re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT

Still think Mariners gonna make a run and surprise some folks

This feels like a Jordan Jankowski game.

Prepare yourselves.

while not his early season form Dallas is definitely better than against detroit

He hasn't been very good but he's had some shitty luck too

Dallas is so dependent on getting ahead of hitters

Yeah that 2nd inning error from Marwin was a huge pain in the arse even though no runs were scored. Going to cost DK an inning

You think Kalas hit that?

She's gonna be on an FS1 CFB sideline soon I bet

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I think we made breakfast arrangements

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When you go the whole winter and the best half season the Astros have ever seen knowing that you need a playoff caliber arm and don't get one, you don't need a PhD to tell you what kind of effect that has on the media, the fans, and most importantly, the players.

A 23 yo naive kid that hasn't been around or carried any significant load might think everything's fine, we've got enough, look at our record. But a seasoned Cy Young award winner has carried enough of a load to know what's up.

Sure, there's still a chance, but you have to have your head in the sand not to sense the drop in morale and the current direction of momentum.

The return of Springer, then eventually Correa, may provide a spark at the right time to give this team a chance, but I don't even want to contemplate how hard we will need to hit the ball to make up for the rotation and bullpen.

At least Reddick was running. Had a feeling Yuli was going to try to hit into a double play.