2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[TonyTexas 10478]

McHugh is nasty. 

He deserves an all star birth but I’m afraid he’s not going to get it. Middle relievers get no love. Plus, as Blummer detailed, the pitching staff is where MLB will fill the squad so every team is represented.

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

Rook had a green light on 3-0. 

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

He has an average. Get him the ball. 

[tx 3 putt 76159]

Good Job avoiding the golden sombrero !

[Gut Wagon 8052]

Congrats, buckaroo. 

[Guest]

Didn't take long for Tucker to buy in on the Astros base running philosophy. 

[Guest]

Kudos to Marwin's last 2 hits, both of which lead to runs scored by the Astros. 

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[WBT 20397]

Only 2653 hits to go

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

Altuve. Wow. Just wow. 

[Lat22 3990]

When does this Giles bullshit end?

[tx 3 putt 76159]

Good job Giles 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Ya I’d say Bregman is an all star lock

[ImGolfn 77]

6 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

When does this Giles bullshit end?

But but but he's perfect in save opportunities/sarcasm

[HoustonFrog 368]

That old Breggers is pretty good

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

First RBI. 

[WBT 20397]

1st rbi on a walk

[HoustonFrog 368]

.400 OBP

[Guest]

I don't care who ya are...

 

That's badass that his momma and daddy got to see this crowd support their boy like that... along with the production he brought to the game today.

 

Well done.

[perfectchaos007 6593]

We're hitting into double plays and still kicking their ass

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

60!!!

[RoundRobin 828]

Nobis. 

[Dr. Teeth 5813]

Tucker needs to work on his dance tho. 

[WBT 20397]

5 in a row.

Keep it going, no losses til the break

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[Player 4575]

So why didn't Tucker get 1st base on the balk?

This is the reason you should go back to lurking on this thread. JFC

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Player said:

 

This is the reason you should go back to lurking on this thread. JFC

 

Thank you for the great explanation.

 

It's far too difficult to simply reply, "A balk only affects baserunners"

 

No Questions At All.  Go Astros!

Edited July 8, 2018 by slorch

[Player 4575]

The fact that you even had to ask the question...

Ah, never mind. There’s room on the bandwagon, even for fucking idiots like you.

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

6 minutes ago, slorch said:

Thank you for the great explanation.

 

Go fuck yourself.

 

No Questions At All.  Go Astros!

Only runners advance on a balk. You may be thinking of catcher's interference...

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Player said:

The fact that you even had to ask the question...

Ah, never mind. There’s room on the bandwagon, even for fucking idiots like you.

again, thanks for extending the spirit of the thread.

 

Now you can finish deepthroating Helobius.  Sorry to have interrupted.  

[Mez2 4020]

#HTownPride

 

I, for one, welcome slorch on this thread.

[Scraps 13531]

You get to keep one guy, Correa or Bregman, who do you take?

I wanted to trade Correa over Bregman when the "Bregman for Sale" trade talks started so I am gonna stick with that

[henrygandorf 29174]

gonna be a few years before we have to make a decision like that, thank god.

[Guadaloopy 10903]

8 hours ago, runthebone said:

I appreciate that this was edited and still doesn't work (at least on my phone)

Yeah, I tried to fix it once and failed.  Apparently, there is a limit for edits and then your shame is locked into the interwebz forever.  

[henrygandorf 29174]

60-31 thru 91 games.

last year we were 61-30 thru 91 games.

then we went 10-15 in our next 25.

13 game stretch leading up to the asb, i wanted 9-4.  we need to go 4-4 to achieve that.  please do better.

[Cosimo de' Medici 121]

4th of July lid far and away the best special event lid this year

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[kevwun 15595]

I’m not loving Tucker’s swing. It seems long and slow.

Just wait until he’s settled in and adjusts. That smooth lefty swing is going to be a thing of beauty.

[Planet Houston 4922]

4 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We're hitting into double plays and still kicking their ass

This should be this team’s new motto. Pretty much sums up the season to date. 

Great to see Ted get a hit and RBI in his first game. We. Are. Loaded. 

[huge 3788]

Who started this?

You hang it
We bang it

[ausjala 101]

5 in a row, Ted got his first of 3000, and the marinaders got beat. Nice day.

[Gourmand 7774]

Marisnick will make the postseason roster irrespective of how Tucker performs. They might have sent Jake down at this point given that Kemp only has one option left. 

Sorry if this has already been addressed but there are no limits to moving players with options if that player has options left. It counts against his option year only and the player can be moved an unlimited number of times in that given year.

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[Gourmand 7774]

You get to keep one guy, Correa or Bregman, who do you take?

Get a burner phone and keep both the main squeeze and the side piece.

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[TonyTexas 10478]

The Astros have shown interest in White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.

I call bullshit on this. The only way this could be true is if Correa’s injury is more serious than is being portrayed.

[runthebone 7929]

The thing I love about this team--and Altuve--is that he's the one who got the ball after Tucker's hit. 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

49 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Astros have shown interest in White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.

I call bullshit on this. The only way this could be true is if Correa’s injury is more serious than is being portrayed.

Yeah that seems strange...unless, to your point, they think Yuli can play 3rd most days and Bregman can play SS... 

Abreu wouldn't be a rental - he has at least another year on his deal. Would there be that much difference between what we'd give up for Abreu compared to Machado? Because if this is all about Correa being out, wouldn't it make more sense to acquire the guy who can play SS or 3B? 

Probably just doing their due diligence, I guess...

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[henrygandorf 29174]

pretty sure the abreu rumors are a few weeks old.  i heard the same (and posted about it).  i think yuli has solidified things in the past month.

i do wonder what's up with correa, since he's eligible.

[kevwun 15595]

I agree that a third baseman would be better because it gives them more lineup options if something is up with Correa.  Yuli at 3rd isn't ideal for any length of time and it would make them not have to count on Marwin's bat.

Edited July 8, 2018 by kevwun

[henrygandorf 29174]

if springer starts hitting and our pitchers stay healthy, we can win 105 without correa.  but we're gonna need him back by the playoffs, even if it is relatively serious.

[perfectchaos007 6593]

Hinch's daughter may have a future in reporting.