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Post by iowafan on Jun 25, 2008 21:28:41 GMT -5
These people say that they are treating Chacon by merit by taking him out of the starting rotation. How does leaving Erstad on the bench against a righthanded pitcher have merit? So he finally hits tonight and has a leadoff single the rest of the team can't get him home. These people don't even know the meaning of the word merit.
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Post by jbarron on Jun 26, 2008 15:16:53 GMT -5
Cooper doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. He needs to be given a job as a groundskeeper.
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Post by texiban001 on Jun 26, 2008 15:25:27 GMT -5
Maybe he's too white. No really! Cooper needs to bow out and let anyone else manage. I vote for Cheo!
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Post by vega51 on Jun 26, 2008 17:01:11 GMT -5
I don't think Cheo is a good manager, we need to go after a guy that is a KNOWN winner that brings respect toward this club, example?Joe Torre
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Post by iowafan on Jun 26, 2008 18:19:39 GMT -5
I think we need to go after someone that uses his head. The best thing would be a manager and a general manager that are both smart and have a good working relationship.
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Post by texiban001 on Jun 27, 2008 7:51:31 GMT -5
How would you know that Cheo wouldn't be a good manager? He's never had the opportunity. As far as the Astros getting a good manager like Torre, fat chance. Draytie will never up the bucks for that caliber of manager!
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Post by hembo36 on Jun 27, 2008 11:24:42 GMT -5
erstad is white and bourn is black..thats why erstad doesnt play
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Post by iowafan on Jun 27, 2008 16:10:01 GMT -5
I don't have so much problem playing Bourn except I don't think they should play him all the time. I have noticed patterns in the types of pitchers he is better against. Both he and Pence have weaknesses. They don't need to play Erstad all the time but he should be platooned with the other outfielders. I don't really know how well he plays center field either. A good GM would notice these kind of details and notify the manager. I am not very impressed with our GM.
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Post by iowafan on Jun 29, 2008 17:00:07 GMT -5
How was Erstad at playing center field? I think in a game like this it is probable that Erstad would have really helped the Astros with his bat. Does Cooper not play him because he doesn't field center field well? This was a game that I think Pence should have played and Erstad might have played one of the other outfield positions.
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Post by iowafan on Jul 1, 2008 15:51:25 GMT -5
I got to get an answer from you folks that watch Astros baseballl. Can Erstad field center field? I will not be happy until I get an answer to this.
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Post by jbarron on Jul 1, 2008 17:46:24 GMT -5
Erstad has played CF most of his career. He can handle it but he is not as fast as Bourn or Abercrombie.
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Post by iowafan on Jul 1, 2008 18:43:07 GMT -5
Thanks Jb. What I am saying is that Erstad should be playing part time, switching off with Bourn and Pence depending on what the opposing starting pitcher is like. It is fairly predictable who these people can and cannot hit and Erstad makes a great person to hit the people that Bourn and Pence can't hit. Erstad makes a better replacement for Bourn than Pence but there are circumstances when Pence I don't think should play and Pence makes a great late inning pinch hitter because the relievers are often the fastball type. I think they are making a huge mistake by not playing Erstad more.
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Post by iowafan on Jul 2, 2008 13:01:56 GMT -5
Bourn and Pence have to be the worst two one and two hitters in baseball. They need to do something with these two. You got one who hits 230, and another that never walks and doesn't hit that well either. They suck. That is why if they are determined to play them, we should trade Erstad and go with sucky players, because Erstad benched and these guys constantly starting is just plain a crime.
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Post by vega51 on Jul 3, 2008 0:21:15 GMT -5
This team is not hitting thanks to the number 1-2 and 8th hitters.
We have worse 1-2 punch in baseball with Bourn and Matsui.
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Post by iowafan on Jul 3, 2008 8:47:55 GMT -5
I think worse yet is Bourn Pence. Matsui is gold at hitting at least compared to Pence in the number 2 spot. Matsui gets on base much more than Pence.
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