2021 Houston Astros Thread

[Mo Horn 8832]

1-5 hitters are 1 for 15.

[David Dennison 18854]

15-13 since the break.

 

[Stros121 4]

You suck Dusty!! Bring back AG!!

[Guadaloopy 10960]

Sigh.  Get em tomorrow, boys.  

[Mo Horn 8832]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Sigh.  Get em tomorrow, boys.  

 I'll be at the game. Hope my money wasn't wasted. 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

ugh this losing streak sucks

[elfenix 34230]

august fucking doldrums

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Inexcusable.

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

 I'll be at the game. Hope my money wasn't wasted. 

Can you wear Dodgers gear and boo really loudly? Seems that’s the only way we know how to perform.

[Guadaloopy 10960]

“Chase” McCormick, amiright?

[WBT 20561]

Remember when we scored at least 3 runs every game

[dhornf 52]

Do they need to sacrifice a live chicken?  Slump busters all around?  Something needs to happen to wake up the bats.

[tx 3 putt 76906]

1 minute ago, dhornf said:

Do they need to sacrifice a live chicken?  Slump busters all around?  Something needs to happen to wake up the bats.

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Shit, just saw that the next two starters we face both have ERAs over 5. Our guys don’t stand a chance.

[UTexasFight 9431]

9 minutes ago, WBT said:

Remember when we scored at least 3 runs every game

I do

I also remember it involved not trotting out a bottom 4 consisting of partners at a personal injury firm:

McCormick, Jones, Meyers and Maldonado

[Starfleet Command 441]

Too many regulars out of the lineup and Altuve/Gurriel are slumping.  Going to be tough sledding until they get Yordan and Tucker back.  Maybe, just maybe, we'll get Bregman back too before the end of the season.  Also would be helpful if Urquidy could finally begin a rehab assignment and finally knock Odorizzi out of the rotation.  There aren't any DeGroms on our pitching staff, but a rotation of LMJ/Garcia/Framber/Urquidy/Greinke is solid top to bottom with a good pen to back them up.  Just need to get healthy.

[Pimphand 5735]

[Mo Horn 8832]

8 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

I do

I also remember it involved not trotting out a bottom 4 consisting of partners at a personal injury firm:

McCormick, Jones, Meyers and Maldonado

They're the only ones that got hits last night.

[TonyTexas 10510]

Apropos that he was released on a Tuesday 

Edited August 18, 2021 by TonyTexas

[TonyTexas 10510]

Plan your spring break

 

[TonyTexas 10510]

I wonder what the next move is with the Martes release. It opens up a spot on the 40 man and it doesn’t appear that any of the 60 day IL guys are ready. I wish they’d done this earlier. We could have saved one of the guys we recently lost. @Gourmand usually has a feel for this stuff. Any guesses?

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

CJ Hinojosa?  Did Marwin clear waivers?

[Gourmand 7774]

I wonder what the next move is with the Martes release. It opens up a spot on the 40 man and it doesn’t appear that any of the 60 day IL guys are ready. I wish they’d done this earlier. We could have saved one of the guys we recently lost. [mention=2130]Gourmand[/mention] usually has a feel for this stuff. Any guesses?

Nah he's been off the 40 man for a while now, certainly since the last time they DFAd him.

[Scraps 13561]

Pretty sure our 40 man is at 40 

[Gourmand 7774]

Just now, Scraps said:

Pretty sure our 40 man is at 40 

It is, and Scrubb just recently was transferred to the 60-day IL. I think the next move to clear a spot for a pitcher (Josh James) would be Montero to the 60-day IL.

[TonyTexas 10510]

9 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

14 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I wonder what the next move is with the Martes release. It opens up a spot on the 40 man and it doesn’t appear that any of the 60 day IL guys are ready. I wish they’d done this earlier. We could have saved one of the guys we recently lost. [mention=2130]Gourmand[/mention] usually has a feel for this stuff. Any guesses?

Nah he's been off the 40 man for a while now, certainly since the last time they DFAd him.

You sure about?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/climbingtalshill.com/2021/06/20/astros-2-40-man-roster-moves-francis-martes-reinstated/amp/

Edited August 18, 2021 by TonyTexas

[Gourmand 7774]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

You sure about that?

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/Astros-reinstate-Francis-Martes-send-him-to-AAA-16259946.php

Yes, he was DFA'd on June 30th, cleared waivers and brought back but not put on the 40-man roster.

[Gourmand 7774]

13 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

It is, and Scrubb just recently was transferred to the 60-day IL. I think the next move to clear a spot for a pitcher (Josh James) would be Montero to the 60-day IL.

Check that, was getting the 40-man and active roster spots twisted. 

The likeliest move I can see is Scubb coming off the 60-day IL and taking Montero's place on the 40-man roster while Montero goes to the 60-day IL. Neither James nor Scrubb will sniff the active roster before Sept 1 or unless another pitcher gets injured.

 

[Gourmand 7774]

 

Chandler Rome is such a snively little asshat sometimes, it's like he's trying to be Evan Drellich.

[Scraps 13561]

Yeah he's a bitch boy crybaby who wants all information handed over to him without having to actually do any work or make relationships with people 

[TonyTexas 10510]

34 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

Chandler Rome is such a snively little asshat sometimes, it's like he's trying to be Evan Drellich.

I’d much rather have updates like this. 
BTW The Skeeters don’t play tonight. Lulz

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by TonyTexas

[elguapo 4586]

Yordan back

 

[Gourmand 7774]

21 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I’d much rather have updates like this. 
BTW The Skeeters don’t play tonight. Lulz

 

What the hell does that mean? I realize that quote makes Dusty look like a dumbass but in fairness to him it requires a follow up question from reporters or at least a clarification from Lerner on what "here" means in this context. Was Dusty using "here" in the colloquial sense as an expression of time or was he referring to Bregman joining the team soon? I assume he just meant Bregman would be back on rehab pretty soon with Sugar Land....

[Mo Horn 8832]

 

Here at the K for the game. Hope they pull their heads out of their asses tonight. 

[Scraps 13561]

Good luck....we are all counting on you

[Gourmand 7774]

30 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

 

Here at the K for the game. Hope they pull their heads out of their asses tonight. 

I blame you if they don't

 

[Gourmand 7774]

This guy is gonna go 7 scoreless and hold the Astros lineup to three hits or some shit.

[Guest]

Let's see how many fucking hits we get with the bats on our shoulders, boys...

 

Holy furk...

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

Shit, I'll take 2 hits at this point.  Groundhog Day.

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

This team is maddening.

[Mo Horn 8832]

They suck as much live as they do on TV these days. 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

Approaches at the plate the past month have been pathetic.   No patience.  It's like their guessing.  I wonder if Snitker as batting coach is baseball nepotism, or not. 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Ballgame.

[Gourmand 7774]

this is infuriating to watch. 
 

THIS IS A SHITTY TEAM. CUT THE HEAD OFF THE SNAKE!!!!

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

So ummm. When will they unshift and play straight up?  Maybe when its a 5-0 deficit?

[Scraps 13561]

Lmao

[Scraps 13561]

Man fuck this game...that inning right there is how its going

[Mo Horn 8832]

All 3 of those were hit in the button, and nothing. Just not our series. 

[Scraps 13561]

Getting swept by KC is a bold strategy

[cabowabo 4484]

Anyone hear anything as to when Bregman's pussy will be healed?