DAT 8/28: Astros (Arrighetti) @ Phillies (Walker) 3:05 CT SCHN

Les Go Stros

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Scorching hot take: In a make believe world where we get healthy and Tucker returns early enough to play a few weeks at the end of the season, I would like our chances more than most people for us to win the pennant

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The pitching is more than good enough that it is pretty dang possible.

The offense is just so damn stinky. Tuck will for sure lengthen it and gets some swing and miss out of there, but there is still the problem with whoever is 7-9 not putting up QAB's and having bad contact. Of course every team in the AL outside of the O's really have that problem. Just gotta hope the 1-5 can be who they are supposed to be.

I am in a glass half full mood, so let’s think about it

2B Altuve
3B/1B or whatever lol Bregman
LF/DH Yordan
RF/DH/The Grave Tucker
C Yainer
SS JP
DH or 1B Caratini?
1B/LF or RF Gamel? He’s played some 1B
CF Jake

Lots of questions based on health and whether guys can even play the field. Whitcomb has looked decent and could fit in there as well especially vs lefties. Is that a great lineup? No. But it’s a hell of a lot better than what we’ve been trotting out

To make a deep run we need to pitch lights out 2022 style and someone needs to get hot Pena style. I think the first part is possible. The pitching staff is in pretty great shape considering where it’s been at parts of the season. The bridge to Hader is where I really have questions. I think today’s starter could be a huge piece of the puzzle in the pen in October

Tucker was a borderline MVP candidate before he got hurt. You obviously want him back even if he isn’t 100% or can only DH

I could buy what you're selling if you told me these guys were motivated, but this team's motivation is somewhere close to what we've seen from Tucker's rehab

BTW, I hear his rehab was set back again after a recent haircut

I’m more frustrated we could have taken 3/4 from Baltimore. Big picture 3-4 is fine in these two series

It really does hinge on what you get from Tucker IMO. Move two starters into the pen, and I'd put our pitching up against pretty much anybody.

But you can't expect much from 7-9 in the playoffs. Things change when you're only seeing top arms and all of a sudden production dries up from the Gamel and Heyward types. Those are good moves for September, but it seems like the teams that go the distance do it because of their stars. I just don't think we have enough without Tuck.

Watched the last two games. First time doing this, I don't have DTV or Fubo or whatever. Can't watch today, maybe that's a good thing. Go Stros!

2 of 3 games Espada decides its not necessary to have one of his best hitters in the game against one of the best teams in the game, all the while knowing awful hitting is this team’s trademark.

frick him with a cactus.