2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[WBT 20561]

New ballgame

[runthebone 7968]

No doubter

[Mo Horn 8832]

Bregs

[elfenix 34230]

9 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

because there is so much activity on this thread, eventually chatter becomes like a "meme", especially when it blows up in everyone's face in a good way.  e.g. when everyone shits on a player and says he needs to be released, then he starts balling out, so people continue saying it, even when they clearly don't mean it.  or when bregman is discussed as a possible trade chip when he first came up, and now that he's a crucial core piece, people keep mentioning him upping his trade value when he gets the game winning knock.

it's like a running gag in a sitcom.  and like those, they're often not very funny, but we put up with them.

 

 

... value's never been higher!

Edited June 26, 2018 by elfenix

[Gut Wagon 8065]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

 

 

... value's never been higher!

Sale alone isn't nearly enough. Throw in JD and Mookie, and then we can talk. 

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

Shaving worked. 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

2 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

Shaving worked. 

Barbasol endorsement coming in 3...2...1....

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

My favorite thread joke is when Jack mistakes Altuve and Bregman with a murderer and attacks them when they are on a date with the girls at the Reagle Beagle. Hilarity ensues. 

[WBT 20561]

Let's go Marwin

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

Walk is an RBI, Marwin. 

[TonyTexas 10510]

This is going to be a battle of the bullpens. Both starters with high pitch counts through 3. Toronto’s BP is ranked 19th with a 4.04 ERA. 24th in BAA. I like our chances.

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

That was fucking nasty

[elfenix 34230]

sparks just said that when marisnick scores a run, the astros are 15-1 this season. 

 

weird

[WBT 20561]

Jake really got hold of that one

[thetruth 149]

JAKE DID A POSITIVE

[RoundRobin 828]

Jake is fast and stuff. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Bregs

[Gut Wagon 8065]

The Bregster comes through again. They'd better throw in Benitendi to sweeten the deal. 

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

Trout straight up. 

[WBT 20561]

Damn, someone get the bat out of the way.  Assist to the windmill, Teoscar had it before Jake had touched 3rd.  I was thinking that he would have to hold up.

[henrygandorf 29189]

7 minutes ago, WBT said:

Damn, someone get the bat out of the way.  Assist to the windmill, Teoscar had it before Jake had touched 3rd.  I was thinking that he would have to hold up.

the fact that he's still a major leaguer the way he hits is a credit to how great of a base-runner/defensive center-fielder he is.

[Mez2 4023]

That extra day off rest messed up JVs rhythm. 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

We're in uncharted water here. Justin is way off...while Jake is way on. Never seen anything like it. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

25 minutes ago, elfenix said:

sparks just said that when marisnick scores a run, the astros are 15-1 this season. 

 

weird

Well it's like being an American League team again instead of having a pitcher come up to bat

[ScottishHorn 172]

10 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

We're in uncharted water here. Justin is way off...while Jake is way on. Never seen anything like it. 

Its baseball.  I'm still trying to figure out how the stros lost to KC on Friday night and got 2 hit by a couple scrub pitchers while at the same time leaving 8 men on base

[ScottishHorn 172]

Foul ball bomb

[ScottishHorn 172]

Another strikeout.  He leads the league in case anyone was wondering

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Well fuck.

[Scraps 13561]

Fucking Grandy man

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Granderson? Really? OK. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

Not a great outing for V

[Mez2 4023]

This sucks

[tx 3 putt 76905]

He done

bats need to pick him up 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Time for Springer to help.

[ScottishHorn 172]

Springer in a bad slump

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

Horrible strike call on Bregman. 

[thetruth 149]

Poor George is on board the struggle bus

[Gut Wagon 8065]

1 minute ago, thetruth said:

Poor George is on board the struggle bus

Marwin's taking up tickets. 

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

Joe West behind the plate?

[thetruth 149]

You’ve got a good six inches on the outside of the plate he’ll call Harris. Use it 

[Honeysucklerose 987]

Well. Can't win them all

[Gut Wagon 8065]

I'm out. I'll check the rest of the carnage in the morning.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fucking Will Harris

[WBT 20561]

Damn, that was over the world series banner

[Mo Horn 8832]

That could do it. 

[ckhorn 208]

Why we keep pitching Harris in these situations is beyond me and Hinch too, apparently.

[tx 3 putt 76905]

Damn that was deep 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

We’ve fucked this reliever up a few times when he was with the A’s

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

Damn, that was over the world series banner

Well could have used him at the unveiling. 

[Mez2 4023]

That last inning was a big can of chinga tu madre