March 19, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, Gourmand said: Bryce Harper had thumb surgery to repair a broken thumb and missed two months last year. Deep breaths, man. Altuve isn't missing half the season. With the way Dusty/Astros handle playing time coming back from injuries? we’ll be lucky to see him more than twice a week the first month or so after he’s “healthy”
March 19, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: We won 108 last year. Odo was significantly involved for a while. Yuli was awful at 1B I bet Altuves replacement does better. Our DH was abysmal, we had 3 boat anchors for the last half of the year. Peña was a rookie and clueless for large stretches (he didn’t get a 99 OPS+ by being solid and consistent) and maldy and Castro combined to be the worst of the worst at the catcher spot. we substituted JV for Brown on a 108 team win for all practical purposes. Pena can’t be expected to be better just because he’s not a rookie anymore; I need to see a big jump in plate discipline numbers to expect anything more than average production out of him. I’m not saying this is no longer a playoff team; just that your expectations for the 2023 season should be significantly reduced with Altuve out for 1/2 the season (hopefully less, but I’d be surprised to see him before the AS break). I think your 97.5 W number was about right before yesterday; I think it’s more like 94.5 now - still good, but significantly less good, and reasonably likely the difference between playing an extra playoff round or not. (Not to mention that we are deprived the joy of watching Jose Altuve play baseball for 3 months.)
March 19, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said: Pena can’t be expected to be better just because he’s not a rookie anymore; I need to see a big jump in plate discipline numbers to expect anything more than average production out of him. I’m not saying this is no longer a playoff team; just that your expectations for the 2023 season should be significantly reduced with Altuve out for 1/2 the season (hopefully less, but I’d be surprised to see him before the AS break). I think your 97.5 W number was about right before yesterday; I think it’s more like 94.5 now - still good, but significantly less good, and reasonably likely the difference between playing an extra playoff round or not. (Not to mention that we are deprived the joy of watching Jose Altuve play baseball for 3 months.) Oh I hate Altuve being out. I was just expecting us to win 104-110 before brag news. Now With that and LMJ and a little Alvarez/Brantley I’ve downgraded to 98-105.
March 19, 20232 yr The great thing about baseball is you can tread water until the all-star break and still win the World Series.
March 19, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, David Dennison said: The great thing about baseball is you can tread water until the all-star break and still win the World Series. You can, but the longer you tread, the less likely it becomes.
March 19, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: Oh I hate Altuve being out. I was just expecting us to win 104-110 before brag news. Now With that and LMJ and a little Alvarez/Brantley I’ve downgraded to 98-105. Ok…I guess my expectations were around 95-98 before the Altuve injury, and have now been reduced by 3 or so (92-95). Perhaps I’m expecting more regression from the starting pitching than you are. Incremental wins over 90 tend to matter a lot.
March 19, 20232 yr 45 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said: You can, but the longer you tread, the less likely it becomes. Keep it up and Ima get on that ledge with you.
March 19, 20232 yr Bregman is clearly the best option for leadoff. Move Tucker up to 4 and it will be fine for a bit. But definitely could cause a big issue if it goes futher than 2 months in Edited March 19, 20232 yr by uoftorange dumb
March 19, 20232 yr Well, at least we’ll always have the pride and memory of watching Altuve play for his beloved country. I’ll refrain from calling it a shithole again here. Great. You can still fuck off.
March 19, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, uoftorange said: Bregman is clearly the best option for leadoff. Move Tucker up to 4 and it will be fine for a bit. But definitely could cause a big issue if it goes futher than 2 months in I like it. Bregs, Peña, Yordan, Tucker until the little guy gets back.
March 19, 20232 yr 25 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: I like it. Bregs, Peña, Yordan, Tucker until the little guy gets back. I mean- that’s still not the winning lineup but it’s ok.
March 19, 20232 yr I think we’ll be fine. I’ll miss the skipper, but Abreu should cover us production wise. What do his Aprils look like? We need a hot start. That includes Bregs. I know he starts slow, but we need him swinging it well early. It kind of feels like one of the young teams gets off to smoking hot start while the traditional powers, Yankees, Astros, Dodgers heal up. I just hope it’s the Jays or Padres and not the Mariners. Edited March 19, 20232 yr by billfromlaketravis
March 19, 20232 yr It don't make a shit.Even if Altuve isn't back until the all star break, we'll just beat the shit out of someone in the Wild Card game on the way to our combined playoff no hitter clincher in Yankee Stadium.
March 19, 20232 yr there's already been lots of chatter about whether pena or brantley should hit in the 2 hole. this solves that problem. with everyone healthy (except altuve) you go pena-brantley-bregs-yordan-abreu-tucker-chas-machete-dubon/hensley. pena will see fastballs leading off. i worry about him hitting 7th.
March 19, 20232 yr there's already been lots of chatter about whether pena or brantley should hit in the 2 hole. this solves that problem. with everyone healthy (except altuve) you go pena-brantley-bregs-yordan-abreu-tucker-chas-machete-dubon/hensley. pena will see fastballs leading off. i worry about him hitting 7th.Pena getting to a near 10% walk rate would be HUGE
March 19, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: there's already been lots of chatter about whether pena or brantley should hit in the 2 hole. this solves that problem. with everyone healthy (except altuve) you go pena-brantley-bregs-yordan-abreu-tucker-chas-machete-dubon/hensley. pena will see fastballs leading off. i worry about him hitting 7th. Do you really think Dusty will have 3 consecutive lefties hitting in the middle of the lineup? You know how much he loves the marching lineup. Edited March 19, 20232 yr by TonyTexas
March 19, 20232 yr 28 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Do you really think Dusty will have 3 consecutive lefties hitting in the middle of the lineup? You know how much he loves the marching lineup. who shot who in the what now?
March 19, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Ok. I’m for the WBC with the new caveat that no Astro can participate. I saw him on the bench in the bottom of the 9th and was wondering what the hell was going on. I mean DeRosa seems to be a grade-A dumbass but even he wouldn't pull a gold glove OF in the most crucial half inning of the tournament, right?
March 20, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, henrygandorf said: there's already been lots of chatter about whether pena or brantley should hit in the 2 hole. this solves that problem. with everyone healthy (except altuve) you go pena-brantley-bregs-yordan-abreu-tucker-chas-machete-dubon/hensley. pena will see fastballs leading off. i worry about him hitting 7th. It “solves” it by creating the much larger problem of a bad leadoff hitter.
March 20, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, TonyTexas said: Ok. I’m for the WBC with the new caveat that no Astro can participate. And here I was coming to bitch about him getting benched again tonight
March 20, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said: Pena can’t be expected to be better just because he’s not a rookie anymore; I need to see a big jump in plate discipline numbers to expect anything more than average production out of him. I’m not saying this is no longer a playoff team; just that your expectations for the 2023 season should be significantly reduced with Altuve out for 1/2 the season (hopefully less, but I’d be surprised to see him before the AS break). I think your 97.5 W number was about right before yesterday; I think it’s more like 94.5 now - still good, but significantly less good, and reasonably likely the difference between playing an extra playoff round or not. (Not to mention that we are deprived the joy of watching Jose Altuve play baseball for 3 months.) Did a pitcher die?
March 20, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, formermav43 said: It “solves” it by creating the much larger problem of a bad leadoff hitter. well we don't have a prototypical leadoff guy, so we might have success with someone more unorthodox. pena scares the shit out of me at 7 with machete or chas behind him pressing and trying to make stuff happen and flailing at shit in the dirt.
March 20, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: well we don't have a prototypical leadoff guy, so we might have success with someone more unorthodox. pena scares the shit out of me at 7 with machete or chas behind him pressing and trying to make stuff happen and flailing at shit in the dirt. Bregman has a .375 career OBP and he sees a ton of pitches. Id argue he’s actually more of a prototypical leadoff guy that Altuve, speed notwithstanding. I don’t buy Pena pressing just because of who is behind him. Lineup protection is seriously overestimated-the numbers don’t really validate it. (And even if it is a thing, McCormick so far has actually been a better hitter than Pena, so…)
March 20, 20232 yr Bregman / Pena / Yordan / Tucker / Abreu / Brantley / Chas / Maldy / 2B (I’d have Yordan 2nd but I know Dusty won’t.)
March 20, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said: Bregman / Pena / Yordan / Tucker / Abreu / Brantley / Chas / Maldy / 2B (I’d have Yordan 2nd but I know Dusty won’t.) He’ll probably have Brantley 2nd too, based on what he’s said. And he won’t have 3 lefties in a row. So I’d look for Abreu to either hit 3rd or 4th.
March 20, 20232 yr Author I was going to put the first ‘fire dusty’ post 2 to 3 weeks into the season, Now I’m guessing game 1 we shouldn’t take bets on the poster
March 20, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: I was going to put the first ‘fire dusty’ post 2 to 3 weeks into the season, Now I’m guessing game 1 we shouldn’t take bets on the poster Point of order- nobody actually called for his firing. They said his lineup construction was buffoonish and he consistently gives us a fractionally lesser chance of winning with that and it’s really aggravating, while acknowledging it’s not the biggest deal in the world. You know- the way people who understand lineup math converse.
March 20, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, kevwun said: It's gonna be real weird seeing his giant ass at 2nd base. Our middle infield hitting stats will take a hit with Altuve on the IL, but no one will fuck with our revised line up in a bar room brawl.
March 20, 20232 yr does anyone know if the gold rush gear is going to be offered online or only at the train station?
March 20, 20232 yr 22 hours ago, UTexasFight said: Rockies in town on the 4th of July just got a bit more interesting. assuming Bard isn’t in Albuquerque or DFA He should be in Gitmo.
March 20, 20232 yr Author Blum got his gear …. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqBH5-NA7D3/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
March 20, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Saint Tacky said: does anyone know if the gold rush gear is going to be offered online or only at the train station? it’ll be online too
March 20, 20232 yr Blum got his gear …. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqBH5-NA7D3/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Gave that fool an adjustable hat....smh
March 20, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, kevwun said: It's gonna be real weird seeing his giant ass at 2nd base. With a guy having that wingspan at 2B, we won't miss the shift.
March 20, 20232 yr Man he sucked. Terrible draft pick and one they would not have made later in the Trackman era. They just didn't have the info on him that they learned as the technology and application of data advanced in the years after that draft.
March 20, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Gourmand said: Man he sucked. Terrible draft pick and one they would not have made later in the Trackman era. They just didn't have the info on him that they learned as the technology and application of data advanced in the years after that draft. How’d they do on the data for Whitley? *ducks*
March 20, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: How’d they do on the data for Whitley? *ducks* I think there is a better chance than not that Whitley's MLB arc is similar.
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