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Like baker, maldy is yesterday’s news 

hopefully we have a manager soon, so we can move forward and stop speculating on things 

Its the cycle of rage the internet is having fun with. Float a terrible candidate, let everyone rage for a few days, then repeat. 

 

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

What about the guy who coaches Jeter's softball team?

Are you kidding? Did you not just watch 2023?

Has a sentimental spot for the washed up old veteran.

Passes on playing the promising rookie

 

hard pass.

Ron Washington, wtf.  Would prefer Lou Brown or Jake Taylor.

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3 hours ago, Scraps said:

I'd ban any motherfucker who starts the wave

Some mother fucker in my section attempted to start the wave in the 8th inning of game 7 of the ALCS this year. I have never been in a physical altercation at a sporting event but this was the closest I have ever come to attempting murder. Getting skull fucked by the rangers while this middle aged douche bag is trying to start the wave...garcia hit a bomb into the boxes as this mother fucker was turned around counting on his hand for people to stand up an wave...I am still mad

15 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Ron Washington, wtf.  Would prefer Lou Brown or Jake Taylor.

Or even Billy Heywood.

So we rewind the clock and hire a guy that’s the same age that Dusty was when we hired him.

makes sense

i also don’t understand how Washington is only 71.

I swear he was 81 when he was managing the rangers a decade ago

(cocaine is a helluva drug)

 

I would rather we hired George Washington.  Or Ron Swanson.

Why do I believe that Washington is only being floated as the leading candidate because Bagwell thinks it will make the fans appreciate Ausmus when he’s hired?

4 hours ago, RGBIII said:

Some mother fucker in my section attempted to start the wave in the 8th inning of game 7 of the ALCS this year. I have never been in a physical altercation at a sporting event but this was the closest I have ever come to attempting murder. Getting skull fucked by the rangers while this middle aged douche bag is trying to start the wave...garcia hit a bomb into the boxes as this mother fucker was turned around counting on his hand for people to stand up an wave...I am still mad

no jury would convict you

38 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

Why do I believe that Washington is only being floated as the leading candidate because Bagwell thinks it will make the fans appreciate Ausmus when he’s hired?

I'm not sure Bags is capable of having two thoughts at once.

Counsell is a manager that has been winning at a good clip for several years, well above his expected rate, with a team that on average, spends half the amount on payroll the Astros do every year. They have never spent more than 16 million per year on a player in the last decade, and the Astros have a few of those. I think he could do a lot more with the pieces the Astros have, and their budget. 

6 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

Counsell is a manager that has been winning at a good clip for several years, well above his expected rate, with a team that on average, spends half the amount on payroll the Astros do every year. They have never spent more than 16 million per year on a player in the last decade, and the Astros have a few of those. I think he could do a lot more with the pieces the Astros have, and their budget. 

How much of his winning is inflated by playing in a dogshit division?

9 hours ago, runthebone said:

Not being in the WS is frustrating as shit. 

Especially when the Rangers are gonna win it, then talk massive amounts of shit about how they have the only legitimate World Series in the history of this state, even though Adolis is obviously on enough steroids to kill a horse.

Some, I'm sure. But unlike Toothpick, he seems to know how to beat the weaklings in his division.

10 hours ago, runthebone said:

Not being in the WS is frustrating as shit. 

Yep.  I knew whoever won between us and Texas was getting a free ass World Series ring 

Out of all the dorks that are being talked about I guess Counsell would be the least frustrating in my eyes.  

10 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Out of all the dorks that are being talked about I guess Counsell would be the least frustrating in my eyes.  

That’s the spirit!

If the other choice are Ausmus or Washington, sign me the fuck up.

Counsell would be great. Proven track record and checks alot of boxes. He's old school, ok with analytics, and has won at a decent clip as a manager. 

1 minute ago, texashorne said:

Counsell would be great. Proven track record and checks alot of boxes. He's old school, ok with analytics, and has won at a decent clip as a manager. 

I forgot to mention he was able to manage his team to a 49-32 HOME record. Sign me the fuck up. 

4 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

How much of his winning is inflated by playing in a dogshit division?

You could say the same about most of the Astros division titles and playoff success, but I think the NL Central has been more competitive than the AL West. Up until this year, the Rangers have been dogshit for a decade. The Angels are always finding new ways to fail. Athletics had a few good years early in our run, but are generally cheapskates who don't try hard. The Mariners have been good the last couple of years, but that's about it. You can only play the teams in front of you, and he has performed well enough to get several 95 win teams with half the payroll the Astros have. 

1 hour ago, texashorne said:

Counsell would be great. Proven track record and checks alot of boxes. He's old school, ok with analytics, and has won at a decent clip as a manager. 

He’s also not eligible to already collect social security checks. Sign me up 

One has to think that Counsell is heading to the Mets. Stearns will be doing the hiring. 

3 hours ago, Scraps said:

Yep.  I knew whoever won between us and Texas was getting a free ass World Series ring 

We would have struggled since we would have had home field disadvantage. 

3 hours ago, Scraps said:

Out of all the dorks that are being talked about I guess Counsell would be the least frustrating in my eyes.  


He’s going to use the Astros to drive up the price and years on the Mets 

like Saban used ut to pinch Bama for a raise 

Not resigning Charlie Morton cost us at least one ring. We missed on that FA signing 

this was a damn glorious night !

 

 

4 hours ago, Scraps said:

Yep.  I knew whoever won between us and Texas was getting a free ass World Series ring 

Given the way the team was this year, it would've been no guarantee if we'd made it.

So who could we hire as manager that we wouldn’t bitch about? Espada? Anyone else being floated as realistic options have been bitching so are we saying espada is it? I mean I’d take francona but he’s not realistic so I’m guessing so far it’s been

Washington

espada

ausmus

counsell

That’s all I’ve seen being floated. Am I missing anyone? 

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Not resigning Charlie Morton cost us at least one ring. We missed on that FA signing 

Of the guys from the 2017 team who left in free agency, he's the one I miss the most. 

1 hour ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

So who could we hire as manager that we wouldn’t bitch about? Espada? Anyone else being floated as realistic options have been bitching so are we saying espada is it? I mean I’d take francona but he’s not realistic so I’m guessing so far it’s been

Washington

espada

ausmus

counsell

That’s all I’ve seen being floated. Am I missing anyone? 

I would be fine with Espada, Linares, Counsell, or Venable.  I will be very surprised if Counsell is actually interested though.

Ausmus, Washington, or Kepler would be disasters.

I would take Espada, Counsell, or Bannister

1 hour ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

So who could we hire as manager that we wouldn’t bitch about? Espada? Anyone else being floated as realistic options have been bitching so are we saying espada is it? I mean I’d take francona but he’s not realistic so I’m guessing so far it’s been

Washington

espada

ausmus

counsell

That’s all I’ve seen being floated. Am I missing anyone? 

 

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46 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Of the guys from the 2017 team who left in free agency, he's the one I miss the most. 

Of course he is.

he’s the only one that’s performed worth a shit since he left in a position of need on the current team.

 

 

15 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

I would be fine with Espada, Linares, Counsell, or Venable.  I will be very surprised if Counsell is actually interested though.

Ausmus, Washington, or Kepler would be disasters.

Maybe. Maybe not. 

22 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

I will be very surprised if Counsell is actually interested though.

Why?  Isn’t the whole point of sports to chase championships?

4 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Why?  Isn’t the whole point of sports to chase championships?

I think Counsell to NY under stearns is a foregone conclusion.  I also think that the fact that there’s consistently been front office turmoil and/or conflict between the GM and Manager/Owner cross 4 seasons might lead some good candidates to pass on the job.

Bagwell hasn’t come off his ALCS loss bender?

I saw that tweet-it would be funny if we found out in the Evan Drellich penned account of the Astros 2023-2025 seasons entitled “How Did They Fuck This Up?!?” that Dana simply wasn’t invited to the manager interviews.  

31 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I saw that tweet-it would be funny if we found out in the Evan Drellich penned account of the Astros 2023-2025 seasons entitled “How Did They Fuck This Up?!?” that Dana simply wasn’t invited to the manager interviews.  

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