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4 minutes ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

I really dont think JV will do well in NY but id love to be proven wrong. Dusty gave JV what he wanted. We got a 6 man rotation sometimes and JV got extra time to rest up. Not sure NYM can provide the same level of comfort. Not sure NYM can give him the same run support we have always given him. JV wants 300 wins and I will eat my hat if he gets that for NYM. 


lot of cold weather games in the NL East 

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  • henrygandorf
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    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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1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:


lot of cold weather games in the NL East 

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

6 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

Lulz at dominated him in the WS.  I bet he manages to have a good year.

8 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

I really dont think JV will do well in NY but id love to be proven wrong. Dusty gave JV what he wanted. We got a 6 man rotation sometimes and JV got extra time to rest up. Not sure NYM can provide the same level of comfort. Not sure NYM can give him the same run support we have always given him. JV wants 300 wins and I will eat my hat if he gets that for NYM. 

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

8 hours ago, Intercourse With Gray said:

He is also trading the division he dominated for the division that dominated him in the WS. 

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

Most teams would love to go to a 6 man rotation but they would be starting a likely AAA equivalent starter. Go look around not many teams have 5 quality starters let alone 6.

Yes, most teams don't have enough starters for a 5 man rotation.  I don't think the 6 man will catch on simply because of that.

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How many contending teams (or maybe any teams) have a starting staff that is completely homegrown?

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

I see the Astros going with a 6-man rotation again this season, and it's likely going to be the next big change in MLB. I think more teams will start using 6-man rotations. It makes sense from the standpoint of keeping your main starters healthy for the playoffs. Instead of starting 35 games, keep them in the 28-30 range. Just the way it's going to be moving forward, where the top starters barely get over 200 innings, where most guys are 150-180.

Regular season Verlander is different than post-season Verlander.

Seconded. Garcia really benefited from the 6 man rotation. It’ll be tough to find another wipe out arm out of the bullpen, but Hunter Brown appears to be ready to start. 

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Seconded. Garcia really benefited from the 6 man rotation. It’ll be tough to find another wipe out arm out of the bullpen, but Hunter Brown appears to be ready to start. 

Also LMJ. If there's anyone on this staff that needs to be in a 6 man, its him. 

 

Law says 2 years, $86M for Verlander is "the right move," but 3 years for Abreu is clearly stupid.

Wait til he says the same about Judge's deal.  I'm sure he loves Trea Turner's contract also.  The reason why none of the Astros' prospects get rated highly anymore is because of the grudge that jackasses like Law hold against the team.

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Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 

Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 
Dodgers need to worry about fielding a 3B and SS seeing as though they have none worth a shit
1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Law says 2 years, $86M for Verlander is "the right move," but 3 years for Abreu is clearly stupid.

Law is a know nothing cunt almost on par with Drehlic and Passan. 

17 minutes ago, Scraps said:
56 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:
Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers all need more arms. Asap 

Dodgers need to worry about fielding a 3B and SS seeing as though they have none worth a shit

I’m at the point where I will be pretty surprised if it isn’t correa. 

I'm sure he was very happy when he saw Turner's deal because he knew the Dodgers were going to be desperate.

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16 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I'm sure he was very happy when he saw Turner's deal because he knew the Dodgers were going to be desperate.


and the giants (wait until judge signs with the Yankees) 

and cubs 

correa is about to CASH in !

22 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


and the giants (wait until judge signs with the Yankees) 

and cubs 

correa is about to CASH in !

He’s going to get the 10/300 at a minimum he was looking for when he left the astros- especially because to get there now he only needs to do 9/265

9 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

Dodgers are so fucked. Freidman is on mlb network

Here is the notes of his interview:

What are you doing with 3B and SS? Don't know

What are you going to do about SP? Don't know may have to bring people up sooner than we wanted

Who is your closer? Don't know


Lmao

24 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

How dare you disrespect Nori Aoki like that 

18 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Angles should sign him

Angels have OF/DH covered.

Trout, Renfroe, Ward, and Ohtani. That's a decent start to the order. Astros should absolutely be all over this guy.

33 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m struggling to think of any Japanese player of note that didn’t end up on the west coast or with the Yanks/Red Sox. It’s be an interesting direction for both him and the Astros. 

I mean only last year you could find Seiya Suzuki signing with the rebuilding Cubs.

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Hopefully the Yankees raise the bar 😂😂😂

he’s not playing for rings, he wants the biggest contract. God bless him 😂😂😂

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Before that the Cubs had old fuk u do me

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2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Before that the Cubs had old fuk u do me

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Baylor baseball inquiring about his eligibility.

41 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

How dare you disrespect Nori Aoki like that 

Was he the guy who was on the IR for hemorrhoids?

1 minute ago, Macklemore said:

Was he the guy who was on the IR for hemorrhoids?

No that was Kaz Matsui. But he came from somewhere else to us, not Japan so he doesn’t count. I was talking about initial signings. 

Yall better put some respect on Kaz Matsui's name, and his anal fissures

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

Yall better put some respect on Kaz Matsui's name, and his anal fissures

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10 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Any buyer’s remorse?

 

pm FJLA

I'd much rather have Abreu than Bell and think Bell was overhyped at the deadline as a potential trade target for the Astros. Abreu is the superior player and a great clubhouse fit. 

16 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

None. Abreu’s the superior player, and making less than $3mil/year more. If anything, that makes the Abreu deal look even better. The extra year might backfire, I guess, but the AAV is right in line with projections, while Bell looks like a big overpay. 
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-top-50-free-agents/

All of this. Every deal that gets signed makes me even happier with the Abreu deal. 
ready to sign Contreras and I guess a scrub starting pitcher and get to work. 

Never wanted Bell. Always wanted Abreu.

So no

I guess Machete is butthurt now.

Wah

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1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Any buyer’s remorse?

One disappeared in the playoffs, one didn't. We landed the guy that shows up at the end of the season.

 

^^^
Headline:  “Astros cheated in 2022 with a non-regulation infield configuration “

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

^^^
Headline:  “Astros cheated in 2022 with a non-regulation infield configuration “

i got into a shouting match with a stranger at fucking epcot last month about illegal bats, so yes, this is a conversation one of you will probably have to participate in.

32 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i got into a shouting match with a stranger at fucking epcot last month about illegal bats, so yes, this is a conversation one of you will probably have to participate in.

I recommend a corked bat when hitting a stranger.  Never for a friend, though.  That would be shitty.

New headline: “Yankees at disadvantage due to inconsistent baseballs in 2022”

 

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