2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Mez2 4023]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

On the bright side, I didn’t lose $55,000 tonight.

That makes two of us

[DaysOff 7948]

1980s Astros fever. Catch it.

[Jshep34 2308]

I blame the new netting. Team has been in a funk since their inception

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[Chuckie Finster 22694]

Maddest I’ve been after a game in a long, long time.

[Cooder 37]

We were fucking in on the -600

That’s all I got to explain the last two innings on the bases

Then they really are dumb. It’d be more profitable to be in on the tigers at +451

[Planet Houston 4930]

[theaveragejon 988]

Fuck every single offensive player that puts on an Astros uniform. Fuck every single one. 

[1leggedduck 443]

Two stupid base running brain farts. Brantley could be at the plate with a runner on second. WTF? Stretching  for 3rd with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th? 

[Planet Houston 4930]

What a shitty loss. Verlander needs to chew out Tuve and Chirinos for that shit. 

[UTexasFight 9432]

Then they really are dumb. It’d be more profitable to be in on the tigers at +451

Have you seen us run the bases?

[Gut Wagon 8065]

Just an embarrassment. No excuse for that laydown. 

Edited August 22, 2019 by Gut Wagon

[gecko 1104]

Can any of you guys explain what the fuck just happened? Maybe Verlander should just sit the next one out

[Guadaloopy 10966]

6 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

Wow.  We are in a funk.  Stupid shit.  

Just won three in a row.  

[Lat22 4014]

He pitched nine innings and didn’t throw one pitch from the stretch. And lost.

[UTexasFight 9432]

That trying for the cycle was some selfish ass bullshit

They didn’t have a good shot of Pettis the entire play but just as chirinos started his slide it looked like he still had his hands up for the stop sign as a form of “what the fuck are doing “ protest. Otherwise he would have been waving his arms towards home plate to get chirinos to slide to the inside of the bag with the throw coming in on the outside (not that it mattered. Doesn’t matter where you slide when the throw beats you by 3 steps.)

[David Dennison 18856]

3 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Just won three in a row.  

12-7 in August.

But this game sucked.

[Jacob McCandles 202]

Altuve takes the bat out of Yordan's hands

Chrinos takes the bat out of Uncle Mike's hands

Stupid and selfish baseball

[rvm96 1643]

6 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

What a shitty loss. Verlander needs to chew out Tuve and Chirinos for that shit. 

Does that mean the Astros hitters should have chewed him out for his 4 earned runs two starts ago? 

Edited August 22, 2019 by rvm96

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

8 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Maddest I’ve been after a game in a long, long time.

It might be the maddest I’ve been since the choke job in Cleveland last year.

[runthebone 7981]

With those odds, we were sure to lose.  Shit

[tx 3 putt 76942]

That sucked 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

3 minutes ago, Jacob McCandles said:

Altuve takes the bat out of Yordan's hands

Chrinos takes the bat out of Uncle Mike's hands

Stupid and selfish baseball

This right here.  I mean what in the world were they thinking?

[tx 3 putt 76942]

Over heard just now : how can you bench a guy on his bobble head day ???

[UTexasFight 9432]

Maddest I’ve been after a game in a long, long time.

I have to go back all the way to Sunday, August 11, 2019 to match the anger I feel after tonight’s game

[elfenix 34238]

wtf

[WBT 20565]

nice little night for the mgm sports book apparently

[UTexasFight 9432]

Altuve takes the bat out of Yordan's hands

Chrinos takes the bat out of Uncle Mike's hands

Stupid and selfish baseball

Hinch taking the bat out of Brantley’s hands the first 8 innings didn’t help either.

[Smax 3800]

What a waste

[TexArcher 37774]

JV goes the distance on 2 hits and 0 walks and we lose.

Fuck that.

[Planet Houston 4930]

27 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Does that mean the Astros hitters should have chewed him out for his 4 earned runs two starts ago? 

Apples and oranges. Stupid baserunning is not the same as a bad outing. The equivalent would be if I advocated JV chewing someone out after a golden sombrero, which I wouldn’t. 

[DaysOff 7948]

I know he wants to pitch well into his 40s, but it ain't gonna be here with half his starts at mmp.

Move back to the DOME.

[UTexasFight 9432]

I know he wants to pitch well into his 40s, but it ain't gonna be here with half his starts at mmp.

Move back to the DOME.

He will if they bring back the old ball.

And I’m not putting it past him to re-invent himself to pitch more like Greinke if he cant maintain high 90s for a few more years


It’s hard to pinpoint any one start where a guy wins or loses the cy young ...and say what you will about W-L records for SPs these days but 16-4 on August 21 looks a whole lot better than 15-5.

[Mack Tripper 696]

JD Davis with a walk off for the Mets.

[rvm96 1643]

39 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Apples and oranges. Stupid baserunning is not the same as a bad outing. The equivalent would be if I advocated JV chewing someone out after a golden sombrero, which I wouldn’t. 

I like the reasoning, but I will agree to disagree 

[tx 3 putt 76942]

12 minutes ago, Mack Tripper said:

JD Davis with a walk off for the Mets.

Good for him !

[Planet Houston 4930]

5 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

I like the reasoning, but I will agree to disagree 

I hope Altuve chewed out Aaron Sanchez for throwing to second the other night rather than taking the easy out at first. 

There’s your equivalent on the other side. 

Ah, who am I kidding? I hope not a bad word has been spoken in that clubhouse (other than being pissed they lost) and that DJ Springer is keeping the boys loose. 

[HtownHorn 14679]

Hinch needs to get over himself and talk things out with Tucker. There is no reason for him to be in AAA while Reddick, Marisnick, and Straw waste ABs.

[UTexasFight 9432]

JD Davis with a walk off for the Mets.

No offense , but I don’t care

I do care if Derek Fisher or Teoscar Hernandez hit a GW HR and/or Giles gets a save tonight.

[UTHornFan014 710]

Hinch needs to get over himself and talk things out with Tucker. There is no reason for him to be in AAA while Reddick, Marisnick, and Straw waste ABs.

Hinch and Tucker have beef?

[UTHornFan014 710]

Seriously though... Stupid fucking baserunning by Altuve and Chirinos.

[Pimphand 5745]

https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/27435865/astros-stunned-historic-upset-sportsbooks

Three of the worst upsets in the past 15 years belong to AJ Hinch.

[tx 3 putt 76942]

After sleeping on it, that fucking sucked last night 

[HoustonFrog 368]

https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/27435865/astros-stunned-historic-upset-sportsbooks
Three of the worst upsets in the past 15 years belong to AJ Hinch.

You’re doing something right if you’re in that position

That being said - why the fuck are we sitting guys when Correa and Diaz are out?

[BornOrange 1441]

15 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Hopefully we'll get some production from 6-9 tonight:

Chirinos did his part.....except at the very end.

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

10 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Hinch needs to get over himself and talk things out with Tucker. There is no reason for him to be in AAA while Reddick, Marisnick, and Straw waste ABs.

Is this a thing? I remember reading earlier in the season that there may have been some clubhouse tension with Tucker, but never saw anything substantive about it. 

I can't imagine it is something so big that it is impacting roster moves - right? 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Is this a thing? I remember reading earlier in the season that there may have been some clubhouse tension with Tucker, but never saw anything substantive about it. 

I can't imagine it is something so big that it is impacting roster moves - right? 

And if it's that big a deal, why didn't we seriously dangle the guy before the deadline? Not that we ended up having to...just asking. I'm inclined to think there's something else at work here, though I have no idea what. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

No word on the corresponding moves, but someone from the 40-man will have to go.

Have to think Deetz or Guduan will get DFA'd. I'd lean towards Guduan given his "behavioral issues."

Edited August 22, 2019 by Seasick Sailor

[Fozzz 152]

Tucker hasn't come up because he hasn't hit all that well and the guy he would be replacing has better offensive projections than him and is a better fielder.

[HtownHorn 14679]

17 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

No word on the corresponding moves, but someone from the 40-man will have to go.

Have to think Deetz or Guduan will get DFA'd. I'd lean towards Guduan given his "behavioral issues."

Toro has very good hitting stats in minors the since the AFL last year. Interesting to see how he does, being a switch hitter is helpful as well. At least it means no more Mayfield starting.

Edited August 22, 2019 by HtownHorn

[Scraps 13561]

Should be starting at 3B tonight