2022 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 77428]

 

[David Dennison 18946]

5 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

He passed out at 31 flavors. 

Save Yordan.

[rvm96 1643]

1 hour ago, rvm96 said:

NIce to see him doing well after struggling in rookie ball.

 

 

[Scraps 13577]

Reynolds apparently had a crazy price tag.

Who cares he is controllable...on noes they wanted Whitley!!

[Guadaloopy 11013]

Not sure I agree with the strategy of giving up hits to the bottom of their order.  

[WBT 20669]

I get not wanting to burn 3 or 4 of the good relievers chasing a game that you're trailing but I also hate punting a 1 run game.  Putting in Maton and Smith because you think you might lose anyway is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  We really need our starters to be able to hang in for 7 or at least 6 to give the offense more of a chance to catch up.

I like the suggestion above though to DL Maton and get Martinez back up here.  He would be perfect for a game like this, going 2-3 innings and keeping the deficit at 1.

[Guadaloopy 11013]

Just now, Scraps said:

 

 

Who cares he is controllable...on noes they wanted Whitley!!

 

 

What makes you think we had enough to pay the price?

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

 

 

Who cares he is controllable...on noes they wanted Whitley!!

 

 

Whitley's value is not a center piece in trades. He's a throw in imo

[Guadaloopy 11013]

Just now, WBT said:

I get not wanting to burn 3 or 4 of the good relievers chasing a game that you're trailing but I also hate punting a 1 run game.  Putting in Maton and Smith because you think you might lose anyway is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  We really need our starters to be able to hang in for 7 or at least 6 to give the offense more of a chance to catch up.

I like the suggestion above though to DL Maton and get Martinez back up here.  He would be perfect for a game like this, going 2-3 innings and keeping the deficit at 1.

Hey… this way he only has to cover 3 innings with the pen instead of 4.

 

 

[WBT 20669]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

 

 

Who cares he is controllable...on noes they wanted Whitley!!

 

 

Lulz, no one but Wulaw was giving us shit for Whitley.

[Scraps 13577]

Whitley's value is not a center piece in trades. He's a throw in imo

Man yall take posts way too serious

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, Scraps said:

2 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Whitley's value is not a center piece in trades. He's a throw in imo

Man yall take posts way to seriously

[Scraps 13577]

I know you gotta pump that sunshine regardless!

[David Dennison 18946]

Just now, Scraps said:

I know you gotta pump that sunshine regardless!

I mean, we do have the best record in the AL by 3.5 games.

 

[Gut Wagon 8087]

14 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Probably has what I get when I see Maton warming up. 

[WBT 20669]

Remember this offseason when some of us wanted to bring back McHugh.  That was cool.

[tx 3 putt 77428]

Just now, Gut Wagon said:

Probably has what I get when I see Maton warming up. 

 

they dont rush you to the hospital for an upset stomach

[kevwun 15897]

Yordan must have tried some of Bregman’s salsa even after it almost killed Tucker.

Edited August 20, 2022 by kevwun

[Guadaloopy 11013]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

they dont rush you to the hospital for an upset stomach

Best scenario is heat exhaustion/ dehydration. 

[tx 3 putt 77428]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I mean, we do have the best record in the AL by 3.5 games.

 

 

9-2 vs .600+ teams

[LCHorn 2631]

I’ve read a season long worth of @Wulaw Horn’s Maton hate with some skepticism but I’m ready to join the club; his post-season success last year looks to be a mirage.  

[tx 3 putt 77428]

29 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Maton or Neris down for Martinez and dont care which.

 

this is a helobious level post

[Limp Brisket 546]

5 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I’ve read a season long worth of @Wulaw Horn’s Maton hate with some skepticism but I’m ready to join the club; his post-season success last year looks to be a mirage.  

No it was real but a real long time ago in baseball years.

[tx 3 putt 77428]

hell of a throw by tucker 

[Guadaloopy 11013]

I have no expectation of a comeback, but it would be fun to fuck around with Jansen for old time’s sake.  

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[wood 11267]

It's a fucking beating watching this asshole pitch. Fucking chickenshit moves.

[David Dennison 18946]

4 minutes ago, wood said:

It's a fucking beating watching this asshole pitch. Fucking chickenshit moves.

 

[TonyTexas 10527]

 

[wood 11267]

6 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

How long's it been since he had The Covid?

[WBT 20669]

6 minutes ago, wood said:

How long's it been since he had The Covid?

He was late reporting in 2020 because of it.  I can't remember if that was before spring training shutdown or before the restart.

[tx 3 putt 77428]

 

 

 

[HtownHorn 14779]

Bring up Leon and Julks. Give them a shot, it wouldn't take much to outproduce Meyers and Dubon.

[rvm96 1643]

28 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Bring up Leon and Julks. Give them a shot, it wouldn't take much to outproduce Meyers and Dubon.

Seeing as how Leon is on the IL I doubt he would get brought up. I think it would be Brinson if anybody 

[Fudge Nuggets 19224]

As of now he's in "non life threatening" condition?  Good lord, the way this franchise handles medical conditions that statement does not give me warm and fuzzies.

[DoobieWah 1460]

Just checking in for an update on Jordan and you guys are not very gruntling. 

[TonyTexas 10527]

9 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Seeing as how Leon is on the IL I doubt he would get brought up. I think it would be Brinson if anybody 

If Dubon and/or Alvarez have to go to the IL, I have no idea what they’ll do. Brinson  isn’t on the 40 man. Goodrum is literally the only choice atm. Besides sucking, he’s been hurt most of the year and just came back to Sugar Land. Click’s 40-man roster construction has always been a concern. Very pitcher heavy. 

[kevwun 15897]

A friend texted me that the rumor is Yordan may have had a panic attack.

[henrygandorf 29194]

52 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

If Dubon and/or Alvarez have to go to the IL, I have no idea what they’ll do. Brinson  isn’t on the 40 man. Goodrum is literally the only choice atm. Besides sucking, he’s been hurt most of the year and just came back to Sugar Land. Click’s 40-man roster construction has always been a concern. Very pitcher heavy. 

could we bring up lee/diaz as backup c and have vazquez be full-time dh?

[UTexasFight 9528]

11 minutes ago, kevwun said:

A friend texted me that the rumor is Yordan may have had a panic attack.

Welcome to the club…and what happens to 100% if this thread when maton is on the mound 

[Amos Moses 795]

11 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

could we bring up lee/diaz as backup c and have vazquez be full-time dh?

Outfielders would be the concern.  It’s not ideal to roll with only 3.

[TonyTexas 10527]

Just now, Amos Moses said:

Outfielders would be the concern.  It’s not ideal to roll with only 3.

In that scenario, Mancini would probably be full time LF with Meyers as backup. Of more concern would be the infield. Yuli would be backup 3rd, Bregs backup SS, JJ backup 1st, who knows about 2nd. 

[Amos Moses 795]

I wrote 3 … I thought everyone here had already purged Meyers from existence.

Where’s Super Jack when you need him?

[henrygandorf 29194]

it turns out losing brantley, aledmys, yordan, and dubon at the ~same time could present some challenges.

obviously meyers would have to play some role (4th outfielder) and mancini would certainly be our everyday lf.  if yordan had a panic attack or dehydration/exhaustion, give him the weekend off and reset.  he should be fine.  i mean, even the article said he was in "non-life-threatening" condition, what more do you need?

[tx 3 putt 77428]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

could we bring up lee/diaz as backup c and have vazquez be full-time dh?

[tx 3 putt 77428]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

A friend texted me that the rumor is Yordan may have had a panic attack.

he probably read this thread and thought they’re in last place or one of wulaw’s posts hypnotized him ?

1 hour ago, Amos Moses said:

Outfielders would be the concern.  It’s not ideal to roll with only 3.

tuck / chas / Jake / Mancini, let’s do it !

[tx 3 putt 77428]

1 hour ago, Amos Moses said:

I wrote 3 … I thought everyone here had already purged Meyers from existence.

Where’s Super Jack when you need him?

he’s on this roster and time to step up. He has talent, maybe not 100% healed but it’s next man up time !

 

September is the push, get it ready for October baseball !

[tx 3 putt 77428]

I don’t remember fireworks during the game but wasn’t paying attention closely. Thankful / Glad the in stadium ems crew jumped into action asap ….

https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/08/20/astros-star-yordan-alvarez-hospitalized-for-shortness-of-breath-braves-fireworks

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Houston manager Dusty Baker said after his team’s 6–2 loss that Álvarez was experiencing shortness of breath, which was exacerbated by smoke in the air after the Braves shot off fireworks at Truist Park.

“He’s being analyzed by the doctors,” Baker said, per ESPN. “They said all his vitals are good. He’s feeling normal but he still has to see our doctor. He was just, he had shortness of breath, and then when they shot the fireworks off, the smoke kind of made it worse.”

 

[tx 3 putt 77428]

I’ll start to get worried if Diaz or Yordan are out very long term. Until then, man up and play ball. 

[UTexasFight 9528]

I have a feeling we won’t see Diaz until a date that starts with a 2 in September.

hope I’m wrong, but like a hammy or quad, they aren’t going to rush him back for a groin and going to take it very slow