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i'm hoping he ends up like apollo creed with a long list of nicknames.

he's retired more men than social security.

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8 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i'm hoping he ends up like apollo creed with a long list of nicknames.

he's retired more men than social security.

The Dancing Destroyer", "The King of Sting", "The Count of Monte Fisto", and "The Master of Disaster" 

9:09am: The Twins and Giants haven’t held “high-level talks in recent weeks” regarding Bumgarner, Jeff Passan of ESPN hears. On the other hand, the Twins are interested in Giants closer Will Smith, per Passan. The 29-year-old Smith may be an even more enticing rental than Bumgarner. Not only is Smith on an appealing $4.23MM salary, but the southpaw has been one of the most dominant relievers in the game this season. Smith has registered a 1.95 ERA/2.01 FIP with 13.64 K/9 and 1.95 BB/9 across 32 1/3 innings, and has converted all 21 of his save opportunities.

 

 

8:15am: While Minnesota owns the American League’s best record at 51-27, it’s not resting on its laurels with the July 31 trade deadline approaching. The club has “strong interest” in Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. The Twins are not on Bumgarner’s limited no-trade list, as Nightengale notes, so he wouldn’t be able to stand in the way of a deal.

The Twins’ starting staff has statistically been one of the most productive in the majors’ this year, having put together a 3.74 ERA/3.95 FIP with 8.27 K/9 against 2.36 BB/9. Jose Berriosand Jake Odorizzi have offered excellent production, while Kyle Gibson and Martin Perez have given the team a pair of fine complements. Perez has struggled of late, though, and while Michael Pineda hasn’t posted great aggregate production this year in his return from Tommy John surgery, he has picked it up since the start of May.

For the Twins, acquiring Bumgarner would likely mean sending one of Perez or Pineda into their bullpen. And landing Bumgarner would also keep him away from AL rivals, including the Yankees, who may pursue the three-time world champion in an effort to bolster their rotation. While the 29-year-old Bumgarner is no longer performing like the front-line starter he was during his halcyon days, he remains a quality option who will draw no shortage of interest over the next month-plus.

In his most recent start Tuesday, Bumgarner fired six innings of 11-strikeout ball in a win over the Rockies, who mustered three hits, three walks and two earned runs off him. Bumgarner has now pitched to a 4.21 ERA/4.16 FIP, which isn’t spectacular, though he has recorded 9.12 strikeouts per nine against 2.1 walks. He has also averaged six innings per start, having totaled 102 2/3 frames in 17 appearances, and maintained his normal velocity. It’s also worth noting Bumgarner has a reputation as one of the game’s elite playoff pitchers, though it’s unclear how much that will matter to modern front offices when it comes time to pony up for him via trade.

The Giants, for their part, don’t necessarily have to deal Bumgarner. While Bumgarner’s only under contract through this season, during which he’s earning $12MM, he’s a franchise icon they may try to extend. At the same time, though, the Giants aren’t contenders this year and seem unlikely to put together a playoff-caliber team by next season. Considering that and the Giants’ weak farm system, it’s likely they’ll cash Bumgarner in for prospects – perhaps at least one top 100 farmhand – in the coming weeks.

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Any chance the Astros may have moved Correa from the untouchable list if the right blockbuster trade was offered?

Get something for him now before he becomes a Yankee for 10 years, 500 million (they're not that stupid are they?)

15 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Any chance the Astros may have moved Correa from the untouchable list if the right blockbuster trade was offered?

Zero.

I want Smith.  The Twins can having shitty Bumgarner.  

The correct answer is Air Yordan, and it isn't close.

This. For now.

 

In about 20 years though—in the words of Milo, “there’s a new home run champion of all-time....And it’s Yordan Alvarez!”

 

 

 

(P.S. I loved Milo but he hung around about 5-10 years too long, and you absolutely know if he was around today, he’d be calling him Yordy or some nonsense... “You gotta go get ‘em Yordy....

“Yordy and Yuli. Cubano hermanos. The only thing I’ve experienced in this life smoother than their swings were the cigars I smoked with Fidel back in the ‘60s.”

 

 

We are spoiled with Kalas and Blum.  

Team Brown/Deshaies is still my favorite in my lifetime but Kalas and Blum are fine

 

Ford/Sparks may be my favorite Astros radio team...kind of a current generation radio version of Brown/Deshaies

I’m going to call the RF mezzanine the Bay of Pigs.

His momma named him Yordan, I'm gonna call him Yordan.

But did his momma call him that 22 years ago (tomorrow), or more like 25 or 26 years ago?

Don’t care
Hit more homers

Imma call Alvarez Cohiba Grande.

 

Yeah double post just cause I’m an old.

1 hour ago, Fozzz said:

We are spoiled with Kalas and Blum.  

Oh yes Blum's wannabe cool dad routine isn't old at all

14 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Oh yes Blum's wannabe cool dad routine isn't old at all

I think he’s kinda funny. 

Going to be in attendance tonight slamming Art Cars.  Hopefully Framber doesn’t shit the bed and we get an Alvarez dinger. 

Going to be in attendance tonight slamming Art Cars.  Hopefully Framber doesn’t shit the bed and we get an Alvarez dinger. 

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if anyone wants to watch Jordan Brewer, Astros third rounder, just got an RBI in the first inning of the deciding game in the CWS. 

Brewer with an rbi single in the top of the 1st of game 3

Just now, WBT said:

Brewer with an rbi single in the top of the 1st of game 3

Great minds think alike

Go vote

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Altuve - 3

Bregman - [emoji2389]

Correa - 3

Chirinos - 3

Springer - [emoji2390]

Brantley - [emoji2391]

Reddick - 9

I like this brewer kid, he looks like a baseball player out there 

Edited by tx 3 putt

I'm most surprised about Altuve being third right now.

3 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

I'm most surprised about Altuve being third right now.

Hope he doesn’t make it, he needs the rest / down time 

8 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

I'm most surprised about Altuve being third right now.

It might be surprising, but he hasn't had an All-Star season.

The whole thing is rest/downtime, even if you get on the field for a few innings. Just don’t ever like to see any of our players in the HR Derby. 

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

It might be surprising, but he hasn't had an All-Star season.

It's a fan vote. That's why I'm surprised. 

5 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

The whole thing is rest/downtime, even if you get on the field for a few innings. Just don’t ever like to see any of our players in the HR Derby. 

I hope Yordan doesn’t get invited to participate 

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

I hope Yordan doesn’t get invited to participate 

I don’t know. Didn’t seem to bother Bregs last year and watching him in the derby was fun as hell.  

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

I hope Yordan doesn’t get invited to participate 

He won’t this year, obviously, but if he keeps this up he will in the future for sure. I just hope they can keep him out of it. It takes most of those that participate a while to recover from that shit.

Once you go 3-0 might as well walk him. 

Valdez has got to do a better job of being a pitcher rather than a thrower.  Play chess or checkers or anything other than pinball.

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