2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Scraps 13,582]

That game was fucking boring lol!

[WBT 20,670]

8 in a row if that's any good

Edited May 16, 2019 by WBT

[UDontKnow 10,450]

9 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

What is this five runs bullshit?

This does not gruntle me with regards to run differential. 

[TonyTexas 10,531]

[Fat Bastard 608]

I want to lick her feet

[UTexasFight 9,539]

Still room for improvement. This team is only 11-15 when it’s not on 10 or 8 game winning streaks!

[Victor Lazlo 1,777]

50 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Still room for improvement. This team is only 11-15 when it’s not on 10 or 8 game winning streaks!

[Mez2 4,025]

Stone Cold Steve Austin: "Gimme a 'hell yeah' if your son's teeball and hometown pro baseball team won tonight...."

Mez: #HTownPride!!!!

[Fudge Nuggets 19,227]

Man, you know the offense is clicking when they put up a five spot in a Verlander start instead of just one or a goose egg.

[UTPhil2006 3,817]

9 hours ago, Mez2 said:

Stone Cold Steve Austin: "Gimme a 'hell yeah' if your son's teeball and hometown pro baseball team won tonight...."

Mez: #HTownPride!!!!

So they lost?  You didn't say hell yeah

[Scraps 13,582]

My MSPaint masterpiece for today:

[tx 3 putt 77,462]

Well deserved off day off but pure hell on the fan base 

Edited May 16, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

 

[Mez2 4,025]

2 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

So they lost?  You didn't say hell yeah

My call sign is #HTownPride. 

[UTPhil2006 3,817]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

My MSPaint masterpiece for today:

Lol awesome... can barely tell its shopped

[Rimbo 26,137]

14 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

I guess I agree, at least while he’s hot. Brantley could get the majority of DH starts with the rest taken up by semi days off for whoever. Would be a stellar defensive outfield as well.

Marisnick has been "hot" for a quarter of a season. That's not being "hot," that's consistency.

[kevwun 15,925]

Guys can hit over their head for an entire season.  See Marwin in 2017.

[tx 3 putt 77,462]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

My call sign is #HTownPride. 

Seems legit !

[TonyTexas 10,531]

Don’t get me wrong, I love what Jake has done so far this year but let’s slow our roll. He’s had 67 ABs. His current OPS is 300 points above his career average. At the end of the season he will be closer to his career numbers than his current numbers and that will be a good season for him. He’s a great guy to have on the bench with occasional starts. But he’s not an everyday starter.

 

 

[rvm96 1,643]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Don’t get me wrong, I love what Jake has done so far this year but let’s slow our roll. He’s had 67 ABs. His current OPS is 300 points above his career average. At the end of the season he will be closer to his career numbers than his current numbers and that will be a good season for him. He’s a great guy to have on the bench with occasional starts. But he’s not an everyday starter.

 

 

Whatever plan makes White sit on the bench I'm down with

[Scraps 13,582]

Thats cool and all...when he starts sucking bench him. Right now he doesn't suck.

Take advantage of it while you can

[tx 3 putt 77,462]

Jake isn’t an everyday player 

[tx 3 putt 77,462]

off days are brutal 

Edited May 16, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[UTPhil2006 3,817]

14 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

off days are brutal 

They really are.  At least there's a Horns game to bide the time tonight.

[UTexasFight 9,539]

They really are.  At least there's a Horns game to bide the time tonight.

Given the choice, I prefer the off day

[TonyTexas 10,531]

They really are.  At least there's a Horns game to bide the time tonight.

One is unlike the other.

[UTexasFight 9,539]

We completely broke the Tigers

A’s got them 17-3 today

And it was 17-0 until a 3 run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th

[thetruth 149]

Keep forgetting Astros have got Joe Smith coming back around the break. That will be a shot in the arm (no pun intended). 

[UTexasFight 9,539]

Keep forgetting Astros have got Joe Smith coming back around the break. That will be a shot in the arm (no pun intended). 

And a shot in the head to White’s career as an Astro (assuming no other injuries)

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[rvm96 1,643]

1 minute ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Opposing pitchers at the A+ level should be sending the Astros thank you letters.

[Scraps 13,582]

 

Niceeee

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Three promotions in less than a year. Our biggest problem maybe where can we play him and Alvarez?  Neither are great in the field at 1B or LF. But that's a good problem to have. 

[rvm96 1,643]

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Three promotions in less than a year. Our biggest problem maybe where can we play him and Alvarez?  Neither are great in the field at 1B or LF. But that's a good problem to have. 

Yuli will most likely be gone in 2021. Hopefully one of them becomes serviceable at 1B

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

1 minute ago, rvm96 said:

Yuli will most likely be gone in 2021. Hopefully one of them becomes serviceable at 1B

This would be ideal. Put one at 1B and the other at DH. 

[elfenix 34,334]

This seems pretty good (Astros are tied with Ms for HRs)

[Rimbo 26,137]

39 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Three promotions in less than a year. Our biggest problem maybe where can we play him and Alvarez?  Neither are great in the field at 1B or LF. But that's a good problem to have. 

We're having a lot of these good kinds of problems.

[Hank Chinaski 6,321]

46 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Three promotions in less than a year. Our biggest problem maybe where can we play him and Alvarez?  Neither are great in the field at 1B or LF. But that's a good problem to have. 

Would be nice if one of Beer or Alvarez could become serviceable in LF. Springer, Reddick and Brantley are all FAs after next year. 

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2 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Would be nice if one of Beer or Alvarez could become serviceable in LF. Springer, Reddick and Brantley are all FAs after next year. 

Reddick and Brantley have been awesome for us, but they're not irreplaceable. As for George, you get the big checkbook out and start writing 0's until he says "yes."

[Hank Chinaski 6,321]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

Reddick and Brantley have been awesome for us, but they're not irreplaceable. As for George, you get the big checkbook out and start writing 0's until he says "yes."

They're replaceable, just saying it isn't evident as of now who those replacements may be. Tucker figures to take one of those spots. It would be nice if either Yordan or Beer could competently play the OF. 

And agree on Springer - extending him would be great, but it hasn't happened yet. 

[APMP 688]

Beer will be packaged to get MadBum I think/hope.

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Beer will be packaged to get MadBum I think/hope.

You mean they won't want AJ Reed????

[APMP 688]

You mean they won't want AJ Reed????

One guy named Beer. The other (presumably) drinks beer all the time and can't hit. I can see how that could be confusing.

[Mez2 4,025]

Beer run!

[Jshep34 2,321]

Yordan hit another hr

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[tx 3 putt 77,462]

34 minutes ago, APMP said:

44 minutes ago, Scraps said:

You mean they won't want AJ Reed????

One guy named Beer. The other (presumably) drinks beer all the time and can't hit. I can see how that could be confusing.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

First:

Second:

 

[UTexasFight 9,539]

Would really be nice if MLB would go ahead and rule universal DH to increase the market for Beer.

Is he making strides in the field or still widely considered DH-only?

[UTexasFight 9,539]

And it’s just annoying now that Alvarez is wasting away in AAA.
I can’t believe he is still raising his average
.410.
1.400 OPS
53 RBIs
17 HRs

They’ve played 39 games.
So basically, every night he’s going to collect two hits, at least one of which is a double, and drive in at least one run. And every other night the other of his 2 hits is going to be a HR and he’s going to drive in 2 runs.

[UTexasFight 9,539]

Tired of seeing Greg Gibson on tapa handing a ball to a kid.
Here’s a picture of Alvarez destroying a baseball