2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Mo Horn 8,680]

2 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

A Minute Maid peanut vendor?

[Mitch Hedberg 2,086]

6 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

don’t you want to see what bligh madris can do at the plate?

Home runs and lightning out his arse I’m sure!

[Mo Horn 8,680]

7 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

don’t you want to see what bligh madris can do at the plate?

With that kind of at bat, not a damn thing

Edited June 24, 2023 by Mo Horn

[runthebone 7,874]

Good inning!

[Mo Horn 8,680]

There you go Jose

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Good job Tuve

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,548]

3 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Just so we’re all clear here…Dusty is sitting Chas McCormick while starting Corey Julks and Bligh Madris.

He plays Julks as frequently (if not more) as he plays Chas. Julks has a career 90 wRC+.

Madris has a 92 wRC+ this year…in triple-motherfucking-A. He starts at DH. Read that all again.

Meanwhile, Chas has a 120 wRC+ this year and 112 for his career. He sits today (and many days), for a team without its best hitter, which has been struggling to score runs.

Dusty has to fucking go. We aren’t even trying to win. I’ve never seen this much effort devoted to ensuring that a bunch of quad-A players get significant playing time for what is supposed to be a good team.

 

Julks has been playing well lately, last 5 games 0.267, 0.450, 0.533, runs scored and rbi.  Lots of very good catches too and a throwout at home plate. He's earned a starting job. 

[WBT 20,132]

Good that Jake finally broke out of the 0fer

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Abreu with the normal anemic at bat with runners in scoring position

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,548]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Abreu with the normal anemic at bat with runners in scoring position

cut him and Montero.  Eat the $. 

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Peña is a one hit wonder. One good season that will be the outlier.

[WBT 20,132]

Why is this slapdick batting 7th?

[WBT 20,132]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

Peña is a one hit wonder. One good season that will be the outlier.

He's basically the same as last year.  The outlier was the playoffs.

[David Dennison 17,660]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Why is this slapdick batting 7th?

To strike out.

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Madris DHing, another great managerial decision

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,548]

safe at 3rd, pussy dugout doesn't want to challenge. 

[David Dennison 17,660]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

Madris DHing, another great managerial decision

The journalists covering this team need to start asking him about the line up decisions every day.

[David Dennison 17,660]

4 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

Peña is a one hit wonder. One good season that will be the outlier.

Still having a better season than the guy he replaced.

[HtownHorn 14,285]

Dusty is a pussy. Who gives a shit about a challenge in the 4th inning when you team is playing like shit.

[Mo Horn 8,680]

At least Blanco has settled in

[WBT 20,132]

If I heard right, over at the CWS Preston Tucker's Florida Gator single season RBI record was just broken.

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Nice hustle jose 

[Rip76 4,871]

That’s fucking hustle

[Smax 3,799]

look at them lil midget legs scoot LOL

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Grand salami breggy

[Smax 3,799]

now thats a breggy bomb

[WBT 20,132]

Bregs!!!!

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Reminds me of the one at Yankee Stadium.

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Way to go Breggy.

[David Dennison 17,660]

Cool.

[WBT 20,132]

look at slappy run.  Nice hustle.

Edited June 25, 2023 by WBT

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Diaz coming thru. He needs to be a regular starter

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Is Abreu that slow?

[WBT 20,132]

Yainer!

7 straight have reached...is that allowed?

[runthebone 7,874]

...Bligh Madris is just a winner and needs to stay in the lineup

[rvm96 1,643]

22 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

The journalists covering this team need to start asking him about the line up decisions every day.

As much as I dislike some of them (Chandler) they do ask Dusty those questions.

[David Dennison 17,660]

2 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

As much as I dislike some of them (Chandler) they do ask Dusty those questions.

Why isn't Chas playing every day?

[rvm96 1,643]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Why isn't Chas playing every day?

I don't feel like doing the research for you, but if I was a betting man Dusty has probably said it has something to do with keeping him healthy after his IL stint.

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Nice job Blanco

[Rip76 4,871]

Bregs

Edited June 25, 2023 by Rip76

[rvm96 1,643]

Breggy heating up!

[Mo Horn 8,680]

In the past when have you ever seen a team give an IBB to load the bases for abreu? 

[WBT 20,132]

rbi machine

[Mitch Hedberg 2,086]

Altuve and Bregman. Last two. 2017 says hello Dodgers. 

[WBT 20,132]

They're calling Altuve's popup a hit?  What now?

[Mo Horn 8,680]

Should have been able to get more there

[WBT 20,132]

Y'all keep talking shit about Blanco.  Great job recovering from the 1st.

[rvm96 1,643]

On 4/16/2023 at 8:00 PM, HtownHorn said:

Ronel Blanco isn't a MLB pitcher.

[TonyTexas 10,378]

What an awesome job by Blanco. Rough 1st inning. No hitter the following 5  

[tx 3 putt 74,771]

55 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

At least Blanco has settled in

he’s settled in nicely, very rough 1st 

love to see that in a rook 

[tx 3 putt 74,771]

4 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

What an awesome job by Blanco. Rough 1st inning. No hitter the following 5