2021 Houston Astros Thread

[Gourmand 7774]

Honestly y'all don't respect Raley enough for what he can do. He gets a lot of whiffs, doesn't give up many xbh or hard hit balls, but gives up a lot of singles to the opposite field. He's best when he starts innings imo.

[Guest]

Yeah, count me as liking Raley.  Early on he was straight garbage, but seems like around mid May or so, he found his slider and started pitching some legit stuff.

He's going to be a factor in the winning this team does when it counts.

 

I know...scary, huh?

[Updawg 2261]

Nice win

[Gourmand 7774]

This is beautiful.

https://twitter.com/ApolloHOU/status/1411785741391306752

[Gourmand 7774]

Also it's absolutely hilarious to watch Yankee fans melting down over Aroldis Chapman and Gerrit Cole

[TonyTexas 10482]

The All Stars reserves will be announced tonight at 8pm. Who makes it?  Yuli, CC, Altuve and Uncle Mike should be locks. Who else is most likely?  I’ve seen Greinke and Pressly mentioned as possibles. 

[Gourmand 7774]

Hopefully none and they use it as extra motivation to fuck up opposing teams and fanbases

[TonyTexas 10482]

13 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The All Stars reserves will be announced tonight at 8pm. Who makes it?  Yuli, CC, Altuve and Uncle Mike should be locks. Who else is most likely?  I’ve seen Greinke and Pressly mentioned as possibles. 

I was obviously wrong on the announcement time. Yuli got fucked. 

 

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

If we continue to play road games against playoff teams in every series, I like our chances to win 100 game. 
 

 

[Jshep34 2304]

Cc. Pressley, tuve and uncle mike all stars.
Yuli screwed

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[clapclapclap 9000]

Wouldn't be surprised if woke ass kissing Manfred behind the scenes made sure Yuli was left off, didn't want any chance of lingering bad publicity from Yuli's stupid 2017 racial incident.  Which you know Astros hating sportswriters would bring up.

Actions have consequences.

[Gourmand 7774]

Walsh, Olson, and Ramirez all put up the same or better numbers than Yuli. It's defensible. 

Edited July 4, 2021 by Gourmand

[tx 3 putt 76414]

All of them need to sit / call in sick 

[tx 3 putt 76414]

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

Also it's absolutely hilarious to watch Yankee fans melting down over Aroldis Chapman and Gerrit Cole

they need to be very worried 

[Gourmand 7774]

Oakland lost again, Astros 3.5 up in the AL West

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[Jshep34 2304]

Also it's absolutely hilarious to watch Yankee fans melting down over Aroldis Chapman and Gerrit Cole

We were all told increased spin rate and removal of spider tack had nothing to do with pitching performance. Also chapman is unhittable unless you had a buzzer attached to you.

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[Gourmand 7774]

 

[maninblack 7974]

Rings baby...give me rings

[Gourmand 7774]

Pedro Leon grand slam for CC

 

opposite field power

Edited July 5, 2021 by Gourmand

[tx 3 putt 76414]

9 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Pedro Leon grand slam for CC

 

opposite field power

hes warming up. Could be time for a cc trip 

[tx 3 putt 76414]

 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Gourmand said:

Also it's absolutely hilarious to watch Yankee fans melting down over Aroldis Chapman and Gerrit Cole

I actually like both of them as players... but fuck Yankee fan.

[Gourmand 7774]

More fireworks

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[WBT 20424]

So we play for 20 straighr days and then are off on a holiday (observed)?  f manfred

[TonyTexas 10482]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

So we play for 20 straighr days and then are off on a holiday (observed)?  f manfred

Yeah. 8 teams don’t play today. And there isn’t a single day game unless you count SL@SF which starts at 5 CDT

[Gourmand 7774]

I'm glad they're off today. They need it, spend a day at home with family/friends, decompress and get ready to beat up on Oakland.

[HtownHorn 14491]

3 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

I'm glad they're off today. They need it, spend a day at home with family/friends, decompress and get ready to beat up on Oakland.




 

Hopefully get back Maldonado and Yordan before the Oakland series. Chance to put some real daylight between us and them. A 6.5 game lead by Thursday night would real nice.

[TonyTexas 10482]

23 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Hopefully get back Maldonado and Yordan before the Oakland series. Chance to put some real daylight between us and them. A 6.5 game lead by Thursday night would real nice.

We’ll definitely get Yordan back tomorrow as paternity leave is a max of 3 games. Maldonado will be back for at least the last game of the A’s series as bereavement leave is a minimum of 3 games and a max of 7. 
 

They’ll probably be some new faces in the bullpen soon as Smith, Abreau, James and Pruitt have all been pitching rehab games. Whether that means any improvement is another question. 

Edited July 5, 2021 by TonyTexas

[Gourmand 7774]

I almost went to Dell Diamond last night  to watch the Skeeters/Express. I should have because Smith, Pruitt, and Josh James all pitched consecutive innings. None gave up a run. 

 

Joe Smith 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 2 K (14 pitches/9 strikes)

Pruitt 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 0 K (12 pitches/6 strikes)

James 1 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 2 K (20 pitches/11 strikes)

[Gourmand 7774]

For all the talk earlier in the season about Jose Siri and Pedro Leon, the standout Astros power hitter in the minors this season is Skeeters OF Jake Meyers. He's fourth in the PCL  errr AAA West with a 1.014 OPS, 14 HRs 34 RBI in 47 games. 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

Also pretty excited about Korey Lee, who is hitting .327 with 10 HR between A+ and AA so far this season. K% is at 16% and BB% at 9.5%. For a guy who's projected to be a decent defensive catcher, those offensive numbers are very encouraging. 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Hank Chinaski

[Gourmand 7774]

Yeah he's been a fucking revelation this season. His first season of pro ball was very lackluster considering his draft profile and level of competition so his drastic improvement should make Astros fans feel pretty good about his future. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[TonyTexas 10482]

Expect a reliever to be added tomorrow. Probably Smith but Abreau also a possibility. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

Quote

Yordan Alvarez activated from the paternity list

[Gourmand 7774]

 

I was curious to see if Martes would clear waivers. Not surprised because he seems like he might be on his way to bustville soon.

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[Scraps 13543]

So we play for 20 straighr days and then are off on a holiday (observed)?  f manfred

I am just glad they played on the 4th unlike the past 2 seasons

[Guest]

9 hours ago, WBT said:

So we play for 20 straighr days and then are off on a holiday (observed)?  f manfred

That's digging pretty hard for a slight.

 

I like it.( your digging)

Edited July 6, 2021 by slorch

[Gourmand 7774]

Jake Meyers stays red hot. RBI triple in the first at RR.

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[elguapo 4583]

 

[tx 3 putt 76414]

Hopefully this lights a fire under their ass. We should be 56-29 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

On the Astros’ day off, I’m here to support no-no Joe. 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

Not Joe’s night.  

[runthebone 7932]

10 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

They’ll probably be some new faces in the bullpen soon as Smith, Abreau, James and Pruitt have all been pitching rehab games. Whether that means any improvement is another question. 

Hmm, some of those old faces don't sound so great.

 

[texashorne 1177]

7 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Hmm, some of those old faces don't sound so great.

 

By some do you mean all?

[runthebone 7932]

1 hour ago, texashorne said:

By some do you mean all?

Let's just say over 75%

[Starfleet Command 441]

14 hours ago, Gourmand said:

Jake Meyers stays red hot. RBI triple in the first at RR.

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I think he has separated himself from the rest of the OFs in Sugar Land, and I've read that he's also the best fielder of the bunch.  He's Rule 5 eligible so they will either need to trade him or add him to the 40 man before the end of the season.  I think he could be better than Straw, but with both Straw and Mccormick performing I'm not sure if there are enough PAs to go around to give Meyers an adequate test drive in Houston this season.  Seems a trade may be more likely.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Maybe trade for quality bullpen help.  

Need to go for it all this year, if they're foolishly going to let Correa walk.

Edited July 6, 2021 by clapclapclap

[TonyTexas 10482]

1 minute ago, clapclapclap said:

Part of a trade for quality bullpen help would work.

I wouldn’t expect much. Pedro Baez will be considered our main trade deadline acquisition. There’s several other names that will be coming of the IL as well

[Gourmand 7774]

I wouldn’t expect much. Pedro Baez will be considered our main trade deadline acquisition. There’s several other names that will be coming of the IL as well

The guys coming back off the 60 day IL (James, Pruitt, and possibly Baez) will create some tough 40 man roster decisions for Click and the guys in charge of player development.

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