2022 Houston Astros Thread

[runthebone 7932]

Jesus Christ

[perfectchaos007 6596]

4 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

We’re on the verge of getting swept by a AAA team. 

In front of dozens of fans!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

5 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Corey Lee is playing like a minor leaguer. At least it gives me more appreciation for what machete does behind the plate 

He spells it with a K, which is pretty fitting. 

[D3zii 3641]

4 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

We’re on the verge of getting swept by a AAA team. 

Yordan says 

 

 

[elfenix 34171]

really should send the dodgers a fruit basket or something

[elfenix 34171]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

In front of dozens of fans!

[D3zii 3641]

Kemp out here looking like an all-star 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

21 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

This offense when multiple guys are resting is terrible 

It's really only awesome when every main guy is healthy and swinging well and no more than one guy is being his usual ineffective self at the plate. Starting pitching and experience are the reasons we're a contender. We won't have another reason until we find a bat or two. 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Against NY and Seattle we got out to early leads and hung on. Against Oakland we get out to early deficits and can’t quite come back enough to take the lead

Edited July 27, 2022 by perfectchaos007

[Scraps 13540]

Yordan seems God....I mean good 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Meh, if bregman and Peña started today, y’all would be complaining about something else. So need a better argument 

Edited July 27, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Pimphand 5594]

6 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

In front of dozens of fans!

 

[D3zii 3641]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Against NY and Seattle we got out to early leads and hung on. Against Oakland we get out to early deficits and can’t quite come back enough to take the lead

This makes a lot of sense!!! 

[runthebone 7932]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Meh, if bregman and Peña started today, y’all would be complaining about something else. So need a better argument 

Bregman's two weak popups?

[Storm the Field 5271]

1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Against NY and Seattle we got out to early leads and hung on. Against Oakland we get out to early deficits and can’t quite come back enough to take the lead

We've also haven't had a big inning this series. Twice we scored 2 runs, all other runs were single-serve. Our 4 HR have all been solo shots.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

3 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Bregman's two weak popups?

‘Bregman needs a day off !’ 

[Wulaw Horn 18971]

The A’s bullpen with a parade of guys at 5-8 ERA is too tough to score on. 
I picked a good week to be on an RV trip not watching the games. 

[runthebone 7932]

Maton just threw a ball past the catcher in the pen, so they had to stop the game.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

The A’s bullpen with a parade of guys at 5-8 ERA is too tough to score on. 

If we faced those relievers every week, those 5-8 ERAs would be sub-2. 

[HtownHorn 14468]

41 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

This offense when multiple guys are resting is terrible 

To be fair, it was barely league average when everyone was healthy. Too many fringe MLB players along with a few vets that are likely done as MLB regulars. We have 4 guys that have been consistently good, Alvarez, Tucker, Altuve, and Pena. That means when any of those 4 are in slumps or resting the offense goes from league average to what we have seen in this series.

[runthebone 7932]

Lee sucks.  Maton sucks.  No DP now.

[Fudge Nuggets 19146]

So we got a week head start on our normal August shitiness.  Cool.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

3 bad pitches 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Maton can't locate his breaking stuff. So he'll probably groove a fastball to a guy who can only hit fastballs. Awesome. 

[runthebone 7932]

Martinez could have done that

[Gourmand 7774]

Motherfuckers getting swept by the fuckin As

[HtownHorn 14468]

Korey Lee basically gave up that run. He's not ready, but at least he knows what he needs to work on, hopefully he's ready for a backup role next year. It's a testament to this pitching staff, that a team with this many shitty players currently on the MLB roster is running away with the division.

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

To be fair, it was barely league average when everyone was healthy. Too many fringe MLB players along with a few vets that are likely done as MLB regulars. We have 4 guys that have been consistently good, Alvarez, Tucker, Altuve, and Pena. That means when any of those 4 are in slumps or resting the offense goes from league average to what we have seen in this series.

The Astros entered today #4 in MLB in team wRC+ (113). The offense can’t reasonably be described as “league average.” 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

The less I see of Maton in a Houston uni for the rest of my life, the better. The guy has ability but simply isn't good enough often enough to keep sending him out there. 

[Gourmand 7774]

Oh great Kemp getting yet another AB 

[HtownHorn 14468]

Click needs to do to Maton what he did last year with Straw so Dusty would/will stop using him.

[runthebone 7932]

Lucky bounce

[YChang 3430]

this isn't fun... not one bit

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Not that the division is in serious jeopardy, but if the current scores hold, we will have given up all of gains we made by sweeping the Mariners last weekend. 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Kemp’n Ain’t Easy 

[Gourmand 7774]

what the fuck is it with Kemp vs Astros pitching!?!?!?!

[rvm96 1643]

This thread is so bitchy. A season is 162 games long btw.

 

[runthebone 7932]

Maybe we get two guys on for Yordan and they pitch to him.  Last chance.

[Pimphand 5594]

Swept by the fucking MiLB affiliate for fucks sake!

[Storm the Field 5271]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

The Astros entered today #4 in MLB in team wRC+ (113). The offense can’t reasonably be described as “league average.” 

That said, I don't think Click can justify standing pat with our current lineup.

We're getting dogshit production from the bottom of our lineup. 

Our primary 1B has a .669 OPS.

The 3 guys we've trotted out at CF have produced a combined .650 OPS.

Our usual LF hasn't been seen in a month.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Just now, Storm the Field said:

Our usual LF hasn't been seen in a month.

And hasn't even started swinging a bat again. 

[kevwun 15620]

Yuli should have stopped at first.

[perfectchaos007 6596]

6 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Maybe we get two guys on for Yordan and they pitch to him.  Last chance.

Too bad their staff was smarter than that

[David Dennison 18651]

3 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

And hasn't even started swinging a bat again. 

What the hell happened to him?

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

all stars Altuve and Tucker going 0-7 so far. 

Tony Kemp, the former Astro no one remembers, gets revenge at 3-4 and 1 RBI. 

[HtownHorn 14468]

2 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

The Astros entered today #4 in MLB in team wRC+ (113). The offense can’t reasonably be described as “league average.” 

I get the use of Sabremetric calcs, but the Astros have scored 4.46 runs per game, the league average is 4.35. So, you would think that wRC+ that is 13% better, would lead to more runs. 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

3 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

all stars Altuve and Tucker going 0-7 so far. 

Tony Kemp, the former Astro no one remembers, gets revenge at 3-4 and 1 RBI. 

lot of Astro fans remember kemp 

[Storm the Field 5271]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

What the hell happened to him?

Shoulder is fucked up. I believe he had a batting cage session like 2 weeks ago and they immediately shut him back down.

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

lot of Astro fans remember kemp 

Hugs for homers

 

[runthebone 7932]

Puk is going to go raise a barn after the game.