2020 Astros Season Thread

[The Dog 44,773]

[UTexasFight 9,789]

2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

 

[elguapo 4,620]

[UTexasFight 9,789]

Smart minds...

[runthebone 8,322]

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

my ass is staying home. I’m 0 for 3 attending World Series games.  

3-1, 2017 4/5 2019 3/4

Damn, I felt so good after game 4 last year

Edited October 1, 2020 by runthebone

[Jshep34 2,425]

Team shep 1 and 0 in world series. 5-0 in rest of playoff games

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[Guadaloopy 11,128]

I’m 1-0 as well.  G2 in LA.   First Astros WS victory ever.  Here is a picture of me cheering Springer’s HR in the 11th.

[Gourmand 7,778]

 

[HtownHorn 15,243]

I am 2-3 in the playoffs. Game 3 in one of those years we lost to the Braves, Game 5 2005 NLCS, Game 4 2005 WS, Game 3 2015 ALDS, Game 5 2017 WS. So I am definitely out.

[UTPhil2006 3,909]

I think I’m 4-4 on this latest run 

15 Game 3 win KC game 4 loss 

17 yanks 2 wins 

18 sox loss

19 yanks win, 2 WS losses 

Missing some ALDS 

Edited October 1, 2020 by UTPhil2006

[David Dennison 19,441]

I do like how Carlos calls it the cheating scandal. That's boss. Sign stealing scandal is limp.

[Gourmand 7,778]

 

[Rimbo 26,855]

7 hours ago, Pimphand said:

So are you rooting for the A's or the White Sox?  I'd assume the Sox?

it don't make a shit

[Rimbo 26,855]

6 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

if it comes to springer or correa in the off season i know which one I'd pick

[UTexasFight 9,789]

55 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

I think I’m 4-4 on this latest run 

15 Game 3 win KC game 4 loss 

17 yanks 2 wins 

18 sox loss

19 yanks win, 2 WS losses 

Missing some ALDS 

I’ll play

‘15 1-0 LDS

‘17 1-0 LDS, 2-0 LCS, 3-1 WS 

‘18 0-1 LCS

’19 1-0 LDS, 0-1 LCS, 0-3 WS

8-6

Should have stopped after 2017.

[Scraps 13,745]

Pretty sure I am 15-10 in playoff games since 2017.

I am also in debt

[rvm96 1,643]

5 hours ago, David Dennison said:

I do like how Carlos calls it the cheating scandal. That's boss. Sign stealing scandal is limp.

How about your boy Kyle Tucker in game 2? 

[TonyTexas 10,683]

A healthy Osuna in 2021 would solve a lot of problems. 

[WBT 20,885]

Everyone that dicks around for months in denial about needing TJ ends up having TJ anyway.  Or at least 90%.

[Wulaw Horn 19,560]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

Everyone that dicks around for months in denial about needing TJ ends up having TJ anyway.  Or at least 90%.

Tanaka is the only one I can think of that dodged that bullet. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,560]

All time:

1998- 0-1

2004- 1-1

2005- 0-1

2017- 1-0

2018- 0-1

2019- 2-0

total:  4-4. Best experience- Tampa with my son last year. He played hooky from school and we had a blast. Worst- Pujols’d. 

[Scraps 13,745]

See I can't even remember all the games I have been to prior to 2017.  I went to a lot of the 04/05 NLDS and NLCS games, but I would have to look at ticket stubs to even know which ones I did and didn't.  I just remember I was living in San Antonio during 04 playoffs so I would pull the whole drive into town, watch the game, turn around and drive back to San Antonio afterwards....like some of you do for Austin I think   

[Wulaw Horn 19,560]

23 minutes ago, Scraps said:

See I can't even remember all the games I have been to prior to 2017.  I went to a lot of the 04/05 NLDS and NLCS games, but I would have to look at ticket stubs to even know which ones I did and didn't.  I just remember I was living in San Antonio during 04 playoffs so I would pull the whole drive into town, watch the game, turn around and drive back to San Antonio afterwards....like some of you do for Austin I think   

Watching Randy Johnson lose to the Padres was pretty heartbreaking too. 
 

[David Dennison 19,441]

Game 1 of the 1986 NLCS was fun. Fourteen Mike Scott Ks and a Glenn Davis HR had the Dome literally shaking. It was loud. 

[runthebone 8,322]

Game 2 2005 Roy Oswalt at STL was great—I was talking so much shit.  Brad Lidge 2 inning save before Pujols broke him.

[HillaryFan420 121]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Tanaka is the only one I can think of that dodged that bullet. 

He had to sacrifice a fair amount of velo though to do it and i'm not sure if Osuna is the type of pitcher that could make that work.  

[Scraps 13,745]

A's are going to lose today and Fiers is going to escape having to face us once again 

[TonyTexas 10,683]

Do we care who wins today between the A’s and the Sox? I really don’t know which is the better matchup 

[Wulaw Horn 19,560]

59 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Do we care who wins today between the A’s and the Sox? I really don’t know which is the better matchup 

Don’t make a difference. We can fuck either of them up. 

[WBT 20,885]

f offdays

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1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Do we care who wins today between the A’s and the Sox? I really don’t know which is the better matchup 

IDC.  Just keep playing!!!

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37 minutes ago, WBT said:

f offdays

So inconsiderate...

The HP umpire from yesterday's game might be regaining his vision by now, due to the rest.

[HillaryFan420 121]

With Chapman out I'd much rather play the A's although it would be funny to see them eliminated today given how some of their players acted this season.

[Updawg 2,378]

So inconsiderate...
The HP umpire from yesterday's game might be regaining his vision by now, due to the rest.

That guy should be sent home. He was terrible.

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Just now, Updawg said:

That guy should be sent home. He was terrible.

Worst I'd seen in a long, long time with regard to missing so many balls completely in or out of the zone.  At least I could get mad at the guy if borderline calls went the Twins' way, but it was just gross negligence.

Pretty much the only thing I appreciated from him was the patience with Springer, but Big George was hardly the only guy walking away from the plate asking, "WTF?"

[kevwun 16,274]

I felt bad for the Twin he tossed.  The strike 2 call against him was both high and outside.  It was terrible and he should have been allowed to call him every cuss word he could think of.

Edited October 1, 2020 by kevwun

[UTexasFight 9,789]

5 hours ago, Scraps said:

See I can't even remember all the games I have been to prior to 2017.  I went to a lot of the 04/05 NLDS and NLCS games, but I would have to look at ticket stubs to even know which ones I did and didn't.  I just remember I was living in San Antonio during 04 playoffs so I would pull the whole drive into town, watch the game, turn around and drive back to San Antonio afterwards....like some of you do for Austin I think   

Nice

I’m one of those austin guys but starting to get too old for that shit.

I did do two legs of the texas triangle last year: austin to Dallas for ou; Dallas to Houston for LCS game 1. That sucked

 

In ‘05 was living in Houston and remember catching VY and the Horns finally break the streak against OU in the morning in Dallas and Roy O mow down the Braves back in Houston that evening. That was better, but still brutal.

[UTexasFight 9,789]

15 minutes ago, slorch said:

Worst I'd seen in a long, long time with regard to missing so many balls completely in or out of the zone.  At least I could get mad at the guy if borderline calls went the Twins' way, but it was just gross negligence.

Pretty much the only thing I appreciated from him was the patience with Springer, but Big George was hardly the only guy walking away from the plate asking, "WTF?"

I normally roll my eyes at all the weeping/gnashing of teeth directed of umpiring, but yesterday was just awful.

It’s one thing to miss a few here and there, but even when MLB umps are having a bad day, they are typically consistently missing the same pitch /same spot. There was no rhyme or reason to anything he was calling a ball or strike 

[Guadaloopy 11,128]

I’m rooting for the Sox for two reasons:

1. Last bats

2. The idea of both Fiers and Bauer sitting at home next week stewing in their own juices while the Astros keep playing. 

[Rip76 5,009]

2 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

I’m rooting for the Sox for two reasons:

1. Last bats

2. The idea of both Fiers and Bauer sitting at home next week stewing in their own juices while the Astros keep playing. 

And we owe them

[UTexasFight 9,789]

No strong preference but I would lean for white Sox for

1) the “home” team aspect

2) I think both AL and NL central are shit and White Sox a) played above their heads in the 60 game regular season and b) did it in the easiest 10 team “pod.” They remind me a bit of the 2015 Astros. Tons of potential but a year or two too early.

[WBT 20,885]

Braves just won their first series since sweeping us in 2001.  Looking at baseball reference to remind myself which series this was,

• We lost game 1 when Dierker brought in Mike Jackson in the 8th with a 1 run lead instead of Dotel, like he had been doing all year.  Jackson gave up a run to tie and then let 2 more runners on.  Dierker then brought Wagner in and he immediately gave up a 3-run homer to Chipper.
• We lost Game 2 1-0 to Glavine.  Smoltz with the save.  Dave Mlicki was the tough luck loser.
• This was Dieker's last year as the manager.  He made the playoffs 4 of his 5 years but never won a series.

[UTexasFight 9,789]

4 minutes ago, WBT said:

This was Dieker's last year as the manager.  He made the playoffs 4 of his 5 years but never won a series.

Fuck kevin brown, Bobby Cox ....and Walt weiss

Edited October 1, 2020 by UTexasFight

[Scraps 13,745]

Well damn our old friend Bauer can catch the rest of our games on tv now since he is obsessed with the Stros 

[Rimbo 26,855]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Well damn our old friend Bauer can catch the rest of our games on tv now since he is obsessed with the Stros 

suck it tyler

[WBT 20,885]

A's might should've left Fiers off the playoff roster

[tx 3 putt 78,471]

6 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Watching Randy Johnson lose to the Padres was pretty heartbreaking too. 
 

That game was brutal. I was front row right field 

[UTexasFight 9,789]

34 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

That game was brutal. I was front row right field 

I was whatever top color was in the rainbow upper deck.

I just knew we were still going to pull it out after Spiers’ leadoff double in the 9th.

nope

[Jshep34 2,425]

Thats the one former Astros autograph id love to have is Bill Spiers. Great utility player.

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5 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Thats the one former Astros autograph id love to have is Bill Spiers. Great utility player.

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So i googled his name because I  couldn't place him.   Interesting cat...

Not many former big leaguers are coaches at a major D-1 FOOTBALL program.    Spiers is a Senior Assistant for offense and Special Teams.  He was a punter for the Tigers in his college days, while his son punted for them in recent years.

 

In 1999, Spiers also had a fan jump him in the outfield as a game was in the bottom of the 6th.  Teammate Mike Hampton ran  to get the attacker off of Spiers.   (Why have I never seen this on any old MLB stuff?)