Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Scraps 13477]

There we go

[dr99 551]

[HOOKEM4 4914]

9 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Alvarez and Altuve each missed a game because of HBPs, unavenged.

Hmmm maybe...just nailed Correa.

[Snake Diggity 4548]

44 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

I offer him 2/40 right now. Would even go 3/60

Nah.  No more deals longer than 2 years for dudes over 35.  I would give JV $35M/2yrs with some add’l incentives and a vesting 3rd year with 120 ip or 3 playoff starts.

[.45s 28]

Don't know if Liperfido's circus catch was posted here, but check it out.

https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/astros-joey-loperfido-catch-twins-19558030.php

https://www.mlb.com/video/luis-contreras-in-play-out-s-to-willi-castro

 

 

[dr99 551]

Spaghetti stepping up since Montero is too much of a pussy to hit anyone.

[HOOKEM4 4914]

1 minute ago, dr99 said:

Spaghetti stepping up since Montero is too much of a pussy to hit anyone.

And he is wild enough to make it believable. 

[UTexasFight 9292]

Let’s get Altuve to this inning so he doesn’t get plunked leading off next inning 

[David Dennison 17754]

Productive ABs!

[tx 3 putt 75228]

Make this guy work

[Mez2 4013]

Cesar salad is my new favorite player. 

[David Dennison 17754]

Dude is hitting .080 and you walk him.

Come on, man.

[David Dennison 17754]

That is some poor pitching by the rookie.

[Scraps 13477]

TK dumb...."Vasquez wore 7 his whole career up until Minnesota cause it is retired for Mauer"

Uhhh no he didn't dummy

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Finally. Way to plunk someone

[runthebone 7875]

As long as he doesn't implode again, Arrighetti is my favorite

[runthebone 7875]

6 minutes ago, Scraps said:

TK dumb...."Vasquez wore 7 his whole career up until Minnesota cause it is retired for Mauer"

Uhhh no he didn't dummy


 

You know you need to grade him on the Kalas Curve.

[hornmpa96 2538]

Yainer can take some ugly swings.

[David Dennison 17754]

Man, we do stupid things in the field.

[dr99 551]

Buxton looked like Cabbage up there

[Mez2 4013]

30 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Cesar salad is my new favorite player. 

Nevermind lol

[HOOKEM4 4914]

1 minute ago, Mez2 said:

Nevermind lol

I was going to check you but figured it wasn't needed.

 

Dubon slides his back foot every time. How have they not fixed that little league shit by now?

[tx 3 putt 75228]

16 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

Yainer can take some ugly swings.

he’s had a great road trip 

[cabowabo 4389]

Salazar is fucking terrible.

[tx 3 putt 75228]

Fuck, have to make that play at home 

 

fuck 

[David Dennison 17754]

Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

[tx 3 putt 75228]

Just now, cabowabo said:

Salazar is fucking terrible.

he dropped the fucking ball

 

[Lat22 3949]

That’s on Altuve. 

[David Dennison 17754]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

he dropped the fucking ball

Position does not check out.

[Scraps 13477]

Bad throw by altuve but almost any other mlb catcher makes the play still

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Maldy catches that

[HOOKEM4 4914]

Just now, Lat22 said:

That’s on Altuve. 

The error, but that was an out till Salazar dropped the damn ball. Comedy of errors.

[tx 3 putt 75228]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

Maldy catches that

catches it, closes out this game with 3 scoreless innings relief to save BP arms !!!

[HtownHorn 14320]

Altuve has had a rough defensive inning.

[David Dennison 17754]

Good grief, rookie.

[Lat22 3949]

Of course a major league catcher should be able to scoop and control that, but why short hop the throw to him? Shitty throw. 

[David Dennison 17754]

1 minute ago, Lat22 said:

Of course a major league catcher should be able to scoop and control that, but why short hop the throw to him? Shitty throw. 

[Mez2 4013]

11 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I was going to check you but figured it wasn't needed.

 

Dubon slides his back foot every time. How have they not fixed that little league shit by now?

The swings mechanics of it is not a big deal, it's called a scissor kick. Altuve does it too, as does Yordon. part of the deceleration of a swing, allows for better direction and catapulting the swing. Problem is Dubon is not Altuve, or Yardon

[HOOKEM4 4914]

3 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

The swings mechanics of it is not a big deal, it's called a scissor kick. Altuve does it too, as does Yordon. part of the deceleration of a swing, allows for better direction and catapulting the swing. Problem is Dubon is not Altuve, or Yardon

They have a small scissor kick. His foot is a foot or two back and happening as he is starting his swing. It ain't right.

[Scraps 13477]

Don't think Abreu would have gotten that

[David Dennison 17754]

Jeez, work a count.

[Gut Wagon 8028]

This is not a good day to be missing two great lefty sluggers. 

[David Dennison 17754]

I hate this game right now.

[David Dennison 17754]

Chas needs to stop starting.

[tx 3 putt 75228]

JLope !!!

[Dutchrudder 10976]

Attaboy Joey!  No outs, have to get him home. 

[Lat22 3949]

Hindsight, yada yada yada, but maybe Altuve should have dropped a bunt there. 

[David Dennison 17754]

Two extremely disappointing ABs from Altuve and Bregman.

[UTHornFan014 707]

2 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Hindsight, yada yada yada, but maybe Altuve should have dropped a bunt there. 

I don't understand why he didn't. He is actually one of the few guys on the team with some experience getting bunts down (when he randomly tries to bunt for hits). 

We have to be one of the worst teams in the league at small balling a run in when we get a guy on 2nd with no outs. 

[Wishbone 4717]

Leadoff man in scoring position with 0 outs, top of the (abbreviated) order coming up late in the game…then nothing.