Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Gourmand 7778]

Dana isn't trading Brice Matthews. That's his baby. 

[kevwun 16449]

Just now, Gourmand said:

Dana isn't trading Brice Matthews. That's his baby. 

But Jeff Bagwell is his daddy.

[Gourmand 7778]

1 minute ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Our outfield sucks and our bench sucks. If Aledmys Diaz is on this team on Aug 1 that is another fireable offense. 

Our outfield doesn't suck when Tucker is in it. 

[David Dennison 19569]

Just now, Gourmand said:

Our outfield doesn't suck when Tucker is in it. 

Just go with it.

Astro fan big mad.

[cabowabo 4692]

Our outfield doesn't suck when Tucker is in it. 

Speaking of Tucker, where is that pussy?

[Chuckie Finster 23099]

 

 

[David Dennison 19569]

Skenes?

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Our outfield doesn't suck when Tucker is in it. 

and he hasn’t been in it and don’t know when he will be in it. I said what I said. 

[Gut Wagon 8219]

8 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Our outfield sucks and our bench sucks. If Aledmys Diaz is on this team on Aug 1 that is another fireable offense. 

Diaz never really did it for me his first time around, so I don't expect him to help much now. A less versatile Dubon...and we already have the utility role covered by Dubon himself. 

Edited July 30 by Gut Wagon

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

3 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

 

 

Chapman. Dana needs more lefty’s.

[Gourmand 7778]

Kikuchi and Ferguson have some warts but I like our chances of squeezing some juice out of those arms the way we have so far with Tayler Scott, Bryan King, and Kaleb Ort. All of those guys are strike throwers who don't walk a lot of hitters and have above average K:BB %s so I'm optimistic about the deals for the 2024 season. We are a better team today than we were yesterday. 

[Scraps 13812]

Pirates just got IKF

[runthebone 8380]

6 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Skenes?

Who else are the Pirates going to add to entice us?

[Scraps 13812]

We are gonna get fucking Michael Taylor who just beat us last night aren't we? 

[Gourmand 7778]

 

[Gut Wagon 8219]

Just now, runthebone said:

Who else are the Pirates going to add to entice us?

In a pinch, Cruz probably could play 1B. 

[Mez2 4048]

Pirates need to throw in Livy Dunne to take Verlander and Kate's role. 

[HtownHorn 15231]

23 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Our outfield doesn't suck when Tucker is in it. 

2/3 sucks > 1/3 doesn't suck. It sucks even when Tucker is playing.

[Wulaw Horn 19599]

13 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

This is just a reminder that Garcia has already been sent on 1 rehab tour through shitty Texas and florida minor league compounds before we got here. But where we are now is not a setback.  For reasons.

 

 

[Scraps 13812]

reminder that we traded for this dude last night:

 

 

[HOOKEM4 5198]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

reminder that we traded for this dude last night:

 

 

So we might be able to use him to take out A's players and possibly beat them? Where does the bandwagon line start!

[Gourmand 7778]

 

[Chuckie Finster 23099]

 

So we paid significantly more for Kikuchi, cool.

[Rockethorn1978 6206]

Deadline passes and we didn’t get a bat. Fuck.

[Dondrysdale1 379]

1 minute ago, Gourmand said:

 

Would much rather have given the three for him as opposed to sending them for a starter with a 5.00 era. We have starters coming back, we do not have a right handed bat at first base

[HtownHorn 15231]

5 minutes ago, Dondrysdale1 said:

Would much rather have given the three for him as opposed to sending them for a starter with a 5.00 era. We have starters coming back, we do not have a right handed bat at first base

We don't really have a left handed bat at 1B either.

[Gourmand 7778]

8 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

 

So we paid significantly more for Kikuchi, cool.

 

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

F+ for Dana. Not getting a right handed bat for first or an outfield bat to replace Chas is terrible. I mean how much could Canha have cost? But fuck it. It’s done. Our bat will be Tucker. JV gives us one last blast, Kikuchi becomes an asset and let’s go

Well there went Canha to the Giants. 

[UTexasFight 9819]

That’s alright.

we were pissed on July 31, 2017 when we did next to nothing.

there is always the 8/31 waiver deadline!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what’s that?

that no longer exists?

 

 

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Gourmand 7778]

I'm fine with the deadline passing without acquiring a bat if it meant not giving up another prospect haul. Hitting is not our dire need, it was always about the pitching and we at least addressed it by getting a serviceable SP3/4 and another lefty reliever. Pitching is what will take us deep into October and one thing this organization has consistently shown is an ability to find hidden pitching gems that bear fruit later in the year. 

 

Edited July 30 by Gourmand

[Chuckie Finster 23099]

21 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

So according to this, Dodgers traded 19.6m for 9.3m = -10.3m.  We traded 17.3m for 4.9m = -12.4m.  

 

[dr99 566]

time for the coping and seething phase of the trade deadline

[Gut Wagon 8219]

I'm all for scoring enough runs that our pitching need not be quite as stellar. 

[Ojo Rojo 2061]

I thought we should have done nothing, personally.  Fans always clamor for additions.  We gave up way too much for Kikuchi when we have SPs coming back from injury and our farm is already light.

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

Let’s get Kikuchi in here and get him coached up and start winning some games. I expect zilch from the guy from the Yankees. No way they are sending a guy to Houston who could in any way help us against them in the playoffs. Hope he likes Sugarland.

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

Dont understand Dana. Cheap. Smashes LHP. Right hand platoon for first base. I know it takes two but that’s the kind of deals I expected us to make this year. Guess we were all or nothing on Yandy.

[Halohal 554]

[Wulaw Horn 19599]

57 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

 

So we paid significantly more for Kikuchi, cool.

Best bat traded was Arozarena. I wanted him very badly. Winner would have been a fine consolation prize. We got worked there because we were too busy looking for a pitcher and took our eye off the ball imo. 

[Wulaw Horn 19599]

1 minute ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Best bat traded was Arozarena. I wanted him very badly. Winner would have been a fine consolation prize. We got worked there because we were too busy looking for a pitcher and took our eye off the ball imo. 

Winker

[Gourmand 7778]

Predictable response  from Astros fans re: Tucker

 

Edited July 30 by Gourmand

[HOOKEM4 5198]

Best response at the bottom. Who was this? Screen name?

[VirginiaLonghorn 4918]

14 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

Best response at the bottom. Who was this? Screen name?

[David Dennison 19569]

1 hour ago, Ojo Rojo said:

I thought we should have done nothing, personally.  Fans always clamor for additions.  We gave up way too much for Kikuchi when we have SPs coming back from injury and our farm is already light.

Tells you what they think of the guys they traded.

[Scraps 13812]

Oh shit they finally gave out Springer Dingers number

[Limp Brisket 549]

I’ll stop to watch reruns of Andre beating down Courtland Finnegan anytime.

[patrickdrinksbeer 842]

dubon has been killing us lately. seems to always come up with RISP.

from opening day through june 29 (203 AB) he K’d 16 times.

from june 30 through tonight (52 AB) he’s K’d 17 times.

[Scraps 13812]

Blum trying to get fired

[dr99 566]

Blum about to get a text from Bagwell

[Pablo 500]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Blum trying to get fired

not watching, what'd he say?

[billfromlaketravis 11869]

Now we’re talking! Cal appearance with no Hannah, awesome!