Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[David Dennison 18,923]

Do our hitters understand baseball?

[TOR 5,657]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

Two. Fucking. Pitches.

 

[David Dennison 18,923]

You really couldn't ask for a worse inning.

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

[Jebus 1,309]

4 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

by the time I started typing a reply to this, the inning was over

 

[TOR 5,657]

Gotta love King's Kenny Powers hair, tho.

[patrickdrinksbeer 791]

Altuve AB exit velocities:

81mph fly out on first pitch change

72mph bloop single on 4th pitch change

85mph fly out on first pitch change

[runthebone 8,014]

Blanco is going to get the win today.

[David Dennison 18,923]

Nice recovery.

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Blanco is going to get the win today.

[TOR 5,657]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Blanco is going to get the win today.

Also brings a very strong hair game.

[WBT 20,617]

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

[TOR 5,657]

Suicide prevention.  Probably not the best commercial to run during the MLB playoffs.

[Pimphand 5,764]

Just now, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

[UTexasFight 9,500]

3 minutes ago, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

I hear ya but I’d rather that then burn abreu/pressly/hader

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[YChang 3,453]

How about we tie this game up this inning. 

[UTexasFight 9,500]

2 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

Who else are you going to go to to get up to 12 outs, keep you in the game, and still be comfortable they’ll be fresh Thursday if you don’t come back today and need them then?

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[kevwun 15,798]

Blanco could go again tomorrow.  He used to be a bullpen guy.

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

 

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

This game is still very much in reach.  You do what you can to keep it in reach.  You have Brown and Kikuchi for the next two games going who are both probably going to give you 6.

[David Dennison 18,923]

At least he only gets one game.

Damn.

[cabowabo 4,487]

Tim Kurkjian has such a great media voice.

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

The approaches at the plate today are far more concerning than the pitching.

[Mo Horn 8,849]

I fear that Skubal may go the distance today. Would like to get at least a few bats against the pen. 

[David Dennison 18,923]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

Tim Kurkjian has such a great media voice.

Hush. Tim is great.

[UTexasFight 9,500]

Did he hurt himself!

 

Thiught at first he was showing up the ump, but maybe he tweaked something 

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[cabowabo 4,487]

Goal should be to foul off as many pitches as possible to get him out of the game.

[TOR 5,657]

Too much topspin, just missed.

[UTexasFight 9,500]

Ugggghhh

 

give me 1 more ft’

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 18,923]

Get him, Yainer.

[WBT 20,617]

damnit

[Pimphand 5,764]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Goal should be to foul off as many pitches as possible to get him out of the game.

Bregman did fine with an 8 pitch AB resulting in a single.

[David Dennison 18,923]

Oh, I forgot. He swings at everything.

And there's the worst AB of the game.

[cabowabo 4,487]

Terrible Diaz.

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Hush. Tim is great.

Sounds like he needs a Scooby snack.

[Mo Horn 8,849]

Womp, womp

[Guadaloopy 10,974]

C'mon Yainer.  Knock him out of this game.

He could be done anyway.

[perfectchaos007 6,673]

Their ace is better than ours. Simple as that

[Bevo&Pevo 5,207]

11 minutes ago, TOR said:

Suicide prevention.  Probably not the best commercial to run during the MLB playoffs.

Depends on which side you are pulling for.

[UTexasFight 9,500]

9 outs to get 3 runs off their bullpen (if ours can keep them where they are)

[David Dennison 18,923]

Why do we think he's done?

[UTexasFight 9,500]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Why do we think he's done?

Reliever been up a while in their pen 

 

and that scream/flex looking in to our dugout smacks of Hinch telling him “get me one more out ”

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[Mo Horn 8,849]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

9 outs to get 3 runs off their bullpen (if ours can keep them where they are)

 

Just now, David Dennison said:

Why do we think he's done?

He'll go one more inning

[Gut Wagon 8,083]

The guy has pitched a great game. Obviously helps to be facing a pedestrian lineup, but he'd be giving a lot of good offenses trouble. We just need to scratch out what we can and hope for a late blast. 

[David Dennison 18,923]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Reliever been up a whole in their pen 

Yeah, but he's not even at 90 pitches.

[David Dennison 18,923]

Wow.

[Bevo&Pevo 5,207]

[UTexasFight 9,500]

Butthole puckering time.

i miss good, aggressive baserunning 

 

 

 

 

edit: These never go our way.

why would it start now

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[kevwun 15,798]

He's real safe.  I hope they didn't have access to the centerfield camera because it was a real bad challenge if they did.

Edited October 1 by kevwun

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

Looks safe to me, but maybe he slipped off the bag?

[cabowabo 4,487]

Aggressive mother fuckers