2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Gut Wagon 8052]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Marwin isn't on this team for his bat. He's on the team cause he can play 7 positions. Just quit batting him 5th.

True. But you have to bat him somewhere. And this year, competition for the 9th spot in the order is fierce.  

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

Balls two feet off the plate are hard to hit.  Stop swinging at them.

[henrygandorf 29174]

kemp should hit 9th any time he's in the lineup.

and gattis ain't going nowhere.

[Jshep34 2303]

Know marwin is on roster for his Swissarmy knife ability. He should only be hitting 7th or lower. Others right now are more deserving of playing time than jake,gattis and marwin

[Scraps 13531]

Lol more Goober Torres

[Gut Wagon 8052]

The NY media were having a party over Torres a few days ago. I suppose what we've seen from him so far today is the old "chalk it up to youth."

 

[TexArcher 37455]

15 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Marwin isn't on this team for his bat. He's on the team cause he can play 7 positions. Just quit batting him 5th.

All true.  But I'm starting to think of him as a double-switch guy.  That .303 with 23 HR last year was apparently a career year, and by a lot.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

It worked!

[Scraps 13531]

Fucking shitty bounce

[TonyTexas 10478]

Unlucky bounce.

[henrygandorf 29174]

how in the f can marwin not get to 3rd on that shit?  it wasn't even close.

[Mo Horn 8795]

Marwin how the hell do you not make it to 3rd one that? 

[TexArcher 37455]

Eh, unlucky hop.  I don't blame Marwin for being aggressive there.  Gattis moved up to second at least.

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

Gattis is on fire. 

 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

On balance, I suppose I can live with Marwin making the first out of the inning at third. But only because I'm still stunned he got on base to start with.

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

Just now, TexArcher said:

Eh, unlucky hop.  I don't blame Marwin for being aggressive there.  Gattis moved up to second at least.

I don’t think aggressiveness is the issue. Gattis was practically on second before Marwin started his slide. 

[Mo Horn 8795]

Just now, Dr. Teeth said:

I don’t think aggressiveness is the issue. Gattis was practically on second before Marwin started his slide. 

Exactly, and Gattis is slow. Should have had more that inning. 

[henrygandorf 29174]

or at the very least, cleared marisnick.

[henrygandorf 29174]

ravech talks about all the youth in mlb and how they're responsible for winning games now.  then he says "judge, bird, sanchez due up, speaking of youth."  i know 25-26 is young-ish, but come on.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

When your older players aren't that great, I guess you do have to depend on utes. 

[Mo Horn 8795]

Automatic out 

[henrygandorf 29174]

altuve is getting hot, but shit, why is he lunging so much more than previous years?  makes him off balance.

Edited May 28, 2018 by henrygandorf

[TexArcher 37455]

German looks like a AA pitcher or a Cy Young candidate depending on which innings you watch.

[perfectchaos007 6593]

We need Verlander to go the distance for us. 

[Gut Wagon 8052]

We've unlocked the code.

[thetruth 149]

Brian McTaggart‏Verified account @brianmctaggart 4m4 minutes ago

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Carlos Beltran is sitting behind home plate. He made a visit to the Astros clubhouse pregame.

 

Looks like we got some good Beltran mojo pregame. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

I like 3 run bombs

You must be the OTHER Earl...

 

[henrygandorf 29174]

german has looked pretty solid against us this season.  not sure what other teams are doing that we can't figure out.

[TonyTexas 10478]

german has looked pretty solid against us this season.  not sure what other teams are doing that we can't figure out.

4 runs in 5 2/3 doesn’t do it for you?

[henrygandorf 29174]

2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

4 runs in 5 2/3 doesn’t do it for you?

pretty much made one mistake today (couple of our guys got walks or reached on error) and pitched 4 scoreless last time.  several low stress innings today.

[henrygandorf 29174]

92 pitches thru 6 for jv.  the way he's pitching to weak contact (so many pop ups) today, instead of k's, i actually would've thought the count was lower.  unless he has a crazy efficient 7th, he's probably a 7 inning guy today.

i definitely throw devo in the 8th, then who?  i guess peacock only faced one dude, right?

if ever there was a time for a bloop and a blast, maybe let's do that.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

3 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

pretty much made one mistake today (couple of our guys got walks or reached on error) and pitched 4 scoreless last time.  several low stress innings today.

 

12 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

german has looked pretty solid against us this season.  not sure what other teams are doing that we can't figure out.

As Sheriff Justice would say...German's got nothing to do with it.

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

i definitely throw devo in the 8th, then who?  i guess peacock only faced one dude, right?

Devo for 8th and 9th.  He only threw 9 pitches yesterday.

[Mo Horn 8795]

I appreciate that gentleman's willingness to serve, but today is memorial day not veterans day. They should have had a family that lost someone in a war. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

I knew it wasn't over when the shot of German photobombed Pearl Harbor talk.

[Mo Horn 8795]

Well there is JV's earned run for the game.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

Let's get out of this inning and add a couple ourselves.

[Mo Horn 8795]

 Ok bullpen, hope you got the fuck ups out of your system in Cleveland. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

Shift cost the third out there.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

I like Harris. I just don't particularly like the way he's pitched in a few games lately. 

[TexArcher 37455]

Yankee fans are such mongoloids.

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

Pretty sure I could steal a bag against McCann. 

[Mo Horn 8795]

Huge out

[Gut Wagon 8052]

Whew....

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

MVP

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

MVP! MVP! MVP!

[Mo Horn 8795]

That's helpful

[thetruth 149]

The big man with the boomstick! ALTUUUUUVVVEEEEEE

[Tommy Nobis 905]

6 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Yankee fans are such mongoloids.

Especially surly’s Mr Heblow

[Gut Wagon 8052]

No one in recent memory has parlayed as many 2-0 or 3-0 counts into outs as has our own Mr. Gonzalez. Sigh....