I'd like to know why Jose Leclerc wasn't ejected for this.
Very first pitch after the Altuve homer, Leclerc had far better command yesterday than Abreu, and it's a slightly better spot to drill a guy than Adolis' spot in the 8th.
If we're ejecting on intent, this was intent.
At the 2016 trade deadline the Dodgers added some bullpen depth, sending a 19 year-old with no set position to the Astros for Josh Fields, a reliever with a 6.89 ERA through 15 1/3 innings w/ Houston.
That 19 year-old kid was Yordan Alvarez.
One reason MLB has so much info on the Astros is because they interviewed everyone and gave the players immunity.
That didn’t happen with the Yankees. Do that deep dive and you uncover a lot more, but that was a surface level investigation.
Blockbuster: Bills are finalizing a trade to send four-time Pro-Bowl WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for draft-pick compensation, sources tell ESPN.
Aaron Judge flew into San Diego at the last minute to decide among three teams: the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. The Yankees bumped their offer to nine years and $360 million, and in the end, Judge decided he wanted to remain a Yankee.
Lost in the Astros win yesterday was Rafael Montero inheriting a runner in the 6th and retiring 3 straight. He stabilized the game, and the offense went to work.
Montero has a 1.98 era in his last 25 appearances, covering 27.1 IP, 33 K's in that stretch.
A huge moment in yesterday's game.
Dusty went out to look into Urquidy's eyes, didn't like what he saw, went to Stanek and got a 1 pitch double play to escape the inning. Let Dusty cook.
#vibes
THREAD: Let’s start with some facts.
The New York Yankees cheated.
The Boston Red Sox cheated.
The Houston Astros cheated.
All of them used technology in real time to steal signs. (1/9)
Rule 5.09(b)(3)
A runner is out when:
(3) He intentionally interferes with a thrown ball; or hinders a
fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball (see
Rule 6.01(j));
Thank you Dusty!
- 1 World Series title
- 2 World Series appearances
- 3 AL West titles
- 4 ALCS appearances
All this in 4 years, great run, more than anyone could have imagined when he took the job.
It’s secondary, but adding Verlander would give the Astros JV, Framber, Javier, Brown, France, Urquidy, Garcia, and McCullers all under club control next season.
Gutted. Absolutely Gutted for
@UHCougarMBK
. The fight to be right there at the end without their All-American is a testament to the culture of the program. To win 32 games with a series of major injuries is also a testament to the culture.
It’s an honor to tell a small part of
Another fascinating
#Astros
note...
Bryce Harper signed a $330 million 13-year deal, and has an .826 ops and a 0.3 WAR.
Michael Brantley signed a $32 million 2-year deal and has a .968 ops and a 2.0 WAR.
In two days, Jose Abreu has forced...
Loperfido down, a LH option who was hitting .333 w/ an .817 OPS.
Chas to the bench, a .770 career OPS guy, who had an .842 OPS last year.
Dubon to the bench, one of the best contact hitters in the game w/ a .319 avg & .779 OPS.
Meet Crew!
His arrival was hard fought, full of prayers, hopes, tears and three losses along the way. Your big brother has prayed for you since he was 5, and is probably your biggest fan. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do and who you’ll be, sweet rainbow baby!
Springer since he left Houston - .264/.340/.470
$25m aav, doesn't play CF anymore
Springer in 2023 - .260/.327/.402
Chas since Springer left Houston - .258/.337/.451
Chas in 2023 - .282/.371/.531
Going a little deeper on yesterday's conversation.
Tier 1, 2 and honorable mention in the three major Houston professional sports:
Tier 1:
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jose Altuve
Tier 2:
Jeff Bagwell
Elvin Bethea
Craig Biggio
Earl Campbell
Roy Oswalt
Nolan Ryan
Justin Verlander
J.J. Watt
I don’t mind Mahomes yelling at the ref.
I don’t mind Mahomes griping in the presser.
It annoys me greatly that he’s complaining about it in his handshake with Josh Allen.
Is this a Stroud overthrow or is Metchie not on the same page with the scramble drill?
Every team has their own principles, but Stroud pointing to go deep is a pretty good indicator that he wanted Metchie to...go deep.