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The 2021 Baseball Season - Things to Come

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by jim1961, Oct 19, 2020.

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The 2021 Season will:

Poll closed Mar 19, 2021.
  1. Be the usual 162 games

    21 vote(s)
    35.0%
  2. Be another shortened season (100-120 games played)

    34 vote(s)
    56.7%
  3. Be another shortened season (60-80 games played)

    5 vote(s)
    8.3%
  4. Be cancelled. No games played at all

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Deuce Rings

    Deuce Rings Contributing Member

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    Austin > San Antonio when it comes to potential pro markets in Texas. It’s possible a pro team would be placed between Austin and San Antonio, but heavier lean to Austin due to higher number of millionaires and billionaires compared to SA.
     
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  2. jim1961

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  3. marks0223

    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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  4. Buck Turgidson

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    Since it's Armed Forces Weekend, any guesses on the exit velo of this bomb?

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  5. jim1961

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  6. Buck Turgidson

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    @bobrek @rocketsjudoka

    Was reading about what's wrong with the Twins and thought this article was amusing...more at the link

    Dear Twins, we need to talk
    It’s not me, it’s you.

    Oh hello there, friends!

    As I sat down at the ol’ laptop this week to bring you some brain dump about the Twins, I honestly couldn’t think of anything.

    Nada.

    Zip.

    Not. One. God. Damned. Thing. Of. Interest.

    I mean, yeah, there are stories to write about, I’m sure. I’m sure there are players playing (kind of) and there are games being played, but nothing is interesting enough to me to write about, which would translate into nothing interesting for you to read about.

    So why, then, am I wasting your time this week? Well, partially because we here at Twinkie Town are contractually obligated to write about the Twins. But also to see if you guys are as disinterested as I am.

    https://www.twinkietown.com/2021/5/15/22437028/mlb-minnesota-dear-twins-we-need-to-talk
     
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  7. punkoholic

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    Pujols signing with the Dodgers.
     
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  8. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I was ragging on the Twins for being down 4-1 in the 8th against the A's. At least they came back and beat them today.
     
  9. marks0223

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    Astros fans can relate...

     
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    Yep the Twins don’t have much to love this season especially late innings pitching..

    That said as fans of the Rockets and Texans we’re not in much of a position to mock Twins fans..
     
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  11. Buck Turgidson

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    No mockery at all, I'm just kinda shocked at how bad they've been this year.

    And yeah, you could replace all Twins mentions in that article with Rockets and it would very much apply to me.

    I especially liked the mental image of Yes, I need the entire Twins squad to take a limo to my house holding roses and cue cards, boom boxes, and Billy freaking Idol to beg for my love.
     
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    Turned an 8-7 game into a 17-8 game.
     
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    Seems like somebody was having some slight control issues.

    Hopefully a couple of somebodys or thats one sick manager.
     
  14. Buck Turgidson

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    3 somebodys
     
  15. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    Not often that a batter that reaches base on a HBP, scores on a HBP.
     
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  17. jim1961

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    Luke Raley has been hit 4 times. Not once should he have been awarded a base. Though, taking 97-mph off the elbow guard is still ballsy.
     
  19. Buck Turgidson

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    In unsurprising Angels news:

    Ohtani did this:



    ...and Mike Trout left in the 1st with a calf strain, MRI today. Hope it's nothing major.
     
  20. Nick

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    What’s the NBA equivalent of a team having an MVP in his prime, a generational-2way player and a smart as hell championship manager... yet still unable to build a winning team?
     

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