2023 Houston Astros Thread

[rvm96 1643]

Balls of steel

[Rimbo 26053]

ABREUUUUUUU!!!

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

montrero should give today's paycheck to abreau

[perfectchaos007 6677]

That was a magic act

[WBT 20653]

Great fucking job Abreu!

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Abreau was our lock down 8th inning guy all post season which won us a World Series. What the fuck is Dusty doing?

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

Abreu is so fucking good man. 

Really it's probably just that he's the only one smart enough to execute what St. Maldonado wants him to do, but yeah- he's fucking awesome man.  

[WBT 20653]

And we don't have to overpay him until 2027!

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

Just now, Tommy Nobis said:

Abreau was our lock down 8th inning guy all post season which won us a World Series. What the fuck is Dusty doing?

Well, he threw a bunch of pitches down 4 runs yesterday so trying to get through a 2-0 lead without using him. Because reasons.  

[wildcat09 29376]

Abreu is so fucking good. Jesus.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Well, he threw a bunch of pitches down 4 runs yesterday so trying to get through a 2-0 lead without using him. Because reasons.  

I honestly didn’t watch last night so fuck me. But this isn’t the first time Dusty has failed to use him to start the 8th inning as a setup guy. It was nails last year. I don’t get it.

[Mo Horn 8853]

Pressley coming in, in the 9th doesn't fill me with confidence

[WBT 20653]

Look out Tough Tony, Mauricio is coming for you

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

we don't need Altuve

[Mo Horn 8853]

I'd feel better if yordan can give us some insurance

Edited April 20, 2023 by Mo Horn

[WBT 20653]

Montero was excellent last year too and pitched the 8th inning plenty.  He's off to a poor start this year for sure.

Relievers are highly volatile year to year which is why it didn't make sense to pay him so much off one career year.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Abreu is an RBI machine right? LFG

[Mo Horn 8853]

Stellar night for all the Abreus

[WBT 20653]

Insurance from slappy!

[Rip76 4947]

Y’all keep talking shit about the Astros…

[Scraps 13570]

Abreu gotta know its the slider all day long cause they keep K'ing him on that slider Pena style so far this year

[Mo Horn 8853]

Tucker 

[David Dennison 18945]

Awwww yeah.

[Rip76 4947]

Good god

[Mo Horn 8853]

Pena bomb

[WBT 20653]

Ted!

[YChang 3462]

Pay that man… Tucker needs to stay an Astro

[Tommy Nobis 905]

That escalated quickly lol

[David Dennison 18945]

Gruntled.

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Wow! What a wild 15 minutes

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

[WBT 20653]

Lulz.  Could have left Montero in longer imo.

[Dutchrudder 11150]

wow, what a turn around in 1 inning! 

[hornmpa96 2620]

Incredible Inning

[MirrOlure 14821]

The WTF look on the BJ pitcher face. Priceless

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

USA! USA! USA! 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Glad we miss Strider. But him vs Javier Sunday would have fun 

[YChang 3462]

Please let this be the spark that wakes this team up. Please please please

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

 

[Gourmand 7774]

this thread had quite a shift in one inning

[Mo Horn 8853]

Nice win

[WBT 20653]

Keep winning series

[Gourmand 7774]

if this team ever gets to .500, watch out Rangers!

[WBT 20653]

WLWLWLWLW

5th time's the charm?

[tx 3 putt 77338]

Great series win 

[rvm96 1643]

38 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Abreau was our lock down 8th inning guy all post season which won us a World Series. What the fuck is Dusty doing?

I decided to fact check this because it didn't seem right. In 10 postseason appearances Abreu pitched the 8th inning twice. In 10 appearances for Montero he pitched in the 8th twice. Some of them weren't complete innings but he only came in midway through the inning once. 

[Hornsbay22 470]

Looked like a team that knew how to win....odd.

[tx 3 putt 77338]

Have to keep going out there take swings and making pitches 

[tx 3 putt 77338]

 

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

I assume Hensley has been in LF because he knows how to work counts and get on base? Man, if you cobble together the best parts of Chas, Meyers, Julks, and Hensley you’d have an occasional all star outfielder with a pop gun arm. 
 

They really, really need to pay Tucker. 5 tool players should be paid exceedingly well. 

Good series win. I’m sure many former Albertans went home disappointed. I’m sure they’re drowning their sorrows at the Maple Leaf in Midtown.