Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Scraps 13,545]

Everyone doesn't need rest. We have an off day tomorrow. Give old man Tuve and Pena off.

I need 89 fucking wins

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

No Kessinger. Guess trying to keep that spotless hitless stat line intact. 

[Scraps 13,545]

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[kevwun 15,672]

Bregman must have drawn the short straw.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,090]

Bregman and Pena are in a contest. First one to get a hit gets replaced by Kessinger and gets rest of the day off. I don’t know why Salazar isn’t playing

[Scraps 13,545]

Sunday will be the only day we go full punt mode 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

6 minutes ago, Scraps said:

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[David Dennison 18,662]

1 hour ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Later...much later....like ALDS rosters setting time later...

I hate to say it, but it might not matter if he doesn't play in the first round.

Real talk.

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

3 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Bregman must have drawn the short straw.

 

bregman is a baseball playing mofo’s. they’ll be dragging him off the field his last game. 

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,198]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I hate to say it, but it might not matter if he doesn't play in the first round.

Real talk.

Well.... you might right there

 

[UTPhil2006 3,794]

16 minutes ago, Scraps said:

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Fire Espada 

[Pimphand 5,609]

Ideal state for me would be an NL 22/23 type round for the AL

1. MFY
2. CLE
3. HOU
4. BAL
5. DET
6. MIN/KC (NO SEA)

DET over BAL
HOU over MIN/KC

DET over MFY
HOU over CLE

HOU over DET

Even if DET pulled it out and won (they are the hottest team in baseball at 28-11 in the last 39) I would be ok with losing to them compared to the MFY

The good news is next to the Astros the team with the 2nd best mark against the MFY in the postseason is the Tigers who are 3-0 (2006 ALDS, 2011 ALDS, 2012 ALCS)

That makes Verlander the ultimate MFY king (6-0 in series including 2 sweeps all time in the postseason vs MFY & 5-1 as a starter)

Edited September 25 by Pimphand

[Pimphand 5,609]

Postseason:
DET vs MFY 10-3
HOU vs MFY 13-5

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

Bregman and Pena are in a contest. First one to get a hit gets replaced by Kessinger and gets rest of the day off. I don’t know why Salazar isn’t playing

my guess is they want caratini to have more experience catching kikuchi for the playoffs since he’s been here the shortest amount of time and salazar won’t ever catch a starter in the postseason.

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

1 minute ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

my guess is they want caratini to have more experience catching kikuchi for the playoffs since he’s been here the shortest amount of time and salazar won’t ever catch a starter in the postseason.

 

all this 

salazar will finish this game

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

i’ll be in my bregman lsu jersey, come buy me a white claw 

[Scraps 13,545]

i’ll be in my bregman lsu jersey, come buy me a white claw 

White claw for permaban?

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

Just now, Scraps said:

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

i’ll be in my bregman lsu jersey, come buy me a white claw 

White claw for permaban?

 

minute maid could carry some more flavors 

[The Dog 43,843]

 

[UTPhil2006 3,794]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

i’ll be in my bregman lsu jersey, come buy me a white claw 

I’ll be in my Berkman pinstripe jersey you come buy me a beer. In Lucas seats so will be plenty of room 

[UTPhil2006 3,794]

Yordy not going to Cleveland. 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

1 minute ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Yordy not going to Cleveland. 

Yordan Alvarez will stay in Houston to rehab while the Astros are in Cleveland. He has not resumed any baseball activity yet but is feeling better, Joe Espada said. Chas McCormick will also stay back and face pitching in live BP.

[Pimphand 5,609]

3 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Yordy not going to Cleveland. 

As it should be. He should remain in Houston until we fly to Game 1 of the ALDS

[Hornsbay22 463]

48 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Fire Espada 

Not far off from the line ups in June.

[Planet Houston 4,923]

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

im going to scroll back to mid / late june surly thread for the lulz

 

 

11 hours ago, David Dennison said:

It's delightful.

This is why I’m not a regular poster during the regular season. Too long a season to be making definitive statements during bad times and good, and we all want to make emotional snap judgments watching them day in and day out. 

Let’s make another run, boys!

[UTPhil2006 3,794]

Might legitimately start the wave today in honor of LilShep @Jshep34

[runthebone 7,932]

I think they'll have a serious lineup to try to help JV get a win

[Pimphand 5,609]

On 6/14/2024 at 2:31 PM, Beau Vine said:

Never forget.

Maldy went on a tear! He even got above the DWI line to end the season!

[Pimphand 5,609]

[Gourmand 7,774]

Did you realize that there will be no 100-win teams in the postseason this year, the first time that has happened since 2014?

The 88-74 wild card San Francisco Giants won the World Series that year by taking out Pittsburgh in the wc playoff game, Nationals in the LDS, Cardinals in the NLCS, and deciding 7th game vs KC in the World Series.

 

[Gourmand 7,774]

 

 

[Gut Wagon 8,053]

By recent Houston standards, we've played a lot of forgettable baseball this season. Fortunately, everyone else in the AL West has played even more of it. And there are no super teams in either league, though there are quite a few individuals having monster years. So if Alvarez is OK and we get a bit more from our role player bats and Pressly, we might do some serious damage. 

[Rimbo 25,792]

4 hours ago, Pimphand said:

Do y'all even pay attention to other teams? LOL

why would i do a stupid thing like that

[Rimbo 25,792]

3 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

 

 

[Rimbo 25,792]

3 hours ago, huge said:

You assholes can thank me for my late April max bet on Astros miss playoffs YES -120

this is why i never bet on sports

[Rimbo 25,792]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

Everyone doesn't need rest. We have an off day tomorrow. Give old man Tuve and Pena off.

I need 89 fucking wins

this is also why i don't bet

[UTexasFight 9,385]

51 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

The 88-74 wild card San Francisco Giants won the World Series that year by taking out Pittsburgh in the wc playoff game, Nationals in the LDS, Cardinals in the NLCS, and deciding 7th game vs KC in the World Series.

 

Well there it is. We’ll win 88 games too and win our 3rd WS on the tail end of our dynasty like the Giants did that year 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

Blanco will start Friday, Verlander on Saturday, TBA on Sunday.
 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

shout out to julio rodriguez, just signed a ton of balls and jerseys before first pitch 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

camera iso on breggy coming out of the dugout 😭😭😭😭😭

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

[UTexasFight 9,385]

First bumper music: Oasis-Chanpagne Supernova 

[Jshep34 2,304]

Ya got to start it and the worst time

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

i can out run singleton 

[Dutchrudder 11,122]

Nice, taking the lead and they got Kirby over 50 pitches in the third inning. 

[tx 3 putt 76,430]

welp, bregman’s day is done 

[Guadaloopy 10,927]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

welp, bregman’s day is done 

Nice moment for possibly his last regular season home game as an Astro.

[Mo Horn 8,808]

Almost like a "good bye" by a manager that knows a player isn't coming back. 

Edited September 25 by Mo Horn

[Scraps 13,545]

TO is on board lol

[David Dennison 18,662]

22 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Almost like a "good bye" by a manager that knows a player isn't coming back. 

We have no idea how the negotiations between Bregman and the Astros will go.