2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

7 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Eleven Ks in his last 12 ABs.

Sucking is an understatement.

Maybe we pinch hit McCullers for him next time around.

[henrygandorf 29189]

i'm all for advanced statistics and analysis, but i could do without "hit probability".

[GHOSTUSER 361]

Loved the Altuve hit. Thought it was going to be a popup

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

i'm all for advanced statistics and analysis, but i could do without "hit probability".

Do you think it is a flawed statistic or just unnecessary? 

[mbtex 683]

2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Eleven Ks in his last 12 ABs.

Sucking is an understatement.

At this point I would just let Fisher play. We know what we have in Jake. 

[HtownHorn 14677]

I think we reached peak Gattis today. GITP is the least ideal PA.

[henrygandorf 29189]

4 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Do you think it is a flawed statistic or just unnecessary? 

i'm positive it's unnecessary, but i honestly don't know all the factors that go into the equation (although i'm sure i can guess some of them).

i've been watching baseball most of my life, and i already know that you have a better chance of getting a hit when you hit the ball hard.  i also know that if you hit it where fielders aren't standing, that counts too.  i don't need "wow and the hit probability was only 26%" after every bloop the other way.

i get that hitters are adjusting their approach to account for launch angle, etc - but hit probability seems more like trivia than science.

[Scraps 13561]

But it makes Blum sound smart!

[Horny Bull 2759]

Nice play Bregman

[Rustic Horn 929]

Nice play Bregman.

[Guest]

Bregman is better than average. 

[Horny Bull 2759]

Stassi bomb

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Stassi!

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Maxwell!

[DoobieWah 1435]

Stassi HR.

[Guest]

Hell yeah.  Keep hittin it hard!

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Stassi has been an early season pleasant surprise.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Hey Jake hit the ball.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Hey! Jake made contact!

[WBT 20561]

Y'all are aware that Jake was good last year, right?  117 wRC+, 16 HRs in 259 PAs, any of that ring a bell?  It was definitely the best year of his career but I'd give it more than 50 PAs this year before deciding whether it was a fluke or a breakout.  If he doesn't come around, his playing time will go down but he'll still have value as a defensive replacement, pinch runner type.

[Guest]

The Astros broadcast team is fucking shitfaced drunk. 

[Mez2 4023]

Hai guys!

Turned on radio and we're winning? Yay. 

[Mez2 4023]

Sounds like Charlie is steamrolling bitches

[DoobieWah 1435]

Charlie's mowing 'em down today.

[DoobieWah 1435]

Base hit for Al Tuve.

[WBT 20561]

Gattis with his 2nd out on the bases today.  Got an RBI though.

[Horny Bull 2759]

Not the best day for Gattis running the bases

[clapclapclap 9000]

Gattis seems to have stellar judgment.  Future manager?

[Horny Bull 2759]

Fat boy dropped the ball lol

[Gut Wagon 8065]

34 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i'm positive it's unnecessary, but i honestly don't know all the factors that go into the equation (although i'm sure i can guess some of them).

i've been watching baseball most of my life, and i already know that you have a better chance of getting a hit when you hit the ball hard.  i also know that if you hit it where fielders aren't standing, that counts too.  i don't need "wow and the hit probability was only 26%" after every bloop the other way.

i get that hitters are adjusting their approach to account for launch angle, etc - but hit probability seems more like trivia than science.

Yep. A scorched out with 99% probability of having been a hit is still an out. A bleeder hit with a 1% chance of getting through is still a hit. That said, the more often you hit it hard, I'm pretty sure the better your odds of hitting for power and average. 

[Mez2 4023]

Sipp warming up, need all the runs we can get

[Dr. Teeth 5844]

We’re back, baby!

[Mez2 4023]

Robert Ford just dropped UGK reference on the radio

That hits close to home

[Fozzz 152]

Getting the dregs of our pen some work.

[runthebone 7968]

1 minute ago, Fozzz said:

Getting the dregs of our pen some work.

Giles in the 9th?

[Mez2 4023]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Giles in the 9th?

3putt

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fucking Sipp. 

[uoftorange 1386]

Never stop being you Tony 

[Horny Bull 2759]

I see nothing has changed with Sipp

[perfectchaos007 6634]

I bet the aggy Astros fans make a lot of "Sipp = T-sip" type jokes when Tony fucks up.

[Guest]

Got dam Sipp. 

 

I hope 6 runs was enough. 

 

Gawd he sucks. Every fucking time

[YChang 3443]

I really want to be reincarnated as a left handed bullpen pitcher in my next life. Seriously... make tons of money and you don't even have to be competent. 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

6 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

Getting the dregs of our pen some work.

When you posted this, I came close to asking who here thinks we'll end up with team shutout today. I was going to call it a coin flip. But I deleted the post; didn't want to seem too negative when we were up by six for a change.

[elfenix 34230]

Morton 0.72 ERA

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

1 minute ago, elfenix said:

Morton 0.72 ERA

And should still be pitching in this game.

[Gut Wagon 8065]

8 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Morton 0.72 ERA

Sipp 6.0. I expect that to climb.

Edit: And it just did. To 9.0. Still room to rise even farther after today, unfortunately. 

Edited April 19, 2018 by Gut Wagon

[Mez2 4023]

Sipp is the opposite of good

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Fuck this bullpen.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

4 minutes ago, YChang said:

I really want to be reincarnated as a left handed bullpen pitcher in my next life. Seriously... make tons of money and you don't even have to be competent. 

Especially one that sucks equally against lefties and righties. You’d think the Astros would know better with all their analytics

[elfenix 34230]

This f****** bullpen