[Official] White Sox @ Astros

Good play, Leon!

 

2 hr 5 mins game...

 

Framber/Abreu/Hader vs White Sox offense

The immovable object versus the extremely stoppable force.

 

Espada haters in the dirt.

 

Like I've always said, Joe Espada is the greatest manager in Astros history.

 

didn't lose series to White Sox

 

Should've swept.

 

The Astros front office/coaching staff/decision science people went out there and fully disrespected the White Sox organization…..

(Meanwhile the Yankees went full effort against the White Sox… )

 

Nah, an 11 game winning streak is like a one-night stand with a DDD girl. Wouldn't know what to do with it.

 

Yes, when you are slumping there isn’t much good going on. It’s obviously more than a BABIP issue. It looks to be mechanical and now maybe mental. It’s not good. Still, 200 at bats with a significant injury and sporadic playing time is a valid recipe for this kinda thing. Chas just waking up one day at 29 and sucking at baseball probably a little less likely to be the reason.

Have players fallen off a cliff before? Absolutely.

Were they given more than 200 at bats wrapped around an injury to prove otherwise? I bet in most cases, yes.

Can’t close the book this early on Chas.

 

All you Hader's need to sit down

 

Glad to get the win.

Can’t wait till we are healthy again.

 

two consecutive Sunday wins

 

- Astros maintain their 4-game division lead
- Framber continues his surge
- Rocks and Mighty Mouse go deep
- Hader extends franchise record for consecutive saves (27)
- season-high 11 games above 500 (-12 was the season-low)
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Nobody’s closing the book… but at some point you should understand why it’s though to play a sub .200 player in the midst of trying to get back into the race.

He’s going to get plenty more opportunities this year (especially now that they actually have a 5 game cushion), but its a little “head in the sand” of you to say this is all just “injury rust”.

And full honesty… the injury was so long ago, I’m not sure either you or I remember exactly what it was. (Lower extremity? Which leg?). Also, if I recall, he did come back after a minimal stint on the IL… this wasn’t something that had set backs or required a complex rehab program.

 

Things that stand out as of late.

-Framber really pitching well. Verlander/Valdez/Brown could win us a WS if they are healthy.

-Hader…. Money well spent.

-Should've acquired a bat.

 

Framber last 10 starts

8-0
64 IP
75 Ks
2.39 ERA

Between him and Brown, that's gonna be quite the 1-2 punch in the playoffs. Oh and we have someone by the name of Verlander that knows a thing or two about winning in the post season. Blanco says hi.