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BornOrange

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  1. Late head's up. The Sting started at 8:00. They are starting to round up the crew.
  2. Kemp would have caught that. Tucker is a failed experiment.
  3. I want to see how he does over the remainder of the season and how much he wants to be paid before I will make a judgement on re-signing him.
  4. Marwin is going to be a free agent after this season.
  5. http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/minor-league-options According to this players don't have a specific number of options, they have option YEARS in which they can be sent down multiple times.
  6. Where can we find out how many options players have left?
  7. A couple of thoughts: 1) They want to give Tucker a trial right now to see whether they need to trade for a LF with a little more pop than Kemp. 2) They moved Jake down instead of Kemp because they are showcasing Kemp for a possible trade.
  8. I agree with all of these 100%. Excited to see Tucker with the Astros and hope he makes any concerns irrelevant.
  9. So you're trying to tell me the Astros are pretty good?
  10. I look forward to the day when we are not relying on QB's to be the starter their first or even second year in the program. It would be OK if they emerge as the best choice over experienced alternatives, but not if they are the only choice. A healthy program would not have started either Ehlinger or Buechele last year.
  11. Springer normally uses an axe-handled bat. So does Correa. Reddick says he got out of his slump using Springer's bat, but went back to his own and started hitting extra base hits. Looks like Altuve is starting to use one too, or at least has it in his arsenal.
  12. They pointed out in the second inning that Springer was using one of Altuve's bats.
  13. And Drayton McLane wouldn't spend the money on draft picks to restock the minor league system.
  14. The problem is that the chest shots didn't kill the Injun. Seal boy walks over and stands over him before administering the coup de grace. Of course, I'm no forensics expert so I don't know if everything could be proven, and who knows how a jury would rule. As I used to tell my dad constantly when watching a movie or TV show, "It's make believe, go with it."
  15. I must be allergic to that movie. My eyes always start watering when I watch it.
  16. The chest shots were not the problem. It was the coup de grace shot that goes from self defense to murder.
  17. Colby Rasmus retired today, for the second time in two years. He retired last year after Tampa Bay put him on the DL in July. He was with Baltimore this year, but again had problems with the same hip. I have fond memories of him helping the Astros get to the playoffs in 2015, and then getting hot and hitting 4 HR's in 6 postseason games against the Yankees and Royals. Hopefully his body won't be too broken down to enjoy his retirement with his wife and two daughters.
  18. August was a bad month for just about everybody last year.
  19. I agree. Kemp has been a pleasant surprise and may have earned a spot for the rest of the year. He only gets demoted if injured or goes on a long slump. I know they are trying to work on his outfield defensive skills, but while Reed is in the bigs maybe Tucker could get some work at first to improve his versatility. Being a left handed option at first and DH may be a better route to the bigs this year than the outfield, barring injury.
  20. If they follow precedent then Finebaum will be out on his ass. However, if they adhere to the Stephen A. Smith Corollary they will give him a huge raise.
  21. OK, OK I should have said: aggy is frantically working on a maroon version
  22. aggy scientists are frantically working on a maroon version.
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