2019 Houston Astros Thread

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

4 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

The trade was already lopsided enough, but damn:

Hope Fisher is okay.

Are the Astros basically using the Blue Jays as one of the farm teams?

Edited August 3, 2019 by billfromlaketravis

[tx 3 putt 76404]

Joe Morgan was probably the best 2nd ever 

[Mo Horn 8807]

Sanchez is like, oh this is what it's like to pitch with a good offense. 

[TonyTexas 10482]

[Wishbone 4739]

They are one of the only teams that aren’t concerned about looking stupid when it comes to making trades yo the Astros (see Mets).

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

If Sanchez is our 5th starter, and he appears to be, good f***ing luck American League. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Ugh. That could be bad. 

Edited August 3, 2019 by Seasick Sailor
re: Fisher fly ball to the cheek

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

I'll probably get flamed, but I bet the rotation looks like this next season: 

Verlander 

Greinke 

McCullers 

Miley 

Sanchez

That's pretty darned good, even without the Cole Train. 

[TonyTexas 10482]

Ugh. That could be bad. 

What could be bad? Did I miss something?

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I'll probably get flamed, but I bet the rotation looks like this next season: 

Verlander 

Greinke 

McCullers 

Miley 

Sanchez

That's pretty darned good, even without the Cole Train. 

What would you expect Miley to re-sign for in this scenario?

[Wishbone 4739]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Seriously, how many of these can anyone in here remember happening? I mean not flubs, etc. I mean whiff to the face on a routine pop-up. I can’t recall any.

[Horny Bull 2759]

14 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

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Very good insight. Thank you.

[TonyTexas 10482]

Joe Morgan was probably the best 2nd ever 

I agree but Rogers Hornsby is a fairly close 2nd. His stats are ridiculous.

[UTexasFight 9380]

Are the Astros basically using the Blue Jays as one of the farm teams?

Sure feels that way.
Basically our AAAA club

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

4 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

What would you expect Miley to re-sign for in this scenario?

I think he's worth 2 years, $20 million, but the Astros probably won't offer that. 

[Scraps 13542]

I'll probably get flamed, but I bet the rotation looks like this next season: 
Verlander 
Greinke 
McCullers 
Miley 
Sanchez
That's pretty darned good, even without the Cole Train. 

Highly doubt Miley is here

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

Just now, Scraps said:

8 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I'll probably get flamed, but I bet the rotation looks like this next season: 
Verlander 
Greinke 
McCullers 
Miley 
Sanchez
That's pretty darned good, even without the Cole Train. 

Highly doubt Miley is here

I hope you're wrong, but Sanchez as the 4th starter and Whitley as the 5th starter would be pretty strong as well. 

[YChang 3431]

Not bad from Sanchez so far... this last inning seemed to miss his mark a bit though.

[Scraps 13542]

Miley is pitching himself into a 2-3 yr contract. We aren't in that business.

 

 

[rvm96 1643]

7 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I hope you're wrong, but Sanchez as the 4th starter and Whitley as the 5th starter would be pretty strong as well. 

There's also Josh James and Bryan Abreu that could show something as starters in spring training 

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

I assume Whitley would be a post Super 2 call up? 

[WBT 20422]

58 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’d pay big bucks for an autographed copy of that pic 

Print it out and start hitting up the tristar

[thetruth 149]

So. This fucking Sanchez guy huh. 

[Guadaloopy 10926]

So Luhnow had a plan to get CFM back all along.  Just in a different body.   

[WBT 20422]

53 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

you never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression

[Wishbone 4739]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

you never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression

That pop-up made an impression. Hope he’s fine. The embarrassment will sting.

[tx 3 putt 76404]

That ball had a vapor trail !!!

[clapclapclap 9000]

Kinda like it was shot out of a toy cannon.

[tx 3 putt 76404]

Alvarez hits those singles too hard 

[Wishbone 4739]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Alvarez hits those singles too hard 

Eventually, he’s going to maim or kill a pitcher or 1st baseman.

[billfromlaketravis 11363]

15 minutes ago, thetruth said:

So. This fucking Sanchez guy huh. 

Cy Young contender as of 2016. The guy is good. The Stros fleeced the Blue Jays. 

[Jshep34 2304]

Hope derek is ok. Always wanted moran and him to succeed. Good players and nice guys.

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[tx 3 putt 76404]

He loves it up the middle 

[WBT 20422]

Lulz, nice try fatboy

[WBT 20422]

Wow, pretty curve to freeze Broxton

[Guadaloopy 10926]

We can go ahead and talk about it, because it ain’t happening with this pitch count.  

[clapclapclap 9000]

Mallex ducked under the tag.

[Scraps 13542]

We can go ahead and talk about it, because it ain’t happening with this pitch count.  

Dumb. You let him roll to 130 if needed

[Ichabod 184]

1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

We can go ahead and talk about it, because it ain’t happening with this pitch count.  

Fuck a pitch count. Let it happen. (I know it won't.)

[Wishbone 4739]

Just now, Ichabod said:

Fuck a pitch count. Let it happen. (I know it won't.)

He’s good on energy. Blisters are his nemesis.

[WBT 20422]

I don't know what y'all are talking about

[Mo Horn 8807]

Just now, WBT said:

I don't know what y'all are talking about

Just a high pitch count

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, Wishbone said:

He’s good on energy. Blisters are his nemesis.

For how good he's been pitching today he seems to be messing with his fingers a lot after pitches. Obviously since this is his first game with the Astros idk if that is just part of him pitching 

[Wishbone 4739]

Fuck yeah! Luhnow strikes again. This guy next year will wreck after being in the system. Very nice outing, even though it’s Seattle. 

[WBT 20422]

Looks like they're pulling him based on the dugout shots

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Looks like hinch is going to pull the plug.

[clapclapclap 9000]

 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Don’t give a fuck if he wasn’t good this year in Toronto. Beats watching us trot out minor leaguers every few days that should be in corpus or round rock.

[tx 3 putt 76404]

How long is Sanchez under contract ?

[Guadaloopy 10926]

* me fingers