2021 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13544]

I’m watching on a bar TV in the airport waiting on a flight to Austin. Any “Open the letter” chants audible on the broadcast?

I haven't heard much of anything except booing of Judge and less booing of Altuve

Agswin guy posted this on instagram of a guy:

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

Ok- so what I want at the deadline if we are going to go “way over” the tax line:

Nelson Cruz. 
 

apparently Yordon can play LF, Brantley at RF and Tucker in CF. I imagine if the lineup went:

Altuve

Brantley

bregman

Yordon

Cruz

correa

tucker

yuli

castro

we might be able to manage more than one fucking run over our last 19 innings. 
also- can’t imagine his prospect cost would be high. 

[billfromlaketravis 11364]

The Yankees might get us tonight, but they have some gaping holes in that lineup. Gardner (except when he plays the Astros) and Odor are washed. Their starting pitching is never healthy. Not sure they’re a playoff team in October. 

Edited July 10, 2021 by billfromlaketravis

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Yankees might get us tonight, but they have some gaping holes in that lineup. Gardner (except when he plays the Astros) and Odor are washed. Their starting pitching is never healthy. Not sure they’re a playoff team in October. 

I think the reports of their demise are exaggerated. I think they win 92 and make the playoffs. 
they aren’t great but I think they are better than they’ve shown to this point. 

[Mo Horn 8807]

Pretty anemic hitting so far tonight, and have to face Cole tomorrow. Might be a bad ending to the first half of the season. 

Edited July 10, 2021 by Mo Horn

[Guadaloopy 10927]

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Yankees might get us tonight, but they have some gaping holes in that lineup. Gardner (except when he plays the Astros) and Odor are washed. Their starting pitching is never healthy. Not sure they’re a playoff team in October. 

They’re not a playoff team in July. 

[Scraps 13544]

I think the reports of their demise are exaggerated. I think they win 92 and make the playoffs. 
they aren’t great but I think they are better than they’ve shown to this point. 

48-28 the rest of the way?....maybe if they played Baltimore every game

[Guadaloopy 10927]

6 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I think the reports of their demise are exaggerated. I think they win 92 and make the playoffs. 
they aren’t great but I think they are better than they’ve shown to this point. 

Found Helo’s sock. 

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I think the reports of their demise are exaggerated. I think they win 92 and make the playoffs. 
they aren’t great but I think they are better than they’ve shown to this point. 

48-28 the rest of the way?....maybe if they played Baltimore every game

45-31 for 89 to make the playoffs? 
I realize they are behind 4 or 5 teams and 5 games back or something. I’d be willing to bet $20 whole dollars or something that they’d make the playoffs. Since this isn’t an even money bet though if I won the loser would have to become my hype man for a week. 

[Gourmand 7774]

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I think the reports of their demise are exaggerated. I think they win 92 and make the playoffs. 
they aren’t great but I think they are better than they’ve shown to this point. 

No way, they're an 85 win team at best. Their offense is mediocre and their pitching is as well. 

 

[WBT 20425]

Cashman has also already talked about selling at the deadline.

[Scraps 13544]

They better trade for Max, kyle Gibson, Sterling Marte and Trevor Story pretty soon

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

Just now, Gourmand said:

No way, they're an 85 win team at best. Their offense is mediocre and their pitching is as well. 

 

They are about to go 3-1 against us. With Cole on the mound tomorrow. We are losing the season series to them. 
maybe not as badly as we lost the season series to Detroit, but there you have it. 

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

Until they prove me wrong I will continue to live in fear of facing this juggernaught in pinstripes in October. 

[WBT 20425]

We only lose to shitty teams so there you go.

Also, stop doing the wave fuckheads

[Rip76 4914]

Some unenthusiastic baseball right here.

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Some unenthusiastic baseball right here.

That’s putting it mildly. Like they’ve all checked out for spring break a week early. 

[Gourmand 7774]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

They are about to go 3-1 against us. With Cole on the mound tomorrow. We are losing the season series to them. 
maybe not as badly as we lost the season series to Detroit, but there you have it. 

We play down to shitty competition. Not a surprise.

The Yankees were 33-27 last year and they're 44-42 now. There's nothing to suggest over the last two seasons that they are a 92+win team.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

Godfuckingdammit

[Scraps 13544]

Trade Abreu to the Yankees

[Mo Horn 8807]

 And we're done here. Neg me all you want if we come back somehow. 

[Guadaloopy 10927]

[Honeysucklerose 959]

We have no energy tonight

[tx 3 putt 76422]

9 more outs

 

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

I hate baseball. 

[Gourmand 7774]

we need Bregman's glove to hurry back

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

I don’t know the rule here but intent to go to second seems like it Would require him to turn his shoulders at least. But he was way the fuck inside the 1B bag. So Fuxk that jolly grey giant. 

[Scraps 13544]

I don’t know the rule here but intent to go to second seems like it Would require him to turn his shoulders at least. But he was way the fuck inside the 1B bag. So Fuxk that jolly grey giant. 

The yankees can run all the way to 2nd and not actually be going to 2nd....manfred out front shoulda told ya

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

16 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

We play down to shitty competition. Not a surprise.

The Yankees were 33-27 last year and they're 44-42 now. There's nothing to suggest over the last two seasons that they are a 92+win team.

Also not to belabor this point too much but 33-27 is a .550 win percentage which translates to 89+ wins. 89+ wins and 92 wins is indistinguishable. 

Edited July 10, 2021 by Wulaw Horn

[wood 11183]

Blown call. That's a turn.

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

4 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I don’t know the rule here but intent to go to second seems like it Would require him to turn his shoulders at least. But he was way the fuck inside the 1B bag. So Fuxk that jolly grey giant. 

The yankees can run all the way to 2nd and not actually be going to 2nd....manfred out front shoulda told ya

Yeah I mean look- he clearly wasn’t intending to go to second. His back was ducking turned to 2nd base as he was making the safe motion like a giant ducking regard. But he was also like 18 feet inside the 1b line so who the fuck knows? 

[Scraps 13544]

I mean we all want this to get to a 1 or 2 run game and Chapman come in for the 9th...don't we?

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

Just now, Scraps said:

I mean we all want this to get to a 1 or 2 run game and Chapman come in for the 9th...don't we?

I’m not sure he’s their 9th inning guy anymore. 

[Scraps 13544]

I’m not sure he’s their 9th inning guy anymore. 

A man can dream

[Wulaw Horn 18984]

Even though you could argue that we should have only given up 1 run (Tucker gaffe per Scraps pictures plus 2 out two strike bullshit) when you get outhit 12-4 you don’t deserve to win. 
Last two games sucked- hopefully Cole is mediocre, as he has been since the sticky stuff was banned, tomorrow. 

[cabowabo 4453]

Fitting end. Shittiest game of the season right there folks. 

[elfenix 34185]

Well, shit

[Gourmand 7774]

Hey Astros your vacation doesn't start until Sun night

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[tx 3 putt 76422]

even up the series tomorrow 

[Scraps 13544]

When the left side of your IF is named Toro/Robel you have a high probability of losing

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1669]

Tonight’s teaser that preceded the broadcast. Hoped everyone enjoyed it. 

Edited July 10, 2021 by Bender Bending Rodriguez

[tx 3 putt 76422]

1 hour ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said:

Tonight’s teaser that preceded the broadcast. Hoped everyone enjoyed it. 

 

yall had me thinking it was a national broadcast tonight !

i started checking channels 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1669]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

yall had me thinking it was a national broadcast tonight !

i started checking channels 

Haha.. awesome comment. Thanks. Network is always the goal. 

[TonyTexas 10482]

 

[WBT 20425]

I'm disappointed we blew our chance to put the Yankees below .500 at the break.  At least Oakland also lost.

[Gourmand 7774]

Olney is such a fucking shit hack.

 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1669]

He also tweeted about Altuve’s knee looking just fine running the bases. Not a word about Degrom. He’s devolved into complete hack at this point. 

[Chuckie Finster 22600]

Players have been skipping the All-Star Game for as long as I’ve followed the sport, yet all it takes is a couple of Astros to turn it into an existential crisis. Three days later and the national writers are still bitching and moaning… and getting their clicks feeding off of Astro hate.

I know Houston sports fans get a bad rap, but I just don’t know how anyone can observe how this story has been covered and not have their heads explode.

[Chuckie Finster 22600]

Olney is such a fucking shit hack.
 

The fans didn’t vote either of them in, what are we even talking about?

[TonyTexas 10482]

Haha. A clean sweep. Astros with the 🖕🖕🖕🖕

 

Edited July 10, 2021 by TonyTexas