Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[David Dennison 17,797]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

Haven't been able to watch the game, but following on gamecast. Not surprised to see Dezenzo following the pattern of players who hit everything in the minors, come to the majors, look great the first few games, then look like they've never hit a baseball in their life. I assume Whitcomb will follow suit. 

Did you like the part where Joe Espada didn't PH for Chas with runners on second and third?

That was awesome.

[Mitch Hedberg 2,088]

Dezenzo, Dubon, Chas in the 9th.

Choose your hero

[Gut Wagon 8,037]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

Ort is fine.  Robert’s going to get his from time to time.  
 

This game is just so typical of the mid to late season hubris we’ve seen from this organization.  They take for granted these opportunities against crappy teams and rest the best players while running out a lineup of scrubs.  Winning streak be damned.   Taking advantage of the other teams in the division struggling be damned.  It just feels like they punted this game because they were facing Crochet.  
 

One of these seasons it’s really going to bite us.  

Only the epic fail of Seattle and Arlington at the last minute kept our sleepwalking from biting us last year. 

[David Dennison 17,797]

Just now, Mitch Hedberg said:

Dezenzo, Dubon, Chas in the 9th.

Choose your hero

[Guadaloopy 10,801]

Dezenzo bomb, Dubi single, and blind Chas finds a nut. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,088]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Did you like the part where Joe Espada didn't PH for Chas with runners on second and third?

That was awesome.

I mean couldn’t Bregman just gives us a straight pinch hit appearance? Cmon dude. 

[Dutchrudder 11,056]

How do you not pinch hit for Dozenzo here?

[David Dennison 17,797]

Managering is hard.

[UTexasFight 9,298]

Bregs really can’t swing a bat?

[David Dennison 17,797]

Brilliant. Save your PH for the 27th out. 

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Espada you moron. Now you pinch hit

[Mitch Hedberg 2,088]

Wtf. Now you pinch hit with Singleton?  Absolute moron of a manager.

[UTexasFight 9,298]

10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Did you like the part where Joe Espada didn't PH for Chas with runners on second and third?

That was awesome.

Singleton would have been nice there….

[David Dennison 17,797]

I'm even angrier now.

[Guadaloopy 10,801]

Lulz.  Crazy how a pinch hitter can work.   

[Scraps 13,485]

Thanks Espada

[Guadaloopy 10,801]

Just now, David Dennison said:

I'm even angrier now.

Surely he couldn’t have done that with two runners on.  

[UTexasFight 9,298]

That’s our altuve  

[David Dennison 17,797]

Way to keep that PH in your back pocket, Joe. Well done, sir. Well done.

[Guadaloopy 10,801]

Classic Altuve K to end the streak.  

[David Dennison 17,797]

Is it just me or was that game completely mismanaged?

[Scraps 13,485]

Espada fucked that game all up

[Rimbo 25,229]

[Guadaloopy 10,801]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Is it just me or was that game completely mismanaged?

Since the lineup card was announced.  

[Storm the Field 5,255]

What a dumb loss. Single-handedly beaten by Luis Robert and all-around shitty personnel management by Espada, both utilizing the pitching staff and refusing to do anything about Chas until it's too late.

[David Dennison 17,797]

I can't wait to hear why he didn't hit for Chas in the sixth.

[Gut Wagon 8,037]

5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Is it just me or was that game completely mismanaged?

David Pierce might have done better. I think that answers the question. 

[tx 3 putt 75,479]

Altuve should have bunted

tie Up the series tomorrow 

[HtownHorn 14,337]

7 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Espada fucked that game all up
 

Yep. Never should have pitched to Robert after the 2nd HR.

[elfenix 34,109]

Baseball is a stupid sport.

[tx 3 putt 75,479]

Intentionally walking a .200 hitter would be something 🤔🤔🤔

[elfenix 34,109]

13 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

What a dumb loss. Single-handedly beaten by Luis Robert and all-around shitty personnel management by Espada, both utilizing the pitching staff and refusing to do anything about Chas until it's too late.

Espada wasn't striking out 16 times.

[David Dennison 17,797]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Espada wasn't striking out 16 times.

[David Dennison 17,797]

4 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Espada wasn't striking out 16 times.

Also, we're being mad at Espada right now. Get out of here with facts.

Edited August 17 by David Dennison

[Mo Horn 8,716]

At least the Pirates did us a solid

[tx 3 putt 75,479]

14 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Espada wasn't striking out 16 times.

Espada had the hold sign on all those guys, forcing them to strike out 

[tx 3 putt 75,479]

Shitty loss, get a new win streak going tomorrow 

white sox are hitting .300+ under the new coaching staff

[UTexasFight 9,298]

We have to win the next two to take the season series against the White Sox….

 

this game and the fact that the Mariners got 7 games against these chumps (M’s went 6-1) and we only get 6 may really end up biting us in the ass at the end of the season. 

[runthebone 7,894]

Shitty

[runthebone 7,894]

Dana needs to dump Chaz so stupid ass Espada stops fucking playing him.

[tx 3 putt 75,479]

Astros last 8 road games: 8-0
Astros last 8 home games: 1-7
 

[HtownHorn 14,337]

36 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros last 8 road games: 8-0
Astros last 8 home games: 1-7
 

Same as it ever was. This team really struggles to beat bad teams at home.

[WBT 20,253]

6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Intentionally walking a .200 hitter would be something 🤔🤔🤔

Yeah, at some point it's on your pitchers to get the sub .700 ops guy out.

[UTPhil2006 3,768]

8 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

Ort is fine.  Robert’s going to get his from time to time.  
 

This game is just so typical of the mid to late season hubris we’ve seen from this organization.  They take for granted these opportunities against crappy teams and rest the best players while running out a lineup of scrubs.  Winning streak be damned.   Taking advantage of the other teams in the division struggling be damned.  It just feels like they punted this game because they were facing Crochet.  
 

One of these seasons it’s really going to bite us.  

Ort isn’t bad. Dare I say he is good. But the idiocy of wanting him to pitch in pressure innings is nonsense 

[Wulaw Horn 18,918]

17 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Ort isn’t bad. Dare I say he is good. But the idiocy of wanting him to pitch in pressure innings is nonsense 

Yeah he’s no higher than 5th (that should be exactly where he is) on the leverage list. If he’s pitching in an important situation it should be when we are behind by 1 or 2 runs in the 6th or 7th. That’s about as important as it should get. 

[Gut Wagon 8,037]

9 hours ago, elfenix said:

Espada wasn't striking out 16 times.

Neither were the guys he didn't play. I mean, you're obviously not wrong, but we all knew that was a crap lineup the moment it was announced. The surprising disappointment was Diaz, who gave a wonderful rendition of a kid flailing at a piñata. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2,088]

Wagner went 2-4 again for Toronto meanwhile our new guys can’t hit water falling out of a boat. Let’s see what Whitbomb does now I guess. 

[TejasPedro 1,848]

5 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Wagner went 2-4 again for Toronto meanwhile our new guys can’t hit water falling out of a boat. Let’s see what Whitbomb does now I guess. 

Next limp dick up!

 

[UTexasFight 9,298]

Shay’s gonna be a big shot in the arm (the good kind)

[UTexasFight 9,298]

2 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

Wagner went 2-4 again for Toronto meanwhile our new guys can’t hit water falling out of a boat. Let’s see what Whitbomb does now I guess. 

I wish Wagner all the best but he doesn’t solve this team’s biggest needs right now (1B or OF).

Meanwhile the guy everyone was crying about that we lost (Loperfido) is batting .140 with 1 XBH, 1 RBI, 1 BB and striking out at a 42% clip in 45 PAs as a Blue Jay.