Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Gourmand 7778]

 

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

Baseball needs more hockey players

[tx 3 putt 78789]

16 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

 

if he pitches in cc, I’ll go down and give a scouting report 

Edited August 4 by tx 3 putt

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

Any team batting their outfield 7-9 has no business making the playoffs.

 

stay tuned for more hot takes. I’m smoking a pork belly currently and have some ribs, chicken and boudin to put on later. The next 4 hours should be fun. Be kind.

[tx 3 putt 78789]

18 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

 

he’ll be hell out of the pen in 2025 !!!!

[txduck87 1021]

 

In another shocking development it was determined that water is wet.

[tx 3 putt 78789]

no Tucker, no Javier, no urquidy 

and still in first bitches !!!!

[Gourmand 7778]

8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

no Tucker, no Javier, no urquidy 

and still in first bitches !!!!

not after Philly's collapse last night

[billfromlaketravis 11879]

It feels like Bagwell is most certainly in the doghouse. I can’t remember him making a public appearance since Abreu got released. 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

8 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

not after Philly's collapse last night

1 game out, my bad

win the series today 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

One more light bp session for jv, then a corpus start
 

fuck me, Aug 13 they’re back in cc 

Edited August 4 by tx 3 putt

[UTexasFight 9822]

Dana:

Kikuchi: wanted a guy with a really good fastball and decent feel for breaking balls. like how he settled in after Rays were hunting fastballs.

Ferguson: need strikeouts in your bullpen. like what he gives for this. probably 6th, maybe 7th inning guy, depending on needs.

first base: "may have to call a young guy up from the minor leagues." cost for getting  a first baseman at the deadline, felt like even more players we would have had to give up than Kikuchi.  Called out Dezenzo and Whitcomb as options. Whitcomb playing at first yesterday was "clips of coming attractions"

JV: will get one more light bullpen , like he would between starts. then a rehab start; corpus likely up next because that's what lines up @tx 3 putt (didn't give a date); go to a 6 man rotation when he gets back.

Ryan Gusto: Ford asked about him. Brown didn't discuss him too much but used the chance to reinforce how deep we are to have been able to absorb the mess of the starting rotation this year.

Chas/Jake struggles: Let's see if Leon can get hot. need Chas down the stretch. he was great down the stretch last year and not having that and missing Tucker, really tough. Need Chas to find his stroke. Jake was up to .790 OPS. need him to get back to at least .740. Hopefully we get a spark from Leon.

 

 

[David Dennison 19571]

Every Spencer Arrighetti start puts this season into perspective.

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

No Meyers. Makes the beer colder and the bbq tastier. Now if we only had someone to take Spaghetti’s place 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Just now, Mitch Hedberg said:

No Meyers. Makes the beer colder and the bbq tastier. Now if we only had someone to take Spaghetti’s place 

his past 5 starts have been very #4/5, zero support 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Jump on this chump 

[Scraps 13813]

Dude is throwing trash and Penas dumbass is up there swinging away

[David Dennison 19571]

He struck out on all balls.

[Scraps 13813]

That may the worst AB of the season....and there have been a lot of challengers

[BrickTop 487]

You’d figure maybe he’d make the guy with two walks in the inning through him a few strikes before swinging with the bases loaded.

[UTexasFight 9822]

Needed dezeno or whitcomb today 

[BrickTop 487]

Lulz of course

[Scraps 13813]

Followed by that gem AB

[kevwun 16450]

Whenever I start to think that Pena may have learned to lay off sliders, he does something like that.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

In a world of brain-dead players, we're apparently trying to corner the market. It's as if several guys have nonrefundable October cruises planned. 

[BlackCat 496]

My 4 year old just said he wanted to blow up singletons house. I think I messed up. 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Let’s get some runs 

[Gut Wagon 8219]

7 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

My 4 year old just said he wanted to blow up singletons house. I think I messed up. 

No Houston jury would convict. 

[UTexasFight 9822]

8 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

My 4 year old just said he wanted to blow up singletons house. I think I messed up. 

This is the best thing I’ve read all day 

[runthebone 8380]

It’s like we scored 10 runs yesterday...but didn't.

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

I’m having too good a Sunday to watch this horseshit team. Peace. I’m out. 

[David Dennison 19571]

One run seems insurmountable.

[UTexasFight 9822]

Arrighetti has been all you can ask for the last 4 starts 

Edited August 4 by UTexasFight

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Spaghetti is dealing today 

[Gut Wagon 8219]

5 minutes ago, runthebone said:

It’s like we scored 10 runs yesterday...but didn't.

Yordan contributing bases-empty singles isn't the cure for this malaise. When was the team's last 4-hit inning? During the pandemic? 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Possible cheap arm ?

 

[tx 3 putt 78789]

 

[runthebone 8380]

This guy is going to Maddux us, or the 8.1 equivalent.

Edited August 4 by runthebone

[David Dennison 19571]

Our lineup is super terrible right now.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

Until further notice, Joe needs to give Pena the take sign...on literally every pitch. Much better odds of reaching base. 

[UTexasFight 9822]

10 straight games Astros pitching with 10+ K’s

 

last time Aug-Sep 2022

Cleveland has MLB record with 13 straight in August 2017

Edited August 4 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 19571]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

10 straight games Astros pitching with 10+ K’s

 

last time Aug-Sep 2022

Cleveland has MLB record with 13 straight in August 2017

Would have been nice to coincide with a productive offense.

[Gourmand 7778]

what a performance by Arrighetti

 

[billfromlaketravis 11879]

I like Spaghetti’s stuff. While the Blue Jays trade was a mugging, at least we didn’t deal the pasta man. You know they asked. 

Edited August 4 by billfromlaketravis

[tx 3 putt 78789]

3 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

what a performance by Arrighetti

 

he’s in the 2025 rotation 

[Gourmand 7778]

nice at bat for Leon

[tx 3 putt 78789]

Astros-Rangers probables:

Mon: Hunter Brown vs. Andrew Heaney
Tues: Framber Valdez vs. TBA
Wed: Yusei Kikuchi vs. TBA

[David Dennison 19571]

As Altuve goes, so go the Astros.

[tx 3 putt 78789]

I’ve never in my life heard of the stat …….

Squared Up Swings 

 

 

lololololol another worthless stat 

[billfromlaketravis 11879]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’ve never in my life heard of the stat …….

Squared Up Swings 

 

 

lololololol another worthless stat 

Had to be Boras and his people. Tied with Witt Jr in any category is a joke.

Is there anybody in the organization that can have a come to Jesus talk with Bregman? He needs to focus on getting on base in front of Yordan. This driving the ball and trying to knock in runs shit isn’t working for him.’