2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Gourmand 7,774]

18 hours ago, Gourmand said:

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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[GHOSTUSER 361]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Something everyone is overlooking, the Astros lost a shit ton of future revenue in future ‘Beer’ jersey sales.

 

Went from heart pounding for hours with anxiety to the sweet feeling of winning the trade deadline with the best team in baseball. FUCK YES!!

[UTexasFight 9,381]

Something everyone is overlooking, the Astros lost a shit ton of future revenue in future ‘Beer’ jersey sales.
 

More than made up for by the future revenue from a 2nd World Series in 3 years

[GHOSTUSER 361]

2 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

You're a good man. I used to think Crane was a tool back during the CSN Houston carriage debacle days and him having a $14 million payroll one year when we sucked hard. Admitting mistakes is the first step.

Edited July 31, 2019 by Iconoclast Texan

[HtownHorn 14,491]

Astros were at 39 for the 40 man, and are losing Fisher, so down to 38. Corbin Martin was also on the 40 so down to 37. Stassi is traded as well, down to 36. Adding 4 in the moves today so 40 man is set without any more moves.

As far as the 25 man roster goes, Urquidy is likely being sent down. Maldanado replaces Stassi. Means two more players are going to be sent down. Sneed is 1, then I guess goes Straw get sent down until rosters expand. I doubt Devenski is being sent down.

[cabowabo 4,453]

Just started my NYC vacation today. Local media is stressing out about Greinke pickup.

[WBT 20,425]

33 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

So where does the 25 man stand after all of this... I can’t keep up

Add:
grienke
Sanchez
Biagini
Maldonado

Lose:
Stassi
Pressly (IL)
???
???


I’m not even going to think about the 40 man...

 

30 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

Probably drop Sneed and Rondon?

Sneed and Urquidy

Not sure what the move is when Pressly comes back

Edited July 31, 2019 by WBT

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Just started my NYC vacation today. Local media is stressing out about Greinke pickup.

Punch a yankee fan for me, thanks 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,750]

Fun day!

[Gourmand 7,774]

Goddamn it's a good time to be alive!

[Wishbone 4,739]

21 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Something everyone is overlooking, the Astros lost a shit ton of future revenue in future ‘Beer’ jersey sales.

 

I bet Luhnow didn’t overlook it. I’m sure that was another bullet point for Arizona to consider on his offer. From what I’ve seen, he doesn’t miss much. 😁

[Wishbone 4,739]

Just keep Grienke (and any other teammate that hasn’t already been in one) out of any HEB commercials.

[Wishbone 4,739]

7 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

Goddamn it's a good time to be alive!

And an Astros fan.

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

Man all the guys saying goodbye on Instagram. Good stuff, we traded some high quality guys 

[Seasick Sailor 3,747]

How does Greinke get it done only throwing in the low nineties? Well . . . 

 

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

Wtf ?????

i guarantee you I can throw 64mph !!!!!!  

[Mack Tripper 696]

You're a good man. I used to think Crane was a tool back during the CSN Houston carriage debacle days and him having a $14 million payroll one year when we sucked hard. Admitting mistakes is the first step.

Comcast are the ones who fucked up the network. The Astros and Rockets (actually Les kept the claim after the sale) still have a lawsuit pending against Comcast in bankruptcy court.

[runthebone 7,932]

Fisher will always be a part of one of the greatest moments in Astros history/my life as a fan.

[Wishbone 4,739]

Has anyone seen any comments/reaction from Grienke? SIAP

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Fisher will always be a part of one of the greatest moments in Astros history/my life as a fan.

Always !

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

1 minute ago, Wishbone said:

Has anyone seen any comments/reaction from Grienke? SIAP

He said he’s looking forward to the surely Astros thread trashing him / demanding we over paid when he walks his first batter 

[UTexasFight 9,381]

we picked up a good bat today too (not Maldonado)

 

.271/.300/.583 this year...and same number of home runs as White

 

 

 

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Including this one... planted a seed for when he’s starting game 3 in LA in October:

https://www.mlb.com/video/zack-greinke-homers-1-on-a-line-drive-to-left-field

[Wishbone 4,739]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

He said he’s looking forward to the surely Astros thread trashing him / demanding we over paid when he walks his first batter 

I laughed. But seriously...? I haven’t seen anything yet.

[Bull Horn 118]

[perfectchaos007 6,596]

Verlander, Cole, and Greinke will be our starters in the first 3 games of the ALDS and we only need to win 3 games to move on to the ALCS. I like our odds to sweep that

[Ted Lange 16,054]

 

[Cooder 37]

New York accents are the fucking worst

[Scraps 13,544]

Wtf is Francona doing lol

[Wishbone 4,739]

Crane  needs to consider restructuring his deal with Luhnow. Maybe including an earn-in clause for ownership points if he doesn’t already have that. Seems like we need to keep him around.

[GHOSTUSER 361]

25 minutes ago, Mack Tripper said:

Comcast are the ones who fucked up the network. The Astros and Rockets (actually Les kept the claim after the sale) still have a lawsuit pending against Comcast in bankruptcy court.

It’s too bad. CSN Houston had a lot of good content and talent like Jesse Palmer and Leila Rahimi. ATTSW is a bare bones operation in comparison.

[TonyTexas 10,482]

Astros were at 39 for the 40 man, and are losing Fisher, so down to 38. Corbin Martin was also on the 40 so down to 37. Stassi is traded as well, down to 36. Adding 4 in the moves today so 40 man is set without any more moves.
As far as the 25 man roster goes, Urquidy is likely being sent down. Maldanado replaces Stassi. Means two more players are going to be sent down. Sneed is 1, then I guess goes Straw get sent down until rosters expand. I doubt Devenski is being sent down.

Thanks for the 40 man breakdown. As for the 25 man, we have 2 off days next week so we’ll probably go with a 12 man staff. The 3 new pitchers should replace Sneed, Urquidy and Abreu. Straw might go down once Pressly comes off the IL

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,750]

30 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

How does Greinke get it done only throwing in the low nineties? Well . . . 

 

Command, location, and changing speeds. 

[Scraps 13,544]

How the fuck did we get 3 guys from Toronto for Derek Fisher again?

[Wishbone 4,739]

Just now, Scraps said:

How the fuck did we get 3 guys from Toronto for Derek Fisher again?

Luhnow’d

[kevwun 15,667]

Luhnow convinced them that Tucker changed his name.

[kevwun 15,667]

Maldonado made it to Cleveland.  Just showed him in the dugout.

[Wishbone 4,739]

Machete looked ready to cry with joy.

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

How the fuck did we get 3 guys from Toronto for Derek Fisher again?

Jedi mind trick 

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

Just now, Wishbone said:

Machete looked ready to cry with joy.

Hell yes !

[Limp Brisket 546]

🎵It was a good day🎵

 

 

[Wishbone 4,739]

In that interview with Cole, if he smiled any wider the top of his head would fall off

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

The odds of Cole staying here went up today 

[Wishbone 4,739]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

The odds of Cole staying here went up today 

You gotta think so, yes. Hopefully he can keep Boras in line.

[Wishbone 4,739]

Correa!! 

[elfenix 34,185]

Correa!

[tx 3 putt 76,422]

Showerra !!!!!

[Limp Brisket 546]

I think Cole is thrilled his chances to win a ring just went up substantially.  As far as Boras is concerned, fuck him, Cole is his boss.

Edited July 31, 2019 by Limp Brisket

[Wishbone 4,739]

wooooo (lower case)

[TonyTexas 10,482]

The odds of Cole staying here went up today 

I’m thinking exactly the opposite. There’s no way we can afford to spend $85-90 million/yr on 3 pitchers.

 

[Mez2 4,021]

Gonorrhea!