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Jun 8, 2017 20:47
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Intruder posted:Kindly wait until the Astros actually have a championship before pulling the "You can't whine about your successful team" card I look forward to the Astros winning 120 games and then losing to the Yankees in 5 in the ALCS.
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Jun 8, 2017 20:47
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Poque posted:I look forward to the Astros winning 120 games and then losing to the Yankees in 5 in the ALCS. I don't, because that would mean the Yankees are going to the WS. Again.
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Jun 8, 2017 20:50
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Intruder posted:Kindly wait until the Astros actually have a championship before pulling the "You can't whine about your successful team" card It's fun seeing Astros fans being treated like Cubs fans were last year. 
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Jun 8, 2017 20:55
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Poque posted:I look forward to the Astros winning 120 games and then losing to the Yankees in 5 in the ALCS. Some Numbers posted:I don't, because that would mean the Yankees are going to the WS. Learn to love it 
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Jun 8, 2017 20:55
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:It's fun seeing Astros fans being treated like Cubs fans were last year. Yeah, all 4 of us
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Jun 8, 2017 20:58
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:It's fun seeing Astros fans being treated like Cubs fans were last year. The difference is if the Astros lose a game or even just aren't leading in the 3rd inning, Intruder isn't posting repeatedly about how the team is poo poo and everything is poo poo and oh no woe be upon him.
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Jun 8, 2017 21:00
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Inspector_666 posted:The difference is if the Astros lose a game or even just aren't leading in the 3rd inning, Intruder isn't posting repeatedly about how the team is poo poo and everything is poo poo and oh no woe be upon him. I can't count the amount of times I was reading Cubsposters complain about the team or blowing the game or whatever and 9 times out of 10 when I checked the score they were either still winning or tied. It was really weird
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Jun 8, 2017 21:06
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Yeah, all 4 of us This past week has me just completely depressed about the Cardinals. I'm getting by rooting for the Astros and for Albert to hit some more dingers. When McHugh gets back I'll be even more vocal, probably. Hope you enjoy having a Cardinals fan as an ally!
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Jun 8, 2017 21:06
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Inspector_666 posted:The difference is if the Astros lose a game or even just aren't leading in the 3rd inning, Intruder isn't posting repeatedly about how the team is poo poo and everything is poo poo and oh no woe be upon him. Look we have a bit, okay? 
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Jun 8, 2017 21:08
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Pancakes posted:This past week has me just completely depressed about the Cardinals. I'm getting by rooting for the Astros and for Albert to hit some more dingers. When McHugh gets back I'll be even more vocal, probably. Hope you enjoy having a Cardinals fan as an ally! This is acceptable. And speaking of McHugh, he's officially on the 60-Day DL now.
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Jun 8, 2017 21:08
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Well, I guess it's a good thing we built up that divisional lead!
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Jun 8, 2017 21:20
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This is acceptable. And speaking of McHugh, he's officially on the 60-Day DL now. Yeah but that goes back to the start of the season. How long does that keep him on the DL from this point? We also haven't had our annual McCullers injury yet which I'm dreading
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Jun 8, 2017 21:30
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kensei posted:This is a bad news break just before the draft: this is depressing, but i appreciate the thoughtfulness of the article. it relays the facts, the relevant laws, and provides actual context about the severity of the crime and the state's opinion that he's unlikely to be a danger going forward. i imagine it's not going to tank him in the draft too much because it's not hard for a team to say "he didn't understand Oregon's laws but he's done everything by the book since his incident and the criminal justice system believes he is unlikely to reoffend". he'll probably get a much smaller signing bonus though.
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Jun 8, 2017 21:45
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I hope the picks the Astros got from the Cardinals give them the draft pool flexibility to lure Shane Baz away from TCU
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Jun 8, 2017 22:03
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We may be forced to trade for a starter... That's not a great position to be in.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:05
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It seemed likely we'd be trading for one anyway  On the plus side you get to see what you have in Peacock and Paulino until the others get back. It's probably early to call up Martes but maybe he'll blossom
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Jun 8, 2017 22:07
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Kirios posted:We may be forced to trade for a starter... With the way the Cardinals have been playing, Lance Lynn should be available at some point. Along with Rosenthal and Oh.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:08
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For a while Russell seemed like a steal of a trade. Now if they dump him it'll probably just be a release because I don't know who would be willing to take the pr hit of trading for him.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:14
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Inspector_666 posted:The difference is if the Astros lose a game or even just aren't leading in the 3rd inning, Intruder isn't posting repeatedly about how the team is poo poo and everything is poo poo and oh no woe be upon him. A new McGiblets shall rise... COMING OCTOBER 2017
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Jun 8, 2017 22:19
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Kirios posted:We may be forced to trade for a starter... You and every team looking to contend this year. Like off the top of my head the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Twins, Brewers and Cubs would all need rotation upgrades to make a viable post season run. There's going to be a lot of demand for pitching and not a whole lot of quality pitchers to be dealt come the deadline, barring the Cards deciding to blow it up and deal their rotation. Your Taint posted:For a while Russell seemed like a steal of a trade. Now if they dump him it'll probably just be a release because I don't know who would be willing to take the pr hit of trading for him. FWIW he's denied it, although I'm not sure anybody expected a different response. For now all we can do is wait and see how it plays out; my fingers are still crossed that at least the abuse allegations aren't true.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:27
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I dunno, he was a top 5 prospect. I don't think the businesses that are MLB teams would just give up on that because of domestic violence. It's a lovely business. He's 23 and literally got MVP votes last year. Not trying to downplay domestic violence, at all, but I think you forget that a lot of rich people don't give a poo poo and want to win.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:27
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The Astros aren't a team that makes big splashes in the trade market. They won't be going for a Gray or Archer or Quintana. They'll look for like a Vargas or something. That's why any time Gerrit Cole's name comes up I just roll my eyes and don't even consider it Though it's possible the Astros are hoping to showcase Martes a bit to recover some of his trade value since he's had a rough start to the year The one "big" move they've made was the Gomez trade and that blew up in their face Now if Gerry Hunsicker was still around I'd consider it a possibility, but it doesn't seem like Luhnow's style
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Jun 8, 2017 22:30
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Kyle Hendricks to the 10 day DL with right hand tendinitis. That's not good.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:31
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Sydin posted:You and every team looking to contend this year. Like off the top of my head the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Twins, Brewers and Cubs would all need rotation upgrades to make a viable post season run. The Brewers going for it this year would not mesh with what we've seen of Actual Boy Genius David Stearns's style so far and if they did do that I'd argue he should be fired immediately.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:33
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Sydin posted:You and every team looking to contend this year. Like off the top of my head the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Twins, Brewers and Cubs would all need rotation upgrades to make a viable post season run. Maybe Tanaka remembers how to throw a breaking pitch though. If that happens and we're seeing the real Severino and Pineda, I think the stand pat on the rotation. They should go for a lefty for the bullpen, but that's a concern regardless of the playoff situation, honestly.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:33
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Intruder posted:The Astros aren't a team that makes big splashes in the trade market. They won't be going for a Gray or Archer or Quintana. Hot take: Lance Lynn is better than all three of those pitchers, and will probably be available. Although only a ~2 month rental, while the guys you mention would be longer term trades.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:33
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Hot take: Lance Lynn is better than all three of those pitchers, and will probably be available. Although only a ~2 month rental, while the guys you mention would be longer term trades. Luhnow pretty much always tries to trade for dudes with multiple years of team control left
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Jun 8, 2017 22:35
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Weird situation. I think the Cubs would outright suspend him if he had been arrested or there was a police investigation into the matter. But I'm gathering this is from an Instagram post by one of his wife's friends? He isn't playing tonight which feels right and I get the feeling he probably won't play this weekend until things become a little clearer.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:35
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beejay posted:Kyle Hendricks to the 10 day DL with right hand tendinitis. That's not good. Sounds like it'll be the minimum and he'll just miss a start or two. At least it wasn't something in the forearm.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:37
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beejay posted:Kyle Hendricks to the 10 day DL with right hand tendinitis. That's not good. It's not, but OTOH it might explain why after seemingly getting back on track he's been falling apart in the 4th-5th innings of his previous couple starts. Hopefully he comes back looking better. cis autodrag posted:The Brewers going for it this year would not mesh with what we've seen of Actual Boy Genius David Stearns's style so far and if they did do that I'd argue he should be fired immediately. Just because you're ahead of schedule doesn't mean you don't pounce on a window if it's opening. If the Brewers are still in first place in the division at the deadline, why not go all in?
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Jun 8, 2017 22:39
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Hot take: Lance Lynn is better than all three of those pitchers, and will probably be available. Although only a ~2 month rental, while the guys you mention would be longer term trades. I would take Archer over the rest. Lynn and Gray have injury concerns, and Quintana is just sucking.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:48
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Sydin posted:You and every team looking to contend this year. Like off the top of my head the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Twins, Brewers and Cubs would all need rotation upgrades to make a viable post season run. I believe in "innocent until proven guilty" in both a court of law and the court of public opinion, but allegations like this usually have some merit. I don't want it to be true. If his marriage is in trouble that's one thing. It's another entirely if he got physically abusive.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:50
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Your Taint posted:I believe in "innocent until proven guilty" in both a court of law and the court of public opinion, but allegations like this usually have some merit. I don't want it to be true. If his marriage is in trouble that's one thing. It's another entirely if he got physically abusive.  It's clear something is going on between him and his wife, but the only allegations of abuse came from a third party - not Melisa herself - and the post was later deleted. That doesn't mean it's not true, but it does put it up in the air. If Addy was cheating on his wife that certainly makes me think less of him, but it's not the tipping point that physical abuse is to me.
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Jun 8, 2017 22:57
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Hot take: Lance Lynn is better than all three of those pitchers, and will probably be available. Although only a ~2 month rental, while the guys you mention would be longer term trades. Archer is better. Lynn's been pretty lucky this year.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:00
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Sydin posted:
Like someone upthread said, I can root for a player who is a jerk. A wife beater is different. I didn't like Chapman at all, but at least we all knew he was a mercenary and not in the teams future plans.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:02
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Kyle Schwarber for Chris Archer. Let's do this.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:02
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Niwrad posted:Kyle Schwarber for Chris Archer. Let's do this. Russell for Archer.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:06
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Sydin posted:
did you miss 2014 where just this happened and then they completely collapsed because prospects playing okay for 3 months does not a playoff team make? see if your guys can sustain a performance for a full season before you go trading the farm for playoff pieces.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:10
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Carlos Beltran and Francis Martes for Kyle Schwarber 
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Jun 8, 2017 23:11
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