2020 Astros Season Thread

[UTexasFight 9819]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Probably not Pressley now 

13, 17, 9 pitches in game 4 , 5, 6

[CycleTex87 3044]

I kind of like listening to Pedro Martinez.  He says Astros all the way tomorrow.  
 

1-0 today. Let’s go win one tomorrow.  Let’s Go Astros, clap...clap...clapclapclap 

[runthebone 8380]

Game 7.  Everyone except Framber is available.  Maybe replace James with...whom?

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Uncle Charlie starting tomorrow. Coupled with Glasnow, we have our work cut out for us. 

The bigger they are, the harder they fall...

These Astros have always answered the call when it comes to bigtime pitchers on the bump against them.

[kevwun 16444]

I'd rather they bring in Correa instead of James.

[clapclapclap 9000]

@Helobious

Hello there.  Tomorrow you have a chance for your Yankess to lose sole possession of the greatest series choke in MLB history.   Who are you rooting for?

[Guadaloopy 11138]

One more day in the sun.   Keep the Springer era alive.  

[billfromlaketravis 11851]

Just now, runthebone said:

Game 7.  Everyone except Framber is available.  Maybe replace James with...whom?

A pitching machine. 

[UTexasFight 9819]

It makes no sense that in the LCS the radio guys aren’t allowed to call the game in the ballpark

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Hopefully Charlie Morton can lead the Astros to a World Series again tomorrow if you know what I mean

[TonyTexas 10785]

3 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Game 7.  Everyone except Framber is available.  Maybe replace James with...whom?

If they replace James, he wouldn’t be available for the WS. I’m sure some of y’all are thinking that would be good. But it wouldn’t be. The cupboard is bare. 

Edited October 17, 2020 by TonyTexas

[Pimphand 6376]

2 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

@Helobious

Hello there.  Tomorrow you have a chance for your Yankess to lose sole possession of the greatest series choke in MLB history.   Who are you rooting for?

The only other time a team came back from down 0-3 to 3-3 was this very game.

[Gourmand 7778]

2 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

@Helobious

Hello there.  Tomorrow you have a chance for your Yankess to lose sole possession of the greatest series choke in MLB history.   Who are you rooting for?

this is a really good point

[Dnaguy 12695]

9 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Calling my shot, Bregman will kill these fuckers manana.

Wouldn’t that require him to have an at bat that results in something other than a double play or a strike out?

[ducks]

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Hopefully Charlie Morton can lead the Astros to a World Series again tomorrow if you know what I mean

username checks out.

 

I like it.

[billfromlaketravis 11851]

Just now, Dnaguy said:

Wouldn’t that require him to have an at bat that results in something other than a double play or a strike out?

[ducks]

Agreed. Bregs is doing a great Bagwell/Biggio postseason impression. 

[WBT 20994]

 

[TonyTexas 10785]

Stolen from the cheaters thread

 

[Updawg 2387]

Delayed response but fuck yeah

[billfromlaketravis 11851]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

 

If you had Framber as the Astros’ ace last year. Please pick my lotto numbers. 

[Gourmand 7778]

7 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Agreed. Bregs is doing a great Bagwell/Biggio postseason impression. 

Bullshit.

[Helobious 9824]

12 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

@Helobious

Hello there.  Tomorrow you have a chance for your Yankess to lose sole possession of the greatest series choke in MLB history.   Who are you rooting for?

The meteor. 

[Rip76 5022]

20 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Calling my shot, Bregman will kill these fuckers manana.

3 runner for Bregman tomorrow 

[WBT 20994]

19 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Uncle Charlie starting tomorrow. Coupled with Glasnow, we have our work cut out for us. 

We need to hope Charlie comes out like in Game 2 but that we don't let him off the hook/hit a bunch of at'em balls this time.

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The Astros put 15 balls into play against Morton, hitting them hard enough to combine for a healthy .473 xBA per Statcast. To put that into context, of all the games this year during which the starting pitcher faced at least 10 batters, including the postseason, Morton’s xBA was the 15th-worst. And for the most part, the other high-xBA games were fairly ugly:

 

Worst xBA Starts, 2020

Pitcher	Date	xBA	IP	H	ER	Team Result
Justin Dunn	8/17	.597	2.0	5	6	Loss
Antonio Santos	9/25	.564	0.7	5	6	Loss
Robert Gsellman	9/3	.556	1.7	4	4	Win
Brandon Bielak	8/22	.553	1.3	5	7	Loss
Tarik Skubal	8/18	.542	2.0	7	4	Loss
Sean Newcomb	8/10	.510	1.3	6	8	Loss
Matt Harvey	9/1	.495	1.3	7	5	Loss
Taijuan Walker	9/15	.492	1.7	6	1	Loss
Patrick Sandoval	8/24	.490	2.7	7	5	Loss
José Suarez	8/20	.489	1.3	5	5	Loss
Sixto Sánchez	10/8	.487	3.0	4	4	Loss
Zach Davies	10/7	.484	5.0	9	4	Loss
Rich Hill	8/19	.483	2.7	4	4	Loss
Seth Lugo	9/17	.475	1.7	8	6	Win
Charlie Morton	10/12	.473	5.0	5	0	Win
Jimmy Yacabonis	9/14	.471	1.3	2	1	Loss
Kyle Freeland	9/27	.471	2.3	8	6	Loss
Steven Matz	8/4	.470	3.0	7	5	Loss
Jonathan Stiever	9/18	.468	2.7	5	6	Loss
Mike Montgomery	7/27	.466	2.0	5	3	Win

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

3 runner for Bregman tomorrow 

I approve this message...

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

I'm sorry I doubted

[Pimphand 6376]

I have to imagine the Dodgers will finally fart in Dave Roberts general direction if he blows this one.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[UTexasFight 9819]

28 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Calling my shot, Bregman will kill these fuckers manana.

I don’t know if he finds it tomorrow

I’m feeling more of a game 2 in the World Series start....and I’m ok with that. Because it means the World Series and it means he’s following the springer blueprint for a WS MVP

 

[WBT 20994]

 

[Macklemore 2945]

6 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Fucking love seeing Correa becoming the leader of this team. His teammates would walk through fire for him. Beautiful to see. He is everything you want in a player

[Guadaloopy 11138]

Just now, Macklemore said:

Fucking love seeing Correa becoming the leader of this team. His teammates would walk through fire for him. Beautiful to see. He is everything you want in a player

If I’m being nit picky, I’d like a little more durability.   But yeah... he’s a winner to the bone.  

[Guest Lobo]

NSIAP:

 

[mbtex 697]

One good thing about the cheating scandal is what has brought out in Correa. 

[WBT 20994]

 

[Planet Houston 4950]

I. Love. This. Team. 

[UTexasFight 9819]

Lance Barksdale behind the plate tomorrow

Good news: we won our last postseason game with him behind the plate 

bad news: he sucked....(and Cole and Joe Smith pitched 8 of the 9 innings in that game)

https://sports.yahoo.com/umpire-lance-barksdale-blamed-catcher-133113341.html

Edited October 17, 2020 by UTexasFight

[Brisketexan 106981]

I. Love. This. Team. 

Yeah....this.

[Scraps 13809]

Correa should have a C on his chest. Thats all.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[Guadaloopy 11138]

52 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Uncle Charlie starting tomorrow. Coupled with Glasnow, we have our work cut out for us. 

We had our work cut out for us with Snell and Castillo today, so yeah.  

[Scraps 13809]

We had our work cut out for us being down 3-0 lmao.

I think they are up to the challenge

[Guadaloopy 11138]

Darling has said all series that to win a seven game series, you have to beat the other team’s closer.

Anderson, check.

Castillo, check.  
 

Who’s next?

[The Earl of Texas 3214]

 

[Guadaloopy 11138]

Who knew what this meant at the beginning of the week?

[Planet Houston 4950]

Darling has the worst hair dye I’ve ever seen, for the record. Just thought I’d throw that out there. 

[Guadaloopy 11138]

8 minutes ago, Scraps said:

We had our work cut out for us being down 3-0 lmao.

I think they are up to the challenge

Right?  Just look at the list of all-stars and Cy Young winners the Astros have beaten in the post season over the past four years   It is long and distinguished   They ain’t skeered   

 

[WBT 20994]

5 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Darling has the worst hair dye I’ve ever seen, for the record. Just thought I’d throw that out there. 

He should hit up his old teammate

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[Guadaloopy 11138]

Keith Hernandez?!  I loathe him.