2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

Think Schwarber will try another awful 2-strike bunt tonight? Since he's hitting .213, might as well. Their 2022 run pretty much only happened because the better NL teams gagged at the worst time. 

[Scraps 13,598]

Think Schwarber will try another awful 2-strike bunt tonight? Since he's hitting .213, might as well. Their 2022 run pretty much only happened because the better NL teams gagged at the worst time. 

Way to go

[cabowabo 4,578]

God damn this Apple TV production is terrible.  Terrible audio.  Are these announcers even in the stadium?

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

22 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Think Schwarber will try another awful 2-strike bunt tonight? Since he's hitting .213, might as well. Their 2022 run pretty much only happened because the better NL teams gagged at the worst time. 

He wasn't even sly enough to bunt. Had to settle for a lousy dinger. 😝

[Scraps 13,598]

That WS MVP doin things

[runthebone 8,131]

This all feels so familiar.

[Scraps 13,598]

Breggy bomb taken back

[rvm96 1,643]

Castellanos seems to turn into a gold glover against the Astros. 

[elfenix 34,385]

My parents bought an apple tv just to get the games, dad complained to me last week about it not updating itself so took an hour before they could get the game.

[Limp Brisket 546]

The probability percentage bullshit they put on the screen is stupid.

[Scraps 13,598]

[texashorne 1,178]

3 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

The probability percentage bullshit they put on the screen is stupid.

I'm waiting to see if it's a negative number for Maldy

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

4 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

The probability percentage bullshit they put on the screen is stupid.

I kinda like it. 
it cracked me up early in the year last year where it was like the third game and there was a 1-1 count and they had 250 and the. It went to 1-2 and it rose to 333 or something. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I kinda like it. 
it cracked me up early in the year last year where it was like the third game and there was a 1-1 count and they had 250 and the. It went to 1-2 and it rose to 333 or something. 

I think against the Braves Yordan had like a 14% chance to reach base and he touched them all.

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

Just now, Limp Brisket said:

I think against the Braves Yordan had like a 14% chance to reach base and he touched them all.

They are assigning probability to something they don’t have enough data to do so imo. 

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

They are assigning probability to something they don’t have enough data to do so imo. 

Seems that way. The recent 2% probability of a HR (or was it RBI?) for Alvarez is a great example. Not sure how often I'd say any swing by 44 has only a 1-in-50 chance of going yard. 

[Scraps 13,598]

Hey Dusty Pena hit a homerun, what did you like about that AB?

Uhhh dumb bitch.....maybe the fact that he hit a homerun?

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

7 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Seems that way. The recent 2% probability of a HR (or was it RBI?) for Alvarez is a great example. Not sure how often I'd say any swing by 44 has only a 1-in-50 chance of going yard. 

I don’t think it’s a swing- it’s every time he’s thrown a pitch in that count if I had to guess. 

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I don’t think it’s a swing- it’s every time he’s thrown a pitch in that count if I had to guess. 

Might well be it. Although for Alvarez 2% still seems a bit low. Especially in crunch time. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Maldonado on a 2-2 count gets 33% probability to reach base.  
 

 

lulz

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

Think about this for how bad maldy is- we have him hitting behind a dude with a 599 ops in AAA and everyone says, yep, that dude is probably a better hitter than Maldonado 

[runthebone 8,131]

Are we sure Bumgarner can't become a left handed catcher?

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Bats need to wake up 

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Why even throw that ball ?

[runthebone 8,131]

They should walk Meyers and get Maldonado to hit into a triple play.

[cabowabo 4,578]

Fucking idiot…..

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Just now, cabowabo said:

Fucking idiot…..

[WBT 20,735]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

Fucking idiot…..

Took an rbi away from the rook

[WBT 20,735]

1 hour ago, cabowabo said:

God damn this Apple TV production is terrible.  Terrible audio.  Are these announcers even in the stadium?

Bring back Katie Nolan!

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

0 for 21 

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

Predictable outcome was predictable. 

[YChang 3,472]

What a crappy end to a promising inning

[cabowabo 4,578]

You ain’t getting the benefit of the doubt on any calls because you suck cock Maldy. 

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Bring back Katie Nolan!

I was actually thinking about that too. These two guys sound like they’re announcing a funeral. 

[HtownHorn 14,915]

Bannon starting only makes sense if Brantley is being recalled tomorrow. Otherwise, fuck Dusty for sitting Diaz.

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

There is absolutely nothing to take from this struggle fest of a game right now. We are playing 5 of 9 guys right now that aren’t the best at their position.  
Altuve, Brantley, Yordan, Chas, Diaz. It’s amazing how well we are playing with so many guys out. It’s been more good timing and good pitching than good hitting. We just need to keep it together for another 2 or 3 days and we get 2 of the 5 back. Then Brantley in probably a week. Diaz gets to start whenever Brown pitches. Altuve in a month. June 1 or so is going to be so awesome. 

[runthebone 8,131]

Probably need to score more runs to win this one.

[Scraps 13,598]

This game fucks.....i mean sucks

[Scraps 13,598]

Dude you have got to pinch hit for some of these loser fucks here bro


(I realize I will get punished with a PH from another loser fuck Hensley)

[Scraps 13,598]

Bye Brannon hope to see you never

This 8th inning is the equivalent of punting on 2nd down with 2 mins left in the 4th qtr

[Gut Wagon 8,105]

5 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Dude you have got to pinch hit for some of these loser fucks here bro


(I realize I will get punished with a PH from another loser fuck Hensley)

 

Saving him for an even more crucial AB in the 9th....

[David Dennison 19,117]

We have three hits and y'all mad at Dusty.

LOL

[Scraps 13,598]

Im not mad at Dusty I am mad at playing automatic outs

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Alvarado is having a hell of a season 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Dubon’s cialis wore off.

[David Dennison 19,117]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Im not mad at Dusty I am mad at playing automatic outs

A lot of those in the line up when you only manage three hits.

[Scraps 13,598]

A lot of those in the line up when you only manage three hits.

Come on dude. My comment was specific to the 8th inning. You run Meyers, Brannon and Machete up there down 2 you basically gave up

Quit being stupid

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Phillies are playing good. We need to show up tomorrow 

[Wulaw Horn 19,231]

11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Phillies are playing good. We need to show up tomorrow 

We need to get healthy. And not play Maldonado 80% of the time. But if we were healthy even that wouldn’t particularly matter. 
 

Edited April 29, 2023 by Wulaw Horn

[David Dennison 19,117]

13 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Come on dude. My comment was specific to the 8th inning. You run Meyers, Brannon and Machete up there down 2 you basically gave up

Quit being stupid

I know. I'm being difficult because we lost.

So other than Diaz for Machete, who should have hit for Meyers or Bannon?

[tx 3 putt 77,919]

Team is hoping that Yordan can play tomorrow