The Altuve Left Fielder 'EXPERIMENT' is Officially OVER for Astros; AND-What Astros Players Drive!

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00:00As the Texans get ready, get moving towards the postseason,

00:05the Astros want to return to the postseason after missing after seven straight years.

00:12Seven f***ing times!

00:13There you go, seven times in the ALCS.

00:16They missed the playoffs last year and looking to get back there.

00:21And they've got some things they've got to juggle.

00:23And Joe Espada, as they are all meeting there, he was on MLB Network yesterday.

00:31And I found it interesting.

00:32He started to kind of talk about a little bit of the spots and guys playing in certain positions.

00:38And he spoke about his veteran, the heart and soul of this team, Jose Altuve,

00:43and talked about potentially what things could look like with him in the field.

00:48You know what?

00:48I like the fact that he is open to helping to do whatever it takes to help the team.

00:53But I think second base is his prime position.

00:55I think we're going to see him play there more this season.

00:58You know, giving us some starts in left field, that's something that I will sit down and talk to him about that.

01:03But right now, I need to keep our guys healthy.

01:06I think a lot of these players can play multiple positions.

01:08Paredes can play some second, third, and first base.

01:11Allows me to keep Correa and Walker healthy.

01:14The DH spot, I'm also going to use that spot to keep those guys off their feet some.

01:18So, you know, I got some really good players that once they're healthy, it's a really good team too.

01:22So, it's going to be a really tough team to beat.

01:24All right, Clint.

01:26It sounds like Jose Altuve is going to be playing a lot of second base this year.

01:32Especially also with the news that he wants Jordan Alvarez to play a lot of DH just to, you know,

01:40for health issues to conserve his health.

01:42But it looks like maybe the ship has not completely sailed, but it looks like he's going to be playing second base.

01:52And that left field thing is potentially something we're not going to see as much,

01:56which we all thought was a little interesting coming into last season.

02:01Like I said from jump, it's the silliest stuff I've ever heard in my life.

02:05For multiple reasons.

02:06Gene's going to move a guy to the outfield.

02:07He ain't played no damn outfield and played major league baseball.

02:10Tony Gwynn came in here and tried to say it.

02:12It didn't sound like he believed it in his face.

02:14Come on, man.

02:14And then on top of that, all these advanced stats that tell you about Altuve at second base

02:20and he can't or can't do this, man, to hell with all that.

02:22Put that man at second base and let him do his thing.

02:25Now, if you've got a surplus of infielders, then you can figure out what to do with Paredes.

02:33You can figure out what to do with Carlos Correa and all the extra players you've got.

02:39But putting Altuve in the outfield is plum-ass silly, man.

02:44It's a waste of time.

02:45Yeah, and I think he should play, obviously, second base.

02:51The crazy thing is now that you don't have Dubon, you know what I mean?

02:58Now that you don't have Dubon to play in the outfield, that is a really good outfielder.

03:02Now, all of a sudden, it's going to be, well, we're going to be moving back to second base.

03:06I mean, it just makes them look plum-ass silly for what they were trying to do with him.

03:09I'll be honest, Clint, I could be dead wrong, and I said this to Tyler before the show.

03:17That second base thing always felt like a Dana Brown thing to me.

03:21Did it?

03:21It always felt like a Dana Brown thing to try to – I think he really wanted his defense out of there.

03:28Which, listen, I'm not going to say it's insane to say that, but, you know, it didn't –

03:35to me, it didn't feel like, all right, man, hey, go play this left field position in your mid to late 30s

03:40that you've never really played before while you've been in the big leagues.

03:44Like, I – it didn't seem like it was going to be something that worked.

03:48And just listen to Joe Espada.

03:50It sounds like he's like, this is just more natural position, guys.

03:53Let's – we're going to keep him there.

03:55We're going to do that because, I mean, you essentially – I mean, you thought he was bad at second base.

04:02I mean, like you were crossing your fingers and hoping that he – you know,

04:07the ball didn't get hit his way at times over there when he's out in the outfield.

04:11So, I'm not saying we won't see him play in the outfield at all, but, yeah, this to me makes more sense.

04:20Yeah, it makes perfect sense.

04:21Put him back at second base, let him play.

04:23If he needs a rest, hit him at DH.

04:25And you've got plenty of people.

04:28And with all the infielders they had last year, they found a way to go get more of them.

04:32I mean, it's so – I mean, hell, they had to cut several guys loose.

04:36And so, I mean, they'll be – yeah, he don't need to be in the outfield.

04:40I mean, you take a popcorn arm and a guy that's never played left field

04:43and throw him out there at 30 – how old is he?

04:4530 – he's got to be hitting 35, 36, I believe.

04:49He's plum-ass silly.

04:49I'm just glad I'm not one of them cats around the city that was trying to act like it wasn't no big deal

04:53and convince folks that it made sense.

04:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:56He's going to be the second baseman.

04:59And maybe Jordan gets some games in the outfield and maybe DH is there a little bit.

05:06No, there's another one we need to talk about.

05:08Jordan.

05:08I mean, look, Jordan ain't rolling his ankle or breaking his hand because he's playing left field.

05:15Hate to break it to everybody.

05:16He might, though.

05:16It's that swinging a bat and running bases that's hurting Jordan Alvarez.

05:21This might be something we're just going to have to live with.

05:24I'm going to add to it.

05:25I mean, the only time he's gone down in the outfield is when he, for whatever reason,

05:28he decided to run headfirst into Pena and, hell, he was out for a game and back out there.

05:33It's not ideal.

05:34And then the Mets people drove him off the back of that cart.

05:38Yeah.

05:39Yeah.

05:40Through that thing in high gear.

05:42That scared me more than a damn collision.

05:44You need to put damn seatbelts on these injury carts.

05:48I'm telling you, man.

05:49Play that man in left field, man.

05:51Nah, man.

05:51They've already said it.

05:52DH, baby.

05:53Every year.

05:54It's stupid.

05:55Just the knees alone.

05:57Hey.

05:58Just play.

05:59Let's just minimize it, baby.

06:00Let's minimize it.

06:01Left field is not hurting that guy.

06:02The outfield is not hurting that guy.

06:04I don't know.

06:04Well, what is hurting him?

06:07Sliding across.

06:07Whoever painted home plate with that slick crap and blew his ankle up.

06:11Yeah.

06:11Or swinging a bat and breaking his hand.

06:13That's it.

06:14So we're not going to let him hit?

06:16Like, what I want to say.

06:17What I would say to that is.

06:18Play baseball, man.

06:18Play.

06:19Would you admit that he seems to be injury prone?

06:25Yeah.

06:25No, no.

06:25No question he's injury prone.

06:26And all I would say is, if he's getting hurt, as you're right, swinging the bat, and he's

06:32getting hurt, running the bases, I think adding him running in the outfield would maybe potentially

06:39increase the injury.

06:41That was a no-brainer for me.

06:42No, and I don't think it will.

06:43It's not a usage problem.

06:46I don't understand.

06:47It's a usage problem.

06:48What's he going to do in left field?

06:49What is he going to do in left field that's going to do?

06:51I just think you increase the odds if he gets hurt swinging back.

06:56I need to add sliding to the list of the things he gets hurt doing.

06:59He doesn't get hurt jogging around left field with the three balls that are hit out there

07:03at night.

07:04He doesn't.

07:05Has he gotten hurt in the outfield before?

07:07When he ran into Pena, yeah.

07:10And also when he almost flipped himself in Atlanta.

07:12No, I mean, get the hell out of here, man.

07:14I'm just saying, this is a guy who is injury prone.

07:18I think you increase your odds of getting injured playing in the outfield.

07:22He increases.

07:23I mean, walking to the car, he could get injured.

07:25He's sure.

07:25By that mindset.

07:27Yeah, I'm just telling you, playing outfield is not what's injuring him.

07:30Tracking a ball.

07:30Playing outfield is not the problem.

07:32Tracking a ball with walls and running, I think, is more of a chance to get hurt than

07:37walking to his car.

07:38Yeah.

07:38Yeah, no, I just think he needs to play baseball, man.

07:41Play baseball, bro.

07:42You think he drives a truck?

07:44No.

07:45He probably drives a truck.

07:47No.

07:48Oh, I bet Altuve drives a truck.

07:51Compensating.

07:52What's up about Yordan?

07:53But I think Yordan goes the opposite.

07:54I think Yordan is probably in something real small, and that probably is why he gets hurt.

07:58Trying to hold himself in.

08:01I'm telling you, man.

08:01You see David Ortiz trying to fold himself in them Lamborghinis?

08:05Uh-uh.

08:05And then have to get his big ass up out of there?

08:07I bet his knees was hurting before he went up.

08:09I've seen Shaq take, like, the back seats out of some of these rides just so he can get

08:14in them little cars.

08:16Yeah.

08:17I bet Hunter Brown's in a truck.

08:20Hunter Brown's in a truck.

08:22A diesel.

08:26Jake Meyer's definitely in a truck.

08:28I don't know.

08:29He might be in a Jeep.

08:31Jeremy Pena's in a sports car.

08:33Absolutely.

08:35Absolutely.

08:35Correa is in a sedan, a high-dollar sedan.

08:38Christian Walker's in a SUV.

08:41No, he's in a pickup.

08:42He's in a lifted pickup.

08:43Oh, I think he's in a...

08:44You can't wear boots every time I see you.

08:47Does he wear boots every time?

08:48Yeah, boots and ringlets every day.

08:49He screamed Tahoe.

08:50He's driving a Cummins.

08:51I mean, he's got the plaid button-up with the vest over it with boots on.

08:55He can't climb out.

08:56He can't climb into...

08:57Black smoke rolling.

08:58Yeah, he can't climb into a slammed Escalade on 24s.

09:03He may not have them on 24s, but I bet he's in a nice Denali.

09:07No, I think he's in a title.

09:08I think he's in a pickup.

09:10He may be the top of the list in a pickup.

09:13Not one of them, like, Ford Rangers.

09:15I think Isak's just driving his first car.

09:17He got a...

09:18I bet not Isak.

09:19Isak got a 2007 Maxim.

09:21Isak strikes me as a guy.

09:22He's got to be...

09:23What's that truck that's real?

09:25The Raptor.

09:26He's got to have some speed, but, you know what I mean?

09:28That's all my pops.

09:28He's a guy that's, like, got a Mohawk and stuff.

09:31I want to be a truck.

09:32I want to be real big, rough, and rugged, tough guy, truck guy,

09:36but then I've got to be a little speed in there.

09:38And things are bad, man.

09:39I love Raptors.

09:41Yeah.

09:41I wonder...

09:42I wonder...

09:42Frommers is the one I can't put a...

09:44Oh, sports car.

09:46You think it's sports car?

09:46Oh, for sure.

09:48But maybe, like, kind of an obscure one.

09:50You think he's got a sports car with loud pipes?

09:52Oh, yeah.

09:54Fart cannon on that car, for sure.

09:57Is he underneath the Minute Maid Park, hitting the gate?

10:00Ring, ring, ring.

10:01No, he's at the Dyke, though.

10:02But, I mean...

10:03That's what I say.

10:04Oh, I'm going to say Minute Maid Park?

10:05Yeah.

10:05Somebody said Tuve's in a Range Rover.

10:07I could see that.

10:08Mm-hmm.

10:08I could see that.

10:09I could definitely see that.

10:10I could see that.

10:10That is right, fair.

10:11I hope he's not a Range Rover sport, but I could see it.

10:13Number two.

10:26Bye.

10:26I could see that.

10:27I could see it.

10:28I could see it.

10:29I could see it.

10:30I could see it next time.

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