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  • henrygandorf
    henrygandorf

    love these articles and comments from the mlb media about marring a world series or how the baseball world will be critical of the astros for this move. get. the. fuck. out. with. that. nonsense.

  • MaybeACoordinator
    MaybeACoordinator

    Going through old pics because of the death of my grandmother / mom and came across this -- 1996, my son's first Astros game.

  • NSIAP, but 10000% of this.  

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I mean all the confetti falling in random places on the field, Champagne spraying all over the locker room, beads and towels just chunked into the population during the parade, everything is totally off the rails Astros, get it together!

The Astros pay Jeremy Pena so badly that he recently had to take an off-season job at a fast food restaurant.  They're monsters.

Who is going to hire Click when he's bitching and moaning to reporters all day long?

not to mention the odds to win the al west next year are probably in the neighborhood of 1-4 or something (one to four, not one in four) and odds to get to the alcs are likely 50-75% on fangraphs.  but sure, pets heads and all that.

the offseason.  ain't it a bitch.

Passan is such a bitch. He needs to get punched in the face and I imagine Crane wants to be the one to do it. That article is the definition of a hit piece sourced from a bitter ex. 

"palace intrigue"

"general manager under siege"

"preening about with institutional arrogance"

"tottering in the aftermath of a scandal"

"new GM one of the highest ranking remaining officials from the sullied 2017 team"

 

What a hyperbolic piece of shit you are, Jeff Passan.

 

But dID YoU KNow THaT hE wENT to daRTmOUTh? Give him the job!

Just hire Luhnow I dont know why this is even an issue for fucks sake.

Jeff Passan is a faget

Was there ever even a peep of conflict between Luhnow and Crane? Feel like this entire situation is simply two incompatible dudes butting heads, except one really likes getting his story out to the media.

11 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Just hire Luhnow I dont know why this is even an issue for fucks sake.

if we're already leaning into being the evil empire, why the fuck not.

13 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Just hire Luhnow I dont know why this is even an issue for fucks sake.

 

6 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Was there ever even a peep of conflict between Luhnow and Crane? Feel like this entire situation is simply two incompatible dudes butting heads, except one really likes getting his story out to the media.

IIRC Luhnow lied about the sign stealing to Crane AND didn't post the letter from Manfred in the clubhouse telling teams to stop it. Not to rehash history but I think there's a reason he's the only one not still in MLB. Everyone else landed on their feet including Hinch and Cora (who was one of the ringleaders). 

ETA there was also the rumors of a toxic environment in the front office that Luhnow allowed to fester as well as the Taubman bullshit.

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Just now, The Dog said:

 

IIRC Luhnow lied about the sign stealing to Crane AND didn't post the letter from Manfred in the clubhouse telling teams to stop it. Not to rehash history but I think there's a reason he's the only one not still in MLB. Everyone else landed on their feet including Hinch and Cora (who was one of the ringleaders). 

you could argue beltran isn't, but point taken.

i've seen a lot of "luhnow sued the astros, you don't come back from that."  that's just not true at all and i'm sure we all know a scenario where a lawsuit carries very little ill will a few years later, if not sooner.

2 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

IIRC Luhnow lied about the sign stealing to Crane AND didn't post the letter from Manfred in the clubhouse telling teams to stop it. Not to rehash history but I think there's a reason he's the only one not still in MLB. Everyone else landed on their feet including Hinch and Cora (who was one of the ringleaders). 

And at this point IDGAF about that anymore. Watching all the hypocritical bitches whine and cry the last 3 seasons has removed every single iota of sympathy I ever had. Fuck them in their stupid faces and lean into it.

I mean, if you're gonna write an entire piece around the narrative of a billionaire asshole owner who wants to help run the ship, the obvious comparison isn't Jerry Jones. It's Robert Kraft. 

Just now, Pimphand said:

And at this point IDGAF about that anymore. Watching all the hypocritical bitches whine and cry the last 3 seasons has removed every single iota of sympathy I ever had. Fuck them in their stupid faces and lean into it.

Oh I completely agree with the sentiment.

However, the "lying to your boss" part is hard to get over (for Crane). I also have to think there is more that we don't know and need to accept the fact that ship has sailed and is never coming back. It's a shame because Luhnow was the architect of this dynasty.

Thinking about it more, Passan's story only brought up Ausmus because he met with Bagwell.

Those 2 are boys, it probably had nothing to do with a job with the Astros.  They could have just been heading out to Treasures.

Should be some roster moves today as it’s the deadline to players on the 40-man to avoid the rule five draft in December. We’re  currently at 34 players.

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46 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

IIRC Luhnow lied about the sign stealing to Crane AND didn't post the letter from Manfred in the clubhouse telling teams to stop it. Not to rehash history but I think there's a reason he's the only one not still in MLB. Everyone else landed on their feet including Hinch and Cora (who was one of the ringleaders). 

ETA there was also the rumors of a toxic environment in the front office that Luhnow allowed to fester as well as the Taubman bullshit.

Oh I’m not even referencing Luhnow in the hopes he would return.  I was just saying we never heard any of these “overbearing/hard for a GM to work for” narratives surrounding Crane until Click.

I think Crane only gets involved when he doesn’t trust the person doing the job, and it’s obvious that he didn’t trust Click.

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Who is going to hire Click when he's bitching and moaning to reporters all day long?

Oh but it says right in the article that click refused to comment. So there’s simply no way any of this is coming from him, no way no sir wink wink nudge nudge 

Goes back to player in locker room saying fuck them, when asked about national media coming into locker room during world series celebration.

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1 hour ago, Chuckie Finster said:

I think Crane only gets involved when he doesn’t trust the person doing the job, and it’s obvious that he didn’t trust Click.

Based on all of the “unsourced” hatchet job stories that have popped up, the lack of trust seems warranted IMO.

Passan is such a little twat.

Does anyone know why Ausmus was in town Friday? I do. Because Craig fucking Biggio was being honored by the Sunshine Kids and Ausmus and Bagwell were part of that ceremony because of their relationship with Biggio.


JFC i should have whipped his ass when I had free shot to during any of the WS home games, but not worth being arrested and getting banned from MMP. Fucking pompous dork.

16 minutes ago, Scraps said:

JFC i should have whipped his ass when I had free shot to during any of the WS home games, but not worth being arrested and getting banned from MMP. Fucking pompous dork.

dude take one for the team.

dude take one for the team.
I don't even like 90% of the people here
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33 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Passan is such a little twat.

Does anyone know why Ausmus was in town Friday? I do. Because Craig fucking Biggio was being honored by the Sunshine Kids and Ausmus and Bagwell were part of that ceremony because of their relationship with Biggio.


JFC i should have whipped his ass when I had free shot to during any of the WS home games, but not worth being arrested and getting banned from MMP. Fucking pompous dork.


punching the 2024 Astros manager wouldn’t look good for you 


punching the 2024 Astros manager wouldn’t look good for you 
In what universe do you think Jeff Passan would be a manager of anything except his Dungeons and Dragons game night?
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2 minutes ago, Scraps said:
8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

punching the 2024 Astros manager wouldn’t look good for you 

In what universe do you think Jeff Passan would be a manager of anything except his Dungeons and Dragons game night?


hahaha, thought you were talking about asmus 

Rizzo is  resigning with the Yankees per bowtie.

3 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

IIRC Luhnow lied about the sign stealing to Crane AND didn't post the letter from Manfred in the clubhouse telling teams to stop it. Not to rehash history but I think there's a reason he's the only one not still in MLB. Everyone else landed on their feet including Hinch and Cora (who was one of the ringleaders). 

ETA there was also the rumors of a toxic environment in the front office that Luhnow allowed to fester as well as the Taubman bullshit.

Luhnow isn't irreplaceable and this shit is the reason I don't want him back. As good as he is at certain parts of the job, he undermined a lot of it by trading for Osuna and cultivating a shitty atmosphere. It also didn't help that he gave zero fucks about the bullpen.

It can't be impossible to find someone who can do math but also understands there's a human element to this game.

Well that was quite a ride. Anyway what’s up with you, Abreu? 

Cross Rizzo off:
 
This figure should be entertaining cause they probably were on full tilt

So, it's a 2/34, with a CO for a third year at 17M, with a $6M buyout. Making the deal a 2/40, or 3/51.

not sure how we can beat a yankee team with rizzo on it.

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2 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

not sure how we can beat a yankee team with rizzo on it.

Just wait till they sign judge

28 minutes ago, Dondrysdale1 said:

It’s almost like the Astros wanted it out there that they were pursuing.

CJ Nitkowski said he hopes whoever leaked that info is getting a cut lol 

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5 minutes ago, Scraps said:

CJ Nitkowski said he hopes whoever leaked that info is getting a cut lol 


rizzo’s agent leaked that info ha

11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

rizzo’s agent leaked that info ha

it's the obvious move if you want the yankees to make a deal asap.

Meh, rather have Lizzo lol

Lol at that Yuli #......if someone pays that, including us, they getting fleeced.  

Julks went to Clear Brook and UH.  

53 minutes ago, Scraps said:

CJ Nitkowski said he hopes whoever leaked that info is getting a cut lol 

Pos rep for the blast from the past…

Edited by LCHorn

At some point the Astros are going to have to balance the 40-man roster better. They currently have 36 on it and only 14 position players, 3 of which are catchers. This has been a concern of mine for a while. 

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