RussE

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    Abreu warming up? For what? Framber at 82 pitches.
     
  2. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    A sub 2 hour game is Manfraud's dream.
     
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  3. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    Rare to go over 80 pitches in spring training. Oh? It's August? Nevermind.
     
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  4. Nick

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    Even though he just missed it, Chas was ready to damage with that 3-1 hanging slider…
     
  5. Tomstro

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    Yes. That, to me, is more plausible than him just not being good at baseball anymore. He was a stud last year and has never hit this poorly. Players go through rough patches. It’s 33% of a full season that we’re talking about. He’s not killing us batting in Maldonado’s spot and I never once saw you complain about Maldy’s hitting.

    You are a Dusty and Maldy truther, so you’re not gonna like Chas anyway. Took you forever to begrudgingly come around to Diaz.
     
  6. solid

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    Worst lineup of the year?
     
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    Hopefully just warming lazily, until Framber gets a runner on.
     
  8. mvpcrossxover

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    leon is not gonna stay up for long.
     
  9. sealclubber1016

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    Well, at least Leon put the ball in play.
     
  10. RussE

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    Abreu coming in. He’s been overworked. Framber at 82 pitches.
     
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    Valdez and Hader, please take us home.
     
  12. sealclubber1016

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    Weird choice to go to Abreu here, Framber didn't seem to be laboring.
     
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    No lead off walks
     
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    Espada frequently pushes the wrong buttons in close games. We'll see how this goes..
     
  15. roxallways

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    I don't agree with Framber being taken out either. Abreu hasn't been exactly shutdown, a lot of traffic, etc.
     
  16. Yordan The Great

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    I dunno, I give up.

    We're playing 18 straight days.

    Has Joe not gotten the memo?
     
  17. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports
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    Don’t like this at all. Unless Framber told Espada he was tired, this was a beautiful opportunity to get some rest before Red Sox come in.
    Still fear based managing.
     
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    Jake from "Take a hit from you" Farm
     
  19. Yordan The Great

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    I've been told it's just left to chance. All randomness that every team goes through. Espada is supposedly just fine in close games. That's what I've been told.
     
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    Why does Jake Meyers start?
     
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