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BornOrange

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  1. What I meant is that it would seem the Astros would have more leverage if Kemp was still on the roster. Kemp would appear to be more valuable because the Astros wouldn't HAVE to trade him. After the DFA, teams know the Astros have to trade him, therefore they can get him at a discount. They may even get him for free if the Astros can't trade him. However, and what I tried to explain earlier, Luhnow probably figured teams could already determine that by looking at the Astros roster and knowing that he would lose Kemp anyway in August when the Astros are going to need 13 pitchers so that is why he DFA'd Kemp now. Addition after edit I think you make a good point about DFAing Kemp may actually increase the leverage.
  2. It is interesting how Luhnow is timing this decision. He could have optioned Straw in order to activate Correa. That would have given him some extra time to make the decision on Kemp. Sometime in August he would have had to DFA Kemp anyway when adjusting the roster from 12 to 13 pitchers. I guess it doesn't change the Astros trade leverage in any way because teams already knew Kemp and Straw would have to be removed from the roster to move to 13 pitchers.
  3. Does the "Cycling Professor" think that clip from Turkish Delight advances his cars bad, bikes good argument? Makes me want to run a bike rider over.
  4. Mark them down to 2.25. That is his batting average and official weight.
  5. If each team had equal coaching, I would take the 1996 team over any Mack Brown team except 2005 and 2008. Maybe 2004 and 2009. The win over Nebraska saved Mackovic's job because that 96 team was terribly mismanaged.
  6. This press release was on Wednesday. I wish it had been made a few days earlier so Bagwell could have commented on it when he covered the game Tuesday. I hope the Red Sox celebrate the 2004 World Series the next time St Louis visits. Fuck the Cardinals.
  7. Or they are getting him prepped to be next year's pitching version of Alvarez.
  8. I doubt they are counting on Brown at all. If he is able to play, that would be tremendous. But it wouldn't be wise to plan on him at all until he (1) gets cleared by doctors and (2) completes spring and/or fall practices.
  9. Do you really want to open that conversation?
  10. His first American movie - Nighthawks. Blade Runner was his second. Not a bad start. Some more recent movies that haven't been mentioned: Sin CIty......the evil cardinal Batman Begins.....head of Wayne Enterprises
  11. 1) Bregman is a better SS 2) Bregman has played a lot more SS over the last couple of months than Diaz
  12. After a second reading, I guess you're right. But I said it better.
  13. I would love to keep Cole, but I think Crane has said he wants to avoid the luxury tax. The threshold will be $208mm. I'm sure the Astros will play up the fact that they developed Cole into a dominant pitcher and will be a contender for the near future. But Boras is his agent.
  14. No, if he had pitched those games in 2017 the Astros lose and the Dodgers win. If he pitches those games in 2019 for LA, the Astros win and the Dodgers lose.
  15. Bloody and violent with some butt sex? Sounds like a good movie...... .....or a good second date.
  16. Everybody is overlooking the biggest factor for Chirinos struggling right now. He is being overused. He is 35 years old and he is being used more than he ever has in his career. Here's the percent of games he's played since he became a regular. 2014 - 57% 2015 - 48% 2016 - 35% 2017 - 54% 2018 - 69% 2019 - 76% I don't know the complete story behind his usage while he was a Ranger, if he was injured or a backup or whatever. I do know that earlier in the year when he was fresh, he was having a really good year. Now he is getting worn down. For the rest of the year, he should just catch 3 out of 5 games. During September, he should catch even less.
  17. They're really trying hard to get this series going. Haven't seen either of the first two.....are they any good?
  18. If they want to go with 13 position players, they can put James on the IL to activate Diaz. The only way Kemp stays on the team is if they have 13 position players on the roster. CLARIFICATION When Diaz gets activated, Straw and Kemp can both stay on the roster if the Astros go with 13 position players. Or Straw can get optioned to Round Rock. When Diaz and Correa are both on the roster, the only way Kemp stays on the team is with 13 position players.
  19. Peacock is already on the 10 day IL.
  20. Too early to consider Whitley a failure. There is cause for concern, but he is still really young (third youngest in AAA at the beginning of the season) and hasn't pitched enough innings to make a final determination.
  21. I'm getting an Apocalypse Now kinda vibe. Maybe even some Return of the Jedi. "I know there is still some good in him."
  22. I had forgotten about that. It turned out that Clemson didn't need Lawrence to beat Notre Dame and Alabama in the CFB, and Lawrence was still drafted in the first round. However, the backup TE and backup OL are ineligible for this season.
  23. I'm not naive. Just asking what Clemson is doing that other schools aren't doing.
  24. Are we talking an advanced PED program that gives them a competitive advantage like Nebraska had, or is this some new lingo that I'm not hip to? If so, what are they doing that other schools don't?
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