Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[David Dennison 19571]

Man, we needed that.

LFG!!!!

[GottaB 607]

1 - 2 against Oakland doesn’t seem like a playoff juggernaut.

All part of the plan?

[UTHornFan014 755]

I'm still pissed we lost that game 2 days ago

[GottaB 607]

Maybe 7 games out of the next 10 against the angels will foster more confidence.

[mbtex 697]

And Fuckin Pressly gets a win baseball has some dome rules.

[UTHornFan014 755]

59 minutes ago, GottaB said:

Maybe 7 games out of the next 10 against the angels will foster more confidence.

Doubtful - Playing shitty teams tends to bring out the worst in us

[tx 3 putt 78793]

Just now, UTHornFan014 said:

Doubtful - Playing shitty teams tends to bring out the worst in us

 

angels sweep is in the mix 

[tx 3 putt 78793]

sure would be nice for the idiots in arlington to get hot the next 4 days 

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[UTHornFan014 755]

35 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Getting swept by the Angels confirmed

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5 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

In Sugarland. Or Japan. Don’t really care 

 

[UTPhil2006 3930]

Slow news day I guess. He also had an error 

[tx 3 putt 78793]

show me another back up 1st having a career year !!!

[Scraps 13813]

He is respectable against RHP....he sucks against LHP. This isn't a new phenomenon.

I would bet $100 he doesn't have another 3 hit game all season.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

Rangers are pissing away Rocker’s debut. Not going to get any help from those limp dicks.

 

 

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

He is respectable against RHP....he sucks against LHP. This isn't a new phenomenon.

I would bet $100 he doesn't have another 3 hit game all season.

Wouldn’t have many takers on a 2 hit game

[Gourmand 7778]

Mariners lose

[tx 3 putt 78793]

hmmm ….

 

start him the rest of the season. let him have a shot at blowing up all his career best numbers 

 

 

 

Edited September 13 by tx 3 putt

[TejasPedro 1918]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

 

 

 

While I love the movie Major League, does anyone else besides me have a problem with Jake Taylor batting with a catchers skull cap?

Edited September 13 by TejasPedro

[Victor Lazlo 1814]

In the early 80s MLB required new players to wear a flap but the old players could still wear flap-less helmets for the rest of their career if they chose to.

Jake obviously chose not to wear the flap.

[IDIOTsavant 8690]

Here’s a pic of Tim Raines in 2002. He was the last player to wear one in a game although he didn’t always wear it. Gary Gaetti was the last to regularly wear it in 2000.

 

[Scraps 13813]

and Gaetti always looked like a fucking doofus wearing it 

[UTexasFight 9830]

16 minutes ago, Scraps said:

and Gaetti always looked like a fucking doofus wearing it 

I’m not really sure it was the helmet that caused that

 

 

[Guadaloopy 11139]

9 hours ago, TejasPedro said:

While I love the movie Major League, does anyone else besides me have a problem with Jake Taylor batting with a catchers skull cap?

This is nothing.  The worst thing about this movie is having Jake hit second behind Willy.  

Edited September 13 by Guadaloopy

[WBT 21001]

He was good at handling the bat and moving runners!

[IDIOTsavant 8690]

1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

This is nothing.  The worst thing about this movie is having Jake hit second behind Willy.  

Lou Brown and Dusty are kindred spirits….

 

[Ojo Rojo 2061]

14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

I don't hate this.  Would I like to have Vlad, Jr.?  Sure.  But as a roster piece that would allow us to extend or sign other dudes, this could work.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

2 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

I don't hate this.  Would I like to have Vlad, Jr.?  Sure.  But as a roster piece that would allow us to extend or sign other dudes, this could work.

Same.  It's not ideal, of course, but it works. 

Plus I still have a soft spot for his story.  Highly touted young player fucks things up due to stupidity/youth.  Years later gets his head on somewhat straight, pays his dues, and makes it back to the league.  Hell, with another 20 HRs and some exploding lights, we've got our very own Roy Hobbs (with a washed Jose Abreu standing in for Bump Bailey).

[texashorne 1195]

2 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

This is nothing.  The worst thing about this movie is having Jake hit second behind Willy.  

Like Roger Dorn would be a better option. 

[Wulaw Horn 19599]

If singleton starts against a LHP Espada should get kicked in the nuts. He can have every start against RHP if he wants. 
best 9 against RHP of Framber or Nrown is on the mound (strikeout and ground ball guys) 

Altuve, Alvarez (LF), Bregman, Tucker, Diaz (catcher) singleton (1B), Caratini (DH) Pena, Heyward (CF). 
 

Heyward played there a fair bit last year, a little this year and the Astros put him in last week, so he’s probably fine with a strikeout/ground ball guy on the mound for us. Wouldn’t want him out there with Kikuchi or JV. Meyers to play defense after we get a lead or Heyward has his last AB, whichever comes first. 
 

against LHP:

Altuve, Alvarez, Bregman, Tucker, Diaz, Pena, whitcomb (1B), meyers, Dubon (LF). 
if Chas is back he plays LF and Dubon plays 1B against LHP. 
 

I think that’s our best 9 both ways. 

[HtownHorn 15235]

If Singelton is the worst hitter in your lineup, no problem, when he's the 4th or 5th best, problem. If Singelton is the guy next year as the strong side platoon at 1B, they better fucking get rid of Jake Meyers in CF.

[runthebone 8380]

11 hours ago, Victor Lazlo said:

In the early 80s MLB required new players to wear a flap but the old players could still wear flap-less helmets for the rest of their career if they chose to.

Jake obviously chose not to wear the flap.

Like Craig MacTavish taking "advantage" of not needing to wear a helmet in the NHL

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now I want singelton to start vs LHP 

[UTexasFight 9830]

We still haven’t posted a lineup?

[tx 3 putt 78793]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

We still haven’t posted a lineup?

[UTPhil2006 3930]

suck it Singelton boys 

21 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

Oopsies 

[UTHornFan014 755]

Yanier has zero business playing 1st base the rest of the season (unless we clinch early and the last few games are meaningless)

[tx 3 putt 78793]

8 minutes ago, UTHornFan014 said:

Yanier has zero business playing 1st base the rest of the season (unless we clinch early and the last few games are meaningless)

 

he’s the plan at 1st for next season.

diaz / singleton combo is good for what you’re paying 

[UTexasFight 9830]

32 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Forgot we were at Anaheim tonight/8:40 start 

thought we were an hour from first pitch with no lineup posted 

Edited September 13 by UTexasFight

[UTPhil2006 3930]

31 minutes ago, UTHornFan014 said:

Yanier has zero business playing 1st base the rest of the season (unless we clinch early and the last few games are meaningless)

Would prefer Carrot 

[UTHornFan014 755]

22 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

he’s the plan at 1st for next season.

diaz / singleton combo is good for what you’re paying 

Him playing 1st next season is fine with me as he should spend a decent amount of time in the off season/spring training working on the nuances of playing 1st base. But, don't need him trying to figure it out on the fly during a playoff race. 

[Scraps 13813]

I mean its a LH starter so no one should have expected Singleton to be in there tonight

[tx 3 putt 78793]

he’s a just a baseball playing machine ….

 

[tx 3 putt 78793]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

I mean its a LH starter so no one should have expected Singleton to be in there tonight

 

they read the thread !!!

[Scraps 13813]

Too much Singleton talk anyway

I am just glad the is in there

[WBT 21001]

18 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Too much Singleton talk anyway

I am just glad the is in there

16 games to get 26 hits for his first 200 hit season since 2017.  LFG!

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[David Dennison 19571]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

he’s the plan at 1st for next season.

diaz / singleton combo is good for what you’re paying 

That's a really bad plan.

[tx 3 putt 78793]

21 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

That's a really bad plan.

 

ehh, winter ball with good coaches can work wonders 

[Scraps 13813]

 
ehh, winter ball with good coaches can work wonders 

Your coach is jeff bagwell and you will like it