Talking to myself about the Houston Astros

philpritchard · Post by **philpritchard** » Fri November 22, 2019 6:16 pm

Mickey wrote:
philpritchard wrote:
Mickey wrote:There's only one point and it's that I'm right.
False.
We can nationalize your team too you lil loonie bitch.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Mon November 25, 2019 12:08 am

philpritchard wrote:
Mickey wrote:
philpritchard wrote:
Mickey wrote:There's only one point and it's that I'm right.
False.
We can nationalize your team too you lil loonie bitch.

god dammed international treasure

washing machine · Thu December 05, 2019 11:10 pm

Marisnick and Beltran sitting in a tree.

washing machine · Thu December 05, 2019 11:11 pm

b-a-n-g-i-n-g

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Mon January 13, 2020 7:26 pm

I miss the innocence I've known...

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Mon January 13, 2020 7:31 pm

washing machine wrote:I miss the innocence I've known...

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon January 13, 2020 7:56 pm

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon January 13, 2020 8:20 pm

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Mon January 13, 2020 8:22 pm

Maybe I can sit in section 106 right down the baseline for $10 again soon.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon January 13, 2020 8:27 pm

washing machine wrote:Maybe I can sit in section 106 right down the baseline for $10 again soon.

Positives in everything

Electromatic · Post by **Electromatic** » Mon January 13, 2020 8:54 pm

So, a GM and Manager who have won a world series only got suspended for one year, then they got fired so they're out of their deals, and they aren't subject to the modest 5 million dollar team fines or the draft pick losses now.

Who got punished? These guys get a 1 year vacation and then they can go manage some northeast team that only gets hand slaps for similar cheating for millions a year.

Oh man 4 draft picks, how will they ever manage with these penalties.....

Yeah, this is not SMU folks, nothing to see here.

They didn't lose any international slot money as far as I can tell, and there's no salary cap. This is the equivalent of 2 weeks of detention.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon January 13, 2020 8:57 pm

I don't know, I think a year suspension for a manager is a pretty big deal.

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Mon January 13, 2020 9:03 pm

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Mon January 13, 2020 9:07 pm

It's so very Houston that this news broke the day after that Texans loss.

philpritchard · Post by **philpritchard** » Mon January 13, 2020 10:02 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't know, I think a year suspension for a manager is a pretty big deal.

Yeah, and Hinch probably makes at least a couple million a year (his salary was $1.2 million before signing an extension a couple years ago) and he forfeits that salary this year. That has to hurt.

Those draft pick penalties are huge, too. Teams have become more and more limited in how they can add amateur talent in recent years, and losing their first and second round picks means they're missing out on something like 60-70% of the available draft money the next two years.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon January 13, 2020 11:53 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't know, I think a year suspension for a manager is a pretty big deal.

Agreed. This is a strong message to send the rest of the league.

Post by **96583UP** » Tue January 14, 2020 12:06 am

They’re gonna just use this as more motivation next year to GET THE W FOR TAUBMAN!!!!

Post by **Bammer** » Tue January 14, 2020 6:58 am

The Seattle Times ran a facebook headline about this describing the Stros as the Mariners’ AL West “rival” and I’m just thinking the Stros would have to know the Mariners even exist before considering us a rival.

washing machine · Tue February 11, 2020 10:53 pm

Re-reading through this thread makes me want to cry.

Post by **Bammer** » Fri February 14, 2020 5:34 am

Remind me again about how great Bregman is, please?

Red Mosquito

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