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Wulaw Horn

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  1. The Astros team currently is 17 outs above average. I believe that leads all of Major League Baseball. Jose Altuve, in left field- is 2 outs above average. I told everyone he’d be fine if he could catch the ball and I expected him to do so, he has. He went from maybe the worst defensive player in baseball in his position to above average/ that’s what the move to LF was about and it’s paying dividends. in addition to turning tough plays into outs better than anyone else the Astros have the fewest amount of unearned runs in baseball. This is obviously important. Still- with all that good defense going on their FIP is better than their era (or at least it was a couple days ago when I looked) meaning the pitchers are doing their job even better than their stellar numbers would indicate. This team is Yordan and Yainer heating up and hitting to their proven track record away from being a 100 win team (or at least playing at a 100 win pace) for a long time. If we can win today we will end April on a 92 win pace even with an offense that is performing like one of the worst in baseball while being populated with guys that can hit. Cam Smith has been very good defensively in RF. Meyers is gold glove caliber in CF. Altuve, as described above, is above average in LF. Paredes is above average at 3B and the other 3 infielders have all won gold gloves. This is a good team.
  2. He's not a strike thrower. It's just not his thing. It's why he's an 8th inning guy (closer in waiting for someone else) instead of a really good #2 starter like Brent Strom thought he ought to be. Such is life.
  3. I’m pretty excited about blubaugh. I think he’s going to be really good. Not like Hunter brown good but like Arrighetti good. And I think Arrighetti is a legit #2 type when he gets old enough and experienced enough to gain some consistency.
  4. Yeah/ and the Astros are 7-3 during that time period. It’s almost like this team is a 95 win team if guys that can hit like Walker, Yordan and Yainer actually hit. His defense has looked really good the last couple games. I think he was probably either hurt, rusty or both after missing 4 weeks of spring training with an oblique.
  5. That I don’t blame him for. He was up and hot when the game was 3-2 and everything in the 7th happened with 2 outs. No time to get anyone else up and ready and since he was already warmed up you just pitch him…
  6. Glad we got Hader in here to pitch back to back days in a 4 run game.
  7. Abreu gonna give Hader another save opportunity here.
  8. I love Paredes. He takes such a good and professional AB
  9. Need a big hit here already too late. Thanks Jose. Yordan could try to do something.
  10. Jake Marisnick was a better player on every way I believe. Very similar dudes with Marisnick a little better at everything imo.
  11. Doesn’t matter. After they got on board with the leadoff HR we had zero chance of winning this game. That was too steep a hill. Everything else tonight is just overkill.
  12. You said to be smart with your money and then you said not to spend it on hookers and blow. Seems you are confused.
  13. Because Espada is a waterhead. He loves him some Dubon. It’s gross.
  14. Sometimes it’s nice to have a team scheduled you know you can’t possibly lose to like Prairie View A&am. Or, Texas A&M
  15. Episode 101 is up. We talk pitching.
  16. Yep. Scared about running into the fence at a dead sprint.
  17. Go look at his numbers this year. Then go look at his lifetime numbers. They all suck. He plays too much.
  18. How did they fuck that up? Great catch.
  19. So that was a nice read on the ball by cam- up Diaz ass headed across home plate.
  20. Maybe we can sit him for a week. Since he sucks now.
  21. Good play by Altuve!
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