2022 Houston Astros Thread

[kevwun 15770]

I’m not crazy about the habit of outfielders nonchalantly catching fly balls with one hand, but Meyers looks nervous as shit every time he catches one.

[WBT 20561]

Not a clean Machin

[rvm96 1643]

8 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Horrible appearance by Stanek. Out of the zone at 98 is still out of the zone. Throw strikes or you serve no real purpose. As for Meyers, I'd rather see Dubon out there when a play has to be made. 

He gave up one hit that everyone here thinks should have been an out and a walk that didn't score so I don't get the hate.

[DaysOff 7947]

Me lately looking at the big league roster

[Guest]

Nice work Machete.

 

Laureano helmet slam.

Kudos to Montero, of course, for executing the pitch, but Maldonado is fucking painting like Bob Ross back there behind the plate.

[Gut Wagon 8065]

7 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

He gave up one hit that everyone here thinks should have been an out and a walk that didn't score so I don't get the hate.

Statistically not so bad. I probably just have unrealistic hopes of a guy with that kind of arm reliably slamming the door. 

[Guest]

Keep distracting...Pena.

[Guest]

didn't go

Ted got fucked.

Edited July 17, 2022 by slorch

[Wulaw Horn 19068]

Shitty loss headed into the all star break but no complaints about how the first half of the season went or the team. 

[Honeysucklerose 987]

Shitty loss headed into the all star break but no complaints about how the first half of the season went or the team. 

This ain’t over yet homie

[perfectchaos007 6627]

We need Alvarez back for the Yankees double header

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Giving up a sac fly and an RBI single to a guy hitting .137 is how you spell trouble. 

[runthebone 7967]

We are playing like the shitty 4A team. 

 

Altuve is still winning this game with a walk off, but it's annoying.  We need to do some fielding drills or something.

[rvm96 1643]

I thought that was gone off the bat of Diaz

[David Dennison 18851]

Seattle cruising again.

Just now, runthebone said:

We are playing like the shitty 4A team. 

 

Altuve is still winning this game with a walk off, but it's annoying.  We need to do some fielding drills or something.

Seattle cruising again.

[Guest]

Ump has a hot date.

Multiple missed calls.  Holy furk.

[runthebone 7967]

No one gives a fuck about Seattle. 

[David Dennison 18851]

3 minutes ago, runthebone said:

No one gives a fuck about Seattle. 

Yet.

[Honeysucklerose 987]

Yet.

They will have the third best record in the AL after today

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

They will have the third best record in the AL after today

I really don't get the dismissal of a talented team that has found itself with nearly half the season left.  

[Wulaw Horn 19068]

1 minute ago, Gut Wagon said:

I really don't get the dismissal of a talented team that has found itself with nearly half the season left.  

We are more talented. 
we have a 9 game lead

there is only 70 to play

we play the weakest schedule in the league headed home. 

[Wulaw Horn 19068]

RP with a perfect game going. 27 up and 27 down in his last 8 appearances. 

[David Dennison 18851]

3 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

We are more talented. 
we have a 9 game lead

there is only 70 to play

we play the weakest schedule in the league headed home. 

Let's try to keep it at 10.

[Wulaw Horn 19068]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Let's try to keep it at 10.

There’s no way we can score a run off a guy with a 2.04 whip and a 7 era. This game is over. 

[Guest]

Nice work Jake.  Not close on any pitch.

[David Dennison 18851]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

There’s no way we can score a run off a guy with a 2.04 whip and a 7 era. This game is over. 

Prescient.

 

[cabowabo 4484]

Defense wins championships.  

[perfectchaos007 6627]

Tough series home loss to the worst team in baseball. Double header against the Yankees next

[Mo Horn 8831]

Shitty way to go into the break, losing a series to the pathetic A's

[Honeysucklerose 987]

Meyers sucks
Matijevic sucks
Odo sucks

Happy all star break.

[HtownHorn 14671]

This team needs 2 bats. Can't count on Alvarez to be healthy, and CF is a joke. It would be ok if Meyers was the worst offensive player in the lineup, but he's got competition from Gurriel and Maldonado. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Pitiful. We need bats. Outfield bat and/or first base bat. Yuli ain’t gonna be 2021 Yuli no matter how hard you wish it. Chaz, Siri and Meyers won’t win a World Series at the plate or field. Gotta fix one or the other. Click has a lot of work to do. 

[David Dennison 18851]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

This team needs 2 bats. Can't count on Alvarez to be healthy, and CF is a joke. It would be ok if Meyers was the worst offensive player in the lineup, but he's got competition from Gurriel and Maldonado. 

Ideas on the bats?

 

[Snake Diggity 4620]

5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Ideas on the bats?

 

Willson Contreras (can replace Castro as backup C and DH when Yordan able to play LF)

Garrett Cooper (1B and LF)

Trey Mancini (1B and LF)

 

[Wulaw Horn 19068]

12 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Willson Contreras (can replace Castro as backup C and DH when Yordan able to play LF)

Garrett Cooper (1B and LF)

Trey Mancini (1B and LF)

 

Interesting to see if Baltimore deals or not. Elias is a cold blooded numbers dork so not sure how much he will delude himself, but who knows with ownership how committed they are to the plan. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

53 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We need Alvarez back for the Yankees double header

what's his injury? Did the Pena face hit cause more than we know? 

[perfectchaos007 6627]

4 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

what's his injury? Did the Pena face hit cause more than we know? 

I believe its a wrist injury sustained weeks ago that never improved.

[Mo Horn 8831]

43 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

Meyers sucks
Matijevic sucks
Odo sucks

Happy all star break.

As much as it pains me to say, not sure Bregman shouldn't be on this list. He's been decent recently, but going into the break at .238 is bad. Not sure he's ever going to be right again. 

[HtownHorn 14671]

55 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

I believe its a wrist injury sustained weeks ago that never improved.

He could very well have a broken hamate bone, and they are fucking around with his surgery. Just have the fucking surgery, get it done, get a bat, and bring him back healthy for the playoffs. My fear is that they rest Alvarez, he still needs surgery in August and is out for the playoffs, while they don't address the very real concerns with their lineup.

[Guadaloopy 10960]

3 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I'm not sure I would say Fiers was "MLB average level" but your point still remains. He was definitely able to eat some innings which is what we needed. 

For those two months, he absolutely stepped up.  He didn’t go full “Dumpster Fiers” until September after Keuchel came back and we had Verlander.  Mike Fiers and Brad Peacock absolutely saved the ‘17 season when LMJ and Keuchel went down hard mid-season.   

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Rocker off the board at #3. Damn, I was hoping he'd slip to us

 

[rvm96 1643]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Rocker off the board at #3. Damn, I was hoping he'd slip to us

 

He never was getting to the Stros unless the medical stuff wasn't right

[Scraps 13561]

There are talks that some playoff teams may draft him to bring him up this season to be on playoff roster.

Nevermind...lol

[WBT 20561]

2 hours ago, runthebone said:

No one gives a fuck about Seattle. 

I hope they end their playoff drought.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

I was hoping the vandy OF would fall to us 

Edited July 18, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Brown was high on the Astros radar 

[rvm96 1643]

Stros on the clock

[D3zii 3677]

Drew Gilbert!!!!! 
 

that’s a solid pick!!!! 

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Just now, D3zii said:

Drew Gilbert!!!!! 
 

that’s a solid pick!!!! 

very solid. Figured it was him or the lefty from bama

 

surly thread - trade Mayer, chas, Siri, CALL UP GILBERT !!!!!

[TonyTexas 10508]

11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I was hoping the vandy OF would fall to us 

Got your wish