2019 Houston Astros Thread

[henrygandorf 29,192]

yeah, ops near .900 is what i like from my 9 hole/4th outfielder.

[elfenix 34,307]

shit

[Guadaloopy 10,973]

I hate Vasquez. 

[YChang 3,453]

Damnnnnn

[Scraps 13,562]

Chirinos....the anti Lucroy

[elfenix 34,307]

astros win!

[Guadaloopy 10,973]

Hell yes!!!!

[RoundRobin 828]

Blouses 

[WBT 20,613]

Nice win!

[Mez2 4,023]

Call me Vince Young homie, I got quarterback vision
I can see the 5-0's, when they blitzing

#HTownPride 

[Mez2 4,023]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Chirinos....the anti Lucroy

Very racist

[UDontKnow 10,447]

After the last two unacceptable home losses, nice to grind out a win against the current champs.

[DaysOff 7,951]

Win>lose

[kevwun 15,797]

Got out hit, and Pressly and Osuna both gave up runs and still managed a win.

[tx 3 putt 77,053]

keep racking up W's but I'm pretty damn worried about Springer 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Yikes

 

Edited May 25, 2019 by Seasick Sailor

[Jshep34 2,315]

Stop with the HEB commercials they are bad juju. Hope george is ok , dude was having a great year.

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[tx 3 putt 77,053]

[Smax 3,800]

Yikes
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No bueno, our pets are breaking

[kevwun 15,797]

Hinch being that pessimistic means Springer probably had to have his leg amputated.

[henrygandorf 29,192]

i know it's may, but that was a game we needed to win.

hopefully george is back after the asb.  in 2020.

[Mez2 4,023]

If George wasn't 210% healthy tonight, no fucking way he should have planned. Shame on him and shame on the organization for letting him play. That's just fucking stupid,  we're up 8 games in may. Stupid. 

[WBT 20,613]

Left hamstring.  I didn't see anything to make me think it's related to his previous back problem.  He looked fine to me until that awkward slide attempt to avoid the collision with Diaz.

[UTHornFan014 710]

Has Alvarez learned to play 1st base yet? We really need to get rid of White now that Springer will (likely) be out an extended period.

[Mez2 4,023]

What's the difference between a below average and average defensive fielding first baseman? Because Yordans bat will offset that,  imo

 

But I'm drinking at matagorda bay now so whatever

[tx 3 putt 77,053]

per Springer : his hamstring 'locked up', he's hoping not to go on IL 

[tx 3 putt 77,053]

6 minutes ago, UTHornFan014 said:

Has Alvarez learned to play 1st base yet? We really need to get rid of White now that Springer will (likely) be out an extended period.

he's been mostly a DH in AAA it seems. I don't think he's coming up for another month or so (for Tyler White) 

if you call up alvarez, he needs to be here. think back to bregman going 0-forever. alvarez and tucker will get that same kind of shot, imo 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

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[UTexasFight 9,493]

Get the injury bug out of our systems in May/June instead of August/ September

[henrygandorf 29,192]

36 minutes ago, UTHornFan014 said:

Has Alvarez learned to play 1st base yet? We really need to get rid of White now that Springer will (likely) be out an extended period.

or we can just use a real dh like most teams do. 

[formermav43 4,606]

53 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

If George wasn't 210% healthy tonight, no fucking way he should have planned. Shame on him and shame on the organization for letting him play. That's just fucking stupid,  we're up 8 games in may. Stupid. 

First of all, it’s his hamstring, not his back. No reason to think there’s a connection.

The bigger issue is you think this organization, which is cautious with injuries in the regular season arguably to a fault, rushed him back? Stupid indeed.

[UDontKnow 10,447]

1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

or we can just use a real dh like most teams do. 

Sign Evan Gattis.

[tx 3 putt 77,053]

5 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

or we can just use a real dh like most teams do. 

im not sure if they're ready to give the DH spot to an unproven rookie during a pennant run ?

[Rimbo 25,974]

i like winning

losing Springer sucks

[Rip76 4,943]

12 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Sign Evan Gattis.

In.

[Mez2 4,023]

12 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

First of all, it’s his hamstring, not his back. No reason to think there’s a connection.

The bigger issue is you think this organization, which is cautious with injuries in the regular season arguably to a fault, rushed him back? Stupid indeed.

You believe you. If only the back and hamstrings were related in the open chain within the body

[formermav43 4,606]

4 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

You believe you. If only the back and hamstrings were related in the open chain within the body

Easier to believe than that the Astros rushed him back. If only they were more cautious with injuries, said no one ever.

[Mez2 4,023]

Good win tonight

[mycox 582]

21 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

im not sure if they're ready to give the DH spot to an unproven rookie during a pennant run ?

Pennant run in May? Give me a 45 year old Harold Bains or Edgar Martinez any time. 

[ChickenSandwich 9,843]

25 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

im not sure if they're ready to give the DH spot to an unproven rookie during a pennant run ?

Earlier the better. Get the yips out early 

[thetruth 149]

Let Kyle Tucker come. And let him rake. It has been foretold. 

(Godspeed George) 

[tx 3 putt 77,053]

Hinch has said it many times, the more you can do the better your chances of getting called up 

[runthebone 8,012]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

Get the injury bug out of our systems in May/June instead of August/ September

Does that mean we would be better than the usual 8-20 in August?

[HtownHorn 14,723]

I just don't understand why he wasn't on the IL to begin with. Just sit the 10 days and get completely healthy.

[UTPhil2006 3,807]

So many stupid opinions on this page 

[kevwun 15,797]

If Alvarez can hit north of .275 and blast 30 or 40 homers every year, I don't give a fuck if he doesn't have a defensive position.  Having a really good hitter at dh is not against the rules.  Some might even say it's ideal.  I liked the plan to use DH to give guys extra rest to keep them fresh and healthy, but the early returns on that working aren't exactly promising.

Edited May 25, 2019 by kevwun

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8 hours ago, WBT said:

Left hamstring.  I didn't see anything to make me think it's related to his previous back problem.  He looked fine to me until that awkward slide attempt to avoid the collision with Diaz.

If you've ever had back(disc) issues, the way he dropped to his ass on the slide, there was a jolt of energy when he hit the ground that made me cringe for his back.

 

Maybe it is just the hammy.  I deeply hope that's all it is, and even then he could be out a while...

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5 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

I just don't understand why he wasn't on the IL to begin with. Just sit the 10 days and get completely healthy.

This team isn't great because they let the game come to them.

First pitch hitting is only one indication of their aggression towards baseball.

[Jacob McCandles 202]

Per Kaplan, D. Fisher being recalled.

[Mez2 4,023]

5 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

So many stupid opinions on this page 

That's your opinion