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MrMidnight posted:Apparently there are trade offers for McHugh. I would be hesitant to pull the trigger on losing him given the history of Keuchel and McCullers. on the other hand, with Cole in the rotation, if the right opportunity came up (for say, a quality LF option or some amazing prospect), I wouldn't be against it
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Feb 9, 2018 15:38
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Edward Mass posted:They finally figured out what they’re going to do with the Astrodome! glad they're rennovating it Did they ever figure out what to do with the big vacant lot that used to be Astroworld?
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Feb 13, 2018 21:29
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Edward Mass posted:Goondolences. Still, going out on top is a nice way to go. this is p much exactly what I was going to say. Sorry for your loss.
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that is bad rear end! Also, so is this https://twitter.com/astros/status/967103361760792581
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Feb 23, 2018 20:58
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Kirios posted:Fisher will be fine - I still have faith in him as a long term LF option. It's a shame when you see someone's career ended so abruptly like that on live tv. But I wish Wesley Johnson the best now that he has to move to Idaho and open a store selling Hummel figurines and doillies.
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Mar 2, 2018 13:20
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Agreed. I'll be shocked if he's not promoted early in the season https://twitter.com/astros/status/978455722638893057
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Mar 27, 2018 14:11
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Holy poo poo George Springer owns so loving much
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Mar 29, 2018 20:43
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A good way to start the season Happy to have baseball back
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Mar 29, 2018 23:49
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dude, that sucks. Why can't you watch the Astros?
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Mar 31, 2018 00:52
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That Altuve run getting called back was bullshit 
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Mar 31, 2018 04:13
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True. But I hate the Rangers a lot
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Guys, this team is real goodComposerGuy posted:This just in: gently caress the Rangers 
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Kirios posted:I don't see how the Astros don't win the AL West this year. I am extremely here for this
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Apr 3, 2018 02:59
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 Attention remaining Astros fans - who else still wants an avatar?
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Apr 3, 2018 03:37
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Kirios posted:Correa inside the park home run! Reddick Grand Slam!
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Apr 4, 2018 04:05
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Yeah Marwin in particular
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Apr 4, 2018 20:45
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Wax Dynasty posted:I never got my Brad Peacock request from before. I'll work on it tomorrow night 
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Apr 4, 2018 21:57
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Ok avatar requests will be handled this week as I have time. Unrelated note--Stassi came up big and is so far having a good season. How has this kid not gotten more playing time?
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spaced ninja posted:If you can fit in one more I'd take Cole because god damned dude has been on fire. yeah, I can probably do that. My big challenge is that too many people asked for pitchers and there's only so many ways to draw them!
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Apr 9, 2018 15:53
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Wax Dynasty posted:I never got my Brad Peacock request from before. DONE! 
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candide posted:Korranus relinquished his claim on Beltran so I'll take him if you're still doing this DONE! 
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Apr 10, 2018 02:21
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I think I've got a little more time tonight, so after Cole are there any other avatar requests? Korranus? No Safe Word? Posture Pal? Not gonna lie, I'm slightly irritated now when I see non-Astros avs in the thread 
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Apr 10, 2018 14:51
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Intruder posted:I'm far more worried about the bats at this point I'm tempering my fears by reminding myself that last season we also started slow bats-wise and were 8-4 through our first 12 games with 55 runs scored (compared to 50 so far this season) and then only because of a pair of 10-run games against Oakland and Seattle. (and 48 runs allowed vs 29 this season) So anyways I'm telling myself that we'll heat up when the weather does (for now)
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Apr 11, 2018 12:04
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Verlander is having a pretty good game, though. Otoh its gonna be wasted as this team chases every single pitch and starts every AB down 0-2 Bring back Beltran
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Apr 16, 2018 02:27
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So our new jam is just stranding Runners on base huh
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Apr 18, 2018 03:48
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Our starting pitching this year is so much better and it owns
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Apr 21, 2018 16:18
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Apr 22, 2018 04:13
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Sab0921 posted:27-2 in a 3 game series. HR from the DH, Marwin hitting a couple of ground rule doubles, and the non-Fisher/Marisnick lineup is hitting very well. Oh, and our starting pitching is ridiculous. Good teams should beat up on lovely teams, though. Those are the games they're supposed to win
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Apr 23, 2018 04:06
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This thread's gonna be a rollercoaster all season huh
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Hey so I know we don't have the league's best record but I want to point out that as we near the end of April, the Astros are playing .643 baseball and have the league's best run differential, and are 4th in total runs scored and have the best pitching in the AL, with a combined ERA of 2.63 and an AL-leading 280 strikeouts. What I'm saying is, it's OK to feel alright about the team so far this season
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This got lost in the N/V thread for April so I'm gonna cross-/re-post it here.Intruder posted:It feels like the Astros have struggled this year so it's weird that they have the third best record in baseball. If the bats ever fully wake up, hoo boy I'm not sure this is a real problem, nor that I'd say the team is "struggling." Through 29 games, the team has scored more runs than last year, and also has a significantly better run differential.  On the whole, there are probably two reasons you feel this way--the first is because several specific players have hit fewer dingers than last year--Altuve is only on pace for 11 HRs right now, but is batting .347 with an OPS above his career average. Springer on the other hand is on pace for 32 HRs, in-line with last year's 34 total and Correa's on pace for 22, in-line with last year's 24. Springer's doing slightly worse this year in OBP/OPS, while Correa is playing about as well as he did last season. Bregman's only on pace for 5 HRs (he hit 11 last year), but he's getting on base more. And the second is because our SLG percentage is in-fact down compared to last season's full totals (though again, remember that we did not start white-hot)--.752 OPS so far this season vs .823 for all of last season. The flipside is that so far we've been grounding into double plays at a lower rate this season (0.72 per game so far vs. 0.86 last year) and our on-base percentage is pretty much unchanged (.340 this year vs .346 for all of last season). Really I think it's going to boil down to what you think is/is not sustainable, both from last year and this year. It's pretty likely we'll see Altuve return to form as the season goes on, and I think we'll start seeing more dingers, but I don't think it's likely we're going to match last year's HR rate (1.47 vs. 1.1 so far this year). But again, most of that increased production happened later in the season, so there's still lots of time for us to catch up. So yeah, I think Altuve will bust out of his slump, but I wouldn't say the team has struggled. and our starting pitching got way better--Verlander, Cole, and Morton have been lights-out (I suspect Keuchel will lower his ERA a bit, but we'll see). Try to be happy with the team being "just" one of the best in baseball :P e: Also goddamn look at that  e2: Because I can't help myself, I'll also point out that this isn't a problem that is isolated to the Astros, who I maintain are still doing very well: https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/990970089758437376 TheChirurgeon fucked around with this message at 14:27 on May 1, 2018 |
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Intruder posted:Their run differential is much better because the starting pitching had been amazing but they've been very feast or famine offensively they're still ahead of last year in runs scored, though--that's the whole point. Yes, the pitching is better but also we aren't hurting for runs compared to this point last year, either. Run differential is just a better predictor of team success/strength
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Kirios posted:I'm still not that worried - if we ever cross .500 or we aren't at least 10 games over .500 by the All Star game then I'll start to get nervous.
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May 9, 2018 10:23
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The upside is that Springer appears to just have a bruise and will be day-to-day
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Yeah. By a significant amount
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True. Gonna be a season-long fight to stay ahead of them
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Update: Verlander owns a lot
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fast cars loose anus posted:Imagine if I went back to 2015 and told you that in 3 years the Astros would have the majors' best rotation and Keuchel would arguably be the worst part of it I feel like I'd be angry at you for not opening with the fact that the team won a world series oh hey top of the page: ASTROS ARE THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPS BTW
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