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9 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

How the hell did Espada not ITB Booker with the left on deck?

My biggest complaint with Espada is having too much faith in his players and refusing to make the "safe" managerial call.

Seems like he won't call for a bunt in extras. Won't walk a hot hitter when there's a base open in a tight game. Always tries to wring 1 more inning out of a laboring pitcher. 

"I trust my guy to deliver in that situation" and then they don't and we end up losing by 1 run.

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Tuesday night game was the perfect example of what I'm talking about.

Abreu comes in and fucking dominates, holding the A's scoreless in both the 10th and 11th. All you need is a single run and it's an instant W. You're not sacrificing anything by giving up an out to move the runner over. Him scoring is the only thing that matters and you take home the W. Nope, swing away boys!

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5 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

My biggest complaint with Espada is having too much faith in his players and refusing to make the "safe" managerial call.

Seems like he won't call for a bunt in extras. Won't walk a hot hitter when there's a base open in a tight game. Always tries to wring 1 more inning out of a laboring pitcher. 

"I trust my guy to deliver in that situation" and then they don't and we end up losing by 1 run.

I certainly understand wanting your guys to succeed and showing confidence in them to do so. Then again, there have to be limits on hopes and hunches. Conventional wisdom isn't always right, but it's the way to bet. 

Riding pitchers too long is his worst problem.  So many times it's clear a guy is struggling and needs to be done for the day, but nope lets run him out for one more inning so he can give up 3 runs.

1 hour ago, Storm the Field said:

You're not sacrificing anything by giving up an out to move the runner over.

Huh, why do they call it a sacrifice then?

Most of the guys you'd want to bunt are probably 50/50 at best to get it down.

3 minutes ago, WBT said:

Huh, why do they call it a sacrifice then?

Most of the guys you'd want to bunt are probably 50/50 at best to get it down.

You don't need the batter to score or even get on base in the scenario I'm describing. That's what I meant.

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I don't know why you guys are worried, the Astros never downplay injuries.

We need more waves at the games to eliminate injuries. Seriously though team medical and training staff suck. There should be changes made.

This could all be stopped if the Astros would just pay me to attend games

20 minutes ago, Scraps said:

This could all be stopped if the Astros would just pay me to attend games

You’ll need an assistant 

 

 

hell probably celebrate by sending julia a d1ck pic 

Heyward with the homer today so check this out lol



Sept 12, 2020

start singelton the rest of the season 

Edited by tx 3 putt

We are the worse at situational hitting in the league, also have to be the worse at getting HBP.

5 hours ago, kevwun said:

Riding pitchers too long is his worst problem.  So many times it's clear a guy is struggling and needs to be done for the day, but nope lets run him out for one more inning so he can give up 3 runs.

Here we go again…

39 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

start singelton the rest of the season 

In Sugarland. Or Japan. Don’t really care 

30 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

We are the worse at situational hitting in the league, also have to be the worse at getting HBP.

Don't forget 27th in drawing walks.

Make that 5-for-36 for Bregman with runners on since the break. 😡

More shutdown relief in a high-leverage situation. Let's see if this washed-up dude can keep from costing us a win. 

Pressly is a worthless sack of shit. 

Pressly is worthless, but our offense is more worthless.

First of all....Pressly is a cockgobbler

2nd....we should have traded for Rooker

Until further notice, you can no longer throw this guy when it matters. And with our offense, we're rarely far enough ahead for it not to matter. 

Bat flipping singles is gonna get him nailed.

This is like a weeks worth of timely hitting.

1 minute ago, kevwun said:

Bat flipping singles is gonna get him nailed.

See above concerning our inability to draw HBPs. We need baserunners!

Love the bottom of the lineup making big things happen. 

Bat flipping singles is gonna get him nailed.

Bat flipping long outs (like he did last night) might get him hit by his own team.

How fucking stupid does Espada have to be to continue to use Hader in Non-Sv situations, especially considering you have already surpassed his career high in appearences and you are looking at going into the playoffs with Abreu and Hader on fumes?

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I know 3 runs or less is a save situation but with Hader it’s 4 runs or less because he always gives up a solo shot

That's HR #8 allowed in a Non-Sv situation for Hader. Espada is just so fucking stupid.

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