2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Pimphand 5,741]

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

75 pitches through 3 innings is not how you draw it up

Doubleheader special

[tx ind 7,013]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

If we won today and extrapolated our winning percentage against the Yankees this year over 162 games we’d win 115 games. That seems low, right? 

You have to do it by innings led...show me a loss?!

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

75 pitches through 3 innings is not how you draw it up

No. Besides the power that’s the most impressive thing about them (offensively) I think. 
we going to see Bielak today for 3 or 4 innings?  

[kevwun 15,783]

They are a collection of lumbering oafs in the field.  Yeesh.

[Focht Up 631]

Why would maldy swing at that on a 3-1 count 

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

4 minutes ago, kevwun said:

They are a collection of lumbering oafs in the field.  Yeesh.

Yeah. Adding Soto wouldn’t help that either. I mean, it would be worth it obviously offensively but it doesn’t help the other side. 
they really should have signed Correa and Springer and gotten 2 way studs up the middle. 
not sure what the point in having all that money is if you let the guys who buttfucked you for years, that play positions of need for you, end up signing for good but not huge money in Toronto and Minnesota of all places. 

Edited July 22, 2022 by Wulaw Horn

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Sniper got Hicks?

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

Yuli has fallen off a cliff offensively but his defense has also gotten worse. All that said- if you look around the diamond most days we are average or better at 7 or 8 of the positions defensively. 

[Guest]

Fuck the notion of Springer playing for the evil empire.  There is still good in him.

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Looks like we knew a little German

(His night is over there....)

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

I don’t know how the MVP can be anyone other than Ohtani, unless you want to just eliminate him bc he is an Angel and they suck, but if it’s not a Ohtani fuck Judge- he can’t carry Yordans jock at the plate. 
 

[Pimphand 5,741]

Dafuq is Yordan swinging at?

[Mo Horn 8,833]

2 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Dafuq is Yordan swinging at?

Yea, he had decided to swing before the sign was even given. 

Edited July 22, 2022 by Mo Horn

[tx 3 putt 76,933]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I don’t know how the MVP can be anyone other than Ohtani, unless you want to just eliminate him bc he is an Angel and they suck, but if it’s not a Ohtani fuck Judge- he can’t carry Yordans jock at the plate. 
 

 

i want judge to win it to drive up his next contract and it'll give @Helobious something to celebrate / cry about 

Edited July 22, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

Whatever WAR defensive numbers they have showing Peña ahead of Carlos must be fundamentally broken. He’s not a great defensive SS (yet?) man. 

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Sit. The fuck. Down

[kevwun 15,783]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

Whatever WAR defensive numbers they have showing Peña ahead of Carlos must be fundamentally broken. He’s not a great defensive SS (yet?) man. 

There's some things you still have to rely on eyes for.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Good job getting through 5.  

[Pimphand 5,741]

2 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Good job getting through 5. 

He got through the last 2 innings pretty clean I would certainly send him out to start the 6th

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Ring him up blue.  WTF?

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

That’s a fucking strike dickhead. 

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Only 44 career appearances for Bielak?   Feels like he has been in more often than that. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

That’s another fucking strike dickhead. I can’t wait for the automatic strike zone. If the yanks score here it should be an unearned run charged to the umpire. 

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Robot umps will be awesome. 

[Mo Horn 8,833]

Didn't Pena go to Maine? They are the Black Bears. He's the mystery Astro 

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

Didn't Pena go to Maine? They are the Black Bears. He's the mystery Astro 

He did. Yes. 

[kevwun 15,783]

Jake forgot how many outs there were.

[tx 3 putt 76,933]

chas !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mo Horn 8,833]

CHAS

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

Well done, Chas. Well done. 

[TonyTexas 10,510]

Chas>Jake>Siri. Sorry Wulaw 

[elfenix 34,238]

WB Chas gets em back

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

Chas>Jake>Siri. Sorry Wulaw 

Recency bias.  Jake is much better.  

[TonyTexas 10,510]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Recency bias.  Jake is much better.  

Prove it

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

8 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Prove it

They are actually damn close if you look at stats.  Jake has 50% of Chas’ WAR in 40% of games played.  Slight advantage Jake.  So I was incorrect in saying “much” better.  

Edited July 22, 2022 by Guadaloopy

[Mo Horn 8,833]

HPU sucks. Totally inconsistent. 

[tx 3 putt 76,933]

It would be amazing if bielak could go multiple innings 

[Gourmand 7,774]

this ump is wild

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

11 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Chas>Jake>Siri. Sorry Wulaw 

I’m not opposed to Chas. I thought he should be in a strict platoon with Brantley for a while now. Let’s let Jake get fully reintegrated before we make any definitive statements. 
Siri is a weapon as the 26th man in the playoffs on the basepaths and as a defensive replacement. That should be the extent of his contribution to the team (and injury fill in). 

[Pimphand 5,741]

Moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky.

[tx 3 putt 76,933]

Bielak baby !!!

[Mo Horn 8,833]

Judge got totally screwed in that at bat NTTAWWT

[Pimphand 5,741]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

It would be amazing if bielak could go multiple innings 

All whiff!

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Sometimes baseball Bielak dat.  Sit down again, Judge.  

[elfenix 34,238]

Bielak the right 27th man today

[Gourmand 7,774]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

Siri is a weapon as the 26th man in the playoffs on the basepaths and as a defensive replacement. That should be the extent of his contribution to the team (and injury fill in). 

plus, he has some lightning in his bat to go with epic batflip potential. purely instinctual on my part but Siri has some fairy tale scripts ahead of him imo. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

Everyone in the Astros sleeps on Bielak. I think I’m the only person that ever mentions him (maybe @Snake Diggity too). 
You cannot convince me that he couldn’t be the spare guy that comes in and pitches 120 innings a year for guys that get hurt without burning it all down. 
his existence makes me ok with trading Urquidy if we could get something valuable for Urquidy. He’s a poor man’s Urquidy. That should have some value for the org and make it so you don’t have to spend 10 million a year on a guy like Odo as your insurance policy. 

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

4 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky.

That’s pretty amazing considering Red Sox/Yankee history.  

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

C’mon, Yordan. Been a while since we’ve seen the Chapman grinch face.