2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Tommy Nobis 905]

This would be a great time for Springer to break out of his slump

[WBT 20997]

Tying run to the plate with no outs.  Time for George to get upset.

[runthebone 8380]

End the slump now

[WBT 20997]

Fuck.  As if I didn't already hate Lamar Consolidated.

Edited June 26, 2018 by WBT

[TonyTexas 10786]

Wowza

[Scraps 13812]

Well that fucking sucked

[cabowabo 4692]

Holy shit. 

[Dr. Teeth 5868]

Our fans need to field better. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

No shit fan had every right to that ball since it was over the fence and didn’t have to reach over.

 

[runthebone 8380]

Where the fuck are you fans

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

I thought that fan did a decent job of trying to snag that HR

[TonyTexas 10786]

I thought that fan did a decent job of trying to snag that HR

He did but not good enough for surly who now want to DFA him

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

[Dr. Teeth 5868]

6 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

I thought that fan did a decent job of trying to snag that HR

Decent doesn’t win World Series. 

[ckhorn 226]

Umpire strike zones have not been good the last few weeks. Seems like they have gotten larger and also inconsistent.

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

Mike Stanton annoys me

[Planet Houston 4950]

Wow, what a play. 

Gotta tip the cap. But it still hurts. And yeah, what the fuck, fans??

[UTexasFight 9819]

NSIAP, but Ted went deep again tonight.

[runthebone 8380]

1 hour ago, Honeysucklerose said:

I thought that fan did a decent job of trying to snag that HR

He actually did on replay, but like every other poster here, I am confident I would have done a better job.

[WBT 20997]

Well he didn't need to catch it.  It would have been enough to slap grichuk's glove away as soon as it broke the plane.  You have to be like a player and think about what you'll do if the ball comes to you.

Joking of course.  Kind of.

[CurlyDumps 4664]

40+ year old man who brings his glove to games had a chance to make an actual meaningful play and blew it.  What a fucking choad 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

I’m taking my glove to the game tomorrow !!!

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

Well he didn't need to catch it.  It would have been enough to slap grichuk's glove away as soon as it broke the plane.  You have to be like a player and think about what you'll do if the ball comes to you.
Joking of course.  Kind of.

I do agree with that. Knock his arm away. Take his glove off. Something

[Fudge Nuggets 19475]

2 hours ago, Honeysucklerose said:

I do agree with that. Knock his arm away. Take his glove off. Something

This is maybe the only situation where it is ok to spill beer (right in his eyes).

[Scraps 13812]

Or hit the ball farther...or is it further....or more far....or farthest....or more further? 

[huge 3831]

I'll be going today and tomorrow.

Don't worry, I will do my part and howl and bitch and cry every time something doesn't go our way.

Also drink a lot of Art Car.

[UTexasFight 9819]

Well he didn't need to catch it.  It would have been enough to slap grichuk's glove away as soon as it broke the plane.  You have to be like a player and think about what you'll do if the ball comes to you.
Joking of course.  Kind of.

I think of these things all the time when I have a seat along a rail. Was down the LF line for the Super Regional in Austin and reset every half inning on what I would if a fair ball was hit down the line and runner was on first.
#baseballdork

[Mez2 4048]

biggest game of the season is tonight. 

[Scraps 13812]

16 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

biggest game of the season is tonight. 

It's really not

[Mez2 4048]

9 minutes ago, Scraps said:

It's really not

it's the next game on the schedule, so it really is.

come on scraps, keep up.

[UTexasFight 9819]

Yeah it really is.

Lose tonight and no chance to have 3 10 game winners by end of June

 

After tonight, the regular season is officially halfway over as well.

 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

Maybe I'm misremembering due to playoff home cooking, but I dont remember us feeling like a better road than home team last year. Maybe everyone just shut it down after that huge road win streak, but all year it seems like we haven't been as good at home. 

[UTexasFight 9819]

It’s not that we’re bad at home, it’s just that we’re absolutely bonkers on the road.
.677 dating back to the beginning of last year.
That’s a 110 win pace over 162 games.

[Fudge Nuggets 19475]

54 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Maybe I'm misremembering due to playoff home cooking, but I dont remember us feeling like a better road than home team last year. Maybe everyone just shut it down after that huge road win streak, but all year it seems like we haven't been as good at home. 

Going into the ASB last year, many posters were wondering if we could defer home field advantage in the playoffs. 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

6 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Going into the ASB last year, many posters were wondering if we could defer home field advantage in the playoffs. 

True, I guess forums breed negativity.  Quite often this year, I've looked at this thread before turning on a game and expected us to be losing and instead we have a 3 or 4 run lead.

[runthebone 8380]

Regular season, this team kicks ass on the road, but home field was pretty fucking sweet in the ALCS, and WS Game 5 was the loudest sporting event I've been to.

[BornOrange 1441]

1 hour ago, FondrenRoad said:

Maybe I'm misremembering due to playoff home cooking, but I dont remember us feeling like a better road than home team last year. Maybe everyone just shut it down after that huge road win streak, but all year it seems like we haven't been as good at home. 

Throughout last summer, everyone was talking about the Astros near-record pace of scoring runs on the road. The only teams that compared were teams from the 1930's era Yankees.

[Fudge Nuggets 19475]

27 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

True, I guess forums breed negativity.  Quite often this year, I've looked at this thread before turning on a game and expected us to be losing and instead we have a 3 or 4 run lead.

It wasn't really negativity, just an observation of absolute dominance on the road.  We totally obliterated fools in front of their home fans... probably made them cry and want to call the cops.

[Fozzz 152]

400 ft bombs to the opposite field. 

 

 

[TonyTexas 10786]

Correa out tonight with back stiffness. Cue CTJ’s Mr. Glass smack in 1...2...3...

[UTexasFight 9819]

We still better blast something named Borucki making his MLB debut tonight

[Mr. Drummond 2244]

Anyone want my 2 tickets for tomorrow's day game?   PM me - first one gets them.

section 129   row 18.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[Limp Brisket 549]

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

We still better blast something named Borucki making his MLB debut tonight

Came to post exactly this.  Crush him.

[thetruth 149]

Got to the broadcast late. Scheduled off day for Correa?

[BornOrange 1441]

3 minutes ago, thetruth said:

Got to the broadcast late. Scheduled off day for Correa?

 

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Correa out tonight with back stiffness. Cue CTJ’s Mr. Glass smack in 1...2...3...

 

[UTexasFight 9819]

Hey Rook, congrats on making the show.
Now go face the reigning World Series MVP and reigning AL MVP in your first inning.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Rooks gotta no hitter going

[Gut Wagon 8219]

Hope that caught stealing doesn’t rob Morton of his 27th K. 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

Damn almost