Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[WBT 20561]

Wulaw, tell your boy he doesn't have to go full to every batter

Edited September 2 by WBT

[UTexasFight 9428]

And then dots that one 

[David Dennison 18847]

Not the most efficient inning, but I'll take it!

[UTexasFight 9428]

This is where Chas takes Jake’s spot 

 

Wait…..Wtf…..

 

Better than a K or DP, but come on

Edited September 2 by UTexasFight

[WBT 20561]

No way you can give him a sacrifice for that

[UTexasFight 9428]

Lulz bringing in a lefty 

[UTexasFight 9428]

This is a day we have no business winning and Yainer is going to drive in 6 for a win

[YChang 3443]

Well poop

[Storm the Field 5293]

Give up 13 hits and 6 walks, you're not very likely to win. Get some rest tomorrow and let's get back at 'em on Wednesday.

[tx 3 putt 76869]

one man with two best hitters at the plate 

have to do better 

1 minute ago, Storm the Field said:

Give up 13 hits and 6 walks, you're not very likely to win. Get some rest tomorrow and let's get back at 'em on Wednesday.

 

JV still fine tuning things 

[David Dennison 18847]

Go, A's.

[ckhorn 208]

Looks like Football game where we beat a Top 5 team and the next game we half ass it.

[David Dennison 18847]

2 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

Looks like Football game where we beat a Top 5 team and the next game we half ass it.

It also looked like the final game in an 18 game stretch. 

[UTexasFight 9428]

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

one man with two best hitters at the plate 

have to do better 

 

JV still fine tuning things 

9 ERA since he’s back.

better tune quickly 

[ckhorn 208]

8 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

It also looked like the final game in an 18 game stretch. 

Good point, but find it funny that these guys need so much rest when playing what 7-8 months out of the year for 5-6 hours a day. 

Reds have played 27 games in 29 days. Just FYI.

Edited September 2 by ckhorn
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[Guadaloopy 10958]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

 

 

 

lulz.  Yeah, he really got ahold of that one.

I posted my comment before that hit occurred.   It was a bad managerial decision before the bad result. 

[UTexasFight 9428]

3 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

Good point, but find it funny that these guys need so much rest when playing what 7-8 months out of the year for 5-6 hours a day. 

I tire from my job sitting behind a computer for 8-10 hours 5 out of every 7 days .

i can’t imagine playing a 162 game schedule in 184 days. I

[ckhorn 208]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

I tire from my job sitting behind a computer for 8-10 hours 5 out of every 7 days .

i can’t imagine playing a 162 game schedule in 184 days. I

Stalker!

[WBT 20561]

9 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

I posted my comment before that hit occurred.   It was a bad managerial decision before the bad result. 

why?  He enticed a popup with a .210 xba.  Baseball.

[Guadaloopy 10958]

Just now, WBT said:

why?  He enticed a popup with a .210 xba.  Baseball.

It was the farthest that JV has been stretched since coming back from DL and he struggled all day.  You have a fresh arm warmed and ready to go to get the final out.  You have an off day tomorrow, so no need to be overly cautious with the bullpen usage.  
 

There was no reason to keep JV in the game except to give him a chance to get the third out so he would qualify for the win if the boys took the lead in T6.  At this stage, 300 wins is a pipe dream. Let it go, JV. 

[tx 3 putt 76869]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

9 ERA since he’s back.

better tune quickly 

 

4 or 5 more starts ? to figure out shit 

[tx 3 putt 76869]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

I posted my comment before that hit occurred.   It was a bad managerial decision before the bad result. 

 

regular season game, 5 gam lead in first. ehh, let him go another guy if he wants 

playoffs, he might be pulled in the first 

[tx 3 putt 76869]

 

 

[David Dennison 18847]

Seattle loses.

Again.

[Mo Horn 8825]

A's being helpful

[tx 3 putt 76869]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

A's being helpful

 

haven’t they been hot since the all tar break ?

[Mo Horn 8825]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

haven’t they been hot since the all tar break ?

Haven't followed them that closely TBH

[Wulaw Horn 19065]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

haven’t they been hot since the all tar break ?

Yes. Second best record in the AL behind the astros since the ASB. Might have tied us today. 

[Wulaw Horn 19065]

3 hours ago, WBT said:

Wulaw, tell your boy he doesn't have to go full to every batter

My texts with Andrew started with- 1/3 of the way to an immaculate inning and devolved into me cussing Whitley and question his parentage. 

[tx 3 putt 76869]

damn brutal ….

 

[tx 3 putt 76869]

i agree, he looked like cole out there …

 

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

i agree, he looked like cole out there …
 

Whitley is finding professional success for the first time in like five years, so of course we have morons (not you putt) immediately wanting to move him back to the rotation.

[Wulaw Horn 19065]

We talk why this might be the best team in the league. 
 

 

[Hornsbay22 467]

2 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Whitley is finding professional success for the first time in like five years, so of course we have morons (not you putt) immediately wanting to move him back to the rotation.

Set up man for life

[n64ra 1080]

7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

i agree, he looked like cole out there …

 

I can imagine, but I can also imagine every starter needing TJ surgery for the first, second or third time.

[Wulaw Horn 19065]

27 minutes ago, Hornsbay22 said:

Set up man for life

I'd like to see one good year from him out of the bullpen, establish himself as a major leaguer, and then see where we are at.  He has enough pitches that you really want him to be a starter.  Maybe he's proved he can't be, or maybe you just don't have a pressing need if Ullola and Blubaugh are dudes and we sign someone else. 

If he's a Bryan Abreu guy I guess that would be a horrifying outcome when he was the #1 pitching prospect in baseball, but a tremendous outcome from where we were 2 or 3 years ago.  

[kevwun 15761]

He'll look like Cole when he's hitting the bottom of the strike zone with 98mph fastballs.

[huge 3793]

Mid-series off day?  Seems odd.

[tx 3 putt 76869]

5 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Whitley is finding professional success for the first time in like five years, so of course we have morons (not you putt) immediately wanting to move him back to the rotation.

 

tall and long hair 

hopefully we can coach him up the same way 

[Mez2 4023]

1 hour ago, huge said:

Mid-series off day?  Seems odd.

Gives more time for 3Putt to come up with more hot takes 

[Harrison Stafford 3335]

Most strikeouts by a pitcher through their first 6 appearances with the @Astros franchise (1962-):
61- Randy Johnson
61- Gerrit Cole
48- Justin Verlander
47- Yusei Kikuchi (Via 12 Ks in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Royals)
41- Roger Clemens
41- Colin McHugh
40- Lance McCullers Jr.

The trade for Kikuchi continues to look pretty damn good.

[tx 3 putt 76869]

6 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:

Most strikeouts by a pitcher through their first 6 appearances with the @Astros franchise (1962-):
61- Randy Johnson
61- Gerrit Cole
48- Justin Verlander
47- Yusei Kikuchi (Via 12 Ks in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Royals)
41- Roger Clemens
41- Colin McHugh
40- Lance McCullers Jr.

The trade for Kikuchi continues to look pretty damn good.

 

he’s earning himself some serious $$$

[tx 3 putt 76869]

17 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Gives more time for 3Putt to come up with more hot takes 

 

might hit alama latina for lunch today

mews at 11 

Edited September 3 by tx 3 putt

[Mez2 4023]

Diving back from Palacios otherwise I'd join you. Tell Guadalupe I said hi. 

[UTexasFight 9428]

Hader AL reliever of the month

13.1 IP, 0.68 ERA, 8 saves, 17 Ks

[Wulaw Horn 19065]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Hader AL reliever of the month

13.1 IP, 0.68 ERA, 8 saves, 17 Ks

Gave up almost as many ER (1) as he did hits (3) for the month.  Crazy.  1 BS.  Of course it wouldn't have been blown if Pena didn't have a skillet for a glove, but we won the game so alls well that ends well.  

[Scraps 13560]

Spaghetti got Rookie of the Month also

[n64ra 1080]

2 hours ago, huge said:

Mid-series off day?  Seems odd.

First middle school football game of the season tonight and obviously all the 'Stros want to watch my kid play.

[tx 3 putt 76869]

58 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Hader AL reliever of the month

13.1 IP, 0.68 ERA, 8 saves, 17 Ks

 

surly thread : he’s garbage !!!!

[hornmpa96 2618]

If the playoffs started tomorrow, would JV be in the starting rotation for the playoffs?

Based on recent performances, he’s not in the top 4 (Framber, Brown, Kikuchi and Spaghetti).