2019 Houston Astros Thread

[UTexasFight 9447]

I don't know how you keep him in the organization after that if it's all true.  He's fucking crazy.

You don’t
You give him a chance to cool off (suspend him) and hope shit stays under wraps and try to move him in the offseason is my guess.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

AJ would not fit in here:

 

[UTexasFight 9447]

AJ would not fit in here:
 

I get the sense AJ would fit in perfectly here the day he retires... but in his current role, he must be, and is, a master of coachspeak
I can pretty much say with 1000% certainty those words were not uttered in the clubhouse

[runthebone 7982]

I know for a fact that FYPM MBTF would have the boys give themselves 3 claps for beating Detroit. 

[YChang 3444]

38 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I get the sense AJ would fit in perfectly here the day he retires... but in his current role, he must be, and is, a master of coachspeak
I can pretty much say with 1000% certainty those words were not uttered in the clubhouse

One would hope so.

[Jshep34 2308]

Winning to much isnt good for the players

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[henrygandorf 29191]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

AJ would not fit in here:

 

as nerve-wracking as it was, it mostly involved a guy - biagini - who has no real role in oct on this team.  sure, osuna has looked shaky as well, but it's fucking august.  get any win you can, and high-fives all around when the yankees lose.

we've had ugly wins and ugly losses lately.  we're one game back.  let's fucking go.

[UTexasFight 9447]

Yankees taking 2 of 3 and a sweep of the Angels would be a perfect players weekend

 

 

Edit: that’d put us tied with NYY and 1 back of LAD

 

As it is:

LAD —

NYY +2.0

HOU +3.0

[henrygandorf 29191]

and i'm overdue for one of these...

we're 82-47 (.636) with 33 games to play.

to get to 100 wins, we need to go 18-15 (.545).

to tie the astros record of 103, we need to go 21-12 (.636).

to set the franchise record of 104, we need to go 22-11 (.667).

therefore, we're right on pace to tie/set the franchise record.

in 2018 at this point, we were 79-50 and would go on to lose 3/6.  we didn't get 83rd win until sept 1.

in 2017 at this point, we were 78-51 and would go on to lose 2/4.  we didn't get 83rd win until sept 3rd (part of a 7 game winning streak).

we are 46-16 at home, with 19 to play - laa, tb, sea (4), oak (4), tx (2), laa

we are 36-31 on the road, with 14 to play - tor, mil (2), kc, sea (2), laa (4)

so who's coming to la end of sept to see us break the franchise record?

[UTexasFight 9447]

so who's coming to la end of sept to see us break the franchise record?

Saving my bullets for an la trip until the end of October

[TonyTexas 10512]

I wish they’d give Yordan some starts in LF when they want to DH Spinger or Brantley. Particularly at home

[Mo Horn 8841]

3 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

My favorite part is when he missed Deetz with the shoe and Deetz responded with "see?"

 

[David Dennison 18860]

25 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I wish they’d give Yordan some starts in LF when they want to DH Spinger or Brantley. Particularly at home

Barf.

[Southernthunder 38]

My hats just arrived hg! Love them. Gonna rep it to my local bar tonight to watch the game. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Marisnick and Reddick in at the same time?  It’s like Hinch wants to lose.

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

20 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Barf.

You know it’s a shitty lineup when Chorizo is batting 6th.  Looks like Hinch is the one that needs a couple of off days.

[Mez2 4023]

Toro's going yard

[henrygandorf 29191]

20 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You know it’s a shitty lineup when Chorizo is batting 6th.  Looks like Hinch is the one that needs a couple of off days.

yeah, can hinch dh for a night or two?

[runthebone 7982]

His career OPS is .636, so it's basically like having Tyler White DH

[henrygandorf 29191]

i meant the manager's version of a position player dh'ing.

which would amount to him being up in the box with reid and luhnow, and being able to text cintron and pettis a couple times per game.

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

I generally like Hinch.

But son of a bitch, why can't he play all his good hitters at the same time? It's fucking maddening. It's goddamn baseball! They can play every day. Bagwell played 160+ games 6 times. Biggio flipped the fuck out on his manager when he was out of the starting lineup (Berkman has a great story about this). Goddamn these guys have to be shaking their heads at this constant rest bullshit. 

And...I assume the constant sitting of one of your best players and/or rotating DH is to keep them healthy, right? WELL IT ISN'T FUCKING WORKING. Everyone has been on the DL this year. It hasn't reduced games lost to injury. 

Just play your motherfucking good players. It's as fucking easy as that. Shit drives me fucking bananas. 

(Rant over.)

[DaysOff 7951]

Winning to much isnt good for the players

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We've got a deal for you every August.

[TonyTexas 10512]

We've got a deal for you every August.

13-7

[tx 3 putt 76957]

Chill. AJ is managing for Oct, not Mid August vs the Angels 

[Hank Chinaski 6315]

I just don't see why we intentionally reduce our chance of winning a game. Division, home-field, etc. It's not like we're running away with anything. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

These uniforms and nicknames.....

[Wishbone 4760]

Seems to me lately, that some of these guys need more, not less playing time.

[Mo Horn 8841]

I'm watching without sound. Have they said why Greinke is wearing a different color cap?

[David Dennison 18860]

We look like the Backstreet Boys.

[Limp Brisket 546]

2 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

I'm watching without sound. Have they said why Greinke is wearing a different color cap?

Contrast to the baseball

[Doug E. Fresh 452]

10 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

These uniforms and nicknames.....

We look like a bunch of La Flama Blancas out there

[tx 3 putt 76957]

The white uniform / white cap combo is hideous 

[Mo Horn 8841]

On the scoreboard MIN is upside down. 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Cafeteria workers

[runthebone 7982]

Nurse Ratchett

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

These unis look fucking terrible

[Wishbone 4760]

Small ball? Huh.

[Mo Horn 8841]

6 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

Contrast to the baseball

Thanks. Makes sense

[Wishbone 4760]

1 minute ago, Seasick Sailor said:

These unis look fucking terrible

Agreed.

[tx 3 putt 76957]

#whitepride 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Ped State

[tx 3 putt 76957]

Are they flipping the light when when the fresh donuts and bread is done ?

[tx 3 putt 76957]

It’s JHouston weekend, not the p Diddy white party weekend 

[Wishbone 4760]

Tha fuck!

[Mo Horn 8841]

So not a good 2nd inning so far

[Wishbone 4760]

Dude was trying to get hit

[elfenix 34240]

derp derp derpaderpa derp derp derp derp

[Mo Horn 8841]

So Toro can't field or hit. 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Fucking minor league bullshit

[Wishbone 4760]

Seriously. We need to hit against a front line starter. We suck against effectively erratic dbags. At least they are accustomed to the front line guys and know what to expect for the most part.