2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13600]

Yordan tombstone on Ichiro is gonna be amazing

[Scraps 13600]

Verlander wants to know where the fuck Toro is so he can DDT him

[Gourmand 7776]

that half inning was ugly

[Guadaloopy 11051]

Setting up the Yordan walk-off slam. 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

Let’s go !!!!

[tx 3 putt 77951]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Setting up the Yordan walk-off slam. 

I’m positioned to catch that ball 

[UTexasFight 9655]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’m positioned to catch that ball 

You’re in Conroe?

[David Dennison 19128]

Barf.

[tx 3 putt 77951]

 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

History.

Jose Altuve's 175th home run passes George Springer for 5th all time in franchise history.

 

[henrygandorf 29199]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

in related news, the d-backs staff has come back to earth, as offensive numbers are up across the league over the past month. 

[WBT 20757]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

History.

Jose Altuve's 175th home run passes George Springer for 5th all time in franchise history.

 

Without looking it up...Bagwell, Biggio, Berkman, Cruz?

Not even close, Jimmy Wynn in 4th.  I knew that, I just didn't think long enough back.  

Edited June 7, 2022 by WBT

[Starfleet Command 441]

This team needs Trey Mancini.

[tx 3 putt 77951]

starting to see wilson conteras chatter.

throw in lee and lock him up. we have pieces : lee, valdez (2nd at cc), Matijevic, leon, chas or meyer, urquidy, lot of young arms

 

get him before the yankees do

Edited June 7, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[TonyTexas 10572]

 

[UTexasFight 9655]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

 

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but they couldn’t wait through tonight so he goes out with 13 game losing streak?

[tx 3 putt 77951]

He lost that clubhouse long ago 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

Cubs should rehire him 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

[Mitch Hedberg 2097]

Tucker and Bregman should switch spots. Tucker getting the pitches Bregman gets with Yordan behind him would hit .300 and he deserves that sure first inning AB. Bregman has no business at the top of the order in 2022. 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

At this point in the season, bregman needs as many bats as possible to snap out of his slump 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

At this point in the season, bregman needs as many bats as possible to snap out of his slump 

[Mitch Hedberg 2097]

I’m not sure it’s a slump anymore. But a good old slumpbuster may be what he needs more than at bats. Tell the wife to take one for the team and let him go skank it up. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

57 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Tucker and Bregman should switch spots.

Why, so teams can just walk Yordan and let Alex rollover on one and get the DP?

[TonyTexas 10572]

I don’t think Bregs has been quite as bad as it seems. 

 

[Hank Chinaski 6324]

7 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I don’t think Bregs has been quite as bad as it seems. 

 

He hasn’t. He has a 116 wRC+ with a .225 BABIP (career BABIP is .287). His expected stats indicate he’s had some bad luck too, and are in line with his career figures. I’d expect his results to start improving soon. 

 

[TonyTexas 10572]

Such bullshit

 

[Gut Wagon 8129]

We should have had Maton do the headhunting. Of course, he might not have come close enough to get suspended.

[TonyTexas 10572]

 

[HtownHorn 14936]

6 hours ago, Starfleet Command said:

This team needs Trey Mancini.

Yeah, I like him. Not the defender that Yuli is, and maybe there are days when you play an OF of Alvarez, Tucker, and Brantley with Mancini at DH. That would be a backdoor way to improve CF.

[HtownHorn 14936]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

He lost that clubhouse long ago 

He lost it when he suggested Trout would play LF without talking to Trout.

[HtownHorn 14936]

1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

He hasn’t. He has a 116 wRC+ with a .225 BABIP (career BABIP is .287). His expected stats indicate he’s had some bad luck too, and are in line with his career figures. I’d expect his results to start improving soon. 

 

Not with his launch angle. His swing is fucked up, and he is unable at this point to fix it and is likely getting no help from either hitting coach.

LD% and Hard% are at career lows in healthy seasons.

Edited June 7, 2022 by HtownHorn

[Guadaloopy 11051]

Ready for JV day.  LFG!

[Guest]

Just wanted to say Fuck Ty France, unluckiest man in baseball.

 

[Guest]

Do Mariners scouts see something in Uncle Mike that we don't?

Multiple nights now, with his being checked at 1st base.

1 SB on the season ( yeah Slorch, because they keep holding him at 1st...)

[cabowabo 4578]

Is Bregman ever coming back? He hasn’t done shit since 2019. 

[Gut Wagon 8129]

How have we not figured this guy out? 

[tx 3 putt 77951]

12 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Is Bregman ever coming back? He hasn’t done shit since 2019. 

have you tried his salsa ?

[DaysOff 8010]

Ass my dude

[David Dennison 19128]

25 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Is Bregman ever coming back? He hasn’t done shit since 2019. 

 

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

I don’t think Bregs has been quite as bad as it seems. 

 

 

[Gut Wagon 8129]

Do it now. 

[David Dennison 19128]

I miss Yuli Gurriel.

[Mitch Hedberg 2097]

Yuli needs the orange gloves 

[Gut Wagon 8129]

Solid rally. Let's keep doing that. 

[huge 3802]

Keep running down Bregs

[Guadaloopy 11051]

Bags in the house.  

[Muny_Tex 298]

Jose Vizcaino had a higher career contact percentage (87%) than damn near anyone not named Brantley, Gwynn, or Ichiro….which was also 10% better than Alvarez’s career rate (according to my FanGraphs search)

In other words, who gives a shit about batted balls without regard for barrel rate, hard hit %, etc

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

does Verlander have below average run support or what? Especially for a star pitcher, maybe one of the worst for a pitcher of that caliber. 

[HtownHorn 14936]

Verlander wanted no part of Altuve's bad juju.

[TonyTexas 10572]

I’ve  fallen and I can’t get up