2019 Houston Astros Thread

[clapclapclap 9000]

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 76952]

pinch run straw

[mycox 582]

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

[tx 3 putt 76952]

come on kemp 

[tx 3 putt 76952]

wtf ????

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

[WBT 20566]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

wtf ????

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

superjack came in for him after the wp

[WBT 20566]

damnit

[tx 3 putt 76952]

damn damn damn 

[Mo Horn 8836]

No clutch hitting tonight. 

[WBT 20566]

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

[Scraps 13561]

[WBT 20566]

Let's see Straw run

[cabowabo 4484]

Send him. 

[Guadaloopy 10969]

Walking Straw is a bold strategy for a save.  

[Guadaloopy 10969]

Man... what is going on with Bregs?

[tx 3 putt 76952]

fucking bregman infield popup 

[Mo Horn 8836]

 Bregs, gotta give straw a chance

[Scraps 13561]

This is bullshit

[tx 3 putt 76952]

fuck 

[WBT 20566]

Let's go Yordan

[Mo Horn 8836]

What the fuck?  First pitch again? 

[WBT 20566]

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

[Mo Horn 8836]

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

[David Dennison 18856]

Eight walks, four hits and you lose.

Bad couple of games for the good guys.

Get 'em tomorrow.

[Scraps 13561]

Out here with agswin... hes buying shit lol

[UTHornFan014 710]

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

 

 

[UTexasFight 9432]

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 76952]

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 9432]

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 3747]

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

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

[rvm96 1643]

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

Edited June 18, 2019 by rvm96

[UTexasFight 9432]

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

Yet

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

3 hours ago, rvm96 said:

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

Geezus .. another bust. 

[Lat22 4014]

never mind

Edited June 18, 2019 by Lat22

[FondrenRoad 4378]

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

[Scraps 13561]

Astros Bobblehead of the month

DJ Spring

[tx 3 putt 76952]

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 76952]

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 29191]

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 10511]

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

[Limp Brisket 546]

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

[Scraps 13561]

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 15787]

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 29191]

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 76952]

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

[tx 3 putt 76952]

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 29191]

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 7774]

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