2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Gut Wagon 8071]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

That shit didn't help getting the goat another AB

Only good part of it was Tucker hitting 106 on the gun. Looking like his old self again. 

[Scraps 13561]

Only good part of it was Tucker hitting 106 on the gun. Looking like his old self again. 

Yeah he definitely pulled his head out of his ass today. Hopefully he keeps rollin

[WBT 20572]

Great game for Urquidy.  And all while being handled by a new inferior-handling catcher.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

New guys go back to back jacks and Altuve bats again

[WBT 20572]

Dusty would just ph for him.  Old men need their rest.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Well shit

[Storm the Field 5294]

Altuve not gonna get the shot at 5 hits, unless something goes horribly wrong.

[Gut Wagon 8071]

Now we hope Jose DOESN'T bat again. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

not a good debut for smith. fuck 

[kevwun 15789]

He also appears to like the Crawford box.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Lefty Maton. 

[Pimphand 5752]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

not a good debut for smith. fuck 

I mean he is ultra mega spare so not sure what you were expecting.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

hell of a catch by dubon !

[Js1 85338]

That was a badass catch 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Just now, Pimphand said:

I mean he is ultra mega spare so not sure what you were expecting.

 

eat innings, hope he improves 

[clapclapclap 9000]

DuNope!

[kevwun 15789]

Yeah, I don't think Smith needs to appear in anything other than mop up duty.

[perfectchaos007 6642]

From a run diff perspective we still won this series 🥴 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Will Smith seems like he sucks.  Great move.

[Amos Moses 795]

I liked the lineup today. Might quibble with the order, but those are the bats I think should be the regulars. Can Diaz and Dubon hold up defensively in the OF?

[txduck87 985]

Will Smith seems like he sucks.  Great move.

Dumped Odos salary for next year. Worth it. Even if smith never pitches another inning.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

7 minutes ago, txduck87 said:

Dumped Odos salary for next year. Worth it. Even if smith never pitches another inning.

 

eat innings, save the good arms for the playoffs 

[TonyTexas 10514]

3 minutes ago, txduck87 said:

Dumped Odos salary for next year. Worth it. Even if smith never pitches another inning.

We’ll hardly get to know him. Doesn’t figure to be on any playoff rosters. And next year, has a club option for $13M with a $1M buyout.  Lmfao at that being exercised 

[formermav43 4606]

18 minutes ago, Amos Moses said:

I liked the lineup today. Might quibble with the order, but those are the bats I think should be the regulars. Can Diaz and Dubon hold up defensively in the OF?

Using “bat” really loosely with Dubon. He should not be a regular.

[Ojo Rojo 1965]

Question out of curiosity - Do y'all think Dusty (with or without the input of the FO) put Yuli at second in the order in front of Alvarez to help boost his BA and save his job?

[TonyTexas 10514]

12 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

Question out of curiosity - Do y'all think Dusty (with or without the input of the FO) put Yuli at second in the order in front of Alvarez to help boost his BA and save his job?

He put Yuli there to help get him going. So far, so good. Yuli wasn’t ever losing his job. He’ll probably play in at least 2/3 of the the remaining games. Mancini will play the rest as well playing some LF and DH. 

Edited August 3, 2022 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76958]

 

[Scraps 13561]

Never thought the "i like turtles" kid would have grown up to be a badass

[HOOKEM4 5037]

I like that guy.

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 hour ago, Amos Moses said:

I liked the lineup today. Might quibble with the order, but those are the bats I think should be the regulars. Can Diaz and Dubon hold up defensively in the OF?

Dubon has no business playing ahead of Chas. He’s ass, my dude. Dusty hates him some Chas for whatever reason. 

[Gourmand 7774]

29 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Dusty hates him some Chas for whatever reason. 

I don't think it's a Dusty thing, seems organizational to me going all the way back to the Straw trade and through the 2022 trade deadline. Click and Co are Meyers truthers.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Durbon was 1-4, made a 5 star catch and we won 

 

chill. They’ll all get a shot in cf 

[HtownHorn 14682]

Great win today. Mancini with the HR and the nice pick on defense. Urquidy driving up his trade value for the winter, Dubon flying through the OF to pick up Smith. Tucker bunting to get back on track. Old Altuve with a 4-4 day.

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

27 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

I don't think it's a Dusty thing, seems organizational to me going all the way back to the Straw trade and through the 2022 trade deadline. Click and Co are Meyers truthers.

Reading between the lines from listening to a couple of the locker room celebrations last year I think Chas is just an incredible idiot the way the other guys were talking about him. With contempt it seemed to me. Maybe I misread that. Maybe I’m wrong. 

[Gourmand 7774]

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Urquidy driving up his trade value for the winter,

Hold all of them. Those controllable starters are a huge asset. 

[Gut Wagon 8071]

Dubon can play some D, and at multiple positions. His defensive highlight videos are solid. Not much of a hitter, of course, but he's had a few timely ones for us so far. Given our CF options, I think he gets a lot more innings there to go with his usual spot duty elsewhere. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

If he can maintain 1-4, we are good 

[Guadaloopy 10971]

9 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Urquidy driving up his trade value for the winter…

This is nuts.  Click has already hugely tempted fate by trading a serviceable MLB starter away from a contender.  It would be unforgivable hubris to trade a proven pitcher like Urquidy who is under club control for several more years. 

[UTexasFight 9450]

7 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

This is nuts.  Click has already hugely tempted fate by trading a serviceable MLB starter away from a contender.  It would be unforgivable hubris to trade a proven pitcher like Urquidy who is under club control for several more years. 

Counterpoint: “unforgivable hubris” might as well be the Astros motto since ~2017

[David Dennison 18860]

Anyone else notice this when it happened? I saw the third strike and figured the count on the screen was wrong.

Nope.

 

[Scraps 13561]

Next AB that is.

Also how many strikes does he get. I thought dude called the curve a strike....then he fouled....then another called strike...then a groundout

Hi34

[Scraps 13561]

And i was at the game 400 ft away in the outfield lol

[David Dennison 18860]

Just now, Scraps said:

And i was at the game 400 ft away in the outfield lol

It was bizarre. No one said a thing. Completely missed.

[Scraps 13561]

It was bizarre. No one said a thing. Completely missed.

Yeah honestly i was looking into Red Sox dugout at that time because i thought for sure Cora was gonna do something and he did absolutely nothing

[David Dennison 18860]

I really wish he had launched strike four to the moon.

[UTexasFight 9450]

Ford and Sparks were apparently aware/very confused 

[The Dog 44052]

 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

35 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Anyone else notice this when it happened? I saw the third strike and figured the count on the screen was wrong.

Nope.

 

… when you don’t know what to get for that certain MLB umpire on your list.

[Gourmand 7774]

18 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Ford and Sparks were apparently aware/very confused 

 I was watching it and thought it was strike three but thought I must have lost count when the hpu didn't pull the lawnmower on Yordan 

[The Dog 44052]