2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Wishbone 4780]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

Fuck Pujols 

98 mph fastball to the nut basket next ab. Bring in someone expendable for the pitch. Profit.

[Fudge Nuggets 19219]

Nice turn on the dp by Yuli.

[tx 3 putt 77380]

Toro is on fire !!!!!!!!

[Limp Brisket 546]

Yordan is 22 and doesn’t play the field, a day off sounds ridiculous.

[tx 3 putt 77380]

We need to get more aggressive on the bases 

great slide 

[WBT 20662]

Toro is spanish for infield single

[Mo Horn 8854]

Yea, he's out

[WBT 20662]

Lulz, Toro's mom is the best mom since Kike's

[tx 3 putt 77380]

Boooooooooo !!!!!

[Fudge Nuggets 19219]

Fuck NY replay team.

[Fudge Nuggets 19219]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

We need to get more aggressive on the bases 

great slide 

No we don’t.

[tx 3 putt 77380]

Damn !!!!!!!!!

[elfenix 34332]

this team's baserunning

[henrygandorf 29194]

no words.

[tx 3 putt 77380]

He’s safe 

[cabowabo 4514]

The fuck?

[Mo Horn 8854]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

We need to get more aggressive on the bases 

great slide 

You were saying?

[Fudge Nuggets 19219]

We need to go back to the tried and true strategery of staying in place and waiting for a home run at this rate.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

There isn’t a team in baseball history that has lost as many runs as the Astros running bases the last 5 years.  It’s fucking uncanny.   You’d think a team with so many stats hounds, they’d figure it out.  

[Limp Brisket 546]

I wish Hinch was my boss, I’d work like 2 days a week.

[Tommy Nobis 905]

I guess Pudge Rodríguez is catching for the Angels now? Or do we just fucking suck dick on the base paths?

[Johnny Sack 8397]

And what’s amazing is we have so many fast players.  Our fucking catcher and first basemen are two of the fastest in their positions in baseball.  

I bet we piss away 20 runs a year on the bases.  

[henrygandorf 29194]

1 minute ago, Johnny Sack said:

There isn’t a team in baseball history that has lost as many runs as the Astros running bases the last 5 years.  It’s fucking uncanny.   You’d think a team with so many stats hounds, they’d figure it out.  

they talked about it the other night.

the reason we "don't" steal many bases is because you have to make it 3/4 times to make it worth it with the numbers, against getting those bases from other means.  i would think stretching for an extra base is the same math (especially with 2 outs at 3rd fucking base).

before tonight we were at 71% (not counting all the bullshit times we just get thrown out doing dumb stuff).

[Mo Horn 8854]

This doesn't bode well

[WBT 20662]

huge to get trout to pop up there

[Limp Brisket 546]

I’m totally relaxed with Harris in....

[WBT 20662]

great job Harris

[Mo Horn 8854]

Big escape

[Limp Brisket 546]

Fuckin A!

[Johnny Sack 8397]

8 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

they talked about it the other night.

the reason we "don't" steal many bases is because you have to make it 3/4 times to make it worth it with the numbers, against getting those bases from other means.  i would think stretching for an extra base is the same math (especially with 2 outs at 3rd fucking base).

before tonight we were at 71% (not counting all the bullshit times we just get thrown out doing dumb stuff).

We don’t lose runs on stealing.  We lose them on dumbfuckery running the bases.  And have forever. 

Jeff Bagwell was probably the best and smartest baserunner I’ve ever seen. Our whole teams needs to visit with him. Has zero to do with speed. 

[tx 3 putt 77380]

Conger !

[WBT 20662]

damn that was a nice play by simmons

[WBT 20662]

Tuve didn't get thrown out at 2nd.  Progress?

[Johnny Sack 8397]

Just now, WBT said:

damn that was a nice play by simmons

Yeah.  That’s as good of a play as I’ve ever seen.  

[Mo Horn 8854]

Ausmus looks like he should be home lounging on the couch. 

[WBT 20662]

Bregs!

[Mo Horn 8854]

Nice

[TexArcher 38048]

37 minutes ago, Limp Brisket said:

Yordan is 22 and doesn’t play the field, a day off sounds ridiculous.

On behalf of the standings and my fantasy baseball team, this.  Christ, man, he works for about 10 minutes a night.  Get him in there.

[Fudge Nuggets 19219]

Fucking Calhoun man.  

[elfenix 34332]

maybe they should just put that guy on

[henrygandorf 29194]

our bullpen is so consistent.

[Mo Horn 8854]

Yea that was predictable. 

[WBT 20662]

Rondon in a 2 1 run game doesn't seem ideal.

Edited August 24, 2019 by WBT

[Mo Horn 8854]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Rondon in a 2 1 run game doesn't seem ideal.

Especially with Pujols up

Edited August 24, 2019 by Mo Horn

[Wishbone 4780]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Rondon in a 2 1 run game doesn't seem ideal.

Our pen often time pitches better with a 1 run lead. Anything else is a loss waiting to happen

[WBT 20662]

Getting through the Rondon inning with the lead feels like a win.  Now we need some insurance with Trout due up 4th in the 9th.

[runthebone 8035]

Rondon then Osuna are good for a run each

[Mo Horn 8854]

That was an ugly inning. Hope we get good Osuna tonight. Would have been nice if we hadn't had to use him last night,  especially since we started the inning with a 6 run lead. 

[tx 3 putt 77380]

Rondon is garbage 

[UTexasFight 9527]

You guys in Texas with SmartDNS, which of their server addresses to you use?
I can’t seem to keep it from blacking our LA area games (and thus, ours tonight).