2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

Bregman needs to have another kid named Homer. Knox ain’t working anymore.

[billfromlaketravis 11824]

Scary moment there. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Tigers are racking up hits against Brown

[rvm96 1643]

5 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

Bullpen didn't look great at the start of last year and didn't really round into shape until August.  Pressly looked cooked to start the season.  Abreu was still struggling with control.  The only one who came out hot and stayed that way all season was Stanek.

That's a bit off regarding Pressly. He had 3 good appearances to start the year and then blew a save and went on the IL. On his return he blew another save. He was lights out for the rest of the year other than the Yankees comeback with Hicks I think and a blown save against Seattle in July.

[tx 3 putt 78699]

0-18 

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12 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

That's a bit off regarding Pressly. He had 3 good appearances to start the year and then blew a save and went on the IL. On his return he blew another save. He was lights out for the rest of the year other than the Yankees comeback with Hicks I think and a blown save against Seattle in July.

That was a big steaming turd he laid on opening day. That L and breaking the opening day W streak is 100% on him

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Bregman has just as many hits as Altuve this season

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1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Bregman has just as many hits as Altuve this season

And brantley 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and profar (ducks) 

[Wulaw Horn 19597]

4 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Wulaw, why so salty this early in the season? You get yourself so worked up over things that only might happen not what actually happened. Let things play out. Then come hard if your opinions prove to be correct. 

I mean- I said we are going to win 102 games and tried to talk @Hank Chinaski off the ledge repeatedly. I call an idiot move an idiot move. Not addressing catcher was dogshit stupid. Giving Brantley 12M was absurd. Even worse though is the roster spot. I think Crane talks a lot of shit but is coasting off Luhnow greatness. I like Dana Brown though so I think we are ok. If all Crane does well is hire good GM’s we are fine and dandy. This off-season just kinda sucked. They made one good decision and that was Abreu. That was a really good decision. It’s probably enough to make us the favorite. 
I said we should have traded Yuli, Brantley and Maton before last year and got out of that 25M and gotten a real long term solution for Lf. We survived the playoffs with Lf/DH being dogshit (wherever Yordan didn’t play) so to repeat that same mistake was D U M dumb. 
Like I said- I bet the over hard (for me) at 97.5 so I’m not a doomsayer. I just recognize stupid when I see it and we had some of that the last 2 off seasons. 
but again- I said 0-10 to start the year wouldn’t phase me and I meant it. I do wish Dubon was a co-passenger on the rocket I want to put Maton on that I want to launch into the Face of the sun. 

[Scraps 13801]

That has to be safe

Yeah didn't even seem close real time

[Scraps 13801]

We threw someone out

[Rip76 5022]

2 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I think Crane talks a lot of shit but is coasting off Luhnow greatness. 

I think this is true.

[tx 3 putt 78699]

Machete !!

[Wulaw Horn 19597]

Just now, Rip76 said:

I think this is true.

If he got the Brown hire right (which I think he did) he can coast another decade off those 2. I will take it. I’m not complaining. I’m just pointing out that these stupid moves were made when he was calling the shots without a competent team supporting him. 
 

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[Scraps 13801]

We are quickly making all opposing starters Cy Young contenders

[rvm96 1643]

23 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

That was a big steaming turd he laid on opening day. That L and breaking the opening day W streak is 100% on him

 

We were talking about last season. 

[Scraps 13801]

Dumb baseball Tucker

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Time to flip over to the national championship game in basketball

[WBT 20981]

What are you doing Ted?

[Mo Horn 8938]

That pitch was a foot off the plate and he lunges and gets a base hit. Baseball gods exacting some revenge so far this year

[Hank Chinaski 6361]

24 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

I mean- I said we are going to win 102 games and tried to talk @Hank Chinaski off the ledge repeatedly. 

Man, I just don’t see 100 wins with this roster, or really anything close to it. This has all the makings of a wild card team at best. The lineup lacks depth. The rotation lacks depth. Bullpens are unreliable.

Its not a bad team; it’s just not that good either.

[Rimbo 27034]

[elfenix 34752]

Nice cut swing by machete

[Scraps 13801]

Sad that his best swing was one he didn't mean to do lol

[billfromlaketravis 11824]

Maldy haha. 

[Scraps 13801]

Lets fucking go motherfuckas

Time to take this puddin ass bitch to pound town

[elfenix 34752]

Fuck new york

[Scraps 13801]

Lmao confirmed my ass

[Mo Horn 8938]

How do they call him out? He was clearly off the bag. 

Edited April 4, 2023 by Mo Horn

[hornmpa96 2669]

From the 300 section, he was obviously off the bag.

[Smax 3800]

Wow, he's obviously off the bag how the hell is that confirmed

[elfenix 34752]

YARDON

[Scraps 13801]

Bombs away

[UTexasFight 9819]

We only need 4 batters!

[kevwun 16440]

This happens all the time.  They won't overturn obviously wrong calls.  MLB has the worst replay system of all the major sports.

[uoftorange 1391]

Big boy homerun

[Mo Horn 8938]

Thank God for Yordan.  That was crushed. 

[Smax 3800]

Karma

[uoftorange 1391]

Should have been a grand slam.  Idiotic that wasn't overturned

 

[WBT 20981]

Good thing we gave Yordan that rest day yesterday

[WBT 20981]

furk

[Mo Horn 8938]

Are you fucking kidding me? Just can get a break.

[billfromlaketravis 11824]

Where would y’all rank Yordan in club history? 
 

I think he’d have to hit at least 50 homers and play a lot of LF to win MVP. Those old grumpy baseball writers hate the DH. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

1 hour ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Bregman has just as many hits as Altuve this season

he has more Hit by pitches than hits. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Bregman single!!!

[Wulaw Horn 19597]

Phil Maton is a dickheaded arsonist whose calling  in life is to fuck other pitchers on his staff by letting inherited runners score. 
the rest of the staff should give him a code red. 

[WBT 20981]

Trade him now!

[Wulaw Horn 19597]

Ronel Blanco however apparently has decided that he fucks. 

[uoftorange 1391]

Love that Bregman went to a 4 inch chokeup like he was 8 on that hit