2021 Houston Astros Thread

[WBT 20750]

2 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, it's totally standard NL baseball to pitch to the pitcher instead of to a hitter with 2 outs.

This is a little old now but the first relevant google hit:

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I used data from 2010-2014, and looked at how eighth hitters hit in the sixth inning or earlier, two outs, a runner in scoring position, and the game within three runs either way. (I also made sure that the pitcher’s spot hadn’t been previously double-switched out.) In these situations, the eighth hitter was intentionally walked 36.8 percent of the time. When he was pitched to (taking away those IBBs), he walked 11.8 percent of the time, which is a really high number. In similar situations, but where the bases are empty, the eight-spot hitter hitting in front of the pitcher walks a mere 6.9 percent of the time. 

With his stuff looking good, 3 Ks through the first 5 outs, I would have pitched to him.

[WBT 20750]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Hopefully Martin can get a hit so all Garcia has to do is lay down a bunt

walk is much more likely

[runthebone 8137]

Your fucking job is to look at at least 3 pitches.

[WBT 20750]

Lulz, Luis threw his bat damn near to the mound

[perfectchaos007 6717]

Garcia made decent contact at least

[Wulaw Horn 19253]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

This is a little old now but the first relevant google hit:

With his stuff looking good, 3 Ks through the first 5 outs, I would have pitched to him.

Regular season vs playoffs in my opinion. With lower stakes I’d pitch to the guy. With everyone gripping over every run, take the freebie. 
you aren’t wrong I just don’t like taking the chance. It will certainly make the 3rd inning harder as a punishment. 

[TexArcher 38423]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

Regular season vs playoffs in my opinion. With lower stakes I’d pitch to the guy. With everyone gripping over every run, take the freebie. 
you aren’t wrong I just don’t like taking the chance. It will certainly make the 3rd inning harder as a punishment. 

Exactly.  You just don't take a chance on making a mistake to Swanson and being down 2-zip.

But, we can hash this out during the off-season, like Monday night.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19243]

Entire lineup looks like ass.  What the fuck?!?

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Anderson only at 40 pitches so far.

[Telegraph_it 3374]

Fuck swinging at balls sucks. 

[TexArcher 38423]

God dammit, Jose, stop expanding when the guy can't find the god damned zone.

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Shitty AB by Altuve.

[Wulaw Horn 19253]

That was ball 4 Jose. 
min our losses Jose has 0 hits. Not likening that barometer so far. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Has this guy thrown his changeup for a strike yet tonight?  Seems like every one of them bounces three feet in the plate.  Too bad we swing at half of them.

[beer 3246]

Got Damned speed inning

[Telegraph_it 3374]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

Has this guy thrown his changeup for a strike yet tonight?  Seems like every one of them bounces three feet in the plate.  Too bad we swing at half of them.

It really feels like if we just didn’t swing we would probably have a run. 

[perfectchaos007 6717]

This is going to be a tough challenge facing the top of the order for Garcia. 

[WBT 20750]

1 minute ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Has this guy thrown his changeup for a strike yet tonight?  Seems like every one of them bounces three feet in the plate.  Too bad we swing at half of them.

Yuli was rung up on a changeup

[TexArcher 38423]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

Has this guy thrown his changeup for a strike yet tonight?  Seems like every one of them bounces three feet in the plate.  Too bad we swing at half of them.

The only thing he's throwing for strikes consistently is his fastball.  Everyone should be sitting on it and taking everything else.

Second time through the lineup ought to be really rough on him the way he's going.

[Limp Brisket 546]

Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

This is going to be a tough challenge facing the top of the order for Garcia. 

Why?

[runthebone 8137]

Where are their fans?

[perfectchaos007 6717]

Just now, Limp Brisket said:

Why?

2nd time through is always tougher than the first

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

So many 0-2 / 1-2 to full counts.

[David Dennison 19121]

Walks suck.

[cabowabo 4578]

Flirting with disaster….

[TexArcher 38423]

How did he hold that up, god damn.

 

[runthebone 8137]

That's a strike, Hallion, you fucker

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

That was a strike.  Oh well.

[David Dennison 19121]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

That was a strike.  Oh well.

Oh well, huh?

[billfromlaketravis 11605]

So 1 checked swing goes our way the whole postseason. Seems accurate.

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Oh well, huh?

Yes, oh well.  Fuck all I can do about it.

[TexArcher 38423]

Freddie Freeman looks like a Cro Magnon man fucked a polar bear.

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Good time for the good old 6-5-4 double play.

[David Dennison 19121]

Just now, TexArcher said:

Freddie Freeman looks like a Cro Magnon man fucked a polar bear.

Dude is a flat out beast of a baseball player.

[Fudge Nuggets 19276]

Close him out already.

[TexArcher 38423]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Dude is a flat out beast of a baseball player.

Yeah, he's part polar bear.

[billfromlaketravis 11605]

That is a uniquely Atlanta d bag get up. NASCAR hat, Braves pitching jacket, Joc pearl necklace, Warby Parker glasses. 

Edited October 30, 2021 by billfromlaketravis

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Walk, hit and now bunch of foul balls with no outs is gonna really ring up the pitch count.

[WBT 20750]

Big K

[TexArcher 38423]

Oh, fuck, that's a big pitch.  Yessir!

[tx ind 7014]

Nice!

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Now show me your 6-4-3

[tx ind 7014]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

That is a uniquely Atlanta d bag getbup. NASCAR hat, Braves pitching jacket, Joc pearl necklace, Warby Parker glasses. 

I saw that doucher 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19243]

Goddamnit.

Edited October 30, 2021 by PenelopeWitherspoon

[David Dennison 19121]

The walk scores.

Sigh.

[tx ind 7014]

Fuck

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Well fuck

[WBT 20750]

shit, off the glove.  So close.  That might have been a 5-3 dp too as hard as it was hit.

[TexArcher 38423]

Gotta have a K here.  Got to.

[billfromlaketravis 11605]

I’d go get him.