2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Rip76 4925]

I just have to.

 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

[WBT 20561]

30 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

I just have to.

 

looks good on you though

[tx 3 putt 76902]

 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

4 hours ago, rvm96 said:

I think we should just have our starters throw 125 pitches each game. 

the dork analytics is too strong!

[Gourmand 7774]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

[tx 3 putt 76902]

From today ….

 

[CycleTex87 2967]

Dubon?

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

2 hours ago, CycleTex87 said:

Dubon?

Yep. 

[Gourmand 7774]

I realize it's only May and it's a little early for scoreboard watching but Arlington's offense is irksome.

Imagine how frustrating it must have been for Mariners fans last summer when they had that 14-game winning streak and hardly gained any ground on the first place Astros.

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8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

From today ….

 

Hope is the most dangerous thing you can give a (fanbase.)

Red or Dusty quote?

Edited May 21, 2023 by slorch

[billfromlaketravis 11453]

1 hour ago, Gourmand said:

I realize it's only May and it's a little early for scoreboard watching but Arlington's offense is irksome.

Imagine how frustrating it must have been for Mariners fans last summer when they had that 14-game winning streak and hardly gained any ground on the first place Astros.

I don't think the Rangers make it out of May with the division lead, but they've been a bit resilient than I expected. 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

[UTexasFight 9431]

Bold prediction:

we lose out on a perfect homestand because Abreu comes up in a critical spot and strikes out or GIDP or Dusty fails to pinch hit for Maldy in the 7th or 8th and he does the same 

[billfromlaketravis 11453]

I feared Dusty would do this. Altuve comes back, and Dubon rides the bench for 3 straight games. 

A more clever man would keep Dubon in the leadoff spot, give guys a day off, and slide Altuve down to 2 until he gets his sea legs back. 

Dusty has said it over and over again that he likes Dubon's glove in CF. Well let's see it then. 

[runthebone 7967]

Framber isn't losing today. 

 

I would give Bregman and Tucker a day off this week.  And Abreu a week or month or season or whatever.

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

Fucking Dusty is such an asshole.  That quote about Maldy being such a big part of winning really still sticks in my craw and pisses me off. 

Here it is- record by starting catcher:

Diaz- 7-3 (700 winning percentage- 113 win pace)  One of the 2 losses was 2-0 by the Astros where we managed all of 3 hits- 2 of which were by Diaz.  If that was Maldy I expect Dusty would have talked in his post game conference about how we let Maldy down by not doing well enough around him or following his lead or some nonsense.

Salazar- 1-1.  I get his spot on the roster. With 26 spots I even agree with having him up there.  He should never ever ever start or play unless we pinch hit for Maldy and that starts the wheels spinning and Diaz needs to go somewhere else or something.  

Maldy- 18-16 (529 winning percentage- 86 win pace).  

As a catcher Diaz has a 313/351/406 line for a 758 OPS+ and he's 20% better than league average. 
Maldy has a 553 OPS and is 46% worse than league average.

Diaz has  better defensive metrics.  Diaz has a lower catchers ERA (I know there's problems with that but it shows he's not a total clown behind the plate), Diaz actually catches the ball, something Maldy is supremely bad at.  Diaz has a faster pop time, stronger MPH on his throw, better track record throwing out runners and isn't an error/passed ball machine. 
Yes Dusty- we are certainly winning because of Maldy, not in spite of him.  You should play him on track for the most games of his career at age 37 b/c you are a stubborn old prick. And keep hitting Abreu 4th while you are at it. Any day now it's all going to happen for him.   

 

[Scraps 13561]

Bold prediction:
we lose out on a perfect homestand because Abreu comes up in a critical spot and strikes out or GIDP or Dusty fails to pinch hit for Maldy in the 7th or 8th and he does the same 

Bold prediction....this game ain't even close and we win by 10 or so

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

The Homerless Joses is the rockband name nobody saw coming in March. 

[Steamboat1874 4056]

10 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Fucking Dusty is such an asshole.  That quote about Maldy being such a big part of winning really still sticks in my craw and pisses me off. 

Here it is- record by starting catcher:

Diaz- 7-3 (700 winning percentage- 113 win pace)  One of the 2 losses was 2-0 by the Astros where we managed all of 3 hits- 2 of which were by Diaz.  If that was Maldy I expect Dusty would have talked in his post game conference about how we let Maldy down by not doing well enough around him or following his lead or some nonsense.

Salazar- 1-1.  I get his spot on the roster. With 26 spots I even agree with having him up there.  He should never ever ever start or play unless we pinch hit for Maldy and that starts the wheels spinning and Diaz needs to go somewhere else or something.  

Maldy- 18-16 (529 winning percentage- 86 win pace).  

As a catcher Diaz has a 313/351/406 line for a 758 OPS+ and he's 20% better than league average. 
Maldy has a 553 OPS and is 46% worse than league average.

Diaz has  better defensive metrics.  Diaz has a lower catchers ERA (I know there's problems with that but it shows he's not a total clown behind the plate), Diaz actually catches the ball, something Maldy is supremely bad at.  Diaz has a faster pop time, stronger MPH on his throw, better track record throwing out runners and isn't an error/passed ball machine. 
Yes Dusty- we are certainly winning because of Maldy, not in spite of him.  You should play him on track for the most games of his career at age 37 b/c you are a stubborn old prick. And keep hitting Abreu 4th while you are at it. Any day now it's all going to happen for him.   

 

I have total confidence in Dusty.

You are way off in your assumption.

[tx 3 putt 76902]

2 hours ago, Gourmand said:

I realize it's only May and it's a little early for scoreboard watching but Arlington's offense is irksome.

Imagine how frustrating it must have been for Mariners fans last summer when they had that 14-game winning streak and hardly gained any ground on the first place Astros.

it’s full blown pennant chase. We need to heal up and start hitting the ball. the rangers and nl east aren’t playing around 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Maldy is about to go 19-16 today. Home stand sweep is going down !

[tx 3 putt 76902]

38 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Bold prediction:

we lose out on a perfect homestand because Abreu comes up in a critical spot and strikes out or GIDP or Dusty fails to pinch hit for Maldy in the 7th or 8th and he does the same 

this line up will have many critical at bats over the course of a season, someone will step up. It takes the entire roster to win week in and week out 

Edited May 21, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

2 hours ago, Gourmand said:

I realize it's only May and it's a little early for scoreboard watching but Arlington's offense is irksome.

Imagine how frustrating it must have been for Mariners fans last summer when they had that 14-game winning streak and hardly gained any ground on the first place Astros.

Interestingly enough- as of last week (according to Andrew- my pod co-host) the Astros had 3 of the unluckiest 11 hitters in baseball and the Arlington had like 4 of the top 20 luckiest. Also- their schedule has been trash. 
I don’t think they suck or anything but that’s an 88-92 win team imo. 

Edited May 21, 2023 by Wulaw Horn

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

29 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

I have total confidence in Dusty.

You are way off in your assumption.

Pretty much all of what you quoted was facts and stats, not much in the way of assumptions. You are welcome to have confidence in Dusty. There’s stuff I think he does well too. Filling out a lineup card isn’t one of them. Identifying cause and effect I guess isn’t either. 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

10 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Interestingly enough- as of last week (according to Andrew- my pod co-host) the Astros had 3 of the unluckiest 11 hitters in baseball and the Arlington had like 4 of the top 20 luckiest. Also- their schedule has been trash. 
I don’t think they suck or anything but that’s an 88-92 win team imo. 

This Astros team (without Altuve) has played damn great against th wit schedule. Need to heal up and heat up at the plate 

Ready 2 Reign !!!

[tx 3 putt 76902]

FYI - Dana brown does radio pregame on sundays 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Marisnick DFA’d by White Sox. If only that dude could hit .250. Still plays great defense. 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Well fuck, lmj was going to throw a BP session this am, just threw off flat ground 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

2 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Marisnick DFA’d by White Sox. If only that dude could hit .250. Still plays great defense. 

I hope he gets picked up. Great locker room guy 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Brantley not swinging, going on the road trip 

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Lot of questions about who’s playing, when they’re playing and who isn’t playing …..

Dusty - yadda yadda yadda …. We’re winning 

 

 

😂😂😂😂

[formermav43 4606]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I feared Dusty would do this. Altuve comes back, and Dubon rides the bench for 3 straight games. 

A more clever man would keep Dubon in the leadoff spot, give guys a day off, and slide Altuve down to 2 until he gets his sea legs back. 

Dusty has said it over and over again that he likes Dubon's glove in CF. Well let's see it then. 

Meh. Despite hitting .300, Dubon is still easily the worst of the 3 options in CF, even without getting into advanced stats. He has the lowest OBP and zero power.

[billfromlaketravis 11453]

43 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Well fuck, lmj was going to throw a BP session this am, just threw off flat ground 

Full injury report? 

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Interestingly enough- as of last week (according to Andrew- my pod co-host) the Astros had 3 of the unluckiest 11 hitters in baseball and the Arlington had like 4 of the top 20 luckiest. Also- their schedule has been trash. 
I don’t think they suck or anything but that’s an 88-92 win team imo. 

Yeah, I’d expect Heim to regress. He may be good, but he’s not likely to suddenly be this much better than he’s ever been.

Semien could keep this up, but probably comes back down a bit. Same with Garcia. Thing is, Seager hasn’t played much and just returned.

They’re good IMO. Semien, Seager, Garcia, Lowe, Jung are all probably good hitters. Their rotation is good if it stays healthy, but they haven’t even gotten too much from deGrom yet.

I think they’re a good team; probably not this good, but yeah - a 88-92 win team or so. Thing is - I don’t think the Astros are any better than that.

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Dana Brown talk -

Excited to have Altuve back. Energy is different with him back 

brantley let him get to the poin that he’s feeling really. ‘Couple of weeks’ 

Seeing More quality at bats, hitting the ball harder. Line up is turning it around 

LMJ  no time table for rehab assimgment. He’s thrown off the mound, no issues (35 pitches). All star break or post all star break

Kuba AA pitcher putting up impressive numbers. Keep challenging him and keeping a close eye on him.

Blanco stuck out 7 in 5 innings yesterday. building up strength. Prefer to look for internal options for starters 

Brown hitting the road hard this week, college conference tournaments. 

[Scraps 13561]

Baseball basics broadcast.....shoot me

[tx 3 putt 76902]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Baseball basics broadcast.....shoot me

Jose Cruz - see the ball, hit the ball. What else do you need to know ?

[UTexasFight 9431]

Back I’m Maldy, I’m really hoping he turns in to this year’s Castro.

You know, the one where he takes his final AB as an Astro in late June.

Edited May 21, 2023 by UTexasFight

[Scraps 13561]

Never happening

[Scraps 13561]

Kotsay is a fucking moron

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Y’all dumb fucks quit hoping more starters get hurt. Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit 

[Scraps 13561]

Framber just fucked up his perfect game

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Good move letting disz leave 

[Mo Horn 8832]

Robbed

[Scraps 13561]

Well that sucked

[WBT 20561]

Damn, great catch.  The throw wasn't bad either.

[tx 3 putt 76902]

We need to step up the aggressiveness on the bases. With the pitch clock, it’s an easy stress adder. Give that pitcher something else to think about in his 20 seconds 

[kevwun 15773]

Pena is having some really shitty luck against the A's this series.

[UTexasFight 9431]

I know it’s Laureano but if this is the baseball basics episode why aren’t they talking about the need for a guy to tag up and get to third on a ball hit 400’ to right center so he can score on a wild pitch 2 pitches later?