Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[UTexasFight 9292]

4 minutes ago, wood said:

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

I use Unlocator so check that if you have issues with surfshark.

[Mitch Hedberg 2087]

TheTVapp.to

Ive only used it on my phone when I need to. If your TV has a browser.

[wood 10904]

20 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

TheTVapp.to

Ive only used it on my phone when I need to. If your TV has a browser.

Thanks. I'll check that out, too. I can still cancel 'em both if'n I want to. ETA just tuned in to the Cubs game. Looks great. Is home vs away team broadcast choice random/varied? I'm partial to the SCHN broadcast, but it might be worth hearing the other teams' announcers to save the money. MLB does have on demand 90 minutes after the game ends though. Hmm ...

Edited August 16 by wood

[Gourmand 7761]

21 minutes ago, wood said:

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

my MLBTV + Express VPN has been working great for me. It seems like the first month or so (maybe more, maybe less???) was completely unfunctional and I thought the ride was over forever but then outta nowhere it just started working like someone at MLBTV flipped a switch or something to allow my account to log in even when my VPN was connected. The only difference between this year and last is that it still won't work on my phone, but it works on my pc. On my phone i only get the radio feed option.

 

[UTexasFight 9292]

26 minutes ago, wood said:

Thanks. I'll check that out, too. I can still cancel 'em both if'n I want to. ETA just tuned in to the Cubs game. Looks great. Is home vs away team broadcast choice random/varied? I'm partial to the SCHN broadcast, but it might be worth hearing the other teams' announcers to save the money. MLB does have on demand 90 minutes after the game ends though. Hmm ...

You should be presented with and option when you open the game what broadcast you want. (Default though is home TV).

I toggle over to Astros radio every time I can, although lately it’s been very glitchy (takes forever to load, or isn’t synced up with the video very well).

[HtownHorn 14320]

14 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

my MLBTV + Express VPN has been working great for me. It seems like the first month or so (maybe more, maybe less???) was completely unfunctional and I thought the ride was over forever but then outta nowhere it just started working like someone at MLBTV flipped a switch or something to allow my account to log in even when my VPN was connected. The only difference between this year and last is that it still won't work on my phone, but it works on my pc. On my phone i only get the radio feed option.

Last year For me, it would work great on computer but not on my TV, this year it is opposite. Works great on the TV, but on the computer it is touch and go.

[UTexasFight 9292]

18 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

my MLBTV + Express VPN has been working great for me. It seems like the first month or so (maybe more, maybe less???) was completely unfunctional and I thought the ride was over forever but then outta nowhere it just started working like someone at MLBTV flipped a switch or something to allow my account to log in even when my VPN was connected. The only difference between this year and last is that it still won't work on my phone, but it works on my pc. On my phone i only get the radio feed option.

 

I’ve had no issues (knock on wood) with unlocator this year. Usually the first week or two of the season it acts up but not this year (or last from what I can remember). (This is for watching on Roku/smart tv. I’ve never been able to get it to work on my phone)

only downside is that I have to revert to the default DNS settings on my router anytime I want to watch espn (all other apps-Netflix, Hulu, etc work fine).  I’ve gotten really quick at toggling between the two.

Edited August 16 by UTexasFight

[wood 10904]

12 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

You should be presented with and option when you open the game what broadcast you want. (Default though is home TV).

I toggle over to Astros radio every time I can, although lately it’s been very glitchy (takes forever to load, or isn’t synced up with the video very well).

Thanks. Sorry, that question was re: thetvapp.to.

[Gourmand 7761]

15 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Last year For me, it would work great on computer but not on my TV, this year it is opposite. Works great on the TV, but on the computer it is touch and go.

how do you get it on your TV?

[HtownHorn 14320]

9 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

how do you get it on your TV?

I have a subscription to NordVPN, and set it on Denver.

[Scraps 13477]

Whatever fixes Yordan at home man

[Scraps 13477]

Dom Smith and Gio Urshela both DFA

Meh....keep waiting it out more bodies will drop

[UTexasFight 9292]

10 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Dom Smith and Gio Urshela both DFA

Meh....keep waiting it out more bodies will drop
 

August DFAs/waiver wire is like a monthlong Christmas/ candy store shopping spree for Dana.

I just hope the team doesn’t end up looking like this at the end.

 

 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1368]

Bregman out tonight.  Elbow soreness. 

Just now, Texas St. Armadillos said:

Bregman out tonight.  Elbow swelling. 

 

[tx 3 putt 75229]

Bregman hurt 

fuuuuuuuuuuuuck 

[elfenix 34075]

And speaking to the media in 10 minutes. Wtf

[tx 3 putt 75229]

 

had to have the old school BP cap ….

 

 

this jumped in my hands too ……

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 16 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 75229]

3 minutes ago, elfenix said:

And speaking to the media in 10 minutes. Wtf

done for the season, calling it it now 

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[uoftorange 1383]

Brian McTaggart
@brianmctaggart
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Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he slept with his arm wrong a few days ago and doesn’t want to play through it anymore. He expects to miss the weekend but said it’s not a long term injury.

Edited August 16 by uoftorange

[tx 3 putt 75229]

‘slept on it wrong’ 

[Guadaloopy 10798]

1 minute ago, uoftorange said:

Brian McTaggart
@brianmctaggart
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Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he slept with his arm wrong a few days ago and doesn’t want to play through it anymore. He expects to miss the weekend but said it’s not a long term injury.

 

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

‘slept on it wrong’ 

At least it wasn't a "massage."

[tx 3 putt 75229]

[Gut Wagon 8028]

I slept on my neck wrong last night and am still here grinding out criticism of the GM, manager and impotent OF. So the least Bregman can do is play. 

[tx 3 putt 75229]

[elfenix 34075]

So what was he actually doing that lead to this injury?

[Rip76 4880]

“Babe, what’s wrong?”

”Oh man, I think I slept wrong the other night and my elbow hurts.”  “I think I’ll get an MRI.”

[TonyTexas 10406]

@tx 3 putt Imma is looking for someone with your qualifications. You should apply. 

 

Edited August 16 by TonyTexas

[David Dennison 17754]

Oof. That lineup.

 

[Guadaloopy 10798]

4 minutes ago, elfenix said:

So what was he actually doing that lead to this injury?

 

12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

[elfenix 34075]

Just now, Guadaloopy said:

 

 

I can attest my elbows are fine

[tx 3 putt 75229]

10 minutes ago, elfenix said:

So what was he actually doing that lead to this injury?

the new Sydney Sweeney pics that dropped today 😂😂😂😂

 

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

Edited August 16 by tx 3 putt

[UTexasFight 9292]

6 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Oof. That lineup.

 

It’s gonna be a doozy.

at least maybe we get to see Whitcomb right away instead of calling him up and he resides one for at least 2 days

 

oh who am I kidding. I’m sure Espada will use this as an excuse to start A Diaz…

 

edit:

could be worse?

Edited August 16 by UTexasFight

[Mitch Hedberg 2087]

1 hour ago, wood said:

Thanks. Sorry, that question was re: thetvapp.to.

You know I don’t remember. I’ve only used it once or twice when I can’t access my Directv for some reason. All games are available.

[Mitch Hedberg 2087]

So Maldonado gave Chas his blackmail pics?

[tx 3 putt 75229]

[UTexasFight 9292]

26 minutes ago, uoftorange said:

Brian McTaggart
@brianmctaggart
·
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Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he slept with his arm wrong a few days ago and doesn’t want to play through it anymore. He expects to miss the weekend but said it’s not a long term injury.

We basically have 4 straight off days a month after the all star break.

take it easy, rest up. Don’t do anything stupid. Get ready to keep smashing the final 15 games of this 18 game stretch 

 

does suck that it happens right in the middle of him being absolutely unstoppable. Will probably end up costing him a shot at POM 

Edited August 16 by UTexasFight

[tx 3 putt 75229]

 

 

[tx 3 putt 75229]

 

[UTexasFight 9292]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Skenes day against Seattle

let's get to 4 up.
Shut em all down until Seattle starts to win. 

[HtownHorn 14320]

Slept on it wrong, holy shit our guys make up the dumbest shit for injuries.

Of course, Dubon, Meyers, and McCormick get another shot at improving on their 3-22 in the last 2 games.

[Texas St. Armadillos 1368]

Aledmys released.

[UTPhil2006 3767]

8 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Well Whitcomb doesn’t play OF so Diaz 

Confirmed Diaz

[runthebone 7875]

Let's get Aledmys another ring!

[TonyTexas 10406]

What a worthless signing. He played in 2 games (9 total innings), had 4 ABs, goose eggs across the board. 

[dr99 551]

6 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

What a worthless signing. He played in 2 games (9 total innings), had 4 ABs, goose eggs across the board. 

His veteran presence was immeasurable.

[Mitch Hedberg 2087]

2 hours ago, uoftorange said:

Brian McTaggart
@brianmctaggart
·
7s
Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he slept with his arm wrong a few days ago and doesn’t want to play through it anymore. He expects to miss the weekend but said it’s not a long term injury.

Good grief. Just seeing this. WTF. Soft as butter these mofos are as a collective group. Hockey players must laugh their asses off at these kind of reports.

[uoftorange 1383]

CSB: 

I slept on my arm 2 years ago and couldn't feel my pinky and ring finger for 9 months.  Slept on it again a similar way and it the feeling came back. 

[Ichabod 179]

Y’all stay safe out there while sleeping at night. 

[UTexasFight 9292]

57 minutes ago, dr99 said:

His veteran presence was immeasurable.

We’re 10 games over after 110 games.

5 of those came on his watch (in the 21 games he was with the club) !

[UTexasFight 9292]

28 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Good grief. Just seeing this. WTF. Soft as butter these mofos are as a collective group. Hockey players must laugh their asses off at these kind of reports.

I’m taking all of this Bregman stuff with a grain of salt. But this is a much more complicated way of saying “dude has played in 116 of 120 games. We’re giving him the weekend off because we’re playing a team that will be at 100 losses with over an entire month of the season left.”

But if going the “slept wrong” route is the way to accomplish getting him a break and keeps the white sox from throwing at our dudes (which is what they would have done if we came out and said “we don’t feel with need Bregman this weekend to be able to win 2 or 3 of 3”, then so be it)