2022 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 76977]

I like Mancini behind Tucker 

[Js1 85348]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

I like Mancini behind Tucker 

He should play more 

[HOOKEM4 5037]

I love Mancini. That's it. That's the message.

[WBT 20579]

Thanks for taking out the pitcher that was cruising after 66 pitches dumbasses

[elfenix 34251]

This mancini guy seems pretty good

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

3 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

BOOMBAH MANCINI

Edited August 25, 2022 by Wulaw Horn

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Mancini may never want to leave Minute Maid. I think he likes it here. Hear there may be an opening at first next year.

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

Still not ready to see him start more than 2 times a week. MOAR Dubon! 

[billfromlaketravis 11486]

2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

He should play more 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Mancini may never want to leave Minute Maid. I think he likes it here. Hear there may be an opening at first next year.

Diaz is your starting 1B next year on opening day (or close to it). That’s my early surprise prediction for next year. 

19 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Holy shit there is some leather being flashed at the SS position tonight. 

2 more since I posted this. 

[WBT 20579]

These bounce passes are out of control.  They're going to be throwing grounders to Yuli soon, like little kids like to do when playing catch to warmup.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

Edited August 25, 2022 by Seasick Sailor

[D3zii 3681]

8 minutes ago, elfenix said:

This mancini guy seems pretty good

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

The franchise record holder for consecutive quality starts:

[WBT 20579]

Move over Michael Warren Scott

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Dislocated pinky?

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Ouch, looked like a dislocated finger

[HOOKEM4 5037]

We get our wish. Moar dubon!!!

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

So, can you play baseball without a pinky on your non throwing hand?  

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

15 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Diaz is your starting 1B next year on opening day (or close to it). That’s my early surprise prediction for next year.

I actually was thinking the same. I wish the September call ups were still larger so he could come up and play some. If he is at first that saves up a lot of money to put in the outfield next year. But I do like Mancini and won’t be mad at it.

[dr99 560]

4 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

We get our wish. Moar dubon!!!

[billfromlaketravis 11486]

Jake Meyers, defensive replacement. Dusty’d.

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Hate on Dubon all you want, but he’s a nice roster piece.   He’s versatile and solid defensively and gives you decent ABs.  

[Rip76 4928]

Wtf man

[WBT 20579]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

He’s versatile and solid defensively

nice jinx

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Just now, WBT said:

nice jinx

Oof.  That was some bad timing.  

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

19 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

I actually was thinking the same. I wish the September call ups were still larger so he could come up and play some. If he is at first that saves up a lot of money to put in the outfield next year. But I do like Mancini and won’t be mad at it.

Same. 
there aren’t that many good OF on the market btw. I could see us going cheep at 1B and OF. If we fixed catcher for 5 years with a Contreras or Vazquez or something and extended Tucker and brought back JV that would be worth cheaping out at both spots. 

Edited August 25, 2022 by Wulaw Horn

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Apparently Montero has forgotten how to get people out.  

[UTexasFight 9454]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

#csb hank conger is the twins 3rd base coach 

 

Is he on vacation?

definitely not conger coaching 3rd last night when i was at the game 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Our bullpen can’t stop shitting down their legs

[David Dennison 18860]

JFC

[HtownHorn 14685]

Man, Montero is reverted to the mean hard. This is less than ideal heading into the playoffs.

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Wow.  This is ug-lee.  

[Honeysucklerose 990]

Here we freaking go again

[elfenix 34251]

This fucking bullpen

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Same. 
there aren’t that many good OF on the market btw. I could see us going cheep at 1B and OF. If we fixed catcher for 5 years with a Contreras or Vazquez or Something and extended Tucker and brought back JV that would be worth cheeping out at both spots. 

Not much on free agent market in OF but I don’t rule out a winter trade. We will still have some pitching and who knows who will be dumping salary. 

We may need a whole new bullpen. Good grief

[WBT 20579]

well those 2 outs would have been nice

[cabowabo 4487]

Go get him Dusty. 

[Gut Wagon 8079]

I'm not amused. 

[Rip76 4928]

Wow

[WBT 20579]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

well those 2 outs would have been nice

there we go

nice baserunning dumbass

Edited August 25, 2022 by WBT

[UTexasFight 9454]

The ball will find you…

[perfectchaos007 6643]

He got a 2nd chance lol

[David Dennison 18860]

Baseball is so weird.

[cabowabo 4487]

Fine base running there. 

[Honeysucklerose 990]

Thanks for being a moron, runner

[elfenix 34251]

And then you totally redeem yourself

[henrygandorf 29191]

these types of games are why altuve needs to stop getting thrown out on the bases in like the 4th inning or whatever.

[Guadaloopy 10973]

8 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Is he on vacation?

definitely not conger coaching 3rd last night when i was at the game 

Conger-bot is 1B coach.  

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Not much on free agent market in OF but I don’t rule out a winter trade. We will still have some pitching and who knows who will be dumping salary. 

We may need a whole new bullpen. Good grief

Yeah- I’m in favor of trading Garcia and a couple 

prospects for a 2-3 year fix at CF but if they don’t want to do that I’m fine with internal promotions at our departing players (no one we are replacing is great or even good so it’s a low risk proposition- unlike losing Morton, Cole, Springer and Correa in a row) and extending everyone. 
Montero feels like he’s costing himself some money in August.