Beat40 said:

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Pretty damning on the pitching coaches that Bregman helped Hunter Brown out last season.

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If the pitching coaches didn't already have a long resume of success turning nobodies into MLB pitchers, I would agree with you. It is one thing for a veteran player to say the right thing at the right time to an individual young player to make them better. It is another thing for a veteran to come in and convince the whole team to buy in to a changed approach to hitting to correct something that has been a problem all season long.

The probables for the series in Houston. Some good pitching matchups ... pic.twitter.com/j4yghyFJif

— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 18, 2025

txags92 said:

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Beat40 said:

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Pretty damning on the pitching coaches that Bregman helped Hunter Brown out last season.

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If the pitching coaches didn't already have a long resume of success turning nobodies into MLB pitchers, I would agree with you. It is one thing for a veteran player to say the right thing at the right time to an individual young player to make them better. It is another thing for a veteran to come in and convince the whole team to buy in to a changed approach to hitting to correct something that has been a problem all season long.

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Guess we'll see if it continues the rest of the season or if it was a one game thing.

Lot of credit going to one guy for one game a month and a half after the trade deadline.

DeGrom is 1-3 against Houston this season, 2 with Correa and 2 without Correa. He went 8 innings in May, 6 inning in July, 5.1 innings Sep 6, and 5 innings Sep 17

So did the team not buy into Correa's "collective approach" the Sep 6 game but they did the game yesterday?

Look - quite frankly, I don't really care. Get rid of the hitting coaches. It'll make the board happy and I'll get to stop hearing about it until the ASB next year.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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The probables for the series in Houston. Some good pitching matchups ... pic.twitter.com/j4yghyFJif

— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 18, 2025

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Let's go! Get them at home, best possible scenario.

Hopefully KC will help out today, get them 1 game back, and the Astros will treat them the same as the Rangers and bury them.

Beat40 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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The probables for the series in Houston. Some good pitching matchups ... pic.twitter.com/j4yghyFJif

— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 18, 2025

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Let's go!

Hopefully ...the Astros will treat them the same as the Rangers and bury them.

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Inject this into my veins! LFG!!!!

Framber Valdez is hosting a meet & greet today.

Total Wireless
3341 Telephone Road, Suite 112

4-5 PM pic.twitter.com/fXYYjytdI0

— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) September 18, 2025

All fans in attendance are recommended to bring their own chest protection. After signing an autograph, he may throw the pen at you.

txags92 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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For about the last month, Carlos Correa has called for a “collective approach” from the Astros’ lineup. On Wednesday, against one of the best pitchers in the sport, he got it. The Astros are in first place - https://t.co/iJ0uUkDbH9

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 18, 2025

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Pretty damning for Cintron and Snitker to have this be a problem for this lineup for so long and to have them give credit to Correa for changing the "collective approach" of the team. Almost like the players feel that bringing in somebody new opened their eyes to the issue of pitch selection.

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Oh, oh Vindication. Thy taste is sweet nectar from the succulent bosom of "I TOLD YOU ALEX CINTRON WAS A WORTHLESS PILE OF WORM INFESTED DOG VOMIT!"





So, how is everyone doing today?

Drunken Overseas Bettor said:

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txags92 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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For about the last month, Carlos Correa has called for a “collective approach” from the Astros’ lineup. On Wednesday, against one of the best pitchers in the sport, he got it. The Astros are in first place - https://t.co/iJ0uUkDbH9

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 18, 2025

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Pretty damning for Cintron and Snitker to have this be a problem for this lineup for so long and to have them give credit to Correa for changing the "collective approach" of the team. Almost like the players feel that bringing in somebody new opened their eyes to the issue of pitch selection.

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So Correa shows the team how to take a count, and Altuve convinces Espada to bat Pena leadoff.

Why do we even have coaches?

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Maybe the suggestions from a few months ago (or maybe last year I dunno) were correct -- they don't really do that much during the season

1-0 Mariners top of the 5th. Two starters with high 3's ERAs pitching lights out with 2 hits allowed each.

Tigers just rolling over

Guardians closing in on the sweep

the loser of the Astros-Mariners series will not be out of the woods

oh, didn't know the Astros P.R. department let players do appearances on Telephone Road

Framber can get a payday loan next door

W said:

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Tigers just rolling over

Guardians closing in on the sweep

the loser of the Astros-Mariners series will not be out of the woods

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It's a 3 game playoff series. You must win 2 to advance.

And we did this to ourselves with Cleveland. They were on like an 0-11 run totally dead in the water and standings and came in and swept us at home. It was uncompetitive. That sweep started our downhill slide and projected them upwards.

Come on royals. Do something.

Also need the padres to win some damn games. Dodgers play the Ms their last series and they might have nothing to play for.

A's leading the Red Sox 5-2 in the 8th

Lemme guess, the ****ing Mariners will win 1-0....

up to the minute in the loss column:

67 - Yankees
68 - Tigers
69 - Astros, Mariners, Red Sox
71 - Guardians
74 - Rangers

5 of the 7 make it

A's leading 5-3 in the 9th

Wabs said:

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Lemme guess, the ****ing Mariners will win 1-0....

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Got a man on for a review for defensive shift violation. Never seen that before

Well ****

Ugh
2-0 Mariners

Off days…

BoSox loses.

M's win. ****.

KC gave them another scare, putting the tying run on base, but fell short.

Looks like we're going into this series all tied up. Let's go.

M's finish the shutout of KC, 2-0.

Of note, their lefty setup Speier has pitched three days in a row. Him and Brash might be down tomorrow.

Stage is set. It's a good weekend for some wins.

Thanks for nothing, Royals.

Can't crap the bed this weekend.

Kolek did his part and pitched a helluva game, 2 H, 1 ER, 8 K and 1 BB over 7.1.

If we have a prayer of making any noise in the playoffs (obviously assuming we make it in) we need to show we can beat good teams that are hot and there isn't a hotter team right now than the seamen.

What's the season series record between us and the mariners?

Just wondering why Seattle is above us in the standings if we're tied

Rustys-Beef-o-Reeno said:

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What's the season series record between us and the mariners?

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5-5

Damn. This is shaping up to be a heck of a showdown.

Rustys-Beef-o-Reeno said:

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Just wondering why Seattle is above us in the standings if we're tied

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probably record against the division

up to the minute in the loss column:

67 - Yankees
68 - Tigers
69 - Astros, Mariners
70 - Red Sox
71 - Guardians
74 - Rangers

5 of the 7 make it

Boston is giving the Astros and Mariners a little bit of margin