Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Scraps 13,570]

Sometimes it Bielak that

[kevwun 15,856]

David Cone must not realize mixing rosin with anything is also against the rules.  This all happened in 2022 which may explain why Cone and AJ PleaseBuyAVowel seem to not be aware of them.

Edited May 16 by kevwun

[UTexasFight 9,523]

21 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

This is a huge WTF considering where we are with pitching depth right now.

So we effectively traded Bielak for Speas and cash.

probably not a bad move long-term. Certainly not great in the short term after what happened Tuesday.

[kevwun 15,856]

Very odd timing on this unless there's another move coming.

[Scraps 13,570]

Bielak needed to be moved. Out of options so fucking up helping up/down situations.

Hell i said dfa him a month ago so for someone to give Crane titter joint money for him is a W

[UTexasFight 9,523]

Yeah, are you guys forgetting Bielak was DFA’ed last week when they activated Javier. (They day after they claimed Speas)?

they had 10 days to trade him.

they may have done something different if they had knew Blanco was going to get popped 3 days later, but wheels were already put in motion with the moves made last weekend.

 

[Guadaloopy 11,012]

25 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Bielak needed to be moved. Out of options so fucking up helping up/down situations.

Yeah... that makes sense.

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Yeah, are you guys forgetting Bielak was DFA’ed last week when they activated Javier. (They day after they claimed Speas)?

they had 10 days to trade him.

they may have done something different if they had knew Blanco was going to get popped 3 days later, but wheels were already put in motion with the moves made last weekend.

 

Yep.  Forgot that happened.  

[TejasPedro 1,858]

3 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

First off… Fuck you for posting a video of an AJ Pierzynski take.  
 
Secondly… Double fuck you for posting a video of an AJ Pierzynski take that I agree with.  

Well, while we are at, why don’t we go out and ask this asshole’s opinion on the sticky matter

[UTexasFight 9,523]

Too soon 

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

I think they are hoping Bielak pitches for the A's tonight. A truly masterful move if it happens. 

[HtownHorn 14,763]

4 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

Option Martinez today and then rotate Mushinski, Speas, Henley, and Coleman for the next 8 games to ensure there’s always at least one fresh low leverage arm in the pen.  This is probably what I’d do even though it’s unfair to Martinez.

Martinez needs a week off after the over use in the last 4 days. 

[tx 3 putt 77,344]

3 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

I heard someone on an Astros broadcast or on the X say that they can have 13 pitchers on 25 and will be down a position player. I assume Cabbage will go down. He’s kind of redundant as a LH OF/1B. 

we’ll be down one pitcher 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

we’ll be down one pitcher 

Not the best year for that with our starters. 

[cabowabo 4,513]

3 hours ago, kevwun said:

Very odd timing on this unless there's another move coming.

Could it be Mason Miller headed our way?

[kevwun 15,856]

I forgot they had dfa'd Bielak last weekend.  They had to trade him.

[Dnaguy 12,047]

5 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

Alcohol + Rosin?

 

 

Now we know why Blanco got suspended.

It's very bad to steal Jobu's rum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(I know ethanol and isopropyl alcohol are two different compounds, but my joke stands as I'm about 95% confident the chemical reaction / mechanism would be similar.... but I guess there's only one way to find out. Off the liquor store and Academy for a little homework assignment....)

 

Edited May 16 by Dnaguy

[WBT 20,653]

3 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Yeah, are you guys forgetting Bielak was DFA’ed last week when they activated Javier.

DFAing him to begin with was the wtf move when Brown, Arighetti, and Dubin have options.

I would have moved him into the rotation before I DFAd him.  He's done better as a fill-in starter in previous years than Brown and Arighetti have done this year.

[Scraps 13,570]

Sweep the leg

[UTexasFight 9,523]

39 minutes ago, WBT said:

DFAing him to begin with was the wtf move when Brown, Arighetti, and Dubin have options.

I would have moved him into the rotation before I DFAd him.  He's done better as a fill-in starter in previous years than Brown and Arighetti have done this year.

Fair but that’s assuming past performance  is an indicator of future (lack of ) success.

 

We know what we have in Bielak. I think brown and arrighetti turn it around in short order  

[tx 3 putt 77,344]

 

[Wulaw Horn 19,147]

17 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Fair but that’s assuming past performance  is an indicator of future (lack of ) success.

 

We know what we have in Bielak. I think brown and arrighetti turn it around in short order  

Sure. But I’d still have sent them down and spot started him until Urquidy got back and saw where that took me. 

Edited May 16 by Wulaw Horn

[Scraps 13,570]

Bielaks so great he couldn't even get us a player in return

[Wulaw Horn 19,147]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Bielaks so great he couldn't even get us a player in return

He’s AAAA no doubt. Thats not a terrible guy to have in the org if you have 5 starters hurt. Only reason he’s gone is because he’s out of options. 

[David Dennison 18,945]

Lolwut?

[Scraps 13,570]

Kotsay quit being a dillweed

[BrickTop 477]

Kotsay was hoping to luck into incompetence or he’s blind or something.

[Scraps 13,570]

Great they have long haired Ryan Gosling pitching for them

[UTexasFight 9,523]

But he’s our TOOTBLAN 

[Scraps 13,570]

How did that fucker catch that

Yeah he didn't

[Limp Brisket 546]

Tuve gonna get bailed out

[Scraps 13,570]

1st and 2nd jfc still raped

[Scraps 13,570]

Dad Joke Blummer is right....TK wrong as usual

[UTexasFight 9,523]

Jfc. They sound like an old married couple.

Altuve would not have gotten to third on that.

shut up Blum 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Breg back to 6! 

[David Dennison 18,945]

Well that was terrible.

[Pablo 494]

 fucking awful situational hitting

 

[UTexasFight 9,523]

Oh boy.

here come the shitty RISP bats

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

Did they not stop the game for the tornado and storm??? Friend sent me pics of downtown after their shelter in place was lifted and there is glass, street lights and debris all over the place.  We have friends in the heights who are stuck with trees down all over. One of them had a tree fall on their house and breach their roof. Crazy fucking storm. 

[Rip76 4,947]

Wow, you have to score at least one there.  Jeez.

fucking bunt 

[Scraps 13,570]

Did they not stop the game for the tornado and storm??? Friend sent me pics of downtown after their shelter in place was lifted and there is glass, street lights and debris all over the place.  We have friends in the heights who are stuck with trees down all over. One of them had a tree fall on their house and breach their roof. Crazy fucking storm. 

Could have moved it to Milwaukee

[UTexasFight 9,523]

13 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Did they not stop the game for the tornado and storm??? Friend sent me pics of downtown after their shelter in place was lifted and there is glass, street lights and debris all over the place.  We have friends in the heights who are stuck with trees down all over. One of them had a tree fall on their house and breach their roof. Crazy fucking storm. 

They closed down/evacuated  left field alley.

[UTexasFight 9,523]

16 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Oh boy.

here come the shitty RISP bats

0-5 after 2

[Scraps 13,570]

Time to get Yordan a headband

[Pablo 494]

Bregman regressing already from his HOT day...

[Pablo 494]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Time to get Yordan a headband

yordan is turbo fucked - needs a day off or a WPB trip

 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Singleton does work the pitchers. If he can get a few more hits, he’d really become an asset.

[UTexasFight 9,523]

21 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

0-5 after 2

Finally!

1 for 7!!!

Edited May 17 by UTexasFight
2 for 8!!! 3 for 9!!!

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Yainer!

[Pablo 494]

finally some RISP

[UTexasFight 9,523]

That slider is not sliding.

 

but glad he threw it twice in a row for two doubles