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Wulaw Horn

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  1. This ump is garbage. Also- we ain’t winning this game. If only.
  2. I don't see any particular reason the open stance would help his actual numbers overperform his expected numbers- unless the point of that is to hit more pull side flyballs then, maybe? I think he went from an average hitter to an above average hitter this year, and I think he did it from controlling the strike zone. I think he's had good fortune that makes his "above average" hitting look elite- but maybe he's learned some sort of hack like Paredes and Altuve where we should expect that going forward. Note- it's pretty unusual for someone to always and consistently outperform their expected stats. Pena's expected stats are good. The actual are great. Hopefully they don't converge too much.
  3. I think Yainer could be the answer at 1B when we give up on Walker if the other guy gets ready. Like- maybe 2027 Yainer moves to 1B most days and back up catcher for 40 or 50. I think there's a ton of talent in Yainers bat and I think it comes out- but maybe not. I don't mean 750 ops- that's pretty much a guarantee to my way of thinking- I mean 850 or 900 and knocking on the door of MVP if he does that at catcher. Like- Pena type year this year.
  4. Deep dive on batting order and whose getting "lucky", who we should expect to outperform their expected stats, whose getting "unlucky" and who we should expect to underperform their expected stats. Enjoy. Read, subscribe, share etc. https://medium.com/@breathingorangefire_71114/whose-lucky-and-who-isnt-94da0214bb76
  5. Ha, no. Jim "Clutch fans". Everyone in my phone is a last name of profession or where i know them from. 58 people with last name "Surly" in my phone. 100+ with last name "realtor"
  6. This is the same dude that had Hader warming up with 2 outs in the b9 up 11-4. The explanation is he’s a dumbass.
  7. Called it 2 minutes before it happened.
  8. I’m more mad that we fucked around so much this game and are going to lose. Terrible situational baseball 2 innings in a row.
  9. He has only given up runs to the Rays in his entire professional career. they playing 4D chess boys. He’s a national fucking treasure. This is the worst timeline.
  10. Dumb that he didn’t steal on the first pitch of the Paredes AB. You don’t string hits together against a guy that good. dont care what his era is.
  11. Yall are insane. He’s pitched 33 times and given up runs in 3 of them. respect the process.
  12. Worst AB from Cam in a month. Worst route from Jake ever.
  13. Good day to gain 1/2 a game on the Tigers and Mariners and a full game on the Rangers. Let's go out and club that mid lefty like a baby seal like we do all non all star lefties.
  14. 3 Putt. Probably a couple others.
  15. Nah. I don't think there was a right or wrong choice. Baseball got us but leaving Greinke in, brining in Harris or bringing in Cole all made sense to me and I deemed them all equally likely more or less. They decided Cole only got a clean inning before hand. Greinke was on fumes. Harris had been really good all year and that was always his spot. All made sense.
  16. Don't care, mocked Maldy. That fucking ass hole was the equivalent of Dumbo's magic feather for Dusty. Fuck that shit- I want 2023 and the world series ring we pissed away worshiping at the altar of fatass back. The only thing worse than that in the Astros fandom was losing the WS in 2019 with the best baseball team I will ever see in my life assembled, and then losing the architect of that team and our only non paint huffing moron of a manager (since Garner anyway) 3 months later. I still wake up in the middle of the night screaming nooooooooooo whenever that shit worms it's way into my nightmares.
  17. Astros hot (and sort of not) lately as we do a temperature check on where we are at right now: https://medium.com/@breathingorangefire_71114/temperature-check-fa9b884dba61
  18. There is no pitching analystics team. It's all the ghost of Maldonado and his left over essence pulling them through. Should wear off anyday now. Yes- I chose violence today.
  19. I remember when Maldy had a shocking run of abject averageness to start the year and Yainer looked like the Monstars had stolen his talent some of the old dipshits in Astros fandom that were ride or die for Dusty b/c "reasons" were like see- Dusty was right! It's amazing that water finds it's level and things are back to normal. I expect Maldy gets released at some point in time- if that's the best San Diego can do we should call them up about Caratini at the deadline. At any rate- it's amazing to me that the Astros have the 3rd fewest runs allowed this year after being something like 5th last year, and basically only worse than teams in extreme pitchers parks when Maldy was responsible for all the pitchers prowess, not the pitchers, not the coaches, not Yainer, nope- just Maldy. Really fucking weird man. I am gobsmacked that the organization somehow managed to muddle along without that arrogant cunt.
  20. Unexpected. I was more going with the thought that it's hard to explain how the Astros are winning when it's really not. They are an average offensive team and a great pitching team. Now- did I expect those guys to be awesome? Nope. But they have been. And that's the deal. As far as unexpected man- when I wrote the blog about how we got where we were at in the bullpen and every guys journey? Yeah, man, it's insane. But that's usually what bullpens are like, right? Up and down and who knows from year to the next with most relievers. Dana has captured lightning in a bottle so far. And with that I will knock on all the wood.
  21. 2 aces and a lock down bullpen have always played pretty well…
  22. Espada was literally warming up Hader (very hot) as we speak in an 11-4 game with 2 outs in the 9th. the dude eats paint chips man.
  23. And we get LHP the next two days. We club them like baby seals. So- Cooper Hummel is as bad in the field as at the plate.
  24. We might have blown it by wasting the gusto gem.
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