2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

 Emergency catcher try outs ….

 

[WBT 20,733]

Diaz is my emergency catcher

-Dusty

[Scraps 13,598]

Who needs a fucking emergency catcher when you have Mashitty

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Who needs a fucking emergency catcher when you have Mashitty

the maldy clone isn’t ready yet 

[TonyTexas 10,567]

Singleton needs to be left of the playoff roster. He serves absolutely zero purpose. The problem is the choices for position players is pathetic. The construction of the the 40 man roster has been a bone of contention for a few years. 

Edited October 15, 2023 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Singleton needs to be left of the playoff roster. He serves absolutely zero purpose. The problem is the choices for position players is pathetic. The construction of the the 40 man roster has been a bone of contention for a few years. 

 

 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

12 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Singleton needs to be left of the playoff roster. He serves absolutely zero purpose. The problem is the choices for position players is pathetic. The construction of the the 40 man roster has been a bone of contention for a few years. 

It’s embarrassing he’s even on the 40 man 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

The fastest person on the 40 needs to be in that last spot. They’ll never pinch hit 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

 

[runthebone 8,128]

Let's see [rummaging sound, muffled cursing] we've got a...

 

Hensley

2023 AAA OPS .721, MLB .380

 

Julks

2023 AAA OPS .850, MLB .649

 

Salazar

2023 AAA OPS .634, MLB .not Maldonado

 

But don't worry, guess who else is on the 40 man, doesn't have a tired arm from throwing too many innings, and dominated AAA with a 5.70 ERA until being shut down to rest for the ALCS

 

[UTexasFight 9,601]

9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

MLB has taken all the air out of the LC 

games should have started last night, tonight at the latest 

If you’re mad about the break between the LDS and LCS just wait until you see the break between the LCS and World Series

[Halohal 506]

Go Astros 

[TexArcher 38,407]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

If you’re mad about the break between the LDS and LCS just wait until you see the break between the LCS and World Series

If we get a long break because we swept Arlington and the NLCS goes 7 games, I'm cool with it.

Let's just kick the shit out of them tonight, for starters.

[Dnaguy 12,323]

13 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

the maldy clone isn’t ready yet 

[UTPhil2006 3,828]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

If you’re mad about the break between the LDS and LCS just wait until you see the break between the LCS and World Series

Which is also a good thing for rest and to set the rotation 

[UTexasFight 9,601]

1 hour ago, TexArcher said:

If we get a long break because we swept Arlington and the NLCS goes 7 games, I'm cool with it.

Let's just kick the shit out of them tonight, for starters.

We get a week off if we sweep.

we get 3 days even if it goes 7.

 

[UTPhil2006 3,828]

[Mez2 4,036]

Is Singleton on the roster in case we need bouncer? 

[UTPhil2006 3,828]

1 minute ago, Mez2 said:

Is Singleton on the roster in case we need bouncer? 

Diversity hire 

[TonyTexas 10,567]

So Blanco in, Meyers out. Meyers at least had a pinch runner role. Singleton can’t hit, run or field. 

[TexArcher 38,407]

9 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

We get a week off if we sweep.

we get 3 days even if it goes 7.

 

Yeah, it's more than it used to be.

I'm not sure it's bad for us, though.

[Dutchrudder 11,156]

Dubon listed as an infielder is kind of funny, given he plays CF at least twice a week. 

Meyers should have been there over Singleton, he's fast if nothing else. Singleton hasn't done anything to warrant being on the roster since his first 10 games in July.  

Scherzer is on the roster for the Rangers, so that will be interesting. He's a Wild Card for them.

Edited October 15, 2023 by Dutchrudder

[TonyTexas 10,567]

Both Scherzer and Gray included on the Rangers’ roster. 

[runthebone 8,128]

On 10/10/2023 at 7:26 AM, runthebone said:

Let's win today.  Feels like this game could have playoff implications

Still true

[runthebone 8,128]

Surprised they picked Singleton over Meyers.  Nobody to play the role of Astros legends Derek Fisher or Cameron Maybin.

[Pimphand 6,047]

1 hour ago, TexArcher said:

Yeah, it's more than it used to be.

I'm not sure it's bad for us, though.

I'm pretty sure MLB is the only league of the 3 that play multi game series that has fixed dates ahead of time it is super stupid.

I would rather close the ALCS out in 6 games but I would gladly take 5 or 4 if necessary....

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

Is Singleton on the roster in case we need bouncer? 

weed hook up 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

13 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm pretty sure MLB is the only league of the 3 that play multi game series that has fixed dates ahead of time it is super stupid.

I would rather close the ALCS out in 6 games but I would gladly take 5 or 4 if necessary....

 

nba does the same 

[TonyTexas 10,567]

11 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm pretty sure MLB is the only league of the 3 that play multi game series that has fixed dates ahead of time it is super stupid.

I would rather close the ALCS out in 6 games but I would gladly take 5 or 4 if necessary....

Let’s say there is a sweep in the ALDS and you start the ALDS 2 days later. But the NLCS goes 5 games. Then the ALCS  is also a sweep but the NLCS goes 7. The AL champion could be sitting for 10 days before game before game 1 of the WS. No thanks. 

[TonyTexas 10,567]

Edit above

7 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Let’s say there is a sweep in the ALDS and you start the ALDS 2 days later. But the NLDS goes 5 games. Then the ALCS  is also a sweep but the NLCS goes 7. The AL champion could be sitting for 10 days before game before game 1 of the WS. No thanks. 

 

[UTexasFight 9,601]

46 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm pretty sure MLB is the only league of the 3 that play multi game series that has fixed dates ahead of time it is super stupid.

 

Incorrect. Nobody does what you’re saying.

tv and corporate hospitality (read: money) are the reasons it will never happen 

Edited October 15, 2023 by UTexasFight

[Dutchrudder 11,156]

42 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm pretty sure MLB is the only league of the 3 that play multi game series that has fixed dates ahead of time it is super stupid.

I would rather close the ALCS out in 6 games but I would gladly take 5 or 4 if necessary....

The problem is all the off days built in. The regular season rarely has more than 1 off day a week, in the playoffs you get at least 2, and many more if a team sweeps. The way to "fix" it is to have the wild card be 3 games in 3 days and have day 4 be the start of the LDS. 

Give 8 days for LCS series with 1 day off between games 2/3, and have up to 5 in a row. Then have the World Series start 2-3 days after game 7 would happen. 

This means teams need more than 3 starting pitchers and better imitates the regular season style of play with roster management and pitching being much more important.  

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

Step 1 - win tonight 

 

win

/win/

verb

1. 1. be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).

[UTexasFight 9,601]

54 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

The problem is all the off days built in. The regular season rarely has more than 1 off day a week, in the playoffs you get at least 2, and many more if a team sweeps. The way to "fix" it is to have the wild card be 3 games in 3 days and have day 4 be the start of the LDS. 

Give 8 days for LCS series with 1 day off between games 2/3, and have up to 5 in a row. Then have the World Series start 2-3 days after game 7 would happen. 

This means teams need more than 3 starting pitchers and better imitates the regular season style of play with roster management and pitching being much more important.  

You have to give a travel day between switching locales. If atlanta and LA had won their LDS, can you imagine getting on a plane past midnight after a primetime game 5 in LA to fly cross country to Atlanta to play the next day?

I mean you could do that, but that kind of thing happens once, maybe twice to a team during the regular season 

Edited October 15, 2023 by UTexasFight

[TonyTexas 10,567]

Roof closed tonight 

[Dutchrudder 11,156]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

You have to give a travel day between switching locales. If atlanta and LA had won their LDS, can you imagine getting on a plane past midnight after a primetime game 5 in LA to fly cross country to Atlanta to play the next day?

I mean you could do that, but that kind of thing happens once, maybe twice to a team during the regular season 

This is a sport where they play 2 games back to back to makeup a missed day, I think they can handle it. If anything, that would probably benefit the home team of games 6/7 more, which would mean getting a higher seed is more valuable. 

I think the fundamental issue is off days allowing starters too much rest, so we see the same 3 starters for every team each series. Reducing those off days means roster and pitcher management is more important, and it also benefits the teams with Byes more, which is the whole point of a Bye. 

I would also suggest a 6/7 wild card single game matchup to decide who plays the 3 seed. The 6th spot is often a better position than 4/5 with the way brackets work, but adding a sudden death game and burning the winners Ace would help balance things out. Those 2 games would be the day before the LDS starts. 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

Expansion will hit soon and the playoffs will be 8 teams in each league 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

If they go single game playoff in that opening round, that’s bs 

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[Pimphand 6,047]

Here you go @Wulaw Horn

 

[Uncle Boobs 1,248]

Anybody seeing what time gates open? The Astos Roof and Gate report isn't showing it yet.

[UTPhil2006 3,828]

Castro throwing out the first pitch game 2 which means he will see the field before and likely more than Diaz 

Just now, Uncle Boobs said:

Anybody seeing what time gates open? The Astos Roof and Gate report isn't showing it yet.

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[Uncle Boobs 1,248]

Gracias.

[WBT 20,733]

Singleton and Messinger over Meyers seems dumb.  So doed Blanco.  Whatever, almost surely won't matter.

[Planet Houston 4,943]

[utxmike05 1,828]

I will be in sec 109. Got the hook up from a vendor /humblebrag
 

Roof open or what? It's windy af by my place. 
 

eh just saw after I posted. 
 

 

Edited October 15, 2023 by utxmike05

[Planet Houston 4,943]

No Brantley presumably because a LHP starter…I expect him to deliver a big hit after the 6th. 

[tx 3 putt 77,906]

Let’s Go !!!!

chas and dooby going to shock the world tonight. It’s a 4 game season now

[UTexasFight 9,601]

I think Peña finally gets a HR