November 6, 20223 yr I wasn't able to post during the game, and nsiap, but has anyone ever hit a ball up there before the Big Man did it tonight? Smoltz said he didn't know of any, and Altuve said he'd never seen it. That bomb will be talked about for 100 years. Thanks again for all of you who kept the faith and kept supporting the Astros even when they were down. Like we were saying after game 3, it ain't over til it's over ... and it wasn't over.
November 6, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, ztejas said: Congrats Stros. Hell of a franchise y'all got there. I hope we can make it to that level someday. It made a bunch of people very happy at the bar that I'm at and that made me smile. We need to keep you cocksuckers from winning more of em now. Y'all got a great hire in Bochy at least. And Semien seems to do really well every other year so look out for him in 2023.
November 6, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Macklemore said: Getting rid of Click for Stearns will make the Astros Death Star even more invincible. WHATTTT
November 6, 20223 yr I'm assuming this is our baseball acdemy in the Dominican republic ... Can’t stop watching this!
November 6, 20223 yr Author 1 minute ago, DallasGatr said: Can’t stop watching this! Those kids will be out there tomorrow …. I’m just like framber I’m just like Yordan Im just like Altuve ….
November 6, 20223 yr Someone at work asked me why i posted "LFG!!!" before the games all year in a group chat. Long Fucking Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 6, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, formermav43 said: They’ve already got that guy. They need a LF. And 1B. I wouldn't be surprised to see Yuli at 1B next year.
November 6, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, David Dennison said: I wouldn't be surprised to see Yuli at 1B next year. Wouldn't mind it, either. But you've got to get a fallback plan, too. I love Yuli, especially that glove, but his hitting plummeted this year and sometimes guys get old fast. I'd feel a lot better in general if we got somebody who could backup mutilple IF spots and pinch hit. The scary thing for the league is that 2022 was a light offense by our standard and we've got the trading chips to fix that.
November 6, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Framber Valdez Arb 2 Kyle Tucker Arb 1 Ryne Stanek Arb 3 Jose Urquidy Arb 1 Phil Maton Arb 3 Cristian Javier Arb 1 Mauricio Dubon Arb 1 Josh James Arb 2 Blake Taylor Arb 1 Extend (remember/ that’s way arb 2- and it is- but we have him for 3 more years as he’s a super 2 and has 4 years of arbitration instead of the normal 3) extend got to arb/pay 1 year extend Trade extend dfa dfa go to arb/1 year
November 6, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: Resign JV. Get a cheap/capable CF. Easiest offseason ever. That’s funny. This is probably the most important off-season ever after we’ve had not much done the past couple years.
November 6, 20223 yr Ok- now comes the part of the season that I find even more fascinating than the regular season and 162 game grind. So much of baseball is just math now that putting together a team in the off-season sort of guarantees you will get through the regular season way more often than not, and from there it’s sort of a crap shoot As to what’s going to happen in the playoffs that doesn’t develop necessarily in a normal or logical way. Can baseball surprise every day? Yes, and that’s one of the coolest things about it. Does baseball in the regular season matter? Not all that much, which is also a great thing about it. It’s there with you every day. Like a friend. You know you can count on it for 6 straight months. It’s so relentless that I find myself bummed out every time the Astros have an off day bc it’s like something in my life isn’t right. Then, it comes back the next day and it’s like- cool, I can take a deep breath and life is back to normal. But the off-season, that’s what sets the entire Rube Goldberg machine up so that’s why it fascinated me so. And this off-season there are so so so many decisions. I’m going to break this into parts so that instead of 1 tl/dr you will get 3 or 4 TL/DR. Thanks for indulging me. Hopefully a couple people will like this. For the rest of you please feel free to roll your eyes and scroll on through. Thanks
November 6, 20223 yr I gotta disagree with extending Maton and dfa’ing Javier.😜 Edited November 6, 20223 yr by kevwun
November 6, 20223 yr Part 1- context for the game: what’s going on in baseball and why I’m so excited for these changes part 2- pieces on the chessboard, decisions they Astros will have to make Part 3- goodbye and good luck- thanks for the memories Part 4- hey, let’s talk about an extension Part 5- Are we shopping at Dior (I love you Carlos but that was douche)? Walmart? Somewhere in between? FA moves and markets I’m really interested in. going to do some research and blow some of these out. Y’all have one long winded one a day every day next week that you get to ignore.
November 6, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, kevwun said: I gotta disagree with extending Maton and dfa’ing Javier.😜 Ha. You missed the first extend with the write up explaining Framber is arb 2 but still has 3 years of club control. second possibility- I fucked it up.
November 6, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: He made some great hitters look bad in the process. Wonder if there's any chance of him moving to starter.
November 6, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Remember when Abreu sucked and walked everybody? Amazing year. 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Remember when Abreu sucked and walked everybody? Amazing year.
November 6, 20223 yr Unpopular thought but I don’t think JV comes back. It won’t be in the poor manner that Cole left us but I think he wants top pay for 3 years with an option for a 4th. 300 victory chase. And why not, since someone will pay him. Especially the Dodgers and doesn’t he live out there? the dominance of the bullpen and Javier make JV a bit less necessary. hope I’m wrong. I guess it will come down to whether crane will pay. I’m guessing that all else being equal he would stay with us.
November 6, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Remember when Abreu sucked and walked everybody? Amazing year. 7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Remember when Abreu sucked and walked everybody? Amazing year.
November 6, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, Pantone 16-1448 said: He made some great hitters look bad in the process. Wonder if there's any chance of him moving to starter. He came up as a starter and I love grooming young players in relief first but I think he’ll need to upgrade his change up if he wants to start. He’s primarily fastball/slider and this is the first year since A ball that his control didn’t seem to hold him back.
November 6, 20223 yr He is a different pitcher when they had him go 2 innings. The bullpen is where he belongs.
November 6, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: hope I’m wrong. I guess it will come down to whether crane will pay. I’m guessing that all else being equal he would stay with us I think it’s been pretty well established that Verlander is a Crane favorite and re-signing him doesn’t have the same budget limitations that might have applied to previous free agents.
November 6, 20223 yr Just now, LCHorn said: I think it’s been pretty well established that Verlander is a Crane favorite and re-signing him doesn’t have the same budget limitations that might have applied to previous free agents. Agree but there are always limits. It definitely helps us that a 8-10 yr deal isn’t on the table given JV’s age.
November 6, 20223 yr This is also not very sabermetric of me, but I think having a guy who’s been a historical #1 starter helps keep the whole staff organized. Even if it’s a Dave Stewart or Jack Morris who maybe doesn’t have the numbers of the number 2 or 3 guy. I don’t think it’s purely because of Strom that Cole had his best seasons here, I think it’s because he didn’t have to be that guy and deal with the pressure associated with it.
November 6, 20223 yr The Yankees messed with his whole pitching approach. When he was throwing 98-99 at the knees for strikes, he was pretty much unhittable. In the ALCS this year, he threw more breaking balls than fastballs. Spider tack doesn’t explain it all because Frambler recovered. Edited November 6, 20223 yr by kevwun
November 6, 20223 yr 46 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: Ha. You missed the first extend with the write up explaining Framber is arb 2 but still has 3 years of club control. second possibility- I fucked it up. Nah, you skipped Maton. Sorry about my double double Abreu post. Not sure what happened.
November 6, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, WBT said: Nah, you skipped Maton. Sorry about my double double Abreu post. Not sure what happened. I had trade for Maton. Maybe I’m going crazy but that’s what I see
November 6, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, formermav43 said: They’ve already got that guy. They need a LF. And 1B. Need a reliable DH that can be a serviceable LF when Yordan is DH.
November 6, 20223 yr Author Every MLB front office exec this AM : We need a roster that can challenge Houston in a 7 game series. Can we hit Framber, Neris, LMJ, Abreu, Pressley, Javier, Garcia, Urquidy, Martinez, Brown ? Can we hold down Altuve, Pena, Yordan, Bregman, Tucker, Chas ??? Who are they going sign ?? Who's their next Pena ?? Edited November 6, 20223 yr by tx 3 putt
November 6, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, TonyTexas said: I think Crane’s alleged plan to move on from Click and maybe Dusty had been put on the back burner. Sign Judge and send him to AAA just to be like that. Sign anyone the Dodgers come for just to be like that. This is how I run my businesses. I also used to own a lot of casinos in Atlantic City, a scam college and a steak-by-mail boondoggle, so I know how to do this.
November 6, 20223 yr Another question to be answered is backup catcher. Do we just give the job to Lee and groom to take over in 2024 or bring someone in? I haven’t been overly impressed with Lee so far.
November 6, 20223 yr Author 2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Another question to be answered is backup catcher. Do we just give the job to Lee and groom to take over in 2024 or bring someone in? I haven’t been overly impressed with Lee so far. hopefully lee is a prime trade piece diaz will get a shot, imo leon is a catcher too little correa was moved to catcher, he'll be an mlb player too
November 6, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, tx ind said: Where can one find this? Try this: https://sprestondesigns.com/collections/houston-astros/products/minimalist-world-series-2022-limited-edition-fine-art-print-astros
November 6, 20223 yr I am appreciative and love him, but I prefer a spending $ on someone else and not JV. Too old and too much money.
November 6, 20223 yr The best thing about the offseason is we don’t see nearly as much from the idiots who take over the main thread during the postseason. My ignored user list exploded in an attempt to make it somewhat tolerable. I can now clear that for the next 11 months.
November 6, 20223 yr Author lot of those players should have been traded before the deadline. why not dump them anything you can get ??
November 6, 20223 yr Author this needs to be all over the astro offices and on a plaque in the locker room. words to live by
November 6, 20223 yr keep Yuli obviously. Keep Vasquez, Montrero, and Brantley (we'll see how he returns). Dump Diaz, Will Smith, Castro and Mancini (sorry). Trade Maton (to the NL bottom dweller) for a hitter. Hensley to minors mostly. Next year playoffs - make JV the 3rd or 4th starter. Valdez and Javier should be 1-2.
November 6, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, wood said: I wasn't able to post during the game, and nsiap, but has anyone ever hit a ball up there before the Big Man did it tonight? Smoltz said he didn't know of any, and Altuve said he'd never seen it. That bomb will be talked about for 100 years. Thanks again for all of you who kept the faith and kept supporting the Astros even when they were down. Like we were saying after game 3, it ain't over til it's over ... and it wasn't over. I think Bregman said Gallo hit one up there
November 6, 20223 yr Author 2 minutes ago, rvm96 said: I think Bregman said Gallo hit one up there Gallo and Yordan. They need to paint a chair orange up there for Yordan
November 6, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, rvm96 said: I think Bregman said Gallo hit one up there 13 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Gallo and Yordan. They need to paint a chair orange up there for Yordan So I guess this means we sign (trade for) Gallo. Let's just go full death star. Yes this is a joke, but I'm not sure there's anything else left after Judge signs with the Giants that will make a certain poster's head explode more than Gallo coming to Houston, getting coached, then becoming a consistently productive hitter. Edited November 6, 20223 yr by Huckleberry
November 6, 20223 yr Some of you need to separate your emotions from the decision and realize you’re advocating resigning a guy who will be 39 and was worse than replacement level this year. He was a black hole on offense at a bat first position. It’s awesome he rebounded in the postseason. Thanks for the memories and let it go.
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