2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

Chas should be batting #2 and Pena should be 8 or 9... 

[WBT 20,649]

Just now, Dutchrudder said:

Chas should be batting #2 and Pena should be 8 or 9... 

You don't like our 3 lowest OPS batting #1, #2, and #5?

[David Dennison 18,941]

We're on pace to let an Oakland A pitch a complete game shut out.

[WBT 20,649]

Rake Farm!!

[Scraps 13,570]

Jp France has a very punchable face

[Gut Wagon 8,086]

12 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Chas should be batting #2 and Pena should be replaced by Tim Anderson... 

There you go. 

[Scraps 13,570]

For as bad as Pena has been Tim Anderson has been 10 times worse

[David Dennison 18,941]

Whatever you do, don't look at Hogan Harris's numbers this season.

[WBT 20,649]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Whatever you do, don't look at Hogan Harris's numbers this season.

Especially not his numbers against us

[rvm96 1,643]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

For as bad as Pena has been Tim Anderson has been 10 times worse

I thought you were being funny but I just looked at his stats. Wtf

[tx 3 putt 77,270]

Bregman needs to sit vs all lefties 

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

Great catch by Jake. Those on here who don’t recognize he’s really good defensively crack me up. 
this offense is such a beat down sometimes. 
also- lowest ops guys first and second is just chefs kiss Dusty. 

[David Dennison 18,941]

3 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Great catch by Jake. Those on here who don’t recognize he’s really good defensively crack me up. 
this offense is such a beat down sometimes. 
also- lowest ops guys first and second is just chefs kiss Dusty. 

I wish the FO would do something about that.

Edited July 21, 2023 by David Dennison

[Guadaloopy 10,996]

[Hornsbay22 470]

Tuck Got Me

[WBT 20,649]

Ted!!

[tx 3 putt 77,270]

[Guadaloopy 10,996]

Finally. What a rocket.   

[rvm96 1,643]

11 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Great catch by Jake. Those on here who don’t recognize he’s really good defensively crack me up. 
this offense is such a beat down sometimes. 
also- lowest ops guys first and second is just chefs kiss Dusty. 

He gets good jumps. My two issues are he doesn't seem to track the ball very well sometimes and he always throws to third which allows a runner to get to second.

[Hornsbay22 470]

Can we trade Bregman?  His salsa blows too. 

[Scraps 13,570]

And his(Meyers) arm is the equivalent of a 7 yr old

[WBT 20,649]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

And his(Meyers) arm is the equivalent of a 7 yr old
 

[Scraps 13,570]

Watching a whole game without the strike zone is throwback

[Scraps 13,570]

Altuve name that stro....today is 12 yrs since his debut

[runthebone 8,027]

Well, with this fucking elite pitching, you see why the As have been so successful this year.

[WBT 20,649]

Really nice dp

[Gut Wagon 8,086]

This France shows resistance. 

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

That 7th inning was asking for trouble. Really nice play by Dubon on the DP. Really lucky to get out scoreless. 
another great outing for France. 

[Scraps 13,570]

Damn Meyers should have jacked that one....just missed it

[WBT 20,649]

I kind of miss slappy .330, 220 hits per year Altuve

[Scraps 13,570]

Dude if that hit him he would have had a reaction lmao....dumbass ump





I bet that crew chief is an Alabama fan

[Rip76 4,946]

19 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Altuve name that stro....today is 12 yrs since his debut

Wow.  

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

Can’t believe Franze is back out here. If you are going to warm up Abreu just pitch him. 

Dusty has zero feel for a game 

[rvm96 1,643]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Can’t believe Franze is back out here. If you are going to warm up Abreu just pitch him. 

Dusty has zero feel for a game 

Also, if you're going to keep JP in there why only give him 1 batter?

[David Dennison 18,941]

NM

Edited July 21, 2023 by David Dennison

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

Glad we gave them a free base runner. Good job Dusty you dumbass. 
Positive note lots of swing and miss from France early in the game. That went away in later innings. Absolutely none in the 8th there. 

[UTexasFight 9,519]

4 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Can’t believe Franze is back out here. If you are going to warm up Abreu just pitch him. 

Dusty has zero feel for a game 

81 pitches through 7. I can see why he did it.

Sucks it took 11 pitches to the first batter of the inning and didn’t get him 

Edited July 21, 2023 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 18,941]

Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

Glad we gave them a free base runner. Good job Dusty you dumbass. 
Positive note lots of swing and miss from France early in the game. That went away in later innings. Absolutely none in the 8th there. 

The dude gave up four hits in seven innings.

 

[runthebone 8,027]

How are they laying off all these close pitches?!

[WBT 20,649]

Yeah, I've got no problem with letting France go to start the 8th

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

11 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

81 pitches through 7. I can see why he did it.

Sucks it took 11 pitches to the first batter of the inning and didn’t get him 

Wasn’t about pitches. No swing and miss and hard hit balls aplenty in 7th. I just don’t trust France oast 6th. Good inning by Abreu. 

[Guadaloopy 10,996]

Breggy bomb!

[WBT 20,649]

Bregs!

[rvm96 1,643]

.633 xBA for Julks on his 3 hard hit outs tonight. Reminds me of when Abreu kept lining out to center at Minute Maid

[UTexasFight 9,519]

7 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Wasn’t about pitches. No swing and miss and hard hit balls aplenty in 7th. I just don’t trust France oast 6th. Good inning by Abreu. 

I haven’t watched. Was just looking at box score

but yeah if that first AB is how his later innings were going (not able to out guys away) I agree with the “no feel” comment.

worked out anyway thankfully 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I haven’t watched. Was just looking at box score

but yeah if that first AB is how his later innings were going (not able to out guys away) I agree with the “no feel” comment.

worked out anyway thankfully 

The 7th inning was dicey.  The DP was a hard hit ball with a really nice turn by Dubon. 
99/91/107/95 on exit velo in the 7th. 
Not a single swing and miss from the last batter in the 5th, nor any hitters in the 6th, 7th, or 8th. 
He had Abreu warmed up in the 7th. I was shocked he didn’t just get a clean inning in the 8th. Oh well, alls well that ends well. Great game by the pitchers. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,520]

If you had JP as your ace in February, please pick my lotto numbers. 
 

Very gruntled by Chas ripping bags. 

[UTexasFight 9,519]

18 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

The 7th inning was dicey.  The DP was a hard hit ball with a really nice turn by Dubon. 
99/91/107/95 on exit velo in the 7th. 
Not a single swing and miss from the last batter in the 5th, nor any hitters in the 6th, 7th, or 8th. 
He had Abreu warmed up in the 7th. I was shocked he didn’t just get a clean inning in the 8th. Oh well, alls well that ends well. Great game by the pitchers. 

I’m sure he got greedy and wanted to squeeze one more inning out of his starter staring at a 4 game set not wanting to relive overloading the bullpen like in Anaheim…..which started after he let his starter try to get one more inning 

[Wulaw Horn 19,145]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I’m sure he got greedy and wanted to squeeze one more inning out of his starter staring at a 4 game set not wanting to relive overloading the bullpen like in Anaheim…..which started after he let his starter try to get one more inning 

That was absolutely the thought process I’m sure. Let him take it one hitter at a time. But like I said once you heat a guy up you might as well use him. The one more inning trick for our starters has done more harm than good to our BO as you point out.