2019 Houston Astros Thread

[Mez2 4021]

Wild pitch me right here

[WBT 20418]

Uncle Mike is due

[Guadaloopy 10921]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

we need a hit 

I know a guy who can do that.  He’s kind of a pro at it.  

[Mez2 4021]

Fuck, that was the pitch

[Guadaloopy 10921]

Tough spot here.  

[David Dennison 18655]

Two on, no outs. No one scores.

Again.

Yuck.

[Mez2 4021]

Good eye Brantley!

[runthebone 7932]

Not sure what you were waiting for

[perfectchaos007 6596]

We really shit the bed this series. 

[Guadaloopy 10921]

Dude.  

[Pimphand 5596]

1 minute ago, Mez2 said:

Cosine

Was attempting a jinx but that was fugly 😞

[runthebone 7932]

This team goes on these fuckhead streaks, and I just hope it doesn't happen in October but don't feel that great about it

Edited September 13, 2019 by runthebone

[Wishbone 4734]

Well fuck. What a plethora of wasted opportunities for a winnable game

[Honeysucklerose 957]

The "stars" are gonna have to be more dependable than that. Stupid

[Mez2 4021]

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

Was attempting a jinx but that was fugly 😞

Yeah,  these whole 3 games have been fucking shitty. Fortunately,  the As will play the Yanks and knock then out 

[cabowabo 4452]

I get that he’s George Springer, but it’s stupid that he wasn’t bunting there. We’d have a tie ball game if he did. 

Edited September 13, 2019 by cabowabo

[Wishbone 4734]

They’re rusty from too much “rest”.

[YChang 3430]

That was pathetic

[Wishbone 4734]

There are very few things we did right in this series, and especially tonight. From almost every aspect. From execution to decisions it was lame. They need to get going. I’m glad this series is done.

[YChang 3430]

Performance like tonight/series ... makes me worried about the team’s playoff journey.

[Mez2 4021]

[tx 3 putt 76349]

We need to pound the royals 

[Wishbone 4734]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

We need to pound the royals 

We need to pound errybody.

[UTexasFight 9379]

We need to pound the royals 

Heading up for sat and sun games

After that Cincy/New York trip, this could be a 6 game losing streak by the time the rangers get to town

[Scraps 13542]

Blue balls

[Guadaloopy 10921]

Yeah it sucks, but it doesn’t really have much bearing on how this team will perform come playoffs.  At the same point in the ‘17 season, the team got swept by a worse A’s team.  

Good to see Yuli back.  Correa’s not far off.   Pressly will be back in a week or so.  Maybe Peacock too.  Team is getting healthy at the right time.  

Now let’s go lunch up on some sub-.500 clubs and make the division thing official.  The best record stuff will work itself out.  Not worried about HFA with the Yankees.  Would be nice to have for WS if it’s in the cards just to have the DH that our lineup is now built for in an extra game if needed.  

[Wishbone 4734]

I am absolutely confident this team will kick ass in the playoffs. They have more talent than anyone else top to bottom and will be invigorated with the end of the long drag of the regular season and the beginning of the post season. They have been there before and the experience will show when they get to the real nut cutting. Just playing now for the added advantages of home field, seeding, etc. We will be fine once the big lights come on in the playoffs.

[UTHornFan014 710]

Fuck the A's. I hope they shit the bed and the Rays and Indians make the wildcard game.

 

But also... Why is Altuve such a bad baserunner?

 

 

[Pimphand 5596]

Pretty sure they have to win out at this point which seems impossible given how stupid Hinch is with Urquidy and how far off the cliff Miley has fallen

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

9 hours ago, Mez2 said:

Yeah,  these whole 3 games have been fucking shitty. Fortunately,  the As will play the Yanks and knock then out 

I think I'd rather face the Yankees in the playoffs than Oakland. 

[Guadaloopy 10921]

Y’all remember when the Dodgers were free-falling in September in ‘17?   The D-Backs stole their lunch money in the last few weeks of the season.  And the Dodgers swept them in the NLDS.   

Yankees, A’s, Indians, Twins.  It don’t matter. 

[Mez2 4021]

'tuve seems to have a bunch of "i'm keith hernandez" moments on the base paths - sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. when they do, he scored from 1st on a double to walk off the yankees in game 1 of the alcs and sanchez drops the ball, when they don't he gets picked off 2nd or thrown out trying to go 1st to third on a groundball.

i will say that a healthy altuve going into the playoffs is huge for us; him doing all these dumb ass things on the bases tells me he's feeling good at this point in the year. now, if we can get princess pussy back...

[kevwun 15643]

When he tried to score on Wednesday it was a real bad.  A good throw on that one and the catcher would have had time to smoke a cigarette before tagging him.  Still love him though.

[UTexasFight 9379]

Princess pussy supposed to play in Round Rock tonight...and will as long as the Express season continues
They are down 0-2 in best of 5.
Games 4 and 5 if they keep winning are tomorrow and Sunday.

Win all three, they’ll play Tuesday for a one game AAA championship

[WBT 20418]

You’re Probably Underrating Yordan Alvarez

Here’s a random, tossed-off statistic for you. When Alvarez pulls the ball in the air, he bats .868 with a 2.421 slugging percentage. Percentage doesn’t make much sense for a number like 2.421, but nothing about Alvarez’s production does. That’s good for a 768 wRC+, best in the majors by 103 points. 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/youre-probably-underrating-yordan-alvarez/

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

Altuve has never been a particularly good base runner for a guy with his speed. Using the eyeball test, he has seemed to often (throughout his career) make bad base running plays. Sometimes it seems he is being too aggressive (there exists a fine line between aggressive and dumb) but sometimes he seems unfocused. 

More objectively, Fangraphs has him as a slightly better-than-average base runner for his career. But in 2019 he rates solidly below-average (he also did in 2015 and 2013) according to their metrics. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[runthebone 7932]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

You’re Probably Underrating Yordan Alvarez

Here’s a random, tossed-off statistic for you. When Alvarez pulls the ball in the air, he bats .868 with a 2.421 slugging percentage. Percentage doesn’t make much sense for a number like 2.421, but nothing about Alvarez’s production does. That’s good for a 768 wRC+, best in the majors by 103 points. 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/youre-probably-underrating-yordan-alvarez/

I doubt it, I predicted he would hit 1600 career home runs...

[tx 3 putt 76349]

2.421 ?????

also my graduating gpa !

[elfenix 34171]

14 hours ago, Limp Brisket said:

Take best record and face these guys or let Yanks who suck against them do it and face Twins?  

[WBT 20418]

4 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

Y’all remember when the Dodgers were free-falling in September in ‘17?   The D-Backs stole their lunch money in the last few weeks of the season.  And the Dodgers swept them in the NLDS.   

Yankees, A’s, Indians, Twins.  It don’t matter. 

The Indians won't be there.  #RaysUp

[Gut Wagon 8052]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

2.421 ?????

also my graduating gpa !

A different spin on humblebragging.

[tx 3 putt 76349]

20 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

A different spin on humblebragging.

lot of people goto college for 6 years !

[Mez2 4021]

Yeah,  they're called doctors

[Gut Wagon 8052]

20 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

lot of people goto college for 6 years !

And never actually leave Burdine Hall. 

[Mo Horn 8807]

Tuve to get us on the board

[Jshep34 2304]

Mangina is playing tonight for RR. Saving this for when he is reinjured in 2 weeks.

[Scraps 13542]

Tuve swings at the 1st pitch too much waaaaa!!!

[tx 3 putt 76349]

why is kc wearing gold numbers ?

also, correa's error in 2015 v KC cost us a world series 

[Mo Horn 8807]

A crooked number would have been nice in the first.