2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Rockethorn1978 6,061]

If our offense can’t produce runs against the rangers JAG pitching staff then just chalk it up as “it’s not our year”.

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,189]

Silver lining: probably the 2nd least likely ending score I could possibly think of for any of these games was 2-0, most unlikely being 1-0. JV, Neris and Abreu did their jobs and holding this much talked about Rangers offense to 2 runs over 9 innings should have been enough to win...

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

8 hours ago, Rip76 said:

Michael Brantley says hi. 
 

 

Free Uncle Mike! 

[UTPhil2006 3,791]

47 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

If our offense can’t produce runs against the rangers JAG pitching staff then just chalk it up as “it’s not our year”.

Prob gonna be Kessinger Dubon Singelton and Maldy in the lineup today. 

[Dnaguy 11,773]

39 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Prob gonna be Kessinger Dubon Singelton and Maldy in the lineup today. 

Dear christ

[Dnaguy 11,773]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Zero clutch

Zero patience at the plate tonight 

Bregs ball was to the deepest pat od the field. 
Dude almost tied the game there.

a completely different game if that’s say 10 feet to the left or maybe 5 ft longer.

Outside of managerial ineptitude this was a close game and those hurt to lose.

 

[Pimphand 5,596]

Unfortunately the canyon between Bochy & Baker came to bite us bad....

Last year we had the pitching to cope with Baker's ineptitude this year not so much.

[UTPhil2006 3,791]

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

Unfortunately the canyon between Bochy & Baker came to bite us bad....

Last year we had the pitching to cope with Baker's ineptitude this year not so much.

Yesterday we did too. 2 runs in 9 innings against that lineup is top notch. It’s the fucking jackassery in the lineup that we lost. 

[TexArcher 37,508]

1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Prob gonna be Kessinger Dubon Singelton and Maldy in the lineup today. 

I just said, "God dammit" in my office way too loudly.

[UTexasFight 9,379]

Great breakdown of how Montgomery dominated Yordan

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyd13gdunpK/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[UTexasFight 9,379]

12 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I don’t doubt Altuve missed the bag on the DP because his base running blunders speak for themselves.  But why did they only show the camera shot from home plate?  Every close play on a steal of second has views from all around the base zoomed in where you can see every speck of dirt.  Yet this one only one view from a different area code.

Because every camera is focused on where the action is on a stolen base (at 2nd).

you aren’t going to get 8 cameras focused in on Altuve running around the bases 

[Dnaguy 11,773]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Great breakdown of how Montgomery dominated Yordan

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyd13gdunpK/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Dont let dusty see this.

He'll likely sit Yordan if we get to face monty again.

[UTexasFight 9,379]

2 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Dont let dusty see this.

He'll likely sit Yordan if we get to face monty again.

He likely should. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,150]

12 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

you aren’t going to get 8 cameras focused in on Altuve running around the bases 

We should for some prime comedy roll. 

[Pimphand 5,596]

11 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Dont let dusty see this.

He'll likely sit Yordan if we get to face monty again.

You think Dusty pays attention to pragmatic things? P'shaw!

[Planet Houston 4,923]

 

[Halohal 498]

Go Astros 

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

Kyle's in a bad slump? Put him at #3. I mean, hopefully it works, but at the moment I'd rather see Uncle Mike there. 

[utxmike05 1,825]

In office.  Ducking out at 1p. 

In person that even more frustrating...the place was nuts.. waiting for something...anything.  Fuck their LF.

Wake up mfers!  Tuck, Yordan!

Stros in 6.  

Edited October 16, 2023 by utxmike05

[UTPhil2006 3,791]

Second Framber is out Maldy better be right behind them then the Death Star is fully functional 

[Scraps 13,542]

Yesterday was raisin balls offense.


Nut cuttin time. Lose today and we got some major issues.

Need big swingin dick Yordan to show up. Need Tucker to wake the fuck up.

Need July 5th to fucking do something he hasn't done in 3 months.

Need Chas to stop looking like Jake Meyers.

Need Machete to pull a hamstring

[UTexasFight 9,379]

9 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Kyle's in a bad slump? Put him at #3. I mean, hopefully it works, but at the moment I'd rather see Uncle Mike there. 

I’m sure Ranger fans are saying the same thing about their #3 hitter today

 

 

Spoiler

Bob Grossman

 

[Macklemore 2,870]

This is weird as hell.

 

[TonyTexas 10,482]

9 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I’m sure Ranger fans are saying the same thing about their #3 hitter today

Replacing Evan Carter, who won the game for them yesterday with his defense. 
 

I think we win today handily. This lineup hits Eovaldi pretty well

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

Yordan better have two iv bags in him 

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

50 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Kyle's in a bad slump? Put him at #3. I mean, hopefully it works, but at the moment I'd rather see Uncle Mike there. 

Tucker 

Bregman

Chas 

all slumping 

[Gut Wagon 8,052]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

Tucker 

Bregman

Chas 

all slumping 

Regardless of the box score, I felt a couple of those guys had some decent ABs last night. Tucker was not one of those. Sure hope he bounces back today. Might take just one good swing. 

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

Anyone spewing bullshit about dusty hating chas should be kicked in the balls, right now he has business starting over dubon 

[David Dennison 18,655]

Tinkering with the lineup in game 2 of the ALCS.

Sigh.

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

 

 

[henrygandorf 29,174]

hoping that the 2023 rangers are the 2018 astros.  when we won game 1 at fenway, i thought we would never lose again.  i know i've said that about 35x on this board, but it's true.

the bad news is yesterday was very common.  our offense falls asleep at some inopportune times against a worthy pitcher who's on the best streak of his career  (i said the same about montgomery before their game with tampa, he's on one right now).  for whatever reason, these games often happen at home. 

the good news is that this team has a very short memory.  we don't have momentum games (where 1 big win snowballs into a streak), but we also don't have hangover games (where 1 tough loss lingers and creates more losses).  it's happened all throughout the past several seasons, and it definitely happened after g3 of the world series last year.  shit, it happened against sonny gray a week ago.

just really sucks that we have a good defensive catcher who's also a great hitter, but has shown to be a shitty hitter when he's the dh or especially when he's a ph.  he needs to start at c or just not play, because having him come in cold is not the solution.  if maldonado is in, we need to be clicking on all cylinders offensively and i think we've seen this is not the case the past month or so with bregs, tucker, chas, and others.

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

Thankfully, this team has much more chill than the surly thread. They’re taking the field today giving zero fucks, with the intention of winning this series 

[Rockethorn1978 6,061]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

Thankfully, this team has much more chill than the surly thread. They’re taking the field today giving zero fucks, with the intention of winning this series 

They been here 7 times. They don’t panic. We do though. 

[Spaceman Spiff 377]

17 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

I'm calling it now. This kid is a Star.

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

Just now, Spaceman Spiff said:

I'm calling it now. This kid is a Star.

I hope he’s about 6-4 

[UTexasFight 9,379]

1 minute ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

I'm calling it now. This kid is a Star.

Looks more like a Straw.

 

but yeah, get some meat and muscle on those bones and got to work 

[ChickenSandwich 9,798]

fuck you MLB with your 230 afternoon bullshit

[Bevo&Pevo 5,026]

Just now, ChickenSandwich said:

fuck you MLB with your 230 afternoon bullshit

Seems like an odd time for a playoff game of significance.   

Go 'Stros!

[UTexasFight 9,379]

Damn, there has never been a MLB’er from Costa Rica?

that’s surprising to me for some reason

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by UTexasFight

[UTexasFight 9,379]

3 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

fuck you MLB with your 230 afternoon bullshit

Game starts at 3:30 central

[Beau Vine 54,000]

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Damn, there has never been a MLB’er from Costa Rica?

that’s surprising to me for some reason

 

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/world-cup-quarterfinals-how-are-their-national-baseball-teams/c-82370982#

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

14 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

They been here 7 times. They don’t panic. We do though. 

we were in breakdown mode before game 1

[Fudge Nuggets 19,150]

Hit the fucking ball, assholes.

[Jshep34 2,304]

It was a great season. Congrats to Rangers . Good luck in world series

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,189]

9 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/world-cup-quarterfinals-how-are-their-national-baseball-teams/c-82370982#

So they are the ones who have been juicing the balls... Aaron Judge got a Costa Rican uncle or something?

[WBT 20,420]

21 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

They been here 7 times. They don’t panic. We do though. 

Got a mouse in your pocket?

[utxmike05 1,825]

1 hour ago, Macklemore said:

This is weird as hell.

 

Probably allergic to minute maid like the others. 

[UTPhil2006 3,791]

49 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Anyone spewing bullshit about dusty hating chas should be kicked in the balls, right now he has business starting over dubon 

Did you see Dubons limp ass dick throw yesterday. That’s why chas plays. 

[tx 3 putt 76,356]

[Pimphand 5,596]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Replacing Evan Carter, who won the game for them yesterday with his defense. 
 

I think we win today handily. This lineup hits Eovaldi pretty well

He went 1-1 vs us this year with the loss coming right after he had come back from injury.  I'm not sure I would trust that particular start given how little rehab he did in coming back prior.  He has since turned it around so I wouldn't use past performance as a particularly good indicator.