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Just now, LCHorn said:

Leon needs to show he can hit AAA pitching. 

Cut down on k’s

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Leon has had strikeout problems his whole minor league career.  I think the best you can hope for there is for him to not K at an obscene rate.

2 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Leon has had strikeout problems his whole minor league career.  I think the best you can hope for there is for him to not K at an obscene rate.

I mean- the best you can hope for is George Springer and he gets it all the way down to 20% without losing the power- through consistent incremental improvement.  That is veeeeeeeery unusual though.  Like Springer he's a pretty special athlete.  Also like Springer he hasn't played a ton of baseball (he sat for a while leaving Cuba, Covid, then injury.  Maybe he will be a late bloomer in that sense. I sort of doubt it.  Hope he can be Siri with more pop. That would be a good outcome if not best case.  Best case is Springer mas o menos.  

29 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Leon needs to show he can hit AAA pitching. 

Agree. He needs a month or 2 of solid results, and this is likely his last season to make his mark before Gilbert and some others overtake him.

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Go Julks Go !!

Julks, Diaz, and Hensley need the most ABs. I know what Dubon and Meyers bring, fucking nothing.

Hoping this is the funk ender for the guys.  That and Dusty realizing Chas and Hensley need to be in the lineup.  And he should see what Salazar and Diaz (mostly Diaz) can do

1 minute ago, uoftorange said:

Hoping this is the funk ender for the guys.  That and Dusty realizing Chas and Hensley need to be in the lineup.  And he should see what Salazar and Diaz (mostly Diaz) can do

Salazar can't do shit.  Everyone knows this. He is here, specifically, b/c they see him as useless roster filler and they don't want to cut down on Korey Lee's development time in AAA.  

But, Dusty gotta Dusty so of course he's going to play him and sit Diaz again. That fucking stubborn old goat is so fucking frustrating. It's like he can't follow the thread of what the organization is trying to do- and that's figure out whether or not Diaz bat is going to play and if his catcher skills are good enough to catch 50 or 60 games a year there as a backup next year.  But no, we get the Salazar experience. I was pro putting him in late and giving him a pinch hit the other day b/c I'm ALWAYS pro guys getting called up for the first time ever getting in a game ASAP so they don't end up like Moonlight Graham.  But after that he should sit on a bench and spit sunflower seeds for a month and be there for the break glass in case of emergency related to PH or PR for Maldy late in a game that the FO intended him to be.  

2 minutes ago, uoftorange said:

Hoping this is the funk ender for the guys.  That and Dusty realizing Chas and Hensley need to be in the lineup.  And he should see what Salazar and Diaz (mostly Diaz) can do

He has 2 years of data to indicate McCormick should be an everyday player, yet he has taken every opportunity possible to play someone else. I’m not sure why one more game would be a tipping point. They literally have to trade guys away (Straw, Siri) or send them down (Meyers) to keep him in the lineup.

Just now, formermav43 said:

He has 2 years of data to indicate McCormick should be an everyday player, yet he has taken every opportunity possible to play someone else. I’m not sure why one more game would be a tipping point. They literally have to trade guys away (Straw, Siri) or send them down (Meyers) to keep him in the lineup.

And even then he said- I will see that move and raise you a "dubon is JV's personal CF" in the most bizarre move I've ever heard of, truthfully. Because his arm is stronger and he can keep people from going first to third.  The guy with the lowest Whip in baseball.  And who pretty much only gives up ER through Solo HR's.  Fucking awful. 

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Lets go fuck the Twins up the ass 3 times in a row and finish our first 10 games 6-4.  Whose with me?  

10 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

And even then he said- I will see that move and raise you a "dubon is JV's personal CF" in the most bizarre move I've ever heard of, truthfully. Because his arm is stronger and he can keep people from going first to third.  The guy with the lowest Whip in baseball.  And who pretty much only gives up ER through Solo HR's.  Fucking awful. 

And if you really want to go insane, compare their defensive metrics in CF.

15 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Salazar can't do shit. 

Salazar part was definitely sarcasm lol.  Should be Korey Lee and Diaz splitting time and Maldy "coaching" them

31 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Salazar can't do shit.  Everyone knows this. He is here, specifically, b/c they see him as useless roster filler and they don't want to cut down on Korey Lee's development time in AAA.  

But, Dusty gotta Dusty so of course he's going to play him and sit Diaz again. That fucking stubborn old goat is so fucking frustrating. It's like he can't follow the thread of what the organization is trying to do- and that's figure out whether or not Diaz bat is going to play and if his catcher skills are good enough to catch 50 or 60 games a year there as a backup next year.  But no, we get the Salazar experience. I was pro putting him in late and giving him a pinch hit the other day b/c I'm ALWAYS pro guys getting called up for the first time ever getting in a game ASAP so they don't end up like Moonlight Graham.  But after that he should sit on a bench and spit sunflower seeds for a month and be there for the break glass in case of emergency related to PH or PR for Maldy late in a game that the FO intended him to be.  

The best is Dusty starting Salazar against an LHP.

32 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

He has 2 years of data to indicate McCormick should be an everyday player, yet he has taken every opportunity possible to play someone else. I’m not sure why one more game would be a tipping point. They literally have to trade guys away (Straw, Siri) or send them down (Meyers) to keep him in the lineup.

Siri is on another hot streak, it will not last, but he has had mulitple hot streaks to Meyers's one. With the ability to be an elite defensive CF with a + arm, neither of those things apply to Meyers.

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Nuts are cold

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I don’t think there’s any need to get to the park 48 hours in advance. Plenty of good seats still available 

Nothing screams baseball like a pile of dirty snow.  Great idea they had building in a stadium without a roof.

8 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Nuts are cold

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don’t eat the yellow snow !

27 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Nothing screams baseball like a pile of dirty snow.  Great idea they had building in a stadium without a roof.

All I can say after living up there for a summer is those people love and worship summer so much that they'd deal with freezing to death in April and being cold in May and September if they get to be outside in the sun June-August.  It's an appreciation you just can't understand unless you have seen them up there...

Its snowing right now so thats cool I guess. Only like the 5th time I have seen it snow in my life.

6 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I know what Julks has done in the minors, same as you. I’m not basing anything off of 16 abs. The guy is a 4A player. You like arbitrage and enjoy when the Astros are rewarded for going left when every other team goes right, especially in talent acquisition. That’s great and I get it, but this is your new AJ Reed. 

Dubon made an error last night that they turned into a hit. This is a 3 true outcomes era and you’re valuing the fact that a lightweight slaphitting bum hasn’t k’d. He didn’t k in the 7th last night, unfortunately. That GIDP sure wasn’t predictable. 

If they cut Maldonado today, they’d have a better team tomorrow. He’s going full Gurriel this year if he’s not actually going to play defense. 

Archive this one too. 

LoL your boy AAAA player Corey Julks hitting .316 so far.

God do I love the businessman's special games, especially on a "Fucking Finally!" day like today.

Lunch at Truth followed by a weekday afternoon at MMP with 3 close co-workers in my season seats. Hard to beat.

Its snowing right now so thats cool I guess. Only like the 5th time I have seen it snow in my life.

Getcha a bloody mary at Hrbek's pub in the stadium. Then get another at Hell's Kitchen afterward.

Kent Hrbek can blow me.

But i will take note of your suggestion

I wonder if i can break into Target Field

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Kent Hrbek can blow me.

But i will take note of your suggestion

 

27 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Kent Hrbek is fat

That’s what he said.

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That’s what he said.
He = chuck knoblauch
32 minutes ago, Scraps said:

I wonder if i can break into Target Field

Drop Daniella’s name 

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Hmmm ……

 

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Thinking about that Oxy patch, I assume.

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