2023 Houston Astros Thread

[kevwun 15788]

Brown probably shouldn't have started the 7th.  He absolutely should have been pulled after the first batter reached because there were was no way he was going to be able to finish the inning.

Edited August 10, 2023 by kevwun

[runthebone 7982]

Well, that was disappointing. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Anyone complaining about taking 2 or 3 on the road against Baltimore is just bitching to bitch. Sure the sweep was there for the taking, but that was a great result. The schedule is very favorable starting tomorrow until the series in Arlington in September. We need to dominate over this stretch. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

31 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. 

Yeah we should be happy about losing winnable games because we have people on our roster who shouldn’t even be there. Yes even the best make outs like Yordan. The problem is not the out or the loss. It’s that nothing was done to get batters with real major league at bats and experience to be up there instead of Singleton. Everybody is free to raise your Pom poms and cheer the good effort. Winning 7 of 10 doesn’t do much when the team your chasing wins 9-10. I’m just pointing out the absurdity of a team with real championship talent and expectations putting those expectations in the hands of people who don’t belong. There were other options no matter what we were told. And I’ll bitch if I want! 😆 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

8 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Yeah we should be happy about losing winnable games because we have people on our roster who shouldn’t even be there. Yes even the best make outs like Yordan. The problem is not the out or the loss. It’s that nothing was done to get batters with real major league at bats and experience to be up there instead of Singleton. Everybody is free to raise your Pom poms and cheer the good effort. Winning 7 of 10 doesn’t do much when the team your chasing wins 9-10. I’m just pointing out the absurdity of a team with real championship talent and expectations putting those expectations in the hands of people who don’t belong. There were other options no matter what we were told. And I’ll bitch if I want! 😆 

The process that this team uses, on the field level, really really sucks.  It's pretty much guaranteed when the process is "use your gut".  Some people have little problem with it and some people it's like an ear worm that drives them crazy and gradually makes them insane to the point you sob in the corner while holding yourself and rocking and muttering, why doesn't diaz play?  Why does JV need a personal CF?  Why do our two worst OBP guys lead off all the time?  Why god, why?  IT makes no sense, make it stop.  

Others are like- dude- we have won 4 pennants in a row, what's the problem man, chill out.  

 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

1 hour ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Yeah we should be happy about losing winnable games because we have people on our roster who shouldn’t even be there. Yes even the best make outs like Yordan. The problem is not the out or the loss. It’s that nothing was done to get batters with real major league at bats and experience to be up there instead of Singleton. Everybody is free to raise your Pom poms and cheer the good effort. Winning 7 of 10 doesn’t do much when the team your chasing wins 9-10. I’m just pointing out the absurdity of a team with real championship talent and expectations putting those expectations in the hands of people who don’t belong. There were other options no matter what we were told. And I’ll bitch if I want! 😆 

Tony Gwynn is 0-3 today and so is Singleton. Who do we want up at the plate with bases loaded? 

[runthebone 7982]

5 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Tony Gwynn is 0-3 today and so is Singleton. Who do we want up at the plate with bases loaded? 

Even Tony Gwynn's corpse ain't going 0 for 3.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

16 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Even Tony Gwynn's corpse ain't going 0 for 3.

I'm just saying.  And the corpse is better than Singleton. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Pena / singelton / Mayer - 0-16 

[henrygandorf 29191]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Pena / singelton / Mayer - 0-16 

well at least you spelled pena right.

[TonyTexas 10513]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

well at least you spelled pena right.

Not really. He left off the tilde. 

[Dnaguy 11964]

18 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Not really. He left off the tilde. 

When you go ofor, you become a Pena and not a Peña . I’m pretty sure I leaned that in Spanish class back in high school. 
Romantic languages and what not.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

3 hours ago, Dnaguy said:

When you go ofor, you become a Pena and not a Peña . I’m pretty sure I leaned that in Spanish class back in high school. 
Romantic languages and what not.

you have to them up and come out swinging again tomorrow 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

you have to them up and come out swinging again tomorrow 

Què?

[Guest]

lace them up...

(cleats)

Edited August 11, 2023 by slorch

[Scraps 13561]

putt is having multiple strokes leave him alone

leaving words out, thinks John Mayer is on the team etc 

Edited August 11, 2023 by Scraps

[tx 3 putt 76958]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

putt is having multiple strokes leave him alone

leaving words out, thinks John Mayer is on the team etc 

john Mayer could do better than -100 wrc 

[Dutchrudder 11139]

♪♪Your lineup is a wonderland... Damn Dusty, you frustrate me ♪♪

[runthebone 7982]

Man, an MLB top 30 list without Whitley.  I can only assume that's because he's dominating in MLB.

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

23 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Man, an MLB top 30 list without Whitley.  I can only assume that's because he's dominating in MLB.

The deeper the pit the more glorious the ascension.  He's almost done wandering the wilderness (I think he's been there almost 40 years- right?)

[Gut Wagon 8069]

20 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Others are like- dude- we have won 4 pennants in a row, what's the problem man, chill out.

If we'd regularly fielded these lineups back then, we're all confident at least some of those pennants would be flying elsewhere. 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

15 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

If we'd regularly fielded these lineups back then, we're all confident at least some of those pennants would be flying elsewhere. 

Oh no doubt. I am in camp 1. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Rather shocking news, Bligh cleared waivers and is back in sugar land 

the dream is still alive 

[runthebone 7982]

20 years from now, we're all going to be reading about how Whitley and Madris led a church slow pitch softball team to a title.

[Gut Wagon 8069]

15 minutes ago, runthebone said:

20 years from now, we're all going to be reading about how Whitley and Madris led a church slow pitch softball team to a title.

Not if Dusty's their manager. 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

4 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Not if Dusty's their manager. 

He'd have maldonado playing SS and batting clean up even though he had a fake hip and weighed 400 pounds.  

[Gut Wagon 8069]

6 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

He'd have maldonado playing SS and batting clean up even though he had a fake hip and weighed 400 pounds.  

[Guadaloopy 10971]

9 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

That commercial annoys me because there is no universe where Jeter is on the bench.

[Guadaloopy 10971]

48 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Rather shocking news, Bligh cleared waivers and is back in sugar land 

the dream is still alive 

[Harrison Stafford 3335]

On 8/2/2023 at 4:36 PM, Harrison Stafford said:

Was at the no hitter in the summer of ‘67 w/Don Wilson on the mound (yes, I’m old).    It was the first no hitter in the Astrodome.  And fuck Mike Fiers.

Meant to add that Wilson struck out 15 Atlanta Braves in that game including Hank Aaron who was the last batter he faced.  I realize this is a non sequitur, but I’m old and have to share stuff when I think of it.

[Mez2 4023]

Putts posts are like mine when I've been drinking 

[Scraps 13561]

JV and Singleton Day 

[Pablo 494]

Dubon back as JV's personal CF

Abreu getting an extra day off

Diaz in at DH

no Chaz, still bruised knee or Dusty affect?

some good stuff, still got Maldy though, ugh

[dr99 560]

rough bottom 4 of lineup

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

8 minutes ago, dr99 said:

rough bottom 4 of lineup

Yep. At least we have our best 5 hitters strung together.  That is the way. 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

58 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Dubon back as JV's personal CF

Abreu getting an extra day off

Diaz in at DH

no Chaz, still bruised knee or Dusty affect?

some good stuff, still got Maldy though, ugh

Blum said Chas looked just fine in the cage. Sitting your GG CF and your all star hitting CF for your shitty offensive low range CF based upon arms strength is chefs kiss stupid and should be a fire in the spot offense. 
I almost wish JV wasn’t back if this is the price we have to pay. Everyone bitched about not scoring enough runs for JV. This is the reason. 

[Gourmand 7774]

 

[runthebone 7982]

We're going to be Flying Bligh soon!

 

[TonyTexas 10513]

20 minutes ago, runthebone said:

We're going to be Flying Bligh soon!

 

I wouldn’t think they are that interested in putting him back on the 40 man. We’ll probably get David Hensley as the consolation prize. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Abreu can sit the rest of the season, he’s not contributing anything. 
 

Diaz / Singelton at 1st, bring up Salazar !

[tx 3 putt 76958]

2 hours ago, Pablo said:

Dubon back as JV's personal CF

Abreu getting an extra day off

Diaz in at DH

no Chaz, still bruised knee or Dusty affect?

some good stuff, still got Maldy though, ugh

Jake is much better vs lefties 

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

It’s JV Day!

Lets Do this!

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Curious if brownie mentions Ashby much 

 

https://x.com/cityhall03/status/755265174165217280?s=46&t=cH-LvFrUDSIxqTdoyXUTxg

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

On 8/10/2023 at 3:13 PM, kevwun said:

Brown probably shouldn't have started the 7th.  He absolutely should have been pulled after the first batter reached because there were was no way he was going to be able to finish the inning.

jv is going to sit with brown and go over his last inning. you have to be smarter, the longer you’re in a game 

Edited August 12, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Rip76 4928]

Well done JV.

Altuve about to hit a lead off homer.

[Scraps 13561]

Well done JV.
Altuve about to hit a lead off homer.

Im down

[Rip76 4928]

Or that.

[Scraps 13561]

Altuve is a machine

[Rip76 4928]

I haven’t watched this in a while.  If you haven’t, I suggest you do.

I posted on there that this was the baseball equivalent to Texas/USC.

 

[cabowabo 4484]

How is that possible?