2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[DaysOff 8157]

Can he hit too?

[Guadaloopy 11126]

11 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

 

[UTexasFight 9789]

For anyone that hasn’t read Astroball, Rieter focuses a ton on the constant give and take the FO has had to deal with re: where analytics intersect with gut feel.
I’m sure this deal took that one to a whole new level.

I posted this up thread but for those in Austin, Reiter is speaking/ signing at Bookpeople at 7 tonight. Would be interested to hear his insight on today’s news.

[Mack Tripper 703]

Wonder if they have another move coming involving trading away someone in the BP like Sipp or Smith. 

[Lobwedgephil 1146]

All for Giles being gone, terrible move though. 

[Scraps 13747]

I, for one, am all for the new wife beater. He can play baseball. Just quit hitting chicks

[UTexasFight 9789]

Wonder if they have another move coming involving trading away someone in the BP like Sipp or Smith. 

Devo about to get the tired arm for a couple of weeks

[Mack Tripper 703]

3 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Devo about to get the tired arm for a couple of weeks

Also a definite possibility

[tx 3 putt 78474]

They’re not trading Sipp

[HoustonFrog 368]

Hate the move. Shocked we are getting this guy.... seems completely out of place on this team

[perfectchaos007 6766]

Giles sucked so bad we shipped him out of the country. good

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Really hope they talked to the guys in the clubhouse about this one. Has a real chance to blow up otherwise. 

[runthebone 8322]

Yuck

[Smax 3800]

I'm all for second chances, people fuck up but man this doesn't feel right from a clubhouse perspective

[Foosters 18230]

How'd the Cubs and Yankees manage to pull it off?  Seems like their clubhouses have adapted relatively seamlessly. I really don't give a shit as long as the team itself is ok with it.

[TonyTexas 10684]

Federowicz declined assignment to become free agent.

[Scraps 13747]

Federowicz declined assignment to become free agent.

Well bye

[Gut Wagon 8214]

51 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

Can he hit too?

Didn't you see the video? Darn right he can. 

Seriously, I'm never in favor of adding a scumbag to my team. I've been an Astros fan for a very long time, but I'm not THAT invested in the outcome of the games. There are  some good relievers who aren't assaulting chicks in stairwells, so I'd rather we got one of them.  

[TonyTexas 10684]

Didn't you see the video? Darn right he can. 
There are  some good relievers who aren't assaulting chicks in stairwells, so I'd rather we got one of them.  

That video was of the Astro pitcher who got immediately released

[Gut Wagon 8214]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

That video was of the Astro pitcher who got immediately released

Well, my mistake for confusing one guy with the other. Mea culpa.  

[Player 4605]

Giles sucked so bad we shipped him out of the country. good

[Lat22 4070]

Giles sucked so bad we shipped him out of the country. good

Maybe he can get together with Kawhi up there.

[Mez2 4041]

I'll have to form a opinion on this trade after the world series

[TexArcher 38816]

So...

We kicked a dude out for hitting his girl.  And we signed another dude after hitting his girl, because everyone deserves a second chance.

It would be easy to accuse the front office of punishing the shitty players and looking the other way on the good ones.  The old Bob Stoops Special.

I don't like this at all.

[TonyTexas 10684]

Yuli at 2nd again. Davis at 3rd. Sigh.

[David Dennison 19441]

4 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

So...

We kicked a dude out for hitting his girl.  And we signed another dude after hitting his girl, because everyone deserves a second chance.

It would be easy to accuse the front office of punishing the shitty players and looking the other way on the good ones.  The old Bob Stoops Special.

I don't like this at all.

Well, all of management including Hinch are on board, so they must think is worth the gamble.

[Gut Wagon 8214]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Well, all of management including Hinch are on board, so they must think is worth the gamble.

If the guy could hit .400 with RISP, that would help way more. I mean, for that one inning a game we now have RISP. 

[ckhorn 208]

1 hour ago, Fozzz said:

He got fatter.

He was the A.J. Reed of the Mexican league or maybe Japhet was the Mehican league version of A.J. Reed.

[ckhorn 208]

10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Well, all of management including Hinch are on board, so they must think is worth the gamble.

He has nasty stuff. More ways than one.

 

[ckhorn 208]

14 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Yuli at 2nd again. Davis at 3rd. Sigh.

He wants to prove that he's not panicking.

He was a much better manager last year and its called ego.

 

Edited July 30, 2018 by ckhorn

[Scraps 13747]

Big difference between Osuna and stairwell dude is video.

 

Osuna hasn't even been proven guilty. Mlb suspended based on chicks word.

 

We all know chicks never lie.

 

Until video surfaces, or dude is actually found guilty/no contest, then i give zero fucks.

 

Not saying he ultimately won't be found guilty, but nowadays if you are charged with something then you are automatically guilty regardless.

 

No one is gonna care when he saves the last game of the world series.

 

 

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[henrygandorf 29223]

altuve signed off (per correa).  he is the spokesman.

if he says it's good, then it has to be.

obviously he needs a change of scenery, so hopefully this works out for him, us, and giles.

[David Dennison 19441]

15 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Big difference between Osuna and stairwell dude is video.

 

Osuna hasn't even been proven guilty. Mlb suspended based on chicks word.

 

We all know chicks never lie.

 

Until video surfaces, or dude is actually found guilty/no contest, then i give zero fucks.

 

Not saying he ultimately won't be found guilty, but nowadays if you are charged with something then you are automatically guilty regardless.

 

No one is gonna care when he saves the last game of the world series.

They might be dropping the charges on Wednesday.

I guess we'll find out.

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[ckhorn 208]

2 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Pretty steep

No.

Hector Perez-Great arm with control issues.
David Paulino-Good talent that has had medical issue.
Kenneth-Great arm-No brains. He was done here.
 

If Osuna can keep his nose clean, it might be steep for Toronto. 

The main thing is that we didn't give up any of our top tier arms on the farm.

Good trade that I hope becomes a great one.

[Pablo 500]

JV seemed pretty measured, but not too excited with the potential baggage Osuna brings with him.

He didn't back down off of his comments on previous DV issues either.  Stud.

I think its a great baseball move, concerned about it from a Club Astros perspective though.

[henrygandorf 29223]

if he wasn't currently suspended, he would be one of the top guys on the market.  he's got great stuff and 2 more years of team control.  he had a pretty sick season last year (83/9 k/bb).  guess we'll see.

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[Guadaloopy 11126]

It seems like Osuna is expressing a lot of gratitude to the Astros for giving him this chance and wants to prove that he is worth the risk.  Screw it.  I'm in for one more chance.  

[HtownHorn 15243]

Still need a couple of bats, but this wasn't a banner day for the organization.

[YChang 3531]

Hmmm... OK team, now go get some hits please.

[Mack Tripper 703]

Fucking Osuna. That creep can roll man.

[huge 3825]

Only 23 years old. I’d love to give the front office the benefit of the doubt here. They know more than we do. At least I hope they do.

Optics aren’t ideal that’s for sure. Not sure how many other teams could have done it at all. Not too many Giles type chips out there.

[Scraps 13747]

Mike Stanton is a dillweed

[tx 3 putt 78474]

what did he say ?

[Scraps 13747]

what did he say ?

Just in general

[WBT 20886]

I don't like the trade at all.

Hope the bats wake up starting tonight

[Scraps 13747]

God dammit

[Telegraph_it 3376]

Can’t buy a run.