NFT: Astros @ Yankees 5/4 GDT 7:05PM

In comment 15253961 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 15253791 arniefez said: Quote: Buck got another chance to manage the Yankees. I'm so shocked that you are one of the Buck Showalter cultists! Never would have guessed. In 20 years as a major league manager, Buck Showalter has guided teams to five playoff appearances, one postseason series win, and precisely zero World Series appearances. The myth that he's some ace manager is laughable.

Greg, I’m with you. I don’t get it.

horrible

Earl Weaver was the greatest manager of my lifetime. Billy without the off field baggage and decades ahead of his time. He won 4 pennants and 1 WS in 17 years.

Joe Torre was one of the worst managers of my lifetime. He managed the Mets Braves and Cardinals for 14 years before the Yankees. He had a below .500 record and didn't win a single playoff game. With the Yankees he made the playoffs every year for 12 straight years and went to 6 WS and won 4. Must have been the water in NY or maybe the HOF and all star players and big payroll?

Give me Buck over Boone and Cashman all day every day.

Nice pitchout call.

Anyone else tired of this Star Wars forced stuff. It would be cool to mention it for a second but they look like clowns dressed in costumes. Idk it’s just really annoying and seems like Disney is forcing them to jam it down the throat.

like Frazier standing looking at quite hittable pitches.

...but Eduardo's voice drives me up a wall.

beautiful.

turned there....

the Astros just got umped really hard on that at bat

I'll take the walk, but wow.

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get hit in the head with Odor's knee, not good for either. Odor's knee....

Cant clear the bat from the play?

that was not a pretty collision.

For odor

In comment 15254050 section125 said:

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get hit in the head with Odor's knee, not good for either. Odor's knee....

Yup ugly all around

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get hit in the head with Odor's knee, not good for either. Odor's knee....

Looks like he got kicked...

on in the dugout...holy crap..

replay makes it look like an bad ankle twist for Odor and he is walking un-aided in the dugout

slashing a lot of hits to right, not the all or nothing approach we got used to

In comment 15254061 mfsd said:

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slashing a lot of hits to right, not the all or nothing approach we got used to

Wish Torres would do so also...

doing Giancarlo things finally.

protection for Judge now.

This is the hot rivalry in baseball right now IMO

a terrible pitch. It is like he does not see the low away pitch well...

In comment 15254071 section125 said:

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a terrible pitch. It is like he does not see the low away pitch well...

He is too tall and the distance too far.

He needs someone behind him so they don't pitch around him.

In comment 15254067 RasputinPrime said:

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protection for Judge now.

Voit must be close - mid May?

In comment 15254073 RasputinPrime said:

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In comment 15254071 section125 said: Quote: a terrible pitch. It is like he does not see the low away pitch well... He is too tall and the distance too far. He needs someone behind him so they don't pitch around him.

Needs to go with it like he did when he first came up. Like what Stanton just did.

In comment 15254076 section125 said:

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In comment 15254067 RasputinPrime said: Quote: protection for Judge now. Voit must be close - mid May?

Saw somewhere he’s playing rehab games

in his first rehab game tonight. Good news

a lefty in this lineup that can spray the ball. Brantley would have been perfect. If Frazier doesn't find it soon i'd be down for them making a play for someone who can fill that spot. Odor, Hicks, Gardy aren't going to help protect Judge, Stanton and Voit.

I also think getting a lefty catcher like Narvaez would be a solid move.

In comment 15254096 mfsd said:

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in his first rehab game tonight. Good news

Yeah, saw that. Well timed.

job there. Eat an inning saving a big boy for tomorrow.

is up with all this Star Wars stuff? I know Disney owns ESPN but is there a new movie coming out or something?

In comment 15254114 Giantsfan79 said:

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is up with all this Star Wars stuff? I know Disney owns ESPN but is there a new movie coming out or something?

today is May the 4th (be with you)

Now somebody please hide Boone and Cash's laptops before they get the brilliant idea to give Stanton the day off tomorrow 😂🤣

is a beast. If he can stay healthy, he is going to be a monster for a long time.

sharp tonight was he? No breaking ball and the fast ball control was off...
But got it done...

One down, two to go

Strong game, beating them the night Grienke starts is a great start to the week

And very happy Voit is gonna be back soon!

and miraculously, the trolls have disappeared from the game threads

Keep the momentum going. BP has been great. Would like to see one of the OFers other than Judge contribute at the dish over the last week.

Oh. And. Fuck Altuve!

who when asked says he loved it with no fans in the stands. Dont have to put up with distractions of fans calling his name out or trying to talk to him when he comes off the field. No wonder this guy wanted no part of NY. No personality

there were 40,000 fans jeering the Astros!
The 'bleacher creatures' had some great signs out there.
That was a bizarre play at the plate, three runs scored
on a weak groundball. Hope Odor is okay, he has helped them
with some key hits. German not at his best, but didn't
cough up the lead, solo homers won't kill you.

In comment 15253993 arniefez said:

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Earl Weaver was the greatest manager of my lifetime. Billy without the off field baggage and decades ahead of his time. He won 4 pennants and 1 WS in 17 years. Joe Torre was one of the worst managers of my lifetime. He managed the Mets Braves and Cardinals for 14 years before the Yankees. He had a below .500 record and didn't win a single playoff game. With the Yankees he made the playoffs every year for 12 straight years and went to 6 WS and won 4. Must have been the water in NY or maybe the HOF and all star players and big payroll? Give me Buck over Boone and Cashman all day every day.

If Joe Torre was one of the worst managers in your lifetime, your posts make much more sense.

Like almost all takes by you - it is bereft of sports acumen.

In comment 15254334 Carson53 said:

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there were 40,000 fans jeering the Astros! The 'bleacher creatures' had some great signs out there. That was a bizarre play at the plate, three runs scored on a weak groundball. Hope Odor is okay, he has helped them with some key hits. German not at his best, but didn't cough up the lead, solo homers won't kill you.

RE: German - that would have been a decent start from anybody's #5 starter. German has talent. He seems to lose focus or his control or both. I would have thought he would be better, but I guess inconsistency is why some pitchers are #4s or #5. With this staff - Cole and Kluber - he can learn how to pitch. I still think German can be a #3 quality pitcher.

don't care about his time prior. He managed in an era where players started becoming larger than life, and that was before social media (even the internet in part) was part of our culture. I don't think he was some tactical genius, but he was a leader and provided the perfect balance between the players, ownership (which was overbearing), and the media (also overbearing).

Sometimes I really scratch my head about what I read on this site.

In comment 15254348 section125 said:

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In comment 15254334 Carson53 said: Quote: there were 40,000 fans jeering the Astros! The 'bleacher creatures' had some great signs out there. That was a bizarre play at the plate, three runs scored on a weak groundball. Hope Odor is okay, he has helped them with some key hits. German not at his best, but didn't cough up the lead, solo homers won't kill you. RE: German - that would have been a decent start from anybody's #5 starter. German has talent. He seems to lose focus or his control or both. I would have thought he would be better, but I guess inconsistency is why some pitchers are #4s or #5. With this staff - Cole and Kluber - he can learn how to pitch. I still think German can be a #3 quality pitcher.

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I really don't consider German a #5 starter, he has better stuff than Taillon or Monty. I don't think it's about focus
with him, he just throws too many good strikes for the hitters, meaning missing location in the zone. He is always going to let up his share of gopher balls, that's been his history. He had two really good starts prior to last night.
At least, he didn't cough up the lead,as I mentioned above.

but MLB's best umpire was on fire last night in the Royals game!!

“Our goal was to get the play right, and that’s exactly what we did."

- Umpire Angel Hernandez after awarding the Royals 4 outs in the 3rd inning last night.