Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[UTexasFight 9432]

We also would have accepted:

 

 

[Wulaw Horn 19069]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

you never know, but I love he’s a local kid. Can he play first ??

Does he own a glove? 

[Scraps 13561]

[Scraps 13561]

So this Vines guy apparently only tops out his fastball around 90mph. His pitch is the changeup....has a lot of movement on it.

Sounds like Yordan bomb time.

[UTexasFight 9432]

How do guys like Altuve and Tucker only have 1 SB so far?

 I mean I guess I understand how Jose doesn’t have more considering Altuve is apparently Spanish for TOOTBLAN and he hits in front of Yordan… and I guess Tucker doesn’t because he’s usually circling all 4 bases at once.

but it’s frustrating when you see your catcher be a permanent green light (0 for 11 so far on SB attempts) and assume that’s how every catcher is 

[Dutchrudder 11138]

16 hours ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Forgot a note from today's game: I hate 3-0 swings and call them selfish, my brother and I get in a lot of arguments over this often.  I just think base runners lead to more runs, why swing when you're only successful at hitting 30% of the time.  Anyways Altuves 2nd bomb may have changed me. 

I think it depends on the player. If you're a guy like Singleton, Meyers, Dubon, Abreu, etc, don't swing. If you're a badass hitter in top 4 of the lineup, swing away. 

[kevwun 15774]

I want it both ways.  I cringe when they take a 3-0 meatball right down the middle.  Then I cuss when they pop the same ball up or ground out.

[texashorne 1177]

45 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

I think it depends on the player. If you're a guy like Singleton, Meyers, Dubon, Abreu, etc, don't swing. If you're a badass hitter in top 4 of the lineup, swing away. 

Agreed. Also if your on a heater and seeing beachballs up there, like Altuve, absolutly sit on that FB down the middle. 

[Pimphand 5736]

18 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

I think it depends on the player. If you're a guy like Singleton, Meyers, Dubon, Abreu, etc, don't swing. If you're a badass hitter in top 4 of the lineup, swing away. 

Yeah to me it's an on base percentage question.  If you get on base >= 35% of the time then I think you should have the freedom to make the call

42 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I want it both ways.  I cringe when they take a 3-0 meatball right down the middle.  Then I cuss when they pop the same ball up or ground out.

This too lol

[runthebone 7978]

Altuve can do whatever the fuck he wants.  And other teams can continue to throw him fastballs.  I think it's a genius move.

[uoftorange 1386]

I've always believed you should get the 3-0 greenlight for a specific pitch.  Lay off if it's not that exact one in that exact location.  Blast it if it is

[huge 3793]

Yeah “flat middle in” is a swing I dont care what the count is.

You likely won’t see another that AB

[Huckleberry 32856]

3-0 is a pitching machine count. If there were a machine out there throwing that pitcher's fastball and you set it up for the location you prefer what does that look like? Prepare for that pitch and if it comes then obliterate it. 

You should absolutely never want an above average major league hitter to take the pitch Altuve hit for his second bomb last night. 

[Scraps 13561]

Our top five(yes i am including Bregman) not swinging on 3-0 pisses me off and is fucktarded cause it seems to normally be a fastball on a tee.

Then it seems that they always swing 3-1 at a worse pitch and either foul or miss it. Then opportunity lost.

I have no backing stats on this it just seems like 3-0 watch, 3-1 auto swing and foul off/miss.

[Scraps 13561]

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[tx 3 putt 76911]

I seriously doubt Astro hitters are told a ‘green’ or ‘red’ light on 3-0 counts 

[Pimphand 5736]

I'm sure it's been discussed on this thread but is there any particular reason we haven't signed Brandon Belt by now?  I'd rather have him than Singleton and I'd rather have him start than Abreu....

[tx 3 putt 76911]

You don’t cut a 4 game hitting streak 

[UTexasFight 9432]

24 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm sure it's been discussed on this thread but is there any particular reason we haven't signed Brandon Belt by now?  I'd rather have him than Singleton and I'd rather have him start than Abreu....

Too busy add/dropping crap relievers 

[tx 3 putt 76911]

24 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

I'm sure it's been discussed on this thread but is there any particular reason we haven't signed Brandon Belt by now?  I'd rather have him than Singleton and I'd rather have him start than Abreu....

 

[David Dennison 18855]

Neat.

[Huckleberry 32856]

I guess we take a 1-0 lead into the top of the first for that, right? 

[Scraps 13561]

Give him an extension

[UTexasFight 9432]

27 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

I’m glad we’ve found the right guy to fill the critical role of pinch hitter up 12 the 9th inning when the other team brings in the PPP.

Edited April 15 by UTexasFight

[runthebone 7978]

Practice.  Not a game.  Not a game.  

[tx 3 putt 76911]

[lilMAC25 3792]

On 4/13/2024 at 6:39 PM, lilMAC25 said:

Why is Singleton even in the Majors at this point?

Hell, why is Jose Abreau?

[WBT 20562]

Meyers's 106 wRC+ sitting for Dubon's 78 again.

[tx 3 putt 76911]

 

[UTexasFight 9432]

6 minutes ago, WBT said:

Meyers's 106 wRC+ sitting for Dubon's 78 again.

Yeah was annoyed by seeing Dubon in center tonight

 

sends a great message to a guy all spring that you trust him and going to give him every opportunity …and then only start him in 10 out of the team’s first 18 games.

[Snake Diggity 4622]

Singleton and Meyers need to be in the lineup every day for the time being.  At least until they show they have lost momentum.

[huge 3793]

22 minutes ago, WBT said:

Meyers's 106 wRC+ sitting for Dubon's 78 again.

And Doobs had a higher OPS in 2023 than Jake.  How dissimilar are their results, generally?

[WBT 20562]

24 minutes ago, huge said:

And Doobs had a higher OPS in 2023 than Jake.  How dissimilar are their results, generally?

Fangraphs won't do wRC+ or OPS+ but WOBA is similar

I think Meyers is a little bit better in CF and at the plate.  He's had his struggles since the injury for sure.

Dubon just never walks and has so little power that I don't see as much upside.

Edited April 16 by WBT

[WBT 20562]

Arighetti making it through 5 innings tonight would be huge

[Scraps 13561]

No ponytail/man bun is already an improvement

[Scraps 13561]

Not an easy 4 batters to get through so that was nice

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Let’s give the kid some breathing room 

[Scraps 13561]

That boy just keep hittin

[Macklemore 2876]

Nice baserunning and clutch hitting!

[Scraps 13561]

Bregman showing signs of life

[huge 3793]

Whoever was axing for KT steals, that was a really nice result there.

[Scraps 13561]

Ozuna has been blasting shit

[WBT 20562]

So Kelenic goes to the Braves and suddenly doesn't suck?

[Scraps 13561]

Fucking fuck man

[Macklemore 2876]

God damn you Pena

Edited April 16 by Macklemore

[David Dennison 18855]

Bleh.

[WBT 20562]

fucking Abreu

[Limp Brisket 546]

Peña doesn’t get a pass either.

[David Dennison 18855]

Good lord.

[elfenix 34232]

Light crowd and 2/3 braves fans here