2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13542]

Garrett Stubbs just hit his first career homer for Philly. Plunked a dude in the face who tried to barehand it.

[Scraps 13542]

Yordan doing work in LF

[TonyTexas 10482]

Yordan becoming average defensively opens up more options moving forward. 

[Scraps 13542]

Yordan can't catch that one

[Scraps 13542]

Damn that was close to being out

[WBT 20422]

Hammerin Yordan

[WBT 20422]

Pina gang!

Edited May 22, 2022 by WBT

[Scraps 13542]

Pena needs to work on sliding lol....every one of them looks awkward as fuck

[kevwun 15651]

He's like an albatross.

[Wishbone 4738]

A deer on a frozen pond.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

How about we not make this one so tense? 

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

How many starts does Yordan have in LF this season? Appears to be a very regular occurrence. 

[runthebone 7932]

4 runs is not a big enough lead for Blake Taylor in the ninth.

[Wishbone 4738]

Ready for the “closing” part.

[David Dennison 18658]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

4 runs is not a big enough lead for Blake Taylor in the ninth.

Can our closer handle back to back appearances?

[rvm96 1643]

2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

How many starts does Yordan have in LF this season? Appears to be a very regular occurrence. 

15

[Wishbone 4738]

There it is!

Edited May 22, 2022 by Wishbone

[David Dennison 18658]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Can our closer handle back to back appearances?

Yes.

Yes, he can.

[HtownHorn 14487]

Never in doubt. 

[elfenix 34171]

Astros win!

[Scraps 13542]

Pressly getting the saves, but I don't have much trust in his 93mph rag arm. Come playoff time my butthole gonna be in straight pucker mode

[henrygandorf 29177]

quick question - what time is it?

[Gut Wagon 8052]

3 minutes ago, runthebone said:

4 runs is not a big enough lead for Blake Taylor in the ninth.

As Taylor was fumbling his way into that jam, I realized he and Aaron Nixon have this in common. 

[Scraps 13542]

quick question - what time is it?

Katie nolan knows

[Wishbone 4738]

5 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

quick question - what time is it?

Time for me to close out…

Oh, nvmd.

[WBT 20422]

Keep winning series

[Scraps 13542]

I was told the Mariners were.supposed to be good. 10 games back lmao

[henrygandorf 29177]

 

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

The Stros have enjoyed some nice breaks lately. LMJ threw off a mound this week. Odorizzi looked like an automatic ACL, and it’s just a ligament strain. Altuve’s hammy wasn’t bad at all. Neither was Peña’s knee. 
 

Knocking on wood. Injuries gutted the team last year. The 2021 World Series looks a lot different with Verlander and LMJ. 
 

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

Chances Leon gets called up next month?

[HtownHorn 14487]

3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Stros have enjoyed some nice breaks lately. LMJ threw off a mound this week. Odorizzi looked like an automatic ACL, and it’s just a ligament strain. Altuve’s hammy wasn’t bad at all. Neither was Peña’s knee. 
 

Knocking on wood. Injuries gutted the team last year. The 2021 World Series looks a lot different with Verlander and LMJ. 
 

Pena didn't look comfortable after his single where he was thrown out trying to turn it into a double. I think he's playing through it right now. After the next 3 days they get a day off, so he's probably not playing Wednesday.

Edited May 23, 2022 by HtownHorn

[Scraps 13542]

Yeah Pena is clearly not 100%. He seems.to be limping/favoring that leg after every run.

[Planet Houston 4923]

11 hours ago, Scraps said:

Garrett Stubbs just hit his first career homer for Philly. Plunked a dude in the face who tried to barehand it.

Sounds like he tried to catch it with two stubbs.

[rvm96 1643]

6 hours ago, Scraps said:

Yeah Pena is clearly not 100%. He seems.to be limping/favoring that leg after every run.

Would suck to lose him for an extended period of time. Beside the fact that it would hurt the team, he's currently running away with the ROY. 

[HtownHorn 14487]

6 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Would suck to lose him for an extended period of time. Beside the fact that it would hurt the team, he's currently running away with the ROY. 

With the way the Astros handle injuries, this is something that is nagging, and not serious. Maybe a bone bruise or something like that. After the Cleveland series, the Astros will have plenty of off days moving forward.

I really want the Astros to draft Melendez. 5 picks in the Top 140, which is likely his projection.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I really want the Astros to draft Melendez. 5 picks in the Top 140, which is likely his projection.

Would love to see Ivan continue to grow as a player in this organization.

[tx 3 putt 76385]

MLB draft talk - is that pitcher from Vanderbilt a free agent or does he have to back into the draft ?

[TonyTexas 10482]

11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

MLB draft talk - is that pitcher from Vanderbilt a free agent or does he have to back into the draft ?

Kumar Rocker will re-enter draft. Projected to go in back half of 1st round. 

[HtownHorn 14487]

24 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Kumar Rocker will re-enter draft. Projected to go in back half of 1st round. 

Has he actually pitched in the indy league he joined?

[HtownHorn 14487]

37 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

MLB draft talk - is that pitcher from Vanderbilt a free agent or does he have to back into the draft ?

Same as Aiken.

[TonyTexas 10482]

25 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Has he actually pitched in the indy league he joined?

Nope. Scheduled 1st start is June 4 for the former Astro affiliate, the Tri City Valley-Cats.  Should get several appearances before the draft. 

[tx 3 putt 76385]

57 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Kumar Rocker will re-enter draft. Projected to go in back half of 1st round. 

thats who I’d take a flyer on 

[tx 3 putt 76385]

In fact, I’d look over any Vanderbilt kid very closely 

[henrygandorf 29177]

do we know the pitching matchups for the cleveland series?

scoretracker shows plesac tonight but baseballpress shows mckenzie.  we'll miss bieber, but if mckenzie is also pushed back for some reason, i wouldn't be too upset.

need 2/3 here or a sweep.

[tx 3 putt 76385]

6 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

a sweep.

[TonyTexas 10482]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

In fact, I’d look over any Vanderbilt kid very closely 

Jack Leiter, the Rangers’ savior from Vandy, has had a few decent outings but several absolutely atrocious ones. He’s not the sure thing they were hoping for. 

[Wulaw Horn 18980]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Jack Leiter, the Rangers’ savior from Vandy, has had a few decent outings but several absolutely atrocious ones. He’s not the sure thing they were hoping for. 

That's a shame gif

you hate to see it, but you love to see it gif

[Storm the Field 5273]

Astros are rocking a 2.09 ERA in May. That's more than a full point lower than any other staff.

[Chuckie Finster 22600]

7 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Astros are rocking a 2.09 ERA in May. That's more than a full point lower than any other staff.

There's a lot of ways I saw this season going, but our pitching staff getting BETTER without Strom was not one of them.

[UTexasFight 9380]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

do we know the pitching matchups for the cleveland series?

scoretracker shows plesac tonight but baseballpress shows mckenzie.  we'll miss bieber, but if mckenzie is also pushed back for some reason, i wouldn't be too upset.

need 2/3 here or a sweep.

There must be a reason the official guardians page doesn’t have the probables yet, but fwiw:

https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/05/cleveland-guardians-houston-astros-series-preview-pitching-matchups.html?outputType=amp