2022 Houston Astros Thread

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,878]

4 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Some weak ass contact against another scrub. 

Scrub … a word I haven’t heard since little league where it almost always applied to the RF and the fat kids who picked their nose in the field and grew up to be lawyers or computer geeks.

There are no scrubs in the majors.

[UTEX_ME 4,257]

Jose looking like a pitcher who hasn’t pitched in a month. Thanks Dusty

[Guest]

I hate seeing Urquidy in this spot.  He deserves better; and DESERVE's gotta lot to do with it.

[David Dennison 19,440]

nm

Edited November 2, 2022 by David Dennison

[Rockethorn1978 6,203]

This game blows

[Dutchrudder 11,227]

Eh, nobody comes back from 7 down, this game is basically over.  Try again tomorrow, hopefully with better pitching. 2-1 is not an impossible comeback. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,115]

Never understood how McCullers just jumped right back to #3. He’s been 5 or 6 on this staff since he came back

[Rockethorn1978 6,203]

Just now, Mitch Hedberg said:

Never understood how McCullers just jumped right back to #3. He’s been 5 or 6 on this staff since he came back

[Gut Wagon 8,214]

K this clown, if only for humanitarian reasons. 

[D3zii 3,911]

 

1 hour ago, Sleepygrad said:

we're gonna put up runs, lets not freak out

[rvm96 1,643]

2 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Never understood how McCullers just jumped right back to #3. He’s been 5 or 6 on this staff since he came back

He definitely pitched better than Urquidy down the stretch. Garcia is a more difficult argument. Garcia had a rough August but good September.

[Guest]

Still love Urquidy and wish he had seen some higher leverage situations.  Hell...use him as an 'opener' or whatever.  They also haven't seen him in like 20 something days.

[Longhornlove 5,134]

Instead of Smoltz sucking off the Phillies hitters why doesn't he admit that LM Jr was tipping his pitches? It was obvious in the 1st 2 innings that was happening. Hell, it was obvious in the 1st 3 hitters.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,878]

1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

Instead of Smoltz sucking off the Phillies hitters why doesn't he admit that LM Jr was tipping his pitches? It was obvious in the 1st 2 innings that was happening. Hell, it was obvious in the 1st 3 hitters.

He talked about it.

Even had an anecdote of himself being told he was tipping pitches while he warmed up in the bullpen.

Edited November 2, 2022 by VirginiaLonghorn

[Rip76 5,009]

Let’s get 8.

😀

[Longhornlove 5,134]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Let’s get 8.

😀

[cabowabo 4,645]

17 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

So that's Game 4 and Game 6? Who pitches Game 7? Or rather who gets the start for Game 7 because he might not last very long?

Who cares. At this point, I’d be ecstatic if there is a game 7 in this series. 

[Mez2 4,041]

Why not get Vasquez an AB?

[Gut Wagon 8,214]

Another 2-out single with nobody on. Uphill battle all night. 

[David Dennison 19,440]

Our offense is not good tonight.

Edited November 2, 2022 by David Dennison

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,878]

1 minute ago, Mez2 said:

Why not get Vasquez an AB?

Good question.

[UTHornFan014 751]

Hopefully we wake the fuck up tomorrow

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,279]

Well, Fox saying that Philly is 2 wins away from a WS title cannot hurt our chances.  

[Murfdogg21 4,547]

I could go for a Springer dinger or two about now. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,560]

4 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

I could go for a Springer dinger or two about now. 

You just want to make me cry even more. 

[Guest]

they must not be trying hard against Urquidy.

[WBT 20,879]

Urquidy about to pick up WS win #4

[texashorne 1,185]

21 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Never understood how McCullers just jumped right back to #3. He’s been 5 or 6 on this staff since he came back

Crystal ball. Nobody questioned that decision before tonight. LMJ is a vet and has WS experience.. he just shit the bed unfortunately. 

[Murfdogg21 4,547]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

You just want to make me cry even more. 

Our bats went through long dormant stretches in the ‘19 and ‘21 serieses, and key players went nearly hitless. Correa playing for a contract last year showed some pop early in the postseason but couldn’t put them up in the WS even with $300M on the line. Old George seemed to mash when the team needed some one to step up and get them hyped. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,878]

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

You just want to make me cry even more. 

Really … how many seasons has CF been vacant?

[Fudge Nuggets 19,407]

Score some fucking runs, assholes.

[tx 3 putt 78,467]

when you post 0 runs, doesn't matter how many runs you give up 

[elfenix 34,658]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

when you post 0 runs, doesn't matter how many runs you give up 

[Dutchrudder 11,227]

Michael Brantley is injured, or he would be in the outfield, but everyone has to deal with injuries now and then. Would be nice to have a CF that can get some more hits, but Chaz has been pretty good filling in.  

[Mitch Hedberg 2,115]

3 minutes ago, texashorne said:

Crystal ball. Nobody questioned that decision before tonight. LMJ is a vet and has WS experience.. he just shit the bed unfortunately. 

I don’t know who nobody is because I did from the start. 😂  He’s got decent stats and won some games but the butt puckerfest that most of his starts are was always worrisome to me.

[Guadaloopy 11,129]

Y’all remember how shitty it felt after games 2 and 3 vs the Red Sox in the ALCS last year.  It was about this shitty.  

[elfenix 34,658]

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

Michael Brantley is injured, or he would be in the outfield, but everyone has to deal with injuries now and then. Would be nice to have a CF that can get some more hits, but Chaz has been pretty good filling in.  

chaz has a shockingly good ability to get on base with 2 outs to get machete up.  that'd be a really good thing if alvarez weren't at the maldonado line and altuve at half that

[texashorne 1,185]

We need a bat this off-season. Too many sticks gone cold. 

[David Dennison 19,440]

2 for 21????

[Guadaloopy 11,129]

Win tomorrow and it’s a 3 game series with 2 at home.  Things can turn around quickly.   

[Shaggy3.0 1,695]

Game 1: Lose 5 run lead

Game 3: Gave up 5 dongers in 5 innings.

Both are rarities in the World Series.

 

I wonder what level of fuckedness we have in store for tomorrow?

 

[UTexasFight 9,787]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Win tomorrow and it’s a 3 game series with 2 at home.  Things can turn around quickly.   

Have you seen us at home in the World Series?

 

 

 

but yeah, the ol “momentum is only as good as the next day’s starter…”

[cabowabo 4,645]

The worst part of this loss is that we didn’t even lay a finger on their bullpen. 

[MirrOlure 15,185]

Epic at bat. Potentially

[Fudge Nuggets 19,407]

We are the 90’s Braves.  But it could be worse, we could be the Yankees for the last 13 years.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,279]

Well Fox has said that the Phillies are the better team and has basically declared this series over.  Hope they use that for motivation.  Fuck Fox.

[Guadaloopy 11,129]

Great AB from Bregman.  A rarity tonight.  

[cabowabo 4,645]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

We are the 90’s Braves.  But it could be worse, we could be the Yankees for the last 13 years.

No we’re not.  They had a legitimate title. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,407]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

The worst part of this loss is that we didn’t even lay a finger on their bullpen. 

We haven’t all series.  Why start now?

[Macklemore 2,945]

9 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Michael Brantley is injured, or he would be in the outfield, but everyone has to deal with injuries now and then. Would be nice to have a CF that can get some more hits, but Chaz has been pretty good filling in.  

We need a GM that can actually fill the holes in this lineup. Fuck Click. Glad he will be shitcanned after the season. Take Dusty with him to the unemployment office.