2021 Houston Astros Thread

[runthebone 8322]

Maybe he's on a high fat diet to support his bone marrow.

[Scraps 13747]

Yeah not sure what yall have been looking at in the past he's part of that thicc boi tribe

[UTexasFight 9790]

Maybe I’m the only one, but Framber has always reminded me of the Texas Cannonball.

 

 

[HtownHorn 15243]

Sabathia is HOF caliber and he routinely pitched in the 3 bills, same with David Wells (not the HOF part, but he was a really good pitcher for a long time).

Edited May 18, 2021 by HtownHorn

[Scraps 13747]

Ok Framber isn't that fucking fat

[HtownHorn 15243]

It is interesting to see the difference between the AAA and AA batting stats. Almost every player in AAA is tearing the cover off the ball, which is the exact opposite in AA. Though Corey Julks is off to a decent start. I liked him at UH, but he's probably one of the few guys in the organization that was really set back by Covid.

Of course, any CF that is showing a pulse is intriguing to me. Go Siri and Julks.

I am also hoping for a Stubbs and Stubbs platoon at catcher somewhere soon.

[Gourmand 7778]

The guy who gave up an exciting walkoff HR to win if for the Express, Sugar Land's Shawn Dubin wasn't a pitcher I knew anything about. He has a live arm and I could see him being up in the majors in the next year if he can show better command. He was throwing straight gas at 97+.

Edited May 18, 2021 by Gourmand

[TonyTexas 10685]

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

Eh he's always been thicc

Plus, a less flattering angle with less flattering jersey

You sound like someone making excuses for his fat wife. 

[Scraps 13747]

The guy who gave up an exciting walkoff HR to win if for the Express, Sugar Land's Shawn Dubin wasn't a pitcher I knew anything about. He has a live arm and I could see him being up in the majors in the next year if he can show better command. He was throwing straight gas at 97+.

So the white version of Abreu and James?

[clapclapclap 9000]

I see Cole and the Boras Corp. Yankees got roughed up by the lowly Rangers.  Ya just hate to see it....

[TexArcher 38817]

21 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Yankees got roughed up by the lowly Rangers.  Ya just hate to see it....

Those are the same Rangers we just swept four from, right?

 

[TonyTexas 10685]

It’s stupid that they have to fly out to Oakland for one series then right back to Texas to play the Rangers.  Fuck Manfred

[Gourmand 7778]

Surly reminder that Jon Singleton is 29 years old and still collecting money from the Astros to the tune of $250,000. This is the third buyout year and he will finally be off their books in 2022.

[UTPhil2006 3910]

That’s a lot of weed 

[henrygandorf 29223]

48 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

It’s stupid that they have to fly out to Oakland for one series then right back to Texas to play the Rangers.  Fuck Manfred

dusty got to see his kid play, so there's that.

[Gourmand 7778]

I'm too lazy to look up the intricacies of the roster rules and the Rule 5 draft so I'll just ask it here.

I know Jose Siri has kicked around the minors for eight years or so but has no major league service time and was signed to a minor league free agent deal with the Astros last December. I assume that unless he is protected on the 40-man roster he will be Rule 5 eligible. Is his minor league deal only for 2021? Does this make it more likely than not that we will see the organization make a roster move at some point if he continues to hit AAA pitching? What do you guys think?

[DallasGatr 216]

Yea, I think he’s certainly eligible. Unless the Astros know something we don’t, he gets on the 40 this year.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[henrygandorf 29223]

21 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

And now for a little probable starter speculation fun.

Dodgers are lining up to have Kershaw game 1 and Bauer game 2.

If Urquidy isn’t ready by next week and we stick with a 4 man rotation with the off days today and next Monday, Garcia game 1 and.... LMJ game 2.

Lance vs Tyler. LFG.

o/u on pujols (dh) homers: 1.5

[Gourmand 7778]

2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

 

Bonda is such a honkin Htown homer but I'm here for all of it. 

[Scraps 13747]

Who is ready for some boooooooos lmao

[Gourmand 7778]

Odorizzi tonight at RR:

3 ip 5 H 4 R 1 HR 1 BB 4 K

Man Taylor Jones sucks defensively. If he's ever at 3B for the Astros, we're in big trouble.

[Gourmand 7778]

 

[cabowabo 4646]

Manaea needs to mix in a salad.

[WBT 20886]

Gotta love a 2-out rally

[Mo Horn 8933]

Nice start 

[WBT 20886]

6 hours ago, Gourmand said:

Surly reminder that Jon Singleton is 29 years old and still collecting money from the Astros to the tune of $250,000. This is the third buyout year and he will finally be off their books in 2022.

So you're saying he's drawing a salary 3 years after Bud Norris's last baseball paycheck?

[Gourmand 7778]

Gotta love it when you mistakenly think a West Coast game is slated for 9:10 pm only to tune in and it's the bottom of the 1st and Yordan is already driving in runs

[WBT 20886]

On 5/17/2021 at 9:04 PM, Scraps said:

May 30th day/night doubleheader....Astros/Padres then Sugar Land/Isotopes

Who's coming with me!
 

Orbit's birthday bash bro

[Gourmand 7778]

Keep shitting on Straw

[Gourmand 7778]

Let's go Yuli, drive em in.

[Wulaw Horn 19561]

Carlos working on leaving a small village on base. I won’t complain if he activates post season beast mode any day now. 

[Scraps 13747]

Blasted....k tuck

[tx 3 putt 78475]

yall keep talking shit about tucker !!!!!

[WBT 20886]

Goddamn Ted

[Scraps 13747]

459 ft

[billfromlaketravis 11784]

Ted Bomb. 

[WBT 20886]

it ain't easy

[Gourmand 7778]

Goddamn Tucker crushed that one

[Scraps 13747]

Dude straw why are you such a bitch

[tx 3 putt 78475]

scouting reports catching up to javier

 

straw has to make that catch 

[WBT 20886]

Fucking straw.  These official scorers need to quit pussyfooting around and start giving him errors.

edit - no Kalas, that's not a play he usually makes.  That's the point.

Edited May 19, 2021 by WBT

[cabowabo 4646]

Straw is so bad. 

[Wulaw Horn 19561]

Just now, Scraps said:

Dude straw why are you such a bitch

I just switched over to see if you had bitched yet. On time and on target as always (I agree with you re Straw btw). 

[HtownHorn 15243]

How the fuck is that a hit?

[billfromlaketravis 11784]

5 Tool Ted. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

Let's communicate, guys.

[UTexasFight 9790]

Tucker is acting like George (albeit without the off the field charisma)

when he’s hot, look out

111 and 109 mph exit velo tonight 

[clapclapclap 9000]

That don't impress me much, Manaea Twain.  Time to knock him out.

[WBT 20886]

Shit, why'd we take the bunt off?