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Good morning. Things starting to settle down. Let' see what happens to our Boys in Thursday. A win would be a huge morale boost. A loss and puttys tank plan will be in full effect.
 
Ranching said:
Good morning. Things starting to settle down. Let' see what happens to our Boys in Thursday. A win would be a huge morale boost. A loss and puttys tank plan will be in full effect.
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Latest beneficiaries of the tank:

MLB: Astros, Cubs
NBA: 76ers
NFL: Cowboys?

Now naughty coachie, come here for ur medicine

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RGV_C_Los said:
Astros never tanked :rolleyes:
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:cool:
https://www.royalsreview.com/2017/10/23/16517230/the-astros-are-proof-that-tanking-works
The Astros are proof that tanking works
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The team was built on deliberate losing
The Houston Astros tanked to get where they are today. There’s no way around it.

In the two years before 2011, Houston averaged 87 losses. Before 2011, the last time the Astros had lost more than 90 games was 1991. But in 2011, the Astros purged payroll and began losing with a dogged focus. They averaged 108 losses per season between 2011 and 2013. Averaged. Not even the 2004-2006 dumpster fire of the Kansas City Royals could average quite that amount of losing.

Two years after their final year of tanking, they made the playoffs. Two years after that, they won 101 games and made the World Series.
 
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waldoputty said:
:cool:
https://www.royalsreview.com/2017/10/23/16517230/the-astros-are-proof-that-tanking-works
The Astros are proof that tanking works
52
The team was built on deliberate losing
The Houston Astros tanked to get where they are today. There’s no way around it.

In the two years before 2011, Houston averaged 87 losses. Before 2011, the last time the Astros had lost more than 90 games was 1991. But in 2011, the Astros purged payroll and began losing with a dogged focus. They averaged 108 losses per season between 2011 and 2013. Averaged. Not even the 2004-2006 dumpster fire of the Kansas City Royals could average quite that amount of losing.

Two years after their final year of tanking, they made the playoffs. Two years after that, they won 101 games and made the World Series.
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They were unlucky then got lucky....my story and sticking to it :cool:
 
RGV_C_Los said:
Oh by the way...we might add a couple more WS trophies because of our unlucky seasons ;)
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:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

no question, we all know the Astros will be winning the WS next year and the year after that ...


Forget the Underdog Label—the Astros Got to the World Series by Tanking
Houston and its data-driven front office have been commended throughout 2017 for just how exceptional the ballclub has been: Astros hitters finished second in the American League in homeruns but last in strikeouts. They also led the league in batting average, with 19 points between them and second-place Cleveland. (Altuve, who hit .346 with 24 homers, deserves the league MVP award.) They were one game back of the Indians for the AL’s best record—101–61 in 2017, from 51–111 in 2013. That’s some turnaround.

But those of us with intact memories cannot forget why exactly the Astros were in such a bad place four seasons ago: They tanked. They fielded a team with a $22 million payroll, by far the lowest in baseball, with a 34-year-old Erik Bedard the only player earning more than $1 million. They had been hardly better in 2012 (55–107) and would still be wretched in 2014 (70-92), the year Sports Illustrated declared them impending champs in 2017.

The Astros Tanked Their Way To The Top
Just like last year’s Cubs. Is this the new blueprint for every baseball loser?

How the Astros pulled off the biggest tank in MLB history and built a World Series champion
The Astros' success began with an unprecedented tanking operation. The team's brain trust built two of the worst teams in MLB history in their first years on the job. The result was a bushel of high draft picks and a farm system that produced many of their current players.

They Tanked Like the Sixers; Now the Astros Are MLB's Next Big Powerhouse
"Trust the process," goes the saying in Philadelphia. As painful as it is to watch the 76ers throw themselves into year after year of bad basketball, surely it will be for the greater good in the long run.

That's about as far as this baseball writer is qualified to remark on that. But what he can say is this: "Trust the process" should have originated with the Houston Astros.

Tipsheet: Astros finally reap reward for blatant tanking
The Houston Astros paid a heavy price for tanking multiple seasons.
During a four-year span, they finished 56-106, 55-107, 52-111 and 70-92 while general manager Jeff Luhnow traded veterans for prospects and "earned" great draft position. That sell-off allowed the franchise to operate with tiny payroll and a large profit margin, but it also took a toll on the franchise's fan base.


The 2016 Cubs are living proof that tanking works (and more teams should do it)

Tanking no more, the 76ers are embracing their own high expectations
 
The Difference is the Astros have good people in charge. The Cowboys still got the same GM that thought Garrett was so great.
 
waldoputty said:


:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

no question, we all know the Astros will be winning the WS next year and the year after that ...


Forget the Underdog Label—the Astros Got to the World Series by Tanking
Houston and its data-driven front office have been commended throughout 2017 for just how exceptional the ballclub has been: Astros hitters finished second in the American League in homeruns but last in strikeouts. They also led the league in batting average, with 19 points between them and second-place Cleveland. (Altuve, who hit .346 with 24 homers, deserves the league MVP award.) They were one game back of the Indians for the AL’s best record—101–61 in 2017, from 51–111 in 2013. That’s some turnaround.

But those of us with intact memories cannot forget why exactly the Astros were in such a bad place four seasons ago: They tanked. They fielded a team with a $22 million payroll, by far the lowest in baseball, with a 34-year-old Erik Bedard the only player earning more than $1 million. They had been hardly better in 2012 (55–107) and would still be wretched in 2014 (70-92), the year Sports Illustrated declared them impending champs in 2017.

The Astros Tanked Their Way To The Top
Just like last year’s Cubs. Is this the new blueprint for every baseball loser?

How the Astros pulled off the biggest tank in MLB history and built a World Series champion
The Astros' success began with an unprecedented tanking operation. The team's brain trust built two of the worst teams in MLB history in their first years on the job. The result was a bushel of high draft picks and a farm system that produced many of their current players.

They Tanked Like the Sixers; Now the Astros Are MLB's Next Big Powerhouse
"Trust the process," goes the saying in Philadelphia. As painful as it is to watch the 76ers throw themselves into year after year of bad basketball, surely it will be for the greater good in the long run.

That's about as far as this baseball writer is qualified to remark on that. But what he can say is this: "Trust the process" should have originated with the Houston Astros.

Tipsheet: Astros finally reap reward for blatant tanking
The Houston Astros paid a heavy price for tanking multiple seasons.
During a four-year span, they finished 56-106, 55-107, 52-111 and 70-92 while general manager Jeff Luhnow traded veterans for prospects and "earned" great draft position. That sell-off allowed the franchise to operate with tiny payroll and a large profit margin, but it also took a toll on the franchise's fan base.


The 2016 Cubs are living proof that tanking works (and more teams should do it)

Tanking no more, the 76ers are embracing their own high expectations
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The Stros may have lost much of their fan base during the “tanking” years but not this one...;)

The FO made wise picks and retained building blocks like Altuve, Gonzalez and Keuchel.
 
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