Tigerfan1274

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Have you ever heard of a sophomore slump?

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Yup, but not of a player of his talent. Those guys get better each year. It’s why he’ll be a high first round pick. He’ll be seen as a guy who can adjust quickly and progress through a minor league system relatively quickly.

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Curiel is doing great, but I doubt he gets picked #2 in the first round when his time at LSU is done

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I heard the reasons why he dropped out of the first round, but I think they missed the mark of him. He’ll be a first round pick next year. Maybe not #2 overall, but Top 10 isn’t out of the question.

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The 6’2” sophomore lefty from barbe, Littleton, hit 92 tonight and threw no hitter against central.

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Picked a good time to do it. With Tennessee playing in Baton Rouge, someone from Tennessee was in town to check him out.

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Were officially drafted. The very first time that 4 OL from the same draft class were all drafted.

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The real problem was one of those four (Dellinger) got injured and his replacement was not very good, and he played right next to the weakest link of the starting five. I don't think it's a coincidence that Nuss played his worst stretch of football after Dellinger was injured and Chester and Mubenga struggled. That and some of the play calling was predictable. Like calling a stretch run out of the pistol so many times the Florida LBs were making a stretching motion with their hands pre-snap.

Theriot said on Friday that Skip hated/hates bunting.

Not at the box, but thought I would share. Lyle Mouton hit one over the batter’s eye at the Old Rosenblatt against UF in 1991. At that time, the CF fence was 420’. I had heard that Mouton broke a window in the marriage dorms at the old box which would have been in the 480’ range. Didn’t see that one though.

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Why should ANY permitting ever take over 28 days?

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I've had some state permitting in Louisiana take over one year.

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The days of just screaming at kids and trying to get in their shite does not work with this generation.

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Even in the old days, guys would screamed at for mental errors and lack of hustle. Guys didn’t get yelled at because they were in a hitting slump. That doesn’t help one get a hit. Makes about as much sense as yelling at a golfer because he hit his drive OB.

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-Would Tucker make the Astros 2025 team better? Of fricking course

-Is there any chance in hell the Astros were going to pay him what he is going to receive as a free agent? Of fricking course not

-With the previous point in mind, are Astros fans generally happy with the deal we made with Chicago? Absolutely

-Do Astros fans understand that the window of our incredible run is likely over and do we understand how rough the farm system looks? Absolutely. Which is why most level headed fans would make that Tucker deal again


If I told you that most Astros fans I’ve encountered (on this board and in real life) all agree with the above points for the most part….why exactly is everyone calling us delusional?

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Nailed it. The Astros would definitely be better with Tucker this year. And still not World Series Championship team. I'm very pleased with what the Astros got in return for Tucker. Would have gotten nothing when he signs for well over $500M later this year. And I have no ill will towards Tucker. Except for hitting 0.150 in the 2023 playoffs.

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is he the guy with about 20 kids from about 20 baby mamas?

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No, he only has three adult children. They were all born around the same time in the early 90s. In an SI article, he blamed it on the women for chasing his money.