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He’s just a paid athlete. Nothing more. I don’t get all the sentimentality. He got paid to do a job. He did it well like he was paid to do. Like any paid employee. Now he’s on to the next job. See ya kid. We’ll be fine. Name on the front is still the same. I guess I’ve just never been a “fan” of anyone except maybe Roger Staubach. They all come and go. 

if you don’t literally love jose altuve, are you really an astros fan?
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    Lifelong Astros diehard here, but I might have to find a new team with a less annoying fanbase.  I'd have been much more pissed at keeping Tucker and letting him walk for nothing this offseason t

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6 hours ago, Scraps said:

Trey Cabbage to sign with NPB's Yomiuri Giants

He’d have made a fortune repping a kimchi producer if he had signed in Korea. 

Pretty awkward for Bellinger to be teammates with his wife's ex. We know she's not a breaking ball, because neither Bellinger nor Giancarlo Stanton can hit those.

2 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:


if you don’t literally love jose altuve, are you really an astros fan?

Well I do love me some Altuve and I’m pretty sure my 80 year old dad would trade me for him straight up. I amend my statement. I am a fan of Altuve. 

Also my dad is almost 80 and I am no where near old enough to have been a Staubach fan.

Maybe the sentimentality is more utilitarian and people are SAD to lose someone that good.

I was right behind home plate at an A's game and yelled "I love you, Jose Altuve."  I know he heard, it was like a sensory deprivation chamber there.

Tucker has the personality of a potato, so he's not going to be really loved by any fanbase.

I was right behind home plate at an A's game and yelled "I love you, Jose Altuve."  I know he heard, it was like a sensory deprivation chamber there.
I did this in Arizona while wearing a shirt that has like 30 of his face/head on it and he looked at me and I think wanted to call security.
Tucker has the personality of a potato, so he's not going to be really loved by any fanbase.
Yeah hes a great player but him leaving doesn't bother me like it did losing Springer/Correa.

Now if Altuve would have left I would probably cried myself to sleep for a week

Bregman leaving sucks too, but Tuckers bothers me the least.
1 hour ago, kevwun said:

Tucker has the personality of a potato, so he's not going to be really loved by any fanbase.

I know for a fact that the front office - all the way to the owner - has the opinion that he cares about himself more than the team.  Apparently he had his agent involved with all of his treatment sessions, and the Astros felt like he could have gotten out there earlier this year.  But he cared more about protecting himself and his eventual payday.  That's why they had no problem moving him for the right package - they 100% knew that they didn't want to give him the extension he's going to ask for, not only due to contract terms.  I'm not saying it was unreasonable for Tucker to play it that way, but that was the team's feeling.  

30 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Yeah hes a great player but him leaving doesn't bother me like it did losing Springer/Correa.

Now if Altuve would have left I would probably cried myself to sleep for a week

Bregman leaving sucks too, but Tuckers bothers me the least.

Just a week?

Just a week?
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1 hour ago, runthebone said:
I was right behind home plate at an A's game and yelled "I love you, Jose Altuve."  I know he heard, it was like a sensory deprivation chamber there.

I did this in Arizona while wearing a shirt that has like 30 of his face/head on it and he looked at me and I think wanted to call security.

Well, that happens if you're wearing an Altuve shirt and no pants.

Well, that happens if you're wearing an Altuve shirt and no pants.
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13 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Well, that happens if you're wearing an Altuve shirt and no pants.

Ah yes the ol Winnie the Pooh 

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16 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

We find any outfielders who hit over 0.250 yet?

Negative. It could happen though. 

Jose Altuve is the one athlete who still stirs my emotions the same way my sports heroes did when I was a kid.  The combination of his personality, size, production, clutch performances, and that he’s an Astro for life are unmatched.  Hell, the way he handled the sign stealing stuff was so high character, taking responsibility, shielding his teammates, and continuing to perform, just made me root for him even harder.  He’s the one guy I would really be affected by if he went and played for another team or got caught up in some scummy/criminal activity.  I literally love Jose Altuve.

50 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

We find any outfielders who hit over 0.250 yet?

Yeah but they're 12 and 11 

2 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

I know for a fact that the front office - all the way to the owner - has the opinion that he cares about himself more than the team.  Apparently he had his agent involved with all of his treatment sessions, and the Astros felt like he could have gotten out there earlier this year.  But he cared more about protecting himself and his eventual payday.  That's why they had no problem moving him for the right package - they 100% knew that they didn't want to give him the extension he's going to ask for, not only due to contract terms.  I'm not saying it was unreasonable for Tucker to play it that way, but that was the team's feeling.  

Seems like something the team would say after trading him

1 hour ago, Murfdogg21 said:

We find any outfielders who hit over 0.250 yet?

 

i've been shadow swinging 

Thanks buddy.  I was nervous about that one because of the very real chance he's near the end.

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Also, good job on not learning your lesson with old guys.  I would like to know who was pushing the trade.

I don't blame him, he probably doesn't want his playoff numbers to go any lower.

3 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

I know for a fact that the front office - all the way to the owner - has the opinion that he cares about himself more than the team.  Apparently he had his agent involved with all of his treatment sessions, and the Astros felt like he could have gotten out there earlier this year.  But he cared more about protecting himself and his eventual payday.  That's why they had no problem moving him for the right package - they 100% knew that they didn't want to give him the extension he's going to ask for, not only due to contract terms.  I'm not saying it was unreasonable for Tucker to play it that way, but that was the team's feeling.  

You could tell by the way he stopped diving for fly balls even before his injury.

Oh so you mean we could get a better player like Walker or uhhh Alex Bregman?  

Good looking out Arenado, much obliged 

 

 

This shows how shitty the FO is and gives me zero hope for the future. That’s the best they can go get? Good grief. Just play with what you have and roll the dice.

He was gone when they traded for 2 third basemen.

Edited by kevwun

This front office does seem to be heavily leaning towards the "dumb" side of the scale. I guess they wanted a Jose Abreu: Part II

10 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

It’s Nightengale so we can assume Bregs is gone

 

Bregman to Japan confirmed 

The worst part of all this for me is that my youngest idolized Breggy. I think I have gotten through to him that he is watching a business operate. 

Onward.

I wish they would end up signing Bregman and that Bregman and Boras would up the amount like 10-15M on top of an already higher amount than the originally offered amount just because our fucking front office deserves this now.

6 hours ago, runthebone said:

I was right behind home plate at an A's game and yelled "I love you, Jose Altuve."  I know he heard, it was like a sensory deprivation chamber there.

We sat right behind the home dugout some years ago, and my wife loudly remarked that Altuve looked like a cute baby as he was warming up. He definitely heard because he gave us a WTF?! look. Greatness. I’m still laughing about it. 

4 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

I know for a fact that the front office - all the way to the owner - has the opinion that he cares about himself more than the team. 

 But he cared more about protecting himself and his eventual payday.  

As he damn well should. Crane isn't going to post Tucker to be hurt.... Unless Tucker can throw a curve.

1 hour ago, Slacks said:

As he damn well should. Crane isn't going to post Tucker to be hurt.... Unless Tucker can throw a curve.

I agree. I presume you saw the last part of my post that you left out…

6 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

 I'm not saying it was unreasonable for Tucker to play it that way, but that was the team's feeling.  

 

let's f'n go !!!!

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5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

let's f'n go !!!!

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Who is going to be the one who tells him 24 is retired?

6 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Yeah but they're 12 and 11 

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