2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Dr. Teeth 5,845]

The look on Kemp’s face. 

[Mez2 4,025]

We are back!

[Jshep34 2,321]

Guess lil shep now has to rock his shirt from now on 

[Scraps 13,577]

Name stro is Moises

[ScottishHorn 172]

It's always nice to play a struggling team and beat up on them to get your mojo back after a bad series.  

[ScottishHorn 172]

Boom

[Scraps 13,577]

Tyler white finally did something

[ScottishHorn 172]

HR Derby Day

[elfenix 34,332]

even tyler white is hitting bombs

[ScottishHorn 172]

Fat man in little coat...

[ScottishHorn 172]

Bad throw by Bregman.  That's like spotting a unicorn 

[tx 3 putt 77,426]

perez groomed up the beard some 

[Mez2 4,025]

El leon!

[Mez2 4,025]

Cionel, el mas guapo 

[tx 3 putt 77,426]

he can sling that ball man 

[Dr. Teeth 5,845]

64!!!

[tx 3 putt 77,426]

keep racking up W's !!!!!!

[ImGolfn 77]

Love this team but i just hate todays "pitch count" mentality.  Seems now that 7 innings is the new complete game.  Regardless of the score, if youre at 100 pitches youre gone.  

[Mez2 4,025]

All I wanna do is bang screw

#HTownPride

[tx 3 putt 77,426]

12 minutes ago, ImGolfn said:

Love this team but i just hate todays "pitch count" mentality.  Seems now that 7 innings is the new complete game.  Regardless of the score, if youre at 100 pitches youre gone.  

 

it's a long season and even long post season. save those arms as much as you can in july and aug 

[Limp Brisket 546]

28 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

it's a long season and even long post season. save those arms as much as you can in july and aug 

I think he was nervous 7 wasn't enough of a cushion for our pen.  It's understandable,

[TonyTexas 10,527]

I think he was nervous 7 wasn't enough of a cushion for our pen.  It's understandable,

Why do so many people here think our bullpen sucks? I guess it’s typical surly posters who like to spout shit while not knowing the facts.

[ImGolfn 77]

I dont think it sucks.  Could be better.  But i think all these 5.2 or 6 innings starts wear it down.  Even Hinch said today the bullpen was thin going into today.  

[TonyTexas 10,527]

I dont think it sucks.  Could be better.  But i think all these 5.2 or 6 innings starts wear it down.  Even Hinch said today the bullpen was thin going into today.  

Our starters have pitched the most innings in the majors and the bullpen has pitched the 2nd fewest. The bullpen is 2nd in both ERA and BAA.

[UTexasFight 9,528]

Didn't realize that. It just always seems their pitch counts are in the 90's by the 5th inning. 

It has been lately. Wasn’t that way in April and May.

[formermav43 4,606]

44 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Our starters have pitched the most innings in the majors and the bullpen has pitched the 2nd fewest. The bullpen is 2nd in both ERA and BAA.

No joke. The idea that this bullpen is overworked is laughable. For much of the year, they’ve had problems getting guys enough regular work to stay sharp.

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Why do so many people here think our bullpen sucks? I guess it’s typical surly posters who like to spout shit while not knowing the facts.

Probably some recency bias at work here. 

[tx 3 putt 77,426]

we havent even scratched the surface of rotating arms out of fresno and cc for bullpen relief 

[ERhine 1,907]

I dont think it sucks.  Could be better.  But i think all these 5.2 or 6 innings starts wear it down.  Even Hinch said today the bullpen was thin going into today.  

Is this a joke? You really think the bullpen is overworked? This may be worse than the guy who doesn’t understand how ERA works.

[UTexasFight 9,528]

we havent even scratched the surface of rotating arms out of fresno and cc for bullpen relief 

Yeah it’s truly remarkable

Guys like Martes, Paulino, Hoyt, Feliz all contributed a fair amount by this point last year.

[Mez2 4,025]

4 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Why do so many people here think our bullpen sucks? I guess it’s typical surly posters who like to spout shit while not knowing the facts.

Because I have eyes? 

I'll talk baseball to anyone.

[formermav43 4,606]

3 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Because I have eyes? 

I'll talk baseball to anyone.

Get them checked.

[DaysOff 7,974]

Back to a 5 game lead. Keep stacking those Ws.

[ImGolfn 77]

11 hours ago, ERhine said:

 

Is this a joke? You really think the bullpen is overworked? This may be worse than the guy who doesn’t understand how ERA works.

 

I dont think overworked as a general term.  But i also dont think it takes 3 relievers for 3 innings when you have a 7 run lead.  Id like to see starters go longer

[ERhine 1,907]

1 minute ago, ImGolfn said:

 Id like to see starters go longer

 

14 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Our starters have pitched the most innings in the majors and the bullpen has pitched the 2nd fewest. The bullpen is 2nd in both ERA and BAA.

 

Yep.  Officially worse than the guy who doesn't understand ERA.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

 

[UTexasFight 9,528]

Any update on Correa?

[Rustic Horn 929]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

Any update on Correa?

 

[UTexasFight 9,528]

[Scraps 13,577]

23 yr old w back problem??

sounds like a pussy

[Mo Horn 8,855]

JV seems to be giving up the long ball of late. I haven't checked any stats, so maybe not,  bit it just seems that way. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,224]

Good grief. 

[cabowabo 4,514]

Kate hasn't even farted out Verlander's kid, and he sucks already.

[TonyTexas 10,527]

JV seems to be giving up the long ball of late. I haven't checked any stats, so maybe not,  bit it just seems that way. 

You’re not wrong. He’s been pretty average since that outstanding month of May.

[WBT 20,669]

We caught a break there.  They could have easily turned the double play the other way and saved the run.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,224]

Marwin’s lack of hustle helps us that time. But who didn’t see a DP coming?

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

If other teams hit our lefties the way we do theirs, I'd be in favor of adding a couple. 

[Mo Horn 8,855]

24 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

You’re not wrong. He’s been pretty average since that outstanding month of May.

If i remember he had a pretty average middle of the season last year before the trade and then finished the season on fire. I'd be good with that again this year. 

[TonyTexas 10,527]

If other teams hit our lefties the way we do theirs, I'd be in favor of adding a couple. 

For year vs lefties- .279 avg. , .798 OPS
righties- .256 avg., .759 OPS

[Gut Wagon 8,087]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

For year vs lefties- .279 avg. , .798 OPS
righties- .256 avg., .759 OPS

Seems the gap should be substantially greater. Guess I should just be glad we won't face Snell, Sale and Paxton in a series.