2022 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13540]

Maton sucked more than he was good last year also....just picked it up towards the very end of the year/playoffs.

Give him 4 months and he will be ballin

[Scraps 13540]

Grooved

[David Dennison 18652]

Fucking rain delay.

[runthebone 7932]

You knew Martinez was going to fuck us.

[Scraps 13540]

Goodnight

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Neris isn't the answer

[Rip76 4913]

And that’s ballgame

[cabowabo 4451]

7 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

 

I really don’t get it - I was expecting big things. He was filthy in the playoffs and with a full offseason to work with our methods…weird it’s gone the other way. 

He got married in November. 

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

Neris isn't the answer

He has 1 ER allowed this season before tonight. Just not his night.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

Bad luck on Odorizzi, but the relievers have been dog meat. And several of our better hitters being out to lunch hasn't helped a bit. Just a feeble effort all around to this point. 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

DP

Edited May 17, 2022 by Gut Wagon

[Rimbo 25773]

Losing sucks

[rvm96 1643]

Well that was worse case scenario

[rvm96 1643]

Just for the record Kalas is wrong. Neris gave up a run to lose a game against the Blue Jays.

[Guadaloopy 10918]

2 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Bad luck on Odorizzi, but the relievers have been dog meat. And several of our better hitters being out to lunch hasn't helped a bit. Just a feeble effort all around to this point. 

So feeble that they are only tied for first with the second best record in the league.  Buncha scrubs out there.  Burn it down!

[Pablo 494]

37 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

So feeble that they are only tied for first with the second best record in the league.  Buncha scrubs out there.  Burn it down!

that's true, i mean we did lose 2 of the last 14 games.

[tx 3 putt 76314]

we should wait until after tomorrow's game before starting the offseson thread 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

0-13, 4 K, 2 BB for the 3-6 hitters. Those games are often difficult to win. 

[UTPhil2006 3790]

Better be all the normal starters tonight

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Can goodrum pitch ? 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Old …

 

[Js1 85095]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Old …

 

So he's dead? 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

In my head, the boot = Achilles 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

52 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

In my head, the boot = Achilles 

Maybe not:

 

[kevwun 15624]

In that case, I assume they have already amputated his leg.

Edited May 17, 2022 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 76314]

A month ago this thread was ready to kill odo, now we are lighting candles for his speedy return !

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Straight from the horses mouth ….

https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/content/2022-05-17-dusty-baker-provides-update-on-jake-odorizzi-and-jeremy-pena/?fbclid=IwAR22sl25pE4lELnDGx9IcAM1-7IfNbcPmHZ1692mKYZT4E0znczM6DEWncU

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Straight from the horses mouth ….

https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/content/2022-05-17-dusty-baker-provides-update-on-jake-odorizzi-and-jeremy-pena/?fbclid=IwAR22sl25pE4lELnDGx9IcAM1-7IfNbcPmHZ1692mKYZT4E0znczM6DEWncU

What did he say about Pena?

[Scraps 13540]

What did he say about Pena?

He is playing tonight

[tx 3 putt 76314]

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

What did he say about Pena?

most guys eat during a rain delay 

Edited May 17, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Scraps 13540]

We may have dodged a bullet but we haven't got the MRI results yet......okkkkkkk

[UTexasFight 9376]

16 minutes ago, kevwun said:

In that case, I assume they have already amputated his leg.

His right one 

 

 

but seriously, Achilles was my initial reaction

i really hope he is fine just for the shit he would get from the clubhouse for reacting like he was shot. A little harder to make fun of a guy if he has a year + recovery ahead of him 

 

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

A month ago this thread was ready to kill odo, now we are lighting candles for his speedy return !

[TonyTexas 10481]

 

[Frank Drebin 5616]

Nice.

Has their been any update on Jake Meyers?  Heard he may start a rehab assignment in the next week or so.

[Storm the Field 5271]

15 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Nice.

Has their been any update on Jake Meyers?  Heard he may start a rehab assignment in the next week or so.

Rome just tweet that Meyers was DH in a game at extended spring training today. First game action since the injury.

[Wulaw Horn 18973]

15 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Nice.

Has their been any update on Jake Meyers?  Heard he may start a rehab assignment in the next week or so.

The last I heard (recently) was he's throwing hard to the bases and practicing his check swings. 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Odo to the 15 day IL, Called Up Martinez 

[TonyTexas 10481]

Saw an interesting Twitter poll today asking  if you could only give one Bregman-like 5yr/$100M extension, who would give it to, Alvarez or Tucker? They both are the same, club control wise. Tucker has more tools but none are close to Yordan’s hitting prowess. I’ve thought about it a lot and I really can’t decide. 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Alvarez, 100 out of 100 times 

Edited May 17, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Jshep34 2304]

Tucker, think he will have a longer career.

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[TonyTexas 10481]

I might have to head out to Constellation Field to check it out

 

[Wulaw Horn 18973]

22 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Saw an interesting Twitter poll today asking  if you could only give one Bregman-like 5yr/$100M extension, who would give it to, Alvarez or Tucker? They both are the same, club control wise. Tucker has more tools but none are close to Yordan’s hitting prowess. I’ve thought about it a lot and I really can’t decide. 

Alvarez. Tools are cool. Unless you are talking about gold glove caliber defense at SS, C or CF they all pale in comparison to bat. 

[UTexasFight 9376]

Yeah, that poll is tasty.

i think I lean Tucker just because of the tools/less of a potential liability in the field/ Yordan seems more of a risk to fall victim to the “olds”, but those are all concerns for circa 2029-2031.

If the 5 years in question are ~2024-2028, woof. That’s hard 

 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

Who's more likely to sign it?

[Gut Wagon 8052]

Both are great talents, but I think I'd take Tucker. Alvarez has one way to beat an opponent. It's a really impressive way, but still just one way. Tucker can beat the other team in several ways, including with his arm and legs. 

[TonyTexas 10481]

3 minutes ago, Texas St. Armadillos said:

Who's more likely to sign it?

Based on this, I’d say Alvarez. 

 

[tx 3 putt 76314]

Tucker is banking on one good season. Alvarez has a higher ceiling and is much more disciplined at the plate 

Edited May 17, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

I’d say Alvarez. His bat is elite and has been since he entered the league.

Tucker’s bat is very good, his defense is good, his base running is good, etc.

But I’d take the elite hitter over the very good all-around player. 
 

Edited May 17, 2022 by Hank Chinaski