2020 Astros Season Thread

[DaysOff 7853]

Yay?

[TonyTexas 10482]

Yay. We’re the 8th best team in the AL

Boo. We’re the 8th worst team in the AL. 

[Guest]

[WBT 20425]

1st time in franchise history to make the playoffs 4 straight years.  Technically.

[UTexasFight 9381]

Gotta love the 7 seed being at 10 games over and 6 seed at .500

A’s are going to fuck up and take the #2 seed and get the 10 games over .500 WhiteSox/Twins/Indians instead of sitting tight at the 3 and getting us 

[TonyTexas 10482]

29 minutes ago, WBT said:

1st time in franchise history to make the playoffs 4 straight years.  Technically.

As of right now, neither the Astros or the Yankees would have made it without expanded playoffs. 

[UTexasFight 9381]

38 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Gotta love the 7 seed being at 10 games over and 6 seed at .500

A’s are going to fuck up and take the #2 seed and get the 10 games over .500 WhiteSox/Twins/Indians instead of sitting tight at the 3 and getting us 

As of right now, the season is 35% complete in a normal year

[msbesq 385]

If a mouse farts in the playoffs does it make a noise? Ugh

[TonyTexas 10482]

27 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

As of right now, neither the Astros or the Yankees would have made it without expanded playoffs. 

Yet the Yankees are the favorite to win the AL. Mind bottling 

[Rimbo 25786]

 

[TonyTexas 10482]

Thank god they will not be using this extra inning abomination in the playoffs. Astros are 2 and 7 this year in extras

Edited September 26, 2020 by TonyTexas

[FondrenRoad 4378]

3 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Gotta love the 7 seed being at 10 games over and 6 seed at .500

A’s are going to fuck up and take the #2 seed and get the 10 games over .500 WhiteSox/Twins/Indians instead of sitting tight at the 3 and getting us 

They should have let the 3 division winners choose their opponent among the 5 other teams. The 2 remaining teams, likely the best 2 left, play each other.

[runthebone 7932]

Champagne all around for the Astros' clutch late inning playoff clinching loss!

Edited September 26, 2020 by runthebone

[CycleTex87 2954]

Is this a champagne in the clubhouse kinda deal?

[TonyTexas 10482]

49 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

They should have let the 3 division winners choose their opponent among the 5 other teams. The 2 remaining teams, likely the best 2 left, play each other.

I’ve had the same thought. Would have aligned perfectly with all the other goofy shit they implemented 

[clapclapclap 9000]

4 hours ago, WBT said:

1st time in franchise history to make the playoffs 4 straight years.  Technically.

*?

[clapclapclap 9000]

But seriously, screw the haters.  Tourney participation ribbons are forever.  Hang it.

[runthebone 7932]

What will the banner say?  Playoff expanded field '20?

[UTexasFight 9381]

6 hours ago, runthebone said:

What will the banner say?  Playoff expanded field '20?

“World Series champs” after 13 more wins 

[TonyTexas 10482]

The A’s are about to dump a doubleheader to the Mariners. I guess we know who they prefer to play in the first round. And I don’t blame them 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

7 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

“World Series champs” after 13 more wins 

I like your enthusiasm!

[clapclapclap 9000]

Jesse Chavez (aka El Tonjon) is a goofy looking dude.

[WBT 20425]

Well, we just clenched our first season not above .500 since 2014.  We can make it an out and out losing season tomorrow.

[runthebone 7932]

Why waste offense and wins in the regular season?  We learned from last year.

[Guest]

17 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

As of right now, neither the Astros or the Yankees would have made it without expanded playoffs. 

what about the other 100 games that should have been played?

Not making excuses and not really arguing your point, other than to say the 60 game mini season was recognized as a small sample of play warranting the expansion of POs.

Let's see how they play out before we just poo-poo them all to hell.

[WBT 20425]

Showrrea!!  Maybe the boys care about avoiding a losing record.

Altuve and Correa with homers today heading into the russian roulette 1st round...

[Guadaloopy 10927]

Phillies and Royals are pretty much the only teams that should dip their toes into the retro powder blue pool.  Everyone else looks pretty dumb.  

[Guadaloopy 10927]

I hate Odor so much.  

[Guadaloopy 10927]

I hate even more that DeJong gave up a yak to that scrub.  

[UTexasFight 9381]

17 minutes ago, WBT said:

Showrrea!!  Maybe the boys care about avoiding a losing record.

Altuve and Correa with homers today heading into the russian roulette 1st round...

I want to believe too... that the first 59 games have just been the entire team saying “aaaahhhh we were just fucking with you! We back”

also, part of me would be ok with a losing record..I know it won’t happen, but say they win it all. I can’t think of much that would be better after the last off-season (and 2020 in general)  than the first team with a losing record flying a World Series banner 

[WBT 20425]

26 minutes ago, WBT said:

Maybe the boys care about avoiding a losing record.

Riding De Jong until his arm falls off and now bringing in Nivaldo...maybe not so much.

[clapclapclap 9000]

No pride, even less pitching.

So they're going to finish the season under .500 and losing 3 of 4 to the worst team in the league.  Just forfeit the playoff series.  Hit corrupt coverup Manfred where it hurts, in the wallet.

[Guadaloopy 10927]

32 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I want to believe too... that the first 59 games have just been the entire team saying “aaaahhhh we were just fucking with you! We back”

also, part of me would be ok with a losing record..I know it won’t happen, but say they win it all. I can’t think of much that would be better after the last off-season (and 2020 in general)  than the first team with a losing record flying a World Series banner 

Hey baseball...

[runthebone 7932]

Chase De Jong, not liking your playoff roster chances

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Clearly once we clinched our playoff spot we shut our guys down

[Guadaloopy 10927]

Would not be shocked to see this team take two of three from any opponent, but no way they make it past the second round.  

[UTexasFight 9381]

Glad they got Brantley out at .300

although part of me feels like it would be fitting for no one on this team this season to hit .300 

Edited September 27, 2020 by UTexasFight

[Guadaloopy 10927]

Nice play, Piña. 

[Guadaloopy 10927]

Please... I can’t handle another HR for Stink.  

[WBT 20425]

A's have gone up on Seattle and Twins are currently tied with the Reds.  A's win and Twins loss and we play the Twins.

[WBT 20425]

A's won, Twins and Reds going to the 10th.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Twins just walked in another run and the White Sox have the tying run at the plate after being down 10-1 in the 7th.  CWS have the tiebreaker over the Twins, so we might end up in the Windy City.

Edited September 27, 2020 by clapclapclap

[UTexasFight 9381]

We’d get White Sox if they rally and twins lose 

 

Edit: white Sox lose

we get twins unless they rally big time in the bottom of the 10th

Edited September 27, 2020 by UTexasFight

[Guadaloopy 10927]

Looks like it’s the Twins.  The Astros could conceivably win the World Series and have a total season record of two games over .500. The gnashing of teeth from other fan bases would be hilarious.

[WBT 20425]

Not over yet.  Marwinning leads off the bottom of the 10th with an RBI single, Twins bring the tying run to the plate with no outs.

Edited September 27, 2020 by WBT

[WBT 20425]

Twins lose, we're going to Minnesota.  Between the Twins recent playoff struggles and avoiding California, I think this is a win.

[TonyTexas 10482]

I don’t know much about the Twins. Someone give me the Cliff Notes. 

[UTexasFight 9381]

12 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I don’t know much about the Twins. Someone give me the Cliff Notes. 

This guy is their best pitcher: 

(He’s actually had a really good year. Almost finished off a no-hitter)

Edited September 27, 2020 by UTexasFight

[clapclapclap 9000]

4 AL games on Tuesday.  Will MLB do the common sense 12/3/6/9pm start times or some tv rigged nonsense?  I'd guess we'll be in the 12 or 3 slot, Yankees in prime time, Oakland the late game.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Day games probably in our best interest, a bit cool at night: