Punishments are official

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My question on the umps is not balls and strikes. They’ll do their usual on those.

But he will they handle the inevitable reprisal pitches? Do we go into every game with a warning in effect? Are opposing teams going to get a freebie and we get tagged for any retaliation?

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There’ll be quick warnings and hare trigger ejections.

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Unless Bregman’s personality has all been an act, he did not write the words he uttered.

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Here’s a rundown of all the key comments from the Astros today:

From the Chron

What jumped out to me is that they only spoke about 2017 and denied doing anything in 2018. The report obviously contradicts that, which is weird. The only particularly concrete statement is that the device accusation is total horseshit.

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Nobody cares about 2018 because they didn’t win.

670

Oh right. Who did?

671

I am now full on 100% with embracing it and being the villain. Nothing that anyone says is ever going to be enough for the idiot mob. And the words just get twisted. I thought AJ Hinch did mostly a hell of a job in his interview and he was excoriated. There is no way to win and no reason to try to placate the crybabies.

There is going to be hell to pay if one of our guys gets a Dickie Thon type injury.

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Well, if we’re going to lean into the heel turn and embrace being villains, allow me to humbly suggest that the team adopt the following songs for their walk-up music:

  1. T. Rex, “Bang a Gong”
  2. The Five Man Electric Band, “Signs”
  3. Ace of Base, “The Sign”
  4. Spoon, “I Turn My Camera On”
  5. Hall and Oates, “Private Eyes”
  6. Killer Tofu, “Bangin’ on a Trash Can” (from the now-defunct children’s television show Doug)

What else should be on the list? You know the road ballparks are going to do this to try to get their goat–might as well have a little fun with it first.

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Carlos’ comments.

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Nicki Manaj - “Bang Bang”
Green Day - “Bang Bang”
Frank Sinatra - “Bang Bang (She Shot Me Down)”
Knoc-turn’al - “Bang Bang”
Capone-N-Noreaga - “Bang Bang”
Duran Duran - “Big Bang Generation”
John Lee Hooker - “Bang Bang Bang Bang”

So there are a lot of options just in the “bang” oeuvre.

675

“The Bangin’ Man” by Slade, and “Bang and Blame” by R.E.M.

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That song by Todd.

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Paul Simon-Kodachrome
Lyin Eyes-Eagles
Born Under A Bad Sign-Cream

Laughing at “Bang and Blame.”

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And I agree with Jim!

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Bootlicker.

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Latest entry into the “This Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon” department:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slow-burn-creators-produce-houston-astros-podcast-tv-series-1279283

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The only thing which will quell the mob is a title vacation

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Footer’s response:

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Ouch.

Apparently she’s not a Reiter fan.