2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[TexArcher 37777]

I can get used to these Saturdays where the Longhorns win then the Astros win a playoff game.

Too bad next Saturday won't have a Longhorn game or an Astros playoff game...

[TonyTexas 10515]

This team is so well prepared. Hitting approach, defensive alignments, situational awareness. Just a joy to watch

[alphahorn 1637]

Have a good night's sleep Boston, you get Cole tomorrow 🤩

[clapclapclap 9000]

7 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Fuck it, let's just go 11-0.

8 teams went 4-0 when it was just the WS, the '76 Reds went 7-0, but none undefeated since the playoffs expanded to 3 rounds.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/10/04/teams-undefeated-postseason-playoffs-history-swept

Edited October 14, 2018 by clapclapclap
This is not a jinx post

[clapclapclap 9000]

5 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Too bad next Saturday won't have a Longhorn game or an Astros playoff game...

It's a much needed family relief valve.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

This team is so well prepared. Hitting approach, defensive alignments, situational awareness. Just a joy to watch

It really is. As Longhorn and Houston fans, we have become accustomed to hero ball where one great player takes us over the top.  But we are the evil empire now. Feels good. 

[Fozzz 152]

Pretty weird game. Astros’ pitchers did an excellent job outside of the 5th and eventually we took advantage of that bullshit Boston was putting on the mound. Big game tomorrow night. 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

18 minutes ago, Scraps said:

20 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

7 game series. And we are a road team. Id rather play the whole thing in Fenway actually. 

Dude if you havent noticed we fuck bitches at home in the playoffs. 1 loss in the past 2 years. It don't make a shit cause we have the best team in the world

Truth. 

[A-Tex Devil 2446]

I totally missed Cora getting tossed.  

[TonyTexas 10515]

TBS post show is all about umps strike zone, Yankee hangover, Verlander’s problems out of the stretch. Fuck you Pedro!

[mbtex 683]

7 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

TBS post show is all about umps strike zone, Yankee hangover, Verlander’s problems out of the stretch. Fuck you Pedro!

Just keep with the disrespect gives us more fire

[AtticusFinch 155]

7 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

I totally missed Cora getting tossed.  

It happened between innings during commercial 

[Telegraph_it 3357]

The strike he complained about was a borderline call at best. Not sure why he chose that one to get all worked up about. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

TBS post show is all about umps strike zone, Yankee hangover, Verlander’s problems out of the stretch. Fuck you Pedro!

Do yourself a favor and watch MLB networks post game.

[henrygandorf 29191]

yawn.  we didn't even play well.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13512]

Pedro makes me laugh.  He starts off trying to be neutral and then quickly pivots to we when referring to Boston.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Lulz at the Pedro/Correa "Who's your daddy" pic.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13512]

Just now, henrygandorf said:

yawn.  we didn't even play well.

Exactly.   If you would have told me we would only get 5hits, I would have written off the game as a loss.  

[henrygandorf 29191]

cora said he thought sale finished strong.

if it's in the 4th inning, what's the fucking difference?

[Rimbo 25939]

i like winning

[AtticusFinch 155]

Astros are really good

[AtticusFinch 155]

Boston had 3 hits.  They will have a tough time scoring runs in this series against Astros pitching.  

[WBT 20576]

3 minutes ago, AtticusFinch said:

Boston had 3 hits.  They will have a tough time scoring runs in this series against Astros pitching.  

To make up for it they had an error and gave us 10 walks and 3 hbps.

[runthebone 7983]

35 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

TBS post show is all about umps strike zone, Yankee hangover, Verlander’s problems out of the stretch. Fuck you Pedro!

They can just blah blah blah while we mercilessly beat Boston down. 

[Planet Houston 4930]

Goddamn I love these guys. Never Settle as the team’s 2018 motto is looking better and better each day. 

Also, this is badass:

 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, clapclapclap said:

It's a much needed family relief valve.

I get in trouble for cussing too much during 'family time," AKA  stupid strike / ball calls or calling out players' bitchassedness.  In last night's case Benintendi's tirade after JV had walked a billion folks and Bennyboy thought he'd stand at the plate and count on not getting strikes.

[kevwun 15790]

The ump's zone was inconsistent for both teams.  Boston can get fucked if they're bitching about it.

[Guest]

the pitch when the Boston catcher stood up, but it was a perfect strike was unbelievable.

I think blue flat out did not see it, but the catcher stood up, so it had to be out of the zone, right?

[tx 3 putt 76965]

Do the Red Sox keep walking bregman tonight ?

Does joe west get knocked out first in dodgeball tonight ?

Do Red Sox pitchers keep hitting Astros hitters ?

 

 

[ERhine 1894]

the pitch when the Boston catcher stood up, but it was a perfect strike was unbelievable.
I think blue flat out did not see it, but the catcher stood up, so it had to be out of the zone, right?

That’s on the catcher for completely blocking the view. How can an umpire call a strike he doesn’t see?

[Guest]

I was pulling for Joe Kelly to drill White and get his Fight Club ass beaten by a dude named Tyler.

Edited October 14, 2018 by slorch

[Guest]

1 minute ago, ERhine said:

 

That’s on the catcher for completely blocking the view. How can an umpire call a strike he doesn’t see?

 

I wasn't necessarily blaming the ump, but on a night of bizarro shit happening, that play definitely contributed.

[runthebone 7983]

8 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

Goddamn I love these guys. Never Settle as the team’s 2018 motto is looking better and better each day. 

Also, this is badass:

 

Back seems ok there

[housious 468]

9 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Pedro makes me laugh.  He starts off trying to be neutral and then quickly pivots to we when referring to Boston.

And he’s fat as fuck. I haven’t seen him in years so I’m sure it’s old news. But damn, mix in a salad, Pedro.

[Viper 12109]

1 hour ago, slorch said:

the pitch when the Boston catcher stood up, but it was a perfect strike was unbelievable.

I think blue flat out did not see it, but the catcher stood up, so it had to be out of the zone, right?

that was an amazing pitch. he threw it again for a strike a few pitches later.

 

Marwin's play of the long flyball off the monster was also pretty outstanding. Made that hit one of the longest singles ever.

[HoustonFrog 368]

Its insane a computer isn’t calling balls/strikes these days. Just absurd. Or you should at least have three challenges or something.


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[Guest]

40 minutes ago, HoustonFrog said:

Its insane a computer isn’t calling balls/strikes these days. Just absurd. Or you should at least have three challenges or something.


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The human element makes these fuckers moist.

[runthebone 7983]

44 minutes ago, HoustonFrog said:

Its insane a computer isn’t calling balls/strikes these days. Just absurd. Or you should at least have three challenges or something.


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You know what franchise would manipulate the hell out of that computer system...

[Mez2 4023]

Sorry but you cross up a catcher like that, you'll never get a strike called even if it is one. Never seen that called

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, runthebone said:

You know what franchise would manipulate the hell out of that computer system...

The one with the baddest motherfucking pitching staff in MLB???

[Simon Honeybone 113]

Yeah that Joe Kelly pitch honestly might have been the single greatest pitch I have ever seen then he went and did it a 2nd time almost.  Ump got it right once.

FTRS let's go for the jugular tonight

[Mez2 4023]

Biggest game of the season is tonight, boys; let them nuts hang.

Score early, score often, leave no doubt. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Can’t wait .gif

[Simon Honeybone 113]

So the Astros have homered in 13 straight playoff games dating back to Game 6 of last year's ALCS

This ties the mark held by the Houston Astros of the NL who homered in all 12 games they played in the 2004 playoffs but the streak started in the 2001 NLDS against the Braves by one Daryle Ward 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13512]

6 minutes ago, Simon Honeybone said:

So the Astros have homered in 13 straight playoff games dating back to Game 6 of last year's ALCS

This ties the mark held by the Houston Astros of the NL who homered in all 12 games they played in the 2004 playoffs but the streak started in the 2001 NLDS against the Braves by one Daryle Ward 

Crazy the Astros have post season team hr records.  I recall the days where a single player (Dave kingman?) had more home runs than the Astros had as a team.

[Gut Wagon 8073]

Seemed more like an everyday midseason beatdown of the Twins or Arlington than a Game 1 ALCS clash of titans. Translation: We looked half asleep at the plate but still put a knot on Beantown’s noggin. Let’s wake up and totally truck them tonight. 

[tx 3 putt 76965]

Until the top of the 9th, it very much felt like the alcs 

[TexArcher 37777]

Somebody's going yard off of Price tonight.  I'd bet on Bregman or Correa.

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[Tommy Nobis 905]

Until the top of the 9th, it very much felt like the alcs 

This. Every at bat was crucial and it definitely felt like a fucking championship series game.

[TexArcher 37777]

Yeah.  I had at least four mini heart attacks.