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I think the Astros having a "hitter's park" moniker is more myth than people think: FanGraphs Rating RotoWire
Swinging on ball four there...
Has anyone seen any documentation proving that it actually is Orbit's birthday this weekend? Im skeptical.
I cant watch the post game, but I am beyond curious what he was thinking today.
Thanks Porter. No need for Williams to continue to be an Astro.
Came here just for the William's reaction. Makes no damn sense.
Hopefully Dex and his back will be ready for tomorrow.
Very fair point. I think if Castro has a strong second half, it could be just the boost the middle of the order needs. Singleton will continue to...
I think Fowler deserves a little more credit. He has scored more runs than Altuve, can walk, and has been hitting incredibly the past month. He...
Big fan of that. Also, I wonder if getting away from the Lancaster mindset plays a role.
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Not to mention he hasn't been caught in his last 15 attempts after getting caught twice in 4 days before that. Impressive.
Right?? I really think that combined with playing healthy is what is allowing this to continue. It has been a great half year for the guy.
Matty Deez Nutz. Really hoping that today is turning it around for the guys. Rough stretch, but the slump buster Cosart may be doing it again.
Anyone here think that Altuve would have at least 30 steals this season let alone by the ASB? This guy has gone from leading the league in CS to...
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You mean Wade? And I feel like we probably give him too bad of a rap. He did some dumb stuff (Gose for Wallace, the Bourn trade, etc.) but he did...
That made me laugh out loud. Maybe that's the approach: make them take pitches out of fear and lull them into a strike out after throwing lawn darts.
Hoes last season had a .708 OPS as an every day player... Given that he has only 67 PAs this year, I would think that he hasn't had a large enough...
Agreed. It is one thing to go up there like a Choo/Fowler type that knows they will get their knocks as well, but you can't go up with a "walk...