2022 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 76979]

 

 

[runthebone 7988]

The Dubon-Machete OPS battle is going to go down to the last week of the season, I bet.  Riveting.

[billfromlaketravis 11487]

Longest double in Minute Maid history?

[billfromlaketravis 11487]

Willie Mays he is not. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by billfromlaketravis

[Js1 85348]

Play that Mancini guy more 

[Wulaw Horn 19073]

9 minutes ago, runthebone said:

The Dubon-Machete OPS battle is going to go down to the last week of the season, I bet.  Riveting.

I laughed harder and longer than I should. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

JV is feeling his oats tonight 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Just pay JV now, Crane.  The price is only going up.  

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

I’m already sick of all the Correa hype. Dude is gone. If you ain’t here who cares. He was only here 7 years not a career, and he’s only been an All Star twice and missed a load of games. I know I’m in the minority but I don’t miss him. I miss Springer much more. The hole he left in the outfield still isn’t filled. Correa is hyped because he was a first overall pick and liked to toot his own horn. But I’m fine with Peña and $34 million in payroll saved. I will now take my beating from the Correa marks.

Correa wasn't my favorite Astro, I got pissed about all of the missed games due to injury, and how some of the time it seemed like healing had allegedly been postponed. 

Then there are the post season heroics, the cobra strike throws from short, a monster HR to the flag pole in Camden Yards that i saw in person, and having the backbone to stand up for his teammates/ franchise when it came to the scandal.  He closed hard in the last 2 years in Houston when it came to winning me over.

I felt like Houston made the right moves financially and Correa made his choice too.  I don't begrudge either side.

and we will always have the Joe Kelly play.  There are/ were plenty of things to love about Correa.  he's just in a different jersey now.  If I'm watching Twins vs Yankees or Mariners, heck yeah, I still want Carlos to do well.

[elfenix 34253]

Least interesting benches cleared ever

[UTexasFight 9454]

Wtf was that

 

someone get to the bottom of whatever is between those two 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Don’t see that from Altuve very much.  Must be some lingering issue.   

[billfromlaketravis 11487]

3 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Just pay JV now, Crane.  The price is only going up.  

Verlander knows that too. 

[Wulaw Horn 19073]

This is weird that Jose is pissed like that. Maybe there was something that must have happened between them once upon a time when they were teammates?  

[Gourmand 7774]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Don’t see that from Altuve very much.  Must be some lingering issue.   

That's what I thought as well. Has to be a story there.

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

This is weird that Jose is pissed like that. Maybe there was something that must have happened between them once upon a time when they were teammates?  

That’s my theory.  

[kevwun 15790]

I'm guessing so because that wasn't egregious. 

[Guest]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

Don’t see that from Altuve very much.  Must be some lingering issue.   

well...it was inside and then it ran further inside.

Tuve was justified in asking, "WTF dude?"

[kevwun 15790]

It's not like Sanchez has great control though.  His whip this year is 1.68

[elfenix 34253]

What the fuck is happening

[Js1 85348]

Just now, elfenix said:

What the fuck is happening

Goat rodeo 

[Wulaw Horn 19073]

Just now, kevwun said:

I'm guessing so because that wasn't egregious. 

Yeah. Clipped his uniform probably didn’t even touch skin. Not near his head. Not near any vital parts. He’s been drilled intentionally throughout the year- this wasn’t at all likely that. Has to be past history. 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Umpire fuckery. 

[Wulaw Horn 19073]

This is a rough decision by the umps here. Bases loaded brawl is now a mound visit?  And obviously not conveyed to the teams. 
Robot umps wouldn’t fix this. 
Also- I’d rather face Sanchez- he sucks. 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Why does Baldelli get to be out on the mound after getting tossed?  

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Yeah. Clipped his uniform probably didn’t even touch skin. Not near his head. Not near any vital parts. He’s been drilled intentionally throughout the year- this wasn’t at all likely that. Has to be past history. 

It did hit thigh, not just uniform.

[perfectchaos007 6643]

We'll get the jomboy breakdown tomorrow

[Guest]

That's a little win for the Twins even if they didn't like it.  Dude just threw a 4 pitch walk to put 2ducks on with the meat of the lineup coming up.

Minnesota got bailed out from rattled Sanchez.

Edited August 24, 2022 by slorch

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

We'll get the jomboy breakdown tomorrow

Need the lip reading.  With the exception of the Beltran’s  niece BS (which he walked back), Jomboy puts out some great stuff.  

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Something personal between Altuve and Sanchez or maybe it’s cumulative from being thrown inside all year and Altuve’s just in a bad mood and Sanchez is the one he finally reacted to. Definitely affected this whole game now. And Verlander is sitting around now. 

[Guadaloopy 10973]

I take it back about ump fuckery - ump clearly indicated the first visit.  Baldelli is a dumbass. 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Alavarez needs to sacrifice a chicken 

[dr99 560]

3 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We'll get the jomboy breakdown tomorrow

and he will spin it to make Altuve and Correa look bad

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Damn 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Blow it up, Tuck!

Or not 

[Js1 85348]

Hey don’t hit to that guy 

[billfromlaketravis 11487]

Yikes. 

[D3zii 3681]

Just now, Js1 said:

Hey don’t hit to that guy 

Someone should have told him. . He probably didn’t know 

[Guest]

less than optimal.

[runthebone 7988]

1 minute ago, Limp Brisket said:

Blow it up, Tuck!

Need greater specificity next time

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Two on, no outs, 3-4-5 coming up, and we get bupkis.  Really hope that doesn’t come back to bite us, but stuff like that usually does.  

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Alvarez parents, wife and brother …

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76979]

I’ll guess they’re missing their return flights 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Verlander’s gonna need a couple of 5 pitch innings if we want to make this exciting…

[Limp Brisket 546]

Verlander not dipping in the 98-99mph  stuff tonight, leaning on the breaking stuff.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

2 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Verlander’s gonna need a couple of 5 pitch innings if we want to make this exciting…

dusty better go old school or i will send him some taco bell 

ffs, announcers said JV is done . They also said only 1 baserunner, so no walks or hits, hbp? 

Edited August 24, 2022 by Make em eat Taco Bell

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Seems like another inning is a no-brainer, but Dusty says otherwise.  Really hope JV wasn’t feeling something that made him come out on his own.  

Edited August 24, 2022 by Guadaloopy

[Guadaloopy 10973]

OK.  JV looks fine. 

[UTexasFight 9454]

Stanek?!?!

 

 

im shell shocked

[Limp Brisket 546]

It’ll be a home run