2023 Houston Astros Thread

[elfenix 34331]

Run hard play hard

[elfenix 34331]

Torchys got replaced with El Tiempo at MMP. Sad

Whatever will I do without a green Chile ranch queso chicken strips taco on a tortilla made a month ago

Dubón!!!!

[Scraps 13570]

That was a helluva dive lmao

[Mo Horn 8853]

Great hustle Jake

[Scraps 13570]

Another dive by Freeland lmao

[Mo Horn 8853]

If Tucker ever comes to the plate without batting gloves again, someone needs to hit him upside the head

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Julia up here chatting with veterans 

[TonyTexas 10524]

Julia looks like she’s pregnant again. 

[Mo Horn 8853]

Nice shutdown inning Brandon. Going deep into the game to give the pen a rest is huge. I doubt he throws a complete game, but that would be a bonus. 

[UTexasFight 9523]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Nice shutdown inning Brandon. Going deep into the game to give the pen a rest is huge. I doubt he throws a complete game, but that would be a bonus. 

1) They not letting him get over 100.

2) he’s not getting 9 outs on 19 pitches

3) They aren’t going to put him out there in the 9th in a 3 run game

 

just pray we don’t see Montero this game 

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

4 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Nice shutdown inning Brandon. Going deep into the game to give the pen a rest is huge. I doubt he throws a complete game, but that would be a bonus. 

Yeah Bielak is earning that big league check today. Saved our asses. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

https://twitter.com/chandler_rome/status/1676346465013121024?s=46&t=0NSPXsQuydBFNWpJIm0EQw

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by Mitch Hedberg

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Yeah Bielak is earning that big league check today. Saved our asses. 

On our podcast yesterday we created a new pitcher- Mr. Quad A, made up of all the guys who weren’t on the roster and who weren’t considered big prospects. France, Bielak, Blanco, Amish I ski, Dubin. Their collective numbers are above average. They’ve really kept us afloat. Massive respect and hat tip to those guys. 

Just now, Mitch Hedberg said:

https://twitter.com/chandler_rome/status/1676346465013121024?s=46&t=0NSPXsQuydBFNWpJIm0EQw

Can’t see it. What’s it say? 

[UTexasFight 9523]

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

I’m afraid it’s an oblique as well.

 

2022 oblique is the 2019 hamstring  

Fuck fuck fuck

[Mo Horn 8853]

Oblique official for Tuve. Shocking

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

On our podcast yesterday we created a new pitcher- Mr. Quad A, made up of all the guys who weren’t on the roster and who weren’t considered big prospects. France, Bielak, Blanco, Amish I ski, Dubin. Their collective numbers are above average. They’ve really kept us afloat. Massive respect and hat tip to those guys. 

Can’t see it. What’s it say? 

Left oblique discomfort...

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

So what are the injury return timelines?

Pena - ?

Altuve - After the All Star Break

Yordan - After the ASB

Brantley - Never 

Urquidy - August?

[HtownHorn 14763]

Why is Kalas acting like Bielak is coming out of this game? Let him keep pitching. He's cruising, don't over think it.

[cabowabo 4513]

America the Beautiful…..a timeless baseball tradition. 

[YChang 3462]

Can the team implement some yoga/stretching/preventive routines in the player’s workouts? 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Just now, HtownHorn said:

Why is Kalas acting like Bielak is coming out of this game? Let him keep pitching. He's cruising, don't over think it.

96 pitches

he did his job

 

[rvm96 1643]

This game could use a Rafael Montero appearance

[HtownHorn 14763]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

96 pitches

he did his job

 

His arm isn't falling off at 100 pitches. The bullpen shouldn't see this game.

[IDIOTsavant 8502]

3 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

This game could use a Rafael Montero appearance

I’m sorry you bet the over, but no.

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

I’d be tempted to let Bielak go 120. Bullpen has been dogshit and overused. 
 

Some insurance runs would be nice so they use Dubin in the 8th and 9th. 

Edited July 4, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[rvm96 1643]

Just now, IDIOTsavant said:

I’m sorry you bet the over, but no.

I don't even know if betting is legal in the state I'm in.

[IDIOTsavant 8502]

Just now, rvm96 said:

I don't even know if betting is legal in the state I'm in.

I gamble drunk all the time…

[TonyTexas 10524]

3 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Why is Kalas acting like Bielak is coming out of this game? Let him keep pitching. He's cruising, don't over think it.

Dusty takes him out. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he gets rocked Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he pitches well. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

[wood 11244]

Hey we're headed out to Dell tomorrow for the Space Cowboys/Express game. Who are some Space Cowboys players I should keep an eye on?

[rvm96 1643]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Dusty takes him out. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he gets rocked Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he pitches well. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

[HtownHorn 14763]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Dusty takes him out. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he gets rocked Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

Dusty leaves him in and he pitches well. Htown “Dusty’s a dumbass”

You got it wrong, Dusty is a fucking dumbass.

[rvm96 1643]

3 minutes ago, wood said:

Hey we're headed out to Dell tomorrow for the Space Cowboys/Express game. Who are some Space Cowboys players I should keep an eye on?

Korey Lee (catcher), Pedro Leon (usually centerfielder), Justin Dirden (RF), and Quincy Hamilton (OF)

[Scraps 13570]

Putt started the wave like a r word

[Scraps 13570]

Chas still gettin in work

[elfenix 34331]

The GEICO insurance run

(Can't believe they haven't sold that yet)

[Mo Horn 8853]

Nice insurance run Chas 

[Mo Horn 8853]

Shitty at bat by Jake

[Scraps 13570]

Martinez time

[WBT 20653]

52 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Torchys got replaced with El Tiempo at MMP. Sad

Definite upgrade 

[runthebone 8030]

5 hours ago, runthebone said:

With Diaz catching, Bielak is going to throw a one hitter, and Dusty will say it would have been a perfect game if he had started Maldonado.

So close.

[billfromlaketravis 11522]

14 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Korey Lee (catcher), Pedro Leon (usually centerfielder), Justin Dirden (RF), and Quincy Hamilton (OF)

What’s up with Leon? He went from almost making the major league roster in 2022 to Sugarland obscurity in 2023. 

[Scraps 13570]

I bet half of you don't even remember Fernando Abad

[Planet Houston 4930]

I remember this guy. He was Abad pitcher. 

Just now, Scraps said:

I bet half of you don't even remember Fernando Abad

Ha! Jinx

[Scraps 13570]

IT'S TIME

[runthebone 8030]

Would be shitty to get 0 runs out of this.

[Mo Horn 8853]

Epic fail by our 3,4, and 5 hitters. Hopefully that doesn't come back and bite us in the ass. 

[David Dennison 18945]

2 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Would be shitty to get 0 runs out of this.

We're really good at that.

[YChang 3462]

Well that wasn’t optimal

[runthebone 8030]

It's probably going to be OK, this is a team that doesn't blow leads.

[Scraps 13570]

Stanek for Abad straight up?