00:00The Astros, they will take on the Mariners tonight at the Dyken.
00:07And this is kind of the news right here.
00:10And we'll await to hear from, what is he now?
00:19Lieutenant Joe Espada.
00:21We'll wait to hear from him coming up a little bit to get more info.
00:25But the lineup reads, Pena leading off.
00:28Alvarez is the DH.
00:29Paredes behind him.
00:31We're back to Taylor Trammell in the fourth spot.
00:36Left, right, left, right, left, right, dude.
00:39We're back to Taylor Trammell in the fourth spot.
00:41And here's the big news.
00:42Jose Altuve is batting fifth and playing second base.
00:47So he's not only at the plate in the lineup, but he's also playing in the field.
00:54They feel comfortable enough with that foot.
00:56If you missed it, the second game of the Giants series, he got hit in the foot, immediately came out
01:02of that game, and then missed the next game.
01:05They said he would be re-evaluated, but said he was really, really sore on Thursday.
01:11So he, I'm sorry, on Wednesday.
01:13And so he is back in the lineup, batting fifth behind Taylor Trammell for some reason.
01:18And then Varshow is behind him.
01:21And then Christian Walker in the seventh spot with Cam Smith and Christian Vasquez is catching the night for Peter
01:31Lambert.
01:31That is the lineup, Pena, Alvarez, Paredes, Trammell, Altuve, Varshow, Walker, Smith, and Vasquez.
01:40And the big story is, Clint, this was a short-term deal with Jose Altuve.
01:46Like, I'm not even trying to be funny.
01:48Obviously, we know what happened to me today in my 40s.
01:52Just tanked my hamstring.
01:54But when you start to get these ages, you never know, guys like Altuve, how long they may get out.
02:00Hell, Correa is younger than him, and he's out for the damn season for a swing.
02:04Well, he was out for the season for just a swing in the cages.
02:07So, good to see that this is short-lived, and he's going to be able to be back.
02:11Yeah, no doubt, man.
02:12Getting Altuve back in the mix is big.
02:16I mean, again, this lineup gets awfully short.
02:19With Varshow not hitting a lick, with no Altuve, Walker struggling to the point where he's batting seventh behind Trammell
02:30and Varshow.
02:32Yeah, it's – so, you've got to have Altuve.
02:36I mean, look, we make a lot about, obviously, the top two hitters, Pena and Alvarez.
02:40And I do believe it's – I mean, it's absolutely paramount that Alvarez starts hitting the ball out of the
02:45park again.
02:4613 games, no bombs.
02:48And Pena stays hot, so it's absolutely paramount.
02:52If we're going to have any chance, those two guys have to do the majority of the – carry most
02:57of the water, if you will.
02:59But, yeah, Altuve makes it a little bit longer and gives us a chance.
03:02There's no doubt about that.
03:03Yeah, it changes what we're looking at.
03:05Varshow going to come on, man.
03:06He's got real – he's got a real look that could get on my bad side.
03:11He – I hadn't thought about that.
03:14He does have a look.
03:16He does – it's not quite Phil Maton, but he does –
03:22Not quite RBF?
03:24No, yeah, it's not that.
03:26He does have a look.
03:28He does have a look.
03:29He has swung – he has hit – not only swung the bat well, he's hit the ball harder.
03:34Like, there have been some –
03:37I'm trying to let you finish.
03:39I mean, you're going to make me Google something over here.
03:43Tyler, that side look.
03:44Find that silver lining, baby.
03:46I mean, I got a look.
03:47I mean, that ain't like – that's not like you.
03:49Come on, man.
03:50What the hell are you talking about?
03:50I mean, that's not like you.
03:52I remember him the other day.
03:53He got a hit through the hole, and he hit one hard.
03:57He hit one hard at the second baseman.
03:59I remember – yeah, he swung it, man.
04:01I mean, think about what he just said.
04:01I'm just saying.
04:02I'm getting my mind, I remember.
04:03His pushback to me that Varshow better bring his –
04:05He swung the bat.
04:06He swung it better.
04:06He hit one hard to the second baseman, said nobody in baseball ever.
04:10There were back-to-back at-bats where he got a ball and hit it hard into right field,
04:15and then the next one he hit it really hard, but he just hit it right to the second baseman.
04:18He's swinging it better.
04:21I mean, not –
04:22I'm going to tell you, you've got to get below shoemake.
04:24You've got to get below shoemake, Dezenzo, Spence, Delgado,
04:28before you get to Varshow, by the way, on the old ticker here.
04:33Yeah, no, I'm just – he's got to come on, man.
04:36We'll get all this little funk.
04:36I mean, again, my man's got four hits as an Astro in nine games.
04:42My man's got to come on.
04:47Got double the strikeouts as he does hits.
04:49He's got to come on, man.
04:50I know Tyler.
04:51I just look at this, Tyler.
04:52If Taylor Trammell can bat fifth, what the hell did they need to go get Varshow?
04:57Oh, yeah, got his left-handed bat.
04:59I mean, I'm just saying.
05:00Every day is center fielder is what we were told, man.
05:03Hell, yeah.
05:04Kelly could have played center, man.
05:06I'm going to tell you, these cats – I mean, there is a –
05:09The hell, Dana.
05:10I'm going to tell you.
05:10Is he cross-eyed?
05:11By the way, someone just texted in that cross-eyed look from Varshow.
05:14Is he cross-eyed?
05:15I don't think he's cross-eyed.
05:16I think he's just –
05:18I think them four hits just got him frustrated.
05:21You look at this lineup.
05:22My man, the length that they'll go to, to go right, left, right, left, right, left,
05:29all the way to the seven hole, I guess to the eight hole, right?
05:33Because, yeah, the eight hole is wild to me.
05:38I mean, it's unbelievable.
05:40I mean, I like Taylor Trammell swinging the bat well.
05:43I mean, he can't be hitting above –
05:46He can't be in the spot to get more at-bats than these other cats, man.
05:49Yeah, I just – the Christian Walker woman, Christian's just fall off.
05:52I mean, I get it.
05:55I mean, he started off hot.
05:57He's not been this great, but damn.
05:59And they got zero interest to get him hot again.
06:04I mean, he showed you what he's capable of.
06:06You need him right now more than anything.
06:08And what do you do?
06:08You bury him in the damn lineup.
06:10This is all I want to know, Tyler.
06:12This is – and I'll feel better about it.
06:14That when they put this together, that there was pushback
06:17and it was a real hard decision to get Taylor Trammell in the four spot.
06:21Like, I just don't want it –
06:23like, to me, if they sat down and put this line together
06:25and they were like, Pena – yeah, Alvarez, we got it.
06:29Parade, he's leading off Trammell.
06:31And it just went, oh, yeah.
06:32That was a no-brainer for me.
06:33Next.
06:34Like, I need – I just want somebody to have been in the room,
06:37like, hold on here.
06:38It couldn't have been automatic.
06:39Like, guys, are we sure here?
06:40Are we sure we want to go here?
06:42I mean, I know you were trying to ease Altuve in.
06:44And, like, what world would you say to yourself,
06:48I'm going to put Taylor Trammell in over Altuve?
06:51And you know how I feel about Altuve.
06:54Like, he's a great player.
06:56He is no longer –
06:57We know.
06:58You don't have to explain.
06:58He's no longer the brisket.
07:00But, I mean, damn.
07:01I mean –
07:02Still an Astro goat.
07:05I mean, Taylor Trammell's a good – he's a church's chicken biscuit.
07:09Like, I mean, we can't –
07:10Wow, biscuit.
07:11A biscuit – they're there at every one of the meals.
07:13I mean, at least give him Popeyes.
07:15Well, no, I can't do that.
07:17Churches.
07:17You can't.
07:18He's got to get me to 10 homers before I give him Popeyes.
07:20What about Red Lobster?
07:22Hell no.
07:22Hell.
07:23Now, if we're not Popeyes, we're not giving them –
07:25I'm just saying church's is a solid one that comes with all of their meals.
07:27It's there.
07:28I mean, but, I mean, you don't go –
07:32Lobster's got one of the best biscuits.
07:33You don't go mashed potatoes and –
07:35You don't go church's biscuit over mashed potatoes and gravy.
07:39Two outs in the night.
07:41We'll see if Tramm – what Tramm can get done.
07:43He'll probably hit two homers a night.
07:44Oh, and every time we badmouth somebody, they go out there and rake.
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