DAT 3/26: Angels (Soriano) @ Astros (Brown) - 3:10ct - OPENING DAY

Dana Brown sucks...........

I think that's how we do this.

I missed you sons of bitches. Well, most of you

I'm not sure where my expectations are, but I am excited to overreact one way or the other after one time thru the lineup today

Offseason in review:
- Alex Cintron and Troy Snitker were fired
- Head athletic trainer Jeremiah Randle was also fired
- Sleepy Joe and Dana Brown were retained; they both enter their final year of their contracts
- We did not hold any extension conversations with Hunter Brown or Jeremy Peña, per both players. FML
- E-sock remains an Astro, for now
- Chandler if you're reading this, you're still a bitch

Additions:
- SP Tatsuya Imai
- SP Mike Burrows
- OF/Strikeout Aficionado Joey Loperfido
- SS Nick Allen
- SP Kai-Wei Teng
- SP/RP Ryan Weiss
- C Christian Vazquez

Subtractions:
- SP Framber Valdez
- IF/OF Mauricio Dubon
- C Victor Caratini
- OF Chas McCormick
- SP Luis Garcia
- 2B Brendan Rodgers
- RP Craig Kimbrel
- IF Ramon Urias
- RP Kaleb Ort

Players beginning the season on IL:
- RP Josh Hader (15-day)
- SP Ronel Blanco (15-day)
- RP Enyel De Los Santos (15-day)
- RP Nate Pearson (15-day)
- RP Bennett Sousa (15-day)
- SP Hayden Wesneski (15-day)
- IF/OF Zach Dezenzo (10-day)
- SP/RP Brandon Walter (60-day)

Looking ahead:
4 vs Anaheim

How many of y'all live close enough to go to a game? I am looking forward to pre-gaming at Little Woodrows then taking one of those bike taxis to the game.

Last year we set the record for most players to do IL stints (I believe that is correct) in one season and still only missed the post season by one game. I’m mildly confident we’ll be alright this year. Lost Framber but added Burrows and Imai and hopefully some other guys are healed up and maybe we see Blubaugh start to shine more. Ready for opening pitch!

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How many of y'all live close enough to go to a game? I am looking forward to pre-gaming at Little Woodrows then taking one of those bike taxis to the game.

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Not today, but I’ll take you up on this in the future

BASEBALL

Here's to 6 months of hate watching, occasional unrealistic optimism, frequent discomfort, not being able to tell the score of the game strictly based on posts in here, and FODBing at every opportunity

Nice write up. I’m not optimistic about this season. I think we have a lot of players that are injury prone.

I love our infield but the outfield is terrible. Hope I’m wrong though.

Hello Friends,

It is always with most profound pleasure that I enter the DAT on Opening Day to share experiences with all of you. While I fully intend to make wise cracks as well as post humorous GIFs and images throughout the season, I also intend to merely enjoy the time we spend together hoping for the best for our favorite MLB team.

These precious escapes from the drudgery and stresses of life are so important. Savor them.

With deepest regards,
Jwho

PS - Fire Joe Espada into the sun with haste.

Loss