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  1. DreamShook

    DreamShook Member

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    who would be the closer if we not pressly?
     
    #1001 DreamShook, Sep 13, 2023
  2. white lightning

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    Hader.
     
    #1002 white lightning, Sep 13, 2023
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  3. Buck Turgidson

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    I still don't believe you.
     
    #1003 Buck Turgidson, Sep 13, 2023
  4. Buck Turgidson

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    Why not Tevor Hoffman?
     
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  5. lnchan

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    Will Smith or Aroldis Chapman?
     
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  6. HatsForBats

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    Shift rules just cost us a no hitter I believe.
     
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  7. DreamShook

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    Ive only been watching baseball for a few years and even I know this is a bad idea, lol
     
    #1007 DreamShook, Sep 13, 2023
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  8. Redfish81

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    I wish... but I doubt the Astros want to pay over 100 million and give up a 2nd round draft pick for a closer.
     
    #1008 Redfish81, Sep 13, 2023
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    Dusty needs to wake up once and for all.
    I'd like to see Diaz move into #2 in the lineup as catcher and Brantley #4 as DH moving forward.

    If Valdez and Verlander won't/can't pitch to anyone but Maldonado then only use him for those two, if it really makes that much of a difference to them. On those days I'd put Dubon in CF for an extra power hitter.
     
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  10. Yordan The Great

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    With the off day on the next 3 Thursdays, it's time to move Javier to the bullpen.

    France, Valdez, Verlander vs @ KC
    Brown, Urquidy, France vs Blt
    Verlander, Valdez, Brown vs KC
    (I swapped JV and Valdez to set playoff rotation)

    France, Urquidy, Verlander @ Sea
    Valdez, Brown, France @ AZ

    Wildcard starts Tue Oct 3 (JV, Valdez, Brown)
    OR
    ALDS starts Sat Oct 7 (JV, Valdez, Brown, France, JV)
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    It's McTaggart's tweet.

    Go b.itch to him about it.
     
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  12. Yordan The Great

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    You want Brantley to bat cleanup? And a slow Diaz to clog the bases in the 2 hole?
     
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    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    Not exactly sure, but our power hitters are listed below for the month of September. August is about the same, as far as order and percentages.
    How would you change it? Pena and Tucker are fast, but haven't been batting near as good as Diaz, Brantley, or Dubon in Aug and September.

    AVE / OBP / SLG

    Altuve .300 .349 .750
    Diaz .333 .364 .667
    Alvarez .353 .531 .647
    Brantley .333 .348 .619

    Dubon .323 .364 .581
    McCormick .296 .345 .481
    Bregman .295 .347 .386

    Pena .313 .313 .396
    Tucker .211 .326 .368
    Abreu .205 .279 .487
    Maldonado .185 .241 .407
     
    #1014 deb4rockets, Sep 14, 2023
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    I survived another day ;)
     
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    I don't see a tweet up there...maybe a twit?
     
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  17. Buck Turgidson

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    Don't the b****ings about the next day's lineup start about 1AM in the morning?

    Go get some coffee and get after it.
     
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  18. jayfree

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    It's an off day. ;)
     
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  19. Buck Turgidson

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    When did that ever stop any of yall?

    Seriously.

    What the hell do you think they're going to talk about all day tomorrow?
     
    #1019 Buck Turgidson, Sep 14, 2023
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    GOT EM.
     
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