2020 Astros Season Thread

[WBT 20653]

Unfortunately I'm only seeing 3 more games vs the Mariners on the schedule

[The Earl of Texas 3161]

But shirley we’ll see them in the playoff

[Dennis Taylor 18853]

12 minutes ago, The Earl of Texas said:

But shirley we’ll see them in the playoff

[Gourmand 7774]

Pesky As won't lose. Swept SF.

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[UTexasFight 9523]

3 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Pesky As won't lose. Swept SF.

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Call it loser talk if you want but it wouldn’t really upset me if the A’s win the west.

go in as the 4 or 5 seed. Take down the Yankees in the 5 game divisional round.

sorry, but I don’t like this team’s chances in a 7 game series against them

that changes if we somehow get a 100% healthy (and stretched out) JV by October but you’re kidding yourself if you think that’s actually going to happen.

[Fudge Nuggets 19211]

23 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Pesky As won't lose. Swept SF.

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Whereas we have a penchant for sucking ass in August, the A's seem to play their best ball in August.  Nothing new.

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

58 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Call it loser talk if you want but it wouldn’t really upset me if the A’s win the west.

go in as the 4 or 5 seed. Take down the Yankees in the 5 game divisional round.

sorry, but I don’t like this team’s chances in a 7 game series against them

that changes if we somehow get a 100% healthy (and stretched out) JV by October but you’re kidding yourself if you think that’s actually going to happen.

Get the 8 seed and beat them 2 out of 3. Watch the world burn. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Pressly looked like himself the last two outings.  Thank God.

[TonyTexas 10524]

2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Whereas we have a penchant for sucking ass in August, the A's seem to play their best ball in August.  Nothing new.

Unfortunately, almost half the season (28 games)is in August. 

Edited August 17, 2020 by TonyTexas

[Guadaloopy 11012]

2 hours ago, Gourmand said:

Pesky As won't lose. Swept SF.

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The A’s aren’t pesky anymore.  They are a better team than the Astros right now.  

[tx 3 putt 77343]

tough four game series, 3-1 or 4-0 is the only acceptable outcome 

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

The A’s aren’t pesky anymore.  They are a better team than the Astros right now.  

Pretty much indisputable.

Howevah... the A's have been firing on all cylinders.  Houston has been searching for pitching and specifically bullpen consistency beyond consistently being shitty. Being 4.5 games back at the 1/3 mark of the season is borderline miraculous, all things considered.  The Astros have a shit-ton of upside remaining.

[henrygandorf 29194]

we're 11-10 with almost no verlander, almost no yordan, almost no osuna, no peacock, no smith, a horrid altuve.  most of the offense is scuffling, along with the 9 rookies in our pen.

being kind, we have lost 2-3 games we should've won (the real number is more like 6-7, but whatever).  a 3 game swing puts us at 14-7 and this team is not a .667 team right now, so i think it's just the shitty schedule.

get yordan and pressly right.  get uncle mike back.  get altuve/bregs shit together.  pray for jv to be back for oct, and see what happens.  should still be fun and there are some definitely some bright spots on our pitching staff.

[Guadaloopy 11012]

25 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

we're 11-10 with almost no verlander, almost no yordan, almost no osuna, no peacock, no smith, a horrid altuve.  most of the offense is scuffling, along with the 9 rookies in our pen.

being kind, we have lost 2-3 games we should've won (the real number is more like 6-7, but whatever).  a 3 game swing puts us at 14-7 and this team is not a .667 team right now, so i think it's just the shitty schedule.

get yordan and pressly right.  get uncle mike back.  get altuve/bregs shit together.  pray for jv to be back for oct, and see what happens.  should still be fun and there are some definitely some bright spots on our pitching staff.

No doubt.  Great recovery this past week.  Keep winning series and get in the tournament.   

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

2 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

The A’s aren’t pesky anymore.  They are a better team than the Astros right now.  

Wanted to give you the middle finger because I hate what you wrote, but it’s truthful so gave you a heart instead. Sucks. 

[henrygandorf 29194]

can we be pesky?

[Fudge Nuggets 19211]

7 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

can we be pesky?

When we start cheating again we'll be pesky af.  I can't wait.

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

When we start cheating again we'll be pesky af.  I can't wait.

The results don’t indicate it, but who said we stopped( all methods?)

[Fudge Nuggets 19211]

Can't get away with banging a trash can when there is no crowd noise.

[Scraps 13570]

I still think we need to bang it with no meaning whatsoever just to troll everyone.  Plus it may make us feel more comfortable at the plate lol 

[Gourmand 7774]

45 minutes ago, Scraps said:

I still think we need to bang it with no meaning whatsoever just to troll everyone.  Plus it may make us feel more comfortable at the plate lol 

that would be funny af

[Guest]

they should add it to the ambient crowd noise.

Astros haters...

Edited August 17, 2020 by slorch

[Guest]

Machete named Astros Player of the Week.   His influence on the pitching staff has been priceless.  Throw in some timely hits and nailing runners at 2nd and Maldonado has truly been crushing it.

[UTPhil2006 3809]

1 minute ago, slorch said:

Machete named Astros Player of the Week.   His influence on the pitching staff has been priceless.  Throw in some timely hits and nailing runners at 2nd and Maldonado has truly been crushing it.

Agreed.  Been a huge addition this season

[Gourmand 7774]

Yordan playing one freakin game before being scratched with a sore knee is making me anxious about him. Guy is 23 yo DH who never plays the field and he plays one game before he has to sit again to rest his knee?

Fuuuuuuck. Not good. 

[Guest]

He played 2, but yeah, agreed on concern. 

Glass Joe?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13522]

the record doesn't show it but the Astros have had some bad luck that should eventually revert to the norm. Ran some numbers to compare to previous season:

Record in 1 run games

2020: 3-5

2019 24-19

2018 24-24

2017 19-13

Another weird stat for this year that stands out is that we're 1-4 in walk-off games this year. Almost 20% of our games have ended in a walk-off. Previous season, we had between 4-8% of our games ending in a walk-off.  I always think that a walk-off and extra inning game come down to luck. Any team has the ability to get 1 run against another team or pitcher. Perhaps even just guessing the next pitch. I assume we won't end up with 20% of our games ending in a walk-off. 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Lol at those that believe Yordan is 23

[runthebone 8030]

18 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Lol at those that believe Yordan is 23

Cuban años are totally different.

[Gourmand 7774]

 

[WBT 20653]

80% of those starts were by Framber, Javier, Bielak, and LMJ off of TJ.  The hell with trash cans, Strom is the secret to our success.  I only wish he were 20 years younger.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[Gourmand 7774]

Baker says Yordan told him that he's been dealing with sore knees since double A ball.

Edited August 17, 2020 by Gourmand

[Guest]

55 minutes ago, WBT said:

80% of those starts were by Framber, Javier, Bielak, and LMJ off of TJ.  The hell with trash cans, Strom is the secret to our success.  I only wish he were 20 years younger.

Yoda was much more a badass as an elder statesman.  I'm cool with Strommy as he is now.  He's got quite the touch with the younglings, eh?

[Guest]

 

2 hours ago, runthebone said:

Cuban años are totally different.

so are their bats

Edited August 17, 2020 by slorch

[Gourmand 7774]

https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1295481151549734913

 

Toro, Straw, and  Garneu in the same lineup. Shiiit. 

[Guadaloopy 11012]

2 hours ago, runthebone said:

Cuban años are totally different.

I just want to pause and thank you for the “ñ”and not being lazy with an “n.”

[WBT 20653]

Lulz, why is Toro hitting 2nd and Altuve 6th?

[WBT 20653]

Showrrea!  Also, vintage windmill sending Yuli there.

[Pablo 494]

That was beautiful!

 

2-0 Stros

[tx 3 putt 77343]

I like this !!!!!

[tx 3 putt 77343]

Maybe #7 hitter can do something 

[WBT 20653]

Machete would have gunned down Tilapia

[tx 3 putt 77343]

That was nasty 

Edited August 18, 2020 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 77343]

Strike 3 on Tucker was outside 

[Gourmand 7774]

Carlos is going Daniella deep here

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[WBT 20653]

Great job Bielak

[Scraps 13570]

vinny castilla

 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Dammit

I knew that one was an easy one but couldn’t put my finger on it 

[Guadaloopy 11012]

Painful to watch ‘Tuve right now.