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****2012 Houston Astros Unfathomable, Improbable,Sensational World Series Run****
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Last: 8 yr ago by Liquid Wrench
It's nice to be competing. Good sweep! Now a true test going on the road to play the team with the best record in baseball.
I was at the game last night and will admit that I was not confident Lee was going to score from second. I will give him props that he looked like he was running as hard as he could even though that still is a slow lumbering pace.
JD Martinez is the key to this team. If he rakes, they go from sub .500 team to at the very least wildcard contender (given current team ability shown). Lowry and Altuve have been pleasant surprises. Bud Norris and Wandy have solidified the starting staff.
Bring on the dodgers!
I almost don't want to watch tonight. The way the Stro's bats are going we are just as likely to get no-hit by Kershaw as we are to get a run.
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I almost don't want to watch tonight. The way the Stro's bats are going we are just as likely to get no-hit by Kershaw as we are to get a run.
Get a dog
Tonight is the night we bust it open. Es have already seen kershaw this season. He is who he is. great rarely adjusts against average. But pissed off average teams with a chip on their shoulder playing against a kempless kershaw might just put something together.
The lineup tonight needs to be..
Schafer
Altuve
Lowrie
Lee
martinez
Johnson
bogey
Castro.
No maxwell. No buck. No downs. No marwin. The hitters with best obp at the top followed by the rbi guys. throw bogey in there because for some reason he good against lefties.
The lineup tonight needs to be..
Schafer
Altuve
Lowrie
Lee
martinez
Johnson
bogey
Castro.
No maxwell. No buck. No downs. No marwin. The hitters with best obp at the top followed by the rbi guys. throw bogey in there because for some reason he good against lefties.
Bogusevic
Some stuff on Bogey..
He is actually hitting better away (.255) than at home (.178). He is a left handed pull hitter who hits a lot of ground balls.
He is also a .300 hitter (small sample size, I know) when hitting with no outs and nobody in scoring position. So why do we keep batting him 5th? He either needs to be leading off or batting at the end of the order.
Despite his terrible numbers so far, we win at a high clip when he is in the lineup. He plays great defense despite a below average arm, and while he strikes out some, he usually sees a lot of pitches and makes good contact.
Bogey is your clear example of a guy who cant stop hitting the ball right at people. I'm one who wants to keep giving him opportunities (because he isnt the reason when we lose), but his leash grows shorter by the day with two guys in AAA killing the ball.
[This message has been edited by mazag08 (edited 5/25/2012 10:59a).]
He is actually hitting better away (.255) than at home (.178). He is a left handed pull hitter who hits a lot of ground balls.
He is also a .300 hitter (small sample size, I know) when hitting with no outs and nobody in scoring position. So why do we keep batting him 5th? He either needs to be leading off or batting at the end of the order.
Despite his terrible numbers so far, we win at a high clip when he is in the lineup. He plays great defense despite a below average arm, and while he strikes out some, he usually sees a lot of pitches and makes good contact.
Bogey is your clear example of a guy who cant stop hitting the ball right at people. I'm one who wants to keep giving him opportunities (because he isnt the reason when we lose), but his leash grows shorter by the day with two guys in AAA killing the ball.
[This message has been edited by mazag08 (edited 5/25/2012 10:59a).]
Also, Justin Maxwell is god awful against RHP. He needs to never see the field again except against lefties.
Also just went back and looked at Castro's numbers in college and in the minors. The best he has ever been is a hit for average guy. He has never had a homerun percentage for an entire season over 5%. Meaning 5% of his at bats in his best season (college) were home runs. Not saying he cant improve, but hes just never been that guy. I think a lot of us keep hoping he will develop 15-20 HR/yr power and I think thats bogus looking back now. If he hits 5-10 we should be ecstatic. We just need him to not be a black hole.
It's bogusevic
We haven't won our games because Bogusevic does the little things to help us win. We have won despite of him. Anyone who's batting 5th should not have a .230 average with hardly any homeruns
Bogey doesn't have a below average arm, in fact his arm is one of the only things he has going for them.
Bogey is our best overall defensive outfielder. Schafer has better range, but Bogey has a very good arm.
Bogey's career BABIP is .312... His current BABIP is .260. When this regresses back up, I could see Bogusevic's batting average settling around .250. If he continues to walk around 10%, that means he can get his obp up around .350. His ISO is below average right now also, so hopefully once he starts hitting more, there will be an uptick in his power numbers.
He's been thrown more 8% more sinkers this year than last year and that seems like it could explain his increase in ground balls.
Bogey's career BABIP is .312... His current BABIP is .260. When this regresses back up, I could see Bogusevic's batting average settling around .250. If he continues to walk around 10%, that means he can get his obp up around .350. His ISO is below average right now also, so hopefully once he starts hitting more, there will be an uptick in his power numbers.
He's been thrown more 8% more sinkers this year than last year and that seems like it could explain his increase in ground balls.
I lied, I'm still watching. But it's mainly so I don't have to talk to my mother-in-law.
And there goes the no-no!
And there goes the shutout!
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I lied, I'm still watching. But it's mainly so I don't have to talk to my mother-in-law.
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Tonight is the night we bust it open. Es have already seen kershaw this season. He is who he is. great rarely adjusts against average. But pissed off average teams with a chip on their shoulder playing against a kempless kershaw might just put something together.
The lineup tonight needs to be..
Schafer
Altuve
Lowrie
Lee
martinez
Johnson
bogey
Castro.
No maxwell. No buck. No downs. No marwin. The hitters with best obp at the top followed by the rbi guys. throw bogey in there because for some reason he good against lefties.
Apparently the skipper disagrees with you tonight
Solid barehanded play by CJ
Downs batting fifth. I don't get it
This lineup is beyond retarded. You have the two guys who can't hot away from home batting fifth and sixth while johnson is batting seventh.
And lets not forget the ineptitude of our wonderful backup catcher.
dodgers stadium very empty for a friday night and the best team in baseball with cy young on the mound
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dodgers stadium very empty for a friday night and the best team in baseball with cy young on the mound
Much worse sports town than h town IMO. Plus a lot of snooty la people claim to be Angels fans
JD might be getting it back...
How good of a shot was it? I am following the game on gamecast.
keep it up guys
Downs is a bag
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How good of a shot was it? I am following the game on gamecast.
Well hit ball. Not a high trajectory, but enough to get out. If we were at home, that might have been back-to-back-to-back.
Was Carlos just wearing a toddlers helmet?
And why is CJ hitting 7th being Maxwell and downs?
I can't wait for downs to be sent down...
I can't wait for downs to be sent down...
Nice catch!
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