2023 Official Astros World Champs Offseason Thread

[Slacks 6791]

27 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

“….and for 8 years he had been kicking himself for giving that answer.”

And for 8 years, Seattle has been kicking themselves.

[Slacks 6791]

25 minutes ago, Slacks said:

And for 8 years, Seattle has been kicking themselves.

And for the last three years, Dusty has been kicking Seattle, too. 

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1 minute ago, Slacks said:

And for the last three years, Dusty has been kicking Seattle, too. 

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Going through old pics because of the death of my grandmother / mom and came across this -- 1996, my son's first Astros game.

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

And this one -- a taqueria in Northside Houston

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[runthebone 7929]

1 hour ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

Going through old pics because of the death of my grandmother / mom and came across this -- 1996, my son's first Astros game.

Good seats available

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[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

One last old pic: the earliest Astros game I remember attending. As is plain, I was amazed by the Dome. 

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

A year or two later I was witness to this:

 

[Js1 85056]

Dusty and some others on staff want to make a run at Chad Pinder 

[Scraps 13531]

I mean he is garbage, but sure 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

I’d rather give a prospect a shot 

[Scraps 13531]

I’d rather give a prospect a shot 

Not gonna get enough playing time to justify. Prospects need to start in AAA, not waste away on the bench in MLB

[Snake Diggity 4614]

I think Pinder would have made more sense prior to signing Brantley (assuming they were going to add an offensive catcher instead).  I have always liked Pinder and thought he was underrated.  At this point signing him would displace Hensley or Dubon or Meyers (all of whom have higher upside than Pinder), so depending on price it is still worth exploring.

Edited January 30, 2023 by Snake Diggity

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5 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

I think Pinder would have made more sense prior to signing Brantley (assuming they were going to add an offensive catcher instead).  I have always liked Pinder and thought he was underrated.  At this point signing him would displace Hensley or Dubon or Meyers (all of whom have higher upside than Pinder), so depending on price it is still worth exploring.

Dubon and Pinder - leading off / hitting 2nd,  game 3 will be fun night on the thread 

[Snake Diggity 4614]

49 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Dubon and Pinder - leading off / hitting 2nd,  game 3 will be fun night on the thread 

Well Pinder just signed with the Reds, so crisis averted.  I was surprised he couldn’t even snag a big league deal.

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12 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Well Pinder just signed with the Reds, so crisis averted.  I was surprised he couldn’t even snag a big league deal.

damn minor league deal 

[henrygandorf 29174]

every hitter should sign with the reds, put up some good power numbers, then get traded to a contender.

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9 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

every hitter should sign with the reds, put up some good power numbers, then get traded to a contender.

you would think more shitty teams followed this model 

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[runthebone 7929]

That bitch Keith Law ranked Hunter Brown as the 80th best project. 

 

Uh huh

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17 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That bitch Keith Law ranked Hunter Brown as the 80th best project. 

 

Uh huh

was Whitley top 5 ? 

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[Dutchrudder 11103]

Tucker makes a good point about the shift ban in that some hits that were made due to the shift won't be hits any more. So those 50 or so hits the team will gain may be offset a bit. I am interested to see how it impacts fielding for SS and 2b around the league, since the shift can help cover up some shortcomings. 

[Chuckie Finster 22583]

9 hours ago, runthebone said:

That bitch Keith Law ranked Hunter Brown as the 80th best project. 

 

Uh huh

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.

[TonyTexas 10478]

Get ready for another round of “The Astros are dirty, rotten cheaters” stories.   Drellich’s book on the subject is about to be published and he’ll be making the rounds to promote it.

[Jshep34 2303]

He is such a pos. Ego driven writer that's mad cause a team didn't cater to him.

[Guest]

Time for another round of easing MLB’s butthurt over  the Astros owning their asses, you say?

That’s all it is any more.  They can fuck off, especially the baseball elitists who have had their little worlds turned upside down.

[Gourmand 7774]

1 hour ago, Jshep34 said:

He is such a pos. Ego driven writer that's mad cause a team didn't cater to him.

Drellich is such a giant piece of shit and it's obvious to anyone with a whiff of common sense that he made himself a part of this story because of his long-running beef with the Astros front office during his time at the Chronicle. 

[HtownHorn 14446]

12 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Biggest draft mistake in Astros history.

[Dutchrudder 11103]

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Biggest draft mistake in Astros history.

That was a fairly lackluster draft though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_draft

Jeter went 6th, and none of the 5 guys ahead of him were outstanding. 

[Chuckie Finster 22583]

4 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

That was a fairly lackluster draft though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_draft

Jeter went 6th, and none of the 5 guys ahead of him were outstanding. 

Holy shit.  TIL that Jeter wasn't the 2nd pick that year.  I always heard the story about the Astros scout quitting after we didn't take Jeter #1 and just kinda always assumed that he was the next pick.  Wild.

[Wulaw Horn 18963]

2 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.

Nook on Clutch fans knows him. Says he’s basically gone from cutting edge 15 or so years ago (when JL offered him a job) to behind the times now, and also is hurt hurt about the Astros cutting scouts and the like. 
Has a definite agenda. 
Also he’s a big guy for Loud tools. Astros don’t have a lot of those guys. Funny thing is Brown is one, but Lae is obstinate in his belief that Brown isn’t a starter thus the low ranking. 

[henrygandorf 29174]

athletics rants is a treasure. 

[Guest]

So the A's are Gonna Ball?

[Scraps 13531]

Game times finally released

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

When will individual game tickets go on sale?

[Scraps 13531]

When will individual game tickets go on sale?

March 3rd

[texashorne 1177]

14 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

With the exception of May looking pretty easy, this schedule seems pretty balanced.. There's a rough stretch April 17-30 and another July 28-August 10th but overall seels to alternate pretty well.

[wood 11105]

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.

 

[Storm the Field 5270]

5 minutes ago, wood said:

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.

 

It's a meme. Margot Robbie is married.

Every once in a while, a relatively simple joke goes viral on Twitter and leads to a boatload of memes from all corners of the sports world. Exactly that happened over the weekend, involving various athletes and famous actress Margot Robbie.

 

On Friday, a Blue Jays podcast tweeted that TMZ was reporting starting pitcher Mitch White had begun dating Robbie. However, there is no evidence anywhere that TMZ reported anything like that.

Nevertheless, the tweet went viral and has led to myriad accounts linking Robbie to their favorite sports figures.

[Scraps 13531]

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.
 

Come on 3putt jr lmao

[Storm the Field 5270]

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

[wood 11105]

23 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

It's a meme. Margot Robbie is married.

Every once in a while, a relatively simple joke goes viral on Twitter and leads to a boatload of memes from all corners of the sports world. Exactly that happened over the weekend, involving various athletes and famous actress Margot Robbie.

 

On Friday, a Blue Jays podcast tweeted that TMZ was reporting starting pitcher Mitch White had begun dating Robbie. However, there is no evidence anywhere that TMZ reported anything like that.

Nevertheless, the tweet went viral and has led to myriad accounts linking Robbie to their favorite sports figures.

That's actually pretty funny.

19 minutes ago, Scraps said:

30 minutes ago, wood said:

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.
 

Come on 3putt jr lmao

Oh well. Not tryna keep up with the marital statuses of everyone in Hollywood. Like I said, nsiap. At least now I get to look at Margot Robbie in this thread.

Edited January 31, 2023 by wood

[TonyTexas 10478]

Throuple?

On 1/27/2023 at 7:55 PM, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

36 minutes ago, wood said:

nsiap ... Daaaamn. Nice pull.

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

2 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Biggest draft mistake in Astros history.

easily

Edited January 31, 2023 by tx 3 putt