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Founder @ . @ouresquina Former STL Post-Dispatch Sports columnist, Former #Astros , #Mets , #Rays beatwriter. Former national BBWAA president. 📢
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The whole crowd at Minute Maid Park is singing “We Are the Champions.”
#WorldSeries
#LevelUp
#Astros
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Some remember the Alamo. In Houston, they remember Hurricane Harvey and how the Rangers refused to switch regular season series with the Astros while the city of Houston was struggling to recover from Harvey’s wrath.
Expect a lot of South Oklahoma smack talk.
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The Astros and Framber Valdez have agreed to a one-year, $6.8 million deal.
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#Astros
owner Jim Crane should call a press conference in early January and declare Jose Altuve captain of the Astros.
Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Jose Cruz should join Crane at the podium and present Altuve with an Astros jersey with a C on it.
Can I get an Amen?
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Dusty Baker, the closest thing to a Mexican manager in MLB, addresses some of the Spanish language media in Español.
You all may not know, but Dusty has a few Mexican primos and tias.
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Yordan Alvarez’s dad Agustin saw him foul Robbie Ray’s first pitch and immediately knew his son would do damage.
#LevelUp
#Cuba
#Postseason
#Astros
#SeaUsRise
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@EmmanuelAcho
It wasn’t the same. Caitlin didn’t chase an opponent around. Moreover, I wouldn’t say this is about competing. As you surely know from your experience, there’s a difference between immediate outbursts and going out of your way to track somebody down to taunt them.
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Adolis Garcia says fellow Cuban Yordan Alvarez of the Astros helped calm him down by urging him to look at him. Alvarez told him the Astros didn’t hit him on purpose.
#Goandtakeit
#Ready2Reign
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Since MLB cannot force the Yankees to cover their stadium, commissioner Rob Manfred should never tell Jim Crane what to do with the Minute Maid Park roof.
#Postseason
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Shohei Ohtani is going to look great in an Astros uniform next year.
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We’ll know more soon, but a person I respect has been told that the A’s Ramón Laureano charged toward Alex Cintron because Cintron mentioned Laureano’s mother in a bad way.
In Latino culture, those are fighting words.
#Astros
#Athletics
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Astros manager Dusty Baker is a national treasure.
He brought Mexican pitcher Jose Urquidy pozole today so he could pitch well tomorrow.
He picked it up in Oakland. From Otai restaurant, which sent the
@astros
burritos to the stadium yesterday.
Baker is down with the raza. 🇲🇽
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José Altuve turns 31 today. His story is one of the most inspirational in sports. I believe he was against the cheating brought over by the Yankees’ Carlos Beltran. He has worn the Scarlet Letter without selling out veteran leaders, coaches & manager who should’ve stopped it.
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In Spanish, Jose Altuve emphatically says he doesn’t think the way Adolis Garcia celebrated his home run was disrespectful.
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If you are so inclined, please say a prayer for proud Aggie Trey Schooley, a diehard
@astros
fan who succumbed to cancer Saturday. He threw out the ceremonial 1st pitch last Tuesday at MMP, meeting
@OrbitAstros
&
@ABREG_1
. He was only 23.
May he Rest In Peace.
@AggieNetwork
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Dusty Baker inherited a juggernaut despised by the entire baseball world. He showered them with love and understanding while keeping the Astros atop the AL.
This year, he defiantly managed a team battered by injuries back to postseason.
Is this his best managerial job ever?
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Astros RHP Phil Maton fractured his fifth metacarpal Wednesday after punching his locker after a performance in which he gave up a hit to his brother. He has season-ending surgery Monday.
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Jose Altuve has played only 32 games, Yordan Alvarez has played 57, Michael Brantley hasn’t played , and Jose Urquidy (6), Luis Garcia (6) & Lance McCullers Jr. (0) have combined for 12 starts, yet the Astros trail the AL West-leading Rangers by 2 games.
That’s impressive.
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#stlcards
#AllStar
Miles Mikolas is proud to help his wife with the kids an hour before he will be introduced with the National League All-Stars at Dodger Stadium.
#AllStarGame
@Cardinals
#Family
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Carlos Correa
Astros are in the market for a reliever.
Which pitcher would you like to see them sign?
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I bet the Rangers complete the sweep over the Orioles.
I bet the Astros will feel at home at Target Field. Cristian Javier finished the season looking like old Javier.
He’ll match Sonny Gray.
Jose Abreu will be the hero. Yainer Diaz will shine.
(Don’t bet the mortgage)
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José Abreu of the
@whitesox
earns his first American League MVP. He was speechless in tears after the announcement.
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Alex Rodriguez has pushed the narrative that the
@astros
are stealing signs, which isn't against the rules, by the way. Nonetheless, if they're so good at stealing signs, wouldn't they have given them all to Yordan Alvarez?
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Here’s video of Jose Abreu telling me how he told Jose Altuve during Game 5 of the ALCS that greatness would find Altuve because greatness finds the greats.
“Ask him. Go ask him?” Abreu told me.
Here’s the video and a link to the story in
@OurEsquina
.
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You can't make this stuff up. Self-promoting Joe West, who was recently suspended for criticizing Beltre, complains about verbal attacks.
Umpire Joe West before taking the field today wearing white wrist band to protest escalating verbal attacks on MLB umpires!
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The organist at Truist Park just played It’s a Small World as Jose Altuve came to the plate, and Altuve promptly said “your momma” with a home run to center.
I swear the whole atmosphere at Truist is trash.
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Kyle Tucker made his
#MLB
debut on July 7, 2018. Yordan Alvarez debuted on June 9, 2019.
Other than Alvarez breaking the Mariners’ soul with in Game 1 of the ‘22 Division Series, why would Seattle fans boo them at the
#AllStarGame
?
The Mariners were irrelevant in 2017.
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If you’ve ever watched an Astros game in person or on TV during the playoffs, you’ve probably seen super fan Valentin Jalomo. He is renowned because of his handlebar mustache.
His friends are urging prayers for him as he battles Covid.
#Astros
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The
@astros
represent arguably the most diverse city in America. They play for a legendary black manager, Dusty Baker. Houston is led by a black mayor
@SylvesterTurner
& a Latina County judge
@LinaHidalgoTX
. This was George Floyd’s hometown.
I tip my cap to
@lmccullers43
& Co.
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How in the hell did this ref not call a foul here?
#CONCACAF
is an utter mess. Mexico has nothing to gain playing a country like Trinidad and Tobago, and, as we just saw with
@HirvingLozano70
, much to lose playing these teams.
#Chuky
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Rest In Peace, Vicente Fernandez.
You were the soundtrack of my life. My Mexican parents introduced me to your music. Your songs provided comfort & a sense of home from the first time I left home for basic training throughout all my moves.
You were an idol. You remain El Rey! 🇲🇽
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Jose Abreu, who has never made any excuses despite a slow start this season, was at his best with the most on the line when the Astros could not afford to lose. He drove in the Astros’ three runs in the first two games against the Diamondbacks, and he has two more RBIs today.
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If I were the
#Astros
GM, I’d offer Cristian Javier a five-year, $56 million contract through 2028. He may very well be the best of the Astros’ pitchers. I’d gamble by giving him more during his first two years of Arb eligibility to buy two of his free agent years.
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What will the commissioner of baseball do about Yankees fans?
@MLB
owes it to the players to create a safe working environment.
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LeBron has done many great things with his money and his platform. He should have taken a pass on this discussion, though, because I’m 100 percent certain
@dmorey
knows more about the issues in Hong Kong than James.
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Baker is the greatest manager in Astros history.
Maldonado is a master game caller.
Abreu has been one of the most clutch sluggers in baseball for 5 weeks.
Pressly is one of the best postseason closer of his era.
Twitter managers should accept they don’t know as much as Dusty.
Kinda funny that Dusty Baker, José Abreu, Martín Maldonado and Ryan Pressly — AKA the Four Horsemen of the Astros Twitter Apocalypse — all played key roles in the ALDS win.
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The Astros could have used a healthy Michael Brantley all year long, and a healthy Jose Altuve, and a healthy Yordan Alvarez, and a healthy Lance McCullers Jr., and a healthy Luis Garcia and a healthy Jose Urquidy.
In other words, the Astros have been decimated by injuries.
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Carlos Correa belongs in a city like Houston or Los Angeles or New York. He can be the next J.J. Watt in Houston.
He’s charismatic, Latino, bilingual, and one of the best shortstops.
He belongs in a diverse major city.
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Jose Urquidy has thrown six scoreless innings, proving yet again that Mexicans can always be trusted to step in on short notice to get the job done.
Viva Mexico, Cabrones.
Que suene la Banda.
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It’s time for
#MLB
and the
#Yankees
to release the letter.
Actually,
#MLB
should commission a Mitchell Report-type report so that we know what all teams were doing.
The
#Astros
weren’t the only ones cheating, and baseball fans need to know who else was doing it.
The Yankees warn its release will cause "significant and irreparable reputational harm." MLB says it could “cause potential embarrassment." They're talking about a sealed letter from 2017 that's on sign stealing allegations and that's about to be unsealed:
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Thread:
A little history:
Latino
@MLB
players are dammed if they do, dammed if they don’t.
It doesn’t matter how good they are either, whether you were an all-time great like Roberto Clemente or Gary Sanchez. Clemente was called Bob even though media knew he resented it. ...
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Family first and always for Ronel Blanco, who was proud to have his mother Maria here for his no-hitter. His oldest daughter was always here with Doña Maria.
#relentless
#Astros
no-hitter.
@OurEsquina
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"Good luck," Louis Bader tells his son Harrison as he heads into Busch Stadium for his big league debut.
#STLCards
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Carlos Martinez's guests at Busch Stadium today are fellow Dominicans he met when he was visiting Six Flags. They're the cleaning crew.
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I’m the son of Mexican immigrants who worked their assess off, paid their taxes, raised 8 kids. “No sean del monton,” my dad would tell us. “Don’t be one of the bunch.”
Well, today my middle kid
@mayashea34
was accepted to
@Yale
!
I’m so damn proud.
@HumbleISD
@HumbleISD_KPHS
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I was wondering how long it would take for somebody to point this out. New York and California put in way more than they take out, and it’s not even close.
.
@senatemajldr
—from (checks his notes) tiny, largely poor Kentucky—said this morning that he doesn't want a "Blue State Bailout."
@NYGovCuomo
wasn't having this shit. At. All.
#bluestate
#cuomo
#coronavirus
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Start your morning with a video from the day Ferguson, Mo., teenagers serenaded Bob Gibson with a rap song they composed about his life story.
Rest In Peace, Sir.
#STLCards
@baseballhall
#legend
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Jim Crane has been the most progressive team owner in
@MLB
since he took over the Astros. By a lot.
He’s hired:
A Mexican GM & Black GM.
2 Black managers and a white manager. He appears on the verge of hiring a Latino manager.
Progress.
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Jim Crane has spoiled Houston so much that some Astros fans cannot even celebrate the AL West title without complaining.
Yankees fans, Cardinals fans and Red Sox wish their teams were good enough to take division titles for granted.
Look at the Texans & Rockets & enjoy the title.
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“Almost made me cry,”
@Machete1224
Maldonado said after
@TeamCJCorrea
said how much he believes in Maldonado.
#WorldSeries
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The baseball world should be talking about Wander Franco right now. He should be the talk of the night in baseball.
Yet, the focus is on Joe Girardi, Max Scherzer, foreign substances, umpire checks & Rob Manfred.
MLB always finds a way to kick itself in the nuts.
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Stepping up
Jim Crane, the ownership group and our Foundation will donate $4 million to the relief efforts aiding the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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The guys nobody pays to see are drawing more attention to themselves. Have you ever bought a ticket to watch Joe West or Angel Hernandez?
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This is an important historical moment that few know about. Roberto Clemente led MLB to postpone the openers when he rallied Pirates teammates to refuse to play on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral.
#BlackLivesMatter
"We are doing this because we respect what Dr. King has done....We owe this gesture to his memory and ideals.” - The
@Pirates
in 1968. They refused to play their opening games, which coincided with MLK's funeral, and eventually MLB delayed the season.
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The
#Astros
will hold a press conference with manager Dusty Baker, GM James Click and owner Jim Crane tomorrow at 3.
@BNightengale
reported yesterday that Baker would sign a deal for 2022 within 48 hours.
#ForTheH
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1/2 I’ve covered baseball long enough to know you never know what these guys are thinking, but I don’t think Abreu hit Garcia on purpose.
There was too much at stake. If the Astros were offended by Garcia’s celebration, the smart move was to wait until next year to hit him.
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Jose Abreu has a great relationship already with several Astros. Three years ago, he sent the Astros a traditional Cuban breakfast when they visited the Southside of Chicago for a series.
White Sox star Jose Abreu sent his former Cuban national team teammates
@el_yuly10
& Aledmys Diaz & the rest of the
@astros
' Latino players breakfast this morning. It's a tradition throughout MLB for veterans to send fellow Latinos traditional meals they'd find at home.
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“If we didn’t force Black Americans into white America’s box think how much more we could thrive,” Ian Desmond says in his beautiful manifesto.
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“He deserves it. He deserves to be the highest paid infielder of all time,”
@ABREG_1
says of
@TeamCJCorrea
.
#Twins
#Astros
#MLB
#carloscorrea
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Congrats to
@TeamCJCorrea
. The shortstop will become the first
@astros
player honored with the “Sportsmanship Award” by the Houston Sports Authority in recognition of his extensive community service and humanitarian efforts.
#fortheh
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The Astros reached Game 7 of the ALCS - their SEVENTH ALCS in a row - and some folks are acting as though they’re the damn White Sox.
GM Dana Brown is talented. Jim Crane is Houston’s best sports owner by the distance of a Yordan Alvarez or Jose Altuve moon shot.
No doom needed.
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“It would be a pinch-yourself-moment Diamondbacks bench coach Jeff Bannister says when asked if he’d be interested in managing the Astros.
The former Rangers manager has strong Houston area roots as a La Marque and U of H product.
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When you look at the replays, you’ll notice that one of the first guys to rush in to have
@TeamCJCorrea
’s back was Jose Altuve. That’s all you need to know about the
#Astros
’ leader.
#MLB
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Man, I grew up in California. This man is from Massachusetts but claims to be a Californian now. He taught in Southern California from 1985 through the next 25 years. Did he not hear about Rodney King, the L.A. Riots, the OJ Simpson trial or Pete Wilson? Most Californians did.
Peter Navarro, WH Trade Advisor: "I'm a Californian. We don't see race out there. So, you know it's like I live my life in a race-blind world, and it troubles me that we have so much of this discussion when in fact we have got real problems in this country."
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I love how
@JustinVerlander
reminded everybody that until further notice, Houston is a baseball town despite what Bill O’Brien would insinuate.
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Judging by my interactions at the
#WinterMeetings
, lots of talented baseball officials would love to get a call from Jim Crane about the vacant GM job. I spoke to multiple of them today. They want to work for the Astros because of the talent and Crane’s commitment to win.
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There is a poor Astros fan outside the press box being harassed by his significant other. The ballpark should be a safe space from spouse whining. “You’re really pissing me off,” she said loud enough for folks to hear as he keeps his head down. I felt bad for the guy.
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Holy smokes. The SEC women’s basketball tournament final has gone wild.
Shoves, near fights and the brother of an LSU star jumped over the scorers’ table. He has been handcuffed and taken away.
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Mauricio Dubon is going to make a great centerpiece in a deal for Shonei Ohtani in six weeks.
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As I mentioned in the final series of the regular season, when you need somebody to step up, you can never go wrong with the Mexican.
Dusty Baker, who is welcomed at the Carne Asada, rightfully called on
@JoseUrquidy65
.
Viva Mexico.
#Ready2Reign
I took this video last year. 🇲🇽
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The
#STLCards
are the first team in
#MLB
history to win five
@RawlingsSports
Gold Gloves.
1B Paul Goldschmidt, 2B Tommy Edman, 3B Nolan Arenado, LF Tyler O’Neill & CF Harrison Bader were named National League recipients of the 2021 Gold Glove Award for defensive excellence.
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Proud papa Yordan Alvarez named his baby boy Jordan.
He says mom and the baby are doing well. 🇨🇺
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I’m so excited that I’m crying. My middle daughter
@mayashea34
just got accepted to
@RiceUniversity
, where our oldest is a sophomore.
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Thread:
The
@Cardinals
’ promotion of Oliver Marmol was expected from the minute they had fired Mike Shildt.
That says a lot about Bill DeWitt Jr., John Mozeliak & Michael Girsch.
They are handing over the keys to one of America’s premier franchises to a young, Dominican American
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This is going to trigger some folks, but I’m cool with it. 37,000
@TAMU
student passes were sold for the largest student section in America. Despite a disappointing season, the kids supported their classmates at Kyle Field.
That’s what college football is all about.
#GigEm
The fourth field storming ever and second after wins over LSU. Enjoy this one, Aggies! Geaux home safely! 👍🏼
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Let this Texas loss and Houston’s strong team be a reminder that the Big 12 should add Houston.
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My heart aches. Beloved
#Astros
fan Valentin Jalomo has succumbed to Covid. May he rest in peace. I will work on a tribute story to this mustachioed super-fan who educated many children as a bilingual teacher. Here's a piece I wrote about him last week.
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White Sox star Jose Abreu sent his former Cuban national team teammates
@el_yuly10
& Aledmys Diaz & the rest of the
@astros
' Latino players breakfast this morning. It's a tradition throughout MLB for veterans to send fellow Latinos traditional meals they'd find at home.
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I hope Dana Brown has the opportunity to have the final say on the Astros’ new manager. Obviously Jim Crane and de facto President of Baseball ops Jeff Bagwell, whom I respect as much as anybody in baseball, will have input.
But the GM needs to have his manager.
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Anybody who thinks a 26-27-year-old José Altuve could have stopped the cheating system brought in from the outside has never been in a clubhouse. He’ll wear it forever, but Altuve is getting a raw deal. He’ll have to comfort himself with with AL MVP & World Series trophies, tho
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If you’re an Astros fan, which of these pictures reflects your generation.
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Yuli Gurriel played parts of only 7 seasons with the
@astros
, but he deserves a place in the
#Astros
Hall of Fame.
@el_yuly10
was a key to the greatest run in Astros history. He won a batting title, a Gold Glove, 2
#WorldSeries
& 4 AL pennants.
#Cuba
#Ready2Reign
@OurEsquina
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Cliche warning: Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Astros fans should learn from Jose Altuve himself. He has never lashed out at his angry detractors. I’ve not spoken to Altuve about Leah, and I wouldn’t dare discuss it, but he would have shrugged her past hatred of him off.
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Let's try this again:
Jose Urquidy will beat the Twins. Always bet on the Mexicans. 🇲🇽
Altuve will feast today.
Lance Lynn will stave off elimination for the Dodgers.
Nola will beat Atlanta.
Somebody will find a reason to complain after their team wins.
Don't bet the mortgage.
I bet the Rangers complete the sweep over the Orioles.
I bet the Astros will feel at home at Target Field. Cristian Javier finished the season looking like old Javier.
He’ll match Sonny Gray.
Jose Abreu will be the hero. Yainer Diaz will shine.
(Don’t bet the mortgage)
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@ChesterPitts
I hear you, Chester. I think this was different with Reese following her around. I hope to see you tomorrow at the men’s game. Be well!
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The Twins’ Aaron Sanchez hit Jose Altuve with a pitch. Altuve was visibly upset, and then Sanchez stared at him as Altuve walked toward first, prompting Martin Maldonado and the Astros to come out of the dugout. The dugouts emptied before calm was restored.
#LevelUp
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Don't be your kid's college fund on this, but here's your prediction of the day. Yordan Alvarez will hit at least one home run in Game 5 of the
#WorldSeries
.
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LSU may regret firing Les Miles. He won consistently. How long has it taken Texas to get back to what wasn't good enough under Mack Brown?
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Yordan Alvarez hasn't seen the video of Twins fans saying they want Houston, but he heard about them.
"I've seen a couple comments about it, but we heard the same thing last year," he said. "We all saw how that turned out."
#ready2reign
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Ron Kulpa is wrong here. Hopefully
@MLB
will review his actions and discipline. Nobody has ever bought a ticket to watch the umpires. Ever.
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