2019 Houston Astros Thread

[henrygandorf 29218]

the mockups are here, and they’re glorious.

[YChang 3531]

I'll take one navy please!

[henrygandorf 29218]

Just now, henrygandorf said:

the mockups are here, and they’re glorious.

ok, so here's how this is going to go...

i am ordering blanks from a place in the midwest, then taking them in person to get screen-printed.  as of now, i'm getting 12 of each color.  but once i do the process, we have what we have, and tacking on more hats will be time consuming and expensive.

so please start sending me pm's with specific numbers, so that i order enough.  i don't mind making more if we need to.  i will likely be placing the hat order on monday.

you clowns got 72 hours.  and i will be taking donations at about ~$10 a hat (including shipping) just to cover my costs.

[Limp Brisket 549]

22 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Urquidy and on the road?  Gotta be why

That’s what I came up with.

[henrygandorf 29218]

and flaherty is their "ace" even though he's been wildly inconsistent this season.

[henrygandorf 29218]

ok - i'm getting a lot of pm's.

if you've sent me a message - you are on the list confirmed.

i won't be responding personally to everyone, but you're good.

[Southernthunder 38]

I just sent a pm good sir. 

[TonyTexas 10682]

and flaherty is their "ace" even though he's been wildly inconsistent this season.

Plus they’re a good team, been hot lately and are playing at home in front of the “ best fans in baseball” We’re doomed

[tx 3 putt 78465]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

the mockups are here, and they’re glorious.

I’ll take two of each 

[Scraps 13744]

Putt sucks at directions

[DaysOff 8157]

Look at our lineup with Correa coming back.  Our rotation with Thor?  Man we are “this” close to rolling fools for another title. It’s going to sting but make the move.

Is this not the whole point of playing the game? You fucking do it.

[rvm96 1643]

From MLB.com :

"The Astros have most aggressively pursued Syndergaard," Sherman writes, "but the Mets’ current stance is that only the Braves and Padres and their stacked systems are ideally positioned to obtain the righty."

[henrygandorf 29218]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’ll take two of each 

message me asshole.

i'm trying to keep this organized.

[Gourmand 7778]

5 hours ago, Limp Brisket said:

Cards -110 tonight.  Hmm.

they are hot, we are hot

[henrygandorf 29218]

good thing i asked, we would already be sold out of the 12 navy hats.

business is booming over here.

[Chuckie Finster 22978]

27 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

From MLB.com :

"The Astros have most aggressively pursued Syndergaard," Sherman writes, "but the Mets’ current stance is that only the Braves and Padres and their stacked systems are ideally positioned to obtain the righty."

I will choose to focus on the first half of this statement while completely ignoring the rest.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

7 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

I will choose to focus on the first half of this statement while completely ignoring the rest.

That's smart given that the second half is at least as likely to be an attempt to goad the Astros into increasing their offer as it is to be an actual evaluation of the situation. There's no way we don't have enough prospects to get it done.

Not that we should offer this, but would the Mets really demand or expect more than Tucker, Whitley, Nova, JB, Nova, and Beer, with Kemp thrown in as a sweetener? Tucker and Whitley alone would likely be overpaying.  

[henrygandorf 29218]

yeah, saying we're not positioned as well just means we've told them what we're willing to offer and they don't think it's enough.

[henrygandorf 29218]

ZACK WHEELERSP, NEW YORK METS

Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Astros are among the teams interested in Zack Wheeler.

Landing with the Astros would be about a best-case scenario for Wheeler, as he'd go to a much better team and also to a club known for getting the most out of their pitchers. He'll need to show that his shoulder is healthy first, though, so Friday's start against the Pirates is very important.

in case you needed a reason to watch a fucking mets game...

[Mez2 4041]

I don't think they're trading within the division,  the league yeah,  but can't see a Braves trade

[Hank Chinaski 6344]

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

That's smart given that the second half is at least as likely to be an attempt to goad the Astros into increasing their offer as it is to be an actual evaluation of the situation. There's no way we don't have enough prospects to get it done.

Not that we should offer this, but would the Mets really demand or expect more than Tucker, Whitley, Nova, JB, Nova, and Beer, with Kemp thrown in as a sweetener? Tucker and Whitley alone would likely be overpaying.  

Yeah, exactly. We have plenty of prospects to get a deal done. 

[tx 3 putt 78465]

Mets are just driving the price, creating a buzz 

[henrygandorf 29218]

ok, in regards to my earlier comments about the hats and their "availability" - i'm literally taking the weekend to accumulate the wishlist, then placing the order on monday.

so nothing is "sold out" or "unavailable" - just let me know which one(s) you want, and it will get ordered.

 

-hg

ceo, hg's custom caps, ltd

[Goo Punch 4275]

4 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

the mockups are here, and they’re glorious.

yo i gots to have one of those. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Bregman, Altuve, Springer, and Correa in the lineup together for the first time in nearly three months.

[UTexasFight 9787]

And only 1 back for best record in baseball (while operating with only 3 legit starters for the last ~1 month)

[tx 3 putt 78465]

Back to the matter at hand, I fucking hate the cardinals. I hated Larissa, Ozzie Smith, puljos, Coleman, edmunds, Carpenter, Herr, wainwright just to name a few. Willie McGee was ok. Fuck them all and especially fuck their fan base. They can all go to hell in a hand basket 

except for bob gibson, he was a damn baller 

Edited July 26, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[henrygandorf 29218]

someone started early today. 

[tx 3 putt 78465]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

And only 1 back for best record in baseball (while operating with only 3 legit starters for the last ~1 month)

But hinch and Lunhow !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scraps 13744]

Agreed the Cards can suck a cock.

[Mez2 4041]

17 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

someone started early today. 

I got out-whataburgered by Putt, but I trying to catch up

[formermav43 4607]

I wish someone could put together a highlight video of all the times Jim Edmonds made a catch and then dived afterward. For every legit highlight reel play he made, it seemed like there were half a dozen where he made a routine play look hard showboating.

I hate that guy.

Edited July 26, 2019 by formermav43

[tx 3 putt 78465]

We should have had a watch party 

[Scraps 13744]

We should have had a watch party 

In St Louis

[tx 3 putt 78465]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

29 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

We should have had a watch party 

In St Louis

Correct 

[BornOrange 1441]

Yeah, a road trip to St. Louis.

What could go wrong?

Spoiler

 

 

[tx 3 putt 78465]

Epic fail on my part, I should have flown up for this series 

[UTPhil2006 3909]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

I got out-whataburgered by Putt, but I trying to catch up

When are we gonna go get fancy drunk at your brothers new job 

[tx 3 putt 78465]

3 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

When are we gonna go get fancy drunk at your brothers new job 

In !

[Mack Tripper 703]

Yeah, a road trip to St. Louis.
What could go wrong?
Spoiler

 
 

Fuck yo mama

[Mack Tripper 703]

Mets are asking for the Twins’ top two prospects (the 7th and 11th ranked in MLB) for Syndergaard.

[tx 3 putt 78465]

2 minutes ago, Mack Tripper said:

Mets are asking for the Twins’ top two prospects (the 7th and 11th ranked in MLB) for Syndergaard.

Start high and give yourself room to work your way back

[WBT 20879]

24 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Epic fail on my part, I should have flown up for this series 

We should have ridden up there on Roy O's bulldozer

[UTexasFight 9787]

Yeah idk if it’s that LCS champ recognition that did it, the anticipation of what trade may happen during this series, the “big 4” being in the lineup for the first time in ~90 days, or what, but I’m as pumped for this series as I’ve been in a loooong time

 

[tx 3 putt 78465]

Old rivalries die hard 

[TonyTexas 10682]

Wheeler’s pitching pretty well in his 1st start after coming off the IL. I know his name has been linked to us.

[smwhorn 484]

when was the last time Springer, Altuve and Correa started the same game?

[tx 3 putt 78465]

3 minutes ago, smwhorn said:

when was the last time Springer, Altuve and Correa started the same game?

2016 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Brennan needs to tighten that shit up

[DaysOff 8157]

Shitty top half