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2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Not a great feeling about this series. Yordan is dinged at the absolute worse time and Skubal almost certainly appears on Thursday. 

So dinged up he hit hammered a single through the right side at 114 mph and an oppo double at 100 mph 

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    I’m just glad I survived another season of being the official thread starter. Thank you all for your continued support in this emotional time.   In more ways than one with tonight’s result:

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I’m still anxious, even after 104 postseason games since this current run of success started…just the nature of the beast in a very short series.

but glass half full: we were a few feet higher, left, or right from being tied in a game our best pitcher looked like shit and our offense was going against the first full season AL triple crown winner since JV in 2011.

bullpen games make me nervy with our offense and their often times shitty, shitty approach, especially against a Tigers pen that is better than ours, but going to hang my hat on the more guys you throw out there, the better the chances the moment is too big for one (or more) of them and we take care of business.

 

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14 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

Holy shit that was a game.  Playoff baseball is amazing.

As a Tigers fan, I forgot how insane playoff baseball is. That 9th inning was a fucking white knuckle ride. What a game. 

 

The conspiracy up here today is they pulled skubs under 100 pitches with the plan he gives 80 more pitches tomorrow if needed. I don't love that idea, but if anyone is going to do it it is that fucking machine. 

11 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

 

Ha. Skubal isn’t pitching on Thursday man. If he does like an inning (he ain’t pitching) 

I have to agree here, that would be fucking bonkers, but the sports talk this morning is all about "why not let him go" if you weren't going right back to him. 

As a Tigers fan, I forgot how insane playoff baseball is. That 9th inning was a fucking white knuckle ride. What a game. 
 
The conspiracy up here today is they pulled skubs under 100 pitches with the plan he gives 80 more pitches tomorrow if needed. I don't love that idea, but if anyone is going to do it it is that fucking machine. 

this isn’t 1965.

Astros offense is always my number 1 concern. You just have to hope they are got today and never have that lock feeling you’ll know they will show up for at least 3 runs. 3-5 runs feels like the ceiling with this shit offense and most of those runs are solo shots. Need brown to be locked in long enough to give us a shot to slap a few solo shots for that amazing 2-0 Astro lead in the 6th.

As a Tigers fan, I forgot how insane playoff baseball is. That 9th inning was a fucking white knuckle ride. What a game. 
 
The conspiracy up here today is they pulled skubs under 100 pitches with the plan he gives 80 more pitches tomorrow if needed. I don't love that idea, but if anyone is going to do it it is that fucking machine. 
Astros would fuck him up if he didn't fuck his arm up first
On 8/1/2024 at 1:52 PM, Gut Wagon said:

Given where we are, I think we'll overachieve if we win 90 counting the postseason. 

Back when things were looking especially grim a couple months ago, I threw out 90 wins for this team — including the postseason — as "overachieving." Several times since then I've thought that prediction to be too low, but as of today I'd be thrilled to get there. If we do, we'll at least have given ourselves a chance to add to it. I remain hopeful. 

Crazy to think the LCS streak could end today.  But that's what you get for fucking around and not getting the bye.

I like our chances against Cleveland.  If we get there.

Astros, let's show them the Texas two step. LFG

I don't have much hope, feel like we always struggle against openers. 

 

If Meyers is anywhere near that field today we are not a serious team. Can’t believe I want Chas back in there but the only thing better than that 9th inning walk would of course been a hit. But that was a really good at bat for coming where he’s been lately and this year. He might have something left to give. Meyers .170 for last month and rag arm can go sit. 

I hope we replace our whole outfield besides Tucker before next year. Im done with this close your eyes and cross your fingers outfield.

Dating back to last year at home in the postseason and you add yesterday the Astros have scored 21 runs in 7 postseason home games so we average around 3 runs a game.

10 of those runs were at home vs the twins in the ALDS. So in our last 5 games at home we’ve scored 11 runs. I don’t understand why we fucking suck so bad at home but here we are again. Would be nice to see us breakout today since we are way past being due.

If Meyers is anywhere near that field today we are not a serious team. Can’t believe I want Chas back in there but the only thing better than that 9th inning walk would of course been a hit. But that was a really good at bat for coming where he’s been lately and this year. He might have something left to give. Meyers .170 for last month and rag arm can go sit. 
I hope we replace our whole outfield besides Tucker before next year. Im done with this close your eyes and cross your fingers outfield.
Agreed that Meyers should not be in todays lineup, but doubt it happens.

Altuve
Yordan
Tucker
Bregman
Diaz
Caratini
Pena
Heyward
Chas

Is what I would roll with.

11 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

If Meyers is anywhere near that field today we are not a serious team. Can’t believe I want Chas back in there but the only thing better than that 9th inning walk would of course been a hit. But that was a really good at bat for coming where he’s been lately and this year. He might have something left to give. Meyers .170 for last month and rag arm can go sit. 

I hope we replace our whole outfield besides Tucker before next year. Im done with this close your eyes and cross your fingers outfield.

Thought the same thing re: Chas. bat was a tick slow but was actually disappointed he walked with how well he was picking up the pitches in that AB

 

12 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Thought the same thing re: Chas. bat was a tick slow but was actually disappointed he walked with how well he was picking up the pitches in that AB

 

I was convinced he was going to strike out swinging after he got to two strikes so that walk was a very pleasant surprise. Heyward was close to tying that game or maybe even walking it off if the ball finds the corner. 

Jesus Christ they are going to the bullpen game in Game 2???

Also why the hell did they put Skubal day-to-day?

18 hours ago, n64ra said:

What's AJ Hinch's career playoff road record?

Did the math this morning. Playoff AJ is now 13-12 on the road and 16-10 at home.

Skubal pitched 80 more innings than any other starter.

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Agreed that Meyers should not be in todays lineup, but doubt it happens.

Altuve
Yordan
Tucker
Bregman
Diaz
Caratini
Pena
Heyward
Chas

Is what I would roll with.
 

Close. You had the players, just in a slightly different order  

 

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Well i knew he wouldnt bat Yordan 2 after changing it yesterday...thats just where i would have him.

If we lose, at least we lose playing the best guys

Jesus Christ they are going to the bullpen game in Game 2???
Also why the hell did they put Skubal day-to-day?
Hinch was just on MLB Network

Skubal hand got fucked up a little, but no chance he was coming out over that. The later in the game issue was hamstring. Said it tightened up a little. He got through the inning and Hinch pulled him.

Said everyone is available for them today except obviously Skubal

He is gonna be going to the mound early and often

Today would be a great day for Tucker to pull his head out of his ass.....0-4 isn't gonna cut it

All or nothing, Houston needs to bring the bats.

Feeling good about today. 7 strong from hunter. Bats come alive early, even this up.

It’s weird how I feel like if we can somehow win this wild card series I love our chances more moving forward. 

I hate 2 out of 3 playoff series but I think we win next two and then wreck shit in Cleveland. Besides my typical gripes everyone is tired of hearing, I still think this team can win longer series because the pitching plays and over 5-7 games they usually find enough hits. Gotta get these next two. 

25 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

It’s weird how I feel like if we can somehow win this wild card series I love our chances more moving forward. 

Not weird at all. 3-game series is a crap shoot.  

Yeah I'd rather MLB add 2 playoff teams and make it a 5 game series for everyone.  You get 8 teams in the playoffs per conference in every other sport....

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

Yeah I'd rather MLB add 2 playoff teams and make it a 5 game series for everyone.  You get 8 teams in the playoffs per conference in every other sport....

The postseason runs too late the way it is (at least until every team has a roof/controlled environment which will never happen).

They’d need to shorten the regular season back to 154 to do this, which I don’t love, but don’t hate either 

 

5 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

The postseason runs too late the way it is (at least until every team has a roof/controlled environment which will never happen).

They’d need to shorten the regular season back to 154 to do this, which I don’t love, but don’t hate either

5 game WC
5 game LDS
7 game LCS
7 game WS

No different than now in terms of number of games...

Is Houston hosting all 3 games?

Sorry.

I just realized that I don’t know how the Wold card round works 

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

Yeah I'd rather MLB add 2 playoff teams and make it a 5 game series for everyone.  You get 8 teams in the playoffs per conference in every other sport....

You might get that once MLB expands to 32 teams 

Ok gents. Get the W here today. No more playing from behind. Jump out and stay out. 

Hunter Brown growing up in front of our eyes. Take note MLB

10 yr old kid just killed it on the anthem

Lets fucking go

Had to put this pregame dogshyte on mute... It's nauseating

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