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#2651

The talk in here about Yordan batting leadoff is giving me flashbacks to all of the handwringing and hairpulling in here about Springer/Altuve batting leadoff. Yeah we maximize plate appearances, but every solo homer is another 50 message board posts about it.

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#2652
3 minutes ago, APMP said:

The talk in here about Yordan batting leadoff is giving me flashbacks to all of the handwringing and hairpulling in here about Springer/Altuve batting leadoff. Yeah we maximize plate appearances, but every solo homer is another 50 message board posts about it.


batting yordan twice in the line up would be full optimization 

#2653

Leadoff would be cute but I cant imagine it happening.

2 is a stretch.

Edited by huge

#2654

Anyone going to Wrigley?

Cubs tix go on sale Friday, unless you signed up for presale then you can get them tomorrow

#2655
11 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Anyone going to Wrigley?

Cubs tix go on sale Friday, unless you signed up for presale then you can get them tomorrow

Don’t forget - Third base/LF side. You wanna be in the sun. 

#2656
On 1/24/2024 at 2:32 PM, Wulaw Horn said:

It would be like if the NFL HOF started letting in "3rd down backs".

Devin Hester literally got in this year as a kick returner

#2657
36 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Don’t forget - Third base/LF side. You wanna be in the sun. 

I went to Minnesota lol....I think I can handle it.  Plus I want to be on Astros dugout side. 

2 of them are night games anyway

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#2660

lol poor Maton looks so sad when that ball hits the ground. That's the same reaction my 2 year old makes when she drops a snack on the floor.

#2661
11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

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The total WAR of every MLB teams 1st round picks the last 10 years

As a rough calculation, Whitley needs to put up about 40 WAR this year to pass Bregman on that list.

#2662
10 hours ago, Scraps said:

In honor of Eric Hosmer retiring
 

That is the second best Bregman driving in* Fisher of all time. 

 

*loosely speaking, I assume no RBI.

#2663
20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:


batting yordan twice in the line up would be full optimization 

having 2 runners OB for one of those PA's sure does sound better to me, but who cares about runs scored?

#2664
7 minutes ago, slorch said:

having 2 runners OB for one of those PA's sure does sound better to me, but who cares about runs scored?

This is why optimally you want him batting 2nd (not leadoff or even 3rd). The leadoff hitter has a runner on ahead of them less than any other spot in the lineup; conversely, 3 frequently has at-bats with no one on and 2 out-it’s actually a less important spot than 4 or even 5 in terms of likelihood of having runners on. 2 should be your best overall hitter, one with both high OBP and power.

#2666

Damn the cubs/wrigley ticket buying is stupid as fuck. Can't pick your seat just section...."will be given best seats in this section for your amount"

Fuck that.

What year are we in?

#2667
14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

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The total WAR of every MLB teams 1st round picks the last 10 years

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?

#2668

We have another 51 WAR from our two 1st round picks in 2012.

#2669
30 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?

We get credit for more than that for Mark Appel alone.  Whitley's not looking so bad either.

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#2670
1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?


Not drafting players or letting a monkey handle your draft would gave produced better results 

#2671

Joey Bart being just as good at baseball as the actual BART doesn't help either.

Bednar fucking around too

#2672

Cristian Javier said he lost around 15 pounds this offseason. He acknowledged that some of his struggles last year could be attributed to some extra weight he was carrying around in addition to the already-documented mechanical flaws he had.

#2673
On 2/21/2024 at 11:32 AM, Scraps said:

How bout this one Pops...lol


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That cactus isnt native to Texas

 

would not bang 

#2675

It would look better if it was just the H in front of a blue star, like it was on the all orange and orange will blue bill caps, instead of that clunky logo.

#2677

So pumped for the season …..

🤓: “Yeah Yordan is a great hitter but he can’t play defense.”

 

#2678

The games will be televised tomorrow and Sunday on SCN.  5:00pm and Noon start times.

Edited by kevwun

#2680
6 hours ago, kevwun said:

The games will be televised tomorrow and Sunday on SCN.  5:00pm and Noon start times.

Do the stupid blackout rules apply to spring training games?

#2682
16 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Someone photo shop altuve in and that’s the Houston mt rushmore 

 

 

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Would Altuve still be shorter than Earl in the rascal?

 

#2683
28 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros baseball is on TV today. @SpaceCityHN starting at 4:30p CT
 

 

It appears that YouTube TV does not carry it 😞

#2688
45 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

^^^
Wtf did you expect for game 1 of spring training?

He's just obligated to find a reason to use that gif on every single page.

#2691
35 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

Soreness in his middle finger. It’s OK. I have one he can use. 
 

 

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Edited by TonyTexas

#2692
55 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

Forrest Whitley didn’t throw his live bullpen because of a sore middle finger.

 

#2694
23 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Do the stupid blackout rules apply to spring training games?

The answer is no. Game is airing on MLB.TV

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