2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Fire dusty, Diaz should play two positions and bat twice !!!!

[Gut Wagon 8,069]

8 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

I swear the man just throws darts at a wall when filling out a lineup…they just don’t seem to be based on anything…

Of course, unless Javier and company can pitch a shutout, we'll probably lose regardless of how Dusty arranges the checkerboard. (I refuse to use chessboard and Dusty in the same sentence.) 

[Wulaw Horn 19,070]

31 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

At one point Dusty had played Salazar more than Diaz.

Hello darkness my old friend.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

I feel about our outfielders the way I feel about quarterbacks. If you don’t know who’s first they are all last. This rotation system of nobody knowing who’s gonna be in the lineup benefits no one. But the fact is none are good enough to be everyday starters on a first place team. They are the kind of guys that play on 4th place teams and have a good game one out of series and win one game out of series and that we used to sweep or win two out of three consistently. Now we’re the ones getting beat two out of three with those kind of guys. Depending on the day our pitching is first in the league. Getting beat 3-2 day after day isn’t something good teams do. We need a legitimate starting OF with a MLB bat in either left or center and Yordan at DH and Diaz at catcher. That’s been my opinion since April 1 and I ain’t changing it lol. We’re just pissing in the wind as it is now.

[Hank Chinaski 6,315]

14 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

But the fact is none are good enough to be everyday starters on a first place team. 

Chas averages 3.5 fWAR per 600 PAs in his career, and has a career 112 wRC+ (117 in 2023). That is plenty good enough to be an everyday starter. 

Well, it should be, but the manager doesn’t see it somehow.

For reference - there were 17 OFs in MLB last season who had 600 PAs, and only 9 of them had at least 3.5 fWAR. Guys who didn’t reach 3.5 fWAR includes Reynolds, Arozarena, Schwarber and Yelich.

Edited June 9, 2023 by Hank Chinaski

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

32 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Chas averages 3.5 fWAR per 600 PAs in his career, and has a career 112 wRC+ (117 in 2023). That is plenty good enough to be an everyday starter. 

Well, it should be, but the manager doesn’t see it somehow.

For reference - there were 17 OFs in MLB last season who had 600 PAs, and only 9 of them had at least 3.5 fWAR. Guys who didn’t reach 3.5 fWAR includes Reynolds, Arozarena, Schwarber and Yelich.

True. Youre right. I get it. I didn’t mean none should be on the team and if we had a legit LF (and I don’t mean Yordan) and Chas in center, Tucker in right, that would be fine. I think Chas should be the guy. I’ve always liked the energy he brings. But Meyers and Julks do just enough that Dusty sits him 3 days a week. Rolling out all three in some sort of rotation hurts them all. And putting 2 or 3 out there at a time isn’t optimal. Trade for an everyday LF and put Chas in center and let’s roll. 
And it’s all kind of mute with the gaping, stink hole at first.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Screw it. No sense being Debbie Downers. Let’s sweep Cleveland, let the Rays sweep Texas and things will look a lot better on Monday morning! Have a good weekend! It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! 

[UTexasFight 9,450]

54 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Screw it. No sense being Debbie Downers. Let’s sweep Cleveland, let the Rays sweep Texas and things will look a lot better on Monday morning! Have a good weekend! It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! 

This wouldn’t surprise me one but 

[Rip76 4,928]

Dubon is just seeing it.

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Dubon is just seeing it.

i much prefer Altuve at #2, he’s not a lead off guy 

[David Dennison 18,860]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Fuck me !!!!!

[WBT 20,572]

WTF?  I don't know what to do with my hands.

[rvm96 1,643]

My Abreu stock is going up bitches!

[Dennis Taylor 18,823]

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Abreu crossed the plate and mumbled - ‘Fuck you surly thread !!! ‘ 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Damn! I was gonna stay offline this weekend but these beers and that HR made me come see if what I saw was real! It wasn’t my lying eyes!

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Damn! I was gonna stay offline this weekend but these beers and that HR made me come see if what I saw was real! It wasn’t my lying eyes!

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

reality , yes

 

[elfenix 34,240]

Gonna need a lot more of that

[WBT 20,572]

Whew, thought that was gone.  Maldy called for the hanging curve.

[HtownHorn 14,682]

2 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Chas averages 3.5 fWAR per 600 PAs in his career, and has a career 112 wRC+ (117 in 2023). That is plenty good enough to be an everyday starter. 

Well, it should be, but the manager doesn’t see it somehow.

For reference - there were 17 OFs in MLB last season who had 600 PAs, and only 9 of them had at least 3.5 fWAR. Guys who didn’t reach 3.5 fWAR includes Reynolds, Arozarena, Schwarber and Yelich.

Yeah, Chas has definitely proven he should be an everyday OF.

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Diaz is the only Astro player that reads the surly thread for positive vibes  

Good at bat Diaz 

[Guadaloopy 10,971]

I turned on the TV and saw Abreu go oppo with authority.  
 

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Great bunt 

[WBT 20,572]

Productive out by Maldonado!

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Old time National League run right there. Let’s hope they remember that the next time we are in extra innings.

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Nice play 

[uoftorange 1,386]

WTF is going on with Tucker.  He would have caught that ball 8 of 10 the last few years.  Didn't even try there

[WBT 20,572]

Damn I'm glad Dusty is no longer able to bat Straw and his .600 ops at leadoff anymore

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

2-2

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

Chas has to step it up

[WBT 20,572]

Laz Diaz doing Laz Diaz things

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

That should be an E, dumb ass Tucker 

throw to fucking 2nd 

[WBT 20,572]

Damn Ted, get your shit together

[rvm96 1,643]

Worst outing of this pitchers early career

[HtownHorn 14,682]

30 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Great bunt 

That should be the default Maldonado Ab with runners on 1st and 2nd.

[WBT 20,572]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

That should be an E, dumb ass Tucker 

throw to fucking 2nd 

Yeah, feels like it should be an unearned run.  If he plays that on the bounce he holds the lead runner to 2nd and the run doesn't score.  They won't give an error for trying for the diving catch though. 

[HtownHorn 14,682]

Here we go again. 1st and 2nd, no outs and Maldonado. Should be a bunt.

 

Lulz. fuck Maldonado and fuck Dusty.

Edited June 10, 2023 by HtownHorn

[WBT 20,572]

Bat died a hero

The last Astro with 2 sac bunts in a game has to be a starting pitcher right?

[WBT 20,572]

Why keep the bunt on when you can gidp?

[David Dennison 18,860]

Thanks, Maldy.

[Wulaw Horn 19,070]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Here we go again. 1st and 2nd, no outs and Maldonado. Should be a bunt.

 

Lulz. fuck Maldonado and fuck Dusty.

I would have preferred a different outcome from the Maldonado AB. 

Edited June 10, 2023 by Wulaw Horn

[tx 3 putt 76,958]

9 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

That should be the default Maldonado Ab with runners on 1st and 2nd.

I thought analytics was a hard ‘no’ on bunting ?

[WBT 20,572]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

I thought analytics was a hard ‘no’ on bunting ?

mostly, depends on the pitcher and batter

[Wulaw Horn 19,070]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

I thought analytics was a hard ‘no’ on bunting ?

Not when your batter is hitting 190 and a GIDP machine. The bunt is a bad numbers play for all but the most incompetent. He’s the definition of the most incompetent. 

[HtownHorn 14,682]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I thought analytics was a hard ‘no’ on bunting ?

Maldonado is not an MLB hitter. Astros scored a run when he got the bunt down, no runs when he swung away.

Edited June 10, 2023 by HtownHorn

[Wulaw Horn 19,070]

44 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Diaz is the only Astro player that reads the surly thread for positive vibes  

Good at bat Diaz 

Yordan is beloved. 

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

Maldonado is not an MLB hitter. Astros scored a run when he got the bunt down, no runs when he swung away.

If he’s not going to bunt in that situation the next best decision would be to send him up to the plate without an actual bat. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,070]

Kalas just said Maldonado gets him swinging. I think that’s how Dusty sees it. The pitcher is merely an imperfect vessel for Saint Maldonado’s game calling brilliance. 

Edited June 10, 2023 by Wulaw Horn

[UTexasFight 9,450]

Double double