2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 77248]

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 1441]

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 18940]

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

[Dondrysdale1 363]

Grapefruit League lineup?

[tx 3 putt 77248]

1 minute ago, Dondrysdale1 said:

Grapefruit League lineup?

damn I love a good grapefruit 

[Gut Wagon 8084]

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 19142]

55 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

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

Of course he is. 

[runthebone 8024]

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

Edited July 23, 2023 by runthebone

[WBT 20646]

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 990]

I am getting to where I hate Peña

[WBT 20646]

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

Too early to ph Yainer for Maldonado?

[Mo Horn 8852]

Predictable at bat by Maldonado

[Gut Wagon 8084]

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 8024]

Of course, Maldonado comes up with 2 on.  Genius

[WBT 20646]

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 1643]

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 1643]

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 19142]

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 20646]

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 8852]

That throw was just a little off line

[rvm96 1643]

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 8024]

Swinging 3-0.  Interesting, Julks

[David Dennison 18940]

Predictable.

[Mo Horn 8852]

Myers is worthless

[Gut Wagon 8084]

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

[runthebone 8024]

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 1643]

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 8084]

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 1178]

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 1643]

[Scraps 13570]

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 8024]

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

[Wulaw Horn 19142]

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 19142]

I can’t believe fat fuck maldonado struck out. 

[Scraps 13570]

I can't believe we are still getting Brantley updates

[runthebone 8024]

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

[Honeysucklerose 990]

Anyone surprised that this lineup has scored 0?

[HtownHorn 14755]

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

[WBT 20646]

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

[Mo Horn 8852]

Javier looking better than he has in his last few starts 

[WBT 20646]

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

[runthebone 8024]

5 innings, 5 walks, 5 Ks

 

[runthebone 8024]

Just got the blue bar on the MLB app scoreboard

[Scraps 13570]

This is a battle of the tallest midget

[Mo Horn 8852]

Bregs

[Scraps 13570]

There we go

[WBT 20646]

Bregs!!

Boooooooooooo!!  Cheater!!

[rvm96 1643]

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

[Wulaw Horn 19142]

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.