2020 Astros Season Thread

[mbtex 683]

30 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

He ain’t going anywhere 

Yep we know Lil Shep will be here next year

[UTexasFight 9381]

Going to assume we’re locked in as the 6 seed (4 back of Yankees for 5 seed).

Do we want A’s, Rays, or White Sox in wild card round?

1.5 games separate those three right now.

I’m indifferent but will go with the A’s. Perhaps we beat Fiers to send them home.

or they beat us and put us out of our misery in this shitshow of a season.

[TonyTexas 10482]

If George is willing to take a shorter contract, something like 3/$75mm,  then he could stay. If he’s looking for 6/7 years at $30+ million per, then cya. 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

Minor concern, but A’s would also mean easier travel if the Astros manage to survive the first round.  If they were to miraculously make it to the World Series, they would go from Arlington to Oakland to LA to SD and back to Arlington.  
 

So this a potential 5.5 week long road trip that just started. 

[UTPhil2006 3792]

I feel like Rays or Sox. And really the Sox. Don’t wanna play a team that’s seen us 10 times already 

[UTexasFight 9381]

5 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Minor concern, but A’s would also mean easier travel if the Astros manage to survive the first round.  If they were to miraculously make it to the World Series, they would go from Arlington to Oakland to LA to SD and back to Arlington.  
 

So this a potential 5.5 week long road trip that just started. 

Sweep the WC round and there are 4 days off before the LDS.

I don’t think they’re going to hangout in CA for that long 

[UTexasFight 9381]

Just now, UTPhil2006 said:

I feel like Rays or Sox. And really the Sox. Don’t wanna play a team that’s seen us 10 times already 

I do like the idea of the White Sox too.

DK vs LMJ would be fun.

[Scraps 13543]

I want no part of the White Sox.

Let's just play the A's some more fuck it. Would be fun to knock them out after they win a wack ass division title.

[TonyTexas 10482]

Who says Dusty doesn’t embrace advanced analytics. 

 

[Scraps 13543]

Springer kills it in Seattle too

(I have nothing to actually back this up but my memory so it may not even be right lol)

[Scraps 13543]

Damn just looked it up and its prob his 2nd worst AL west stadium just ahead of Oakland lol

[HillaryFan420 121]

If George is willing to take a shorter contract, something like 3/$75mm,  then he could stay. If he’s looking for 6/7 years at $30+ million per, then cya. 

With the expanded playoffs and financial uncertainty for many teams, I wouldn’t be that surprised if he accepted a QO.


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[TonyTexas 10482]

31 minutes ago, HillaryFan420 said:

With the expanded playoffs and financial uncertainty for many teams, I wouldn’t be that surprised if he accepted a QO.


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Interesting thought but there is no way he won’t get an offer well in excess of the QO number. Don’t know this year’s number but last year’s was $17.8 million. 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

I don’t trust a product that markets itself as “America’s Leanest Bacon.”

[Scraps 13543]

Dusty rockin the black gloves makes me laugh every time

[WBT 20425]

Lulz, look like Kalas and Blum cutouts over the right hand batter's shoulder

[WBT 20425]

4 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

If George is willing to take a shorter contract, something like 3/$75mm,  then he could stay. If he’s looking for 6/7 years at $30+ million per, then cya. 

you generally have to pay more per year on a shorter deal

[Scraps 13543]

Correa has had an impressive offensive fall over the course of this season

 

 

[UTexasFight 9381]

Dammit LMJ.

giving me hope he can pitch on the road.

[runthebone 7932]

So if no one scores, we win on hits, right?  I'm pretty sure it's the tiebreaker, like "penetrations."

[UTexasFight 9381]

2 minutes ago, runthebone said:

So if no one scores, we win on hits, right?  I'm pretty sure it's the tiebreaker, like "penetrations."

 

[rvm96 1643]

That's how I feel after the walk, error and double down the line 

 

[UTexasFight 9381]

I can’t even believe that’s a thing that is real 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Welp, that will do it

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Looks like road lance showed up

[Planet Houston 4923]

Fuck me

[UTexasFight 9381]

Back to my “who do we want to play in the first round” post.

answer: whoever the fuck will take two straight games from us and end this absolute shitshow of a season 

[UTexasFight 9381]

But at least we have twice at many hits as Seattle!

[Guadaloopy 10926]

Good thing we have the top of the order up to start the comeback.  Oh wait... we’ve got an extra 9 hitter at lead off tonight.     

[Guadaloopy 10926]

Tonight and our road record remind me that a four game lead is not safe.  

[rvm96 1643]

10 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Looks like road lance showed up

In his defense that double play or even a single out from it would have made that inning a lot easier. 

[Honeysucklerose 959]

It has been a painful year

[HillaryFan420 121]

LMJ played very well. Offense continues to struggle against mediocre pitching. At least Altuve is showing some signs of life I guess.


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[Guadaloopy 10926]

What a meltdown.  Gross. 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

1 minute ago, HillaryFan420 said:

LMJ played very well. Offense continues to struggle against mediocre pitching. At least Altuve is showing some signs of life I guess.


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Four pitch walk to lead off an inning doesn’t set you up for success.  

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Put in a position player to pitch. Thats at least sometimes entertaining.

[UTexasFight 9381]

Christ Dusty

get him out of the fucking game

i get saving the bullpen.

let a backup catcher finish this off. Can’t be any worse than Bielak 

 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

5 minutes ago, HillaryFan420 said:

LMJ played very well. Offense continues to struggle against mediocre pitching. At least Altuve is showing some signs of life I guess.


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Nice camouflage with the new account.  

[UTexasFight 9381]

We outhit them tonight

 

yay us

[Guadaloopy 10926]

Here we go.  7 run 9th inning.  

[UTexasFight 9381]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Here we go.  7 run 9th inning.  

We don’t have 7 runs this month 

[HillaryFan420 121]

Four pitch walk to lead off an inning doesn’t set you up for success.  

Well, no, it’s preferable not to walk anyone but a 2.7 BB/9 for the night is fine.


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[HillaryFan420 121]

So Click added Dubin to the 40 man postseason pool but has no interest in taking him for a test drive during the regular season?


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[Guadaloopy 10926]

Hey... killed the shutout.  That’s something.  

[elfenix 34179]

Fuck 2020

[HillaryFan420 121]

That might be the hardest Correa has hit the baseball since early August.

I don’t know what to make of the offensive struggles. Outside of Altuve, the problem has mainly been a lack of exit velocity, not a lack of plate discipline. Even Bregman looks like a slap hitter now. Maybe it’s just a product of the shortened season.


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[UTexasFight 9381]

Good news: assuming we don’t go down to sat/sun still looking to clinch, the rotation will be set up for Grienke and then Framber in the WC round

bad news: Lance will be ready for game 3

Edited September 22, 2020 by UTexasFight

[HillaryFan420 121]

Imagine where the Astros would be if Framber didn’t magically turn into a 4+ win pitcher over a full season.


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[UTexasFight 9381]

2 minutes ago, HillaryFan420 said:

That might be the hardest Correa has hit the baseball since early August.

I don’t know what to make of the offensive struggles. Outside of Altuve, the problem has mainly been a lack of exit velocity, not a lack of plate discipline. Even Bregman looks like a slap hitter now. Maybe it’s just a product of the shortened season.


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Fuck it

I’m pissed

[Planet Houston 4923]

This season is so frustrating.