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Astros land Zack Greinke

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by J.R., Jul 31, 2019.

  1. T for 3

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    I had heard he was "anti-social". I didn't realize it was a function of autism. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
     
  2. Major

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    More Zack Greinke quotes from the past:
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  3. luckyman76

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    It's this. Other teams saw this and then asked the same question we did. "But he can still throw a baseball right?"
     
  4. Snake Diggit

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    Not sure which part you’re referring to. If commenting about a guy trying too hard to be funny is a douche thing to say, guilty as charged.

    If you’re referring to me commenting that Greinke is mentally ill and wondering if it had any effect on his trade value, I don’t see how that is a douche thing to say. I didn’t say there was anything wrong with being mentally ill; I applaud the guy for bringing awareness to it and for achieving in spite of it. FWIW, I’m mentally ill. Severely. So spare me the faux outrage.
     
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    Cole is gone

     
  6. xcrunner51

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    That's no surprise. No one expected the Astros to carry three $30m starters long term.
     
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    I don't think he said anything about Cole there. You could take that as the exact opposite of the title, which is that he will do some maneuvering to keep Cole. It wasn't definitive.
     
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    During the press conference a reporter asked Luhnow a question in English but told Luhnow please respond in Spanish. Once Luhnow started talking in Spanish, Greinke looked over like WTF??? LOL
     
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    I love that Greinke is such a student of baseball.
     
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    I wonder if he and Bregman would get along?
     
  12. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Has either not gotten along with teammates?
     
  13. T for 3

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    I wonder if Greinke is going to be invited to team slumber parties?
     
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    Not they we know of or has been reported, but with a quote like, "I havent seen one yet thats annoying to me."(referencing his new brewer teammates) from a reserved type and you mix that in with an--in-your-face type of Bregman, one has to wonder how that chemistry would work.
     
  15. donkeypunch

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    He will and his reply will be, "No, why would I want to do that?"
     
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    I like you, do you like me?

    Check one

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  17. arkoe

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    The guy that took the initiative to learn Spanish so he could get along better with his teammates? You're worried about that guy?
     
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    Worried....? That would be the wrong word.
     
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    Is there a link to press conference?
     
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