2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

I'm surprised they are letting him pitch the 7th, he was at 88 pitches going into the inning, seems a bit dicey to let him continue. Probably will relieve him this inning. 

Just talking about this with a buddy- Hunter Brown seems like he's done a pretty shitty job of finishing games, almost like the anti-JV (JV can smell the barn and gets you there with another gear).  I don't know if the stats hold true but I think this is the case- I remember a couple starts against the A's, the Rockies, now this one.  He seems like an 80 or 90 pitch 6 inning guy to me.  Maybe I've pulled that out of my ass, but I think he ought to be treated as such in the playoffs.  

[kevwun 15788]

Fuck it, he's getting Machete's nickname now.  I think the Orioles haven't realized Maldonado isn't catching today.  Both guys were out by a mile.

Edited August 10, 2023 by kevwun

[David Dennison 18860]

1 minute ago, kevwun said:

Fuck it, he's getting Machete's nickname now.  I think the Orioles haven't realized Maldonado isn't catching today.  Both guys were out by a mile.

BUT MUH INTANGIBLES!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Not that it has been defensible for a while now, but how does Dusty justify starting Maldy over Diaz after today?

[Smax 3800]

1 minute ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Not that it has been defensible for a while now, but how does Dusty justify starting Maldy over Diaz after today?

 

 

live boy/dead girl

[runthebone 7982]

We're getting Mountcastle elected to the Hall of Fame.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

Maldonado must have pix of someone because he can’t carry Diaz’ intangible jock.

[henrygandorf 29191]

yainer just took one to the wall.  i don't care if he ever catches again (obviously i do) but he needs to be our everyday dh.  we need his bat in this lineup 8 days a week.  a blind man could tell you that.

[runthebone 7982]

Can Chazz at least hit?

[Mo Horn 8841]

Singleton continuing his stellar AAAA career... but still gets on base

[David Dennison 18860]

Oh, Jeremy.

[Mo Horn 8841]

Shitty strike out on a ball way off the plate

[WBT 20572]

That was...special

[Mo Horn 8841]

Gonna need some more 9th inning magic

[dr99 560]

10 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

yainer just took one to the wall.  i don't care if he ever catches again (obviously i do) but he needs to be our everyday dh.  we need his bat in this lineup 8 days a week.  a blind man could tell you that.

But Dusty said he has the same stats as Maldy

[Gut Wagon 8069]

Pena needs way more time in the cage than in the gym. 

[Dutchrudder 11139]

22 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Just talking about this with a buddy- Hunter Brown seems like he's done a pretty shitty job of finishing games, almost like the anti-JV (JV can smell the barn and gets you there with another gear).  I don't know if the stats hold true but I think this is the case- I remember a couple starts against the A's, the Rockies, now this one.  He seems like an 80 or 90 pitch 6 inning guy to me.  Maybe I've pulled that out of my ass, but I think he ought to be treated as such in the playoffs.  

Judging by the stats of his last 8 or so games, he's good for about 88-95 pitches or so, then you have to replace him. That's pretty standard for most starters, their arms get tired and lose a bit of control around 90-100.  Inning count shouldn't matter, just gotta know when to pull them. It's a guy feeling thing, but maybe Maldy should make the call since he knows everything about pitchers.

[WBT 20572]

Blum's daughters are going to Arkansas?  Gross

[henrygandorf 29191]

28 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Just talking about this with a buddy- Hunter Brown seems like he's done a pretty shitty job of finishing games, almost like the anti-JV (JV can smell the barn and gets you there with another gear).  I don't know if the stats hold true but I think this is the case- I remember a couple starts against the A's, the Rockies, now this one.  He seems like an 80 or 90 pitch 6 inning guy to me.  Maybe I've pulled that out of my ass, but I think he ought to be treated as such in the playoffs.  

i want him to be justin verlander when he grows up, but if he's a 90 pitch / 6 inning guy right now (allowing ~2er and getting 5-7k) then i'm fucking stoked.  he's our sp4 at best, assuming javier ever pulls it together.  most teams would kill for that profile.

in the playoffs, i'd like him to be a flamethrower who can get 3-6 big outs in the middle/middle-late innings.  i've only been begging for such a piece for half a decade now.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fuck you, blue

[kevwun 15788]

This fucking whole crew sucks.

[WBT 20572]

Yordan with the go ahead HR today?

[David Dennison 18860]

Just now, WBT said:

Yordan with the go ahead HR today?

Not today.

[TonyTexas 10513]

Time to break Bautista for good. 

[Ichabod 184]

Alt I’ve could’ve hit for the cycle if would have been hustling

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

Doug Decinces gets that

[WBT 20572]

Shit, that should have trickled away and tied it

[Ichabod 184]

Singleton is gonna fucking this up

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

A walk will do, John. 

[WBT 20572]

One more walk big boy

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

PH chas you dusty idiot 

[David Dennison 18860]

And that's the problem with today's lineup.

[Mo Horn 8841]

Getting to Bautusta a 2nd time in the series was a long shot at best. Baltimore is a good team, so no shame losing to them, but still a shitty loss in a game they could have won. Singleton doing Singleton things to end the game. 

[Scraps 13561]

Singleton up with game on the line was not ideal lol

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Way too big a situation for singelton 

2/3 vs league’s best is good. Need to sweep the angels this weekend.

[Smax 3800]

yeah not the ideal batter in that situation

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

wtf happend to Chas? 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

15 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i want him to be justin verlander when he grows up, but if he's a 90 pitch / 6 inning guy right now (allowing ~2er and getting 5-7k) then i'm fucking stoked.  he's our sp4 at best, assuming javier ever pulls it together.  most teams would kill for that profile.

in the playoffs, i'd like him to be a flamethrower who can get 3-6 big outs in the middle/middle-late innings.  i've only been begging for such a piece for half a decade now.

Oh absolutely no doubt. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

wtf happend to Chas? 

 

[Rockethorn1978 6077]

It’s sad we made singleton our bat we “traded” for instead of actually trading for a MLB DH that can hit. Why would we do that? 

[Gut Wagon 8069]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Singleton up with game on the line was not ideal lol

So it goes, I guess. One way better hitter than him crashed and burned in the 9th as well.

No, Jake, not you. 

[Scraps 13561]

It’s sad we made singleton our bat we “traded” for instead of actually trading for a MLB DH that can hit. Why would we do that? 

Thats Brantley guy

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

4 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

So it goes, I guess. One way better hitter than him crashed and burned in the 9th as well.

No, Jake, not you. 

no Chas , not you

4 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

So it goes, I guess. One way better hitter than him crashed and burned in the 9th as well.

No, Jake, not you. 

no Chas , not you

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

9 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

It’s sad we made singleton our bat we “traded” for instead of actually trading for a MLB DH that can hit. Why would we do that? 

You can say that again. I have.

[perfectchaos007 6642]

Singleton experiment failed. Bring back Julks I guess

[Guadaloopy 10971]

Same old bitches back in the thread after a close loss.   Astros are 7 of last 10 and just took 2 of 3 from the team with the best record in the AL.  Singleton did the same thing in his 9th inning AB as Yordan did and reached base the same number of times as Yordan today.  It's baseball.

Get some perspective, dumbasses. 

[Rockethorn1978 6077]

8 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Same old bitches back in the thread after a close loss.   Astros are 7 of last 10 and just took 2 of 3 from the team with the best record in the AL.  Singleton did the same thing in his 9th inning AB as Yordan did and reached base the same number of times as Yordan today.  It's baseball.

Get some perspective, dumbasses. 

Yordan also has a history of dropping his  nuts in big games and singleton has a history of not making it so yea not the same thing. But I see your point.

[henrygandorf 29191]

this game wasn't about the 9th.  it was about the 7th and mountcastle hitting that homer.  coming back from 3 down again late was going to be a problem against arguably the best bullpen in the league.

(i know the nyy have the best bullpen era but not sure there's a better tandem of cano and felix back there)

[tx 3 putt 76958]

We’re on a good run, heating up. Strong showing in Baltimore. Bring it home and rack up some W’s 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

Look man- their guy has given up like 10 runs in 50 innings or something and we’ve got 5 of them in 2 innings against him. Their strength is the back end of the bullpen and we’ve put some doubt in their mind. 
this was a pretty successful series.