2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Rimbo 26122]

GOOD LUCK, FUCKERS

[Horny Bull 2766]

5 of 6 from Atlanta and Tampa on the road. Not bad.

[Huckleberry 33100]

What was that, 2:09? That's how long a 1-0 game with 7 hits should take. F the pitch clock haters. 

[WBT 20670]

Brown in the postgame interview credited Diaz for calling a great game.  Is that allowed?

[tx 3 putt 77439]

We got to rest our terminator Maton too !

[TonyTexas 10530]

Rangers are like Paulie, looking in the rear view mirror knowing they’re fucked.

 

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

9 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

What was that, 2:09? That's how long a 1-0 game with 7 hits should take. F the pitch clock haters. 

You fucking genius. 
I just logged on to say my team winning a 1-0 game in 2:10 gives me a hard on and you beat me to it. These rule changes are so fucking awesome. I knew I was going to really like them but I loooooooove them. Best thing baseball has done in forever. 

[runthebone 8047]

I can't believe any of you gives a fuck about what the Rangers are doing in April.

Anyway, they should try to hold on for another week and then get whoever did Oakland's 2020 t-shirts to do April AL West champion ones.

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

10 minutes ago, WBT said:

Brown in the postgame interview credited Diaz for calling a great game.  Is that allowed?

Remember last year when Vazquez caught the no no in the World Series and our fanbase was asking questions like “do you think maldy called the game from the bench?”  I remember. 
A hit and a walk and solid contact in 3 plate appearances for Diaz. He just keeps doing good work whenever he gets the chance and it doesn’t expand the universe of chances he gets. So frustrating. 
have some interesting stats we are going to talk on the podcast tonight. 1 hour or less. 

[Gourmand 7774]

2022 AL West standings after 25 games

https://www.mlb.com/standings/2022-05-04

[Guadaloopy 11014]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

I can't believe any of you gives a fuck about what the Rangers are doing in April.

Anyway, they should try to hold on for another week and then get whoever did Oakland's 2020 t-shirts to do April AL West champion ones.

I wouldn’t care except the Rangers social media folks have been a bit chippy.   

[tx 3 putt 77439]

Let’s get Yordan back, let’s get brantley back. Altuve will be just around the corner 

this was a hell of a road trip 

2:07 game 

[Guadaloopy 11014]

2 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

2022 AL West standings after 25 games

https://www.mlb.com/standings/2022-05-04

[The Dog 44144]

 

[Gourmand 7774]

Astros are 11-7 vs >.500 teams, by far the best in MLB.

[rvm96 1643]

10 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Remember last year when Vazquez caught the no no in the World Series and our fanbase was asking questions like “do you think maldy called the game from the bench?”  I remember. 
A hit and a walk and solid contact in 3 plate appearances for Diaz. He just keeps doing good work whenever he gets the chance and it doesn’t expand the universe of chances he gets. So frustrating. 
have some interesting stats we are going to talk on the podcast tonight. 1 hour or less. 

Wait people actually said that about Maldonado?

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

Astros went 7-2 against 3 teams that are 51-20 against everybody else.

[tx 3 putt 77439]

I already know this, but at some point everyone has to tip their cap to dusty and his staff. They’ve done a hell of a job with brown, Julks, Jake the rake, dubon, Diaz.

keep sending Hensley out until Altuve gets back: 

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

Just now, rvm96 said:

Wait people actually said that about Maldonado?

Yes. People on clutch fans. People on john and Lance. People on 790. Those that didn’t want to get that absurd said- boy look at Maldy taking Vasquez under his wing as if that guy didn’t catch a 108 win team that won a World Series. 
it’s really dismissive of the talent on our pitching staff and doesn’t acknowledge how baseball works. The catcher makes a suggestion, the pitcher makes the decision. 

[tx 3 putt 77439]

3 straight series wins ❤️❤️❤️

[Scraps 13581]

keep sending Hensley out until Altuve gets back: 

No

[tx 3 putt 77439]

start ramping up Diaz’s load for sure

[D3zii 3728]

42 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

GOOD LUCK, FUCKERS

Can he pitch for Texas!??

[WBT 20670]

28 minutes ago, runthebone said:

I can't believe any of you gives a fuck about what the Rangers are doing in April.

I've started divisional scoreboard and standings watching in April and May because there's no need by September.

[tx 3 putt 77439]

Who called into the post game show to trash maldy, with three fake voices ?

[Rimbo 26122]

My favorite stat is how, after lighting Kitty up on fire in the first game, we blanked the Rays over the next two games.

[Fudge Nuggets 19225]

43 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Remember last year when Vazquez caught the no no in the World Series and our fanbase was asking questions like “do you think maldy called the game from the bench?”

I don't remember a single person posting that.  Not one.

[tx 3 putt 77439]

4 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I don't remember a single person posting that.  Not one.

i remember we kicked ass last post season. They used the same pitching plan / strategy the entire series v the phillies 

Edited April 27, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 77439]

 

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

17 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I don't remember a single person posting that.  Not one.

I clarified it was a clutch fan thing. 

[henrygandorf 29194]

when people ask me what's happening i say hunter brown.

[The Dog 44144]

(That’s a parody account btw)

[WBT 20670]

52 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I clarified it was a clutch fan thing. 

**shudder**

[tx 3 putt 77439]

 

[henrygandorf 29194]

cold-blooded.

[tx 3 putt 77439]

[billfromlaketravis 11524]

I’m not going to bring anything new to the conversation here, but Hunter Brown was filthy, and more importantly efficient. 
 

It’s a small sample size, but I think Brown is better at putting guys away than Javier, and I believe that gives him a higher upside. 

[tx 3 putt 77439]

list of MLB players who have thrown 7 or more innings at least three times in 2023:

-Hunter Brown
-Framber Valdez
 

 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

2 hours ago, runthebone said:

I can't believe any of you gives a fuck about what the Rangers are doing in April.

 

if you want to crown their ass, then crown their ass! 

[Gut Wagon 8087]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

list of MLB players who have thrown 7 or more innings at least three times in 2023:

-Hunter Brown
-Framber Valdez
 

 

Also two guys said back in preseason to be behind Robbie Ray in the 2023 CY race. 

[Scraps 13581]

I mean we all already know the similarities between JV and Browns delivery, but tonight I saw him do the hop after a pitch and was just like got damn its JV 15 yrs younger

4th K here against clown shoes.....they kind of cut it off though

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

Biggest concern of mine with Hunter Brown/ his awesomeness makes it almost impossible to keep him below 150 MLB innings in the season and keep him fresh before the playoffs. 
I think a 6 man rotation is in order for sure when LMJ comes back and I’d also like to see him skipped 3 or 4 times when we have an off day in August and September to keep the other guys on schedule. 
25 or 26 starts and 150 IP seems perfect for him. 
I had very high expectations/hopes for him and he’s nailing all of it. 
pretty fucking awesome. 

[tx 3 putt 77439]

End of may, we start 25 games in 26 days. This will be 6 man rotation time. This string of Thursdays off is such a huge gift 

[WBT 20670]

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It was Brown’s third outing this season of at least seven scoreless innings. No other starter in the Majors has more than two.

 

[Wulaw Horn 19152]

Episode 2 of podcast. 67 minutes. 
Analysis and l talk of the last week with stats and commentary 
discussion of the week ahead

discussion of minor leagues and Forest Whitley 

this week in Astros History: Scrap Iron- Phil Garner, 1986 and 2004-2005. 
 

 

[Guest]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

I already know this, but at some point everyone has to tip their cap to dusty and his staff. They’ve done a hell of a job with brown, Julks, Jake the rake, dubon, Diaz.

keep sending Hensley out until Altuve gets back: 

He's got the fastest car on the track.

 Some kid in the 4th grade could pull the strings on this pitching staff, and Dusty seems dead-set upon proving the lineup card doesn't make a shit either.

[rvm96 1643]

33 minutes ago, slorch said:

He's got the fastest car on the track.

 Some kid in the 4th grade could pull the strings on this pitching staff, and Dusty seems dead-set upon proving the lineup card doesn't make a shit either.

It seems like you just skipped over their post. Jake with his leg kick is a coaching thing. Luis Garcia has obviously improved from his first 3 starts. I think the coaches have at least something to do with it. Julks might be more of a minor league coaching credit. Last but not least, Maton has been lights out.

[Guest]

Yeah, you're right.  But hey, 40% of the Rays losses this season are to the Houston Astros.  That makes it better this Thursday morning.

Fuck off days, but hey, what a night to start the NFL Draft...

Edited April 27, 2023 by slorch

[Gut Wagon 8087]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Indeed. I'm quite happy to have young, healthy, cheap JV over old, injured and exorbitantly expensive JV. For now, at least, I miss Kate more than him. 

[kevwun 15915]

The playoff struggles made the parting a lot easier.  The regular season greatness is nice, but when you know it won't be there in the playoffs it loses a lot of luster.