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  1. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Lowering expectations can also help us as fans, imo. You don't wanna be too cynical (like I often get) but wouldn't you rather genuinely expect...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 30, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  2. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    In a nutshell, some people have a tendency to look at things in a vacuum and get overly excited about small sample sizes. This sort of applies to...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 30, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  3. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    There is no question that it will. You still can't gauge the relativity of our situation without having a real knowledge of all 15 other NL...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 30, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  4. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Regardless of that point, yes, better days are ahead and days like today will help get us there faster.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  5. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    After several thorough drafts, the Astros jumped "all the way" from dead last to 27th in Keith Law's org rankings for 2011. Baseball America had...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  6. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    @DieHard Rocket First off, nobody knows when the Astros will be "good" again. By good, I assume you mean legitimately contending for the...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  7. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Bourn is actually 5th in WAR now with a wide gap over Tulowitzki and he's closing in on Reyes. I think it's hard to argue that Bourn hasn't been...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  8. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Luck could probably make the Astros' 2012 40-man roster.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  9. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Dude, you're a... [IMG]
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  10. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Gitterdun, Eddie!
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  11. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    lol... well played. I'd rather be Lance Armstrong than Tracy McGrady.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  12. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    That's like having one of your nuts chopped off and pointing to the guy next to you who had both of his nuts chopped off.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  13. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Yep... worst case is we have younger lemons. Hope for better but these moves need to be made. Make enough of them and maybe you churn out 1 or 2...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  14. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    Bingo. I was alluding to just that in an earlier post. Edit: I actually misread that. I was referring to bad drafts, not trades.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  15. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    I just remembered that after Oswalt's not so pretty exit from Houston (semi-public disgruntled trade requests and what not), I believe it was...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  16. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    True... it's kind of sad when you are far and away the worst ML team and teams that are contending also have far better farm systems. Not that...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  17. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Hunter Pence traded to Philly

    It'll be interesting to see if the Phillies hitting coach tries to tweak Pence's hitting mechanics or plate approach. Pence is at an age where...
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  18. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Astros @ Brewers

    Sanchez suckin' it up at 3rd tonight.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  19. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Astros @ Brewers

    [IMG]
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
  20. BrooksBall
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    [Official] Astros @ Brewers

    No question about that. Very good in the field.
    Post by: BrooksBall, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Houston Astros
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