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What an absolute fucking ghoul.

Here's hoping Crane has a new GM in place almost immediately after the WS. There is a metric ton of work to do on this roster. #Astros

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Coming into tonight... in a very small sample, Yainer had a career postseason OPS of .274 with 8 Ks in 26 PA. Make it 10 K in 30 PA after tonight.

I'm completely comfortable with it given Martin's impact on the staff and on the field. Whatever positive Yainer may be at the plate is utterly negated by his ineptitude behind the dish.

Credit where due: the approach of the White Sox hitters reminds me of when the #Astros were good.

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Yainer 0-8 with 4 Ks, utterly shit defense, and no leadership skills. I still take Martin Maldonado over him. #Astros

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The old man is still tryin' to ball out. Love you forever, Jose Altuve. #Astros

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I am forever grateful for the incredible run from 2015-2023 by the #Astros. If it is to end this way, the ignominy puts a black mark on it for me.

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Why the fuck are these yahoos talking about 7 from Brown? Dude has thrown 7 innings, what, 8-10 times in his career? #Astros

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Spence missed the cutoff man, Yainer cant keep the ball in front of him and Brown didnt back him up. Tell me why we fans are supposed to be supportive of professionals who play like amateurs. #Astros

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Stone calling that a tough play at third is some serious nonsense. #Astros mailing it in, so far. Becoming more and more pissed they didn't break this team up in July.

The #Astros are a legacy for me, passed down from my grandfathers and father. I am loyal until death. But I do not unconditionally love specific teams/players. If they suck or misrepresent the franchise, I, like hundreds of thousands of fans just like me, have every right to express dissatisfaction.

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The Astros have lost 8 consecutive home playoff games. If they are cheating and losing this often, it puts to bed the notion that cheating was the cause of winning in previous playoff series, no? But, yes. This year's team is not good.

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Shameless man steals hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars while heading the largest hospital system in the country, gets off scot-free with a golden parachute and now pretends he does not know how private health insurance works.

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Isn't it out tomorrow? Are you special?

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Looking? LOOKING??? The free swingingest MFer in the universe Kd looking. #Astros

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My ass is hanging out there for you to paddle, Yainer...

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Yes. There comes a point, though, when it should be clear that a starter role is not in the cards. Bryan Abreu was a starter until age 22/23, but it became obvious that he would be much more effective in a shorter role. Been preaching the same about Ullola.

Will they believe it now? Miguel Ullola's future has been in the bullpen at least since mid-2025. It was wasteful to continue to try to make him a starter. #Astros

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I volunteer Bryan King for Elon Musk's first sojourn to Mars. #Astros

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After T1 where the Pale Hose made us work, the hacktacular #Astros offense goes down on 10 pitches.

3 free passes and 32 pitches thrown, but only 1 run allowed. The #Astros got off easy.

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Hate it, but that was a great AB by Antonacci.

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Big Daddy Crane is praying for a late-arriving crowd today. The stands look pathetically empty. #Astros

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Rainbow is always the correct answer.

I have dogged Taylor Trammell and Yainer Diaz most of the season, and I would like them to provide me with my comeuppance today. I can take it for the team. #Astros

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$40K/yr to attend the private Alpha School in Austin. There is no independent verification of results and Linda McMahon isn't qualified to judge. Alpha was allowed to operate a charter school in Arizona, meaning student performance was scrutinized, and the results were far below state average.

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Paxton did not offer him a plea bargain of 60 days in jail, it was the judge, appalled by Paxton's one day plea bargain, who insisted on 60 days. Hoffman did not serve the full 60 days. He served 30. Ken Paxton is bad at his job and a liar.

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On Tuesday, Jose Altuve will play in his 106th postseason game. Only 11 non-Astros franchises have played in more. Ex. The Cincinnati Reds have been around for 145 seasons. They have played in 99 playoff games.

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No to Yordanna, no to Josefina Altuve. Then I had an idea. She loves Peña so I flashed to the HEB commercial... what about Jeremia?? "Yer an idiot." She's not wrong.

She liked Lucinda/Lucy and then declared she'd call her Lulu. I reminded her that was her best friend's dearly departed dog's name and she said, "oh, shit!!"

We won't meet her until next week and we're so excited. I'm becoming partial to Isla (EYE-luh) but wifey hasn't warmed to it. She did like Ruby.

This is my kind of suggestion. Classy. Personal. Fucking rocks.

Internet answers are always entertained. The dog will assuredly have nicknames. Pre-internet I had a cat in college named Lucille (after BB King's guitar). One of my stoner buddies called her Friggy Diggy. She became Friggy to just about everyone.

I was a bit disappointed when my wife shot down "Yordanna". I'll pass yours along.

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She's a Cavapoo. We'd be her guardian for a local outstanding breeder over 3-4 years and then she's fully ours.

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