2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

Marwin sucks

[Telegraph_it 3379]

He got screwed on the second to last pitch. That was a ball.

[HtownHorn 15238]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

Marwin sucks

The evidence is mounting.

[UTexasFight 9805]

THAT, Marwin, was maybe the worst AB I’ve seen this year by an Astro... and that’s saying something with Fisher and Jake on this squad

[cabowabo 4684]

We blow this lead, and I'm gonna stick an ice pick down the eye of my penis. 

[ckhorn 226]

We eventually have to come out of this hitting funk at home. This is perturbing.

 

[HtownHorn 15238]

17 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

without some sort of method or system in place, hinch will take the fall any time any reliever fucks up.  he kinda did it to himself.

This is correct.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

1 minute ago, Telegraph_it said:

He got screwed on the second to last pitch. That was a ball.

 

[WBT 20965]

20 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

without some sort of method or system in place, hinch will take the fall any time any reliever fucks up.  he kinda did it to himself.

I blame the guys on the mound myself

[UTexasFight 9805]

Good slider tonight?

[WBT 20965]

Shit.  Looked like George pulled up or he may have had a chance.

[UTexasFight 9805]

That was beautiful pitching
Amazing how good he can look when the slider is on and can set up the fastball.

[TonyTexas 10736]

Shit.  Looked like George pulled up or he may have had a chance.

Lost it in the lights

[HtownHorn 15238]

Giles gets no luck from fielding.

[cabowabo 4684]

God damnit Giles. 

[elfenix 34744]

throw strikes!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

for fuck sake. finish this shit.

[DoobieWah 1535]

Jeez Giles.

[HtownHorn 15238]

and of course the ump's zone is the fucking size of a pea now.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Giles is losing it

[ckhorn 226]

Is it game changer or is the ump for Boston. Bad zone for us.

[cabowabo 4684]

Giles is a mental midget. 

[UTexasFight 9805]

A little late to get Devo up there strommy

[Gut Wagon 8219]

Just get him out. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

phew

[elfenix 34744]

astros win!

[WBT 20965]

Never in doubt

[UTexasFight 9805]

Cabo’s peen with the sigh of relief...

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Whew!

[GHOSTUSER 361]

I hate Ken Giles. When are we going to cut bait with that loser

[HtownHorn 15238]

Nice pitching Giles.

Still perfect in save opportunities.

Edited June 1, 2018 by HtownHorn

[Telegraph_it 3379]

Never in doubt

Lulz.

[Dr. Teeth 5868]

#36!!!

[Mez2 4047]

Let them boys know, flip chrome I be folding em, Filling up a foreign ride, with petroleum

#HTownPride

[TonyTexas 10736]

I really like Tony Kemp. He has a blast playing ball.

[tx 3 putt 78668]

keep racking up W's

have to keep trotting Giles out there until he either shits all over himself or gets his shit together 

[ckhorn 226]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Cabo’s peen has to be feeling mighty anxious right about now...

WIN WIN either way.

[henrygandorf 29225]

had it the whole time.

hopefully a big mental step for giles.  shaking off fielder miscues isn't easy.  seemed to go away a little from his fastball, which was curious, since he couldn't locate his slider.

all's well that ends well.

let's take 3/4 and go 6-5 on the stretch of death.  we should already be 6-2, but whatevs.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

Giles is the modern-day Lee Smith. Lots of saves, but rarely a 1-2-3 ninth. Should get a gig doing antacid commercials.

[henrygandorf 29225]

3 minutes ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

I hate Ken Giles. When are we going to cut bait with that loser

we should probably wait until he, you know, blows a save?

[huge 3831]

we should probably wait until he, you know, blows a save?

Stop making sense


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[ckhorn 226]

6 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

had it the whole time.

hopefully a big mental step for giles.  shaking off fielder miscues isn't easy.  seemed to go away a little from his fastball, which was curious, since he couldn't locate his slider.

all's well that ends well.

let's take 3/4 and go 6-5 on the stretch of death.  we should already be 6-2, but whatevs.

And a shit strike zone.

[henrygandorf 29225]

his whip is still like 1.12, which is pretty low for a dude who's "always getting into trouble".

[WBT 20965]

7 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

we should already be 6-2, but whatevs.

We really should be.  It's a shame, going something like 8-3 through this stretch against the other AL playoff teams would have been nice.

[henrygandorf 29225]

without paying much attention, many would consider the first 8 games a "disaster" or something similar.  we're 4-4 after blowing two games late, 7/8 on the road, had to face kluber and severino.  we have 3 left and verlander, cole and morton are starting those games for us.

last year really fucked with our expectation disappointment ratios.

[mycox 587]

Giles has given up 19 hits in 17 innings pitched. You can't be consistent with those numbers and certainly not a closer.

[UTexasFight 9805]

his whip is still like 1.12, which is pretty low for a dude who's "always getting into trouble".

The fact that the numerator in that stat before tonight consisted entirely of hits will blow the collective mind of this thread.
Felt like he walked the bases loaded in the season opener in Arlington.

[GHOSTUSER 361]

we should probably wait until he, you know, blows a save?

I’m still shell shocked by our bullpen’s performance during the road trip

[henrygandorf 29225]

that was certainly a team effort.

[UTexasFight 9805]

Giles has given up 19 hits in 17 innings pitched. You can't be consistent with those numbers and certainly not a closer.

While not ideal, that’s not Giles biggest problem.

His biggest problem is 14 Ks in 17 IP (maybe it’s 16 Ks in 18 IP now)...And inability to be consistent on a hitter by hitter basis. Every pitcher on this staff save Keuchel and Sipp has a better K/9 than Giles. Let that sink in for a second: Harris, Smith, Rondon, Peacock, McHugh all have more Ks than IP... this in an age when Ks are at an all-time high and your closer can’t even average 1 K per inning?

 

 

Go back and watch the 9th tonight.

classic Giles as we’ve come to know him. Gets your hopes up that he’s starting to figure it out and then...

Devers:

98 up and away, fouled off

98 up and in, swung through

99 up and away, laid off

88 wipeout slider swung through

 

Holt:

87 wipeout slider swung through

88 slider weak foul

99 down the middle, called strike 3

 

Then george loses one in the lights, ump’s zone maybe tightens a little and it’s hold on to your butts as he can’t locate the slider or play his FB off of it.