2021 Houston Astros Thread

[CurlyDumps 4476]

2 more.

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1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

No, who wants to see a pitcher hit?

 A lot would like to see Mike Fiers hit

[David Dennison 18934]

Just now, crimsonlonghorn said:

I know, baseball is so fucking boring, right?

To the casual observer, it's brutal.

[HtownHorn 14741]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

Graveman would have stolen 2nd on d’arnaud’s noodle 

I thought he got tossed, and not by Rosario.

[Guadaloopy 10979]

Just now, CurlyDumps said:

2 more.

Never.  Count.  Outs.  

[Wulaw Horn 19126]

5 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

He's been really effective. But watching him on the mound, I always get this feeling a wheel is one lug nut from falling off. Was expecting this to be the night it did. 

Fair enough I guess. Not a ton of clean innings. 

[YChang 3455]

Damn it, freaking YouTube TV crapping out on me. 

[UTexasFight 9509]

Just now, clapclapclap said:

 A lot would like to see Mike Fiers hit

This may be the first post I’ve seen on this thread that reaches “popular post” status all via gritty’s

[beer 3220]

It happened....I hear a vuvuzela

[TexasGolf 4970]

Bring this bitch back to HOU

[Longhornlove 4835]

1 minute ago, clapclapclap said:

 A lot would like to see Mike Fiers hit

against the Astros, that could get ugly.

[WBT 20628]

3 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

No, who wants to see a pitcher hit?

Well I do but I thought that was obvious.  Outliers make the long baseball season fun.

[UTexasFight 9509]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

I thought he got tossed, and not by Rosario.

I thought Barrrett made a motion to the effect going to break but I guess not

[HtownHorn 14741]

Is Taylor warming up for Freeman and Albies, hopefully it doesn't get to them?

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1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Never.  Count.  Outs.  

HA. WRONG! I was counting wins.

[TexArcher 37987]

Thought Siri was gonna do a running front flip into a split after that catch.

Calm the fuck down, son.

[UTexasFight 9509]

Ford: fans heading for exits

sparks: probably a dead Battery right about now too

[crimsonlonghorn 2306]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

To the casual observer, it's brutal.

Yes, totally agree. No argument there. 

But TV contracts and ticket sales are still through the roof, so there's more than a little demand for it.

Totally don't intend to get into the DH vs Pitcher argument, though. I was just making a flippant comment. 

[elfenix 34328]

ASTROS WIN SEE YOU IN HOUSTON!

[WBT 20628]

See you tomorrow Tuesday night!

[clapclapclap 9000]

Manfred (temporarily) breathes a huge sigh of relief....

[utxmike05 1828]

Keys to victory:

Don’t pitch Valdez vs Braves. 

[TexArcher 37987]

Sorry, Joe Buck, but we ain't dead yet.

LET'S FUCKING GO ! ! !

[Lat22 4015]

Suck it Atlanta fans. You still might win it, but you’ll be watching it on TV. 

[runthebone 8020]

Only mostly dead!

 

Just kidding.  We're doing this.

 

Machete, man.  Awesome.

[CurlyDumps 4476]

Sometimes I love it when Astros beat writers are like a minute ahead of my feed.

[WBT 20628]

Just now, utxmike05 said:

Keys to victory:

Don’t pitch Valdez vs Braves. 

Seems like it worked tonight

[At Ease 44]

These guys.  These fucking guys.

 

Welcome home, Stros.

 

Especially to come back from an early GS after those ALCS games.

[WBT 20628]

We played three 2-game series at home this year.  Swept 2 of them.

[Gut Wagon 8083]

Now those Atlanta collars get just a bit tighter. Two long days for them to stew on what might have been but wasn't. 

[Chuckie Finster 22702]

The story is obviously the bats, but holy shit at the arm barn coming through again.

[tx 3 putt 77126]

welp, Tuesday night is the most important game of the year 

 

literally 

[elfenix 34328]

when shohei gets a start he bats and under current rules he's batting as a pitcher, not a DH, right?  i just assumed they'd change that going universal DH but maybe not

Edited November 1, 2021 by elfenix

[rvm96 1643]

Part 1 of 3 done

[Wulaw Horn 19126]

This team has given me so much joy from about 2014 on that I can’t be mad about anything. Disappointed about 2019 which was the best team clearly of the entire run, but maybe we can steal one with this team, minus LMJ. Bc make no mistake this would be a theft of a worls series (in a general sense- not that we are worse than the Braves). 
I’m really glad we didn’t go down in 5. That would have been sort of bitch made. This team isn’t bitch made at all. 

Edited November 1, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[WBT 20628]

Dusty said probably Garcia on Tuesday.  I hope not.  I'd try to go some combination of Urquidy/Odo/Javier and pitch Garcia on regular rest Wednesday.  You have to win both.

[Chuckie Finster 22702]

Now those Atlanta collars get just a bit tighter. Two long days for them to stew on what might have been but wasn't. 

After that grand slam, every single person in that stadium thought they were gonna see a celebration tonight.
The mental mind fuck that follows that, combined with the knowledge that this team blew a 3-1 lead last year, and there’s gonna be some puckering in Houston.

[WBT 20628]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

when shohei gets a start he bats and under current rules he's batting as a pitcher, not a DH, right?  i just assumed they'd change that going universal DH but maybe not

Yeah, that's right.  I don't know why that would change.  He's already playing in the DH league.

[TexasGolf 4970]

Will mattress Mac double down ?

[Mez2 4024]

Hanging around.....hanging around

 

Alligator blood 

[rvm96 1643]

I had a friend from Georgie message me for the first time in the world series after the grand slam saying it was over. I told them they jinxed it and they did!

Edited November 1, 2021 by rvm96

[Mez2 4024]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

welp, Tuesday night is the most important game of the year 

 

literally 

Quit stepping on my shit 

[Mez2 4024]

Just now, rvm96 said:

I had a friend from Georgie message me for the first time in the world series after the grand slam saying it was over. I told them they jinxed and the did!

Get new friends

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Just now, rvm96 said:

I had a friend from Georgie message me for the first time in the world series after the grand slam saying it was over. I told them they jinxed it and they did!

I'm outta rep, so virtual +

[TonyTexas 10518]

1 minute ago, TexasGolf said:

Will mattress Mac double down ?

Depends on how many mattresses he’s sold lately. 

[TonyTexas 10518]

4 minutes ago, WBT said:

Dusty said probably Garcia on Tuesday.  I hope not.  I'd try to go some combination of Urquidy/Odo/Javier and pitch Garcia on regular rest Wednesday.  You have to win both.

Exactamundo 

[theaveragejon 988]

Houston vs The World!

[crimsonlonghorn 2306]

4 minutes ago, elfenix said:

when shohei gets a start he bats and under current rules he's batting as a pitcher, not a DH, right?  i just assumed they'd change that going universal DH but maybe not

Yep. The DH is an optional position - but only at the start of the game - and the pitcher can still bat.

[Gourmand 7774]

3 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

After that grand slam, every single person in that stadium thought they were gonna see a celebration that night.
The mental mind fuck that follows that, combined with the knowledge that this team blew a 3-1 lead last year, and there’s gonna be some puckering in Houston.

Yep I love shutting those fucking chop-mouths up, all those fans thought they were in for a nine-inning, three hour party in anticipation of the 27th and final out of the 2021 season and the Astros said NOPE. 

[runthebone 8020]

Papi pronouncing mojo as moyo is awesome.