January 24, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said: not a fan of giving up a player(s) for him
January 25, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: If you think the uproar about Dubon batting second is bad, just wait until Ausmus is named GM. Please let it be Brown. 6 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: 2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:
January 25, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: 😂😂😃 The reason he batted that dickhead second in Detroit is because he didn’t have Dubon. Duh.
January 25, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, The Dog said: Whoever is making this decision should be fired. This is just fucking stupid.
January 25, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: 😂😂😃 When and how in the f*** was Ausmus the Astros’ “unofficial captain”? You actually have to be good to be the captain like Bagwell or Biggio or Altuve.
January 25, 20232 yr Trying to talk myself into another year of Yuli. I guess he could be insurance for Abreu, but Hensley should probably get a shot first. And if Abreu can’t go, they could get a very cheap one year rental at 1B. Yeah I can’t get there.
January 25, 20232 yr Abreu has played in 95% of his team's games. There is no place for Gurriel on this team. You never bring back a guy that you have replaced with a better player.
January 25, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, TonyTexas said: I’m not sure how much Crane cares about what the media and fans think with regards to baseball decisions but, if he does, and these last few days have been trial balloons, the answer is clear. Is it? What's the answer then? I bet if you polled the fanbase at large the majority would be in favor of Ausmus. He hit that HR in the playoffs one time and if he played that long he must have been good. Lots of casuals and dumbasses out there.
January 25, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Berkman wasn’t a hall of famer. Too late a start, not a good enough tail to his career (argues he wasn’t likely on steroids) and not a good enough defensive player. All that said, he absolutely should have received a bunch of votes and been on the ballot for the entire 10 years.
January 25, 20232 yr The Puma on steroids? Who the fuck ever thought that? The Puma was on Twinkies. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-06-03-0306030253-story.html
January 25, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Now look at defense. And the fact that they played different positions.
January 25, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, slorch said: The Puma on steroids? Who the fuck ever thought that? The Puma was on Twinkies. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-06-03-0306030253-story.html I meant that as a counterpoint to Berkman having a normal aging curve while those in the steroid era largely didn’t.
January 25, 20232 yr is it just me, or is their only one true American* up top? LFG!!! * with regard to League, not nationality with our beloved melting pot!!!
January 25, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said: Berkman wasn’t a hall of famer. Too late a start, not a good enough tail to his career (argues he wasn’t likely on steroids) and not a good enough defensive player. All that said, he absolutely should have received a bunch of votes and been on the ballot for the entire 10 years. I agree. But he's closer than Scott Rolen.
January 25, 20232 yr Just for future reference, I think we want Beltran to eventually get in, as that bodes well for Altuve. Rolen and Beltran both had 70.1 career WAR. Also, Billy has 2 more years, and needs 27 votes.
January 25, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Just for future reference, I think we want Beltran to eventually get in, as that bodes well for Altuve. It don't make a shit. I already heard people trying to give Beltran a pass because they feel sorry for him that he is being blamed for everything. Altuve will have spent the majority of his career(if not all) associated with Houston so he will be punished regardless because people are morons. He will get in at some point if he stays the course, but he will be waiting awhile. Edited January 25, 20232 yr by Scraps
January 25, 20232 yr 49 minutes ago, Scraps said: It don't make a shit. I already heard people trying to give Beltran a pass because they feel sorry for him that he is being blamed for everything. Altuve will have spent the majority of his career(if not all) associated with Houston so he will be punished regardless because people are morons. He will get in at some point if he stays the course, but he will be waiting awhile. Altuve could quit baseball tomorrow and still make the HOF. The question now is whether or not he'll be 1st ballot or not.
January 25, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said: Berkman wasn’t a hall of famer. Too late a start, not a good enough tail to his career (argues he wasn’t likely on steroids) and not a good enough defensive player. All that said, he absolutely should have received a bunch of votes and been on the ballot for the entire 10 years. Exactly. I don't think he's a HOF either but my robbed comment was about dropping off after one ballot.
January 25, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Scraps said: It don't make a shit. I already heard people trying to give Beltran a pass because they feel sorry for him that he is being blamed for everything. Altuve will have spent the majority of his career(if not all) associated with Houston so he will be punished regardless because people are morons. He will get in at some point if he stays the course, but he will be waiting awhile. Yeah, he'll be punished for the same reason he's being booed now. For continuing to have individual and team success and not falling off when his "dastardly cheating" was exposed.
January 25, 20232 yr At some point in time you’d like to think Justice will prevail and people will see just how unfairly Altuve has been treated and they will celebrate his glorious unique and wonderful career.
January 25, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: At some point in time you’d like to think Justice will prevail and people will see just how unfairly Altuve has been treated and they will celebrate his glorious unique and wonderful career. The argument I've seen now in some places is that, well, he might not have cheated personally, but as a team leader, he should have shut that down. I would love to see that same standard applied to players from the steroid era. How many known users did St. Jeter play with?
January 25, 20232 yr I could give 2 shits what ballot he's on. The writers shared in the spoils of the steroid era then made a killing tearing it all down. They can all get fucked. When he is inducted, I'll be in Cooperstown to see it.
January 25, 20232 yr I think eventually Altuve will be viewed differently - possibly even somewhat sympathetically, as it will be recognized that he bore an outsized brunt of the vitriol aimed at an entire franchise (including non-players), particularly given that (1) it is well-documented that he didn’t really do anything; (2) statistically-inclined voters (who should continue to make up more and more of the electorate) will acknowledge that his actual production seems totally unaffected by any sort of sign-stealing advantage (home/road splits, before/after 2017, etc); and (3) he was a key player on a second WS title team. I’m optimistic on his Hall chances.
January 25, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: I love Berkman, but this is dumb. Berkman was a better hitter than Rolen, but defense exists too, and Rolen is an all-time great at 3B. It is (imperfectly) measurable and accounted for in their WAR totals (both FG and B-R value his defense roughly the same). Lance was a better hitter than a lot of guys in the HOF, he was just about 3 healthy seasons short of making it.
January 25, 20232 yr Author 5 hours ago, Scraps said: It don't make a shit. I already heard people trying to give Beltran a pass because they feel sorry for him that he is being blamed for everything. Altuve will have spent the majority of his career(if not all) associated with Houston so he will be punished regardless because people are morons. He will get in at some point if he stays the course, but he will be waiting awhile. He should be blamed, he started the whole deal and then brought it back after being told to stop 😂😂😂😂
January 25, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, 1leggedduck said: Those look like truck stop hats Cheap give away
January 25, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, formermav43 said: The argument I've seen now in some places is that, well, he might not have cheated personally, but as a team leader, he should have shut that down. I would love to see that same standard applied to players from the steroid era. How many known users did St. Jeter play with? Altuve with a career in pinstripes is first ballot, zero doubt.
January 25, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: No love for the A’s having their own tier named after them…and not being the only team in it?
January 25, 20232 yr 23 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said: Altuve with a career in pinstripes is first ballot, zero doubt. And would be more revered by Yankees fans than Jeter because of his size
January 25, 20232 yr 51 minutes ago, Gourmand said: And would be more revered by Yankees fans than Jeter because of his size Altuve's dick is way bigger than Jeter's Wait, what? Edited January 25, 20232 yr by runthebone
January 25, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, 1leggedduck said: Those look like truck stop hats The Rangers one is straight out of an East Texas gas station.
January 25, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, WBT said: He hit that HR in the playoffs one time and if he played that long he must have been good. That was a great HR, though. Crazy clutch for a guy that didn't hit a ton of them. Too bad that one and Puma's slam get overlooked for freakin' Chris Burke.
January 25, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said: At some point in time you’d like to think Justice will prevail and people will see just how unfairly Altuve has been treated and they will celebrate his glorious unique and wonderful career. Nah, man. Fuck that guy. It's a travesty that he even has a vote.
January 25, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, texashorne said: Altuve could quit baseball tomorrow and still make the HOF. The question now is whether or not he'll be 1st ballot or not. 0.0% chance Altuve goes in first ballot. There will be posturing about punishing a cheater, but it will fade after his first ballot or two. He'll make it in before year 5.
January 25, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Ugly, will not buy … our trucker hats are way better than these. in related news, i reached out to the screen printer about making some more and they are no longer in business, so it's a whole thing. i am still planning to find someone and make a new batch at some point.
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