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The MLB channel posted this 20 minute shortened version of the 2005 NDLS 18 inning, 6 hour game. It's a fun walk down memory lane, lots of great players appeared on both sides. I think Andy Pettite was the only active player the Astros didn't use in that game.  This was the first Astros playoff game I ever attended, which was pure luck, and I stayed for all of it. The eruption of the stadium at the end, after hours and hours of nerve wracking was amazing. 

 

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40 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

The MLB channel posted this 20 minute shortened version of the 2005 NDLS 18 inning, 6 hour game. It's a fun walk down memory lane, lots of great players appeared on both sides. I think Andy Pettite was the only active player the Astros didn't use in that game.  This was the first Astros playoff game I ever attended, which was pure luck, and I stayed for all of it. The eruption of the stadium at the end, after hours and hours of nerve wracking was amazing. 

 

I’ll never forget them not selling concessions after the 7th. Couldn’t even buy a water for 12 innings of baseball. Ended up worth it

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I think dipshit Fiers is one of the few former Astros I didn’t like, after his glorious revelation of his bullshit character. All the dudes who went and got paid, it’s just the business of baseball.  Pretty sure I will still want Ted to do well. Playing in the NL makes that slightly easier. 
 

Seeing Altuve in another uni would just suck. 

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7 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

It’s ridiculous how BBWAA members torture obviously deserving players for years. Wagner doesn’t get in until his tenth and final year of eligibility. Nothing about his qualifications changes from year to year. 

 

baseball HoF voting needs a massive over haul

each team get two votes from the local media, and one current HoF'r gets a vote 

12 national media types 

 

this would be a great start 

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52 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

It’s ridiculous how BBWAA members torture obviously deserving players for years. Wagner doesn’t get in until his tenth and final year of eligibility. Nothing about his qualifications changes from year to year. 

and he would have been elected five years ago if he played for a "legacy" franchise

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(spot the cameo by a svelt 47 yo Strom… I’m not far from that age now  and officially feel old )
 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199608040.shtml
 

 

Found the scorecard that my goofy 14 yo self kept. 
what a mess that 8th and 9th were (3 errors, 2 in the 9th by the late-inning defensive replacement, Ricky Gutierrez.)

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It’s been a quiet winter for Jurickson Profar thus far, but with fellow outfielders Anthony Santander, Teoscar Hernandez and Tyler O’Neill all off the board now, Profar stands as the top corner outfield bat on the market. The Blue Jays, who just signed Santander for five years, and the Astros are among the teams with interest in the switch-hitting Profar, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported on the MLB Network this morning (video link). The incumbent Padres have also been tied to Profar this winter and very clearly love him as a player and person, but it’s far from clear the  front office will have that kind of spending power. The Friars have reportedly been working to scale back payroll this winter, and that was before recent ownership tumult.

Profar, 32 next month, is fresh off a career year where he improved in just about every measurable category. His .280 average, .380 on-base percentage and .459 slugging percentage all ranked as career-best marks. The former top prospect made massive gains in exit velocity, barrel rate and hard-hit rate, all while posting his best walk rate (11.4%) since 2021 and his lowest strikeout rate (15.1%) since 2020. Profar has long had a plus eye and excellent bat-to-ball skills, but the contact he made was often lacking punch. That wasn’t at all the case in 2024, as he swatted a career-high 24 homers and tacked on 29 doubles in 158 games/668 plate appearances.

 

Turning to Houston, their outfield is a clear weak spot on the roster — at least on paper — following the trade of Kyle Tucker to the Cubs. Houston will have Jake Meyer in center field, where he’ll be flanked by a combination of Chas McCormick, Taylor Trammelland Mauricio Dubon. Other options on the 40-man roster include Kenedy Corona, Pedro Leon and Cooper Hummel. Clearly, an upgrade would be a worthwhile pursuit.

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3 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

(spot the cameo by a svelt 47 yo Strom… I’m not far from that age now  and officially feel old )
 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199608040.shtml
 

 

Found the scorecard that my goofy 14 yo self kept. 
what a mess that 8th and 9th were (3 errors, 2 in the 9th by the late-inning defensive replacement, Ricky Gutierrez.)

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Ricky Gutierrez…..

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besides tucker, who else could they send in return ?

 

The #Cubs continue to pursue bullpen help and have expressed interest in #Astros RHP Ryan Pressly and free-agent relievers Kenley Jansen, David Robertson, Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek, and Brooks Raley, per @sahadevsharma and @PJ_Mooney

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While I love this thread, and the posters what are the Astros playing for this season. At best the AL West title? Maybe a fever dream of a pennant before a public execution in the Fall Classic? 
 

The Dodgers are building the Death Star, and there’s no hope in sight until there’s a hard salary cap. And that won’t happen unfortunately without another lockout and a strike. 

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