2019 Houston Astros Thread

[TonyTexas 10,481]

9 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

We can trade for a new motherfucking starting pitcher any fucking moment now. Fucking horse shit

A new starting pitcher wouldn’t be replacing Peacock 

[David Dennison 18,652]

11 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

This has a 13-12 type game feel to it

Maybe a month ago.

Now? It feels like we're about to get our doors blown off again.

[Jacob McCandles 202]

1 minute ago, TonyTexas said:

A new starting pitcher wouldn’t be replacing Peacock 

No, but it would bump him down to #5 and he'd be the one being skipped over the next week and the one going to the pen or off the roster in the playoffs.

[David Dennison 18,652]

6 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

A new starting pitcher wouldn’t be replacing Peacock 

Our past offseason is starting to look really, really bad.*

* Overreaction, but dammit we need pitching.

Edited June 27, 2019 by David Dennison

[rvm96 1,643]

7 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

We should have held on to Morton. Or even Keuchel. 

The Astros offered Keuchel a multi year offer before last season. The qualifying offer before this season was reasonable.

Edited June 27, 2019 by rvm96
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[tx 3 putt 76,315]

Losing Morton really hurt 

[HtownHorn 14,468]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

A new starting pitcher wouldn’t be replacing Peacock 

That's why you need 2. Relying on failed starting pitchers like McHugh and Peacock was not a sound decision.

[David Dennison 18,652]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

That's why you need 2. Relying on failed starting pitchers like McHugh and Peacock was not a sound decision.

Nope.

It's a real shame Josh James hasn't learn how to pitch. He could be a star. 

[Hank Chinaski 6,310]

I was fine with replacing Keuchel with Miley. 

But every single one of us thought that they should sign Morton. We weren't willing to pay as much as Tampa fucking Bay. 

A JV/Cole/Morton/Miley/Peacock rotation would have been solid. 

[David Dennison 18,652]

Just now, Hank Chinaski said:

I was fine with replacing Keuchel with Miley. 

But every single one of us thought that they should sign Morton. We weren't willing to pay as much as Tampa fucking Bay. 

A JV/Cole/Morton/Miley/Peacock rotation would have been solid. 

They got spooked when he broke down at the end of last season. 

[YChang 3,430]

Well the batters can chip in a bit and fucking score some run now please. 

[Hank Chinaski 6,310]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Nope.

It's a real shame Josh James hasn't learn how to pitch. He could be a star. 

I know I've bitched about this before, but we also don't really develop starting pitchers. James has been a gas can. Martin was a gas can. Valdez is really inconsistent, but generally struggles with control. Perez has sucked. Fuck, they all struggle with control. Whitley has been bad, Bukauskas has been bad. Martes was bad and then hurt and suspended. Starting pitcher development has been a clusterfuck since McCullers came up in 2015. 

Edited June 27, 2019 by Hank Chinaski

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

Sneed time !!!!!

[YChang 3,430]

Just now, Hank Chinaski said:

I know I've bitched about this before, but we also don't really develop starting pitchers. James has been a gas can. Martin was a gas can. Valdez is really inconsistent, but generally struggles with control. Fuck they all struggle with control. Whitley has been bad, Bukauskas has been bad. Martes was bad and then hurt and suspended. Starting pitcher development has been a clusterfuck since McCullers came up in 2015. 

 

So Strom only knows how to decorate the cake... not bake it.

[HtownHorn 14,468]

Just now, Hank Chinaski said:

 since McCullers came up in 2015. 

and he was using the Tommy John twist.

[David Dennison 18,652]

Um, why is Tony Kemp in left field?

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Um, why is Tony Kemp in left field?

Because you touch yourself !

[Lat22 3,994]

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

[David Dennison 18,652]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Because you touch yourself !

Well, yeah, but why is he really? Birthday rest for Yordan?

[Hank Chinaski 6,310]

1 minute ago, YChang said:

 

So Strom only knows how to decorate the cake... not bake it.

I don't claim to know what the problem is, but pretty much all of our top-tier pitching prospects since 2015 have walked way too many hitter and have generally been hot garbage at the MLB level (if they even made it there). Appel, Martes, James, Martin, while Whitley and Bukauskas walk 6 batters/9 innings in the fucking minors. 

[David Dennison 18,652]

Just now, Lat22 said:

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

Because of course. 

 

[HoustonFrog 368]

Probably time to hit the panic button

[YChang 3,430]

My Houston-fandom mindset already has me preparing to expect them to fall behind the Rangers by the all star break. 

[HtownHorn 14,468]

2 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

Still hasn't shaken off yesterday's foul ball.

[Chuckie Finster 22,598]

2 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

Welp, see you in 2021.

[Hank Chinaski 6,310]

2 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

I'm going to lose my goddamn mind if this is real.

[HtownHorn 14,468]

1 minute ago, HoustonFrog said:

Probably time to hit the panic button

Only in the sense that this team as currently constructed will struggle to advance to the World Series.

[Hank Chinaski 6,310]

I see that it's real. OK then. 

[UTexasFight 9,376]

apparently we’d be a below .500 team if we were still in the NL Central

But still, f selig

[Jacob McCandles 202]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

I'm going to lose my goddamn mind if this is real.

he fouled a ball off his knee. he's gonna be fine.

[HoustonFrog 368]

Only in the sense that this team as currently constructed will struggle to advance to the World Series.

Which is the only point of this team

[David Dennison 18,652]

1 minute ago, YChang said:

My Houston-fandom mindset already has me preparing to expect them to fall behind the Rangers by the all star break. 

I have it coming shortly after the break.

 

[Scraps 13,540]

Still hasn't shaken off yesterday's foul ball.

It was Tuesday not yesterday but yeah.

Tried to tell yall he'd be out 20 games when it happened lol

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

19 minutes ago, Lat22 said:

Left knee discomfort for Yordan.

Start the 2019 offseason thread !

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

People that can’t read their ticket should be shot during the 7th inning stretch 

some old man was ready to kick my ass for being in his seat, he was one section off. I told him to go fuck himself and buy some glasses 

Edited June 27, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[elfenix 34,171]

they gonna call @tx 3 putt out of the stands to pitch the 9th today?

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

they gonna call @tx 3 putt out of the stands to pitch the 9th today?

What’s the record for consecutive hit batsmen ?

[henrygandorf 29,174]

hey guys when does the game start today kthx?!

[Ichabod 184]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

What’s the record for consecutive hit batsmen ?

The Major League Baseball (MLB) record for a pitcher hitting the most consecutive batters is 3, most recently by Javier Vasquez (Puerto Rico), who while pitching for the New York Yankees (USA) hit three consecutive Tampa Bay Rays (USA) batters in the seventh inning of a 10-3 loss at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York (USA) on 23 September 2010. The other pitchers eight pitchers who hit 3 consecutive batters are: Dock Ellis, Pink Hawley, Earl Hamilton, C.J. Nitkowski, Steve Sparks, Walter Thornton, Jeff Weaver, and Wilbur Wood.

[Rimbo 25,773]

oh no we suck again

[Scraps 13,540]

You fucks sure were quick to claim i was the problem on the road....how about 3 putt with the 21 runs given up the past two days so far

[henrygandorf 29,174]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

You fucks sure were quick to claim i was the problem on the road....how about 3 putt with the 21 runs given up the past two days so far

drain the fucking swamp.

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

You fucks sure were quick to claim i was the problem on the road....how about 3 putt with the 21 runs given up the past two days so far

Home games don’t count

 

also Straw needs to steal home

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

Well maybe not 

[YChang 3,430]

horrible

[henrygandorf 29,174]

i predicted 18-15 in those 33 games before the asb.

i felt like an asshole then and i feel like an asshole now.

[Scraps 13,540]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Home games don’t count

 

also Straw needs to steal home

they probably count more.  We are "supposed" to lose the majority of games on the road....not at home.  

Quit going to games....everyone.  Everyone quit going forever.  

[tx 3 putt 76,315]

This is getting ridiculous 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Every time I look up at the tv someone is trotting to home. JFC we are fucking bad right now.

[Scraps 13,540]

So you're telling me Cy Sneed isn't as good as Cy Young....shocked