Astros - "the blow every win baseball team"
04-04-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgs
Ensberg's bat speed seems much better than it seemed last year and if this production from RF and Everett keeps up... I think we'll be okay.
-Mike
04-04-2007, 04:16 PM
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as bad as he seems to be, he's still better than most the closers in the league. He's proved he can dominate a full season and everyone is going to hold him to that standard. He blew 6 saves last year, 4 in 05, 4 in 04 and 5 in 03. not that big a difference, they just came in grand fashion
04-04-2007, 10:16 PM
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Rangers completed the getting swept as well today 0-3 without even putting up a fight in any of the games. 
Surprise Surprise the pitching for the Rangers getting rocked every game.
Surprise Surprise the pitching for the Rangers getting rocked every game.
04-04-2007, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DSIM
Only 159 games to go.... this could get painful.
04-04-2007, 11:43 PM
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i was at the game tonight! we got 6 tickets for 20 bucks a pop sitting on the lower level 20 seats from the field!! not too shabby how we pulled that off! cant complain about the 8 dollar beers either haha 
04-05-2007, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ArchOverseer
I think the Astros are experimenting to see if a major league team can actually go 0-162 in a season.
04-05-2007, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by white man
as bad as he seems to be, he's still better than most the closers in the league.
First of all, not all major league clubs have a "closer," so that could possibly be a little misleading.
Second of all, name me one (or more) closer that is worse than Lidge.
I can think of maybe one or two, but to say that he's better than most of the closers in the league is inaccurate, I think. Let's discuss.
He's proved he can dominate a full season and everyone is going to hold him to that standard. He blew 6 saves last year, 4 in 05, 4 in 04 and 5 in 03. not that big a difference, they just came in grand fashion
A difference of two more blown saves from the previous year IS a substantial difference when you consider we only missed the playoffs by 1.5 games.
Blown saves cannot be the only stat you look at when attempting to prove (or disprove) his inadequacy as a closer. He has given up WAY more hits, runs, and walks than ever before. Which translates into him being totally unreliable. Not a quality you want in a closer.
My $.02.
04-06-2007, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by RAGEman
Second of all, name me one (or more) closer that is worse than Lidge.
Originally Posted by RAGEman
A difference of two more blown saves from the previous year IS a substantial difference when you consider we only missed the playoffs by 1.5 games.
My $.02.
My $.02.
This man gets it.
Also, look at the starting pitcher...like Roy O., who goes 7 innings to hold a lead. They count on their "closers" to finish the job. ND's are something that a pitcher DOESN'T want. I don't know how Roy O, Clemens, and Pettite didn't slap the **** out of relievers last season.....and I wouldn't be surprised to see Lidge slapped this year.
04-06-2007, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Splitz
yea, at least the RAngers didn't start their season 0-4!
Sun shines on a dogs *** every now and again..........
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04-06-2007, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DSIM
Sun shines on a dogs every now and again..........
That's funny, a friend of mine who is a Red Sox fan said that same thing!!
04-06-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgs
Even if that is a joke... you're retarded for even joking that they're the worst team in baseball.
