2023 Houston Astros Thread

[elfenix 34259]

throw strikes

[MirrOlure 14786]

Just got in from Friday night Tex Mex…

LOfuckingL at these motherfucking pajama unis the Rangers are wearing

[runthebone 7989]

Just for fun, we should sweep these fuckers.

[elfenix 34259]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

these unis confuse the rangers fans too 

at first i was like why are they in rice's unis

[WBT 20580]

Nice win.  

If Diaz catches Brown tomorrow we might have a chance.

[UTexasFight 9454]

3 is a streak

 

keep it rolling 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Winning rules!

[Mo Horn 8848]

Nice job Press. Good to take the first game of the series. 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Winning Blanco vs Gray is huge.

[elfenix 34259]

astros win!

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Lot of chipping away to do. Good win 

blanco did good

[Slacks 6821]

[DaysOff 7951]

Back in the playoffs bitches

[Rip76 4928]

Really, really needed this one tonight.

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Felt like a playoff game 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Tomorrow is a must win 🥺🥺🥺

[Hornsbay22 468]

Outside of the walks I like Blanco.  The swing and miss stuff is there.

[tx 3 putt 76979]

5 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Outside of the walks I like Blanco.  The swing and miss stuff is there.

hes still learning out there. Maldy and Diaz will go over things with him

 

Edited July 1, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Have to make them pay for pulling bush league stuff like this ….

 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Dubon was bunting on his own, no hunt signal given ha 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Who called into the post game radio show drunk with a fake Mexican accent ? 
 

😂😂😂

[tx 3 putt 76979]

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Dubon was bunting on his own, no hunt signal given ha 

 

[UTexasFight 9454]

31 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Have to make them pay for pulling bush league stuff like this ….

 

Ehhh. What am I missing?

I wouldn’t exactly call that bush league.

I see no issue with lining up your best pitchers against your toughest divisional competition. 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

3 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Ehhh. What am I missing?

I wouldn’t exactly call that bush league.

I see no issue with lining up your best pitchers against your toughest divisional competition. 

mid season series vs a team 5 back. It’s something you do in sept 

 

[henrygandorf 29191]

 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

10 years ago today. It’s been a hell of a decade. The next core of players is rounding into shape ….

 

[David Dennison 18860]

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

10 years ago today. It’s been a hell of a decade. The next core of players is rounding into shape ….

 

Close enough.

[Gut Wagon 8079]

18 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Dusty, this is why we're reluctant to let you "do the thinking."

[Guadaloopy 10973]

[UTexasFight 9454]

27 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

mid season series vs a team 5 back. It’s something you do in sept 

 

Meh 

They’re all getting 2 starts before the break. Pivot one game to have your best line up against Houston seems like smart coaching to me.

[Guadaloopy 10973]

Win tomorrow and you will hear the sphincters tightening.  

[Planet Houston 4930]

Bullpen was nails tonight. Nice win. Let’s do it again. 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

4 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Bullpen was nails tonight. Nice win. Let’s do it again. 

the BP and the handling of the BP has been great the first half. 

[Pablo 494]

19 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Bullpen was nails tonight. Nice win. Let’s do it again. 

that was playoff bullpen level stuff, good shit!

[tx 3 putt 76979]

If we can get back a healthy Yordan, brantley, and urquidy, we’re going to make some noise 

[runthebone 7989]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

 

 

42 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Dusty, this is why we're reluctant to let you "do the thinking."

31 wins with Maldonado, 11 with Diaz.  Case closed!

[tx 3 putt 76979]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

Meh 

They’re all getting 2 starts before the break. Pivot one game to have your best line up against Houston seems like smart coaching to me.

cost them the last game vs the tigers

[tx 3 putt 76979]

26 minutes ago, runthebone said:

 

31 wins with Maldonado, 11 with Diaz.  Case closed!

beat era in baseball 

[dr99 560]

Yeah it backfired for sure. The Rangers punted yesterday to have an advantage tonight. Hopefully the bats stay awake for a while.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

"So Dusty, in that vein of thought, explain the thinking behind your decisions with the Catcher this season and the lack of 'playing' the squad gets from that position.  Then follow up with CF."

[Gut Wagon 8079]

Dusty the thinker. All righty, then. I'm pretty sure Dubon has done more to help this team than he has. Without Dubon, my guess is that we'd be at least 7 games out. Without Dusty, despite all the injuries we might still be leading the division. I realize not everyone will agree, but whatever. 

[Slacks 6821]

7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

cost them the last game vs the tigers

And the first against the Astros. 

[Slacks 6821]

57 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Dusty the thinker. All righty, then. I'm pretty sure Dubon has done more to help this team than he has. Without Dubon, my guess is that we'd be at least 7 games out. Without Dusty, despite all the injuries we might still be leading the division. I realize not everyone will agree, but whatever. 

You know the point of his statement goes beyond one player and one at bat, right? 

[Gut Wagon 8079]

2 minutes ago, Slacks said:

You know the point of his statement goes beyond one player and one at bat, right? 

Of course. Dusty's perplexing lineup and bullpen decisions have been a constant of his tenure. We could afford them when we had more of a talent advantage, but not sure for how much longer. Maybe he's not the only one "doing the thinking," but under both Click and Brown the managerial moves have often been head scratchers. Again, just my opinion. 

[Slacks 6821]

9 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Of course. Dusty's perplexing lineup and bullpen decisions have been a constant of his tenure. We could afford them when we had more of a talent advantage, but not sure for how much longer. Maybe he's not the only one "doing the thinking," but under both Click and Brown the managerial moves have often been head scratchers. Again, just my opinion. 

If he has reasons that I don't understand, I'm OK with that. He showed us the baby last year. This year, With a bunch of injuries at key spots, he has the team competing. 

The thing that kicks me in the balls is Montero turning to dust on the mound. Send that dude to AAA to fix some shit or stop tipping or whatever it is. I don't give a shit that he is highly paid. That's even more reason to fix it quickly. He has good stuff, he's just getting blasted for some reason. 

Think about that. 

[Gut Wagon 8079]

4 minutes ago, Slacks said:

If he has reasons that I don't understand, I'm OK with that. He showed us the baby last year. This year, With a bunch of injuries at key spots, he has the team competing. 

The thing that kicks me in the balls is Montero turning to dust on the mound. Send that dude to AAA to fix some shit or stop tipping or whatever it is. I don't give a shit that he is highly paid. That's even more reason to fix it quickly. He has good stuff, he's just getting blasted for some reason. 

Think about that. 

Our disdain for continuing to trot Montero out there in key situations is mutual. As you note, he has the stuff to get people out. But after so many bad outings, letting him "work through it" in a pennant race is crazy. I feel the same about the catching situation, except there we know Maldy lacks hitting talent...and is declining in other areas. I'm not nearly as perturbed with the OF decisions to this point. 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

Great day for a baseball game 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

The staff has to fix montero. He’s under contract for 3 more years. Like Abreu, they have to make him right and keep sending him out there 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

3 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Dusty the thinker. All righty, then. I'm pretty sure Dubon has done more to help this team than he has. Without Dubon, my guess is that we'd be at least 7 games out. Without Dusty, despite all the injuries we might still be leading the division. I realize not everyone will agree, but whatever. 

 I was curious why he was bunting, thought it was rather conservative at that point in the game 

[tx 3 putt 76979]

This is a fairly amazing stat …

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I’m sure it’s been noted but every start by an Astros pitcher this season has been by a player either drafted or signed intentionally by the team. That’s pretty cool.

we have a hell of a system in place and damn good coaching in this org