2019 Houston Astros Thread

[DaysOff 7855]

I always assume James will hit 3 guys or strike 3 guys out.

[WBT 20446]

Lulz, Sparky was saying that Canha would think twice about charging James.  Then he said if it was him he would veer into the outfield and charge Kemp.

[Victor Lazlo 1771]

16 minutes ago, thetruth said:

I made the same joke when Pressly kept kicking ass. 

Oh, so it was a joke. 

And you are well known around these parts for irony. Got it. 

[thetruth 149]

3 minutes ago, Victor Lazlo said:

Oh, so it was a joke. 

And you are well known around these parts for irony. Got it. 

You are more than capable of looking at the original post earlier in the season, or looking at the first post on this page to see if I was kidding. You do you though. 

Go STROS Go

[FondrenRoad 4378]

11 minutes ago, thetruth said:

You are more than capable of looking at the original post earlier in the season, or looking at the first post on this page to see if I was kidding. You do you though. 

Go STROS Go

Ah, so we have to look back to page 1 of a 49 page thread to appreciate the irony.  On a season thread, no less, where every 2 pages constitutes a different game/topic.

Edited April 17, 2019 by FondrenRoad

[elfenix 34198]

guduan just dragged out the gas can

[tx 3 putt 76517]

come on guduan, finish this 

[Scraps 13550]

Name about to be changed to Guadamit

[Scraps 13550]

Thanks for failing at life....goodbye

[thetruth 149]

5 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Ah, so we have to look back to page 1 of a 49 page thread to appreciate the irony.  On a season thread, no less, where every 2 pages constitutes a different game/topic.

Or you could look at the top of this page, like I said, to see someone who said I did the same thing too earlier in the season. 

[thetruth 149]

Double them up Devo

[Rimbo 25825]

[elfenix 34198]

astros win!

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Ten

[Rimbo 25825]

[tx 3 putt 76517]

great mchugh outing, keep it rolling

get the sweep tomorrow 

[TexArcher 37557]

I have a serious question for y'all:

Are we ever going to lose again?

[Scraps 13550]

Lets go streaking....

Back on Apr 6th when i posted this with the lineup i really just meant 2 wins in a row. I guess I will take credit for all 10 though

[Planet Houston 4923]

[Rimbo 25825]

Just now, TexArcher said:

I have a serious question for y'all:

Are we ever going to lose again?

I'll enjoy it as long as it lasts.

[Scraps 13550]

I have a serious question for y'all:
Are we ever going to lose again?

Quite possibly no

[Rimbo 25825]

geez ... remember when we were 2-5?

now we got mchugh going full Neo on this shit, manipulating the simulation. We got Tuve hitting 6 homers in five games. This is fun

[Victor Lazlo 1771]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

I'll enjoy it as long as it lasts.

[TexArcher 37557]

And the Mariners are down to their last out...

Annnnnd they're out of outs...

FIRST PLACE

Edited April 17, 2019 by TexArcher

[Guadaloopy 10933]

Sole possession of first place.   All is as it should be again.  

[elfenix 34198]

7 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

I have a serious question for y'all:

Are we ever going to lose again?

168-5

[Wishbone 4739]

40 minutes ago, elfenix said:

168-5

The cut of your jib........I like.

[runthebone 7934]

10!

[Guest]

‘What did you think was going to happen? Does he look like a man who whiffs with RISP?”

[Mez2 4022]

#HTownPride 

[Mez2 4022]

Did I miss any more homers?

[Cosimo de' Medici 121]

I like rape

Edited April 17, 2019 by Cosimo de' Medici
Update

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[kevwun 15676]

Tucker didn't have a good spring and has gotten off to an atrocious start in AAA this year.  I am starting to worry about him.  At least Alvarez has continued to mash.

Edited April 17, 2019 by kevwun

[HtownHorn 14503]

7 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Tucker didn't have a good spring and has gotten off to an atrocious start in AAA this year.  I am starting to worry about him.  At least Alvarez has continued to mash.

Meanwhile Yelich has turned into a monster.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

18 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Tucker didn't have a good spring and has gotten off to an atrocious start in AAA this year.  I am starting to worry about him.  At least Alvarez has continued to mash.

I wasn't concerned about his numbers during his cup of coffee last season, but I am growing concerned that scouts found a hole in his swing and pitchers have been abusing it. He's still young, but he is seeming less and less like the can't miss prospect he was made out to be. 

[kevwun 15676]

Same for me.  I wasn't worried then either, but this year is giving me pause.  He got sent home from Spring Training early and then went in to an even worse funk when the AAA season started.  On the hole in his swing theory, I have to think the Astros' analytics people would have found it way before other teams did.

Edited April 17, 2019 by kevwun

[formermav43 4599]

Tucker absolutely destroyed AAA last year, even after he was sent back down. If it weren’t for his struggles in his brief time up last year, no one would even notice he’s having a slow start. It’s 12 games. 

[Fozzz 152]

Not sure if he's trying to make a mechanical adjustment or if he's just in a really bad funk.  His pitch recognition looked awful in the couple of PA I saw from him yesterday.

[UTexasFight 9390]

I wasn't concerned about his numbers during his cup of coffee last season, but I am growing concerned that scouts found a hole in his swing and pitchers have been abusing it. He's still young, but he is seeming less and less like the can't miss prospect he was made out to be. 

Point

Tucker absolutely destroyed AAA last year, even after he was sent back down. If it weren’t for his struggles in his brief time up last year, no one would even notice he’s having a slow start. It’s 12 games. 

Counter point...



I am so conflicted!!!!

[UTexasFight 9390]

Not sure if he's trying to make a mechanical adjustment or if he's just in a really bad funk.  His pitch recognition looked awful in the couple of PA I saw from him yesterday.

This is my take as well in the two games I’ve witnessed so far this year.
Wasn’t even close on some pitches and when he did make contact, usually resulted in weak grounders.

[UTexasFight 9390]

Poll time. Favorite McHugh gif (besides WTF, which I’ve included anyway).

A:
Matrix last night

B: that time he ducked 4 seconds after the ball was past his head (couldn’t find gif)

C:


D:


E:


Not eligible for voting but clearly the best:

[DaysOff 7855]

I wasn't concerned about his numbers during his cup of coffee last season, but I am growing concerned that scouts found a hole in his swing and pitchers have been abusing it. He's still young, but he is seeming less and less like the can't miss prospect he was made out to be. 

If he'd take a page from Michael Brantley's book and keep his head still while batting maybe he'd make contact. Dude's entire body moves because he's chewing 8 pieces of double bubble. Never not seen his jaw moving violently while batting.

[WBT 20446]

D C E A B for me

I love how he's looking into the dugout the whole time as the cart rolls by.  The guys were obviously giving him shit for that.

Edited April 17, 2019 by WBT

[Viper 12034]

so are we going to roll with a 7 man bullpen during this 14 games in a row or are we going to need to send someone from the bench down to add an arm? Who do we send down? Isn't White out of options? Would he clear waivers?

[Johnny Sack 8397]

Too early to give up on White.  He isn't hitting right now but still has a .371 OBP

[HoustonFrog 368]

What the hell is going on in D?


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[Mez2 4022]

yes - we should give even more time to tyler white after 3+ years of big league experience, i think he's going to turn the corner.

 

 

[Rimbo 25825]

2 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Poll time. Favorite McHugh gif (besides WTF, which I’ve included anyway).

A:
Matrix last night

B: that time he ducked 4 seconds after the ball was past his head (couldn’t find gif)

C:


D:


E:


Not eligible for voting but clearly the best:

I fucking love Collin McHugh. The way he slouches on the mound like he wishes he were anywhere else but there. That he has no dignity to lose. (I don't think the guys were giving him shit for riding the golf cart. He was giving them shit. As if his utter lack of dignity was somehow going to stop him.) He tosses this absolutely unhittable toxic garbage at the plate that sort of meanders into the catcher's mitt at a casual 75-80mph while swerving about like it just polished off its fifth can of Schlitz in the past hour. If we had any doubt remaining that he were Neo and had mastered the Matrix with his new slider that doesn't so much curve as alter the shape of spacetime around it, his little "I know kung fu" move last night eliminated it.

 

Edited April 17, 2019 by Rimbo

[Mez2 4022]

1 minute ago, HoustonFrog said:

What the hell is going on in D?


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