Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Planet Houston 4930]

We know our guys will be there at the end of the season. Let’s avenge last year and take home a third ring.

2024 - keep the dynasty train rolling. 

[UTPhil2006 3801]

Tucker 40/40. Heard it here first 

[Scraps 13560]

fuck bitches get trophies 

 2 hole Yordan about to kill some motherfuckers 

[runthebone 7966]

Hoping for another long ride with you guys that ends with #3

[Limp Brisket 546]

Saddle up!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Time to avenge 2023. Last season was a slog for the most part. Hoping 2024 is more enjoyable. 

 

[Horny Bull 2759]

It’s about that time

[Mez2 4023]

95 wins and tops dropped all season. 

#HTownPride

[tx 3 putt 76859]

6 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

95 wins and tops dropped all season. 

#HTownPride

 

[Scraps 13560]

6 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Time to avenge 2023. Last season was a slog 

One could say it was MaShitty 

[UTexasFight 9425]

15 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Tucker 40/40. Heard it here first 

I said this last year.

hopefully just off one year.

 

 

 

can’t wait to see what blockbuster SP we trade for in late July 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

I said this last year.

hopefully just off one year.

 

 

 

can’t wait to see what blockbuster SP we trade for in late July 

you mean call up whitley !!!

 

 

Edited March 28 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76859]

[Scraps 13560]

After a hard look at our schedule I have come to the conclusion that they will go 99-63.  

Starting out the season fast with a 39-19 record through May.  

[mbtex 683]

Let's Go ASTROS!!!

[tx 3 putt 76859]

 

[UTexasFight 9425]

29 minutes ago, Scraps said:

After a hard look at our schedule I have come to the conclusion that they will go 99-63.  

Starting out the season fast with a 39-19 record through May.  

That’s gonna be an incredible run from April 19-May 31 after we start 8-12

[BrazilHorn 6586]

LFG Stros!!!!

Time to party!!!

[Scraps 13560]

If the crowd isn't roaring because of Opening Day already then they shouldn't be there 

[Rip76 4924]

LFG!!! 

We may need an Astros "Gear" thread this year.

[tx 3 putt 76859]

16 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

LFG!!! 

We may need an Astros "Gear" thread this year.

it’s this thread …

 

[Shot Caller 17]

Tops Drop…let’s ride!! Need to shut up all these Rangers fans here in the metroplex!

[Macklemore 2876]

Let’s fucking go and get the 3rd WS trophy.

[tx 3 putt 76859]

If anyone has a free ticket due to last second changes, I’m in. I live about 5 mins from the field 

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

All the feels ….

 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

The Astros haven't announced their Opening Day roster, but they optioned Corey Julks to Triple-A, according to their transactions page. That would mean Grae Kessinger made the roster.

[Hank Chinaski 6312]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

2 hole Yordan about to kill some motherfuckers 

Finally. I’m very ready for this.

[The Earl of Texas 3132]

Let’s fucking go boys!

[Guadaloopy 10954]

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.

 

[David Dennison 18837]

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Tayler Scott made the Astros’ Opening Day roster. Lance McCullers Jr goes to the 60-day IL to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Bennett Sousa is on the 15-day IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

[tx 3 putt 76859]

The Astros against Nestor Cortes:

Altuve 4,

Alvarez DH,

Tucker 9,

Bregman 5,

Abreu 3,

McCormick 7,

Diaz 2,

Peña 6,

Meyers 8

 

Valdez LHP

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Astros Opening Day roster:

Valdez
Javier
Brown
Blanco
France 

Caratini
Diaz

Altuve 
Abreu
Bregman 
Peña

Alvarez
McCormick
Meyers
Tucker

Dubón 
Kessinger
Singleton 

Hader
Pressly
Martinez
Montero 
Bielak 
Scott
Mushinski

[Scraps 13560]

Left out B Abreu

[UTPhil2006 3801]

Abreu is #26 just not til Saturday 

Edited March 28 by UTPhil2006

[Scraps 13560]

Yeah i guess technically not on "opening day roster"

[BrazilHorn 6586]

24 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Tayler Scott made the Astros’ Opening Day roster. Lance McCullers Jr goes to the 60-day IL to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Bennett Sousa is on the 15-day IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

If you had McCullers to the IL on your bingo card (I think it is the automatic X in the middle) go ahead and fill it in.

[Welch 635]

[cabowabo 4484]

Just checking in.

[hornmpa96 2618]

Bregman is going to have a monster year. Let’s fucking go!

[Snake Diggity 4619]

56 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros Opening Day roster:

Valdez
Javier
Brown
Blanco
France 

Caratini
Diaz

Altuve 
Abreu
Bregman 
Peña

Alvarez
McCormick
Meyers
Tucker

Dubón 
Kessinger
Singleton 

Hader
Pressly
Martinez
Montero 
Bielak 
Scott
Mushinski

Lineup kicks ass.  Bench is solid.  Rotation high variance.  Leverage relief kicks ass.  Middle relief very suspect.

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Espada said Alvarez hitting second and Tucker hitting third will be the lineup on a daily basis for the most part.
 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Hahahaha

 

[Mo Horn 8816]

In on page 1. Here's to a great season. 

[Ichabod 184]

In page 1

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Blanco and France will pitch Sunday ans Monday. The order has yet to be decided. France’s wife is expecting a baby, which is why there still some uncertainty.

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Blanco and France will pitch Sunday ans Monday. The order has yet to be decided. France’s wife is expecting a baby, which is why there still some uncertainty.

Damn, Blanco's wife just had a baby a day ago. I'd like to think that both pregnancies happened during a key party amongst the Astros starting pitching staff right after JV came back and brought Kate with him.  And that Case McCoy has the tape somewhere.  

[IDIOTsavant 8482]

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

Things that will definitely happen this year:

Astros win 100+ games

The thread enjoys the fact that most lineup decisions are defensible and make sense

LMJ pitches more than 20 innings

Garcia pitches more than 40 innings

Yordan wins an MVP

Bregman has a monster year

Hunter Brown takes a huge step forward

Javier goes back to being good at baseball

The lineup scores somewhere between 850 and 900 runs

The pitching staff gives up less than 700 runs

2 Astros receive CY Young votes and neither one is JV

Forest Whitley throws his first pitch in the major leagues

Jake Meyers is passable at the plate- hits 9th- everyone bitches about him (ops+ of 95)

Jeremy Pena hits a home run sometime in the second half of the season- unlike last year

Yainer has an 850 or so OPS and is worth 3.5 or 4 wins

Maldonado is released. Someone on here suggests we bring him back to work with the pitchers- I establish a rock solid alibi and then hunt them down and stab them in the neck

We do nothing particularly exciting at the deadline

Bryan Abreu has an ERA slightly less than 18 and he's still capable of getting major league hitters out

We go into the playoffs as the betting line favorites to win the AL.

JP France, Ronel Blanco and Brandon Bielak have a combined era between 4.25-4.75 and a winning record overall.  People still fret about how we need more pitching b/c a couple guys sort of suck. 

 

 

[UTexasFight 9425]

20 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Blanco and France will pitch Sunday ans Monday. The order has yet to be decided. France’s wife is expecting a baby, which is why there still some uncertainty.

Blanco had his kid first and before the season

he gets to pitch first