Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[David Dennison 19569]

Do our hitters understand baseball?

[TOR 6154]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

Two. Fucking. Pitches.

 

[David Dennison 19569]

You really couldn't ask for a worse inning.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

[Jebus 1341]

4 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Just make him work this inning.

Please.

by the time I started typing a reply to this, the inning was over

 

[TOR 6154]

Gotta love King's Kenny Powers hair, tho.

[patrickdrinksbeer 828]

Altuve AB exit velocities:

81mph fly out on first pitch change

72mph bloop single on 4th pitch change

85mph fly out on first pitch change

[runthebone 8380]

Blanco is going to get the win today.

[David Dennison 19569]

Nice recovery.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Blanco is going to get the win today.

[TOR 6154]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Blanco is going to get the win today.

Also brings a very strong hair game.

[WBT 20997]

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

[TOR 6154]

Suicide prevention.  Probably not the best commercial to run during the MLB playoffs.

[Pimphand 6378]

Just now, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

[UTexasFight 9819]

3 minutes ago, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

I hear ya but I’d rather that then burn abreu/pressly/hader

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[YChang 3571]

How about we tie this game up this inning. 

[UTexasFight 9819]

2 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

Who else are you going to go to to get up to 12 outs, keep you in the game, and still be comfortable they’ll be fresh Thursday if you don’t come back today and need them then?

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[kevwun 16447]

Blanco could go again tomorrow.  He used to be a bullpen guy.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Am I the only one not crazy about using Blanco in a game that we're already down 3-0?

 

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

No it seems uber short sighted and stupid given the next two are must win games and he's one of the best and most versatile pitchers we have this year.

This game is still very much in reach.  You do what you can to keep it in reach.  You have Brown and Kikuchi for the next two games going who are both probably going to give you 6.

[David Dennison 19569]

At least he only gets one game.

Damn.

[cabowabo 4692]

Tim Kurkjian has such a great media voice.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

The approaches at the plate today are far more concerning than the pitching.

[Mo Horn 8939]

I fear that Skubal may go the distance today. Would like to get at least a few bats against the pen. 

[David Dennison 19569]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

Tim Kurkjian has such a great media voice.

Hush. Tim is great.

[UTexasFight 9819]

Did he hurt himself!

 

Thiught at first he was showing up the ump, but maybe he tweaked something 

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[cabowabo 4692]

Goal should be to foul off as many pitches as possible to get him out of the game.

[TOR 6154]

Too much topspin, just missed.

[UTexasFight 9819]

Ugggghhh

 

give me 1 more ft’

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[David Dennison 19569]

Get him, Yainer.

[WBT 20997]

damnit

[Pimphand 6378]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Goal should be to foul off as many pitches as possible to get him out of the game.

Bregman did fine with an 8 pitch AB resulting in a single.

[David Dennison 19569]

Oh, I forgot. He swings at everything.

And there's the worst AB of the game.

[cabowabo 4692]

Terrible Diaz.

[Guadaloopy 11139]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Hush. Tim is great.

Sounds like he needs a Scooby snack.

[Mo Horn 8939]

Womp, womp

[Guadaloopy 11139]

C'mon Yainer.  Knock him out of this game.

He could be done anyway.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Their ace is better than ours. Simple as that

[Bevo&Pevo 5527]

11 minutes ago, TOR said:

Suicide prevention.  Probably not the best commercial to run during the MLB playoffs.

Depends on which side you are pulling for.

[UTexasFight 9819]

9 outs to get 3 runs off their bullpen (if ours can keep them where they are)

[David Dennison 19569]

Why do we think he's done?

[UTexasFight 9819]

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Why do we think he's done?

Reliever been up a while in their pen 

 

and that scream/flex looking in to our dugout smacks of Hinch telling him “get me one more out ”

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[Mo Horn 8939]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

9 outs to get 3 runs off their bullpen (if ours can keep them where they are)

 

Just now, David Dennison said:

Why do we think he's done?

He'll go one more inning

[Gut Wagon 8219]

The guy has pitched a great game. Obviously helps to be facing a pedestrian lineup, but he'd be giving a lot of good offenses trouble. We just need to scratch out what we can and hope for a late blast. 

[David Dennison 19569]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Reliever been up a whole in their pen 

Yeah, but he's not even at 90 pitches.

[David Dennison 19569]

Wow.

[Bevo&Pevo 5527]

[UTexasFight 9819]

Butthole puckering time.

i miss good, aggressive baserunning 

 

 

 

 

edit: These never go our way.

why would it start now

Edited October 1 by UTexasFight

[kevwun 16447]

He's real safe.  I hope they didn't have access to the centerfield camera because it was a real bad challenge if they did.

Edited October 1 by kevwun

[Dutchrudder 11247]

Looks safe to me, but maybe he slipped off the bag?

[cabowabo 4692]

Aggressive mother fuckers