2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Sparky taking Abreu and Astros. IMO Altuve needs to talk with Abreu about all this.

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Let start May with a W 

[David Dennison 17660]

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by David Dennison
D'OH!

[UTexasFight 9288]

One of these is not like the others….

yet continues to bat in the middle of the others…

 

[David Dennison 17660]

 

[WBT 20132]

I don't get it.  Dusty already dropped Abreu to 6.  Why move him back up?

[WBT 20132]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

 

Called it (Bielak over France over Whitley)

[Pablo 490]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

I don't get it.  Dusty already dropped Abreu to 6.  Why move him back up?

duh, its obvious, Cintron fixed it lol

[kevwun 15192]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

I don't get it.  Dusty already dropped Abreu to 6.  Why move him back up?

Do you also ask the sun why it comes up every day?

Edited May 1, 2023 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 74770]

16 minutes ago, Pablo said:

duh, its obvious, Cintron fixed it lol

come on man, someone translated the surly into Spanish for him and he finally read all the tips here 

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Our starting pitching depth is little to none. Hopefully bielak can step in and hold the line 

[runthebone 7874]

This shit has got to be killing Altuve

 

 

Fucking Bard motherfucker

[TonyTexas 10378]

18 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Our starting pitching depth is little to none. Hopefully bielak can step in and hold the line 

Maybe Blanco will finally get some innings in combo start with Bielak. Neither is stretched out enough to go it alone. 

[tx 3 putt 74770]

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

Maybe Blanco will finally get some innings in combo start with Bielak. Neither is stretched out enough to go it alone. 

I’m a fan of this move 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[Wulaw Horn 18917]

Dubon is officially a below average hitter for 2023.  Does anyone want to take bets that his OPS will cross back above 100+ at any time this year?

I would have hoped that statistical milestone could remove that offensive millstone from the #1 spot in the lineup but alas, we have the mighty Meyers/Maldonado/Dubon bottom of the 3rd inning nut punch set up right now, so that's always nice.  

Bielak up I guess isn't a real surprise.  Wanted to see Whitley or France b/c they obviously have more upside, but if the Astros wanted to make sure they brought up a replacement level player that had been up before and wasn't likely to shit the bed they know they've got their guy in Bielak. I imagine he gets a playoff share along with his WS Ring for his role with the team- good for him.  I ain't mad about that move, it checks out and makes sense.  Just a little bummed.  

[Guadaloopy 10757]

35 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Our starting pitching depth is little to none. Hopefully bielak can step in and hold the line 

Remember when people were clamoring to trade a proven MLB starter for a rental catcher at the trade deadline.  

[Rimbo 25212]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

 

Bielak. Replacing Kitty.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Rimbo

[tx 3 putt 74770]

 

[dr99 551]

They could platoon Brantley and Diaz at first. Hopefully the Abreu contract has a lemon law clause in it.

[Stella Link 534]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Let's go Brandon!!

 

 

What??

[henrygandorf 28618]

Quote

JOSE URQUIDY SP, HOUSTON ASTROS

Astros placed RHP José Urquidy on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort.

Urquidy was removed from Sunday's start against the Phillies after just 5 1/3 innings due to the shoulder issue, and now it sounds like he's going to be out of commission for a while. Bielak is expected to add length to the Astros' bullpen for the time being, but is not believed to be the rotation replacement for Urquidy -- so they'll need to find someone else to start against the Mariners in Seattle on Saturday.

this implies that bb will not start the next urquidy game.

[billfromlaketravis 11268]

3 hours ago, WBT said:

Called it (Bielak over France over Whitley)

Predictable, but still disappointing. Could you explain the reasoning?

[WBT 20132]

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Predictable, but still disappointing. Could you explain the reasoning?

Likelihood of success?

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Ohhhhh fuck another arm down 

[Scraps 13461]

Jesus

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Get France to mmp 

[billfromlaketravis 11268]

What happened? Watching on mute. 

[tx 3 putt 74770]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What happened? Watching on mute. 

@Wulaw Horn ran out on the field, in a Forrest whitley space city jersey and hit Garcia’s pitching arm with a bat 

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck 

[formermav43 4599]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

this implies that bb will not start the next urquidy game.

With the off day on Thursday, they really wouldn’t have to use a different starter until next Tuesday, if they chose to go that route.

Or not, should have finished typing sooner.

[UTexasFight 9288]

Thankfully Jake Odo isn’t walking through that bullpen gate …

[perfectchaos007 6527]

So if you include LMJ, half of our starting rotation is injured

[UTexasFight 9288]

Didn’t Bielak step up in a situation like this a few years ago?

if not coming in for an injury, was for an unexpected spot start 

[Tommy Nobis 905]

Wtf happened to Garcia?

[Guadaloopy 10757]

Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

So if you include LMJ, half of our starting rotation is injured

Good thing we didn't re-sign Verlander, too.

How are you not sitting dead red when an emergency reliever comes in?

[patrickdrinksbeer 787]

trevor bauer is available….

[huge 3766]

Just now, patrickdrinksbeer said:

trevor bauer is available….

too soon

[Rimbo 25212]

2 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Bielak. Replacing Kitty.

Bielak replacing a now injured Garcia?

wesuckagain.gif

[Guadaloopy 10757]

Just now, patrickdrinksbeer said:

trevor bauer is available….

I'm sure his Japanese team would just void the rest of his contract.  And no.

[runthebone 7874]

Fuck the WBC in the ass.

[UTexasFight 9288]

Bielakkk

[runthebone 7874]

Never take pitching depth for granted

[Scraps 13461]

trevor bauer is available….

So is MadBum

[Guadaloopy 10757]

Nice pitch.  Unfortunately, I cannot say "let's go, Brandon" without CRing the thread.  Well done, son.

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Fuck the WBC in the ass.

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Just now, Scraps said:

5 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

trevor bauer is available….

So is MadBum

his Agent should be texting brown, now 

[Guadaloopy 10757]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

Never take pitching depth for granted

100% this.  You never have enough starting pitching.  Never.

[Guadaloopy 10757]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

his Agent should be texting brown, now 

Redass won't mix in this clubhouse.

[tx 3 putt 74770]

Mets, Yankees, Phillies, dodgers, sox all need pitching 

 

 

Dubon about to start another hit streak !!!

Edited May 2, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Guadaloopy 10757]

Mo Doubles is back, baby!