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Offline CoryTheFormerExposFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #275 on: October 23, 2019, 01:25:33 pm »
Quote from: djbaseball13 on October 23, 2019, 01:21:49 pm
Strasburg will go 7 without prayers. Have faith and pray that he goes all 9 innings!

I'd be very happy with 7.  We saw the Astros strategy against Max...they made him throw like 112 pitches to get through just 5.  They're not going to chase, and they're too dangerous to just live in the strike zone, even with Stras stuff.  I think you hope Stras goes 7, and if not, you might need Rodney or Rainey again to try and get a few outs.  The 8th and 9th are probably all Doo and Huddy again, but I think they only are good for 6 outs this time and not 8 again. 
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Offline bluestreak

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #276 on: October 23, 2019, 01:27:08 pm »
I think Houston showed their strategy and I think our pitchers will adjust.
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Offline tenken627

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #277 on: October 23, 2019, 01:36:59 pm »
Quote from: bluestreak on October 23, 2019, 01:27:08 pm
I think Houston showed their strategy and I think our pitchers will adjust.

Especially with Strasburg. When Strasburg is on, even his misses are close to the box. With each type of pitch. Can be befuddling if you rely on the same strategy as they did with Scherzer.

And that's not even mentioning the late movement deception.

Just need to pray for good Strasburg tonight. Which he has been pretty much the whole postseason now.
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Offline GburgNatsFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #278 on: October 23, 2019, 01:37:33 pm »
Quote from: tenken627 on October 23, 2019, 01:36:59 pm
Especially with Strasburg. When Strasburg is on, even his misses are close to the box. With each type of pitch. Can be befuddling if you rely on the same strategy as they did on Scherzer.
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Offline Smithian

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #279 on: October 23, 2019, 02:05:55 pm »
Quote from: djbaseball13 on October 23, 2019, 01:21:49 pm
Strasburg will go 7 without prayers. Have faith and pray that he goes all 9 innings!
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Offline CoryTheFormerExposFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #280 on: October 23, 2019, 02:17:57 pm »
I hope Kate Upton was feeling especially frisky late into the night last night.
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Offline GburgNatsFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #281 on: October 23, 2019, 02:18:35 pm »
Quote from: CoryTheFormerExposFan on October 23, 2019, 02:17:57 pm
I hope Kate Upton was feeling especially frisky late into the night last night.

Thanks for the image. :thumbs:
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Offline Bookman

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #282 on: October 23, 2019, 02:21:39 pm »
Quote from: GburgNatsFan on October 23, 2019, 02:18:35 pm
Thanks for the image. :thumbs:
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Offline GburgNatsFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #283 on: October 23, 2019, 02:25:00 pm »
Quote from: Bookman on October 23, 2019, 02:21:39 pm
U & V, cute couple

Yeah.... I didn't have V in my imagery.
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Offline spidernat

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #284 on: October 23, 2019, 02:27:16 pm »
Quote from: GburgNatsFan on October 23, 2019, 02:25:00 pm
Yeah.... I didn't have V in my imagery.




with your history of getting genders mixed up..... :whistle:
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Offline GburgNatsFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #285 on: October 23, 2019, 02:28:41 pm »
YOU SON OF A nag  :hysterical:
Quote from: spidernat on October 23, 2019, 02:27:16 pm



with your history of getting genders mixed up..... :whistle:
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Offline CoryTheFormerExposFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #286 on: October 23, 2019, 02:32:56 pm »
Quote from: GburgNatsFan on October 23, 2019, 02:25:00 pm
Yeah.... I didn't have V in my imagery.

I had a couple of Ts in mine.
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Re: Here Come the Astros
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Offline spidernat

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #288 on: October 23, 2019, 03:40:57 pm »
:shrug:
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Offline mitlen

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Re: Here Come the Astros
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Offline GNatsNoMore

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #291 on: October 23, 2019, 03:45:50 pm »
Quote from: Count Walewski on October 23, 2019, 12:08:07 pm
Strasburg vs. Verlander is actually the pitching matchup I feel best about in this whole series. Better than Corbin vs. Greinke. Certainly better than Cole vs. Scherzer. Yet the oddsmakers have the Houston Astros as strong favorites to win Game 2.

I feel the same way.  Before last night, I thought we'd probably split the first two games because Strasburg was very likely to win Game 2.  The oddsmakers are crazy.

I hope we don't use Strasburg in relief until after his next start (if needed).  He's too valuable as a starter. 
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Online Count Walewski

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #292 on: October 23, 2019, 03:47:34 pm »
Presumably this is what Slateman meant to link to

https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidPurdum/status/1186995968987844608
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Offline mitlen

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Re: Here Come the Astros
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Offline GburgNatsFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #294 on: October 23, 2019, 03:55:38 pm »
It's rare that oddsmakers are crazy. I dunno.

Quote from: GNatsNoMore on October 23, 2019, 03:45:50 pm
I feel the same way.  Before last night, I thought we'd probably split the first two games because Strasburg was very likely to win Game 2.  The oddsmakers are crazy.

I hope we don't use Strasburg in relief until after his next start (if needed).  He's too valuable as a starter.
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Offline nfotiu

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #295 on: October 23, 2019, 04:03:37 pm »
Quote from: GburgNatsFan on October 23, 2019, 03:55:38 pm
It's rare that oddsmakers are crazy. I dunno.

I guess a lot of bettors just think there is no way Astros go down 2-0 at home.
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Offline Smithian

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #296 on: October 23, 2019, 04:07:54 pm »
I don't understand that line at all. The Nationals are due a clunker, but Strasburg on the mound is an equalizer.
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Offline CoryTheFormerExposFan

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #297 on: October 23, 2019, 04:12:52 pm »
Quote from: Smithian on October 23, 2019, 04:07:54 pm
I don't understand that line at all. The Nationals are due a clunker, but Strasburg on the mound is an equalizer.

I don't understand the thinking a team is "due" for a clunker.  Like you're more likely to play bad when you recently have been playing very well.  I felt like we were due for a clunker in the middle of May every day. 
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Offline GNatsNoMore

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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #298 on: October 23, 2019, 04:39:21 pm »
Quote from: imref on October 23, 2019, 11:46:30 am
that's 7 straight 1-0's

Raise your hand at home if you rolled your eyes or thought it was kind of goofy the first time you heard Davey talking in May about going 1-0 every game.  Wow, has it worked or what?  The players repeat it to the media, and then they go do it.

It turns it that in baseball, as in life, all we really have is the present ... "the eternal now".   Today is all we can control.    Maybe Davey should write a book or something about this if/when we win the World Series.   :)
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Re: Here Come the Astros
« Reply #299 on: October 23, 2019, 04:45:28 pm »
Quote from: Count Walewski on October 23, 2019, 03:47:34 pm
Presumably this is what Slateman meant to link to

https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidPurdum/status/1186995968987844608

That’s a value bet if I’ve ever seen one.
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