2023 Houston Astros Thread

[rvm96 1,643]

Balls of steel

[Rimbo 25,705]

ABREUUUUUUU!!!

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

montrero should give today's paycheck to abreau

[perfectchaos007 6,574]

That was a magic act

[WBT 20,376]

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 18,936]

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 20,376]

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

[Wulaw Horn 18,936]

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 29,146]

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 8,779]

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

[WBT 20,376]

Look out Tough Tony, Mauricio is coming for you

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

we don't need Altuve

[Mo Horn 8,779]

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

Edited April 20, 2023 by Mo Horn

[WBT 20,376]

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 8,779]

Stellar night for all the Abreus

[WBT 20,376]

Insurance from slappy!

[Rip76 4,901]

Y’all keep talking shit about the Astros…

[Scraps 13,518]

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 8,779]

Tucker 

[David Dennison 18,487]

Awwww yeah.

[Rip76 4,901]

Good god

[Mo Horn 8,779]

Pena bomb

[WBT 20,376]

Ted!

[YChang 3,425]

Pay that man… Tucker needs to stay an Astro

[Tommy Nobis 905]

That escalated quickly lol

[David Dennison 18,487]

Gruntled.

[perfectchaos007 6,574]

Wow! What a wild 15 minutes

[billfromlaketravis 11,328]

[WBT 20,376]

Lulz.  Could have left Montero in longer imo.

[Dutchrudder 11,087]

wow, what a turn around in 1 inning! 

[hornmpa96 2,597]

Incredible Inning

[MirrOlure 14,576]

The WTF look on the BJ pitcher face. Priceless

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

USA! USA! USA! 

[UTexasFight 9,364]

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

[YChang 3,425]

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

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

 

[Gourmand 7,774]

this thread had quite a shift in one inning

[Mo Horn 8,779]

Nice win

[WBT 20,376]

Keep winning series

[Gourmand 7,774]

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

[WBT 20,376]

WLWLWLWLW

5th time's the charm?

[tx 3 putt 75,959]

Great series win 

[rvm96 1,643]

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 458]

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

[tx 3 putt 75,959]

Have to keep going out there take swings and making pitches 

[tx 3 putt 75,959]

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,328]

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.