2021 Houston Astros Thread

[David Dennison 18646]

So it's old man Greinke to the rescue tomorrow?

[tx 3 putt 76294]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

So it's old man Greinke to the rescue tomorrow?

 

2-2 

[Pablo 494]

Hope he does well, but $35M 35+ year old pitchers will probably not be on our wish list ever again

[UTexasFight 9375]

12 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Not a fan of the 2/3/2 playoff structure...

Team with worse regular season record can win series 4-1 and play 3 games at home.  

Or the team with the better record can not be a bitch and lose 4 in a row

 

this is a dumb thing to complain about. No thanks to the NBA style that adds 2 extra off days in a 7 game set

[David Dennison 18646]

1 minute ago, Pablo said:

Hope he does well, but $35M 35+ year old pitchers will probably not be on our wish list ever again

I just hope when JV and Zack come off the books we spend that money wisely. 

 

[Chuckie Finster 22597]

Greinke brimming with confidence.

[UTexasFight 9375]

That’s our Zack!

[Pablo 494]

Just now, David Dennison said:

I just hope when JV and Zack come off the books we spend that money wisely. 

 

Fingers crossed for less than 8 runs in first 2 innings, but if I had my pick, I'd say a QS for Mr. Awkward

[Gourmand 7774]

32 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Back to back ass kickings where the game was over in the 2nd inning. The offense needs to step up and take the pressure off the pitching staff. Their approach was awful tonight.

Also it would help the offense greatly if the starting pitching would keep the game close enough in the first two innings where the opposing pitcher can't just pound the strike zone without worry because he has a two grand slam lead.

[F250 28674]

3 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Greinke brimming with confidence.

lulz sounds like the average Surly poster hooking up for the first time after a divorce.

 

[WBT 20411]

Greinke/Javier are going to go 7 combined tomorrow.  Or give up a grand slam each in the first 2.  Who can say?

[David Dennison 18646]

1 hour ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Greinke brimming with confidence.

[TexArcher 37506]

I see us putting up the early crooked number this time and Greinke pitching well enough to have us in front after 5.  After that, who the hell knows.

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

40 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

I see us putting up the early crooked number this time and Greinke pitching well enough to have us in front after 5.  After that, who the hell knows.

[Fudge Nuggets 19144]

Well, we’re playing Boston who is known to do some shady shit.

[APMP 685]

We know the pitching staff is extremely shorthanded and Click didn't do nearly enough at the deadline. And we know that collective team psyche is pretty shot right now. Hey, sometimes you run into a hot team in the playoffs.

But I want to see some fight in these guys. Maybe get it back to Houston. Starts with ABC. Altuve, Bregman, Correa. They're supposed to be your leaders. And Lance firing up the dugout a la JV in Game 2 of the world series wouldn't hurt either.

[UTexasFight 9375]

2 hours ago, TexArcher said:

I see us putting up the early crooked number this time and Greinke pitching well enough to have us in front after 5.  After that, who the hell knows.

All of this

Pivetta has a career 5.16 ERA (4.53 this year). I could very much see heavy traffic on the bases for our offense early. Just need to execute the kill shot like they have the last two games

no excuses

[Starfleet Command 441]

I expected Garcia to get cooked but it was sad seeing Urquidy get blown out like that.  Still, besides Altuve's fuckup I think the way Maldy was pitching him was a huge mistake and ensured he would be shelled in that game.  Urquidy's release points vary significantly so his breaking/offspeed pitches are pretty easy to pick up.  Maldy going back to those over and over and over again when he can't throw them for strikes was a death sentence.  You have to try to get ahead in the count and force them to expand against those breaking/offspeed pitches.  That's been Urquidy's formula for success since he arrived.

 

Also, I don't know why some on here thought our starters weren't going to get shelled this series.  

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

Because we were hoping our sp would step up in the moment and catch that playoff magic we’ve seen others get during October runs. It happens and we need Zach tonight to pitch like a all star not like a washed up vet. 
 

the offense needs to step up too now. 
 

biggest game of the year is tonight!

[mbtex 683]

When you get 0-2 with nobody on and continue to try and pick corners until you walk them is not ideal. Would rather give up solo shot then keep walking people.

[Stella Link 534]

We're just luring them into a false sense of security...make them think they have us on the rails.

Tonight is hammer time....

[Ojo Rojo 1887]

11 hours ago, Gourmand said:

Also it would help the offense greatly if the starting pitching would keep the game close enough in the first two innings where the opposing pitcher can't just pound the strike zone without worry because he has a two grand slam lead.

Yeah, that would be great.

[TonyTexas 10481]

It’s going to hurt even worse when Correa leaves and goes to the MFY

 

[David Dennison 18646]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

It’s going to hurt even worse when Correa leaves and goes to the MFY

 

I've assumed all along that he was going to be a Yankee.

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

Fuck all the bitchassedness.

 

Astros win tonight.  Series goes 2-2.  Astros clinch in HTown.

 

 

[David Dennison 18646]

2 minutes ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

Fuck all the bitchassedness.

 

Astros win tonight.  Series goes 2-2.  Astros clinch in HTown.

I salute your optimism.

 

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

Need all star granky tonight to step up. 

[tx 3 putt 76294]

Framber / Garcia should be well rested 

[cabowabo 4452]

Altuve turning a triple play tonight is going to be glorious.

[tx 3 putt 76294]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Altuve turning a triple play tonight is going to be glorious.

the 1st time yes but 9 innings in a row, it gets a little old 

[Lat22 3994]

Castro needs to starts. 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

1 hour ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

Fuck all the bitchassedness.

 

Astros win tonight.  Series goes 2-2.  Astros clinch in HTown.

 

 

At the moment, even another Game 1-type nail-biter seems optimistic, win or lose. Greinke should be the guy to deal well with the game atmosphere and hitter aggressiveness weve come to expect from Boston. He definitely needs to bring everything left in the tank for this one, or we're in a really bad way. Could be regardless, but his best effort should give us at least a fighting chance. 
 

And I totally agree about starting Castro. Does us no good to save a lefty pinch hitter for when we're down 9 runs. 

[ChickenSandwich 9798]

[henrygandorf 29174]

saw this yesterday, no idea if someone posted it, or if there’s any validity obviously. 

 

[Js1 85085]

I'll believe it when I hear it from Crane himself.  And even then, I might need to see it in writing. 

[cabowabo 4452]

1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

saw this yesterday, no idea if someone posted it, or if there’s any validity obviously. 

 

[henrygandorf 29174]

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I'll believe it when I hear it from Crane himself.  And even then, I might need to see it in writing. 

i won't believe it until correa says it or signs for it.

that said, i would rather hear shit like this than not hear shit like this.

[WBT 20411]

1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

i won't believe it until correa says it or signs for it.

that said, i would rather hear shit like this than not hear shit like this.

Yep, it's easy to leak your 'very competitive' offer after the guy has signed somewhere else.  Uncle Drayton dabbled in this arena.

[HtownHorn 14468]

20 minutes ago, WBT said:

Yep, it's easy to leak your 'very competitive' offer after the guy has signed somewhere else.  Uncle Drayton dabbled in this arena.

That's why Crane needs to be very aggressive. Come out of the gates swinging to sign Correa, a starter, and 2+ bullpen arms.

[kevwun 15608]

You'll get a journeyman reliever and like it.

[billfromlaketravis 11357]

I'd spend the Correa money on 2-3 starting pitchers. The Astros' rotation is abhorrent. 

They can find a serviceable shortstop or third baseman until somebody in the minors is ready. 

Please neg me. 

[David Dennison 18646]

59 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

saw this yesterday, no idea if someone posted it, or if there’s any validity obviously. 

 

"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night."

[UTexasFight 9375]

15 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night."

Rules 

[Hornsbay22 463]

They better not fuck around and let us win this game, they don't want the smoke.

[henrygandorf 29174]

54 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I'd spend the Correa money on 2-3 starting pitchers. The Astros' rotation is abhorrent. 

They can find a serviceable shortstop or third baseman until somebody in the minors is ready. 

Please neg me. 

our rotation is built for the regular season.  we have 6-7 legit starters but zero frontline guys (lance is close, but yeah).  too many sp3/sp4.

it's a great recipe to win during the season in the al.

[TonyTexas 10481]

 

[Travo 15]

Meyers ended up getting scratched, McCormick starting in CF. Would have liked to have seen Castro get the start, unless Greinke specifically wanted to pitch to Maldonado.

[Scraps 13538]

Yall worrying about the 8/9 guys when the 1-5 guys aren't doing shit 

I don't care if Dusty bats 9th.....top of the lineup needs to pull their collective heads out of their collective asses pronto 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Scraps

[UTexasFight 9375]

6 minutes ago, Travo said:

Meyers ended up getting scratched, McCormick starting in CF. Would have liked to have seen Castro get the start, unless Greinke specifically wanted to pitch to Maldonado.

I’d rather Greinke bat 9th than Maldy.

[Guadaloopy 10917]

Red Sox: Got you caught up in a little crossfire. How you like that?

Correa: