2020 Astros Season Thread

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

Well, if we had to lose I’m glad it’s to the rays and Uncle Charlie as opposed to Yanks, Dodgers or Sox. 
Loved Uncle Charlie as a human being. Happy for his success of it can’t be ours. All that said if we want to go ahead and fuck them up the rest of the way I’m ok with that. 
This is our teams best performance in an even numbered year since we got good again. 

[Dnaguy 11964]

I’m getting a feeling that we’re going to need to find a significant at bat out of both Gurreal and Bregman for us to win.

Just have a feeling that if we can get a RBI out of them then we can win. If they go hit less then we lose.

We need some magic or this plane crashes into the mountain.

[Mo Horn 8841]

Let's not hang another pitch to this guy please

[Wishbone 4760]

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Google isn’t your friend. Find me the Tampa connection. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Morton_(pitcher)

Wow! You are correct. Kudos sir. I stand corrected. I evidently had someone else in mind 

[Dnaguy 11964]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Well, if we had to lose I’m glad it’s to the rays and Uncle Charlie as opposed to Yanks, Dodgers or Sox. 
Loved Uncle Charlie as a human being. Happy for his success of it can’t be ours. All that said if we want to go ahead and fuck them up the rest of the way I’m ok with that. 
This is our teams best performance in an even numbered year since we got good again. 

This is very aggy.

[htown85 159]

The difference in command tonight between Morton and Lance is comical.  

[runthebone 7982]

Mistake

[billfromlaketravis 11478]

I’d automatically walk No. 56 in the stretch. Let him hit as many solo homers as he wants. 

[Dnaguy 11964]

I stand corrected. The ump has herpes of the eyes and is giving giving an extra inch on the outside corner. Our pitcher is just not as good.

[cabowabo 4484]

Overmanaging Dusty.

[perfectchaos007 6642]

I don't agree with this, Dusty

[Mo Horn 8841]

Not sure I like this move. LMJ has settled down.

[Limp Brisket 546]

Dusty has made the right calls lately, I’m good with it.

[UTexasFight 9444]

Don’t be a bitch lance

maybe you shouldnt be at 74 pitches through 11 outs or hang two meatballs in a game 7

[StruggleBus 3922]

3 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

This is very aggy.

Seriously. That’s some major loser talk for the 4th inning

[Dnaguy 11964]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Don’t be a bitch lance

maybe you shouldnt be at 74 pitches through 11 outs or hang two meatballs in a game 7

This.

Don’t wait until the 4th to start actually dealing.

It’s game 7. You make sure you’re ready from pitch 1.

 

Still.... not a great move IMO

Edited October 18, 2020 by Dnaguy

[cabowabo 4484]

You're the best Dusty......

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

8 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

This is very aggy.

Nah. This team isn’t that good. Our team last year would have buttfucked this team. It’s gotten by on guts and guile and the heart of a champion- nothing to be upset/ashamed of. 

Edited October 18, 2020 by Wulaw Horn

[Dnaguy 11964]

Dusty’s national league is showing.

[Macklemore 2872]

Nice job aggy

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

That move was fine. I’m fine with Uriquidy pitching the rest of the game. If the bats don’t wake up none of it matters anyway. 

[TonyTexas 10512]

Anyone bitching about Dusty’s choices in the playoffs needs to be checked for Alzheimer’s 

[rvm96 1643]

8 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

This is very aggy.

[Limp Brisket 546]

That move was needed.

[clapclapclap 9000]

2 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

Wow! You are correct. Kudos sir. I stand corrected. I evidently had someone else in mind 

You were just early, he's from Tampa now...

 

...And had an offseason home in Bradenton, FL before he signed with the Rays.

https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/2018/12/13/5-things-to-know-about-new-rays-pitcher-charlie-morton/

Local connection
Morton has floated the idea of retiring to spend more time with his wife and four young kids, or at least wanting to play for a team near his wife's family base in Delaware. But the Rays offered a better option, since the Mortons have an off-season home in Bradenton...

 

No, not those Mortons

Morton has no ties, family or otherwise, to the Morton's steak house chain. Why is that noteworthy? Because he got asked about it during the 2017 ALCS, when someone (ex-teammate Jared Hughes was suspected and accused) changed Morton's wikipedia page to say he was, and a reporter saw that and asked him about it. Also untrue, apparently, was the addendum that he was "infamous for owning a steakhouse and is a steak connoisseur" and a has a pregame routine which includes eating a 2-pound steak before each start.

 

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Bleeding has been stopped for two innings. Time to do some cutting of our own.  

[Dnaguy 11964]

Facebook voting ad makes me nauseous.

Both because it’s facebook and that it’s edited like a Matrix movie.

Shut the fuck up Zuckerberg. 

[UTexasFight 9444]

Ready for morton to have one of those games he had a few times with us where his mechanics completely went off the rails and he couldn’t throw a strike to save his life....

[Dnaguy 11964]

Bregman hasn’t been eating his Wheaties.

[Limp Brisket 546]

Yeah I’m not liking Morton’s count.

[Dnaguy 11964]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Ready for morton to have one of those games he had a few times with us where his mechanics completely went off the rails and he couldn’t throw a strike to save his life....

I’m DNAguy and I approve this message.

[runthebone 7982]

Wow, he may go 9

[CycleTex87 2970]

CFM dealing. 

[cabowabo 4484]

If we lose this game/series, it'll be because of Bregman and Gurriel.

[WBT 20571]

49 pitches through 5.  This is definitely not the guy we let off the hook in Game 2.

[TonyTexas 10512]

Might need to adjust their approach 

[UTexasFight 9444]

Less than 10 pitches an inning

 

 

[Rip76 4928]

Possibly on to next year fellas.

[htown85 159]

Morton has it tonight. It was a good run, but our bats aren’t even close.

[Honeysucklerose 989]

This is incredible from Morton

[Rip76 4928]

1 hit still, no?

[David Dennison 18860]

CFM in full on domination mode.

[David Dennison 18860]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Possibly on to next year fellas.

Anyone have an outfield?

[UTexasFight 9444]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

1 hit still, no?

And no 3 ball counts

[YChang 3444]

Man Uncle Charlie is so good

[Dnaguy 11964]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Might need to adjust their approach 

 

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

CFM in full on domination mode.

Astros tonight at plate:

[David Dennison 18860]

Just now, YChang said:

Man Uncle Charlie is so good

We just couldn't offer that third year.

[Dnaguy 11964]

Just now, David Dennison said:

We just couldn't offer that third year.

It’s not like it really matt....er...ed.

Oh.

[clapclapclap 9000]

8 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

If we lose this game/series, it'll be because of Bregman and Gurriel.

It'll be because Click and Crane wrote off the season before the trade deadline and didn't fill any of the glaring pitching weaknesses visible to everyone before the season ever started.  Which by the trade deadline had logic because we were playing like crap.  Pitchers pretty much overperformed in the playoffs, it's amazing we got to an ALCS game 7 with all the key injuries.

Not to defend Bregs and Yuli ("Bregs unlucky" wore off long ago, he's just playing like crap), but there are always going to be slumps in the lineup during a series at this level of competition.

Edited October 18, 2020 by clapclapclap

[UTexasFight 9444]

We have a first and third baseman that can’t hit, a second baseman that can’t throw and an opposing starting pitcher carving us up who could still be ours if the previous front office regime didn’t get cute

 

i’m fucking cranky