2023 Houston Astros Thread

[David Dennison 19571]

Please don't lose 1-0.

Please.

[Rockethorn1978 6206]

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 11776]

Love that fire from Senor Neris.

[Rockethorn1978 6206]

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 11139]

Hector Neris and Tuck...

[David Dennison 19571]

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 21001]

Get the bunt down fattie

[Guadaloopy 11139]

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

[Guadaloopy 11139]

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 19571]

That's just sad.

[Honeysucklerose 1008]

My God. What terrible at bats

[Jshep34 2433]

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

[kevwun 16450]

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 34792]

You have one job Meyers

[Scraps 13813]

Interference bitches.

Lfg

[Jshep34 2433]

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

[Guadaloopy 11139]

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

[tx 3 putt 78789]

[David Dennison 19571]

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 8219]

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

[kevwun 16450]

Bradish pitches a lot like prime Pressly.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

[elfenix 34792]

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 1008]

The amount of clutch in this team is 0

[tx 3 putt 78789]

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 16450]

Yeah, that's why I said prime. 

[David Dennison 19571]

[Dutchrudder 11249]

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 9822]

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 16450]

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 2946]

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 11139]

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 19571]

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 9822]

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 9822]

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 19484]

Hit the fucking ball, assholes. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

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

[Gut Wagon 8219]

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

[David Dennison 19571]

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 13813]

Pinch hit Yordan you fucking old saggy balled piece of shit

[Scraps 13813]

Thank god

[David Dennison 19571]

Oh god.

[mbtex 697]

WTF Singleton

[kevwun 16450]

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

[Scraps 13813]

We got a shot even with Jon cause Fujinami sucks butthole

[HtownHorn 15235]

Baltimore throwing Fujinami is the Astros equivalent of Montero.

[Scraps 13813]

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 8219]

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

[Guadaloopy 11139]

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

[kevwun 16450]

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