Houston Astros 2019 thread............

Discussion in 'Baseball' started by LousianaHorn, Dec 18, 2018.

  1. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    I do miss Margo.
     
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  2. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Walk off homer

     
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  3. chango

    chango 2,500+ Posts

    Lucky Strike-- that was Don Draper's idea..
     
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  4. Joe Fan

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  5. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Gerrit Cole struck out 65 in April (counting the first couple days of the season in March).
    That ties Curt Schilling for the most strikeouts in an April in MLB history

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  6. Joe Fan

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  7. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  8. das3603

    das3603 250+ Posts

    I love this team
     
  9. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    We are --
    #1 in MLB in OPS
    #1 in batting average
    #1 in on base percentage
    #1 in slugging percentage
    #2 in home runs
    12-1 in last 13 (all wins by multi-run margins)

    AJ Hinch: “Obviously, we're on a good stretch where we're playing extremely well and tough to beat."
     
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  10. LousianaHorn

    LousianaHorn Kabong

    Verlander was filthy last nite.
     
  11. mb227

    mb227 de Plorable

    Seeing that combined HR stat reminds me of the season the Astros had where, as a team, they did not even hit 50 homeruns. I think it was '79 but it was definitely in that era...team leader might not have even gotten to double digits.

    On edit...yes, it was 1979. Jose Cruz hit 9 and Terry Puhl hit 8.

    Pitchers J. R. Richard and Joaquin Andujar each had two...even more amazing than pitchers having had 4 of the team total was that Andujar only had three other hits the entire season.
     
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  12. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Boras also kept the Astros from gaining a pick
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    Last edited: Jun 6, 2019
  13. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    That was the plan all along. Teams seem to be slow on the uptick that if the player isn't signed by the start of the season the agents are going to slow-walk the process until the comp draft pick is off the table. Sort of like the agents giving the teams the finger.
     
  14. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    So he ended up with about half of what he was demanding from the Astros?
     
  15. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    And he gets to try it again before next season.
     
  16. Joe Fan

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  17. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    [​IMG]
     
  18. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    good trade

     
  19. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Still good the next day
     
  20. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    Yeah he popped up in his first AB, I told my son he did not make the big splash that Mayfield and Suggs made (they both doubled in their first AB). My son said just wait and he was right as usual.
     
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  21. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Record of the best teams against other good teams

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  22. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    I don't get how the Twins are ranked #1 when they are only playing about .500 ball against good teams.
     
  23. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    My team suddenly needs CPR
    Luckily we have .....
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    Last edited: Jun 22, 2019
  24. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Just in the nick of time

     
  25. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    Yeah the AAA players not named Alvarez have kinda hit the wall.
     
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  26. mb227

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    If only they could bottle some of that speed displayed by Straw though...damn that kid is quick.
     
  27. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Nice
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  28. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    Last night TK called him the "Havana Hammer". My son and I both agreed we like Air Yordan better.
     
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  29. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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