2021 Houston Astros Thread

[UTexasFight 9,517]

11 hits not a single double

kinda strange for this team

9 singles, 2 HRs

made it count when it mattered

0-7 with RISP, 9 LOB

said above, but nails by the bullpen scattered 4 hits over 6.1. 8 Ks against maybe the biggest stat of the night: 1 BB

 

[Macklemore 2,873]

1 hour ago, Da Fino said:

Slowest game I’ve ever attended. Lines sucked. Don’t care. Got the win. Drank a bunch. Ate chick fil and hot dogs. Saw the H‑E‑B guy, Andre Johnson and some fat guy that looked like the wolverine. Hopefully won’t be back for a couple of weeks.

If you’re not eating at Shake Shack or Pluckers at MMP you’re doing it wrong.

[IDIOTsavant 8,499]

Just got back to San Antonio. Hell of a ballgame. Now time for just a little shut eye and an early Horns game. Go Stros and hook’em!

[Wulaw Horn 19,138]

6 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

How the fuck do I go to sleep to wake up at 630 to head to the game tomorrow?

Woke up this morning to my wife with her hand down my pants 15 minutes before the alarm was set. Gonna be a good day fellas!  Off to ATX. Gonna no lube Gundy and then go up 2-0

[Rockethorn1978 6,101]

Me too man that’s crazy. But it ended up just being my hand so I just finished off anyways. Pretended it wasn’t my wife doe. 

[TonyTexas 10,519]

Dusty has had a very good postseason so far. 
Also, this is why the Astros like Raley

 

[Horn80 6,131]

To the people that were pissed at Altuve for striking out earlier…….I think he made up for it.

[Gourmand 7,774]

32 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

To the people that were pissed at Altuve for striking out earlier…….I think he made up for it.

The bigger fuck up was the error that led to two more runs for the Red Sox when it should have been an inning-ending gidp. But yes, he made up for it.

[Gourmand 7,774]

In Brooks I trust. 

And Maton.

[Gourmand 7,774]

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

24 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

The bigger fuck up was the error that led to two more runs for the Red Sox when it should have been an inning-ending gidp. But yes, he made up for it.

the error cut deep 

[Guadaloopy 10,989]

25 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

The bigger fuck up was the error that led to two more runs for the Red Sox when it should have been an inning-ending gidp. But yes, he made up for it.

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

MLB can suck a dick....astros get the day game after a night game so that the precious Dodgers can have the night game? Houston v Boston way more interesting series

[Guadaloopy 10,989]

All of the trade pieces in the bullpen have come together this postseason.  
 

It has always seemed to me that Javier needs that added bit of stress to really bear down and perform, and the playoff atmosphere provides that. 

[Mez2 4,025]

man, what a fun ass game. stressful, but playoff baseball gonna playoff baseball. think i;m still drunk. go stros. 

#HTownPride

[Gourmand 7,774]

Garcia has to be on his game today and give us at least 5 innings.

 

From Kaplan this morning:

 

Here was the Astros’ path to 19 outs from their bullpen:

RHP Yimi Garcia: one batter, one out
RHP Cristian Javier: seven batters, six outs
RHP Phil Maton: four batters, three outs
LHP Brooks Raley: three batters, two outs
RHP Ryne Stanek: one batter, one out
RHP Kendall Graveman: four batters, three outs
RHP Ryan Pressly: four batters, three outs

[Gourmand 7,774]

Garcia started at home against the Red Sox on June 1st.

His line that day: 7IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 6 K  0 HR

He threw 106 pitches. Obviously we're not getting that out of him today but it would be very helpful if he can pitch 6 innings.

[runthebone 8,024]

24 minutes ago, Sleepygrad said:

MLB can suck a dick....astros get the day game after a night game so that the precious Dodgers can have the night game? Houston v Boston way more interesting series

It's fine.  The fans will still be nuts, and Garcia has less time to think about his start today.

[TonyTexas 10,519]

21 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Garcia has to be on his game today and give us at least 5 innings.

The good thing is that, besides Javier, none of the bullpen threw a lot of pitches and all should be available today. 

[WBT 20,643]

Tough game today facing Eovaldi.  We really need Garcia to throw well.  I don't think we can plan on 6 from the bullpen again. 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

Make him work early, get to that bullpen. He’s facing a tough line up

and walk kike all day if possible or come up with a better pitching strategy 

Edited October 16, 2021 by tx 3 putt

[Wulaw Horn 19,138]

Fucking Sophie’s choice- picked this over game two. Hope I made the right call. Fuckers could have given us the night game and I’d have been able to attend both in person. No such luck. 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

Never pick a regular season ut game over playoff baseball 

*except Texas / OU 

Edited October 16, 2021 by tx 3 putt

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

10 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

Hope Maldy is good to go tomorrow. That pitch grazing his chest slowed down the ball before it hit his right wrist/forearm. 

Looked fine in the post-win high five line. 

Baller.

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

Thankfully, it deflected off his chest 

[Gourmand 7,774]

 

[TonyTexas 10,519]

 

[Gourmand 7,774]

[Gourmand 7,774]

I think it's safe to say that Meyers is not  100%

[Amos Moses 795]

I think it's safe to say that Meyers is not  100%

Or stick with the hot bat.

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

I think it's safe to say that Meyers is not  100%

i agree, he needs to heal up asap. the chas/meyers combo works great 

[tx 3 putt 77,235]

even bigger game today, if the red sox split they have the advantage. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Horn80 said:

To the people that were pissed at Altuve for striking out earlier…….I think he made up for it.

Of course he did.  He has a little bit of credit at the Astros Fans Trust&  Fidelity Fund. That doesn’t mean that striking out with the bases juiced and only one out wasn’t a terrible AB.  Then add on flooding the potential double play ground ball, and yeah, it sucked.  
 

It doesn’t mean We stopped loving the motherfucker, but it was a sudden flashback to the microcosm of bad Altuve that was the 2020 reg season.  He kind of somewhat worked out of it…

[TonyTexas 10,519]

14 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

I think it's safe to say that Meyers is not  100%

It’s also safe to say that you don’t look at previous posts. 

[Gourmand 7,774]

13 minutes ago, Amos Moses said:

Or stick with the hot bat.

sure, but both have been hitting in the playoffs and ideally I think the Astros would like to get both of the at bats. Meyers is better defensively in cf than Chas so this is pretty good indicator that he's not ready to play imo.

[Scraps 13,570]

Altuve is gonna fuck Eovaldi's mom while Correa videos it

[TonyTexas 10,519]

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

I think it's safe to say that Meyers is not  100%

 

[TonyTexas 10,519]

Y’all keep talkin shit about the bullpen 

 

[Gourmand 7,774]

Urquidy is starting game 3, still no announcement about gm 4 starter. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,138]

9 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Urquidy is starting game 3, still no announcement about gm 4 starter. 

Framber. Rubber arm. Only threw 65 pitches. Should go with him on 3 days rest- should sit Javier and tandem them together. 
I know it won’t happen, but I’d like to see it

[runthebone 8,024]

19 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Urquidy is starting game 3, still no announcement about gm 4 starter. 

I'm sure it will depend what the series score is.

[Gourmand 7,774]

 

How can you not love Forever Stro Josh Reddick?

[runthebone 8,024]

20 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

How can you not love Forever Stro Josh Reddick?

I'm sure he was wearing matching briefs.

[Gourmand 7,774]

I'm ready is it 3:20 yet

 

 

 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1,693]

23 minutes ago, runthebone said:

I'm sure he was wearing matching briefs.

[Wulaw Horn 19,138]

3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Fucking Sophie’s choice- picked this over game two. Hope I made the right call. Fuckers could have given us the night game and I’d have been able to attend both in person. No such luck. 

I chose poorly. 

[Rockethorn1978 6,101]

Save me Astros 

 

something I never thought I would say a decade ago.

[henrygandorf 29,194]

when can we get reddick or gattis or somebody to get a temp job at fox?  we need some representation.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,209]

Don’t fuck this up Astros.  I can’t put up with another weekend as shitty as last one.  

[UTexasFight 9,517]

5 hours ago, Sleepygrad said:

MLB can suck a dick....astros get the day game after a night game so that the precious Dodgers can have the night game? Houston v Boston way more interesting series

It’s always like this

the series that’s starts first gets Friday night followed by saturday afternoon