Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

8 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Who started this white Sox account ??

 

 

@Hank Chinaskiwouldn't shut up about the Lee trade last year.  Maybe he's not as dumb as he looks.   Also- amazeballs to see Maldy continue to be the worst player in baseball and get way more time than he deserves blocking a younger and much better player.  Of course- it's the worst organization in baseball and maybe the second dumbesst (I think Colorado is likely the dumbest) so it doesn't exactly scream good things about us that we did the same last year. 

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

11 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

@Hank Chinaskiwouldn't shut up about the Lee trade last year.  Maybe he's not as dumb as he looks.   

[UTexasFight 9523]

Now yall got me ragey about Graveman

thanks a lot

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

39 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Now yall got me ragey about Graveman

thanks a lot

That’s how I felt last July, and every day since.

[tx 3 putt 77321]

3 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Dusty would be posting maldy is the best catcher ever.

[texashorne 1178]

This team needs a long 10+ game win streak to get back in it. 

[LCHorn 2629]

4 minutes ago, texashorne said:

This team needs a long 10+ game win streak to get back in it. 

It’s kind of a testament to our weird faith in the team that we’re all still hopeful on an outcome that’s only happened 3 times in the history of MLB.

[UTexasFight 9523]

Because there is not a reason for this team to have as many losses as it does. Still hoping (expecting) to get all of the crap out of the way now and start winning substantially all of the games we should.

our expected W/L is 16-21. 5 games under is a whole lot different than 11 games under.  

Only the Red Sox have an expected win/ loss that’s 3 games better than their actual record right now. 

 

[tx 3 putt 77321]

[Rockethorn1978 6102]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Random but I went to elementary school with a kid named Putt. 

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

Because there is not a reason for this team to have as many losses as it does. Still hoping (expecting) to get all of the crap out of the way now and start winning substantially all of the games we should.

our expected W/L is 16-21. 5 games under is a whole lot different than 11 games under.  

Only the Red Sox have an expected win/ loss that’s 3 games better than their actual record right now. 

 

The biggest driver is the luck can't stay bad forever and we are quickly approaching the time where we can have 1 Arrighetti or Brown start every other week if we don't act like pussies and just go to a 4 man rotation every time there is an off day. 

This team would be just fine if the clown squad only started 1 game every other week in total.  Once Javier and Urquidy are back we don't have to start them ever again.  Garcia and LMJ are both throwing off mound.  Urquidy going to be in Corpus so 3putt can go see him down there and report back- get some luck and get rid of the horrific pitching that doesn't give you a chance and that's most of the battle.  Mix in a couple series against teams under 500 (all but 5 games have been against teams over 500- and no- that's not b/c they've all beaten up on the Astros- even taking our series with them out of their record that would still be true), stop being on pace to be the worst team by 100 runs not scored with a 110 wrc+ in 3 decades (that's mostly dumb ass shit luck) and this team is above average. If the back end of the bullpen can start pitching like the back of their baseball cards again this team fucks.

That's a lot of if's I guess but none of them are improbable.

1) Schedule will get easier- 100%

2) Enough pitchers getting healthy where we have few starts by scrubs- 85%

3)  Better luck/runs scored matching how well we hit overall- 80% (if it's luck- slight chance that our guys- who have been to 7 LCS+ in a row are actually closet chokers but I'd bet no)

4) Back end of the bullpen being shut down like we thought- 50%

That's it- that's the recipe.  Might be too late. But that's the case for optimism.  

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[kevwun 15853]

Always good to claim players the A's release.

[Mez2 4025]

Best part about Corey Julks was him having Mo City Don as his walk up song

[UTPhil2006 3809]

1 minute ago, Mez2 said:

Best part about Corey Julks was him having Mo City Don as his walk up song

@tx 3 putt ain’t gonna like this news 

[Scraps 13570]

Damn Julkamania brother

[Mez2 4025]

28 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

@tx 3 putt ain’t gonna like this news 

He's consoling himself knuckle deep in some random ass mail order bride from Bratislava 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Be among the 4 worst records after 1.5 months to position yourself near the top of waiver wire to claim Oakland castoffs.

/Dana Brown 8D chess

 

(Oh BTW, ChiSox DFA’ed him a month ago)

[UTexasFight 9523]

[kevwun 15853]

Speas will fit right in in the bullpen if they call him up.  13.50 era and a 3.50 whip in the majors this year.

Edited May 10 by kevwun

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

4) Back end of the bullpen being shut down like we thought- 50%

Maybe they've already turned the corner:

 

[Wulaw Horn 19147]

4 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Maybe they've already turned the corner:

 

And yet- gave up the booty a couple times in the worst possible time. 

Edited May 10 by Wulaw Horn

[YChang 3462]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

And yet- gabe up the booty a couple times in the worst possible time. 

When stats ignores context 

[Scraps 13570]

Great...3 hours of bird talk....combined with 2 more days of nonstop bird references

[hornmpa96 2620]

Is Bregman heating up?

[Scraps 13570]

Bregman extra base hit....Bird!!!!!

[WBT 20652]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

And yet- gave up the booty a couple times in the worst possible time. 

1 of the runs was the homer yesterday that didn't hurt us.  But the other 2 were in the same game when Abreu and Hader conspired to give away the rubber game against Seattle.  Abreu due to a hbp and a fucking balk.

 

Edited May 10 by WBT
don't merge me bro

[WBT 20652]

Just came in from mowing the yard.  Are these the worst city connects yet?  Yikes.

[WBT 20652]

texags already has 3 pages about the bird in their astros thread

 

 

Edited May 10 by WBT

[David Dennison 18944]

I see we brought our offense to Detroit.

[tx 3 putt 77321]

Blummer ….

 

[UTexasFight 9523]

Dude is hot 

[Scraps 13570]

.

[Smax 3800]

Tuck playing for that contract

[UTexasFight 9523]

51 minutes ago, WBT said:

Just came in from mowing the yard.  Are these the worst city connects yet?  Yikes.

It’s up there

 

The tire tread is such a stupid idea when it comes times to execution 

[tx 3 putt 77321]

12 minutes ago, Smax said:

Tuck playing for that contract

the anti bregman 

[David Dennison 18944]

Do they track the number of pop ups for each team?

[Rip76 4947]

These pop ups are like the Bagwell days.

Maybe that’s the f’ing problem.

Edited May 11 by Rip76

[Rip76 4947]

Get you some Singleton.

[David Dennison 18944]

We better be leading in the middle of this inning.

[Smax 3800]

Sit down Kenny Powers wannabe

[David Dennison 18944]

Attawaytogo, Jeremy.

[WBT 20652]

JP!!

[WBT 20652]

Y'all keep talking shit about Bregman

[hornmpa96 2620]

[David Dennison 18944]

Solid inning. Hold the line, boys!

[tx 3 putt 77321]

Abreu 

[Scraps 13570]

This Abreu i can handle

[elfenix 34331]

holy shit a first pitch strike

astros win!

[WBT 20652]

Nice come from behind win.

I don't really get burning Abreu and Hader both with a 3 run lead after both went 1 1/3 yesterday and now both will be unavailable tomorrow.  Javier will also probably be on a low pitch count.  Whatever, score 10 in the 1st tomorrow and hopefully it won't matter.