2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 76,314]

42 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I don’t typically bitch about lineups but this one really sucks

 

i would have swapped Diaz for Julks, and Julks for meyers, move chas to cf 

[BornOrange 1,441]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

i would have swapped Diaz for Julks, and Julks for meyers, move chas to cf 

I would have swapped Diaz for Maldonado.

Second straight day Diaz is sitting on the bench. 

[David Dennison 18,651]

Grae Kessinger is leading off because he's playing 2B, isn't he?

[Dondrysdale1 363]

Grapefruit League lineup?

[tx 3 putt 76,314]

1 minute ago, Dondrysdale1 said:

Grapefruit League lineup?

damn I love a good grapefruit 

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

Our friends in Arlington might need right-handed relief help. I'll go on record saying I'm OK giving them Stanek for Eovaldi. 

[Wulaw Horn 18,971]

55 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Grae Kessinger is leading off because he's playing 2B, isn't he?

Of course he is. 

[runthebone 7,932]

Yeah, haters?  I bet you can't name 11 better leadoff hitters on this roster right now.

Edited July 23, 2023 by runthebone

[WBT 20,415]

2 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Grae Kessinger is leading off because he's playing 2B, isn't he?

He batted leadoff at Ole Miss and that's secsecsec

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Peña could ruin a wet dream

[Honeysucklerose 957]

I am getting to where I hate Peña

[WBT 20,415]

Julks back below .700 OPS.  He and Jake are about to cross again.

Too early to ph Yainer for Maldonado?

[Mo Horn 8,807]

Predictable at bat by Maldonado

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

Just now, Tommy Nobis said:

Peña could ruin a wet dream

I mean, he hit it pretty hard, which was encouraging. That said, he's kept finding ways to not deliver this season. Never mind the overall W-L record with Pena batting No. 2. Last October seems flukier with every passing month. If he has it in him to be a steady contributor, let's see it. 

[runthebone 7,932]

Of course, Maldonado comes up with 2 on.  Genius

[WBT 20,415]

I just thought about how much better Tucker's hot streak would have been if Altuve and Bregman were hitting ahead of him with .371 and .343 OBP instead of mostly Dubon and Pena with .296 and .292.  Jesus wept.

Edited July 23, 2023 by WBT

[rvm96 1,643]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

I just thought about how much better Tucker's hot streak would have been if Altuve and Bregman with .371 and .343 OBP instead of mostly Dubon and Pena with .296 and .292.  Jesus wept.

I haven't looked at stats to verify but do you mean Yordan instead of Breggy? I ask because Breggy hasn't been out.

[rvm96 1,643]

He got the biggest bonus in our 2022 international pool. Could be a guy we move for a deadline deal. Had a 1.177 ops in 5 games of low a ball before today.

[Wulaw Horn 18,971]

4 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

He got the biggest bonus in our 2022 international pool. Could be a guy we move for a deadline deal. Had a 1.177 ops in 5 games of low a ball before today.

There are some who think he’s an Absolute star waiting to happen and a top 100 prospect next year. I don’t get the sense we’d be keen on moving him. 

[WBT 20,415]

10 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

I haven't looked at stats to verify but do you mean Yordan instead of Breggy? I ask because Breggy hasn't been out.

No, just thinking about our ideal order if it were up to me.

[Mo Horn 8,807]

That throw was just a little off line

[rvm96 1,643]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

There are some who think he’s an Absolute star waiting to happen and a top 100 prospect next year. I don’t get the sense we’d be keen on moving him. 

Yeah it would have to be a big deal like Luis Robert level, not a rental reliever.

[runthebone 7,932]

Swinging 3-0.  Interesting, Julks

[David Dennison 18,651]

Predictable.

[Mo Horn 8,807]

Myers is worthless

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

Have we ever trotted out a worse 7-8-9 batting order? And I'm including the old NL days with pitchers batting. 

[runthebone 7,932]

Just now, Gut Wagon said:

Have we ever trotted out a worse 7-8-9 batting order? And I'm including the old NL days with pitchers batting. 

Why stop at 9, just keep going around to 1

[rvm96 1,643]

1 minute ago, Gut Wagon said:

Have we ever trotted out a worse 7-8-9 batting order? And I'm including the old NL days with pitchers batting. 

It would have to include Adam Everett I assume. Maybe during the rebuild was worse.

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Why stop at 9, just keep going around to 1

Then it could just as easily go through our current #2. 

[texashorne 1,177]

2 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Have we ever trotted out a worse 7-8-9 batting order? And I'm including the old NL days with pitchers batting. 

Yes. Everett-Ausmus-pitcher

What we have now is murderers row compared to that. 

[rvm96 1,643]

[Scraps 13,539]

I want to punch the fucking astros fan on row 2 to the left that is fucking on his phone like 3putt all game

[runthebone 7,932]

Need at least 1 run so we win this combined you know what in 9.

[Wulaw Horn 18,971]

14 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Yeah it would have to be a big deal like Luis Robert level, not a rental reliever.

Agreed. And he’s not a headliner he’s a tertiary piece. 

[Wulaw Horn 18,971]

I can’t believe fat fuck maldonado struck out. 

[Scraps 13,539]

I can't believe we are still getting Brantley updates

[runthebone 7,932]

Man, Kessinger is just battling, giving such great ABs.  What a leadoff man

[Honeysucklerose 957]

Anyone surprised that this lineup has scored 0?

[HtownHorn 14,468]

Kalas wondering why the Astros are struggling to score runs. Lulz.

[WBT 20,415]

The fuck was that, Pena?  Letting go of the bat on contact like a 6 year old?

[Mo Horn 8,807]

Javier looking better than he has in his last few starts 

[WBT 20,415]

80 pitches through 5.  Javier certainly looks better than he has in awhile but 1 BB per inning is still concerning.

[runthebone 7,932]

5 innings, 5 walks, 5 Ks

 

[runthebone 7,932]

Just got the blue bar on the MLB app scoreboard

[Scraps 13,539]

This is a battle of the tallest midget

[Mo Horn 8,807]

Bregs

[Scraps 13,539]

There we go

[WBT 20,415]

Bregs!!

Boooooooooooo!!  Cheater!!

[rvm96 1,643]

Bregy keeps this up we might have to talk good about his salsa.

[Wulaw Horn 18,971]

17 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

Anyone surprised that this lineup has scored 0?

Not in the slightest. We scored 6 last night all because 2 of our 3 above average hitters combined for 4 HR. Now we get another one for our only run. It’s absurd.