2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Guadaloopy 11,039]

Furk

[perfectchaos007 6,713]

First Kemp and now Toro. Former Astros kicking our ass

[David Dennison 19,117]

Everyone knew that was coming.

[Mo Horn 8,899]

Toro has become an Astro killer

[tx 3 putt 77,921]

Toro and Kemp love playing their old team 

[cabowabo 4,578]

Should have walked him. We all knew that was coming.

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

Toro is basically a shitty ballplayer that had one great moment in the JV no hitter, plays like shit against the league, and is a HOFer against us. 
Altuve could have ended this nonsense by catching that liner. 

[elfenix 34,385]

11 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hand does not count as part of the bat. And it can’t be a HPB if he swung.   Which he clearly did. And lulz at making the call based on what you saw on the radio

i didn't say i saw it on the radio.  that would be an absurd statement.  ford and sparks discussed it for a bit, which is what i'm relating here. 

 

 

goddamnit.

[lilMAC25 3,864]

Why the fuck is Pressly still the closer?

[Ojo Rojo 1,982]

Fucking Toro.

 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Why the fuck is Pressly still the closer?

Who else we got? Enlighten me. Lol

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Break their spirits and crush their souls in the bottom of the 9th

[David Dennison 19,117]

Just now, lilMAC25 said:

Why the fuck is Pressly still the closer?

32 reasons in a row.

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

2 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Why the fuck is Pressly still the closer?

 

Just now, David Dennison said:

32 reasons in a row.

I know but what has he done lately?  Blow the game, that’s what! 

[rvm96 1,643]

2 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Why the fuck is Pressly still the closer?

He was 21/24 for saves before today. I didn't see you complaining when he got 31 people out in a row or whatever it was 

 

[lilMAC25 3,864]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

32 reasons in a row.

[TonyTexas 10,567]

3 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

Fucking Toro.

 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

3 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

He was 21/24 for saves before today. I didn't see you complaining when he got 31 people out in a row or whatever it was 

 

I’m not at all anti Presley- but 84% save conversion doesn’t seem real elite to me. 

[Mo Horn 8,899]

Well fuck

[clapclapclap 9,000]

No doubt on who's the Brad Lidge Player of the Game....

[David Dennison 19,117]

4 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m not at all anti Presley- but 84% save conversion doesn’t seem real elite to me. 

Judge for yourself.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/closers

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

7 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Pressly doing it the hard way tonight

Always turns out hard when you promptly throw four wide to start your "save."

[David Dennison 19,117]

3 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Always turns out hard when you promptly throw four wide to start your "save."

It happens to every closer.

It just sucks when it happens to us.

 

Edited July 31, 2022 by David Dennison

[Scraps 13,598]

What a shitty loss.

[Guadaloopy 11,039]

That one stings a little after watching them scrap to get back in it and then take the lead.   Get ‘em tomorrow boys.  

[rvm96 1,643]

11 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m not at all anti Presley- but 84% save conversion doesn’t seem real elite to me. 

How about 20 for his last 22. 

[David Dennison 19,117]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

That one stings a little after watching them scrap to get back in it and then take the lead.   Get ‘em tomorrow boys.  

Odorizzi Sunday!!!

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

5 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

How about 20 for his last 22. 

That’s probably elite I would guess. I have not looked at numbers for a while but I thought 90% used to be considered the cut line for elite closets. Could be wrong. It’s all pretty small sample size. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

14 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Judge for yourself.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/closers

15 closers better than 84%, but most of that just barely. 4 guys 90 and up. That’s the cut line I guess?  Which is basically a difference of 2 blown saves over the course of a year from elite percentage to middle of the pack?  
Like I’ve said before- he’s fine as a closer. 

[rvm96 1,643]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

That’s probably elite I would guess. I have not looked at numbers for a while but I thought 90% used to be considered the cut line for elite closets. Could be wrong. It’s all pretty small sample size. 

I'm not going to call Ryan the best closer ever but when people complain about him I would like to hear a solution. The only thing I could think of would be Montero in the closer role. I think they are best where they are but that would be my only answer. Montero also struggled as a closer in Seattle.

[Wulaw Horn 19,235]

1 minute ago, rvm96 said:

I'm not going to call Ryan the best closer ever but when people complain about him I would like to hear a solution. The only thing I could think of would be Montero in the closer role. I think they are best where they are but that would be my only answer. Montero also struggled as a closer in Seattle.

He’s the best option on our roster.  Bullpen guys are so up and down from year to year that his contract and position makes sense. When you string together multiple successful years you are doing something a lot of other guys don’t. 

[rvm96 1,643]

3 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

He’s the best option on our roster.  Bullpen guys are so up and down from year to year that his contract and position makes sense. When you string together multiple successful years you are doing something a lot of other guys don’t. 

[cabowabo 4,578]

Leadoff walk in the ninth was the killer.

[tx 3 putt 77,921]

Can Siri pitch ?

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

 

[UTexasFight 9,603]

Oh please please please let there be a certain last minute scratch tomorrow

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

If we can't get Bell and Contreras, I'd take Bell and Vasquez:

 

[tx 3 putt 77,921]

2 hours ago, David Dennison said:

32 reasons in a row.

That was yesterday !

[rvm96 1,643]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

If we can't get Bell and Contreras, I'd take Bell and Vasquez:

 

Do you mean JD Martinez in the second part?

[tx 3 putt 77,921]

If my team was out of contention, I’d dump as many expiring contracts as possible for any prospects 

[Pimphand 6,048]

This team seems to have a predilection towards getting buttfucked by former players. 

[rvm96 1,643]

8 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

This team seems to have a predilection towards getting buttfucked by former players. 

What about Yordan owning Gerrit Cole?

[Macklemore 2,881]

12 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Judge for yourself.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/closers

Give me a break. You know in your heart that Pressly is not a lock down closer and you’d be shitting bricks like the rest of us seeing him try to close games during the playoffs.

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8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

If my team was out of contention, I’d dump as many expiring contracts as possible for any prospects 

So Fiers is altruistic in his avoidance of starts against the Boys from H-town?

[runthebone 8,131]

Fiers is most altruistic when he volunteers to mentor kids

[HtownHorn 14,916]

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

If my team was out of contention, I’d dump as many expiring contracts as possible for any prospects 

This is the way.

[David Dennison 19,117]

51 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Give me a break. You know in your heart that Pressly is not a lock down closer and you’d be shitting bricks like the rest of us seeing him try to close games during the playoffs.

I know he's not a lock down closer, but he's really good.

[Scraps 13,598]

Law Office back in the lineup today

McCormick Meyers and Lee

[TonyTexas 10,567]

I need a seat location

 

[Gourmand 7,774]