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Who's your 2022 MVP? This poll is closed. |
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| Shohei Ohtani |
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Kirios posted:Bumping this thread for Mets posters so they know where to post going forward. Ouuuuchhhh... My poor mother in law. ;_;
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STAC Goat posted:Its possible to be anti nazi and still an rear end in a top hat. That's a big online problem these days where so many people seem to see everything as black and white so like if you support X or oppose Y then you must be a good guy regardless of all the other bad poo poo. True, but I think Intruder is just saying it's a checkmark in his column. There's plenty of checkmarks in the other column for many people, clearly. As an Astros fan, I'm ofc biased, but I can still see his obnoxiousness. But he's from Albuquerque (my sister's adopted hometown I've grown to love as well while visiting her), he is definitely not a chud like so many other baseball players (oh, Lance Berkman... why you gotta be the way you be), and... most importantly to me... He really hated Trevor Bauer before it was cool. LongTimeFirstTime fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Oct 14, 2022 |
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Oct 14, 2022 03:16
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Sydin posted:Sorry for the double post but Fired hitting coaches and the Cubs. Dead drummers and Spinal Tap.
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Oct 28, 2022 23:27
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Kirios posted:Just spent 250 on Astros gear, no regrets. Nice! Nothing yet, but I will probably get some shirts and a hat tomorrow. In 2017 I went to Academy in person. What are you guys using as an online option?
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Nov 7, 2022 00:31
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Sab0921 posted:fanatics Was browsing there, thanks. fast cars loose anus posted:I was on the mlb shop, your mileage may vary esp if you're deal hunting Yeah. Thanks, guys. I wish they had a blue shirt with a little orange on it (kinda like the blue jerseys with rainbow stripes under the arms that they just won it all in last night). Edit: that's a pretty good blue shirt, nice! LongTimeFirstTime fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Nov 7, 2022 |
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Nov 7, 2022 00:53
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:https://twitter.com/ThelmaD852/status/1590297343358021633 Interesting, since apparently the combined no-hitter in game 4 did very well. I guess the other games not so much. Anyway, I finally shelled out for some Astros gear from mlbshop. Ended up getting a couple t-shirts (a blue one and a black one) and a couple hats (a solid back black one for myself and a nice blue one with a hole for my mom's ponytail for her. The only thing she wanted back in 2017 was a similar hat, so hopefully she likes one of her presents this time around ;D). Around $140... hoooo... I'm hoping maybe I can snag a few more things closer to Black Friday in person at an Academy or something? hell, I dunno if Academy does black friday sales or not. If they do, probably not on recent championship merch. Meh. Oh, also... it said free 3-7 biz days shipping, but my ETA is December 5th, so... ooof. No rush, though. I've still got my 2017 hat and 4 2017 shirts (I went a bit crazier that time...).
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Nov 9, 2022 15:37
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I'd love for JV to sign with Houston one last time, but... I think he'll go home to Detroit to retire with the Tigers, as long as they offer enough. If they don't... ehhhhhhh.... could be bad.
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Nov 10, 2022 18:42
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Intruder posted:Maybe they'll steal Brantley from the Astros, everyone talks about what a great WS speech he gave after game 3 and the Cubs need a speech giver Yeah. If he doesn't accept a deal from the Astros, I kinda hope he heads to Toronto. Gotta reunite with Springer! bawfuls posted:The only thing, and I really do mean the ONLY thing, I care about this winter wrt the Dodgers is that they retain Kershaw. Ensuring that he never plays for another team is my highest fan priority at this point. Second is Kershaw reaching 3000 strikeouts, and third is a championship. You're reminding me of the final few years of Biggio and Bagwell and being excited for Biggio's 3000 hit... Aka one of the few fun things after the 2004-2005 semi-glory days were in the rear view mirror for Houston baseball fans.
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Nov 11, 2022 01:34
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zoux posted:The Finns play something they call baseball, but it is something else. Something sinister... I believe sometimes creeks and streams are in play and an outfielder has to scramble into the water to get the ball... So it's got that going for it. Edit: ofc, they're not going to be playing there in the next few months, tho. Me, I'm gonna watch that Willie Mays documentary on... either HBO max or Apple+, one or the other.
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Nov 11, 2022 18:03
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LongTimeFirstTime posted:Me, I'm gonna watch that Willie Mays documentary on... either HBO max or Apple+, one or the other. Watched it this afternoon. Really good! It was on HBO max.. A couple Dusty Baker moments, btw. Sab0921 posted:Altuve started the playoffs 0-25, a fan ran on the field to give him a hug and tell him that he loved him and wanted a picture and Altuve batted over .300 after that. That guy finally got his picture taken with Altuve yesterday at the Pasadena Academy store, turns out! Intruder posted:Supposedly one of the things Click did that Crane didn't like was hire more scouts, thus raising the payroll of the FO, which is just a hilariously pathetic showing for Crane I hadn't heard that part. I heard that Click was about to trade Jose Urquidy for Wilson Contreras and both Dusty and Crane said hell no. I think Click did a great job bolstering the bullpen especially, but I'm pretty glad we didn't trade Urquidy, he's been one of my fave SPs on the Astros in the past couple years. I remember watching his very first regular season start in Colorado against the Rockies, which he did really well in.
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Nov 11, 2022 21:47
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Poque posted:Where the moves at https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1590457940976115712 Bit of Red Sox / Mariners action.
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Nov 11, 2022 22:54
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zoux posted:New approved list of bands for walk up music: Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, and Lacuna Coil, nice! LongTimeFirstTime fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Nov 12, 2022 |
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Nov 12, 2022 05:22
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yep, I mentioned it a few pages back when people were looking for MOAR BASEBALL post-postseason. And then I took my own advice and watched it earlier today. Was really good!
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Nov 12, 2022 06:15
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1591812834509615105 Maybe there's a secret "as soon as Dusty retires you get automagically promoted to manager" clause?
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Nov 13, 2022 18:54
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"Providence honors World Series MVP, Classical alum Jeremy Peña" https://turnto10.com/news/local/wor...ookie-shortshop Quite the return to his high school for Peña, what a conclusion to his rookie season.
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Nov 27, 2022 06:24
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zoux posted:gently caress I really wanted Abreu to sign with the Astros MrMidnight posted:Awesome news. Huge upgrade over Yuli. Wow. Wasn't expecting us to actually get him... Both Sledmud and La Piña are free agents, IIRC... if we don't bring Diaz back to be the utility fill-in guy, couldn't Yuli do that? He's played a lot of 1B and 3B, could probably fill in at 2B as well, anything but SS. IOW, I love this Jose Abreu signing, but hope we can retain Yuli as our utility infielder. As Sab said, I hope we can bring back Brantley as well, the outfield felt a bit emptier without him, although it was great to see Chas McCormick have some moments in the postseason. His (barely) HR against Cole in the ALCS and then ofc his hits and great catch in the WS against his hometown Phillies especially.
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Nov 28, 2022 20:53
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:When did the Coldplay guy pick up baseball? Julio Cruz posted:surprised he went to the Red Sox, I always thought his favourite colour was Yellow So we've got Chris Martin, Carlos Santana, and Will Smith (x2) in the MLB. Am I missing anyone? zoux posted:Jason Castro retired today. He is, amazingly, the Astros franchise leader in HRs as a catcher. I'm guessing Brad Ausmus is number two?
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Dec 3, 2022 05:08
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Blind Pineapple posted:Maldy has him beat 43-41 with 3000+ fewer PAs lol. Wow. Yeah. I mostly remember just 1 Brad Ausmus homer in particular. The one he hit in that legendary 18 inning NLDS game against the Braves.
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Dec 3, 2022 14:47
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SourKraut posted:I'm a few pages behind and getting caught up, but I mostly just lurk this thread these days because I have three really young kids now that I'm trying to teach to not be Cubs fans, but pretty much everyone here and in SAS is cool and awesome and it's probably the best part of SA IMO, so no-one should leave due to the occasional Bad Post (and I say this as a long-time Bad Poster). Yeah! Out of curiosity, is there another team you're trying to get them to be fans of instead or no?
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Dec 10, 2022 19:04
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Big Mean Jerk posted:BRING BACK UNCLE MIKE Yes, please. Intruder posted:I need my Astros re-sign Brantley news dangit Because of the uncertainty over his shoulder surgery, lots of talking heads suggesting no one will be signing him until late in the off-season. Hmph.
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Dec 17, 2022 16:24
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Sab0921 posted:https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1604582751319064579?t=6icOCX865NEvEh8McH-2Hg&s=19 Praise Jebus. And we didn't have to wait till 2023 after all, whew... Intruder posted:Yessssssss MrMidnight posted:gently caress YES. Off-season goals complete! Our lineup is straight sick lobster shirt posted:gently caress yeah So good. Such a relief. Kirios posted:gently caress yeah I was getting nervous they weren't going to do this. Peña hitting 2nd was pretty magical with Uncle Mike out... but now that he's back, something like that seems good. Maybe swap Bregman and Abreu?
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Dec 19, 2022 06:57
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zoux posted:Hmmmm, according to this, the contract stipulates we have to start calling him "Uncle Smooth" So stipulated! Big Mean Jerk posted:Santa is real and he’s an Uncle Mike fan And an Astros fan. What an excellent Xmas present this is for us. Sab0921 posted:Post ur favorite Uncle Mike memory here is mine. Quality. Intruder posted:Looking forward to seeing what Brantley can do without the shift fast cars loose anus posted:im satisfied Big Mean Jerk posted:He’s gonna be hitting like .350 all year Yeah, Yordan won't benefit quite so much since he's just liable to hit it to the wall or over it. But Brantley's gonna reap the benefits and it's gonna be sweet!
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Dec 19, 2022 07:00
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MrMidnight posted:I think I'm a Mets fan now lol. God Correa is the world's best baseball heel My Mets fan mother in law is losing her mind. 2023 gonna be fun. Come on, Mets Astros WS!
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Dec 21, 2022 16:02
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STAC Goat posted:There’s nothing really to deny right? Boras isnt denying a medical concern and he’s basically saying “we pulled out of the deal”. I can't be sure, ofc, but having just caught up on the thread, most of the people replying to you in this matter seem to be on the side of "it was the Giants that pulled out of the deal, not Boras and Correa", in direct opposition to your above assumptions. Those are assumptions on their side, too, ofc... and as you say elsewhere, we're mostly getting the agent/player side of the story, but since the Giants are constrained by not wanting/being able to talk about Correa's personal medical details... well, there's gonna be some lingering mystery, for sure. The fact that Correa ended up settling for 35 mil less and having to move over from SS to 3B makes me feel like he and Boras were settling for the 2nd best offer... which implies they didn't have access to the very best offer any more. Due to the Giants" decision, not theirs. <pure conjecture> Edit: oh, and if the assumption is that the Giants lowered their offer due to whatever medical misgivings they now have, it seems like it lowered the quality of the new potential deal with them to below the Mets" offer, hence that now being Correa's preferred path for whatever reasons he has. LongTimeFirstTime fucked around with this message at 06:31 on Dec 22, 2022 |
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Dec 22, 2022 06:28
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IcePhoenix posted:Someone on reddit did the legwork for us and the short version is that all of the umps that retired sucked rear end Yes, on the whole. But have you considered Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire, is forever motioning to both players... and the Dodgers are still celebrating in their dugout? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJKTGwMmbw
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Dec 30, 2022 12:14
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Kirios posted:wtf is a Bligh Madris He is apparently, per Wikipedia, "the first Palauan to play in the major leagues". Born in Las Vegas in 96. Bats left, throws right... outfielder / 1B. Played for the Pirates a bit last season... Rays and Tigers both picked him up and considered him for a few weeks each and then ditched him.
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Jan 4, 2023 17:12
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zoux posted:Ah our new prospect *squints*Jank Pitchero hmmm Now now, I'll have you know these are perfectly cromulent names here. Don't forget our new trade acquisition Bligh Madris while you're at it.
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Jan 14, 2023 06:15
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LobsterMobster posted:Cutch is gonna tear it up in the summer. Why? FURRIES lol. I got recommended that video earlier today by my not-logged-in-to-any-account-but-watch-a-lot-of-baseball-vids PS4 youtube algorithm. Excellent vid, Foolish Bailey FTW. Can't wait to see how much he mashes during those 2 series this summer while Anthrocon is going on across the river from the ballpark! Intruder posted:The Astros are being similarly stingy with a guy who started a world series nono Yeah... well, at least they did settle with the others so quickly. So 3.5 vs. 3.0... if this had been any of the other players, both sides woulda just... come together at 3.25, presumably? Now the arbitrator has to pick between the high # and the low #, IIRC? What they should be doing is locking that man up to a multi-year deal posthaste. Framber as well. Guess we'll have to wait till the next offseason to see if either (hopefully both) happens...
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more falafel please posted:it's all about the positions he doesn't play Add another appreciation quote to the pile. So good.
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more falafel please posted:aww poo poo friends this is my first thread title Woo hoo! Grats on the thread title. It's a good'un!
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Regarding the arbitration nickel and diming, I saw a video the other day that tries to explain it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alWyEsqWxrA tl;dr: if the arbitrator goes with the player's $500k higher amount, in the 2nd arb year, it'll be up to $1 mil more, 3rd arb year it'll be up to $2 mil more, etc. If that happens for many players on a team's payroll, losing many arb cases can inflate the budget by 10 or 20 mil from what looked like pretty small potatoes at the start. But as the video goes into more depth on, a lot of teams just have this "magic secret number" that they'll agree to as a compromise with a player before the arb stuff starts, and if the player won't settle for that max number the team has in mind, then they're going to the arb hearings because in the aggregate, it's going to save the team more money. Like Hand Row said, they just want to suppress the market / their overall budgets. It's not usually personal to a specific player but it does suck that they basically have to bash their own players to save some cash. More teams should do the Atlanta Braves things and just buy out those years in advance and skip all that drama. Ofc, not every player is gonna agree to those team friendly multi-year deals when they're young but ambitious.
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