2019 Houston Astros Thread

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Aww no grand slam for big boy tonight

[Wishbone 4958]

Derp

[Mez2 4048]

Never underestimate Tyler whites ability to let you down

[Limp Brisket 549]

Scrong swing Tyler

[UTexasFight 9819]

for what it’s worth on Alvarez

[Wishbone 4958]

Straw should just bullet on the throw back to the mound

[clapclapclap 9000]

Anyone going to the Kid's Correa Replica Jersey Night?  Looks sharp.

Edited June 26, 2019 by clapclapclap

[perfectchaos007 6780]

McHugh time

[UTexasFight 9819]

Whoaaaa that 0-1 slider

[UTexasFight 9819]

Holy shit McHugh’s slider is baaaack.

[thetruth 149]

That is the most athletic thing Tyler has ever done

[Wishbone 4958]

Good comedy there

[UTexasFight 9819]

White trying to not let Astudillo upstage him for best play by a fat man tonight

 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

Nice play by garfield !!!!

[WBT 20982]

Garfield seems to specialize in plays where he stays on the bag just long enough then falls on his ass.

[runthebone 8377]

White isn't just a ballplayer.  He's an athlete.

[elfenix 34752]

astros win!

[Wishbone 4958]

Blouses

[WBT 20982]

2 in a row!!

McHugh looked pretty good.

[UTexasFight 9819]

Sommmmebody wants to start again

[Mez2 4048]

I'ma slide, slide, slippidy, slide, pop trunk, let it down, show up in my ride

#HTownPride 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

Start racking up W’s again !!!!!!

[WBT 20982]

23 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

109 exit velo on that double

How many balls above 100 or even 105 does he have already?

Ten >100 mph coming into tonight.  I'm not sure how to link to baseball savant but if this works you can watch them all here:

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfBBT=&hfPR=&hfZ=&stadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfGT=R|&hfC=&hfSea=2019|&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&opponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfInfield=&team=HOU&position=&hfOutfield=&hfRO=&home_road=&batters_lookup[]=670541&hfFlag=&hfPull=&metric_1=h_launch_speed&metric_1_gt=100&metric_1_lt=&hfInn=&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&group_by=name&sort_col=launch_speed&player_event_sort=h_launch_speed&sort_order=desc&min_pas=0#results

[FondrenRoad 4378]

14 minutes ago, runthebone said:

White isn't just a ballplayer.  He's an athlete.

Dude runs a triathlon every morning before breakfast. 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

4 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Dude runs a triathlon every morning before breakfast. 

He eats like a champion, no doubt !

[Fozzz 152]

We had Big Puma, how about Big Tuna for Alvarez given that he’s from Las Tunas? 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

[HtownHorn 15235]

2 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Interesting theory

 

 

McCullers too.

[tx 3 putt 78702]

Curious why the post game radio host brings up Diaz not even coming back this year ???

 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

I say bring up, he discussed it and moves that would have to be made 

[UTexasFight 9819]

So Bregs is still hitting pop ups...but at least they go 350’!

 

 

 

[rvm96 1643]

Interesting conversation on Twitter regarding Astros 35th round pick James Nix.

 

And this account says they have the ability to make it happen.

 

 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

go play for a S. Carolina program that’s not winning games or get into the best minor league system in mlb ?

Edited June 26, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[Homesickhorn 2219]

Sunset looked cool, even with the roof closed.

[Rimbo 27035]

4 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Whoaaaa that 0-1 slider

That was one of the filthiest pitches I've ever seen from a guy known for throwing filthy pitches. He's baaaaaaaaack

 

I like winning

[DaysOff 8211]

Sunset looked cool, even with the roof closed.

Nice. They talked about it on the broadcast.

[TonyTexas 10774]

The stupid 28 hour voting period for the ASG starters begins at 11 am CDT today. Looks like it’s only 1 ballot per email address so be sure to vote and spread the word to your friends and family.

https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot

 

 

[TonyTexas 10774]

The stupid 28 hour voting period for the ASG starters begins at 11 am CDT today. Looks like it’s only 1 ballot per email address so be sure to vote and spread the word to your friends and family.

https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot

It looks like there is a way to vote twice without multiple email accounts.

 

On Google Search, fans can vote for any player on the ballot by entering a player's name and that will allow you to vote for that player directly from the search results.

 

[tx 3 putt 78702]

Not a fan of this two tiered voting 

[UTPhil2006 3930]

Wearing a Biggio Jersey (rainbow) into yankee stadium today. Look for me in left field or the obituaries

[MAROON 446]

12 hours ago, Fozzz said:

We had Big Puma, how about Big Tuna for Alvarez given that he’s from Las Tunas? 

Blummer dubbed him the "Havana Hammer" last night.  That might just stick.

[Planet Houston 4950]

7 minutes ago, MAROON said:

Blummer dubbed him the "Havana Hammer" last night.  That might just stick.

 

[UTexasFight 9819]

Not a fan of this two tiered voting 

It’s dumb. But I just did my part voting for the Astros.

...Except for Correa. While I firmly believe there is no chance he hell he plays in the ASG, I don’t even want Hinch/Luhnow wasting the 5 seconds to have the conversation if he were voted in to be the starter.

[TonyTexas 10774]

Blummer dubbed him the "Havana Hammer" last night.  That might just stick.

That’d be fine if he was actually from Havana.

Obvious home run call:

[Opponent’s name] has a Cuban missile crisis

[Mez2 4048]

i'm just gonna keep referring him as "ragin yardon"

[UTHornFan014 755]

i'm just gonna keep referring him as "ragin yardon"

I will call him "Robert Redford"

[Chuckie Finster 23081]

The correct answer is Air Yordan, and it isn't close.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

It’s dumb. But I just did my part voting for the Astros.

...Except for Correa. While I firmly believe there is no chance he hell he plays in the ASG, I don’t even want Hinch/Luhnow wasting the 5 seconds to have the conversation if he were voted in to be the starter.

Liked it better without voting. Committee isn't great either.   Selection should be purely stats driven. 

[UTHornFan014 755]

The correct answer is Air Yordan, and it isn't close.

This is my real preference

[Planet Houston 4950]

53 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

The correct answer is Air Yordan, and it isn't close.

I prefer:

Surface to Air Yordan Cuban Missile

It really rolls off the tongue. 

Edited June 26, 2019 by Planet Houston