June 27, 2025Jun 27 Wow, what a series for the pitchers. I mean the Phillies' pitchers--they were great. Suck it
June 27, 2025Jun 27 57 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: i have a bregman tequila sunrise jersey. i want to get it stripped and make into a 'SMITH 11' jersey anyone have any suggestions ? Sounds like you need to talk to someone with experience having jerseys tailored
June 27, 2025Jun 27 the pitching staff (3 starters down) is being handled properly ..... Team ERA at the halfway point: 2025: Team: 2.69 / SP: 2.99 / RP: 2.15 2024: Team: 4.07 / SP: 4.27 / RP: 3.76 2023: Team: 3.59 / SP: 3.45 / RP: 3.64 2022: Team: 3.02 / SP: 3.23 / RP: 2.66 looking forward to getting some guys back. this team has a 10 win streak in them buckle up boys, going to be a fun 2nd half. Edited June 27, 2025Jun 27 by tx 3 putt
June 27, 2025Jun 27 11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: the pitching staff (3 starters down) is being handled properly ..... Team ERA at the halfway point: 2025: Team: 2.69 / SP: 2.99 / RP: 2.15 2024: Team: 4.07 / SP: 4.27 / RP: 3.76 2023: Team: 3.59 / SP: 3.45 / RP: 3.64 2022: Team: 3.02 / SP: 3.23 / RP: 2.66 looking forward to getting some guys back. this team has a 10 win streak in them buckle up boys, going to be a fun 2nd half. We do not have a 2.69 team ERA. Edited June 27, 2025Jun 27 by UTexasFight Trust me. I [s]stayed at a holiday inn express last night[/s] read Wulaw’s piece on the pitching staff.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 8 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: We do not have a 2.69 team ERA. Big h/t to the Htown media goat Charlie Palillo for these stats that really are amazing: In one-run games so far this year, the Astros are 17-7. For the entire 2024 season the Astros were 18-27 in one-run games. That's fuckin insane and inexplicable, but I will happily take it. In extra innings the Astros are 5-1 so far. They were 6-10 in extras for 2024. Also: in games where we have scored 3 runs or fewer, the Astros are 18-26, over .400 winning %. That sounds bad, right? It's actually amazingly good. Last year's record when they scored 3 runs or fewer: 12-55!!! For context, the Phillies are 11-22. The Cubs 10-22. Mets 10-21. The Dodgers and Yankees are both 8-22 in the same game scenario. GOT DAYM!!
June 27, 2025Jun 27 After team game 81, Hunter Brown leads the majors with a 1.74 ERA. The team record for a season is Nolan's 1.69 in 149 innings in strike shortened 1981. Is it just me or have people not caught on to Brown when discussing CY candidates, best starters in baseball, etc.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 4 minutes ago, WBT said: After team game 81, Hunter Brown leads the majors with a 1.74 ERA. The team record for a season is Nolan's 1.69 in 149 innings in strike shortened 1981. Is it just me or have people not caught on to Brown when discussing CY candidates, best starters in baseball, etc. On that note, Brown and Framber have a combined 2.31 ERA thus far. In 2019 Verlander and Cole finished 1-2 in CYA voting with a combined 2.54 ERA. LFGOOOOO
June 27, 2025Jun 27 9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: the pitching staff (3 starters down) is being handled properly ..... Team ERA at the halfway point: 2025: Team: 2.69 / SP: 2.99 / RP: 2.15 2024: Team: 4.07 / SP: 4.27 / RP: 3.76 2023: Team: 3.59 / SP: 3.45 / RP: 3.64 Addition by subtraction of Montero and Pressly?
June 27, 2025Jun 27 9 hours ago, Gourmand said: Big h/t to the Htown media goat Charlie Palillo for these stats that really are amazing: In one-run games so far this year, the Astros are 17-7. For the entire 2024 season the Astros were 18-27 in one-run games. That's fuckin insane and inexplicable, but I will happily take it. In extra innings the Astros are 5-1 so far. They were 6-10 in extras for 2024. Also: in games where we have scored 3 runs or fewer, the Astros are 18-26, over .400 winning %. That sounds bad, right? It's actually amazingly good. Last year's record when they scored 3 runs or fewer: 12-55!!! For context, the Phillies are 11-22. The Cubs 10-22. Mets 10-21. The Dodgers and Yankees are both 8-22 in the same game scenario. GOT DAYM!! Charlies doing more research than when he was on the radio. All that damn vacation time kept getting in the way of digging through stats.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 15 minutes ago, PGFrog said: Charlies doing more research than when he was on the radio. All that damn vacation time kept getting in the way of digging through stats. What is he up to these days/where does one see those stats? X account? I was just thinking about that name the other day.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 9 hours ago, Gourmand said: Big h/t to the Htown media goat Charlie Palillo for these stats that really are amazing: In one-run games so far this year, the Astros are 17-7. For the entire 2024 season the Astros were 18-27 in one-run games. That's fuckin insane and inexplicable, but I will happily take it. In extra innings the Astros are 5-1 so far. They were 6-10 in extras for 2024. Also: in games where we have scored 3 runs or fewer, the Astros are 18-26, over .400 winning %. That sounds bad, right? It's actually amazingly good. Last year's record when they scored 3 runs or fewer: 12-55!!! For context, the Phillies are 11-22. The Cubs 10-22. Mets 10-21. The Dodgers and Yankees are both 8-22 in the same game scenario. GOT DAYM!! While this seems amazing, it gives me concern. That stuff doesn’t usually play out that way over a full season. But maybe we have the secret sauce (great bullpen, buncha scrubs in the lineup that are too wet behind the ears to understand pressure). Or maybe it’s our turn for 2016 Rangers luck (last time we didn’t win the division, sans Covid year) when they were a stupid 36-11 (.766) in 1 run games. (Of course all that got them was the wrong side of a sweep in the LDS)
June 27, 2025Jun 27 8 hours ago, WBT said: After team game 81, Hunter Brown leads the majors with a 1.74 ERA. The team record for a season is Nolan's 1.69 in 149 innings in strike shortened 1981. Is it just me or have people not caught on to Brown when discussing CY candidates, best starters in baseball, etc. Hopefully more people catch on when he’s the AL ASG starter
June 27, 2025Jun 27 6 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: While this seems amazing, it gives me concern. That stuff doesn’t usually play out that way over a full season. But maybe we have the secret sauce (great bullpen, buncha scrubs in the lineup that are too wet behind the ears to understand pressure). Or maybe it’s our turn for 2016 Rangers luck (last time we didn’t win the division, sans Covid year) when they were a stupid 36-11 (.766) in 1 run games. (Of course all that got them was the wrong side of a sweep in the LDS) I had the same concerns as well because usually those one-run games are a function of randomness/luck and that worm could easily turn on us, but hey let's just ride the wave while it's hot and hope it continues. There's also a good argument to be made that the team's record in these close games isn't just a coin flip because they are only two games ahead of their pythag W-L and two games ahead of their third order W-L record (which accounts for strength of schedule). I think it's time to give credit to Wulaw and admit this is just a really damn good baseball team and poised to get better when our best power hitter returns.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 8 hours ago, WBT said: After team game 81, Hunter Brown leads the majors with a 1.74 ERA. The team record for a season is Nolan's 1.69 in 149 innings in strike shortened 1981. Is it just me or have people not caught on to Brown when discussing CY candidates, best starters in baseball, etc.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 If this keeps up, we'll be buyers at the deadline. Who do we get? A SP with some control to replace Valdez would be my guess/wish. Edit: MacKenzie Gore from the Nats? Edited June 27, 2025Jun 27 by Ojo Rojo
June 27, 2025Jun 27 1 hour ago, UTexasFight said: What is he up to these days/where does one see those stats? X account? I was just thinking about that name the other day. Good question, playing tennis for one, but not sure with whom since the passing of Ken Hoffman. Doubt he is is going to El Campo to play with Small. He still does some podcasting and writes a few articles. Maybe after Ken's death, Charlie has decided to enjoy life.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 I listen to Charlie's podcast but the other 2 guys...aren't good. Especially the whiny one who constantly melts down over things like a guy's 11 AB sample with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. He also writes a weekly-ish column that I usually don't remember to read. https://houston.sportsmap.com/u/charliepallilo
June 27, 2025Jun 27 5 minutes ago, WBT said: I listen to Charlie's podcast but the other 2 guys...aren't good. Especially the whiny one who constantly melts down over things like a guy's 11 AB sample with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. He also writes a weekly-ish column that I usually don't remember to read. https://houston.sportsmap.com/u/charliepallilo I could listen to Charlie some, he does get on tangents from time to time, but he knows baseball better than the collective idiots on Houston sports radio which really has gotten bad.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 52 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said: Edit: MacKenzie Gore from the Nats? MacKenzie Gore is really good and I don't know why the Nats would trade him. There's a better chance he's pitching on the next good Nationals team. I think the only obvious weak spot that doesn't appear to have upside is at 2B. Maybe someone like Brendan Donovan can be obtained fairly cheaply, I guess Brandon Lowe even if I don't like his contract and I expect the Rays will ask for prospects we'll regret trading. I'm also okay with standing pat if our team health appears to be in a good place coming out of the ASB.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 I'm also okay with standing pat if our team health appears to be in a good place coming out of the ASB. Spoiler....it won't be
June 27, 2025Jun 27 we're not making moves. our system can't handle any trades. tne market will be over priced we need our walking wounded to get healthy. tickets will be at a premium this weekend but get out there. two of the best teams in mlb going at it.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: wait, i take that back ... we should move walker, rodgers, chas You mean waive them? You’d have to trade prospects out to move Walker’s salary and the others are basically neutral or worse on trade value.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: we're not making moves. our system can't handle any trades. tne market will be over priced we need our walking wounded to get healthy. tickets will be at a premium this weekend but get out there. two of the best teams in mlb going at it. Looks like we are in a real Zugzwang
June 27, 2025Jun 27 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: wait, i take that back ... we should move walker, rodgers, chas I don't see how the Dodgers say no to that if Ohtani wants out.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 4 hours ago, UTexasFight said: While this seems amazing, it gives me concern. That stuff doesn’t usually play out that way over a full season. But maybe we have the secret sauce (great bullpen, buncha scrubs in the lineup that are too wet behind the ears to understand pressure). Or maybe it’s our turn for 2016 Rangers luck (last time we didn’t win the division, sans Covid year) when they were a stupid 36-11 (.766) in 1 run games. (Of course all that got them was the wrong side of a sweep in the LDS) So, I think 1 run games is probably like 70% luck, 20% great bullpen and 10% manager. Our manager eats paint chips but we have a great bullpen so that part is good. Also- our record in 1 run games has gotten better since we got rid of contreras and scott who were the ones taking the L's (see start of the sentence- our manager eats paint chips). So, yeah- call it 55 or 60% in close games coming in would be my guess.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 4 hours ago, Gourmand said: I had the same concerns as well because usually those one-run games are a function of randomness/luck and that worm could easily turn on us, but hey let's just ride the wave while it's hot and hope it continues. There's also a good argument to be made that the team's record in these close games isn't just a coin flip because they are only two games ahead of their pythag W-L and two games ahead of their third order W-L record (which accounts for strength of schedule). I think it's time to give credit to Wulaw and admit this is just a really damn good baseball team and poised to get better when our best power hitter returns. I was pretty surprised when I wrote my luck articles that the team was probably a shade unlucky in both pitching and hitting based upon expected results (if you control for who always outperforms their expected stats b/c they are outliers in some ways). Brown and Pena are almost assuredly going to get worse (but from like Cy young and MVP level respectively to run of the mill all star) but everyone else has sort of average luck or bad luck so far (especially Yainer- and maybe the rookie pitchers too btw) to expect a little better performance coming in. If Yordan comes back we are a rolling ball of butcher knives (assuming health from our 4 most important arms in Hader, Abreu, Brown and Framber). But yeah- this team the last 3 years has been a 100 win team ravaged by injuries and stupidity in the managers office and bad luck which disguised it as a 90 win team. I think we are just water finding it's level right now.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 1 hour ago, LCHorn said: You mean waive them? You’d have to trade prospects out to move Walker’s salary and the others are basically neutral or worse on trade value. I think you could pretty easily get out of Chas deal without attaching any prospects or paying cash. Rodgers isn't making anything so he's the definition of replacement player after the Astros waive him. Walker needs to keep doing what he's doing since May 1 (not great but not terrible) but do it from the 7th spot after Yordan comes back and nobody will feel as bad about the contract then. Your ideal playoff lineup (saber sound): Pena, Yordan, altuve, Paredes, Diaz, Smith, Walker, Caratini, Meyers. IF Melton is healthy and hitting he plays left and hits 9th, Caratini goes to the bench and Yordan goes to DH. I don't honestly see anyone that can easily be upgraded from that playoff 9. I don't honestly see anyone that isn't at least sort of average for that place in the lineup). Diaz I'm assuming is the 760 or 780 OPS guy he's always been and his expected stats say he will be again this year with even luck.
June 27, 2025Jun 27 At least Hummel and Trammell are giving us a break from the Dubon and Rodgers experience
June 27, 2025Jun 27 57 minutes ago, WBT said: At least Hummel and Trammell are giving us a break from the Dubon and Rodgers experience Choosing between root canal and colonoscopy
June 28, 2025Jun 28 @UTPhil2006 providing 1 out of every 3 votes Edited June 28, 2025Jun 28 by UTexasFight
June 28, 2025Jun 28 Suck it Tucker looks like a ton of cub fans Bandwagon cubs fans tears will taste great
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