2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Not to go full Mack Brown, but that Yelich injury scares me to death for Yordan.  

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

7 hours ago, huge said:

https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-bregman-case-for-al-mvp

Look, I'd love it if Bregman won the award.

But the team record thing has never made a lot of sense to me. There is no logic to the idea that Bregman is more valuable because he plays with Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole instead of Matt Harvey, or Jose Altuve instead of Tommy LaStella, or George Springer instead of Kole Calhoun, or Yordan Alvarez or Yuli Gurriel instead of geriatric Albert Pujols, etc. If anything, it makes Trout more valuable relative to his team. 

There are metrics that have been developed that estimate how many "wins" a player adds to his team. Every front office uses these metrics to value players. 

Alex is closing the gap on Trout, and if he stays hot and Trout struggles with the toe injury the rest of the way, Bregman can make this a tight race. But I'm not buying that he's "more valuable" than Trout simply because he has better teammates. He's got to have the numbers as well. 

[Mo Horn 8837]

Wait, it's ok to get 3 outs in the first inning without giving up any runs? Why didn't someone tell Miley?

[Guadaloopy 10970]

That was a welcome change.  

[runthebone 7982]

What an amazing first inning!

[WBT 20568]

Kalas loses track of the count at least once per game

[WBT 20568]

Urquidy looking good so far

[WBT 20568]

Yordan with the wheels

[tx 3 putt 76954]

#legend 

[UTexasFight 9435]

Urquidy and Maldonado are working extremely well together

[WBT 20568]

So we've played 2.5 innings and neither team has 10 runs yet.  What is this shit?

[tx 3 putt 76954]

Springer Dinger !!!!!!

[WBT 20568]

George is getting upset!

[Mo Horn 8837]

Nvm

Edited September 12, 2019 by Mo Horn

[elfenix 34240]

(dinger)

[Guadaloopy 10970]

That was a big boy HR.  

[kevwun 15787]

Springer would have had a shot at 50 if he hadn't of gotten hurt.

[Mo Horn 8837]

Well that was a no doubter 

[Mo Horn 8837]

That looked like it could have been caught

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Windmill is in postseason form. 

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

That looked like it could have been caught

Yep.  Lucky Laureano is in right.  

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Yordan earning some base running WAR tonight. 

[Mo Horn 8837]

Missed chance

[tx 3 putt 76954]

WoW !!!!

[WBT 20568]

Live by the windmill, die by the windmill

[Mo Horn 8837]

21 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Windmill is in postseason form. 

Or not

[Scraps 13561]

Altuve wasnt even to 3rd when Laureano got the ball

So stupid

[Guadaloopy 10970]

Walk Bregman to get to Yordan.   Bold strategy. 

[WBT 20568]

Intentional walk to face Yordan

[Mo Horn 8837]

Big gamble that paid off. Do that again later in the game please. 

[Mo Horn 8837]

Crap 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Josh James folks

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

God damnit James, get your head out of your ass.

Pull him now.

Edited September 12, 2019 by Fudge Nuggets

[Mez2 4023]

Man, we're gonna be fucked if we have to rely on our bullpen in the playoffs. 

[Mo Horn 8837]

Why did that pull JP? He had only thrown 82 pitches and was in control. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

It’s like no one wants to make the playoff roster.

[ckhorn 208]

2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

God damnit James, get your head out of your ass.

Probably not sleeping enough.

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Fuck me running.  Pull his stupid ass already.

[YChang 3444]

This bullpen takes us on quite an unwilling adventure.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Martin in postseason form

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Lol. Fucking trash ass bullpen. We won’t even sniff a World Series the way they’re trending.

[elfenix 34240]

Should have left urquidy in

[ckhorn 208]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Should have left urquidy in

Yep. We were Hinched.

Edited September 12, 2019 by ckhorn

[Guadaloopy 10970]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Should have left urquidy in

But Hinch had a plan.  

[WBT 20568]

4 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

It’s like no one wants to make the playoff roster.

After tonight, I'd like to see Urquidy get some innings the rest of the way to see how he does.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

3 minutes ago, elfenix said:

Should have left urquidy in

They’re protecting him with a season inning count. 

[ckhorn 208]

Is it to much to ask for James to take the next step. Is this a pitching issue or a league issue?

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Just now, WBT said:

After tonight, I'd like to see Urquidy get some innings the rest of the way to see how he does.

He’s pushing up against his innings limit for the season according to the announcers.

[WBT 20568]

Y'all keep talking about Bregman not winning the mvp

[Fondren & Main 6716]

9 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

He’s pushing up against his innings limit for the season according to the announcers.

Wtf does this shit even mean?  Nolan pitched until his arm fell off and never seemed to be hurt...