Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

42-0. Show me a loss. 

 

this thread needs to stop being a bunch of pussies !!!!

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

12 hours ago, Scraps said:

Two OTTO matos, used to call me fatso
Now you call me Castro, my rap flows
 

With an Ort and an Otto, we really need to sign somebody named Should. 

[UTPhil2006 3,807]

Cmon AJ get your boys going 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Detroit walked in a run in the first and Seattle has 1 hit and is winning 1-0 in the 8th. They want to be us so bad.

[UTPhil2006 3,807]

JAVY BAEZ FOR PRESIDENT 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

 

Tigers come back and win in last at bat again. 3 up 

[Hornsbay22 467]

4 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

 

Tigers come back and win in last at bat again. 3 up 

I hope they get hot, I'd rather face them than the royals.  But fuck it lets just catch that 1 or 2 seed.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Just saw this. Manfred is a jackass. Injuries aren’t a thing at all. Dumb

[kevwun 15,774]

Doesn't apply if:

• He throws 100 pitches
• He gives up four or more earned runs
• He gets injured (with a required IL stint

We're gonna limit injuries by making starters endure longer innings when it's clear they don't have it that start.  Pitchers definitely aren't going to overthrow when they are trying to avoid getting shelled.

Edited August 15 by kevwun

[Dnaguy 11,943]

Did Seattle play in Japan back at the beginning of the season? 
They seem to always be a game or 2 ahead of us in total games played.

 

Edited August 15 by Dnaguy

[perfectchaos007 6,634]

Our playoff odds are sitting at 84% currently. What a rollercoaster of a season 

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

 

[kevwun 15,774]

Good, he can keep pitching for them.  I'm sure they'll be happy for the help.

[HtownHorn 14,677]

11 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Good, he can keep pitching for them.  I'm sure they'll be happy for the help.

The Space Cowboys are up 16.5 games in their division, they can afford some Montero outings.

[WBT 20,561]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

So you're telling me I shouldn't be impressed by Whitley's scoreless streak?

[WBT 20,561]

20 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Before tonight, when’s the last time a team won a game with 1 hit through 9 innings?

I was at this game:

https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B06270HOU2012.htm

I thought the HR was the other hit but apparently we had another erased by a dp.

f offdays

[wood 11,225]

4 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Just saw this. Manfred is a jackass. Injuries aren’t a thing at all. Dumb

 

4 hours ago, kevwun said:

Doesn't apply if:

• He throws 100 pitches
• He gives up four or more earned runs
• He gets injured (with a required IL stint

We're gonna limit injuries by making starters endure longer innings when it's clear they don't have it that start.  Pitchers definitely aren't going to overthrow when they are trying to avoid getting shelled.

JFC, what a buncha fucking morons running this clown show. FML.

The idiots have taken over everything now, and they're enshittening it all at warp speed.

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

What’s the reasoning on why this 6 inning rule is needed ?

[Scraps 13,561]

I was at this game:
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B06270HOU2012.htm
I thought the HR was the other hit but apparently we had another erased by a dp.
f offdays

Damn Downs Syndrome and Brian Bixler. The good old days when you have a whole section of 1000 seats to yourself

[Wulaw Horn 19,069]

40 minutes ago, wood said:

 

JFC, what a buncha fucking morons running this clown show. FML.

The idiots have taken over everything now, and they're enshittening it all at warp speed.

This will never happen. No worries. 

[wood 11,225]

58 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

What’s the reasoning on why this 6 inning rule is needed ?

Not enough pitchers getting hurt. Duh!

[Hornsbay22 467]

JV with more progress in CC

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

Justin Verlander final line in rehab start for the Hooks:

4 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 5 K

He threw 57 pitches, 41 for strikes. Velocity was in the mid 90s. #Astros

[UTexasFight 9,431]

It’s like 2017 but without the hurricane and we get him two weeks earlier!

[Rimbo 25,919]

ROTFL THE TIGERS SWEPT SEATTLE

 

hinch for president

[Rimbo 25,919]

5 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Our playoff odds are sitting at 84% currently. What a rollercoaster of a season 

yeah this was me at the beginning of the season

[Gourmand 7,774]

Penn Murfee's outing tonight for Fayetteville was not as positive as Verlander's outing for the Hooks.

 

0.1 IP 3 H 4 ER 1 BB 1 K on 19 pitches. (12 strikes).

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

 

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

 

[Gourmand 7,774]

[runthebone 7,968]

3 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

It’s like 2017 but without the hurricane and we get him two weeks earlier!

Beryl?

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

So long Chas or Diaz ….

 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Hell yeah. Give the kid a chance. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Let’s take care of business and don’t Oakland up the White Sox this weekend.

[UTPhil2006 3,807]

6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

So long Chas or Diaz ….

 

Well Whitcomb doesn’t play OF so Diaz 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1,678]

The Astros philosophy under Dana is to call up hot bats and figure out defense/position when they get here. Makes every minor leaguer think they could get the call up at any time. Dezenzo was only in Sugar Land for 11 days. 

[HtownHorn 14,677]

20 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Well Whitcomb doesn’t play OF so Diaz 

He's going to play the OF for the Astros.

[WBT 20,561]

12 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

What’s the reasoning on why this 6 inning rule is needed ?

More balls in play, fewer anonymous relievers, more entertaining baseball

[UTexasFight 9,431]

7 hours ago, runthebone said:

Beryl?

Just meant the timing.

2017:

August 25: Harvey.

August 31: JV trade.

Sept 5: First JV Astros start 

 

back that up ~two weeks:

2024:

August 11: no hurricane

August 15: 2nd JV rehab start

~August 21: First JV Astros start since June 9

[UTexasFight 9,431]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

More balls in play, fewer anonymous relievers, more entertaining baseball

How dare you spit on the good, good name of Parker Mushinski

 

[runthebone 7,968]

13 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

What’s the reasoning on why this 6 inning rule is needed ?

Fewer Pressly appearances, I think.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Well Whitcomb doesn’t play OF so Diaz 

 

[HtownHorn 14,677]

We have to clear a spot on the 40-man, but no problems we have this list of shitty players to choose from 

1. Aledmys Diaz
2. Oliver Ortega (60-day)
3. Bennett Sousa (60-day)
4. Nick Hernandez
5. Jasnson Junk
6. Luis Contreras
7. Parker Mushinski
8. Jacob Amaya
9. Cooper Hummel
10. Trey Cabbage
11. Grae Kessinger

I would offer that these 11 guys would struggle to find a 40-man spot in any of the other MLB organizations.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Plenty of space on 26 man too. Tells you how bad the end of the roster is. Anybody that bats behind Meyers in the order probably shouldn’t be in the major leagues. Plenty of room for someone that can hit and catch a fly ball. 

[runthebone 7,968]

54 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

We have to clear a spot on the 40-man, but no problems we have this list of shitty players to choose from 

1. Aledmys Diaz
2. Oliver Ortega (60-day)
3. Bennett Sousa (60-day)
4. Nick Hernandez
5. Jasnson Junk
6. Luis Contreras
7. Parker Mushinski
8. Jacob Amaya
9. Cooper Hummel
10. Trey Cabbage
11. Grae Kessinger

I would offer that these 11 guys would struggle to find a 40-man spot in any of the other MLB organizations.

Don't touch my Junk, Dana!

 

Wait...

[A-Tex Devil 2,446]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

More balls in play, fewer anonymous relievers, more entertaining baseball

The theory is that pitchers know they have to make it to 6 and won't rely on velocity as much (which is ostensibly why there are more injuries), meaning the above, theoretically.  I think it's dumb, and I doubt people change the way the pitch. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,456]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Not as funny as Turturro, Mavs Mask Fan, or rapping Jazz fan. But humorous. 

If anybody has a link to Mavs or Jazz fans’ videos I would it appreciate because that shit is hilarious.

[tx 3 putt 76,905]

Yuli can still be traded for 

do it !!!

[Gourmand 7,774]

My bet is he replaces Leon

[wood 11,225]

Welp, I lost my DirecTV piggyback, when my neighbor's mom ended her sub. Went back to the pirate streams for a couple of days, but fuck that shit. Got MLB.TV & Surfshark. Seems like it works great, at least for on demand games. We'll see how it goes tonight. Seems like the most cost-effective route for me. /csb