October 20, 20196 yr Should be some great pitching matchups this series. Cole and Strasburg auditioning for all of MLB...all things considered, that Houston lineup is just too deep. Osuna has scuffled for sure, but the Nats are relying on Daniel Hudson as their closer. One can only hope another Astros’ World Series win forces more front offices to adapt to the changing times.
October 20, 20196 yr Should be a great series. I'm thinking one of the keys will be how well Greinke pitches.
October 20, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: One can only hope another Astros’ World Series win forces more front offices to adapt to the changing times. The Rays are already there (arguably even better than the Stros) but they don't have the payroll/spend like Houston does too.
October 21, 20196 yr On 10/19/2019 at 9:31 PM, SoxAce said: The Rays are already there (arguably even better than the Stros) but they don't have the payroll/spend like Houston does too. Yea I think he means he hopes the Sox become more like the Stros/Rays in a subtle way by not mentioning the Sox.
October 22, 20196 yr https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/22/houston-astros-roberto-osuna-suspension Quote And in the center of the room, assistant general manager Brandon Taubman turned to a group of three female reporters, including one wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet, and yelled, half a dozen times, “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f------ glad we got Osuna!” Astros declined comment until after the story was published, then commented saying the story was fabricated. Now it's being backed up by other reporters who were in the room. Go Nats.
October 22, 20196 yr Author 12 minutes ago, Quin said: https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/22/houston-astros-roberto-osuna-suspension Astros declined comment until after the story was published, then commented saying the story was fabricated. Now it's being backed up by other reporters who were in the room. Go Nats. It was very disappointing when the Sox traded for Brett Myers too. It’s hard to root for scum. I wish the Sox had a policy going forward- any domestic abuse or PED suspensions while in the union, we’re not acquiring you. If it happens under our watch, we’ll deal with it on a case by case basis. But if it happens in a different uniform, you’re never going to be our problem.
October 22, 20196 yr That entire organization is run by a bunch of freakin scumbags. I've never rooted harder against a team in my entire life.
October 23, 20196 yr "You see? He's not a machine. He's a man!" Edited October 23, 20196 yr by Harold's Leg Lift
October 23, 20196 yr 17 minutes ago, Tony said: Amazing what having bad PR people can do to a story. If they would have come out strong the first time, this goes away semi quickly. But they continued to fumble the ball, and got away from them quick. Idiots. Or just say "we're investigating" and take a day or two to confirm it happened or not. But nope. Made the easiest story in the world to verify a nightmare.
October 23, 20196 yr Nats are fun. Sox series vs them was by far the most entertaining games of the year. Just a bunch of stars.
October 23, 20196 yr Fox pulling out the old Beetlejuice soundtrack with Jump in Line ( Shake Shake Senora ) made me smile.
October 23, 20196 yr Author Nice. Nats got a good chance now. Soto is just an all-timer...and he’s 21 on Friday. He’s incredible.
October 23, 20196 yr 35 minutes ago, flavum said: Nice. Nats got a good chance now. Soto is just an all-timer...and he’s 21 on Friday. He’s incredible. Remember us wanting him in a Sale deal as a secondary player?
October 24, 20196 yr I didn't understand the I walk to load the bases with 2 outs when the pitcher had some control issues. That's a Ricky move.
October 24, 20196 yr #metoorevenge Really thought with the long layoff that the Astros were going to take it to them....but Cole and Verlander have been so good for so long (I think Cole had a stretch of dominance dating back until May) that you could just start to feel the stuff hasn't been as crisp with Justin the last 2-3 times out. Not surprising with that many miles on his arm. Heck, 4-5 years ago...it looked like his career was trending in the same direction as King Felix in Seattle, and that his Tigers' contract was basically unmovable. Cole looked fine physically, he was just missing with his locations.
October 24, 20196 yr Adam Eaton is and was a significantly better baseball player than most White Sox fans & media give him credit for.
October 24, 20196 yr The beginning of the end for the Astros started last weekend with the Taubman incident. Karma is a b****. Houston has $150M committed to payroll next season and that doesn’t even include arb eligible players like Correa or resigning Cole. They have big money tied up in Grienke and Verlander for several years, both of whom could hit a Lester wall at any moment.
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