2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Mo Horn 8807]

Shitty game all around. Gotta have good Framber and win tomorrow. 

[cabowabo 4453]

Whiffing at fastballs. 

[UTexasFight 9380]

That nicked the batting glove, no!

gotta plead that to bring the tying run up 

[runthebone 7932]

Good job, offense.

[hornmpa96 2598]

Need good Framber tomorrow

[MirrOlure 14625]

The fuck you swinging at on 3-1 Chaz???????????????

[runthebone 7932]

Hope Framber isn't a bitch tomorrow like he was last time.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, immamac said:

So just because I don't know how to mod and it's a question for me - do Rangers fans not come in this thread and visa versa? Then a 3rd thread for cross/shit talk post game/between games?

I just want to make sure I mod reports right when I get them and/or move shit the right way.

No.  we don't go in their thread and they don't come over here.

Usually it's fuckstick noobs or trolls who do that shit.

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Welp, tomorrow becomes a must win

[rvm96 1643]

Good pitching and that's it.

[David Dennison 18656]

That was just an awful showing offensively.

[LCHorn 2585]

One silver lining is that I now remember how much I hate John Smoltz. 

[tx 3 putt 76371]

Zero clutch

Zero patience at the plate tonight 

[Macklemore 2870]

God damn it. Hate being down 0-1

Edited October 16, 2023 by Macklemore

[David Dennison 18656]

1 minute ago, Mo Horn said:

Shitty game all around. Gotta have good Framber and win tomorrow. 

It was a shitty game at the plate. The pitching was fine.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

That was a pretty embarrassing display. A bunch of guys crapped their britches tonight. 

[Mo Horn 8807]

Just now, David Dennison said:

It was a shitty game at the plate. The pitching was fine.

Fair

[Tommy Nobis 905]

One silver lining is that I now remember how much I hate John Smoltz. 

Ditto. I muted the fuck sticks on FS1 last series and will remember to do the same tomorrow

[cabowabo 4453]

Hopefully Framber is on his meds tomorrow. 

[Mo Horn 8807]

1 minute ago, LCHorn said:

One silver lining is that I now remember how much I hate John Smoltz. 

How in God's name can anyone ever forget that? 

[UTHornFan014 710]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Zero clutch

Zero patience at the plate tonight 

Wrong shade of green on the batters eyes

[Guadaloopy 10923]

Get ‘em tomorrow, fellas.  

[UTexasFight 9380]

At least we got a look at their 3 highest leverage relievers.

hopefully that pays dividends tomorrow 

[TexArcher 37508]

Hard-hit outs all night.  Three two-out singles, one with a runner in scoring position, and we didn't score from any of that.  Breggy just missed a two-run bomb.  Not our night.

[Guest]

Just now, Gut Wagon said:

That was a pretty embarrassing display. A bunch of guys crapped their britches tonight. 

Lotsa homerun swings.   It gets fucking old.

 

It's bullshit to waste a game in which the Rangers scored 2 runs.  Our pen was lights out with Neris and Abreu.  Nobody can fucking hit for Houston at MMP.

All of the big guns disappeared.  It's stupid.

[tx 3 putt 76371]

Lace them up and play again tomorrow 

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, slorch said:

Lotsa homerun swings.   It gets fucking old.

 

It's bullshit to waste a game in which the Rangers scored 2 runs.  Our pen was lights out with Neris and Abreu.  Nobody can fucking hit for Houston at MMP.

All of the big guns disappeared.  It's stupid.

Isn't the Astros specific issue hitting at MMP against lefties?

[Guadaloopy 10923]

12 minutes ago, immamac said:

So just because I don't know how to mod and it's a question for me - do Rangers fans not come in this thread and visa versa? Then a 3rd thread for cross/shit talk post game/between games?

I just want to make sure I mod reports right when I get them and/or move shit the right way.

Don’t mod it.  It’s an unofficial etiquette that season threads are for the team’s fans.  But it’s an informal thing that most people respect, which is cool.  Stops being cool if you mod it.  

[MirrOlure 14625]

Wait…A-Rod is Black?

[Mo Horn 8807]

Brantley should always be in left field or he should DH and have Yordan there, and Diaz should always be behind the plate, but Dusty gonna Dusty. Why have two good bats sitting for most, if not all, of the game is just dumb. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Isn't the Astros specific issue hitting at MMP against lefties?

Astros were 2nd in the league vs LHP.  I can't find the split just at MMP.

[Beau Vine 54001]

8 minutes ago, slorch said:

No.  we don't go in their thread and they don't come over here.

Usually it's fuckstick noobs or trolls who do that shit.

Hi.

[UTexasFight 9380]

They had one more baserunner than we did. 

Both teams were 1 for 3 with RISP. Would have been dumb to have sent Chas on Peña’s single ahead of Maldy but just a  crippling strikeout in the 4th in hindsight.

But I’m sure we’ll hear about how he was 3 for 4 with 3 XBP off of Montgomery coming in to this game.  Well, now he’s 3 for 5.

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Hi.

You don't count.  You're a Goldschmidt / Cardinals fan.

[tx 3 putt 76371]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

They had one more baserunner than we did. 

Both teams were 1 for 3 with RISP. Would have been dumb to have sent Chas on Peña’s single ahead of Maldy but just a  crippling strikeout in the 4th in hindsight.

But I’m sure we’ll hear about how he was 3 for 4 with 3 XBP off of Montgomery coming in to this game.  Well, now he’s 3 for 5.

Zero clutch 

[tx 3 putt 76371]

Yordan ended 4 of the 9 innings 

fuck me 

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

Need to win tomorrow to claim road field advantage.

[Guadaloopy 10923]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Yordan ended 4 of the 9 innings 

fuck me 

Yep.  Hard to bitch about Maldy when Yordan has a night like that.   Looking at you, too, Tuck.  
 

Tonight was far from ideal, but it ain’t the end of the world.   Remember how shitty it felt after G3 against the Red Sox in ‘21?  Or after G3 against the Phillies last year?   This team can turn the tables quickly.   

[cabowabo 4453]

12 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Need to win tomorrow to claim road field advantage.

Win tomorrow and we just need 2 of 3 at Arlington. Lose tomorrow and we’ll need 3 wins in Arlington. We are not winning games 6 and 7 at MMP. 

[utxmike05 1825]

Fuking embarrassing. You can't scratch together 2 runs against your rival??? Poor JV.  Not even your speeches can help us at the plate.  
 

Glad my tickets were free to watch them continue to execute operation 'home field non-advantage'.  

[Mez2 4021]

Not embarrassing, but frustrating. 

The game is the game, I will not bang some maze tonight. 

[UTexasFight 9380]

Now is a shorty time to come across this “on this day” photo:

 

[Planet Houston 4923]

58 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

That was a pretty embarrassing display. A bunch of guys crapped their britches tonight. 

Agreed - yet we still hit the ball hard several innings and had two outs that missed being HRs by a matter of a few feet. These guys will be fine. Although I’d be lying if I said Eovaldi doesn’t scare me. Gotta make him uncomfortable early tomorrow. Top of the lineup needs to wake up (aforementioned Bregman near miss notwithstanding). 

[Pimphand 5597]

24 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Not embarrassing, but frustrating. 

The game is the game, I will not bang some maze tonight. 

What was embarrassing was letting the worst hitter in the postseason come to bat with the bases loaded and 2 outs. The game pretty much ended there...

Edited October 16, 2023 by Pimphand

[Mez2 4021]

Agreed, told my son we should've hit Diaz there. JV can throw to him for 1 inning and 3 outs. That, on top of the yordan whiffs were the game killer. Everything after that was just whatever. 

[Mez2 4021]

Also I know we like to attack but would like to see us grind out some ABs tomorrow. Make the P throw 6-9 pitches a batter, or draw it out as long as possible. Seems like we had too many innings were we'd have 2 pitches and already 5 outs. Slow the game down. Grind out the ABs. 

[Pimphand 5597]

Just now, Mez2 said:

Also I know we like to attack but would like to see us grind out some ABs tomorrow. Make the P throw 6-9 pitches a batter, or draw it out as long as possible. Seems like we had too many innings were we'd have 2 pitches and already 5 outs. Slow the game down. Grind out the ABs. 

Tuck & Chaz on back to back at bats swinging at the first bullshit pitch suuuuucked

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

I don’t doubt Altuve missed the bag on the DP because his base running blunders speak for themselves.  But why did they only show the camera shot from home plate?  Every close play on a steal of second has views from all around the base zoomed in where you can see every speck of dirt.  Yet this one only one view from a different area code.

[David Dennison 18656]

We don't play our best players. Let's not forget that.

[Rip76 4914]

Michael Brantley says hi.