2019 Houston Astros Thread

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2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Try to get locker room access 

Shark suit and a candygram would have worked, everyone falls for that.

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

pinch run straw

[mycox 587]

Pettis must have been hanging out with Pete Rose today and has a wager on the game.

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

come on kemp 

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

wtf ????

pinch runner for white ??????????

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1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

wtf ????

pinch runner for white ??????????

superjack came in for him after the wp

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damnit

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

damn damn damn 

[Mo Horn 8,938]

No clutch hitting tonight. 

[WBT 20,978]

pinch hitter, Bregman, Brantley, Yordan due up in the 9th

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[WBT 20,978]

Let's see Straw run

[cabowabo 4,691]

Send him. 

[Guadaloopy 11,130]

Walking Straw is a bold strategy for a save.  

[Guadaloopy 11,130]

Man... what is going on with Bregs?

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

fucking bregman infield popup 

[Mo Horn 8,938]

 Bregs, gotta give straw a chance

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This is bullshit

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

fuck 

[WBT 20,978]

Let's go Yordan

[Mo Horn 8,938]

What the fuck?  First pitch again? 

[WBT 20,978]

Damn.  It had been awhile since we lost 2 in a row.

[Mo Horn 8,938]

Couldn't watch but following on gamecast this seems like a really disappointing loss. Missed chances and poor decisions. 

[David Dennison 19,542]

Eight walks, four hits and you lose.

Bad couple of games for the good guys.

Get 'em tomorrow.

[Scraps 13,800]

Out here with agswin... hes buying shit lol

[UTHornFan014 755]

Bregman would have been safe... Not sure what the hell Pettis was thinking

 

 

[UTexasFight 9,818]

I know Altuve will find it, but man, he looked like the first week of spring training tonight.
Was not sharp at the plate at all. Taking what looked like good pitches for strikes (not sure how the zone was from my vantage point but didn’t see/hear a lot of chirping from either dugout) and seemed off balance/ making weak contact when he did swing.
Timing is a mess right now.

On the bright side he seemed fine sprinting first to third on a pop up to left field when it became clear the LF’er lost it in the lights.

Not much else too memorable from the game tonight. Tucker had a solid single but not much else. Bielak did look good for the first time at AAA

Game 1 of 5 for me this week is in the books.
On to Cincy!

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

I know Altuve will find it, but man, he looked like the first week of spring training tonight.
Was not sharp at the plate at all. Taking what looked like good pitches for strikes (not sure how the zone was from my vantage point but didn’t see/hear a lot of chirping from either dugout) and seemed off balance/ making weak contact when he did swing.
Timing is a mess right now.

he was like that before he got hurt 

[UTexasFight 9,818]

he was like that before he got hurt 

I know. The “I know he’ll find it” part was me convincing myself to remain calm/all will be fine (it has to be right?) but he did look a bit like he did before the injury. Swinging a bit out of his shoes, popping up pitches to shallow outfield, way out in front on changeup and couldn’t pull the trigger on fastball on outer corner.

But I saw ~3 plate appearances.
Not going to draw any more conclusions from such a small sample size

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Fuck me. Didn't catch the bullshit handle. nothing to see here

[rvm96 1,643]

Also, Astros first rounder Korey Lee made his debut. He went 0-4. 

Edited June 18, 2019 by rvm96

[UTexasFight 9,818]

Fuck me. Didn't catch the bullshit handle. nothing to see here

Yet

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,911]

3 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Also, Astros first rounder Korey Lee made his debut. He went 0-4. 

Geezus .. another bust. 

[Lat22 4,086]

never mind

Edited June 18, 2019 by Lat22

[FondrenRoad 4,378]

8 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

I know. The “I know he’ll find it” part was me convincing myself to remain calm/all will be fine (it has to be right?) but he did look a bit like he did before the injury. Swinging a bit out of his shoes, popping up pitches to shallow outfield, way out in front on changeup and couldn’t pull the trigger on fastball on outer corner.

But I saw ~3 plate appearances.
Not going to draw any more conclusions from such a small sample size

Yeah, he needs to go back to his roots.  He had a few years of unprecedented power for a 5'6" guy, but that isn't who he is as a long term baseball player. He is the guy who gets 200 hits 4 years in a row, and who had his highest hit total, lowest strikout total, and highest batting average in a year when he only hit 7 home runs. It was awesome that he was doing that and putting the ball in the stands for a couple of years but that was never really sustainable. There is nothing wrong with a Pete Rose type player minus the gambling, and that's what Altuve really is.  Put the ball in play and good things will happen. Plenty of power on this team to follow Altuve if he starts getting on base again. 

Edited June 18, 2019 by FondrenRoad

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Astros Bobblehead of the month

DJ Spring

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7 hours ago, rvm96 said:

also, Astros first rounder Korey Lee made his debut. He went 0-4. 

Tyler White 2.0 !!!!

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

Damn it’ll be nice to have springer back 

[Cooder 37]

On the bright side he seemed fine sprinting first to third on a pop up to left field when it became clear the LF’er lost it in the lights.

I will have to respectfully disagree after watching this.

[henrygandorf 29,225]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Astros Bobblehead of the month

DJ Spring

holyshitbuymethis.

seriously, when is this giveaway?  i'll need to send my mother.

[TonyTexas 10,771]

I'm no doctor but, to me, Altuve didn't look quite right on that.

[Limp Brisket 549]

Yeah Altuve showed a gimp after rounding 2nd.  Hopefully he’s just gun-shy but it’s disheartening to see, either way.

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holyshitbuymethis.
seriously, when is this giveaway?  i'll need to send my mother.

Its not a giveaway. They have 300 on sale at the team store and they are $100+ each

[kevwun 16,438]

That looks like how he was running during the playoffs last year.  There is something wrong his leg that has nothing to do with a hamstring.

Edited June 18, 2019 by kevwun

[henrygandorf 29,225]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

17 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

holyshitbuymethis.
seriously, when is this giveaway?  i'll need to send my mother.

Its not a giveaway. They have 300 on sale at the team store and they are $100+ each

in person only or can i buy online?

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

If Altuve isn’t 100%, keep him out. If he needs season ending surgery, pull the trigger today 

[tx 3 putt 78,679]

14 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

in person only or can i buy online?

https://m.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-exclusive-George-Springer-DJ-bobblehead-14014726.php

[henrygandorf 29,225]

i sent an email to my astros connect.  let's see if he comes through.

i haven't asked for angels tickets yet this year, so i'm owed favors.

it will be mine.

[Gourmand 7,778]

siap but wtf Felipe Paulino? didn't realize that guy was  still around.