2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

anyone making any road trips ?

[UTPhil2006 3,809]

32 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Weekday Day Games:

4/5 vs Tigers

5/3 vs Giants

6/21 vs Mets

7/5 vs Rockies

8/2 vs Guardians

8/24 vs Sawks

9/20 vs Orioles

May 29 too but that’s Memorial Day 

[YChang 3,462]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

anyone making any road trips ?

Gonna watch them in Pittsburgh while visiting friends. I think a Seattle trip is also defintiely in order... 

Edited January 31, 2023 by YChang

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

1 minute ago, YChang said:

Gonna watch them in Pittsburgh. 

great stadium and Pittsburgh is under rated, dig deep into that food scene 

[YChang 3,462]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

great stadium and Pittsburgh is under rated, dig deep into that food scene 

Totally agree! If I could just get over the cold during their winters, it would be high on my list of cities I would relocate to. 

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

9 minutes ago, YChang said:

Totally agree! If I could just get over the cold during their winters, it would be high on my list of cities I would relocate to. 

I used to go a lot for a past company, that town is extremely likable 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

 

[Jshep34 2,320]

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

1 minute ago, Jshep34 said:

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

Toronto 

Colorado 

St. Louis 

[Scraps 13,570]

1 hour ago, YChang said:

Gonna watch them in Pittsburgh while visiting friends. 

I know this probably doesn't necessarily pertain to you, but part of my wanting to go to stadiums to to check everything out and just FYI -

they are closing the Clemente bridge for 2023 or I would be going there instead of Minnesota.  I am going to wait until it is back open.  

https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/roberto-clemente-bridge-closure-starts-monday-continues-until-dec-2023/PQPKSLLHERFMFCNBGJ5GWJGOA4/

 

 

[Scraps 13,570]

25 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

Yeah St Louis and Colorado were both cool.  

[Wulaw Horn 19,146]

28 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

A’s in Oakland in July you can get good seats cheap and SF is a pretty cool tourist attraction, but the ballpark sucks. That would be my #1 choice. And it will be nice and cool in the middle of the worst time of year for our weather. Yankees would be choice #2. Best game/team and NY is obviously a great town for visitors. 
Rockies in July would be fun. That would be my 3rd choice. 

[Jshep34 2,320]

Like idea of Colorado for few days then fly to Oakland. He will want to stay at team hotel. Isn't there a hotel right across the street from colors field?

[Wulaw Horn 19,146]

2 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Like idea of Colorado for few days then fly to Oakland. He will want to stay at team hotel. Isn't there a hotel right across the street from colors field?

I think the team hotel in Oakland is actually in San Fran. Was that way once upon a time. No idea on Coors. 

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

2 hours ago, wood said:

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.

 

Nice catch!   Ha

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

14 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Like idea of Colorado for few days then fly to Oakland. He will want to stay at team hotel. Isn't there a hotel right across the street from colors field?

pretty sure the Astros stay in San Francisco when playing the A’s

 

id hit the Denver thread too 

[Scraps 13,570]

Yeah price wise SF is expensive as fuck compared to a Denver trip, not that it matters for you big ballers in here, but just something to throw out there.  

AT&T park is 1000000 times better than A's shithole so I wouldn't even go to SF until you can make it when Houston plays at SF, but to each their own.  

[YChang 3,462]

53 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Like idea of Colorado for few days then fly to Oakland. He will want to stay at team hotel. Isn't there a hotel right across the street from colors field?

Lived in Oakland for several years. Great lunch/dinner spot that's fantastic and  kid friendly: https://homeroom510.com

[Scraps 13,570]

38 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

pretty sure the Astros stay in San Francisco when playing the A’s

They do.  I saw Blum at the Walgreens in SF after a game when I went to SF for the Texas@Cal debacle and then stayed to watch Astros at A's series.  

[YChang 3,462]

Think of all the good breweries Jshep will experience between Denver and the Bay Area. 

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

Catch the A’s before they move to Las Vegas 

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

This will be a crazy sports day / massive traffic jam / every restaurant and bar will be packed day, in Houston. Downtown will be insane. They’ll probably have huge events at George R Brown 

 

 

[Scraps 13,570]

I saw that on the schedule and thought a 1:10 Saturday game was weird as fuck....so that explains it

[TonyTexas 10,521]

Getting a couple of these done would be a great start for Brown. 

 

[Hank Chinaski 6,315]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Getting a couple of these done would be a great start for Brown. 

 

[Hank Chinaski 6,315]

3 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

I live in ABQ and will road trip to Denver for a game or two. If anyone makes the trip, post in here and we can get a little meet up. 

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

54 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

I live in ABQ and will road trip to Denver for a game or two. If anyone makes the trip, post in here and we can get a little meet up. 

Easiest serial killer set up ever 

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5 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

anyone making any road trips ?

NYC at the first week  of August.

grandson's 1st birthday in Jersey... and Astros fuck up the Dorks in Pinstripes while we're there.

What's not to like?

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Catch the A’s before they move to Las Vegas 

Just wait until they move... that's a double win.

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5 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

Any suggestions for lilshep summer road game? Since his team isn't doing a world series trip , he wants to visit Astros on the road, again. Priorities

NYC in early August?  Last time we were both at the same game, um...there was a little fireworks- 3 Yordan bombs, Correa hitting the longest ball ever in Camden Yard history, and position players closing out the pitching for Baltimore in the highest scoring game for Houston...ever,

[henrygandorf 29,194]

2 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Getting a couple of these done would be a great start for Brown. 

 

throw in hunter brown, fuck it, it's not my money.

[rvm96 1,643]

6 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Abreu, Brown, Garcia, Javier, Urquidy, Framber, Pena, McCormick.  All of these are home-grown dudes that played integral roles on a championship team, that I suspect were unranked (or ranked similar to Brown) on Law's list in previous years.  This isn't missing on one or two guys, he either has a bias against Houston or is just completely incapable of scouting our prospects.

Someone with more time on their hands needs to confirm this and then clearly document his inability to properly gauge the Astros system.  He's pretty combative on social media, so I imagine it would be entertaining at least.

Alright fine you roped me into responding to this terrible post. Abreu is a reliever. Starters typically are the only ones making top 100 list. Luis Garcia was ranked #67 in the 2021 list by Keith Law. Javier was never ranked in by any of the major sites for their top 50 or 100. Valdez wasn't ranked by any of the major sites. Chas wasn't ranked by any of the major sites. Urquidy wasn't ranked by Law ever and snuck onto the Baseball prospectus rankings in 2020 at #82. On the other hand calling him integral is a stretch. In the regular season he was below league average with a 98 ERA+. In the postseason his only appearance was in the McCullers blow up game IIRC. Your one victory lap would be on Pena. Baseball America had him ranked #72 in 2022 and Prospectus had him #100, #82 and #16 in the last 3 years. Law only ranked #2 on the Astros only prospects list in 2022.

 

[rvm96 1,643]

1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

I live in ABQ and will road trip to Denver for a game or two. If anyone makes the trip, post in here and we can get a little meet up. 

I'm moving to Denver next month and will catch at least one of the games.

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

[Soliver465 405]

I live in St. Louis, will also go to games in KC.

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

1 hour ago, rvm96 said:

I'm moving to Denver next month and will catch at least one of the games.

hits close to home, I’m job hunting in Denver. Very little activity in my field though 

[UTexasFight 9,523]

4 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

This will be a crazy sports day / massive traffic jam / every restaurant and bar will be packed day, in Houston. Downtown will be insane. They’ll probably have huge events at George R Brown 

 

 

I‘m more concerned about what time ALCS game 6 on Oct 21 will be when the Horns are playing at UH.

But here’s to an Astros/Longhorns doubleheader on both of those weekends

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

I‘m more concerned about what time ALCS game 6 on Oct 21 will be when the Horns are playing at UH.

But here’s to an Astros/Longhorns doubleheader on both of those weekends

Metro rail stops in front of Minute Maid and TDECU stadium. Grab a burger at Cream Burger, right by u of h stadium. 

[UTexasFight 9,523]

No Thursday games for 7 straight weeks in April and May is interesting 

[Scraps 13,570]

No Thursday games for 7 straight weeks in April and May is interesting 

You say interesting, i say boring as fuck

[Mez2 4,025]

12 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I‘m more concerned about what time ALCS game 6 on Oct 21 will be when the Horns are playing at UH.

But here’s to an Astros/Longhorns doubleheader on both of those weekends

Don't need 6 games for the alcs

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

4 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Don't need 6 games for the alcs

[Jshep34 2,320]

NYC in early August?  Last time we were both at the same game, um...there was a little fireworks- 3 Yordan bombs, Correa hitting the longest ball ever in Camden Yard history, and position players closing out the pitching for Baltimore in the highest scoring game for Houston...ever,

Remember watching the fireworks from hotel across the street. Still have 2 baseballs from that game. Both signed by Altuve and Yordan.

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

Brown on 790 today …

https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/featured/the-a-team/content/2023-01-31-dana-brown-talks-time-with-braves-possible-extensions-for-tucker-valdez

[The Dog 44,116]

 

[Guadaloopy 11,012]

I’ll probably make the trip to finally catch a game at Busch.  From Tulsa, I’m in striking distance of games in KC and Arlington as well.  I’ll also make the trip to Houston for a game once they announce the dates for replica WS rings.  

[tx 3 putt 77,314]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

I’ll probably make the trip to finally catch a game at Busch.  From Tulsa, I’m in striking distance of games in KC and Arlington as well.  I’ll also make the trip to Houston for a game once they announce the dates for replica WS rings.  

you live in Tulsa, not a bad little place

Can you get me on southern hills ?

[UTexasFight 9,523]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

No Thursday games for 7 straight weeks in April and May is interesting 

You say interesting, i say boring as fuck

“Interesting” in that I have my kids every Thursday and will have to figure out  how to have quality dad time that doesn’t involve the Astros…

I guess it’s MLB the Show for 3 hours instead…

[Hank Chinaski 6,315]

16 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

I’d be interested in Profar. Defensive flexibility, competent offensive player. 

[UTexasFight 9,523]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

Don't need 6 games for the alcs

Certainly not if the Yankees are the opponent 

[Guadaloopy 11,012]

28 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

you live in Tulsa, not a bad little place

Can you get me on southern hills ?

Sure.  They have a pool and a pond.  Pond would be good for you.