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BornOrange

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  1. Please tell me Kubiaggy didn't draft Randy Bullock instead of Justin Tucker.
  2. With off days on the 8th, 13th, and 16th Hinch could decide to go with a 4 man rotation with everyone getting their normal 4 or 5 days of rest. McCullers will be eligible to come back on the 15th, and the Astros wouldn't really need him until the 21st, which is the first time the Astros will play a fifth game in five days. EDIT----Damn, I spent time figuring it out, but McTaggart tweeted it out right before I posted.
  3. Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins, Maria Von Trapp Gregory Peck - Atticus Finch Peter O'Toole - T.E. Lawrence Alec Guinness - Colonel Nicholson
  4. Marlin Brando - Vito Corleone, Terry Malloy Humphrey Bogart - Rick Blaine, Sam Spade, Captain Queeg Jimmy Stewart - Jefferson Smith, George Bailey, Ransom Stoddard William Powell - Nick Charles, Clarence Day Myrna Loy - Nora Charles Clark Gable - Rhett Butler Vivien Leigh - Scarlett O'Hara Harold Russell - Homer Parrish (The Best Years of Our Lives)
  5. I knew the name from the practice fields, but I never knew his story. RIP Mr. Denius
  6. Yeah, but a team claiming him on waivers would have had to pay the full amount if they weren't able to make a deal with the Tigers. So it was actually a $83M decision.
  7. Forgot about the option year.
  8. Gotcha. There were 29 games left last year, so the prorated amount of $28M would be $5M. So a team claiming him would have been on the hook for $61M. However, they would have had Verlander for the playoffs and 2 more years. If they had claimed Verlander, neither the Red Sox or the Yankees would have lost to the Astros in the playoffs last year.
  9. Where are you getting that number?
  10. The problem with adding a bat now is that they would have to clear waivers. There are a lot of teams in contention that are in a position to block any move the Astros want to make by putting a waiver claim on any bat the Astros would be interested in. Looking back, its a miracle the Astros were able to get Verlander through waivers last year.
  11. Reddick and Gonzalez need to get hot for two months.
  12. Tell that to Bregman. Also tell him that the replay showed that he swung on that pitch he was rung up on in the 9th. I'm sure he will appreciate your input.
  13. Bregman is not denying the ball was interfered with. He says there was no guarantee the ball would have been caught.
  14. Yeah, they could have had a great show with John Amos and Esther Rolle as the parents....but they sold out for DY-NO-MITE.
  15. We are not going to need a closer. In October, all of our bats are going to be on fire and we will sweep through the playoffs with the average score being 15-1. Even though ratings won't be down because the entire world will enjoy us destroying the Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers again, the rest of the league will go along with them in instituting a 10-run-rule because everyone is afraid of us embarrassing them in the future. They will call the new rule The Astros Rule. In order to invoke the rule to end their pain, the opposing manager must approach the crew chief with a microphone connected to the PA system and announce, "The Astros Rule".
  16. Coaches help each other. Royal wanted to help Fairbanks keep his job, and being a grad of OU probably factored in as well. I think Bryant might have had a hand in Royal getting the UT job, so Royal wanted to return the favor. But mostly, coaches just don't really keep secrets. They are always helping each other out.
  17. Leach was wrong in that article when he said no one ever truly learned how to stop the Wishbone. Jimmy Johnson showed you need to have a big athletic line that can shut down the fullback dive without having to stuff the box and enough speed at linebacker and in the secondary to string out the option. Miami was able to shut down the Wishbone because of the talent they had on defense.
  18. Tim was a little more subtle. I don't recall them really digging into his character that much. Put any three or four of the characters I listed into a room together and you have an interesting party. Tim would disappear into the background. Probably trying to get a good angle for his sniper rifle to take them out.
  19. Great series, great characters. Raylen Givens, Arlo Givens, Bo Crowder, Ava Crowder, Mags Bennett, Dickie Bennett, Dewey Crowe, Art Mullen, Judge Reardon.
  20. The Britton trade that did not happen and the Verlander trade that obviously worked out may both factor into any dealing Luhnow does this year before the deadline. Last year the Orioles owner vetoed the trade at the last minute, and the Astros weren't able to get a top end closer. The Verlander deal literally came down to the last minute. The trade was turned into the league office seconds before the deadline. Without Verlander who knows how things would have ended last year? So maybe Luhnow will not want to be put in that situation again, running against the clock. That could be a reason the Astros don't get Britton, since there are a lot of teams said to be interested in him. The Orioles could hold everyone hostage while trying to get the best possible deal for Britton, and the Astros might decide to pull the trigger on another deal instead of waiting up to the deadline on Britton. EDIT - Gandorf basically said the same thing.
  21. If Boyd can be consistent and not give up any blown coverage TD's, this defense could be nasty from the very beginning of the season.
  22. Yeah, I don't think Luhnow is going to let his ego or the past get in the way of making a deal he thinks would help the team. If the Orioles are willing to make a deal, and their owner doesn't fuck it up this time, Luhnow won't hesitate to negotiate with them. On the other hand, Luhnow has already proven he will walk away from the table if the Orioles (or any team) insist on a trade Luhnow doesn't like. Luhnow is going into trade deals with an open mind and with open eyes.
  23. NY Times article : If the Astros Stop Underachieving, They Could Be Terrifying Best part of the article:
  24. Congrats to Kwame and I wish him all the best. However... I am still pissed about that Arkansas game.
  25. When the bullpen allows inherited runs to score, that goes on the starters ERA.
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