2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Gut Wagon 8219]

RUN DIFFERENTIAL!!!!!

[WBT 20990]

[thetruth 149]

Altuve swings a bat today, and the team remembers how to hit. Coincidence? I think not. 

[TexArcher 39074]

Holy shit, we're ahead!  What sorcery is this?

[Mez2 4048]

Pudding pops, motherfucker!

[Smax 3800]

Making up for all the runs they should have scored on this homestand...

[Rustic Horn 929]

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

This is fun. 

[Mez2 4048]

No way they overturn that

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fan's ball

[Smax 3800]

Thats not fan interference

[Limp Brisket 549]

Welcome back boys!

[Limp Brisket 549]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

Bregs's power is being wasted at leadoff IMO

We are winning at MM.

[Chuckie Finster 23092]

Pretty cool to see that emotion from Cole in a blowout. You can tell this game is huge for the team right now.

[DaysOff 8212]

51 years old. Never owned a jersey. It came in the mail today. Not wearing it and not sure I can in public. You're welcome.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

51 years old. Never owned a jersey. It came in the mail today. Not wearing it and not sure I can in public. You're welcome.

Burn it and post the video here

[Limp Brisket 549]

Down 10-1 and this place is lit, not shit tonight.  Everybody in shock?  Waiting on pen collapse?

 

Edited August 16, 2018 by Limp Brisket

[Mez2 4048]

Tyler white is the greatest hitter in the history of today at minute maid park

[Mez2 4048]

It's like they remembered how to play baseball again

[Chuckie Finster 23092]

If this score holds, we will have a run differential of 0 with a 1-5 record over the last 6 games.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

This game will help our run diff championship cause  

[henrygandorf 29228]

make all the jokes about run differential that you want, but the fact remains that teams throughout history with crazy run differentials have done very well in the postseason.  is it a little fluky?  of course.  is it a total coincidence?  i'm not so sure.

teams that seem to skate by with a crazy record in one run games also seem to exit early come oct.

[elfenix 34754]

wow

[Mez2 4048]

Holy shit, back seems okay on those plays

[Rustic Horn 929]

[elfenix 34754]

astros win!

[Mez2 4048]

Houston, Texas...this is the way we ball

#HTownPride

[thetruth 149]

Astros needed that one. I needed that one. On to bitch ass Oakland. 

[Rimbo 27053]

i like winning

[David Dennison 19560]

Finally.

Whew.

[runthebone 8379]

This feels like three or four wins, run differentially speaking. 

[Planet Houston 4950]

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[ERhine 1938]

That was fun.

[David Dennison 19560]

50 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

[UTexasFight 9819]

Mariners got it down to 3 back on July 30 when everyone was freaking out. Astros won 6 of the next 7 on that west coast road trip.

I’ll go with a 5-1 record over the next two series in OAK and SEA.

[Victor Lazlo 1814]

46 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I’ll go with a 5-1 record over the next two series in OAK and SEA.

[Rimbo 27053]

3 hours ago, Mez2 said:

Tyler white is the greatest hitter in the history of today at minute maid park

dude he has the highest ops on the team right now

someone explain how this happens to me

[runthebone 8379]

5 hours ago, Rimbo said:

dude he has the highest ops on the team right now

someone explain how this happens to me

I proposed trading him for Bryce Harper a few weeks ago because they had the same OPS, and Tyler White got pissed off and now has a much higher OPS than Harper.

 

Only explanation.

[Gut Wagon 8219]

I'm pretty sure my scalding rebuke of the players and manager after the previous game explains all of this. Which means I should have done it way sooner. I'm only surprised that I didn't have to scream (again) about DFAing Oso for him to suddenly come out of hibernation.  

[Mo Horn 8939]

8 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

So Tucker is staying... at least until Altuve comes back. Although by then it may be September and the rosters will be expanded. I really hope he finds his stroke in the bigs and he doesn't turn out to be just a great minor leaguer. 

[DaysOff 8212]

The way he chomps on his big league chew during ABs bothers me for some reason.

[Cosimo de' Medici 121]

Have to take rare advantage. 

Now get the fuck out of Houston!!

Edited August 16, 2018 by Cosimo de' Medici

[Jshep34 2426]

6 hours ago, Rimbo said:

dude he has the highest ops on the team right now

someone explain how this happens to me

July 29 tyler shook hands with lilshep and signed his shirt. 3 years ago same thing happened for Valbuena 

[UTexasFight 9819]

So Tucker is staying... at least until Altuve comes back. Although by then it may be September and the rosters will be expanded. I really hope he finds his stroke in the bigs and he doesn't turn out to be just a great minor leaguer. 

Jesus.

After first ~56 plate appearances:
Player A: .157 BA, .259 OBP, .216 SLG, .474 OBP, 11 Ks
Player B: .135 BA, .196 OBP, .173 SLG, .370 OBP, 14 Ks

(Hint: player B’s trade value is now higher than it was after those first 56 PAs)

[kevwun 16444]

Tucker doesn't lead the team in home runs yet.  They need to cut him since he's clearly a bust.

 

He is 21 years old and had just start to hit well in Fresno when they called him up the first time.  He wasn't ready and that's not his fault.

Edited August 16, 2018 by kevwun

[Mez2 4048]

56 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Jesus.

After first ~56 plate appearances:
Player A: .157 BA, .259 OBP, .216 SLG, .474 OBP, 11 Ks
Player B: .135 BA, .196 OBP, .173 SLG, .370 OBP, 14 Ks

(Hint: player B’s trade value is now higher than it was after those first 56 PAs)

bregman?

[IDIOTsavant 8689]

59 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Jesus.

After first ~56 plate appearances:
Player A: .157 BA, .259 OBP, .216 SLG, .474 OBP, 11 Ks
Player B: .135 BA, .196 OBP, .173 SLG, .370 OBP, 14 Ks

(Hint: player B’s trade value is now higher than it was after those first 56 PAs)

Know the answer is Bregman, but thought I'd look up Mike Trout's numbers from his first call up: 7 for 43 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. Agree that we should probably let the guy get a few more ABs first before making any definitive statements. Also wanted to compare him to Ted Williams' first call up...but that guy started 1939 in the majors and won the MVP. Maybe we should pump the brakes all the way around.

[Scraps 13807]

So he has 58 PA....he needs about 300 before I will pass judgement.  

 

[Honeysucklerose 1006]

Listen here you AL West jackasses. We gave you your chance. We kept it interesting for you. Now prepare your anuses. We are about to go no lube for the next three weeks.