CharleyKerfeld said:

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Mr.Ackar07 said:

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What's with the severed hand?

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There initially 2 people in the image. I told it to remove one. I guess I should have put "and their hand" in the prompt

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I was thinking it was AI with a message about why Yordan has gone into a slump lately.

Badass! That's a great idea

Dodgers acquire Alek Thomas in a trade with the Diamondbacks. Arizona DFA'd Thomas on Friday pic.twitter.com/pqk1XNLxmK

— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 12, 2026

Chef Elko said:

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Badass! That's a great idea

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Derek Bell is also on there if you prefer

Is he someone you wanted the Astros to go after? He's a great centerfielder but just can't hit

tjack16 said:

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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I know a lot of people are bailing on the season, but at least come back in October to see if you won Astros' Bingo. I'm going to use Cameo to get Geoff Blum to record a congrats to whomever the winner is, and you can keep the link forever.

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I will be here until the bitter end (which will be after game 162 barring a miracle)

I just love baseball too much to check out. Especially during the summer when it's the only sport on (World Cup will be a fun distraction too)

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I'm the same way, and in my new single living mode, I've watched almost every single game, because it's baseball and it's the Astros. About the only team worse right now is my fantasy baseball team, so I've got that going for me.

CharleyKerfeld said:

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I'm the same way, and in my new single living mode, I've watched almost every single game, because it's baseball and it's the Astros. About the only team worse right now is my fantasy baseball team, so I've got that going for me.

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Does that mean you're very unlucky or that your knowledge of ball is suspect? asking for a friend...

Booma94 said:

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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I'm the same way, and in my new single living mode, I've watched almost every single game, because it's baseball and it's the Astros. About the only team worse right now is my fantasy baseball team, so I've got that going for me.

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Does that mean you're very unlucky or that your knowledge of ball is suspect? asking for a friend...

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I usually spend up to zero minutes preparing for the draft. Everything that isn't Fantasy Football is just a way to pass time until August.

CharleyKerfeld said:

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tjack16 said:

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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I know a lot of people are bailing on the season, but at least come back in October to see if you won Astros' Bingo. I'm going to use Cameo to get Geoff Blum to record a congrats to whomever the winner is, and you can keep the link forever.

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I will be here until the bitter end (which will be after game 162 barring a miracle)

I just love baseball too much to check out. Especially during the summer when it's the only sport on (World Cup will be a fun distraction too)

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I'm the same way, and in my new single living mode, I've watched almost every single game, because it's baseball and it's the Astros. About the only team worse right now is my fantasy baseball team, so I've got that going for me.

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I'm a lifelong Houston baseball fan and I've watched a lot of bad baseball during that time, while also enjoying the success of the last decade. I get frustrated watching this team this season but I can't walk away because I love the game too much and I can't stomach watching the Rangers.
I value watching Altuve and hope that he can get to 3,000 hits and am interested in watching young players like Brice, Cam and Cole to hopefully watch them improve while wearing an Astros uniform.

Me, too. Only you'll never find soccer on my screen.

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jja79 said:

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Is he someone you wanted the Astros to go after? He's a great centerfielder but just can't hit

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He's a LHH that has shown a lot more than the AAAA outfielders we have, no reason not to be in on him. But this org is run by checked out, unserious people now and I'm going to assume they ignored him for the same nebulous reason they ignored Giolito at a paltry $3M asking price.

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This is precisely the point. Also -- didn't we have interest in possibly trading for Thomas at one point?

we've seen it a lot in the past 30 years of baseball

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agproducer said:

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This further lends to the narrative that something was going on last year.

Cal Raleigh is 0 for his last 36

He hasn't gotten a hit in May, with his last hit coming on April 27th

He's gone 9 straight game without a hit pic.twitter.com/IROiqE47uI

— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) May 12, 2026

From 1 HR for every 11.75 PAs in 2025

To 1 HR for every 24.5 PAs in 2026.

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The Big Slumper?

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The big steroid user doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

He just needs to do some pushups and have a chicken and rice diet

The roids don't improve hand eye coordination.

They do shorten injury times and raw strength to hit more long balls.

Just ask Barry, Mark, Sammy, Jose, Alex…. Allegedly.

VanWey down, Imai on the big league roster.

…. Interesting….

I go to quite a few Diamondbacks games. He's a fabulous defensive player but atrocious as a hitter.

agproducer said:

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This further lends to the narrative that something was going on last year.

Cal Raleigh is 0 for his last 36

He hasn't gotten a hit in May, with his last hit coming on April 27th

He's gone 9 straight game without a hit pic.twitter.com/IROiqE47uI

— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) May 12, 2026

From 1 HR for every 11.75 PAs in 2025

To 1 HR for every 24.5 PAs in 2026.

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This just means that he'll probably turn it around during this series with our luck and all.

dare I say Nasty Nate will get a chance later this summer

Nate Pearson tossed a scoreless inning for Sugar Land today topping out at 101.3 MPH. #Astros pic.twitter.com/Nb8DiWTU2W

— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) May 12, 2026

Tonight's prop bet. Having dinner with my daughter, won't turn the game on until around 8 Pm - Will Imai still be pitching?

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Tonight's prop bet. Having dinner with my daughter, won't turn the game on until around 8 Pm - Will Imai still be pitching?

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I'm not expecting much from Imai so I doubt he makes it to the fourth inning. But I hope I'm wrong.

He's a .220 lifetime hitter. Last year was bs.

Nope