Astros Fan of 2x WS Champs. Ballpark Visitor (21/30). Not a reporter with sources. Altuve = 1st ballot HOF.
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These men are responsible for preventing a generation of Yankees fans from winning a World Series and I love them for that.
I wonder if you did one of those genetic ancestry tests, how closely are these two related?
Because they’re nearly the same person at this point. Got to be at least second cousins.
Yeah, I think Paul is spot on here 💯
No idea if “Flo” will be a successful GM. No idea if Ausmus will be a successful manager.
That said, it seems like the Astros hired someone who wasn’t their first choice as GM, then hired someone closer to Jeff Bagwell than the new GM as manager. Tough to feel optimistic.
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One thing I will say is there is absolutely nothing about Brad Ausmus that makes him a better or more suitable Astros manager for this team than Joe Espada was.
Vacationing in the UK 🇬🇧 this week.
Will Jim Crane announce his new Manager pick while I’m here or once I get home?
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I think I could be sold on a Ensberg skipper/Pujols bench coach if they went that way or vice versa.
Ok, so now that the election is over - I think anyone aiming to be the new Manager of the Astros should have to put a 30-second campaign ad out on why they should be the one to get the job. And then a public debate too.
Too soon???????? 🤣
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A senior democratic official tells me:
The victory in South Carolina is a testament to the Andrews campaign and the years of dedicated organizing and efforts by South Carolina Dems, especially leaders like Jim Clyburn, Jaime Harrison, and Christale Spain.
But this flip is also validation for the DNC's 2028 primary calendar. This summer the DNC chose to put South Carolina first, amid many questions about picking a "red state," and doubled down by including 2 southern states in the early window for the first time ever.
Highlight of the night is someone calling me a “baseball commentator”. Might add in bio later 🤷🏻♂️
What’s funny is this coming from a baseball commentator. Baseball is strictly meritocracy. There is no one on the mound with you. There is no one in the batter box with you. There is no one catching that fly ball. It’s individual achievement for a unified goal.
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I try and keep politics out of this account because it’s for baseball. I love how it brings us all together to say fuck the Yankees, Rangers, and Dodgers.
If you’ve already voted - move along. But, if you haven’t - I voted for @GinaHinojosaTX and @jamestalarico because Texas deserves something different. DM me if you want to know more.
Also - there should be state amendment that we all get to vote on the Astros new manager job, right?
Milwaukee Brewers executive Matt Kleine is the focus of the Astros’ GM search, multiple sources tell @TheAthletic. No deal has been finalized or agreed upon, but Kleine is the Astros’ choice - nytimes.com/athletic/7712356…
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The knicks ring debacle has me thinking… A lot of Astros fans, myself included, have been critical of Jim Crane over the last few years, but that man was passing out championship rings to everybody in the org from the AA retail managers to the MMP plumbers and ushers.
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I hope the Astros close the deal with Kleine, that'd be a major coup for the organization.
Just guessing, but I imagine his managerial candidate list would include Walker McKinven, Spencer Allen and Jason Lane as a super dark horse.
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“But does he get on base?”
The Moneyball philosophy in action: The Brewers led MLB with a .341 OBP, won a franchise-record 103 games and hit just 154 home runs.
Now they’re NL champions and heading to the World Series. Turns out, getting on base can take you a long way. 👀
Jim Crane’s problem isn’t that he’s cheap - it’s that he’s spent poorly since 2022.
2022 McCullers $85m
2023 Abreu $58.5m
2023 Montero $34.5m
2023 Javier $64m
2025 Walker $60m
2026 Imai $54m
Total: $356m
Combined WAR since signing: 1.9 🫣
Overhaul the entire front office, Jim.
