2023 Houston Astros Thread

[UTexasFight 9450]

6 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

It's pretty funny that in 2016 Arlington was +8 run differential and finished 95-67 and won the division.  In 2023 Arlington is +165 run differential and finished 90-72 and got the wild card.

Yeah, it was so ridiculous. 
As an Astros fan, 2016’s “the rangers won another fucking 1 run game?!” = 2023’s “Dusty’s fucking with us again with this lineup”

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

10 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

It's pretty funny that in 2016 Arlington was +8 run differential and finished 95-67 and won the division.  In 2023 Arlington is +165 run differential and finished 90-72 and got the wild card.

you don’t hang flags for run differential  

[Pimphand 5750]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Yeah, it was so ridiculous. 
As an Astros fan, 2016’s “the rangers won another fucking 1 run game?!” = 2023’s “Dusty’s fucking with us again with this lineup”

 

 

Miami got close going 33-13 this year

[Evil Bill Obrien 3284]

 

[Pimphand 5750]

9 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

 

Phillies fans did it too...  I don't think the Seattle fans did it because they swept Toronto in Toronto in the Wild Card.

2023 Wild Card Game 2 in Minnesota
2022 NLCS Game 5 in Philadelphia
2022 ALDS Game 5 in New York

Edited October 5, 2023 by Pimphand

[UTexasFight 9450]

Savannah Bananas coming to MMP March 9.

First time in an MLB stadium 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

you don’t hang flags for run differential  

Or July.  member how good the M's were in July?  17 wins in July and the parades were getting scheduled.

[runthebone 7982]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

you don’t hang flags for run differential  

Pythagoras’s cloak flies forever!

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Pythagoras’s cloak flies forever!

You’ve got all the jokes this year. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Brad Ausmus, former Tigers and Angels manager, is interested in pursuing MLB managerial openings this offseason. He interviewed for the Astros GM position last offseason and served as Team Israel’s bench coach in the ’23 WBC. @MLBNetwork
 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

We talk a little bit about the WC series that just wrapped up, preview the twins and talk about who the Astros are, and then pick the LDS series:

Spotify:
https://spotify.link/6SgW8ySmFDb

Amazon:

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8...s-preview?ref=dm_sh_gL22W0S98ByRdabeE8p6QZf1t

[Pimphand 5750]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

We talk a little bit about the WC series that just wrapped up, preview the twins and talk about who the Astros are, and then pick the LDS series:

Spotify:
https://spotify.link/6SgW8ySmFDb

Amazon:

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8...s-preview?ref=dm_sh_gL22W0S98ByRdabeE8p6QZf1t

Urquidy for Game 4 and if we run JV on 3 days rest at 40 we deserve to lose the series.

France & Brown need to be in the pen to eat up any longer inning scenarios.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

Urquidy for Game 4 and if we run JV on 3 days rest at 40 we deserve to lose the series.

France & Brown need to be in the pen to eat up any longer inning scenarios.

I agree, send out urquidy with France backing him up

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Guest]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Brad Ausmus, former Tigers and Angels manager, is interested in pursuing MLB managerial openings this offseason. He interviewed for the Astros GM position last offseason and served as Team Israel’s bench coach in the ’23 WBC. @MLBNetwork
 

Isreally?

Pool D - Miami

	Team	W	L	PCT
	*Venezuela	4	0	1.000
	*Puerto Rico	3	1	.750
	Dominican Rep.	2	2	.500
	Israel	1	3	.250
	Nicaragua	0	4	.000

[Halohal 498]

Team Pena >>> Correa

For position 

[Pimphand 5750]

3 hours ago, Halohal said:

Team Pena >>> Correa

For position 

They are functionally equivalent for the most part this year so yes once you take $$$ into account this is true.

[Scraps 13561]

because of money I agree...but I would take Correa over Pena everyday if money/age weren't factors  

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

because of money I agree...but I would take Correa over Pena everyday if money/age weren't factors  

Age isn’t really a factor- correa is only 2 years older. Money and health sure are. 

[Scraps 13561]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Age isn’t really a factor- correa is only 2 years older. Money and health sure are. 

still would rather have 2 years younger 

Edited October 6, 2023 by Scraps

[TonyTexas 10513]

5 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Age isn’t really a factor- correa is only 2 years older. Money and health sure are. 

Interestingly, the 2 have the same birthday, September 22. But Peña was born in 1997, Correa in 1994. Maths are hard. 

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Interestingly, the 2 have the same birthday, September 22. But Peña was born in 1997, Correa in 1994. Maths are hard. 

I knew they had the same birthday. 2 or 3 doesn’t really matter (was trying to member and apparently I’m not Pepperidge farms) at this time with both of them sub 30. 

[Pimphand 5750]

13 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Interestingly, the 2 have the same birthday, September 22. But Peña was born in 1997, Correa in 1994. Maths are hard. 

[Snake Diggity 4624]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Brad Ausmus, former Tigers and Angels manager, is interested in pursuing MLB managerial openings this offseason. He interviewed for the Astros GM position last offseason and served as Team Israel’s bench coach in the ’23 WBC. @MLBNetwork
 

If Crane hires Ausmus then the run is officially over.

[TonyTexas 10513]

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

[UTPhil2006 3807]

JV, Fram, France, Urquidy

Brown long term relief, Javi 1-2 trouble relief, Abreu Press to close. 

Altuve 

Breg

Yordan

Tuck 

Abreu

Chas 

Diaz 

Pena

Maldy 

-Brantley off the bench since it doesn’t sound like he’s healthy enough for full game. 
 

-Meyers can come in for speed. 
 

-Martinez and Singleton don’t make it. Kessinger has more versatility on the roster. 
 

-Game 3 Diaz should start but who knows bc Dusty. 

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

Ausmus 105 times out of 100

[kevwun 15788]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

They made a movie about this.  It was called Sophie's Choice.

[Scraps 13561]

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

Dusty and it ain't even close

[Pimphand 5750]

11 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

[Frank Drebin 5639]

Do the Astros still have a top analytic staff or are they all in Baltimore now?

[Pimphand 5750]

9 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Do the Astros still have a top analytic staff or are they all in Baltimore now?

Pretty sure Elias strip mined what he wanted and left us with the crap

[runthebone 7982]

45 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

To answer your follow up, I think it's better to have syphilis and treat it once with penicillin than have herpes that keeps coming back.

[The Dog 44051]

[Evil Bill Obrien 3284]

57 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

.....Dusty

[Scraps 13561]

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[Pimphand 5750]

9 minutes ago, Scraps said:

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Can someone send this graphic to Dusty so he might start Chaz?  Thanks in advance 

[APMP 688]

Nobody considering injury history when comparing Pena and Correa?!

[Guest]

I just discovered in the Bauer thread that other fans don’t hate the Astros team, but rather just Astros fans.  
 

That’s so fucking weird though, because Altuve and Breggy get booed heartily on the road, but other Astros do not.  
 

It’s all so confusing( But it isn’t.)

[Pimphand 5750]

Who gives a flying fuck? You are supposed to want haters.  You just shit down their necks and move on.

[Js1 85337]

2 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

The one who starts Yainer and Chas 

[Snake Diggity 4624]

2 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

I would take Dusty.

[TexasHooch 5122]

Just scored for Tuesday!

[kevwun 15788]

Tickets were pretty cheap earlier in the week.  We could have gotten club seats on Saturday for $200.

Edited October 6, 2023 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Roof closed game 1 and 2

 

[TonyTexas 10513]

 

[UTexasFight 9450]

12 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Ouch.

but yeah, if I’m America with no dog in the fight and just want to see interesting baseball, I’m probably leaning towards Orioles and all their young talent over Twins.

Plus I can see how season 1 of new blood orioles/rangers is better than re-runs (Astros winning LDS for 7th straight time)

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

Ausmus. 
I would also AIDS over syphillis 

explosive diarrhea over non stop vomiting etc and so forth but not lining up for any of that. 

[The Dog 44051]

 

[Ojo Rojo 1965]

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Hypothetically, If the choice is between Dusty returning and Ausmus as manager, who do you choose?

I am mystified by the Machete over Diaz and literally anyone over Chas lineups.  However, it is hard to argue with the results.  Between giant douche and turd sandwich, I pick Dusty.

[UTPhil2006 3807]

I vote Joey Votto as player manager for ‘24

[The Dog 44051]