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Posted on 2/14/24 at 3:54 pm to
Posted by Jwho77
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 3:54 pm to
Good to see Frambaw in better shape, and Javier looks slightly better in that pic.

I hear Tyler Bauer and Blake Snell are fitness nuts. Tyler's late night workouts are legendary.
Posted by Jwho77
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:01 pm to
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@chazzyfizzz
Strossszznn #Relentless




Chaz and Diaz enjoying the sweet smell of freedom (as opposed to that skunk smell from the old manager's office).
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 5:33 pm to
Happiest guys in camp. Banana pudding for everyone.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:11 pm to
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McCullers

Is he even still here, alive, spotted, anything?
Posted by wahoocs
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:54 pm to
LMJ is a politician

Player rep, emphasis on rep

His days as a player have been long gone
Posted by TigerFan91
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:20 am to
JV was throwing off the mound this morning. That’s positive, and I watched the full clip and not just the McTaggart quote and it seems like JV’s context was that he’s feeling fine now but just had some pain when he first picked up a ball in early January or whenever he gets rolling.


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Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart Ryan Pressly said he’s completely on board with the addition of Hader and said the team got better. “I get paid to go get three outs. It don’t matter if it’s the fourth inning or ninth inning,” he said.
This post was edited on 2/15/24 at 11:23 am
Posted by Earnest_P
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:27 am to
What’s going on with Astros single game tickets on the MLB site? Can’t click to buy tickets, can for other teams home games.
This post was edited on 2/15/24 at 11:28 am
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:41 am to
They usually go on sale early March
Posted by cypresstiger
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 12:03 pm to
Cole
---He who shall not be named
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:09 pm to
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JV was throwing off the mound this morning. That’s positive, and I watched the full clip and not just the McTaggart quote and it seems like JV’s context was that he’s feeling fine now but just had some pain when he first picked up a ball in early January or whenever he gets rolling.



I am thinking JV is going to take a less a-hole take on the Clemons approach for the remainder of his career.

Posted by Floating Change Up
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:17 pm to
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I am thinking JV is going to take a less a-hole take on the Clemons approach for the remainder of his career.


I will support this completely. Especially if JV can perform as well as Clemons did, and especially more if Altuve, Tucker, and Alvarez don't disappear in the post-season.
Posted by Prominentwon
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 3:17 pm to
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Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart Ryan Pressly said he’s completely on board with the addition of Hader and said the team got better. “I get paid to go get three outs. It don’t matter if it’s the fourth inning or ninth inning,” he said.


Love Pressly for this. Wish everyone took this approach.
Posted by Jwho77
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:05 pm to
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Jim Crane does not believe in windows. Not when it comes to the Houston Astros’ ability to contend for championships. The Astros owner thinks the idea that sports franchises only have a specific amount of time to take advantage of favorable talent and circumstances is largely a sportswriter invention. One that has little to do with the reality he’s determined to keep going around Houston’s most successful professional sports franchise.

“I’m not worried about the window,” Crane tells PaperCity in a one-on-one interview. “I made a statement the other day that as long as I’m here the window’s open. So I’ve got to live up to that.”


LINK
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 2/16/24 at 12:22 am to
Rip Enoli
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:05 pm to
Pena has overhauled his batting stance in an effort to be more efficient to the ball. Much quieter pre-pitch.


LINK


LINK


I'm no expert in swing mechanics and breakdowns but there's a slow mo in that first link and he does look quick to and through the ball.
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:23 pm to
Happy first full squad workout day baws
Posted by TigerFan91
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:30 pm to
The setup definitely looks simpler with less moving parts and the front foot looks more open than last year.

From the side it looks like he might be have a bit of the scissor motion that Yordan has where the back foot is elevated at contact. If you pause it right after contact it looks a bit like Yordan's. That action really elevated Dubon's game last year hopefully the same for Pena.
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:46 pm to
I also noticed he's got an open front leg but he hangs his leg and closes off as the pitch is delivered.
Posted by TigerFan91
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:48 pm to
Hopefully that's a timing mechanism to help him identify sliders
Posted by wahoocs
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Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:51 pm to
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scissor motion


The idea of trying to hit without the back foot being more stable is beyond my scope of understanding

Seems like if that improved contact and power that it would be seen in the golf swing also

Come to think of it Scottie does seem to "scissor" some, but after contact. Not sure if there are any other examples even remotely close though

ETA= And that's only with his driver, I think
This post was edited on 2/19/24 at 2:53 pm
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