2023 Houston Astros Thread

[David Dennison 18,856]

Please don't lose 1-0.

Please.

[Rockethorn1978 6,077]

Royals the Seattle then az to end the season. At this point I expect us to lose every series and end the season 3-4 games back missing the playoffs. Then there’s that fantasy we make it and get hot and win it all. But I also fantasize I’ll get to bang a supermodel too so…..

[wood 11,225]

Love that fire from Senor Neris.

[Rockethorn1978 6,077]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Please don't lose 1-0.

Please.

Well we won’t score 2 so probably so or they’ll score 3/4 more.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Hector Neris and Tuck...

[David Dennison 18,856]

1 minute ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Well we won’t score 2 so probably so or they’ll score 3/4 more.

Just not 1-0.

Please.

[WBT 20,564]

Get the bunt down fattie

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Ok, Jake... but we're still going to bitch when you are in the starting lineup.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

And Dusty has hamstrung himself because he can't pinch hit for Maldy without losing the DH.  We have played so much this season with intentional handicaps.

[David Dennison 18,856]

That's just sad.

[Honeysucklerose 987]

My God. What terrible at bats

[Jshep34 2,308]

Slider , slider ,.... every pitch to pena. How about learning to layoff that crap.

[kevwun 15,777]

I think pitchers have a pot going to see who can strike him out on the one furthest off the corner.

Edited September 20, 2023 by kevwun

[elfenix 34,237]

You have one job Meyers

[Scraps 13,561]

Interference bitches.

Lfg

[Jshep34 2,308]

No hr since July 5. And he hits second in line up.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

I thought that CI isn't reviewable?  What the fuck are they doing?

[tx 3 putt 76,928]

[David Dennison 18,856]

1 minute ago, Jshep34 said:

No hr since July 5. And he hits second in line up.

It's September 20 and our manager is still tinkering with the line up.

It is what it is.

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

In case you've ever wondered how it felt to be fans of our 2022 postseason opponents...now you know. 

[kevwun 15,777]

Bradish pitches a lot like prime Pressly.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

[elfenix 34,237]

It's September 20 and our manager is still tinkering with the line up.
It is what it is.

You can tinker on September 20 when you're up 10 games on the division.



I wonder if there's any sort of thought that these Astros just aren't good at home and so you'd rather have more road playoff games.

[Honeysucklerose 987]

The amount of clutch in this team is 0

[tx 3 putt 76,928]

1 minute ago, kevwun said:

Bradish pitches a lot like prime Pressly.

mold Presley, not America’s closer Presley 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Edited September 20, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[kevwun 15,777]

Yeah, that's why I said prime. 

[David Dennison 18,856]

[Dutchrudder 11,139]

15 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

And Dusty has hamstrung himself because he can't pinch hit for Maldy without losing the DH.  We have played so much this season with intentional handicaps.

You can't change the position of player when they pinch hit?  I thought they would swap Diaz to C, staying in the 6 spot, but have Yordan become the DH in the 9 spot if he came in. Is that not an option?

[UTexasFight 9,432]

3 minutes ago, elfenix said:

You can tinker on September 20 when you're up 10 games on the division.



I wonder if there's any sort of thought that these Astros just aren't good at home and so you'd rather have more road playoff games.

That’s all fine except “more road playoff games” means having to play an extra 3 game series. No way they are purposely trying for that

[kevwun 15,777]

It doesn't matter, this time ain't doing shit in the playoffs.  The starters have been subpar for months, the defense sucks and the hitting is streaky as fuck.  I look forward to never watching Dusty Baker stumblefuck his way through a game again.

Edited September 20, 2023 by kevwun

[Macklemore 2,876]

17 hours ago, WBT said:

So is Urquidy just broken now?

Some regression for the pitching staff was inevitable but I wonder if we're starting to miss Strommy a year on.

We need to fire Dusty as soon as the season is done and hire Strommy as manager. Bring back what made the Astros special. No more relying on idiot decision makers like Bagwell and Dusty. While we are at, Crane needs to apologize to Luhnow and make it right to bring the GOAT back home to Htown.

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

3 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

You can't change the position of player when they pinch hit?  I thought they would swap Diaz to C, staying in the 6 spot, but have Yordan become the DH in the 9 spot if he came in. Is that not an option?

Nope.  The DH spot is reserved for the pitcher.  Once you move the DH to a position, you forfeit DH and pitchers have to hit for themselves.  

[David Dennison 18,856]

4 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

We need to fire Dusty as soon as the season is done and hire Strommy as manager. Bring back what made the Astros special. No more relying on idiot decision makers like Bagwell and Dusty. While we are at, Crane needs to apologize to Luhnow and make it right to bring the GOAT back home to Htown.

While we're at it, let's bring back A.J., George, Correa, CFM, Yuli, and Marwin Gonzales because why the hell not?

[UTexasFight 9,432]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Nope.  The DH spot is reserved for the pitcher.  Once you move the DH to a position, you forfeit DH and pitchers have to hit for themselves.  

Right so you can PH for Maldy with Yordan and move Diaz to catcher in the 6 spot. But the next time the 9 spot comes around, the pitcher has to hit or another pinch hitter.

[UTexasFight 9,432]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

While we're at it, let's bring back A.J., George, Correa, CFM, Yuli, and Marwin Gonzales because why the hell not?

I often chuckle at the thought of this board debating Chas vs George this year if he was still an on this team instead of Chas vs Dubon/Meyers.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

Hit the fucking ball, assholes. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

At work. Just checked in. Work seems like a vacation from this shit. Back I go.

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

Can't wait until we add some offense by calling up Gilbert and Clifford. 😝

[David Dennison 18,856]

Just now, Gut Wagon said:

Can't wait until we add some offense by calling up Gilbert and Clifford. 😝

2026 is gonna be interesting.

[Scraps 13,561]

Pinch hit Yordan you fucking old saggy balled piece of shit

[Scraps 13,561]

Thank god

[David Dennison 18,856]

Oh god.

[mbtex 683]

WTF Singleton

[kevwun 15,777]

I think he's daring Crane to fire him before the season is over.

[Scraps 13,561]

We got a shot even with Jon cause Fujinami sucks butthole

[HtownHorn 14,678]

Baltimore throwing Fujinami is the Astros equivalent of Montero.

[Scraps 13,561]

Let em off the hook. Gotta score on fujinuts before 3rd batter

Baltimore throwing Fujinami is the Astros equivalent of Montero.

Only difference is their manager knows it and only allows him the min batters while ours lets Montero roll until inning is over

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

If Uncle Mike can't swing the bat here, he must have left the park already. 

[Guadaloopy 10,964]

Cool, cool, cool.  We may get a chance to tie it here and go into Manfred innings with no DH.  Good stuff.

[kevwun 15,777]

His dad grounded him for missing curfew.  He's not allowed to leave the house.