2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[closetojumping 62254]

6 minutes ago, huge said:

 

What about the extended time when he was hitting .480 with RISP?

I get it, he’s in the toilet now but he wasn’t before. So what now? Cut him? Or are you just saying to bat him 8th?
 

 

He's been in the toilet for most of the season from a power perspective as his slugging percentage of roughly .400 indicates. I said he shouldn't be batting cleanup for this team until his strength is proven to be back. The kind of injury he suffered is notorious for sapping a hitter's strength. He got hot for about a 15 game spell and showed a little pop, and I was mocked for the premise that the dude should be batting down the lineup in exchange for anyone else hitting cleanup. So I'm just giving it the old follow-up. 

From a mathematical perspective, and you know this, a .480 BA is not even vaguely within the range of sustainable, much less in high leverage. The probability of Yuli Gurriel having a Tommy Herr season from 1985 is basically zero, which is what this last month is proving. 

[thetruth 149]

Holy fucking shit. Tags just tweeted that George is out of the game. Someone wrap Bregman in bubble wrap. 

[Mez2 4021]

Springer to the DL, why not?

[HtownHorn 14491]

46 minutes ago, Hook'Em0608 said:

I don't understand why we don't put Kemp in the leadoff position until Altuve and Correa get back. Batting Bregman 3 and Springer 4 would change the entire dynamic of the lineup IMO. 

 

1. Kemp 2B

2. Reddick RF

3. Bregman 3B

4. Springer CF

5. Gurriel 1B

6. Gattis DH

7. Gonzales SS

8. Stassi C

9. Tucker LF

 

That would be my lineup for RHP at least. I don't get what Hinch was doing the last few games with the lineup. It's easy to pitch around our few dangerous hitters to get to our AAA rejects. 

White should play over Marwin, he really sucks. Put Yuli at 3rd and Bregman at SS.

 

and the fucking shift took out George.

[henrygandorf 29179]

yuli has been awful as of late.  that said, i bet there's lots of fun to be had looking at some of our hitters last 30-40 ab.  it's been a true team effort since before the break.

[tx 3 putt 76417]

The HEB curse is a very strong, very strong curse

 

Mez needs to go rub an egg on altuve, correa, springer and watt !!!

[Horny Bull 2759]

What the fuck

[Pablo 494]

Hey, at least Tucker is in the game now!

[Mez2 4021]

Does anyone have a live chicken?

[HtownHorn 14491]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

The HEB curse is a very strong, very strong curse

Good thing Biggio and Wilfork were retired.

[tx 3 putt 76417]

4 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Hey, at least Tucker is in the game now!

 

surly complains pre game about tucker not playing, he gets in the game and surly still complains !

[Lat22 3994]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

The HEB curse is a very strong, very strong curse

 

Mez needs to go rub an egg on altuve, correa, springer and watt !!!

This HEB shit is real. 

[kevwun 15658]

You get a DL stint and you get a DL stint.

[huge 3788]

Maldonado was apparently traded for so he could fit in offensively.

[Pablo 494]

4 minutes ago, kevwun said:

You get a DL stint and you get a DL stint.

Oprah all up in this bitch

[Smax 3800]

Anyone have a chicken we can sacrafice

[Mo Horn 8807]

Baseball gods giving the Stros the middle finger. 

[Mez2 4021]

Steal a base here

[HtownHorn 14491]

Of course, Maldonado was 0-23 before coming to the Astros.

[tx 3 putt 76417]

7 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

This HEB shit is real. 

i shop at sprouts, dont blame me 

[huge 3788]

Anyone wanting to move Kemp up will get no argument here

[kevwun 15658]

3 minutes ago, Smax said:

Anyone have a chicken we can sacrafice

I tried to chop one's head off, but ended up striking out twice and then weakly grounded to 2nd on my final attempt.

[Gut Wagon 8053]

Couple weeks ago: “We have the ASG MVP, the WS MVP and the AL MVP! We’re historically amazing!” 

Tonight: “Two of those three guys are out, and the other one’s in a major slump. But at least our promising young SS is...uh, never mind.”

[Mez2 4021]

Fuck, thought that was over his head. Fuck, and now the HEB commercial, fml

[Pablo 494]

7 minutes ago, huge said:

Anyone wanting to move Kemp up will get no argument here

looks like we'll get our wish for a game or two

[tx 3 putt 76417]

safe 

[Gut Wagon 8053]

There’s the spark we need. I mean, as long as we go on to score a week’s worth of runs in the remaining innings. A 2-0 win would look good. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

He was safe but I’ll take it.  Fat ass White can’t bend over far enough to tag a pick then plays shitty poker.

[Mez2 4021]

It's okay, here comes Marwin to strikeout on pitches in the dirt

[Gut Wagon 8053]

I should have been screaming “DFA!” about Gattis before that AB. Sorry, guys. 

[HtownHorn 14491]

3 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

It's okay, here comes Marwin to strikeout on pitches in the dirt

He wanted to swing.

[Mez2 4021]

Marwin to the DL now? At this rate, it'll be me, 3putt and orbit playing

[tx 3 putt 76417]

fuck, now marwin is limping 

[Mez2 4021]

Drive the fucking ball to the right center gap you puss. Quit trying to pull everything

[tx 3 putt 76417]

4 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Marwin to the DL now? At this rate, it'll be me, 3putt and orbit playing

 

im calling #8, el ocho !

[thetruth 149]

At least we had base runners to leave on base that inning?

[Limp Brisket 546]

Son of a bitch

[Mo Horn 8807]

 womp, womp

[Mez2 4021]

4 minutes ago, thetruth said:

At least we had base runners to leave on base that inning?

We are back?

[Mez2 4021]

Ballgame. 

[Gut Wagon 8053]

If we had Mario Mendoza on the bench, I’d have PH him in that inning. Of course, if we had Mario Mendoza, I’d have had him batting in the 3 hole to start with.

[kevwun 15658]

That should do it.  Our starters really need to start throwing shutouts if they want a win.

[HtownHorn 14491]

Looking like we will end this week in 2nd place.

[tx 3 putt 76417]

welp, chalk up L #6 !

[YChang 3431]

Sigh...

[Gut Wagon 8053]

Can’t wait for interleague play, so we can finally get a better bat in the lineup. 

[Mez2 4021]

6 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Looking like we will end this week in 2nd place.

But we'll be first in run differential

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Would it be considered an overreaction at this point if we traded away our best prospects for a bat? These last several games have just looked bleak 

[UTexasFight 9381]

Speaking of RD, Sparks just mentioned the Mariners are the first to ever get to 20 games over .500 with a negative run differential

[tx 3 putt 76417]

kemp is on fire !!!!