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DAT 4/4: Off Day Discussion
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:18 am
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:18 am
I’ll bite the bullet.
TLdR, Starters have been great, bullpen and hitting besides one game have sucked.
Let’s win a game
TLdR, Starters have been great, bullpen and hitting besides one game have sucked.
Let’s win a game
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 7:45 am
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:36 am to texastiger38
quote:Astros starting pitching is the BEST in baseball.
Starters have been great, bullpen and hitting besides one game have sucked
1. Astros: 1.46 ERA
2. Royals: 1.74 ERA
3. Red Sox: 2.18 ERA
Astros have the 3rd WORST bullpen:
28. Astros: 7.41 ERA
29. Giants: 7.91 ERA
30. Phillies: 8.71 ERA
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:41 am to DalenSA
Just as things do over the course of a season, things will even out. Abreu Pressly Hader will go through a streak of being very dependable. Don’t know if we’ll ever really be able to rely on middle relief
I’m more concerned about the offense tbh
I’m more concerned about the offense tbh
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:45 am to texastiger38
quote:
Posted on 4/2/24 at 9:04 am
quote:
clearly we need our starters to pitch 9 innings in order to not blow leads
today is 4/3/24 at 10:42 am and i say...
clearly we need our starters to pitch 9 innings in order to not blow leads
Posted on 4/3/24 at 10:57 am to texastiger38
Early read is that we've got the same offensive problems as last year. Situational hitting is complete arse. It hasn't improved. RISP hitting is a consistent failure, getting runners home from 3rd with productive at bats hasn't materialized.
I'm not going to call for Espada's firing but I go back to the questions I had in the off season as to whether he was the right guy at the right time. The leadership structure was largely maintained by hiring him. So if complacency had developed, they're still probably operating the same way. It wasn't a new set of eyes to come in and light a fire under asses.
I said at the time, if you've been to 7 straight ALCS and 4 world series, do you really need a shake up vs just trying to maintain a good thing. Possibly not. But it appears the problems that existed, the failures that got us bounced from the post season are still problems and failures that haven't been solved
I'm not going to call for Espada's firing but I go back to the questions I had in the off season as to whether he was the right guy at the right time. The leadership structure was largely maintained by hiring him. So if complacency had developed, they're still probably operating the same way. It wasn't a new set of eyes to come in and light a fire under asses.
I said at the time, if you've been to 7 straight ALCS and 4 world series, do you really need a shake up vs just trying to maintain a good thing. Possibly not. But it appears the problems that existed, the failures that got us bounced from the post season are still problems and failures that haven't been solved
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:02 am to DalenSA
quote:
Astros starting pitching is the BEST in baseball.
1. Astros: 1.46 ERA
2. Royals: 1.74 ERA
3. Red Sox: 2.18 ERA
Astros have the 3rd WORST bullpen:
28. Astros: 7.41 ERA
29. Giants: 7.91 ERA
30. Phillies: 8.71 ERA
Saw the tweet from Will Kunkel. Was gonna post the same thing. The bullpen, and offense too, has been a catastrophic embarrassment outside of one game.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:11 am to Lsuhoohoo
Agree with all of what you said
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:28 am to Lsuhoohoo
The flaws with this team are entirely from the composition of the roster and moves that have been made and have nothing to do with Espada IMO, the same way the success in 2021 and 22 had nothing to do with Dusty. It’s really just two moves at the moment - you are setting 30 million or so on fire with Abreu and Montero.
That, and when you are good for as long as we have been (and get draft picks taken too) the well of homegrown talent eventually dries up
That, and when you are good for as long as we have been (and get draft picks taken too) the well of homegrown talent eventually dries up
This post was edited on 4/3/24 at 11:29 am
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:30 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
Only simps think espada has any culpability in the outcomes for this team.
Huge mistakes by the "front office"
Lack of LH options is hurting this team badly offensively. Lopefido would be an upgrade to play some LF and 1b but crane and Co are mired in sunk cost fallacy
Huge mistakes by the "front office"
Lack of LH options is hurting this team badly offensively. Lopefido would be an upgrade to play some LF and 1b but crane and Co are mired in sunk cost fallacy
This post was edited on 4/3/24 at 11:33 am
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:35 am to Tiger Ryno
quote:
Only simps think espada has any culpability in the outcomes for this team.
Huge mistakes by the "front office"
Lack of LH options is hurting this team badly offensively. Lopefido would be an upgrade to play some LF and 1b but crane and Co are mired in sunk cost fallacy
Posted on 4/3/24 at 11:36 am to Jwho77
The idiocy of overpaying for closers is stupidity 101.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 12:18 pm to DalenSA
If OPs had simply referred to our ace as "Frambaw" we'd literally be 3-3 rn. I tried to save things by pointing this out early on both days, but no one listened.
Whoever starts DAT on Monday simply use his correct MSB name.
Whoever starts DAT on Monday simply use his correct MSB name.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 12:19 pm to Tiger Ryno
Especially a little guy like Hader who had chocked like a bitch frequently in big spots and now chocks regularly even in mundane spots.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 12:51 pm to SirWinston
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Especially a little guy like Hader who had chocked like a bitch frequently in big spots and now chocks regularly even in mundane spots.
frick off kid.
The word you are searching for is “choke”. And/or “choked”.
Use it in a sentence:
“I bet that guy talking about the correct usage of Frambaw regularly chokes on tranny dick.”
Posted on 4/3/24 at 1:24 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
Situational hitting is complete arse. It hasn't improved. RISP hitting is a consistent failure, getting runners home from 3rd with productive at bats hasn't materialized.
But the bigger thing is that previously and continuing so far this year, it raises its ugly head at home.
Why can we not win at home?
Posted on 4/3/24 at 1:51 pm to texastiger38
Why bring in Hader when Pressly could go only faced one batter.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 2:44 pm to texastiger38
I’m glad they took Framber out when I had a chance to get one more K for my bet. Now with the selfish reasons out the way….
The bull pen has been wet dog shite , so why would you take him out when he was dealing and hardly anyone had a hard hit against him.
The bull pen has been wet dog shite , so why would you take him out when he was dealing and hardly anyone had a hard hit against him.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 2:57 pm to Tigers0891
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The bull pen has been wet dog shite , so why would you take him out when he was dealing and hardly anyone had a hard hit against him.
Muh “early in the year not built up yet.” Seven starters threw 90+ pitches yesterday, Framber threw 85.
Posted on 4/3/24 at 3:05 pm to High C
More worried about the offense. It’s been an issue for a year plus at home. Tired of the excuses. The background is what it is. The other team has to use it, too.
Apparently, the solution this year is to close the roof for all games, no matter how nice the weather is. They’re 1-5 in those games. What’s the next excuse?
Apparently, the solution this year is to close the roof for all games, no matter how nice the weather is. They’re 1-5 in those games. What’s the next excuse?
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