2023 Houston Astros Thread

[Overlord 366]

Wow. That ended quickly. 

[UTexasFight 9288]

At least we burned MacArthur for the series!

long game 
 

 

(Hopefully)

[David Dennison 17660]

Out with a whimper.

That game was lost when Dusty Baker filled out the lineup card.

[Honeysucklerose 955]

I would be booing my head off if I were there. I’m talking Mack Brown 2011 booing.

[WBT 20131]

Back out of 1st.  Those 18 days were nice while they lasted.

[UTexasFight 9288]

Let’s go mariners for the next two.

and then take two of 3 in Seattle 

[David Dennison 17660]

Just now, WBT said:

Back out of 1st.  Those 18 days were nice while they lasted.

Think we ever see it again?

[Smax 3799]

on the bright side I dont need to worry about flying back to Htown for playoff and WS games this year

[Overlord 366]

That was a rough and tough Kansas City Royals team. 
 

You gotta give them a lot of credit. 
 

I wish them all the luck in the world in this year’s playoff run. Hopefully they go deep. 
 

Wait, wut?

[MirrOlure 14397]

on the bright side I dont need to worry about flying back to Htown for playoff and WS games this year

Cut and paste from my text group:

So....at least we won't have baseball to distract us during the middle of football season

[Wishbone 4716]

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Out with a whimper.

That game was lost when Dusty Baker filled out the lineup card made it to the park.

 

[WBT 20131]

4 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Think we ever see it again?

Yeah I do

[UTHornFan014 706]

7 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Out with a whimper.

That game was lost when Dusty Baker filled out the lineup card.

Sometimes you gotta sacrifice a game or some bullshit for the next 8

[David Dennison 17660]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Yeah I do

Your optimism buoys my pessimism.

[Dnaguy 11538]

Record vs A's and KC in September:

2-5.

Yikes.

Hopefully we get to 4-5.

[Overlord 366]

Can you really make a playoff run when you have two defensive only players in the lineup?

I am all for a designated-designated hitter. 

[David Dennison 17660]

Five hits.

They had five hits and won 7-5.

LOL

1 minute ago, Dnaguy said:

Record vs A's and KC in September:

2-5.

Yikes.

Hopefully we get to 4-5.

We picked a bad time to have our worst month of the season.

[Overlord 366]

Tonight is fireworks night!!!

[Dnaguy 11538]

2 minutes ago, Overlord said:

Can you really make a playoff run when you have two defensive only players in the lineup?

I am all for a designated-designated hitter. 

Maldy is not a defense only player.

He's ... checks notes.... only a player. Neither offense or defense.

[Shaggy3.0 1694]

well, first place is over-rated (j/k).  season is not over.  a wild card spot will have to do this year.

limp into the playoffs, then turn up the urgency.

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by Shaggy3.0

[Honeysucklerose 955]

Lost 15 of the last 21 at home

well, first place is over-rated (j/k).  season is not over.  a wild card spot will have to do this year.
limp into the playoffs, then turn up the urgency.
 

Bro. It’s urgent now

[David Dennison 17660]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

Lost 15 of the last 21 at home

Wow. 

[Dnaguy 11538]

Just now, Shaggy3.0 said:

well, first place is over-rated.  season is not over.  a wild card spot will have to do this year.

limp into the playoffs, then turn up the urgency.

 

Saving private ryan style?

[Shaggy3.0 1694]

Just now, Honeysucklerose said:

Lost 15 of the last 21 at home

Bro. It’s urgent now

nah.  we'll sense urgency after dusty wakes up from his nap. 

either way, i still believe. 

[Overlord 366]

I bet the Astros are going to get dozens of phone calls about Yainer Diaz in the offseason. 
 

Ok. Let’s say 29 phone calls. 

[UTexasFight 9288]

Correa officially on the playoffs

springer’s blue jays a game up on us for the 5th seed 

[Shaggy3.0 1694]

Just now, Dnaguy said:

Saving private ryan style?

it's all we got. 

hanging with the team until the very end.

 

[UTexasFight 9288]

Dana vs Crane for a 1 yr deal for Maldy will be interesting 

Edited September 23, 2023 by UTexasFight

[Dnaguy 11538]

Just now, Shaggy3.0 said:

it's all we got. 

hanging with the team until the very end.

 

Better hope we don't end up like this poor chap....

 

[Overlord 366]

Sig Mejdal is somewhere in a dark basement watching Astros games on a laptop. 
 

And he laughs every time Maldy strikes out or lets a ball get passed on him. 
 

 

[tx 3 putt 74769]

I can’t remember a season where we’ve given up so many damn runs in the first 

Fucking killing us 

[HtownHorn 14285]

Playoffs on the line and the Astros go 1-3 against the Royals. Oakland appreciates our help. This team isn't making the playoffs and Crane needs to get destroyed in the media for letting ego ruin the window.

Fuck Crane, Bagwell, Jackson, and most importantly Dusty Baker. This shitty season is completely on those 4 guys.

Playing the 2nd worst team in the majors and losing moves you from 2nd to 6th, a 0.5 game ahead of a team that already has the tie-breaker on you and will likely put this team out of their misery starting on Monday.

Edited September 23, 2023 by HtownHorn

[TexArcher 36904]

Fucking epic collapse down the stretch.  Christ.

[UTexasFight 9288]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Playoffs on the line and the Astros go 1-3 against the Royals. Oakland appreciates our help. This team isn't making the playoffs and Crane needs to get destroyed in the media for letting ego ruin the window.

Fuck Crane, Bagwell, Jackson, and most importantly Dusty Baker. This shitty season is completely on those 4 guys.

And we’ll still probably win the division.

which is why I’m holding the angst until it’s official we wont

 

but yeah, it’s so hard when we make it so much harder than it needs to be.

[TejasPedro 1848]

[tx 3 putt 74769]

TEX. 85-68
HOU 85-69 (.5)
Sea   84-69 (1.0)

TOR 86-68
 

[David Dennison 17660]

All because we keep losing to the A's and Royals.

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by David Dennison

[Mitch Hedberg 2086]

Fire Dusty. Fire Dana Brown for being an impotent accessory. He hasn’t done shit to improve this team all year including getting Dusty to pay attention to the fucking data.

[Scraps 13461]

This team has raisin balls

[Dutchrudder 10973]

7 minutes ago, Honeysucklerose said:

Lost 15 of the last 21 at home

Bro. It’s urgent now

[Slacks 6666]

OK. Bring all of the April heat. 

 

[Guadaloopy 10757]

[dr99 551]

42 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

No wonder Dusty wears those stupid gloves

[henrygandorf 28614]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

Back out of 1st.  Those 18 days were nice while they lasted.

they really weren’t all that great. 

[utxmike05 1825]

I get the dusty hate. But damn it ain't all on him. Bats do go missing for too long. But these pitchers get smashed daily. Our home record is beyond fucked up. We don't just lose at home, we get whooped. I would hate to see the total runs given up at home compared to what other teams give up.
 

Pitching has regressed hard this year. Probably the most for any team after winning the WS and bringing back mostly the same staff. 
 

Feeling gross...got Rangers friends sending me screenshots of standings. 

[David Dennison 17660]

38 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

[tx 3 putt 74769]

46 minutes ago, utxmike05 said:

I get the dusty hate. But damn it ain't all on him. Bats do go missing for too long. But these pitchers get smashed daily. Our home record is beyond fucked up. We don't just lose at home, we get whooped. I would hate to see the total runs given up at home compared to what other teams give up.
 

Pitching has regressed hard this year. Probably the most for any team after winning the WS and bringing back mostly the same staff. 
 

Feeling gross...got Rangers friends sending me screenshots of standings. 

 

that first inning today was a huge kick to the balls. we haven't seen pitching like this in a long time

we'll go as far as our pitching takes us. diaz should have been catching half the games long ago

Edited September 23, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[UTHornFan014 706]

I hate that I'm almost rooting for the Rangers to sweep the Mariners (or the Mariners win the last 6 against the Rangers). With how we are playing I feel like that is the only way we make the playoffs

[Dnaguy 11538]

54 minutes ago, utxmike05 said:

I get the dusty hate. But damn it ain't all on him. Bats do go missing for too long. But these pitchers get smashed daily. Our home record is beyond fucked up. We don't just lose at home, we get whooped. I would hate to see the total runs given up at home compared to what other teams give up.
 

Pitching has regressed hard this year. Probably the most for any team after winning the WS and bringing back mostly the same staff. 
 

Feeling gross...got Rangers friends sending me screenshots of standings. 

pitching regresses when it isn’t coached. It’s not rocket science.

Dusty doesn’t coach baseball. He’s there. He makes gut decisions based on nothing other than ‘isms from the 1960’s and 70’s. 

That’s why he hadnt won a World Series until last year. Bc he makes teams worse.

We won it all last year in spite of him. 
A better manager could navigate the same struggles this year to a 95 win season with their eyes closed. I’m completely convinced.

[Wulaw Horn 18917]

7 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Five hits.

They had five hits and won 7-5.

LOL

We picked a bad time to have our worst month of the season.

And no HR, Right?