2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Limp Brisket 549]

Reddick is an auto out.  

[runthebone 8,322]

The Mets are clueless, and now that everyone is making fun of them, they are listening to the criticism and trying to pretend they have a plan

[tx 3 putt 78,467]

Great position great there. Yuli is a damn good 1st baseman 

[Limp Brisket 549]

Alright, alright, alright.

[tx 3 putt 78,467]

Keep racking up W’s !!!!!

[Wishbone 4,924]

In the books. W

[TonyTexas 10,682]

We don’t need no stinkin pitchers

[Mez2 4,041]

This is the way we ball

#HTownPride 

[Scraps 13,744]

Suck it Drew Carey

[WBT 20,879]

2-hitters will work

[Wishbone 4,924]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

We don’t need no stinkin pitchers

I like the cut of your jib....... but give me more pitching.

[Guadaloopy 11,129]

I know it was two, but still...

[tx 3 putt 78,467]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

2-hitters will work

We have two months to fine tune things 

[WBT 20,879]

2 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Suck it Drew Carey

Live look at Scraps:

[Wishbone 4,924]

On the road shut out. Their ace? Save the bats for Urquidy tomorrow. Plan coming together (and team) for the run.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Scratch Bauer off the list:

 

[Wishbone 4,924]

0 walks, 13 SO for JV. Nice to see the early HR’s off the table. 

[Scraps 13,744]

Scratch Bauer off the list:
 

Thank god

[Wishbone 4,924]

1 minute ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Scratch Bauer off the list:

 

He was never coming here.

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

Wrong thread, but whatever. Puig to the Indians. 

Edited July 31, 2019 by Seasick Sailor

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Thank god on Tyler. Would have been a clubhouse cancer.

[runthebone 8,322]

No Tyler soap opera...

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Is Tyler a half year rental for the reds?

[rvm96 1,643]

Tied with the Dodgers for the best record in baseball. The Dodgers are winning in their game right now 9-3

[WBT 20,879]

1 minute ago, Tommy Nobis said:

Is Tyler a half year rental for the reds?

He's not a free agent until after 2020

[WBT 20,879]

2 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Tied with the Dodgers for the best record in baseball. The Dodgers are winning in their game right now 9-3

A game up on the Yankees after their loss tonight

[Tommy Nobis 905]

He's not a free agent until after 2020

Wow. Cleveland sent him off with a big fuck You.

[Mez2 4,041]

Thor still in play for us if bauer ends up going to  SD. 

[rvm96 1,643]

Just now, Mez2 said:

Thor still in play for us if bauer ends up going to  Cincy. 

FIFY

[APMP 688]

Thor is all Mjolnir and Stormbreaker tonight. 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 10Ks. Hitting 100mph on the reg.

[Mez2 4,041]

13K/OBB for JV. 

What a great fucking outing. He gives me a raging Yardon 

[TonyTexas 10,682]

Thor still in play for us if bauer ends up going to  SD. 

Why would you think Bauer could end up in SD?

[TonyTexas 10,682]

[huge 3,824]

I want to see the aftermath and what Puig does.

[UTexasFight 9,787]

Thank god on Tyler. Would have been a clubhouse cancer.

Really?
Yes, really:

[huge 3,824]

Longer version

[Mez2 4,041]

7 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Why would you think Bauer could end up in SD?

Lotta talk about SD wanting to add a TOR starter,  they have capital to spend too. Padres only got a prospect from that trade, may be more movement. That's completely me guessing out loud though

[UTexasFight 9,787]

Scraps is wishing that brawl had happened when he had his dugout seats in June (except somehow half the Astros would have been suspended and the half would have ended up in the IL)

[Mo Horn 8,933]

15 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Bauer will fit in well with the Reds

[HtownHorn 15,243]

That was quite embarrassing for Bell to try to attack Clint Hurdle.

Indians OF going to look completely different tomorrow if the everything gets taken care of tomorrow. Puig and Reyes.

[UTexasFight 9,787]

i pay the least amount of attention to minor league pitching stats.

they're there to master command, to work on secondary pitches, to figure out how to manage a game.  i would rather hear scouts talk about stuff, spin rate, movement, velocity.  the competition varies so drastically from opponent to opponent, lineup to lineup, and they're likely working with almost no advanced scouting.

if one of our guys shuts out the tigers or orioles aa team for 8 innings, it doesn't really tell me anything.  if someone goes 6ip, 3er, but 12k, i'm getting a little curious.

I agree with you.

 

But also, Framber Valdez: 7 IP, 0 ER, 12 Ks, 4 H, 2BB

 

At AA,Beer homered and Toro had a 4 for 5 night.

Scrubb three 3 scoreless. 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K.

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,784]

Dead heat with the Dodgers for best record as of tonight. 

[Hank Chinaski 6,344]

22 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Lotta talk about SD wanting to add a TOR starter,  they have capital to spend too. Padres only got a prospect from that trade, may be more movement. That's completely me guessing out loud though

Yeah, but Trammell is a very good prospect...FG has him rated the #32 overall prospect in baseball...

[perfectchaos007 6,766]

Wonder if our rotation looks different by this time tomorrow or if we're rollin with what we got

[DaysOff 8,157]

Plan for the latter with a healthy Peacock.

[tx 3 putt 78,467]

[Mez2 4,041]

Peacock to the pen, trust him more in a one inning/spot start than extending him to face a lineup multiple times especially as we get later into the season

 

Christmas day tomorrow boys! Let's see what luhnow claus has in store for us

*fingers crossed *

[UTPhil2006 3,909]

6 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Peacock to the pen, trust him more in a one inning/spot start than extending him to face a lineup multiple times especially as we get later into the season

 

Christmas day tomorrow boys! Let's see what luhnow claus has in store for us

*fingers crossed *

No Christmas Day is next Wednesday. Another day game. 

[Fozzz 152]

Blair Henley is dominating the Penn League so far.  Pierce cost this kid some money, imo. 

[Gourmand 7,778]

37 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Wonder if our rotation looks different by this time tomorrow or if we're rollin with what we got

A week ago I would have answered differently but I am increasingly pessimistic we make any trade to address the starting rotation. If there's any room to criticize our front office, it's probably ego and self-assurance getting in the way of potential trades involving our highest-ranked prospects. 

I don't think Luhnow's the kind of GM who goes all in. I think he's the guy who would rather have a deep farm system and be competitive every year and not risk losing his most coveted unproven prospects for the chance of winning another WS this year. He thinks he can win a World Series with this roster and doesn't feel the urgency we fans feel about this starting rotation. 

I hope I am proven wrong by 3pm tomorrow.

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