2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[UTexasFight 9,432]

Pomerantz is abjectly terrible

I have a good feeling about the offense tonight.

[Fozzz 152]

Would really like to see Correa snap out of his funk.  

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Agreed. He could have allowed guys to take a night off against Oakland or Arlington, or waited until we got past the toughest stretch of the season. 

No shit. We’re barely a third of the way through the season. No reason whatsoever to rest our best guys right now.

[Fozzz 152]

There we go.  Turned on a pitch up and in.  

[dbecks 442]

26 minutes ago, huge said:

Pomerantz is abjectly terrible

Yup.

[Rustic Horn 929]

Showrrea!!

[Fozzz 152]

Pomeranz was a great pitcher from 2015-2017.  Even with his shitty start this year, the projections have him at around a 4.3 ERA.

[UTexasFight 9,432]

Brianna get married?

[cabowabo 4,484]

3 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Brianna get married?

I think so. And she went to the dark side as we say. 

[YChang 3,443]

Oh Lance...

[tx 3 putt 76,913]

10 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Brianna get married?

 

met a husband on tinder 

[Viper 12,109]

Did not know Phil Garner was married to Rudi Giuliani in drag.

[Fozzz 152]

I think we all knew Marwin would regress this season, but man he’s been bad. 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

19 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

I think we all knew Marwin would regress this season, but man he’s been bad. 

He's awful against lefties. At some point would he make sense for him to bat left handed all the time? Hard to see how he would be any worse.

Edited June 1, 2018 by Seasick Sailor

[UTexasFight 9,432]

Dis gon be a nerve racking last 3 innings.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

solid outing for lance.  even without betts, this lineup is no joke.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

clemens in the booth with the nesn guys (also on mlb network) talking about how bellinger stayed at his house during the world series last year.

the fuck?

[ckhorn 208]

17 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

He's awful against lefties. At some point would he make sense for him to bat left handed all the time? Hard to see how he would be any worse.

Actually, He has a higher average from the right side.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

2 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

Actually, He has a higher average from the right side.

Yeah, but everything else is significantly lower:

Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
vs RHP	51		149	128	18	28	5	0	4	20	1	0	16	40	.219	.308	.352	.660	45	1	1	3	1	0	2	.282	111	84
vs LHP	34		56	52	0	12	2	0	0	7	1	0	3	13	.231	.268	.269	.537	14	1	0	0	1	0	2	.300	72	50

[Fozzz 152]

You can’t make judgements about a platoon in a sample that small. 

Edited June 1, 2018 by Fozzz

[henrygandorf 29,189]

i feel like in the past he was a better avg hitter as a righty but all his power came lefty.

he's perfectly fine for a utility infielder, but shouldn't be in the lineup on a daily basis.

[HtownHorn 14,677]

2 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

You can’t make judgements about a platoon in a sample that small. 

Though there is more than enough evidence to suggest Marwin is an average to below average MLB offensive player.

[ckhorn 208]

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Yeah, but everything else is significantly lower:

Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
vs RHP	51		149	128	18	28	5	0	4	20	1	0	16	40	.219	.308	.352	.660	45	1	1	3	1	0	2	.282	111	84
vs LHP	34		56	52	0	12	2	0	0	7	1	0	3	13	.231	.268	.269	.537	14	1	0	0	1	0	2	.300	72	50

He is playing to much as is Marisnick. They are ok platoon guys, but the warts start showing with more games.

More questionable coaching from Hinch this year. I bet I didn't have more than a half dozen complaints on Hinch last year. I've had more than that this week.

[HtownHorn 14,677]

Harris in the 7th is money.

[Fozzz 152]

That’s what the projections say (Marwin being a little below average offensively). 

Edited June 1, 2018 by Fozzz

[ckhorn 208]

What the crap was doing trying to steal. Lets roll the line up back to the top. Maybe Tim F gets a hold of one.

[WBT 20,563]

That Pedro Guerrero story from Blum was great.  "Don't hit it to Steve Sax."

[ckhorn 208]

I'm not able to watch the game right now, but game changer is showing this umpire sucks. His strike zone is all over the place. Hope his kids aren't watching.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

and here we go...

[WBT 20,563]

I'll preemptively say I like leaving Harris in after he had an easy, low pitch inning.  The rest of you can blame Hinch's mismanagement if it doesn't work out.

[HtownHorn 14,677]

Hinch gonna Hinch.

[HtownHorn 14,677]

Jake not letting his offensive woes affect this superb defense in center.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

good job harris.

if rondon can get out of this, we better bring giles in for the 9th (assuming a 2-3 run lead).  nothing else makes sense.

[ckhorn 208]

No problem with his pitching moves so far. Pitchers need to nut up.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

without some sort of method or system in place, hinch will take the fall any time any reliever fucks up.  he kinda did it to himself.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

nice rondon.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Hector did his job.

[Fozzz 152]

Nice work by Rondon. 

[cabowabo 4,484]

Nevermind

Edited June 1, 2018 by cabowabo

[ERhine 1,894]

The fuck is that?

[Rustic Horn 929]

Wow...obstruction?

[UTexasFight 9,432]

Fuck you Guccione

[UTexasFight 9,432]

Bregs loves him some obstruction controversy

[cabowabo 4,484]

Bergman lucked out. Dude stuck his head up his ass there. 

[UTexasFight 9,432]

After the Correa base hit to drive in two, does Giles still come in for the 9th?

 

Edit: Davis?

[Jshep34 2,308]

Marwin should play every 5 games. Jake should play every game in corpus christi.

Let stassi,kemp and davis get thier at bats

[ckhorn 208]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

After the Correa base hit to drive in two, does Giles still come in for the 9th?

Keep Rondon in.

[WBT 20,563]

Lots of plays at the plate tonight

[cabowabo 4,484]

Marwin is fucking worthless. 

[DaysOff 7,947]

Ball 4