Baseball 2024

[AllThatJazzZ]

I'm still not over that first game yesterday.  Good Lord.

http://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1840890069680603214

Definitely one for the record books. Almost like a Hollywood script.

[catfish1957]

Well that was unsurpisingly quick.  I knew the 'stros this year were a mere shadow of team's past.

Earlierst season exit since October 1, 2016.  Now I get have a normal October for a change.   

[AllThatJazzZ]

 

Well that was unsurpisingly quick.  I knew the 'stros this year were a mere shadow of team's past.

Earlierst season exit since October 1, 2016.  Now I get have a normal October for a change.   

Yep. Same for me. I won't know what to do with all my spare time.

[catfish1957]

Yep. Same for me. I won't know what to do with all my spare time.

After watching plenty of playoff baseball for a decade , I have come to conclusion the teams with the best chance have:

1. Top 1/3 of teams  in OPS and power.
2. Have a dominating no.'s  1-2 starters, with at least 3 lights out relievers.
3. Minimal defensive miscues

Astros just didn't have this, this year.  The pitching was good, but playoffs require dominance.

[GrouchoTex]

Well that was unsurpisingly quick.  I knew the 'stros this year were a mere shadow of team's past.

Earlierst season exit since October 1, 2016.  Now I get have a normal October for a change.   

@catfish1957 @AllThatJazzZ

Last Saturday was the one of the 1st one in October where the wife and I got out of town, day tripping around the area.
1st one in 7 years, due to the play-offs and World Series. (We did go to the Devil's Backbone once 5 years ago, in October).
One thing I noticed was it takes a lot longer to get out in the middle of nowhere anymore.

[AllThatJazzZ]

@catfish1957 @AllThatJazzZ

Last Saturday was the one of the 1st one in October where the wife and I got out of town, day tripping around the area.
1st one in 7 years, due to the play-offs and World Series. (We did go to the Devil's Backbone once 5 years ago, in October).
One thing I noticed was it takes a lot longer to get out in the middle of nowhere anymore.

@GrouchoTex
@catfish1957

Houston's in the process of gobbling up all the undeveloped areas. They call it progress. There are lots of new "Texans" theses days. From south of the border. Apparently they're trying to make room for them.

I've mostly stopped driving down to Galveston for a good plate of seafood because it's a pain in the butt anymore due to all the construction on the Gulf Freeway. Same for Kemah and 146.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Who has a preference about the postseason outcome? Why?