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NeilT

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Shift happens
« on: August 30, 2015, 07:46:10 am »
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/08/28/houston-astros-shift-carlos-correa/71301108/

Interesting article on this year's defense, and I hadn't heard this before:

"At 3.57 runs allowed per game, Houston is on pace to become only the fifth AL club in the last quarter-century to yield fewer than 600 runs in a season."
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2015, 09:30:16 am »
i misread  the title and thought it was an o mage to the  70s like those hideous clothes they are now saying back in style (die hippie) oh and interesting article. thanks
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2015, 06:07:55 pm »
Good article but gosh, someone needs to help Fiers with an out pitch:
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Houston had a reliever warming behind starter Mike Fiers, who was about to throw his 70th pitch to lefty Tyler Collins.

70 pitches to one batter is one heck of a long at bat.
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2015, 06:44:37 pm »
Quote from: Duman on August 30, 2015, 06:07:55 pm
Good article but gosh, someone needs to help Fiers with an out pitch:
70 pitches to one batter is one heck of a long at bat.

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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2015, 11:39:15 am »
Quote from: NeilT on August 30, 2015, 06:44:37 pm
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2015, 01:54:22 pm »
I'm thinking hbp.
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2015, 08:12:58 pm »

Quote from: Duman on August 30, 2015, 06:07:55 pm
Good article but gosh, someone needs to help Fiers with an out pitch:
70 pitches to one batter is one heck of a long at bat.

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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2015, 07:55:19 am »
Quote from: NeilT on August 31, 2015, 01:54:22 pm
I'm thinking hbp.

If some guy forced me to throw 70 pitches to get him out, I'd dotl him  just to get rid of him.
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Re: Shift happens
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2015, 06:35:41 am »
As of this morning, the Astros lead the league in defensive efficiency ratio.  I think that's the first time all year.
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