Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Pimphand 5,733]

22 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Would be so pissed if we had to play a DH tomorrow

Fuck 'em, haha

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

 

[Guadaloopy 10,960]

2 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Isn't this game completely meaningless?

Chance at 40/40 for Ramirez. 

[David Dennison 18,850]

If any game should be cancelled, it's this one. No reason to play it.

[runthebone 7,967]

I bet Altuve has eaten at least 10 chicken fingers by now

[Fudge Nuggets 19,189]

I like chicken fingers.

[Scraps 13,561]

So its the Tigers

[Limp Brisket 546]

Yup

[UTexasFight 9,429]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

So its the Tigers

Dammit 

[David Dennison 18,850]

We better get our shit together real fast.

[runthebone 7,967]

The Tigers can suck my dick

[Pimphand 5,733]

5 minutes ago, runthebone said:

The Tigers can suck my dick

AJ bitchass Hinch can suck my dick and when we beat his ass I am going to Lakeland and will buy the seat next to his dugout and give him the business until I get escorted out.

[Scraps 13,561]

Well fuck me

[Pimphand 5,733]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Well fuck me

No thanks ;-)

[Pimphand 5,733]

Section 105 row 1 I think it is seat 3 because of the dugout curve but fuck that bitch

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

playoff mode !

Edited September 29 by tx 3 putt

[Dutchrudder 11,133]

Facing the inevitable Cy Young winner in game 1 of the Wild Card isn't a great start to the playoffs.  On the bright side, the last time Skubal started at Minute Maid, he lost 0-4 and Hunter Brown threw 7 shutout innings with 5 hits and 0 walks. 

[David Dennison 18,850]

I'd prefer not to play the hottest team in baseball, the probably Cy Young winner, and a World Series winning manager, but whatever.

[Slacks 6,819]

5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'd prefer not to play the hottest team in baseball, the probably Cy Young winner, and a World Series winning manager, but whatever.

This is not what Ric Flair would say.

[Slacks 6,819]

1 minute ago, Slacks said:

This is not what Ric Flair would say.

Whoa. As soon as I submitted this, Tony Fn Romo said it on the Chefs Chargers broadcast. 

We're in the matrix. 

[TonyTexas 10,506]

16 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Well fuck me

There goes the playoff share for Moonlight Gusto

[David Dennison 18,850]

16 minutes ago, Slacks said:

This is not what Ric Flair would say.

I am ashamed.

[Pimphand 5,733]

35 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'd prefer not to play the hottest team in baseball, the probably Cy Young winner, and a World Series winning manager, but whatever.

Little dick energy much like AJ Hinch

[runthebone 7,967]

If it goes to game 3, watch Hinch not use Skubal after he's warmed up in the bullpen.

[Scraps 13,561]

They also arent the hottest team in the league since Friday....just sayin

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

48 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'd prefer not to play the hottest team in baseball, the probably Cy Young winner, and a World Series winning manager, but whatever.

 

bitch, please. light the candle 

 

Edited September 29 by tx 3 putt

[Dutchrudder 11,133]

47 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'd prefer not to play the hottest team in baseball, the probably Cy Young winner, and a World Series winning manager, but whatever.

I'm sure the prospect of playing against 2 rookie managers on this side of the bracket has a little to do with the Tigers decision to lay down. I'm just surprised the Royals didn't do the same. Oh well, Orioles/Yanks on the other side should be fun to watch. 

[runthebone 7,967]

44 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

There goes the playoff share for Moonlight Gusto

I was just thinking what if he never gets another chance.  

[David Dennison 18,850]

19 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Little dick energy much like AJ Hinch

And that's fair.

 

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

 

[HOOKEM4 5,036]

We are going to push their shit in. Fuck em. They want the smoke, choo choo motherfucker.

[oh_snap 694]

 

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

5 minutes ago, oh_snap said:

 

Correction: both games. 

[UTexasFight 9,429]

I really do hate how I invest 400-500 hours of my spring/summer in to this team and then get screwed  in to having to take off of work to be able to watch the most important games of the year. 

[Scraps 13,561]

Its a blessing to me.

32 or 28 hour work week this week!

[cabowabo 4,484]

I really do hate how I invest 400-500 hours of my spring/summer in to this team and then get screwed  in to having to take off of work to be able to watch the most important games of the year. 

Agreed. The NBA doesn't have non-weekemd playoff day games.

[Scraps 13,561]

The NBA also starts games at 930 at night

[UTexasFight 9,429]

10 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

16 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I really do hate how I invest 400-500 hours of my spring/summer in to this team and then get screwed  in to having to take off of work to be able to watch the most important games of the year. 

Agreed. The NBA doesn't have non-weekemd playoff day games.

NBA is played indoors and MLB can’t have a postseason that runs 2 months like the NBA (and would be awful )

 

I just want to see the numbers that show rating /dollars are better this way than putting them all in primetime on weeknights. 
baseball is still a regional sport  and I’m willing to be your overall viewership is higher with two games going on in primetime at the same time vs 2 afternoon games when most of America is at work.

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

29 minutes ago, oh_snap said:

 

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

cheap tickets will be had 

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

 

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

please avoid one pitch outs … looking at altuve 

 

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

[Scraps 13,561]

Altuve and Bregman feast on aces in the playoffs. Not expecting that to change Tuesday

[Scraps 13,561]

Altuve-

Sale x2
Kluber
Severino when he was Yanks #1
Snell
Scherzer

Also notable starters:
Morton
Glasnow x2

Vid is through 2021 WS

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

2024 Astros by the numbers:

Record: 88-73
Home: 46-35
Road: 42-38
Series record: 27-22-2
Sweeps: 10-5
Scoring 4 or more: 76-18
Scoring 3 or fewer: 12-55
Shutouts: 11-8
1-run games: 18-27
2-run games: 16-15
Vs. LHPs: 26-21
Vs. RHPs: 62-52
Day: 28-29
Night: 60-44
Scoring first: 64-23
Don’t score first: 24-50
Outhit opponent: 70-19
Get outhit: 11-44
Equal hits: 7-10
When hitting HR: 70-42
No HR: 18-31
Lead after 8 innings: 80-3
Tied after 8 innings: 8-14
Trailing after 8 innings: 0-56

[Scraps 13,561]

Bregman:

Sale x2

Kershaw

Kluber

Snell

Strasberg x2

Bassitt

Wheeler

Mongomery

Scherzer

 

 

Notable Starter:

Bauer

[UTexasFight 9,429]

51 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

2024 Astros by the numbers:

Record: 88-73
Home: 46-35
Road: 42-38
Series record: 27-22-2
Sweeps: 10-5
Scoring 4 or more: 76-18
Scoring 3 or fewer: 12-55
Shutouts: 11-8
1-run games: 18-27
2-run games: 16-15
Vs. LHPs: 26-21
Vs. RHPs: 62-52
Day: 28-29
Night: 60-44
Scoring first: 64-23
Don’t score first: 24-50
Outhit opponent: 70-19
Get outhit: 11-44
Equal hits: 7-10
When hitting HR: 70-42
No HR: 18-31
Lead after 8 innings: 80-3
Tied after 8 innings: 8-14
Trailing after 8 innings: 0-56

I saw “Lead after 8 innings: 80-3” and thought ‘damn that’s way better than I expected’ and then saw “Tied after 8 innings: 8-14” and thought ‘that’s more like it.’

And I know we’ve commented on this next one throughout the season, but damn:

”Trailing after 8 innings: 0-56”

[tx 3 putt 76,870]

 

[UTexasFight 9,429]

Who are their #2 and #3 starters?