2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Guadaloopy 11022]

Did some one call for a Framber-lamps?

[wood 11281]

Man, if we could just get Yordan going ...

[tx 3 putt 77531]

yordan not having a bad night 

[wood 11281]

9 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Blum shitting on the umps cracks me up

He's not wrong tho. HPU clearly calling the bottom of the zone differently for each team.

[WBT 20672]

Yordan is making Jane Fraser his bitch

[WBT 20672]

Obligatory

[Gut Wagon 8087]

6 minutes ago, wood said:

Man, if we could just get Yordan going ...

Pitchers still ahead of the hitters. He'll come around. 😎

The TBS announcing crew has been pretty complimentary of Houston. Of course, with a drubbing like this, they should be. 
 

 

 

[WBT 20672]

Sigh, leadoff walk

[cabowabo 4514]

Ah shit…..this guy again?

[tx 3 putt 77531]

get your shit together Enoli 

[tx 3 putt 77531]

hell of a catch by chas 

[tx ind 7013]

Chas!

[WBT 20672]

Chazzy fizz, nice catch

[elfenix 34338]

Wb chas with the gem

[HtownHorn 14786]

Pena is so smooth.

[elfenix 34338]

Smart play by peña

[WBT 20672]

Come on Enoli, don't blow the shutout

[cabowabo 4514]

This guy is dogshit just like he was last year. 

[UTexasFight 9547]

Put down the cannoli and throw fucking strikes 

[HtownHorn 14786]

Why was he called up? He was walking 5 per 9 in AAA. Now you are getting another reliever hot. 

[WBT 20672]

Finally.  Go for the sweep tomorrow

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

I have zero use for relievers who don’t pound the strike zone. It makes me want to commit a homicide when they don’t pound the strike zone up 9 runs. 

[Guadaloopy 11022]

5-2 with two to go in this stretch.   Finish strong, fellas.

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

5-2 with two to go in this stretch.   Finish strong, fellas.

I just want to finish this stretch never seeing a batter come up to the plate with the NY team winning. 
I know 7-2 is good if that were to happen but I also I know it should be 9-0. Either way, the never trailing during a libe game stat shows just how good we’ve played in the last 7 outside of a couple bullpen blow ups 

[TonyTexas 10534]

I see many of y’all are relieved that Enoli gave you something to bitch about. We nearly got through a whole game without a Cabo post. 

[Huckleberry 33113]

The team has been holding a 100-104 win pace for over a month now it seems. Fans want utter dominance and the Yankees have a great record but the Astros have been playing like a great team plays.

[Gut Wagon 8087]

Hitting, pitching and playing D this way, we're pretty hard to handle. Hopefully JV brings the hammer tomorrow. 

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

2 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

The team has been holding a 100-104 win pace for over a month now it seems. Fans want utter dominance and the Yankees have a great record but the Astros have been playing like a great team plays.

No doubt. 
there’s a couple minor problems that should be easily fixed. I suspect Meyers fixes the CF problem. Catcher isn’t a spot the Astros care about hitting at, but getting a backup catcher that could hit better than a random Surly poster seems not terribly taxing, and they’ve got 5 weeks to find a first baseman who can hit, which shouldn’t be too taxing. 
those are almost the definition of first world problems. 2 minor moves not costing much of anything in prospect capital turn them back into a rolling ball of butcher knives. If Bregman gets back to his old self (not the MVP type guy but when 30% better than average guy) and Jake Meyers duplicates his 750 OPS from last year, they are the right push at 1B away from being historically great- like top 100 type team in MLB history instead of “merely” a 100 win type team that we seem to see 3 or 4 of in baseball yearly for the last half decade or so. 

[henrygandorf 29195]

 

[runthebone 8047]

Nice win

 

Same Enoli

[runthebone 8047]

Remember when the Mets used to have the second best record in baseball?

 

Fuck 'em.

[ChickenSandwich 9853]

9 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

From the comments 

 

[Strat 149]

Biggest disappointment,  Kyle Tucker is not even in the top 10 in All star voting. Dude is only behind Judge and Trout in WAR ?!  Thats ridiculous 

[tx 3 putt 77531]

Kick their ass tomorrow and get home 

[wood 11281]

I like the way Yuli is trending on this trip.

.389 over 5 games.

[tx 3 putt 77531]

36 minutes ago, wood said:

I like the way Yuli is trending on this trip.

.389 over 5 games.

 

keep sending him out there 

[tx 3 putt 77531]

4 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

From the comments 

 

@Scraps is on twitter ?

[WBT 20672]

8 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Probably due for a day off today

[TonyTexas 10534]

 

[kevwun 15928]

That seems good.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

he only got $115 million on the extension / 6 years?  He's worth $35 million a year, no? 

[wood 11281]

Freak.  Just a phenomenal hitter. Even that doesn't really convey what I think this guy can do in his career.

Edited June 29, 2022 by wood

[UTexasFight 9547]

Tucker and Yordan getting interviewed on the field at the same time after the game last night was interesting.

figure out how to lock up King Tuck after the season.

[Hank Chinaski 6322]

9 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

he only got $115 million on the extension / 6 years?  He's worth $35 million a year, no? 

On the open market, maybe. But the Astros had leverage via a few more team control years. 

[perfectchaos007 6677]

 

How are we underdogs on JV day? ESPN analytics wildin’

[TonyTexas 10534]

I can’t decide if Tucker fucked himself by waiting to sign an extension. He bet on himself and has come through with a very good season so far. But can the Astros give him more than they gave Yordan?

[wood 11281]

4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

 

How are we underdogs on JV day? ESPN analytics wildin’

Yeah that's kinda bizarre.

[Hank Chinaski 6322]

11 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

 If Bregman gets back to his old self (not the MVP type guy but when 30% better than average guy) 

He’s already there; 129 wRC+ through last night’s game. For his career, he’s 40% better…he may be headed for that, still has a .251 BABIP. (But yeah, I’d take 30% better too.)

Lost in the angst over Bregman’s first half - he’s at 2.1 fWAR through 71 games. So even if he just duplicates his year to date numbers, he’s a 4-win player this year. There are usually about 40 4-win position players in all of MLB each year. 

[TonyTexas 10534]

 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19153]

3 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

He’s already there; 129 wRC+ through last night’s game. For his career, he’s 40% better…he may be headed for that, still has a .251 BABIP. (But yeah, I’d take 30% better too.)

Lost in the angst over Bregman’s first half - he’s at 2.1 fWAR through 71 games. So even if he just duplicates his year to date numbers, he’s a 4-win player this year. There are usually about 40 4-win position players in all of MLB each year. 

Yeah- he was at 101 a couple weeks ago when I looked at him- which was pretty brutal for him, so that's a pretty nice run to get back up to 129.  I don't think it can just be about walks- we do need to see him drive the ball more, I think, if it's to be sustainable.  Walks are great and a cheat code in some ways, but man- looking at stats from the other day in NY and he's at like 40% for example, of getting the guy home from 3rd and league average is 60%. If he's going to hit behind Yordan and in front of Tucker he's going to have to do some of the work himself.  

The War calcs must show that he's still playing pretty good defense.  I know he's been off on a couple throws lately- so wonder what that's all about.  Random?  Or something nagging?

I've given up on the MVP guy.  He does need to be above average to fringe all star level though for us to really go.  I think we saw that in the WS last year when he was so awful and such an anchor when he's not that dude.  Frustrating cat.  This should be his prime.  I really wonder if he doesn't have too much stuff in his head.  He was always a chip on his shoulder baseball rat guy that maximized. Having a wife, commercials, race horses, salsa lines etc. might be tougher for him to keep his edge than some other more physically talented guys.  Has a real Rocky 3 beginning of the movie feel to his last couple seasons. Hell, he doesn't even seem arrogant anymore.