2021 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13753]

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 19563]

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 11787]

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 19563]

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 8933]

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 11125]

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 13753]

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 11125]

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 19563]

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 7778]

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 20888]

Cashman has also already talked about selling at the deadline.

[Scraps 13753]

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

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

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 19563]

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

[WBT 20888]

We only lose to shitty teams so there you go.

Also, stop doing the wave fuckheads

[Rip76 5009]

Some unenthusiastic baseball right here.

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

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 7778]

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 1034]

Godfuckingdammit

[Scraps 13753]

Trade Abreu to the Yankees

[Mo Horn 8933]

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

[Guadaloopy 11125]

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

We have no energy tonight

[tx 3 putt 78482]

9 more outs

 

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

I hate baseball. 

[Gourmand 7778]

we need Bregman's glove to hurry back

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

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 13753]

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 19563]

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 11747]

Blown call. That's a turn.

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

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 13753]

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 19563]

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 13753]

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

A man can dream

[Wulaw Horn 19563]

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 4646]

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

[elfenix 34662]

Well, shit

[Gourmand 7778]

Hey Astros your vacation doesn't start until Sun night

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[tx 3 putt 78482]

even up the series tomorrow 

[Scraps 13753]

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

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1708]

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

Edited July 10, 2021 by Bender Bending Rodriguez

[tx 3 putt 78482]

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 1708]

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 10685]

 

[WBT 20888]

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

[Gourmand 7778]

Olney is such a fucking shit hack.

 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1708]

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 22993]

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 22993]

Olney is such a fucking shit hack.
 

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

[TonyTexas 10685]

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

 

Edited July 10, 2021 by TonyTexas