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Wulaw Horn

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  1. So, I think 1 run games is probably like 70% luck, 20% great bullpen and 10% manager. Our manager eats paint chips but we have a great bullpen so that part is good. Also- our record in 1 run games has gotten better since we got rid of contreras and scott who were the ones taking the L's (see start of the sentence- our manager eats paint chips). So, yeah- call it 55 or 60% in close games coming in would be my guess.
  2. Wouldn’t Jermey Pena be a position player all star for us with the final vote deal and commissioners choice stuff? He’s got to be the odds on favorite to win that.
  3. I don't love the Cooper Hummel experience so far, but if we keep winning every game he appears in I might change my tune.
  4. Got the deep dive up on if pitchers have been getting lucky. As with the hitters article from last week I came away happy after writing it and don't see anything unsustainable in there. If anything, the pitching has been better than you probably think it has been and will likely be even better going forward (if guys keep pitching like this). Anyone who subscribes gets entered into drawing for free playoff tickets. https://medium.com/@breathingorangefire_71114/astros-pitchers-who-is-getting-lucky-and-who-is-not-lucky-5607444eb864
  5. Did one on how the bullpen got to Houston that I thought was interesting. did a deep dive on pitching today that will be up tomorrow. I had no agenda when I started writing it. Like the hitting, I’m concluding that what we are doing is sustainable and we aren’t getting lucky.
  6. Most of the history of franchise you probably only rostered 9 or 10 pitchers, right? The fact that we have 7 out of 13 pitchers that are LH is pretty incredible.
  7. 5 pitchers- all left handed/ 4 of them with a sub 3 ERA is pretty incredible.
  8. And the reverse jinx for the win there. I mean- a line drive- a roller that was a little unlucky on placement and an infield hit. Not horrible pitching to load the bases.
  9. I mean- he saved a run with a really nice play. delayed a run anyway.
  10. And here’s where it goes to shit. too bad we wasted Gordon’s best start of his career so far.
  11. Astros going 2-2 in that series never having trailed or even been tied was pretty wild. we got our revenge for not sweeping them when it mattered.
  12. Correa was the perfect candidate for 10/100 while he was in the minors. Alas.
  13. Eh- he’s been pretty lucky but I think he’s leveled up from a 4 win guy to a 6 win guy. 5/105 seems pretty steep but I’d do it. He’s looking at about 30 in his last 2 arb years so that’s 3/75 for his FA years. That’s generational wealth for him and if he’s still good at the end of that contract he could probably get another 5/100. If not he’s really rich and that’s guaranteed.
  14. We didn’t. Water is wet.
  15. So- this is a pretty amazing number… the Astros are something like 15-24 when scoring 3 or fewer runs. that’s a 61 win pace. Most teams win at like a 30 game pace scoring 3 or less.
  16. Not really. He might have the title but the M and M boys are in charge of everything pitching in the r tire organization down through the minor leagues. I’m not saying he’s not good (I have no idea if he is or not) but he’s a guy tasked with implementing not being in charge of big picture strategery.
  17. So I was joking about taking credit for the Durant to Rockets trade but I did talk to Ishbia about it and asked him if his picks back and salary cap matching would be something they would do. He said “fuck those picks I don’t want them back we are going to be good and they are going to suck”. Obviously he got this years pick back but that was already a known quantity. That’s his thought process- not saying he’s right.
  18. 2.5 years. Unless you are trading him like Tucker going into his walk year. Dana was never a dumbass, Espada is still a moron.
  19. He didn’t get any more options or anything but he’s ok with being stashed in the minors unless and until we call him up.
  20. Just so yall know I made this deal happen. I had 5 minutes with Ishbia last month and told him he needed to trade KD to the Rockets. Now, KD is with the Rockets. You are all welcome.
  21. That doesn’t seem like a serious lineup. let’s get home 3-4 on the road trip fellas.
  22. Do it. He can play 3 times a week until Yordan returns.
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