2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[cabowabo 4449]

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 4020]

You know what's gonna happen now. 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1379]

Christ that was unlucky.

[elfenix 34168]

furk

[CurlyDumps 4439]

Luckier than the Golden State fuckbois.

[Mez2 4020]

Terrible matchup here

[TonyTexas 10478]

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 3991]

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 3353]

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 4449]

Man, what happened to Peacock's slider?

[thetruth 149]

curse words. so many curse words. 

[Lat22 3991]

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

[elfenix 34168]

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 3430]

Way to go bullpen. Way to fucking go.

[Telegraph_it 3353]

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

[maninblack 7974]

Our bullpen is whiskey dick

[Honeysucklerose 957]

Every game matters. Every one

[Mez2 4020]

So many wasted fucking opportunities, everyone is to blame. 

[Helobious 9477]

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 14446]

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

[Mez2 4020]

3-17 with rips. You deserve to fucking lose

[dhornf 52]

Fuck. We better take the rubber match.

[Mez2 4020]

Just now, Mez2 said:

3-17 with risp. You deserve to fucking lose

 

[Mez2 4020]

Just now, dhornf said:

Fuck. We better take the rubber match.

You gotta like our chances going up against severino

[huge 3788]

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 546]

Duuuuuude, I hate Bret Gardner.

[Limp Brisket 546]

6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

lol.

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

[Telegraph_it 3353]

lol.

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

[tx 3 putt 76170]

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

Let’s play again tomorrow 

[DaysOff 7823]

Counting on arlington.

Waking up tied for first.

[UTexasFight 9370]

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 9477]

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 8052]

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 4922]

Dick kicked again. Ouch. 

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

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

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 19118]

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 7823]

Hey, arlington did they job. Well done dipshits.

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

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 29174]

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 19118]

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