Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Mo Horn 8,723]

Never easy

[oh_snap 692]

Never in doubt

[tx 3 putt 75,559]

never a doubt !!!!

[elfenix 34,127]

Astros win!

[WBT 20,280]

never in doubt

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

Love that Hader allowed every base runner he inherited to score because fuck Turd Ferguson. 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

When is MLB going to make a check swing a reviewable call?

 

it’s a real problem that’s already had postseason implications 

 

I did, at least, hear at the Express game the other night that they are bringing the ABS challenge system to spring training next year so that’s a positive development 

Edited September 15 by UTexasFight

[Focht Up 631]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

When is MLB going to make a check swing a reviewable call?

 

it’s a real problem that’s already had postseason implications 

I wholeheartedly agree.  Additionally,  we need to have automated calls for balls/strikes.

[Storm the Field 5,256]

Welp, got the sweep. Too bad Arlington couldn't be of any use. 

81-68. 13 games left with a 4.5 game lead.

Magic number is 9. I would think 6 or more wins is likely enough.

 

[HtownHorn 14,344]

I am a big fan of the challenge system, moreso than robo home plate ump.

[tx 3 putt 75,559]

ny missed that call, with replay and slow motion 

[Slacks 6,723]

47 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Welp, got the sweep. Too bad Arlington couldn't be of any use. 

81-68. 13 games left with a 4.5 game lead.

Magic number is 9. I would think 6 or more wins is likely enough.

 

I've been saying 90 wins, so I want 9 more wins.

[Focht Up 631]

41 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

I am a big fan of the challenge system, moreso than robo home plate ump.

Somehow, it works in tennis.  It can work in baseball. 

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26 minutes ago, Slacks said:

I've been saying 90 wins, so I want 9 more wins.

M’s can only reach 89 wins, if they win out 

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

When is MLB going to make a check swing a reviewable call?

 

it’s a real problem that’s already had postseason implications 

 

I did, at least, hear at the Express game the other night that they are bringing the ABS challenge system to spring training next year so that’s a positive development 

Almost a guarantee that the challenge system will be in place for the 26 baseball season. 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Almost a guarantee that the challenge system will be in place for the 26 baseball season. 

I heard ‘27.

 

i hope it’s ‘26.

the good news is every year it’s used in the minors that’s that many more guys who have known nothing else in pro baseball by the time they get to The Show.

you'll have a long tail  of old timers like JV but I imagine you’ll quickly reach over half of the players that are used to it by the time they introduce it in the majors.

Of course, this the players, not the umps a lot of which are around longer than most of the players haven alive. i have no idea what’s been happening on the ump union front 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

8:40 Arrighetti/Darvish

8:40 Brown/King

5:40 Valdez/Cease tasty

 

Glad we miss Musgrove 

[Pimphand 5,526]

3 hours ago, Mo Horn said:

Never easy

 

9-4 to close out or get fuqt

[UTexasFight 9,304]

Wow
Roof is open at NRG.

Hopefully the Astros take a lesson from this.

 

did MLB cause them to stop opening it mid game or is that something g the team decided to stop doing years ago?

[Dutchrudder 11,075]

I missed the game as I was traveling for work today, but explain something to me. How does Hader get credited with a save when it was 6-1 and bases loaded as he entered the game?  I didn't know that a pitcher could allow inherited runners to score to close the gap to >3 during the inning in which they earn the Save. If he doesn't allow any rims, then there is no Save, right? 

Edited September 16 by Dutchrudder

[UTHornFan014 707]

14 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

I missed the game as I was traveling for work today, but explain something to me. How does Hader get credited with a save when it was 6-1 and bases loaded as he entered the game?  I didn't know that a pitcher could allow inherited runners to score to close the gap to >3 during the inning in which they earn the Save. If he doesn't allow any rims, then there is no Save, right? 

From what I remember about the rules (that I haven't checked in awhile) they consider it a save situation if the tying run is in the on-deck circle when the pitcher comes in (or if they pitch 3+ innings to close out the game/win)

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

6 hours ago, UTHornFan014 said:

From what I remember about the rules (that I haven't checked in awhile) they consider it a save situation if the tying run is in the on-deck circle when the pitcher comes in (or if they pitch 3+ innings to close out the game/win)

This is right I think. So, 5 runs is the max lead to get a save if the guy doesn't go 3 innings. 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

This is right I think. So, 5 runs is the max lead to get a save if the guy doesn't go 3 innings. 

Correct

 

still annoyed ort/Ferguson didn’t do their job and we had to use Hader in the first place with the Padres up next 

Edited September 16 by UTexasFight

[Dnaguy 11,599]

8 hours ago, UTHornFan014 said:

From what I remember about the rules (that I haven't checked in awhile) they consider it a save situation if the tying run is in the on-deck circle when the pitcher comes in (or if they pitch 3+ innings to close out the game/win)

 

2 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

This is right I think. So, 5 runs is the max lead to get a save if the guy doesn't go 3 innings. 

 

4 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Correct

Can someone explain the logic of this? Saves in general are kind of a fluff stat to me but this seems extra egregious for a meaningless stat imo

[runthebone 7,894]

I love that the mlb.tv free game of the day is White Sox-Angels

 

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

47 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

 

 

Can someone explain the logic of this? Saves in general are kind of a fluff stat to me but this seems extra egregious for a meaningless stat imo

Sure.  Normal deal is a 3 run lead if you start out with the bases loaded.  So, tying runner is in the hole.  

If you come in and the bases are juiced up 5, tying runner is on deck and you get a save. 

[IDIOTsavant 8,426]

22 minutes ago, runthebone said:

I love that the mlb.tv free game of the day is White Sox-Angels

 

 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Sure.  Normal deal is a 3 run lead if you start out with the bases loaded.  So, tying runner is in the hole.  

If you come in and the bases are juiced up 5, tying runner is on deck and you get a save. 

I read this 10 times and don’t get it.

i think you meant:

Normal deal is a 3 run lead if you start out with a clean inning/no one on.  So, tying runner is in the hole.  

but yeah, the idea is that you get more of a cushion to save a game if you come in and clean up a mess you inherited.

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

26 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I read this 10 times and don’t get it.

i think you meant:

Normal deal is a 3 run lead if you start out with a clean inning/no one on.  So, tying runner is in the hole.  

but yeah, the idea is that you get more of a cushion to save a game if you come in and clean up a mess you inherited.

Yes- that is what I meant. 

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[David Dennison 17,804]

Death Star?

[Dnaguy 11,599]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

[UTexasFight 9,304]

Idk why San Diego would even take the field tonight

 

especially countering that lineup with Darvish  

[Dnaguy 11,599]

27 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Idk why San Diego would even take the field tonight

 

especially countering that lineup with Darvish  

Yu serious Clark?

[runthebone 7,894]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Death Star?

Probably will score a run if we're lucky

[tx 3 putt 75,559]

loved that long at bat 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

If Darvish was smart he would IBB Yordan here 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

If Arrighetti can locate that high fastball, he may have something tonight 

Edited September 17 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 17,804]

Lucky that wasn't two runs.

[UTexasFight 9,304]

Bullpen better be ready to go this series.

gonna be a lot of pitches thrown by our staff

 

 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

Took a while to set it up but beautiful pitch call and execution to get that K (after arraez looked silly on that exact same pitch on his first swing in his first AB)

Edited September 17 by UTexasFight

[UTexasFight 9,304]

Man I’m tired of arrighetti throwing an inning’s worth of pitches to every one of their batters and we’re going 3 up, 3 down  on 9 pitches 

[Scraps 13,490]

2225

[tx 3 putt 75,559]

nice little gift 

[UTexasFight 9,304]

That was useful to save any chance arrighetti might be able to get through 5 

[oh_snap 692]

Strike em out throw em out. Love it

[David Dennison 17,804]

Yainer will swing at all of your pitches.

[tx 3 putt 75,559]

derp

[UTexasFight 9,304]

10 pitch inning!

 

 

let’s go bats

[Wulaw Horn 18,919]

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Probably will score a run if we're lucky

I doubt it.