On to New York. Four down, seven to go.

Forgot about this thread. Thank God Correra is back!

Of course, I wish my Rangers could have been doing this but, I'm happy for Houston.

SATXBear said:

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Forgot about this thread. Thank God Correra is back!

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LOL at Correa's Mutumbo finger wag after he threw out runner at the plate on the ball off Altuve's chest.

My wife woke me up to show me the homer. Said "you still wanna trade Correa?" I said yea

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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What an unbelievable play by Correa in infield after Altuve ricocheted ball

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Turned out to be a good omen, that

D. C. Bear said:

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SATXBear said:

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Forgot about this thread. Thank God Correra is back!

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LOL at Correa's Mutumbo finger wag after he threw out runner at the plate on the ball off Altuve's chest.

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I thought he was channeling JJ Watt, who has done the same thing when swatting down passes ... and in Houston that would be fitting.

Wichitabear said:

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Houston won tonight!!!! 3 to 2 in the 11th ending. I guess y'all work tomorrow.

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I was watching through the 10th, then my wife ordered me to go to bed.

So I recorded the rest and saw it at 5 this morning.

I can't even blame the wife. I went to bed at 10pm and so sorry I did when I woke up at 2am with a text from my grandson He apparently was just getting home from the game.

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Yordan has been awful.

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He reminds me way too much of Cerrano from 'Major League'.

Seriously, he is trying to go deep into pitch counts, but would have better success if he swings at the first pitch. For some reason, he gets a lot of fastballs over the plate for pitch 1, so Yordan could park those. By waiting until he's got a full count or 2-2, he gets a lot of low sliders he not only misses, but would ground out of he hit them.

Oldbear83 said:

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D. C. Bear said:

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SATXBear said:

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Forgot about this thread. Thank God Correra is back!

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LOL at Correa's Mutumbo finger wag after he threw out runner at the plate on the ball off Altuve's chest.

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I thought he was channeling JJ Watt, who has done the same thing when swatting down passes ... and in Houston that would be fitting.

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You are probably right considering the age of the players and the connection Watt has with the team, but Mutumbo played for the Rockets for 5 years and is someone most Houston sports fans readily recognize.

Oldbear83 said:

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BearFoot said:

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Yordan has been awful.

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He reminds me way too much of Cerrano from 'Major League'.

Seriously, he is trying to go deep into pitch counts, but would have better success if he swings at the first pitch. For some reason, he gets a lot of fastballs over the plate for pitch 1, so Yordan could park those. By waiting until he's got a full count or 2-2, he gets a lot of low sliders he not only misses, but would ground out of he hit them.

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He is a rookie batting against some of the best pitching in the league. He is going to have to adjust to what they are doing. If he does then that is when we know he will be a star and not just a good player.

That said, he hit .316 in the Division Series - I think he may just have had a couple of tuff games. I think he will figure it out.

Oldbear83 said:

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BearFoot said:

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Yordan has been awful.

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He reminds me way too much of Cerrano from 'Major League'.

Seriously, he is trying to go deep into pitch counts, but would have better success if he swings at the first pitch. For some reason, he gets a lot of fastballs over the plate for pitch 1, so Yordan could park those. By waiting until he's got a full count or 2-2, he gets a lot of low sliders he not only misses, but would ground out of he hit them.

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Let's see if he makes some adjustments. He hit .316 against the Rays.

GoldMind said:

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My wife woke me up to show me the homer. Said "you still wanna trade Correa?" I said yea

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You do realize he has been battling a lower back condition for the last year and a half. He has no core. That swing last night was all arms which made it even more impressive. I think he is a must resign unless you get some starting pitching or have to make room for Coles.

Correa has 2 more years of arbitration left. Which means the Astros can have him for 2 more years on the cheap (relative to his value in free agency). The Astros would be reactionary not to take advantage of that. What if he figures out his workout routine and stays healthy for the next 10 years? Might as well see what the next 2 years bring. If he is hurt during them then the Astros know come 2022 they want to keep the other guys and let him walk. When healthy he has MVP potential - too much upside not to see what happens if he can stay healthy.

Could move him to 3rd and let Bregman play short. He's got the arm.

He's also been a middling hitter on top of being constantly hurt.

SATXBear said:

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GoldMind said:

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My wife woke me up to show me the homer. Said "you still wanna trade Correa?" I said yea

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You do realize he has been battling a lower back condition for the last year and a half. He has no core. That swing last night was all arms which made it even more impressive. I think he is a must resign unless you get some starting pitching or have to make room for Coles.

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And think about that throw in the 6th inning. Bare-handed, all arm to the plate but with perfect accuracy and timing to beat the runner by 3 steps.

Got to keep Correa!

GoldMind said:

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Could move him to 3rd and let Bregman play short. He's got the arm.

He's also been a middling hitter on top of being constantly hurt.

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He is a difference maker when healthy. Could treat him like an ARod and move him to third, but when healthy, he is a better shortstop than Bregman.

Oldbear83 said:

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SATXBear said:

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GoldMind said:

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My wife woke me up to show me the homer. Said "you still wanna trade Correa?" I said yea

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You do realize he has been battling a lower back condition for the last year and a half. He has no core. That swing last night was all arms which made it even more impressive. I think he is a must resign unless you get some starting pitching or have to make room for Coles.

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And think about that throw in the 6th inning. Bare-handed, all arm to the plate but with perfect accuracy and timing to beat the runner by 3 steps.

Got to keep Correa!

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Agree. He is a freak ARod athlete. Key to success. I would not break up Correa and Altuve. You will never get another one like Correra.

We would be holding out for an unknown value. He hasn't shown that he can stay healthy and he's only getting older.

I'm
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GoldMind said:

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We would be holding out for an unknown value. He hasn't shown that he can stay healthy and he's only getting older.

I'm
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Would you trade JJ Watt, on that argument?

Or Verlander?

It is a tough call on Correa. Astros have to figure out whether he is going to be able to play long term.

Oldbear83 said:

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GoldMind said:

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We would be holding out for an unknown value. He hasn't shown that he can stay healthy and he's only getting older.

I'm
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Would you trade JJ Watt, on that argument?

Or Verlander?

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Verlander is just as good as he's ever been.

Yes, I would trade JJ ina heartbeat.

Cole is a little shaky but HR's by Reddick and Altuve have us up 2-0 in 4th !

Better ****ing win this one if we want any chance

Here comes the dreaded bullpen but at least we have two more runs now. 4-0

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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Here comes the dreaded bullpen but at least we have two more runs now. 4-0

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Lol. When was the last time our pen blew a game?

GoldMind said:

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Aliceinbubbleland said:

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Here comes the dreaded bullpen but at least we have two more runs now. 4-0

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Lol. When was the last time our pen blew a game?

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I think he meant New York's bullpen, which has been pretty good.

Loved seeing the Astros put 2 runs on the Yankee pen.

Who pitches for us in game 5? Will they use Verlander if we have the proposed rain delay.

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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Who pitches for us in game 5? Will they use Verlander if we have the proposed rain delay.

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If it is his normal rest, I think so.

If there's no delay, it will be a bullpen day.

Delay, will be JV

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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Who pitches for us in game 5? Will they use Verlander if we have the proposed rain delay.

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Bullpen if game 4 goes tomorrow, Verlander game 6.

If no game tomorrow, Verlander game 5, bullpen game 6.

Cole gets game 7 in either event.

GrowlTowel said:

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Aliceinbubbleland said:

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Who pitches for us in game 5? Will they use Verlander if we have the proposed rain delay.

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Bullpen if game 4 goes tomorrow, Verlander game 6.

If no game tomorrow, Verlander game 5, bullpen game 6.

Cole gets game 7 in either event.

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Houston in 5, make it happen Astros!

To win the series, New York has to win 3 out of 4, 2 in Houston, and three started by Greinke, Verlander and Cole.

I'd rather be us than them