2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Mo Horn 8831]

Cmon Nerris. Don't fuck this up

[tx 3 putt 76881]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Nice outing, especially how it started early.

Get him the W

Diaz and the bench calmed him down after a spotty start 

[Mo Horn 8831]

That was a gift

[Scraps 13561]

Holy shit what a joke

[tx 3 putt 76881]

Just now, Scraps said:

Holy shit what a joke

Nevins complaint is justified there 

[Halohal 498]

I'll take charity for 100 Alex

[Mo Horn 8831]

Nice job Hector... with a little help from the HPU

[Tommy Nobis 905]

I’ve seen way worse calls go against the Astros batters this year. That was borderline and a good frame by the catcher. Fuck the angels.

[rvm96 1643]

 

Chandler now has material to write tonight

[tx 3 putt 76881]

Just now, Tommy Nobis said:

I’ve seen way worse calls go against the Astros batters this year. That was borderline and a good frame by the catcher. Fuck the angels.

 

 

[Mo Horn 8831]

We benefited from that horrible call, but just another reason why they gotta go with non human calls. Totally changed that inning, and arguably the game. 

[Gil Bang 25923]

Strike three my fucking ass. Dogshit call.

[tx 3 putt 76881]

3 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Nice job Hector... with a little help from the HPU

huge hold 

[runthebone 7967]

Need robots.  But fuck your -0.7 WAR for the Astros as #1-1, Nevin!

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Strike three my fucking ass. Dogshit call.

Good thing Trout has shit the bed tonight in big spots lol

[Mo Horn 8831]

Meyers had a nice run for a few games, but he's back to being totally shitty 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Jesus

[HtownHorn 14674]

The Angels finally found Sidd Finch.

[tx 3 putt 76881]

Smoke show 

[Mo Horn 8831]

A caught stealing isn't the worst thing there. Yordan leads off the next inning

[Gil Bang 25923]

I'm an Angels fan, so I expect Joyce to suffer a career-ending injury any day now.

But he's a bad motherfucker.

Just now, Mo Horn said:

A caught stealing isn't the worst thing there. Yordan leads off the next inning

he struck out.

[tx 3 putt 76881]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

A caught stealing isn't the worst thing there. Yordan leads off the next inning

foul tip, strike out 

[Mo Horn 8831]

Some insurance runs would be nice. And Presley needs to be on tonight. 

[WBT 20561]

1 hour ago, Mo Horn said:

Then the rest of the team must really suck since Dubon is leading the team in average. 

And has a .700 ops

[Mo Horn 8831]

10 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I'm an Angels fan, so I expect Joyce to suffer a career-ending injury any day now.

But he's a bad motherfucker.

he struck out.

 

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

foul tip, strike out 

I obviously missed that important aspect. 😆 

[Scraps 13561]

Good thing Trout has shit the bed tonight in big spots lol

Compared to the rest of the league we tend to keep him in pretty good check normally

[Mo Horn 8831]

Tuck with a nice night

[Mo Horn 8831]

Abreu coming thru

[tx 3 putt 76881]

2 rbi night for Abreu !

Edited June 2, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[elfenix 34228]

Not as good as @Ldogg53 's seats

[Rimbo 25916]

I keep forgetting Anaheim has arguably the two best players in baseball not named Yordan on their team.

You'd never know it from their W-L records, but there it is.

[Jshep34 2308]

Been awhile since we've been here

[elfenix 34228]

Astros win!

[Mo Horn 8831]

Nice to take the first game of the series. Nice win

[WBT 20561]

Nice win.  W for Blanco in his first start.

[Rimbo 25916]

GOOD LUCK, FUCKERS

[runthebone 7967]

Looks like we're all winners here.

[Gil Bang 25923]

12 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

I keep forgetting Anaheim has arguably the two best players in baseball not named Yordan on their team.

You'd never know it from their W-L records, but there it is.

are you fucking kidding me?  Shohei is the greatest player in the game, and will likely go down as the greatest ever. 

[tx 3 putt 76881]

Blanco did his job 

Good montero with Diaz was great to see 

[rvm96 1643]

35 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

are you fucking kidding me?  Shohei is the greatest player in the game, and will likely go down as the greatest ever. 

Too bad he'll never play in or pitch a playoff game for the Angels.

[tx 3 putt 76881]

Who just called in drunk to the post game show to bash Abreu and bitch about him being bad for the clubhouse ? 

[elfenix 34228]

25 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Who just called in drunk to the post game show to bash Abreu and bitch about him being bad for the clubhouse ? 

[henrygandorf 29189]

2 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Too bad he'll never play in or pitch a playoff game for the Angels.

dodger by year’s end?

[runthebone 7967]

Can Ohtani play first?  Asking for a franchise friend.

[tx 3 putt 76881]

29 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

dodger by year’s end?

Mets have prospects and a dumb front office 

[HtownHorn 14674]

11 hours ago, Rimbo said:

I keep forgetting Anaheim has arguably the two best players in baseball not named Yordan on their team.

You'd never know it from their W-L records, but there it is.

Pregame Dontrelle Willis or Dexter Fowler was saying that the Ohtani would likely be on a different team if the Angels have a losing record in June. He's obviously leaving after this season, so it comes down to how bad the Angels fuck this up.

For a similar talented player, the Nationals got 4 prospects for Soto.

Abrams and Gore have contributed 1.9 WAR this year, while Soto is at 2 WAR.

[HtownHorn 14674]

11 hours ago, Scraps said:

11 hours ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Good thing Trout has shit the bed tonight in big spots lol

Compared to the rest of the league we tend to keep him in pretty good check normally

Yeah, he's just an AS against Houston pitching as opposed to a 1st ballot HOF against almost everyone else.

[TonyTexas 10509]

10 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

For a similar talented player, the Nationals got 4 prospects for Soto.

Not really comparable. The Padres traded for a player with 2 1/3 seasons still under control in. Whoever trades for Ohtani will only be guaranteed to have him for 1/3 of the year. 

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

11 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

are you fucking kidding me?  Shohei is the greatest player in the game, and will likely go down as the greatest ever. 

His career will be fascinating. There’s nobody to compare him to, really, which makes it difficult to quantify his place in history. For example, he’s a great hitter but not yet anything like an all-time great hitter. Same as a pitcher. But of course, he does both. It’s bananas. 

I think WAR gives us something, but that doesn’t really capture the essence of the value of getting all of what he does with a single roster spot. (I think his free agency will also be fascinating this coming offseason; hope he doesn’t go to the dodgers or Yankees, but he almost certainly will.)

 

Edited June 2, 2023 by Hank Chinaski

[LCHorn 2616]

1 hour ago, Hank Chinaski said:

His career will be fascinating. There’s nobody to compare him to, really, which makes it difficult to quantify his place in history. For example, he’s a great hitter but not yet anything like an all-time great hitter. Same as a pitcher. But of course, he does both. It’s bananas. 

I think WAR gives us something, but that doesn’t really capture the essence of the value of getting all of what he does with a single roster spot. (I think his free agency will also be fascinating this coming offseason; hope he doesn’t go to the dodgers or Yankees, but he almost certainly will.)

 

I actually do hope he goes to the Dodgers or Yankees.  He’s about to be the most expensive player in baseball and what I see is a player who’s twice as likely to be injured.