Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[Mo Horn 8852]

Never easy

[oh_snap 694]

Never in doubt

[tx 3 putt 77235]

never a doubt !!!!

[elfenix 34331]

Astros win!

[WBT 20643]

never in doubt

[Wulaw Horn 19138]

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

[UTexasFight 9517]

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 5297]

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 14755]

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

[tx 3 putt 77235]

ny missed that call, with replay and slow motion 

[Slacks 6829]

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. 

[tx 3 putt 77235]

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 19138]

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 9517]

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 9517]

8:40 Arrighetti/Darvish

8:40 Brown/King

5:40 Valdez/Cease tasty

 

Glad we miss Musgrove 

[Pimphand 5812]

3 hours ago, Mo Horn said:

Never easy

 

9-4 to close out or get fuqt

[UTexasFight 9517]

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 11148]

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 710]

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 19138]

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 9517]

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 12015]

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 8024]

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

 

[Wulaw Horn 19138]

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 8499]

22 minutes ago, runthebone said:

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

 

 

[UTexasFight 9517]

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 19138]

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. 

[tx 3 putt 77235]

[David Dennison 18940]

Death Star?

[Dnaguy 12015]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

[UTexasFight 9517]

Idk why San Diego would even take the field tonight

 

especially countering that lineup with Darvish  

[Dnaguy 12015]

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 8024]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Death Star?

Probably will score a run if we're lucky

[tx 3 putt 77235]

loved that long at bat 

[UTexasFight 9517]

If Darvish was smart he would IBB Yordan here 

[UTexasFight 9517]

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

Edited September 17 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 18940]

Lucky that wasn't two runs.

[UTexasFight 9517]

Bullpen better be ready to go this series.

gonna be a lot of pitches thrown by our staff

 

 

[UTexasFight 9517]

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 9517]

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 13570]

2225

[tx 3 putt 77235]

nice little gift 

[UTexasFight 9517]

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

[oh_snap 694]

Strike em out throw em out. Love it

[David Dennison 18940]

Yainer will swing at all of your pitches.

[tx 3 putt 77235]

derp

[UTexasFight 9517]

10 pitch inning!

 

 

let’s go bats

[Wulaw Horn 19138]

1 hour ago, runthebone said:

Probably will score a run if we're lucky

I doubt it.