Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[WBT 20653]

2 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

Say what you want about the move to the AL, but playing in the AL West has been a godsend for the last 10 years.

Vs the NL central, had we stayed there?

Now if they moved Arizona or Colorado to the AL like they should have and put us in the NL west, the Dodgers would be a problem.  But the pennant races the last 10 years would've been a blast and well worth it imo.

[UTexasFight 9523]

52 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Lotto ticket…that throws a ton of strikes 

https://www.southsidesox.com/2024/1/19/24043962/2024-south-side-sox-top-prospect-no-70-luis-rodriguez-venezuela-dominincan-league-chicago-white-sox

Edited May 15 by UTexasFight

[kevwun 15856]

The right down the middle variety that Hunter Brown is so fond of throwing?

[TonyTexas 10524]

Seems like this would be easy to test in a lab

 

[kevwun 15856]

You aren't supposed to have rosin on your glove on non-throwing hand and you can't mix it with anything, so he's fucked regardless.

[runthebone 8030]

Would have gone with the "it was Kessinger's glove" defense.

[wood 11243]

5 minutes ago, kevwun said:

You aren't supposed to have rosin on your glove on non-throwing hand and you can't mix it with anything, so he's fucked regardless.

Just a fucking idiotic rule.

Either allow rosin, or don't. IDGAF. But allowing it on the pitching hand while it's illegal on the glove hand is straight up lunacy. And it's enforced based on the umpire sticking his finger in a glove and judging between 'not sticky, a little sticky, sticky, stickier, real got-damn sticky, and the stickiest I evarrr seen'. Very scientific. It was stupid when others got caught, and it's stupid now. Fucking MLB brass could fuck up a wet dream.

[kevwun 15856]

I agree on the uneven enforcement being a problem.  But baseball players love to find ways around the rules and they would most assuredly use rosin mixed with things inside their glove if it wasn't against the rules.

[wood 11243]

Just now, kevwun said:

I agree on the uneven enforcement being a problem.  But baseball players love to find ways around the rules and they would most assuredly use rosin mixed with things inside their glove if it wasn't against the rules.

Then ban it all. This is stupid.

[UTexasFight 9523]

3 minutes ago, wood said:

Just a fucking idiotic rule.

Either allow rosin, or don't. IDGAF. But allowing it on the pitching hand while it's illegal on the glove hand is straight up lunacy. And it's enforced based on the umpire sticking his finger in a glove and judging between 'not sticky, a little sticky, sticky, stickier, real got-damn sticky, and the stickiest I evarrr seen'. Very scientific. It was stupid when others got caught, and it's stupid now. Fucking MLB brass could fuck up a wet dream.

What’s also stupid is….not following the damned rules. 

it’s not that damn hard to not put rosin on your glove hand.

 

[kevwun 15856]

There is a legit need for rosin though which leads to the problems coming up with rules governing it's use.  Also, lets be honest, Ronel Blanco came out of nowhere this year and sweat mixed with rosin was probably playing a rather large part in it.

Edited May 15 by kevwun

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Bregman back in the clean up spot:

[UTexasFight 9523]

Dubon first start at first since June 23, 2023

Edited May 15 by UTexasFight

[wood 11243]

17 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

What’s also stupid is….not following the damned rules. 

it’s not that damn hard to not put rosin on your glove hand.

I agree it's not hard and I'm not arguing against the suspension, since that's the rule. I'm arguing against a stupid rule and its half-assed detection and enforcement.

 

17 minutes ago, kevwun said:

There is a legit need for rosin though which leads to the problems coming up with rules governing it's use.  Also, lets be honest, Ronel Blanco came out of nowhere this year and sweat mixed with rosin was probably playing a rather large part in it.

 It could have played a role, or maybe it didn't. His changeup usage has gone up dramatically, and apparently it was already a great pitch last year. And I don't buy the idea that you have to let 'em have rosin out there. Just simplify everything. Ban it all. They'll figure it out, and then the umps and league don't have to do the "Is your pitching hand or glove too sticky" dance. If anything is sticky, they sit down. No handwashing bs, etc.

Edited May 15 by wood

[kevwun 15856]

Pitchers sweat so much that they really do have issues holding on to the ball without it.  Nobody want more wild pitches or hit batters.

[wood 11243]

Give 'em a towel or some kinda chamois-ish material.  They'll figure it out.

Or ban it all and  go to a tacky ball like they've been talking about.

Edited May 15 by wood

[n64ra 1087]

5 hours ago, WBT said:

Vs the NL central, had we stayed there?

Now if they moved Arizona or Colorado to the AL like they should have and put us in the NL west, the Dodgers would be a problem.  But the pennant races the last 10 years would've been a blast and well worth it imo.

How about leaving us in the NL Central and tossing the Brewers back to the AL since they had nearly 30 years there? That pushes KC from the AL Central to the AL West.

[TonyTexas 10524]

27 minutes ago, wood said:

Then ban it all. This is stupid.

 

[TejasPedro 1858]

I would have believed the substance was cocaine. Maybe they are cutting it with Rosin nowadays 

[huge 3795]

Can anyone tell me why they broke protocol and searched before the 4th after searching after the previous innings?

[TejasPedro 1858]

There’s a rat in the kitchen.

need to do a mole hunt.

Any Baker holdovers?

[TonyTexas 10524]

2 minutes ago, huge said:

Can anyone tell me why they broke protocol and searched before the 4th after searching after the previous innings?

There’s little doubt in my mind that the search was a request from Kotsay. 

[huge 3795]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

There’s little doubt in my mind that the search was a request from Kotsay. 

Right that is my thought but I have not heard anything reported as to the details.

[TejasPedro 1858]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

There’s little doubt in my mind that the search was a request from Kotsay. 

[cabowabo 4513]

This is all a big god damn conspiracy.

[uoftorange 1387]

1 hour ago, wood said:

I agree it's not hard and I'm not arguing against the suspension, since that's the rule. I'm arguing against a stupid rule and its half-assed detection and enforcement.

 

 It could have played a role, or maybe it didn't. His changeup usage has gone up dramatically, and apparently it was already a great pitch last year. And I don't buy the idea that you have to let 'em have rosin out there. Just simplify everything. Ban it all. They'll figure it out, and then the umps and league don't have to do the "Is your pitching hand or glove too sticky" dance. If anything is sticky, they sit down. No handwashing bs, etc.

With respect, that tells me you never pitched at a serious level.  You absolutely need something, and I think lack of sticky stuff is a much bigger reasons for arms falling off than clocks.  It's the second biggest reason to me besides "just throw as hard as you can every pitch" which is admittedly even bigger.  But guys haven't to slam the ball deeper in their hands to get grips is causing massive strain on elbows and forearms.  

They need sticky stuff, and it's pretty easy to accidentally get from one hand to the other and into the glove.  If you have it on one hand and rub up a ball now you have it on both.  It's an idiotic rule.  Sadly it's a rule because guys like to use stickier stuff to make the ball dance.  

Edited May 15 by uoftorange

[wood 11243]

16 minutes ago, uoftorange said:

With respect, that tells me you never pitched at a serious level.  You absolutely need something, and I think lack of sticky stuff is a much bigger reasons for arms falling off than clocks.  It's the second biggest reason to me besides "just throw as hard as you can every pitch" which is admittedly even bigger.  But guys haven't to slam the ball deeper in their hands to get grips is causing massive strain on elbows and forearms.  

They need sticky stuff, and it's pretty easy to accidentally get from one hand to the other and into the glove.  If you have it on one hand and rub up a ball now you have it on both.  It's an idiotic rule.  Sadly it's a rule because guys like to use stickier stuff to make the ball dance.  

Nah, HS is as far as I got, and I'm only half serious with the 'ban it all' thing. Like you say, it's a stupid rule that's impossible for the pitchers to avoid completely, and it's being enforced very subjectively and not consistently afaik. I'd have zero problem if they keep rosin legal.

[Scraps 13570]

Im telling yall on the field Blanco never touched the ball with his glove hand

In the dugout who knows what the fuck he is touching, but if shit was not on his throwing hand this shits all retarded.

Could he possibly be going to use it later at some point? Potentially. Did he break the rule? Yes.

Miss 2 starts and don't fucking do it again asshole

[Fondren & Main 6733]

Ohtani skates though…lol

[Scraps 13570]

Is Dubon wearing a headband? Oh lawd

[WBT 20653]

3 hours ago, n64ra said:

How about leaving us in the NL Central and tossing the Brewers back to the AL since they had nearly 30 years there? That pushes KC from the AL Central to the AL West.

Oh indeed.  I was just trying to think of a scenario where we'd end up in the NL west because I disagreed with the notion that the al west has been easier than the nl central was.

F bud and the usurpers

Edited May 16 by WBT

[Smax 3800]

We better light this guy up

[Scraps 13570]

Oh i like that

[tx 3 putt 77338]

Hell yes !!!

[tx 3 putt 77338]

[WBT 20653]

Can I vote none of the above in the stro poll?

[Limp Brisket 546]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Can I vote none of the above in the stro poll?

lol exactly what I said

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

28 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Is Dubon wearing a headband? Oh lawd

[WBT 20653]

Damn, Cabbage with 113.4 mph ev

 

[Scraps 13570]

Can I vote none of the above in the stro poll?

He should have more steals than he does since he is a singles master. Start running fool.

[WBT 20653]

sweet dp

[cabowabo 4513]

Wake the fuck up Espada. 

[WBT 20653]

That hit the ground

[Macklemore 2873]

Wake the fuck up Espada. Tucker’s ball hit the ground before being caught. That’s a hit. 

[UTPhil2006 3809]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Im telling yall on the field Blanco never touched the ball with his glove hand

In the dugout who knows what the fuck he is touching, but if shit was not on his throwing hand this shits all retarded.

Could he possibly be going to use it later at some point? Potentially. Did he break the rule? Yes.

Miss 2 starts and don't fucking do it again asshole

1 start

[Rip76 4947]

Hell, I saw it in real time.  
jeez 

[Scraps 13570]

Yall chill Espada only likes to challenge stuff he will 100% lose

[Scraps 13570]

Respect to Framber there for not doing something idiotic and throw to the net

[Macklemore 2873]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Yall chill Espada only likes to challenge stuff he will 100% lose

Espada doesn’t do the bare minimum that a manager should do: confront the umps when necessary regarding balls and strikes, stick up for your players in the media and challenge calls when it’s clear as day the umps are wrong. He is way too passive and even keeled to be a successful manager.