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Gut Wagon

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  1. What is both teams' average exit velo tonight? Around Mach 2?
  2. Keep playing. Too many good swings for us not to end up with more runs.
  3. The umpires' union has to cringe at how plainly the case for robo calls is being made here tonight.
  4. It's obvious we need Tucker to wake up, but I didn't realize his production had this dramatic an impact in 2023: a 1.096 OPS in wins, just .609 in losses. Guess he'd better get going.
  5. Come to think of it, for the Astros to finish only 8 games ahead of the Yankees does suggest not all is well in Space City.
  6. Agreed. I think our sporadic outbursts of double-digit scoring have led casual fans to think we're better offensively than we've actually been. Day in and day out, we've had no long stretches in which the majority of our guys have swung the bat well. Those short hot streaks by Alvarez, Tucker and Altuve in particular helped us make the playoffs, but they also camouflaged multiple gaping holes in our lineup. Put all that with a struggling rotation and here we are: a 90-win team hoping to get past a talented opponent who's playing well.
  7. I certainly hope we win. I hang on every pitch. But I'm not going to lose sleep over it if we don't. Those two titles ease the pain. Without them (and especially 2022), I'd be a lot more worked up. It's just that we're not playing at the level we've seen it takes to be champs. I blame Crane, Baker and several players for that. As for having to live with Rangers fans and coverage, I live 1,000 miles from D/FW and don't have any friends or family who care about that franchise. Won't affect my life even if they win the WS. But Philly I think will do that, as it now stands.
  8. I'm not confident but will be satisfied with the season even if we lose to the Rangers. That's because I've been convinced for months now that this team just isn't repeat champion material. We're still alive mainly because several teams who played better than ours somehow fell by the wayside. It's not as though we came on with a huge rush and got stronger month by month. We're a good team, but nothing about our play tells me we're great. Maybe we make this a close series anyway.
  9. The first bomb by Alvarez made me happy. The second one honestly annoyed me. Because at that point I had a feeling Altuve and Tucker's ineptitude were costing us the game. Wish I'd been wrong.
  10. This is one of our more maddening losses. And I say that having been a fan since the '60s.
  11. Careful here. Garcia's an easier out.
  12. If we lose this game, I'm going to be ready to break some things. Maybe Altuve and Tucker's bats, since they're not using them.
  13. I wanted Brantley at #3 today. But Toothpick knew better.
  14. Might as well add yet another playable grounder to the left side for Pena. Since he seems to be going for the all-time record for those.
  15. Yep. In retrospect, maybe we should have started him, despite the inexperience. Couldn't have dug much deeper a hole early.
  16. Maybe that inning is the season, maybe not. If it is, tip your cap to a team who was just better than you when it mattered.
  17. Texas has talented hitters who are seeing the ball well. If they win the series, I guess good for them. But we're still totally in this thing. Let's start proving it.
  18. Tucker, Alvarez and McCormick all spanked the ball. I realize only one guy reached base, but I'm way more encouraged with our offense than I was last night.
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