2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[cabowabo 4685]

Fuck the baseball gods.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

That’s some of the luckiest shit I’ve ever seen

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

shit luck

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Looks like we’re not winning tonight

[Mez2 4047]

You know what's gonna happen now. 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1388]

Christ that was unlucky.

[elfenix 34744]

furk

[CurlyDumps 4650]

Luckier than the Golden State fuckbois.

[Mez2 4047]

Terrible matchup here

[TonyTexas 10737]

You guys are a beating sometimes.

Go kick the dog. Might make you feel better.

No shit. I miss utgrad. At least he had some baseball takes. Now it’s just a bunch of whining.

[Lat22 4082]

Luckier than the Golden State fuckbois.

That wasn’t luck.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

No shit. I miss utgrad. At least he had some baseball takes. Now it’s just a bunch of whining.

Utgrad had zero baseball knowledge. Zero

[Telegraph_it 3379]

No shit. I miss utgrad. At least he had some baseball takes. Now it’s just a bunch of whining.

Dumb post is dumb.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

That wasn’t luck.

You’re right. There is nothing lucky about the NBA rigging games.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Terrible pitch.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Way to argue a clear strike dumbass

[cabowabo 4685]

Man, what happened to Peacock's slider?

[thetruth 149]

curse words. so many curse words. 

[Lat22 4082]

As soon as that ball bounced right back to the catcher, it was over.

[elfenix 34744]

furk

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Peacock just hasn't been reliable in these situations. Kepler walk off, Cleveland, and now this.

Edited May 30, 2018 by Seasick Sailor

[YChang 3566]

Way to go bullpen. Way to fucking go.

[Telegraph_it 3379]

Let’s hope they pay attention. This shit doesn’t work against good teams.

[maninblack 7975]

Our bullpen is whiskey dick

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

Every game matters. Every one

[Mez2 4047]

So many wasted fucking opportunities, everyone is to blame. 

[Helobious 9817]

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Not that it’s the only area, but defensive plays like the last two, plus that Torres E earlier are why the Yankees are still a step or two behind Houston

 

lol.

[HtownHorn 15236]

Offense couldn't take advantage of 5 errors, and Hinch's late game management rears its ugly head.

[Mez2 4047]

3-17 with rips. You deserve to fucking lose

[dhornf 52]

Fuck. We better take the rubber match.

[Mez2 4047]

Just now, Mez2 said:

3-17 with risp. You deserve to fucking lose

 

[Mez2 4047]

Just now, dhornf said:

Fuck. We better take the rubber match.

You gotta like our chances going up against severino

[huge 3831]

I know stats are for losers but we have the 3rd least blown saves in the AL

6th best save %

Losing sucks

[Tailleur17 361]

3 minutes ago, Helobious said:

lol.

Yes, keep bragging about a meaningless May victory fuckboi. Houston will own your ass again in October when it matters. 

[Limp Brisket 549]

Duuuuuude, I hate Bret Gardner.

[Limp Brisket 549]

6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

lol.

Who’s the reigning world champs?  Why exactly are you here?  Suck a dick.

[Telegraph_it 3379]

lol.

Y’all aren’t even going to win your division. Piss off.

[tx 3 putt 78668]

Two horrible blown saves in the same week, that shit sucks

Let’s play again tomorrow 

[DaysOff 8198]

Counting on arlington.

Waking up tied for first.

[UTexasFight 9806]

Counting on arlington.

Waking up tied for first.

West feels very 2017 at this point (albeit slightly closer on our heels).
By that I mean Angels were on a tear in April.
Now M’s in May
Next month maybe the A’s
Then repeat the 2nd half.
None will be good enough to overtake Houston over the long haul, but maybe one will stay hot long enough to grab the 2nd wild card

[Helobious 9817]

54 minutes ago, Tailleur17 said:

Yes, keep bragging about a meaningless May victory fuckboi. Houston will own your ass again in October when it matters. 

Tonight’s win clinched the season-series victory for the Yankees over the Astros. That could become a factor in some postseason tiebreaker scenarios come October, if it comes to that. So not meaningless.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

1 hour ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Don’t remember who it was, but you got your wish as trying Devo as a closer. Careful what you wish for.

I only wished to try it after seeing the apparent alternatives.

[Planet Houston 4950]

Dick kicked again. Ouch. 

Go get em tomorrow. Bullpen has to look in the mirror a bit, but we are good. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

I’m not even mad about last night’s game as I have become numb to the fact that we will find a way to lose close games this year whether it’s due to a lack of clutch hits or a shitty bullpen performance or both.  We’re terrible in close games which does not bode well for a deep postseason run unless something changes.

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

5 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

Dick kicked again. Ouch. 

Go get em tomorrow. Bullpen has to look in the mirror a bit, but we are good. 

We’re good when we blow out the other team.

[DaysOff 8198]

Hey, arlington did they job. Well done dipshits.

[Hank Chinaski 6348]

10 hours ago, huge said:

I know stats are for losers but we have the 3rd least blown saves in the AL

6th best save %

Losing sucks

It's good for perspective. Frustrating right now because we've blown 2 9th-inning leads in 3 games against good teams on the road - games that are usually wins (up 2+ runs in the 9th).

[henrygandorf 29225]

11 hours ago, Helobious said:

Tonight’s win clinched the season-series victory for the Yankees over the Astros. That could become a factor in some postseason tiebreaker scenarios come October, if it comes to that. So not meaningless.

honestly asking, when would this become a factor?  if we both win our divisions and have the same record i assume?  any other instance?  if the red sox win the division and the astros and yankees have the same record, we still have a higher seed as a division winner, so it shouldn't matter.

someone feel free to correct me.  i'm not talking shit, just curious.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

10 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

honestly asking, when would this become a factor?  if we both win our divisions and have the same record i assume?  any other instance?  if the red sox win the division and the astros and yankees have the same record, we still have a higher seed as a division winner, so it shouldn't matter.

someone feel free to correct me.  i'm not talking shit, just curious.

I think you nailed it. I can see this being a factor only if we both win our divisions and have the same record. Also curious to know if there is another scenario where this would matter. 

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

12 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

I think you nailed it. I can see this being a factor only if we both win our divisions and have the same record. Also curious to know if there is another scenario where this would matter. 

 

This appears to be the correct answer.

 

League Championship Series (ALCS and NLCS)

The winners of the Division Series then advance to the best-of-seven American League and National League Championship Series. The team with the best record in each league will have home-field advantage.

In the event that a wild-card team has the better record than the other qualifying team that is a division champion, the division champion still gets the advantage and hosts Games 1, 2, 6, and 7.

https://www.thoughtco.com/how-mlb-playoffs-work-321331