2023 Houston Astros Thread

[runthebone 7967]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Dude. No free base runners.

It won't change the result

[WBT 20561]

Scherzer with 6 innings of 1-hit scoreless ball.  Rangers pen gives up 3 in the 7th and they trail 3-1.

[David Dennison 18853]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

It won't change the result

[David Dennison 18853]

5-1 in Arlington.

[Honeysucklerose 987]

I hate Peña

[Rip76 4925]

9 batters left.  Go win this fing thing.

 

[Rip76 4925]

So glad McCormick isn’t playing.

[TonyTexas 10510]

3 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

9 batters left.  Go win this fing thing.

 

Counting outs is a jinx even when losing. 

[HtownHorn 14676]

Going to waste this day with a shitty lineup, a shitty Verlander start to a shitty Yankees team.

[Rip76 4925]

Bregman is a vacuum.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

At this point I’m just hoping Altuve and Yordan are back tomorrow. 

[UTexasFight 9431]

3 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Bregman is a vacuum.

His d is a breath of fresh air tonight 

3 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

At this point I’m just hoping Altuve and Yordan are back tomorrow. 

What happened to Yordan 

Edited September 2, 2023 by UTexasFight
Brantley?

[dr99 560]

Note to Dusty: Dubon doesn't have to leadoff when he fills in for Altuve tomorrow

Edited September 2, 2023 by dr99

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

His d is a breath of fresh air tonight 

What happened to Yordan 

Yordan been HBP twice but the one behind the knee seems to be bothering him. He’s favoring it some. It will probably bruise up over night. But maybe not

[WBT 20561]

Rangers lost.  Looking live everyone gets a mulligan tonight

[cabowabo 4484]

Verlander not even waiting for the playoffs to suck.

[UTexasFight 9431]

I feel like we haven’t had a big come from behind win this year this late in a came.

 

lets do it  now 

[Honeysucklerose 987]

I feel like we haven’t had a big come from behind win this year this late in a came.
 
lets do it  now 

You are wrong

[cabowabo 4484]

I feel like we haven’t had a big come from behind win this year this late in a came.
 
lets do it  now 

Baltimore was a pretty big comeback.

[WBT 20561]

Hooray for expanded rosters and the Joel Kuhnel experience

[WBT 20561]

So Bregman just set the team record for 3B assists in a game?  That's cool I guess.  Weird that Kalas brought up that he tied it and didn't mention that he broke it on the next batter.

[UTexasFight 9431]

7 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

9 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I feel like we haven’t had a big come from behind win this year this late in a came.
 
lets do it  now 

Baltimore was a pretty big comeback.

How could I forget that one.

I almost drove the car in the ditch when Ford yelled “and tucker drills one!!!”

Just now, WBT said:

So Bregman just set the team record for 3B assists in a game?  That's cool I guess.  Weird that Kalas brought up that he tied it and didn't mention that he broke it on the next batter.

Yeah. I thought the same.

but that’s kalas

[Guadaloopy 10960]

Nothing hurt.  Get’ em tomorrow.  

[Gut Wagon 8065]

The way we play at home vs. on the road, I think we need to have the team stay in a hotel near MMP.

[oh_snap 694]

1 minute ago, Gut Wagon said:

The way we play at home vs. on the road, I think we need to have the team stay in a hotel near MMP.

or Dusty can not just play a shit lineup with so many auto outs. 
I mean seriously, Peña surprises us with a double, and there was no doubt that the triumvirate of suck Meyers, Maldo, and Dubon would never bring him in. I get that Altuve getting hurt couldn’t be predicted. But there is no fucking reason Meyers should ever see the field unless it’s an emergency.  Makes zero sense that both Chas and Brantley’s bats sat on the bench the whole game (besides the last at bat). 

[dr99 560]

45 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Nothing hurt.  Get’ em tomorrow.  

Only Altuve and Yordan

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Lace them up again tomorrow 

[UTexasFight 9431]

What’s the word on Altuve?

[Scraps 13561]

What’s the word on Altuve?

[Gut Wagon 8065]

48 minutes ago, oh_snap said:

or Dusty can not just play a shit lineup with so many auto outs. 
I mean seriously, Peña surprises us with a double, and there was no doubt that the triumvirate of suck Meyers, Maldo, and Dubon would never bring him in. I get that Altuve getting hurt couldn’t be predicted. But there is no fucking reason Meyers should ever see the field unless it’s an emergency.  Makes zero sense that both Chas and Brantley’s bats sat on the bench the whole game (besides the last at bat). 

True, but Dusty trots out a lot of "interesting" lineups home and away. We just tend to play better ball on the road, which continues to baffle me. That broad trend started even before Dusty showed up. 

[UTexasFight 9431]

Get a shin guard and get out there.

now’s not the time for Dusty to give guys an extra day when they say they are ready.

But I fear we won’t see him until the rangers series 

[UTexasFight 9431]

2 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

True, but Dusty trots out a lot of "interesting" lineups home and away. We just tend to play better ball on the road, which continues to baffle me. That broad trend started even before Dusty showed up. 

I think some confirmation bias is showing

Home; Away

2017: 48-33; 53-28

2018: 46-35; 57-24
2019: 60-21; 46-34

2021: 51-30; 44-37

2022: 55-26; 51-30

2023: 35-32; 42-27

[HtownHorn 14676]

Altuve is the greatest Astro of all time, but the dude needs to toughen up. Biggio would have played with a broken leg.

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Altuve and Bregman have logged a loooot of games since 2016

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

Good morning first place (tie) Astros!  It's future man.  Keep up the good work.

You own the playoff season.

 

Enjoy the ride.

 

Edited September 2, 2023 by Shaggy3.0

[UTPhil2006 3807]

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Altuve and Bregman have logged a loooot of games since 2016

Yeah well so has south Austin’s mom and you don’t see her bitching 

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

now’s not the time for Dusty to give guys an extra day when they say they are ready.

Reminder that Dusty has said that once a guy is fully ready, he likes to give him another day off. So…yeah.

[UTexasFight 9431]

3 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Reminder that Dusty has said that once a guy is fully ready, he likes to give him another day off. So…yeah.

Right. That’s exactly what I was insinuating 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

14 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Altuve is the greatest Astro of all time, but the dude needs to toughen up. Biggio would have played with a broken leg.

He’s still behind Biggio and prob bagwell 

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

2 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

He’s still behind Biggio and prob bagwell 

I loved Biggio and never lived Bagwell in the same way. That said Bagwell was by far the superior player to Biggio. Altuve probably needs 1 more big healthy season to fully surpass Biggio in my mind. 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I loved Biggio and never lived Bagwell in the same way. That said Bagwell was by far the superior player to Biggio. Altuve probably needs 1 more big healthy season to fully surpass Biggio in my mind. 

I was going apples to apples 2B. If you ranked the three it would go Bag Big Altuve for me

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

11 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

I was going apples to apples 2B. If you ranked the three it would go Bag Big Altuve for me

Yeah- that seems right to me. Feels a little too early to graduate Altuve past either of those guys but it’s really close. 

[UTPhil2006 3807]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Yeah- that seems right to me. Feels a little too early to graduate Altuve past either of those guys but it’s really close. 

Oh yeah the more hits and longevity I’m fully prepared to have Altuve 1. Just not now 

[David Dennison 18853]

25 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

He’s still behind Biggio and prob bagwell 

No, he isn't.

[tx 3 putt 76902]

Altuve has passed both with this current playoff run. We’re the modern big red machine.

bregman has passed both for me too, on the same playoff run 

 

choo, choo mother fuckers 

[Scraps 13561]

God dammit motherfucker

[David Dennison 18853]

No one should be surprised. Be glad Yordan is playing.

[Scraps 13561]

Altuve has passed both with this current playoff run.  

Yep Altuve is the GOAT. Actually has been for a few years now.

Love Biggio and Bagwell, but they can't hold Altuves jock when it comes to the games that matter. Both them had raisin balls. Altuve has king kong nuts that he will drag across anyones face.

If Altuve is lucky enough to play as many games(he is right about 1200 less games) as Biggio he will blow his numbers away

[Ron McKelvey 3]

1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said:

He’s still behind Biggio and prob bagwell 

Biggio has a postseason batting average of .234 with 2 hrs. Bagwell has a postseason batting average of .226 and 2 hrs. Both over 6 postseasons. Altuve is at .271 with 23 hrs over 7 postseasons (and counting). Bregman is at .237 with 15 homers over those same seven seasons. Biggio is no higher than 3rd all time Astro in my book, and I love Biggio.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Ron McKelvey

[Gourmand 7774]

30 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Love Biggio and Bagwell, but they can't hold Altuves jock when it comes to the games that matter. Both them had raisin balls. Altuve has king kong nuts that he will drag across anyones face.
 

I'm 53, I've lived through and loved my Astros across many different eras, this is inarguable and any Astros fan who says otherwise is just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian.