Ag_07 said:

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Sure doesn't look like a guy in the process of negotiating his retirement.

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He has yet to throw a pitch under the pitch clock rules, I hope that doesn't cause him additional stress from an injury standpoint.

Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

Fireman. pic.twitter.com/IyDuwvoeu9

— Houston Astros (@astros) January 7, 2025

Project Gemini said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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Where did Blanco go?

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Bullpen

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Marvin said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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There's a bit of a difference between winning a championship and losing the last game. Thought Astro fans would grasp that.

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There's also a bit of difference between "can" and "did"… unless you saying the baseball team is not capable of winning a championship.

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I feel like this incarnation of Aggie baseball had their shot and didn't win.
Mostly because their coach had already resigned without mentioning it to anyone.

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I'm still confused by this exchange... You think the unranked 8-6 - Aggie women's basketball team can win the national title... But the soon to be preseason #1 Aggie baseball team - with one of the best lineups ever assembled on paper - that almost won the national title last year... doesn't have a shot?

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Someone posted they didn't care at all about women's basketball. I said they were the one program we have that has actually won a traditional team sport championship - they won the title in 2011.

Last year was really close for the baseball team. This year isa new coach, and "on paper" is the key point of your analysis. I hope they win the title, they are amazing to watch, but it's an incredibly long way from here back to Omaha.

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tylhair said:

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Why do you call that poster Ketch? I've noticed this for a while but don't know the origin

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Can you really claim to be on Texags and not understand Ketch?

Does that mean you also don't know about Barnes and Doss as well?

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Oh God, I have to have my Texags credentials checked by 'Lonestar_Ag09'

Knowing who Geoff Ketchum is =/= Knowing why texasaggie2015 is called Ketch.

Geoff Ketchum is a derogatory character around these parts so I was confused why our most connected poster was consistently referred to as such. I missed the Rangers fans and Farmer bestowing the moniker on 2015 and am thankful for those who answered the question.

I've been on TexAgs since I was 15 years old. I'm 33 now. I've spent more than half my life on this hell hole.

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For one the "you" was more all encompassing than directly at you. However I'm not sure if the rest of that was a personal attack or an attempt to make yourself seem older…if it's the former couldn't care less. If it was a knock at 09 my math would say you were class of what 14-16? Congrats being on here shorter than I have?

More to the point I've been an extreme regular on this page for close to a decade and your tag wasn't one I recognized but again maybe I've missed you before the past 6 months when I stopped my subscription and lost my watch list and ease of following the thread.

The closer. pic.twitter.com/IY7SaUHfIu

— Houston Astros (@astros) January 7, 2025

They started sending things like this it before the tucker trade... Wonder if this is a hint... Or a shot at Ryan

I doubt it. Hader is the closer after all.

You're reading way too far into a social media post.

Project Gemini said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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Where did Blanco go?

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I knew I left someone out.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

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Does Lance make sense as an opener when he first gets back? Shoot for 3 innings or 9 batters whichever comes first?

The Porkchop Express said:

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Im on this board so much on my phone that when I typed warmer in a text today, Farmer1906 came up as a possible alternative

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My bad. I think that means I need to post less.

redline248 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

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Does Lance make sense as an opener when he first gets back? Shoot for 3 innings or 9 batters whichever comes first?

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Anything that requires Lance to come back on less than five days rest worries me. Collin McHugh talked about moving to the bullpen and how the stresses on the arm aren't necessarily less just different.

I still maintain that a piggy backing dual rotation is the future, and we are set up for it now. Keeps innings down and arms more effective by rarely seeing the third time through.

Farmer1906 said:

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redline248 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

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Does Lance make sense as an opener when he first gets back? Shoot for 3 innings or 9 batters whichever comes first?

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Anything that requires Lance to come back on less than five days rest worries me. Collin McHugh talked about moving to the bullpen and how the stresses on the arm aren't necessarily less just different.

I still maintain that a piggy backing dual rotation is the future, and we are set up for it now. Keeps innings down and arms more effective by rarely seeing the third time through.

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Ok, so I agree with you and when I said opener I was not thinking more than every 5 days. In other words, a personal opener for Blanco or Spaghetti

redline248 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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redline248 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

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Does Lance make sense as an opener when he first gets back? Shoot for 3 innings or 9 batters whichever comes first?

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Anything that requires Lance to come back on less than five days rest worries me. Collin McHugh talked about moving to the bullpen and how the stresses on the arm aren't necessarily less just different.

I still maintain that a piggy backing dual rotation is the future, and we are set up for it now. Keeps innings down and arms more effective by rarely seeing the third time through.

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Ok, so I agree with you and when I said opener I was not thinking more than every 5 days. In other words, a personal opener for Blanco or Spaghetti

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But you can't have a pitcher who throws 1-2 innings every 5 days. He might end up with 40 innings on the year.

Farmer1906 said:

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redline248 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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redline248 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Framber
HB
Spaghetti
LuAce
A healthy LMJ

That's a nice rotation.

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So long as LMJ is only allowed to go 4/5 innings at most

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Does Lance make sense as an opener when he first gets back? Shoot for 3 innings or 9 batters whichever comes first?

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Anything that requires Lance to come back on less than five days rest worries me. Collin McHugh talked about moving to the bullpen and how the stresses on the arm aren't necessarily less just different.

I still maintain that a piggy backing dual rotation is the future, and we are set up for it now. Keeps innings down and arms more effective by rarely seeing the third time through.

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Ok, so I agree with you and when I said opener I was not thinking more than every 5 days. In other words, a personal opener for Blanco or Spaghetti

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But you can't have a pitcher who throws 1-2 innings every 5 days. He might end up with 40 innings on the year.

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I did say when he first comes back. Let him build up for a while throwing a few innings and gradually increase the load. Besides, he's not the type that will want to be held back for long, anyway.

Opener, tandem, whatever. Find a way to use all these guys that aren't going to the pen.

Or trade some

Brent Rooker’s extension with the A’s will pay him $30 million over the first three seasons, which would’ve been his arbitration years. Rooker, 30, has been a late bloomer who thrived with the A’s, and after they turned down opportunities to trade him, they instead extend him.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 7, 2025

so the Canadian tax rates are an issue

AustinCountyAg said:

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When given a nickname you don't get pick it yourself. Ketch will now go down as a texags legend and be spoken of highly thirty years from now on this board for his Astros insider info.

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Maybe he wants to call himself T-Bone.

Basically took a 2/30 deal to get some money early.

that's what we're looking for

Who you got to win it all in 2025? pic.twitter.com/jh2OiI97KT

— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) January 7, 2025