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DAT 4/13: HOU (Overeasy) vs. DET (Boyd) 7:10 CT
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:06 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:06 am
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Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:10 am to Jwho77
Just beat me to it 
Let's get back on track to mashing lefties and winning ballgames
Let's get back on track to mashing lefties and winning ballgames
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:11 am to TigerFan91
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:13 am to TigerFan91
I like winning.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:15 am to Jwho77
Any explanation yet as to what we did to Dusty to deserve having to see Myles Straw wallow with men on base every night?
Chas might have a horrible first name but wtf man, last night was pitiful.
Chas might have a horrible first name but wtf man, last night was pitiful.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:19 am to Topo Chico
He has actually made the best contact he can in some ABs, it's just not going to be enough
I think Willy Taveras had a better chance of producing with a runner on third and less than 2 outs
And when all you really want is your speedy, weak 8 hole to advance runners, it does no good when your 9 hole can't even put the ball in play
Plan B needs to be expedited
I think Willy Taveras had a better chance of producing with a runner on third and less than 2 outs
And when all you really want is your speedy, weak 8 hole to advance runners, it does no good when your 9 hole can't even put the ball in play
Plan B needs to be expedited
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:22 am to wahoocs
Maldy has been horrible but personal bias won't allow me to watch Straw followed by Castro in a lineup 
Posted on 4/13/21 at 11:26 am to wahoocs
2/3 of his batted balls yesterday were hit "hard" according to Fangraphs... but that just meant one was an easy DP.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:03 pm to Jwho77
1-3 at home so far. Not ideal at all.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:27 pm to LSUBoo
I haven't checked into any statcast data or anything but just raw eye watching along, it seems like pitchers are just getting after Straws arse with fastballs. So far he hasn't proven he can't hit them and even if he does, he's a singles hitter at best. Watch tonight how often he gets fastballs in the zone and how often he fouls them off.
At a point I wonder if you consider splitting up Straw and Maldy. Of course we've got our worst hitters at the bottom of the line up but Correa, Yuli and Tucker ahead of them are going to get on base and create scoring opportunities. Then you end up with situations like last night where you've got 2 automatic outs behind them.
At a point I wonder if you consider splitting up Straw and Maldy. Of course we've got our worst hitters at the bottom of the line up but Correa, Yuli and Tucker ahead of them are going to get on base and create scoring opportunities. Then you end up with situations like last night where you've got 2 automatic outs behind them.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:43 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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At a point I wonder if you consider splitting up Straw and Maldy.
They can sit on opposite sides of the bench, in my opinion.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:45 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
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1-3 at home so far. Not ideal at all.
I really hope we don't become like the team a couple years ago (was it 18 or 19?) where we constantly hit like shite at home, but kicked arse on the road.
If you can mash at Oakland, you should be able to mash at MMP
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:49 pm to LSUGrad9295
It wasn't 2019... Astros were 60-21 at home in 2019.
They were better on the road in 2017 and 2018, though.
They were better on the road in 2017 and 2018, though.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:54 pm to LSUBoo
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They were better on the road in 2017 and 2018, though.
Must be 2018 I am thinking of. Didn't it seem like the offense was shitty at home that year? Or am I imagining things...
Posted on 4/13/21 at 12:57 pm to LSUGrad9295
They were 46-35 at home and 57-24 on the road in 2018... pretty big difference really considering most teams are better at home.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 1:17 pm to LSUBoo
2018 Home/Road
Split W L RS RA W-L%
Home 46 35 373 288 .568
Road 57 24 424 246 .70
Pretty significant split between home/road run differential. This whole talk is giving me PTSD from all the home WS games in 2019
Split W L RS RA W-L%
Home 46 35 373 288 .568
Road 57 24 424 246 .70
Pretty significant split between home/road run differential. This whole talk is giving me PTSD from all the home WS games in 2019
Posted on 4/13/21 at 1:23 pm to LSUGrad9295
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Must be 2018 I am thinking of. Didn't it seem like the offense was shitty at home that year?
We had one stretch in 18 where we lost 11-14, including 8 in a row, at home.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 1:54 pm to Topo Chico
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Pretty significant split between home/road run differential.
Would be interesting (and I’m sure there is a way with all the tech available) to see if the same balls in play have different outcomes if they happened in a different park. Obviously HR are easy but what about balls in play that might have been different if say, an outfielder isn’t forced to play shallow because of our little league left field? We strand runners at 3rd all the time because a lot of them couldn’t score from 2nd on a single.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:07 pm to Topo Chico
There will be stretches where MaldyCastro is slightly less shitty (I think). They can at least run into a homer every now and then but I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel with Straw. He's hitting the ball. It just doesn't go anywhere.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:41 pm to Cliff Booth
Myles Straw statcast
So far he's been near elite in avoiding strikeouts, drawing walks, chase rate, whiff swings and of course sprint speed.
But hes near the absolute bottom in exit velocity, hard hit percentage and slugging. His expected batting average is in the 62nd percentile so maybe there's some luck to be found and hits could start falling.
As I mentioned earlier, he's seeing a ton of fastballs 64%. He's gotta do better hitting those. So maybe based on some of his pitch selection, there's a reason for patience with him.
So far he's been near elite in avoiding strikeouts, drawing walks, chase rate, whiff swings and of course sprint speed.
But hes near the absolute bottom in exit velocity, hard hit percentage and slugging. His expected batting average is in the 62nd percentile so maybe there's some luck to be found and hits could start falling.
As I mentioned earlier, he's seeing a ton of fastballs 64%. He's gotta do better hitting those. So maybe based on some of his pitch selection, there's a reason for patience with him.
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