Series Thread: M's @ Houston 5/5 - 5/8

[Tapey]

I'm glad Cruz has finally become a team player by letting cano use his roids!

 

[JMR]

Damn that was great to get that win after letting it slip away. At some point we might have to conclude this is a good team. Maybe even really good.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

So is Cano roiding or something?

Altuve has to be roiding....

 

[NWinAZ]

So is Cano roiding or something?

Altuve has to be roiding....

Well MLB says there is another player about to be suspended and we should know in the next week or so, so...

 

[cezero]

Lineups.

No Cruz today. Forearm soreness due to getting hit so much lately. Dae Ho Lee playing DH today. Cruz is available to pinch hit.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Well MLB says there is another player about to be suspended and we should know in the next week or so, so...

He does look bigger to me.

Lost weight during stomach issue, would make logical sense if he bulked this offseason and used supplements to do so.

 

[cezero]

Cano doesn't look bigger to me at all. He looks like he did when he first came up with the Yanks as a kid. Very trim.

That has little to do with whether or not he's taking PED, though. I assume he and most players are since the testing system is so feckless, only a theoretical zero IQ could get caught...or somebody who is supremely arrogant.

 

[NWinAZ]

Cano doesn't look bigger to me at all. He looks like he did when he first came up with the Yanks as a kid. Very trim.

That has little to do with whether or not he's taking PED, though. I assume he and most players are since the testing system is so feckless, only a theoretical zero IQ could get caught...or somebody who is supremely arrogant.

I don't think it is Cano or anyone on the M's. I questioned how Altuve can hit 430 bombs at 150 lbs, but who knows. I am going out on a very long limb and say Adam Jones.

 

[cezero]

I don't think it is Cano or anyone on the M's. I questioned how Altuve can hit 430 bombs at 150 lbs, but who knows. I am going out on a very long limb and say Adam Jones.

For me, it could be anybody. Popping positive is the result of stupidity for any MLB player, and is a very poor barometer for trying to figure out who is and is not using PED. The list of substances that MLB and the MLBPA agreed to put on the JDA is hardly exhaustive, and the testing system itself is a joke from the way tests are timed to the way the testing administrators are chosen.

The biggest PED bust in MLB history was the result of ZERO failed tests from a dozen guys who had taken hundreds of tests over years and years.

Instead of going by their size or baseball stats, the best way to figure out who might pop positive is their IQ.

 

[NWinAZ]

well we got the split even though a 3-1 was very possible with a 6.5 era pitcher going against us. start again tomorrow.

 

[Guywithtoaster]

Iwakuma is washed up...

 

[Itsmytime]

Another Cano home run!

 

[NWinAZ]

We gave up nothing for Lind yet we overpaid.

On another note; Trumbo 3 for 4 with 9th homer and a triple. Of course it is so important to have the lefties on hand.

 

[NWinAZ]

M's offense rank by OF;

LF - AVG - 26th, OBP - 21st, SLG% - 27th
CF - AVG - 24th, OBP - 26th, SLG% - 13th
RF - AVG - 29th, OBP - 27th, SLG% - 25th

I know we are first, but eventually the numbers catch up to you.

 

[NWinAZ]

Hate to say it, but time to make an offer for Braun.

 

[NWinAZ]

M's offense rank by OF;

LF - AVG - 26th, OBP - 21st, SLG% - 27th
CF - AVG - 24th, OBP - 26th, SLG% - 13th
RF - AVG - 29th, OBP - 27th, SLG% - 25th

I know we are first, but eventually the numbers catch up to you.

And at 1B; 24th, 29th, 25th

 

[cezero]

all the series wins in a row were fun while they lasted

at least we can still say we haven't lost a series in forever

rangers won today. a's lost. angels down to tb already.

 

[NWinAZ]

all the series wins in a row were fun while they lasted

at least we can still say we haven't lost a series in forever

rangers won today. a's lost. angels down to tb already.

If you want to be the big man on campus, you have to beat the last place team with a pitcher with a 6.50 ERA starting.

 

[cezero]

If you want to be the big man on campus, you have to beat the last place team with a pitcher with a 6.50 ERA starting.

A little disappointing for sure.

 

[NWinAZ]

A little disappointing for sure.

Or some ole M's.