2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

1 hour ago, Victor Lazlo said:

No, you rube. You don’t get it.

The cost of a whole draft class of 20 players for a team this year maxed out at $16 million.

But genius owners have figured out that you can pay $50+ million for an AA and an A player.

How do you think they made enough money to became owners? By making many deals like that.

Duh

It will take like 8 War for them to come out ahead on those purchases of prospects. How much would you like to wager that they go way north of 8 war for those 3 guys combined?  

[runthebone 8019]

You guys complaining about the lineup may be surprised to find very little dropoff between Pena and Kessinger!

[Mez2 4024]

53 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Grae going to have his break out game !

 

if anyone has a free ticket for today, I’m taking 

Grae kessinger sounds like someone from highland park with a Lululemon credit card 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

2 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Grae kessinger sounds like someone from highland park with a Lululemon credit card 

and that played at ole miss !

[tx 3 putt 77109]

Astros-Marlins probables:

Mon: Framber Valdez vs. Braxton Garrett
Tues: Cristian Javier vs. Johnny Cueto
Wed: Justin Verlander vs. Jesús Luzardo

[TonyTexas 10518]

9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros-Marlins probables:

Mon: Framber Valdez vs. Braxton Garrett
Tues: Cristian Javier vs. Johnny Cueto
Wed: Justin Verlander vs. Jesús Luzardo

They’re skipping Brown’s next start like they did with JP. He’ll be available for long relief, if needed, in the first part of his break.  I like the strategy. Giving a pitcher almost 2 weeks off is probably more recuperative than 1 extra day between starts. 

Edited August 13, 2023 by TonyTexas

[UTPhil2006 3807]

29 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

and that played at ole miss !

Not sure if serious 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

16 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

They’re skipping Brown’s next start like they did with JP. He’ll be available for long relief, if needed, in the first part of his break.  I like the strategy. Giving a pitcher almost 2 weeks off is probably more recuperative than 1 extra day between starts. 

I like it too

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

So maldy gets to catch 4 games in a row. Awesome. 

[HtownHorn 14727]

4 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

it usually doesn’t work. That’s not how you assemble a roster.
 

Use some of that money on scouting and office staff support. Plus, don’t you lose draft picks for going over budget ? 

Someday the Yankees might learn that you can no longer buy championships in baseball. You need to draft and develop and then supplement with a few FA acquisitions. The New York teams have this formula in reverse.

[tx 3 putt 77109]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

Someday the Yankees might learn that you can no longer buy championships in baseball. You need to draft and develop and then supplement with a few FA acquisitions. The New York teams have this formula in reverse.

 

they should hire click or lunhow, both are  HUGE upgrade over cashman 

[HtownHorn 14727]

That's a play Altuve doesn't make.

[tx 3 putt 77109]

nice play dooby !

[Saint Tacky 1614]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

Grae kessinger sounds like someone from highland park with a Lululemon credit card 

This post needs more love. Now do Chas McCormick  

Scattershooting, what is it about “King Tuck” that motivates fans to wear crowns and not Egyptian headpieces?

When was the last time one MLB team beat another team three times in a row by the same score?

Whatever became of that shittastic hunk of “art” that rose behind the outfield fence during the inaugural season of Miami’s ballpark?

[Harrison Stafford 3335]

Good start.  Here we go, Astros, here we go (clap, clap).

[tx 3 putt 77109]

I looooooooooooove these long at bats early in the game, wear out that starter 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

damn, swinging at trash for strike 3

[TonyTexas 10518]

Yordan’s been really bad in the last 7 games. 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Yordan’s been really bad in the last 7 games. 

 

he's a funk

 

90 pitches today for urquidy 

[We’reTexas 1473]

21 minutes ago, Saint Tacky said:

This post needs more love. Now do Chas McCormick  

 

[Mo Horn 8851]

Urquidy giving up runs and over 50 pitches, and still not thru 3 innings. Gonna need the pen today. 

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Urquidy giving up runs and over 50 pitches, and still not thru 3 innings. Gonna need the pen today. 

He’s pitching really well right now. Strike 1 on everyone and the run was on an ugly Ass bloop that was just buzzards luck. Like what I’m seeing here. Bet he gives us 5 here. 

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

Bunt here you fat ass. 

[WBT 20622]

damnit maldy, get it down

[cabowabo 4491]

I’ll be so glad when that fat fuck is gone next year. 

[Gut Wagon 8083]

45 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

they should hire click or lunhow, both are  HUGE upgrade over cashman 

I wouldn't mind seeing one of them there just for the laughs at Helo's expense. Him having to root for their success would be rich. 

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

I’ll be so glad when that fat fuck is gone next year. 

Feel like he’s coming back. And Dusty. 

[WBT 20622]

Extra base hits since July 4:

Kessinger - 3 in 24 PA

Pena - 5 in 131 PA

[perfectchaos007 6676]

Rare leadoff double by Grae leads to nothing

[Fud 9552]

5 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Rare leadoff double by Grae leads to nothing

Incredible half-ass effort on the sac bunt attempt by Maldonado probably cost us a run. Great veteran leadership there 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

9 minutes ago, WBT said:

Extra base hits since July 4:

Kessinger - 3 in 24 PA

Pena - 5 in 131 PA

 

why does dusty hate Grae ??

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

I’ll be so glad when that fat fuck is gone next year. 

Edited August 13, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 77109]

silseth's splitter is breaking hard today

[perfectchaos007 6676]

Chas is ice cold in August

[Mo Horn 8851]

Another double wasted

[cabowabo 4491]

6 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Chas is ice cold in August

Should have traded him when he was at peak value. 

[tx 3 putt 77109]

9 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Chas is ice cold in August

maybe dusty and the staff knew when to play him and when not play him, but what do I know 

 

surly thread : start chas 162 games !!!!

[Mo Horn 8851]

More wasted hits and runners

[David Dennison 18925]

I smell a walk off.

[billfromlaketravis 11519]

I’m encouraged by Urquidy getting healthy and pitching well. He feels like a trade deadline addition that cost us nothing.

That said, the wildly inconsistent offense just won’t improve. 

[WBT 20622]

Good start by Urquidy

 

 

[Mo Horn 8851]

Fuck

[WBT 20622]

Well that was crushed 

[David Dennison 18925]

Nice pitch.

[perfectchaos007 6676]

Ohtani crushed that to center

[tx 3 putt 77109]

That was a hell of a meatball 

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Good start by Urquidy

 

 

Very encouraging to see. now we need some runs 

Edited August 13, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[WBT 20622]

Good thing Dusty has that lefty he wanted

[tx 3 putt 77109]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Good thing Dusty has that lefty he wanted

its the one he has , probably not the one he wants 😂😂😂

[Mo Horn 8851]

Ugly AB Chas

[Wulaw Horn 19122]

52 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

I’ll be so glad when that fat fuck is gone next year. 

Feel like he’s coming back. And Dusty. 
 

if Dusty wasn’t a fucking moron I’d like to think losing every time he trots out a shit ass line up would be good aversion therapy. But he can’t learn no matter how many times he touched the fire. 

Edited August 13, 2023 by Wulaw Horn

[Overlord 366]

AT&T Sportsnet needs to slow its role on all the Jon Singleton love. 
 

Let’s see some consistency first.