As we hit all star break with Astros 30+ games over .500 I went back
holy fuk I forgot how insane this game was
holy fuk I forgot how insane this game was
Yeah it was all over the radio today too. Pitching is pretty suspect right now though. Kinda feel like this is the kinda move they needed to make last year
By Fenderputty Go To PostYeah it was all over the radio today too. Pitching is pretty suspect right now though. Kinda feel like this is the kinda move they needed to make last year
There's still time to aquire an arm.
By Moris Go To PostThere's still time to aquire an arm.
Maybe that one won't tip pitches
This is why Houston can't be allowed to have things. This shit right here.
By Smokey Go To PostMaybe that one won't tip pitches
By Pac-12 Go To PostThis is why Houston can't be allowed to have things. This shit right here.
"There's a great love affair with both results. I mean, to kind of empty your tank and hit homers tonight at this event is probably the best thing imaginable,'' AL manager A.J. Hinch of the Astros said. "Just to have that kind of emotion that comes with the home run, especially when the big boys hit it and especially when the Astros hit it.''
Bregman and Springer homered off losing pitcher Ross Stripling of the Dodgers -- that's kind of how last season ended too, with Houston battering Los Angeles' pitchers in the World Series.
Even in an All star game, LA can still get it
Stripling our All Star. Suspect ...
Smokey should live in this thread considering the rockets summer.
Smokey should live in this thread considering the rockets summer.
The prospects the O's got back for Machado are interesting. Well, three of them, anyway. Dean Kremer has had a nice year and Rylan Bannon has been raking in high A. They both got assigned to Bowie, so we'll see how well they respond there.
Yusniel Diaz reminds me a lot of young Markakis. If they can get him to hitting for extra bases like Nick did when he was 23, 24, Diaz is going to be really good. With Cedric Mullins on his way to the majors sooner than later, they could have an outfield that has Mullins, Diaz, and Austin Hays in it in a year or two. Three plus defenders, Mullins has great speed and hits for extra bases, and Hays could be a star.
Yusniel Diaz reminds me a lot of young Markakis. If they can get him to hitting for extra bases like Nick did when he was 23, 24, Diaz is going to be really good. With Cedric Mullins on his way to the majors sooner than later, they could have an outfield that has Mullins, Diaz, and Austin Hays in it in a year or two. Three plus defenders, Mullins has great speed and hits for extra bases, and Hays could be a star.
So he will plays SS. Need an arm for the BP if you’re actually going for it though. Pretty shocked we gave up prospects which we seem to over value from a trade standpoint since ownership has taken over.
We should have gone after Verlander last year ...
We should have gone after Verlander last year ...
By Fenderputty Go To PostSo he will plays SS. Need an arm for the BP if you’re actually going for it though. Pretty shocked we gave up prospects which we seem to over value from a trade standpoint since ownership has taken over.
We should have gone after Verlander last year …
Any old bum can throw batting practice, dude.
It honestly did take me 2 good seconds to realize the obvious and that you meant bullpen.
By Fenderputty Go To PostStripling our All Star. Suspect …
Smokey should live in this thread considering the rockets summer.
im here fam
Here's a scary thought for the rest of baseball: The 2018 Houston Astros are better than the team that won a World Series title a year ago.
The starting rotation leads the majors in ERA (3.02), WHIP (1.07) and quality starts (69), as a full season of Justin Verlander and the addition of Gerrit Cole has taken that group to another level.
Meanwhile, the offense is just as dangerous as it was a year ago, if not more so with the emergence of Alex Bregman (.928 OPS, 20 HR, 64 RBI) as a star-level performer.
If there's one area the Astros could stand to upgrade, it's the back of the bullpen.
Closer Ken Giles has been optioned to Triple-A, and Will Harris has not been as reliable as in years past. Even with strong seasons from Hector Rondon and Collin McHugh, they could stand to add a proven setup reliever.
All things considered, though, Houston looks poised to make another serious push for a title.
Odds: 4-1 (20 percent)
By The Frankman Go To PostI like how people post in the MLB thread now that my baseball soul was sent to the Shadow Realm.
Are you..a...mets fan?
By Smokey Go To PostAre you..a…mets fan?Smokey... I thought you remember the days of me arguing with you, h1nch, Miguel and other 'Stros fans (Enron!) about Carlos Beltran. You wound me.
Has anything recently happened to the Mets or is this just the general feeling of despair that naturally accompanies such fandom?
By Pac-12 Go To PostHas anything recently happened to the Mets or is this just the general feeling of despair that naturally accompanies such fandom?The whole team has been on the DL for MONTHS
Jay Bruce
Yoenis Cespedes
Jacob deGrom
Noah Syndegaard
Michael Conforto
Travis d'Arnaud has been OFY
Juan Lagares has been OFY
This team started out 11-1 and have went 28-54 since. Guys who were thought to be out a week or two have been out 2 months.
By The Frankman Go To PostSmokey… I thought you remember the days of me arguing with you, h1nch, Miguel and other 'Stros fans (Enron!) about Carlos Beltran. You wound me.
lol
By Fenderputty Go To PostMets fans and a Knicks fan. He knows no joy.
Only true if he also supports the Jets.
By Pac-12 Go To PostOnly true if he also supports the Jets.New York Giants all the way. Wellington, Striker, etc. rep the Big Blue.
Damn Mets are roughing up the Yankees tonight.
The Yankees need pitching so bad. In related matters, hey, the Mets have a couple of pitchers!
The Yankees need pitching so bad. In related matters, hey, the Mets have a couple of pitchers!
The MLB TV broadcast just ran the highlights of Cespedes losing his diamonds when his chain broke at second base earlier in the year. Which again begs the question WHY ARE THEY WEARING JEWELRY in the game.
He's not the only one. Some Yankees do, too. But it just seems stupid.
He's not the only one. Some Yankees do, too. But it just seems stupid.
So a slow roller from Gregorius just got past the pitcher, second baseman, and shortstop and into the outfield.
I'm sorry you have to watch this team, Frankman.
I'm sorry you have to watch this team, Frankman.
Can Gary Sanchez please go back on the DL.
Looked horrible striking out in bottom of 8th with runners on the corners in a 6-5 game (Yankees have come back from 6-1), leaving those runners stranded. He's hitting .190 on the year. Then in the ninth, let a ball get past him that he should have blocked. The runner on first advanced to second, then eventually scored on a sac fly after he got to third. Without that blunder, he wouldn't have made it to third in the first place. 7-5 heading into bottom of 9th.
Looked horrible striking out in bottom of 8th with runners on the corners in a 6-5 game (Yankees have come back from 6-1), leaving those runners stranded. He's hitting .190 on the year. Then in the ninth, let a ball get past him that he should have blocked. The runner on first advanced to second, then eventually scored on a sac fly after he got to third. Without that blunder, he wouldn't have made it to third in the first place. 7-5 heading into bottom of 9th.
Chasen Shreve saved the day? What world am I living in?
7-3 lead entering ninth. Chapman couldn't throw strikes at all. Walk, single, walk, walk, hit a batter. 2 runs in, bases loaded, and in comes fucking Chasen Shreve.
...
Got a double play ball (runner on third scored), then a grounder back to the mound. Yankees win.
Never doubted you, Shreve. Honest.
7-3 lead entering ninth. Chapman couldn't throw strikes at all. Walk, single, walk, walk, hit a batter. 2 runs in, bases loaded, and in comes fucking Chasen Shreve.
...
Got a double play ball (runner on third scored), then a grounder back to the mound. Yankees win.
Never doubted you, Shreve. Honest.
Machado looked good over the weekend. Kemp keeps rocking. I finally got Dodgers back on TV. Good times.
Nats on some bullshit
might be time to blow this up--knew these guys didn't have the hitting gene in them years ago, but starting pitching always kept us in the conversation--with that slipping now...oof
might be time to blow this up--knew these guys didn't have the hitting gene in them years ago, but starting pitching always kept us in the conversation--with that slipping now...oof
What's his name will blow it up for you when he signs in St. Louis or wherever this winter.
Meanwhile, fucking Gary Sanchez. Not hitting for shit, can't catch a ball not thrown directly at his glove (and misses a few of those), and now he's not running out ground balls (which, if he did last night, may have allowed the Yankees to tie the game).
He hit well last year, so I'm not exactly saying toss him to the side. Lord knows he can hit for power. But good god, Gary. The only time he hasn't sucked at the plate this year is when he was on the DL.
Meanwhile, fucking Gary Sanchez. Not hitting for shit, can't catch a ball not thrown directly at his glove (and misses a few of those), and now he's not running out ground balls (which, if he did last night, may have allowed the Yankees to tie the game).
He hit well last year, so I'm not exactly saying toss him to the side. Lord knows he can hit for power. But good god, Gary. The only time he hasn't sucked at the plate this year is when he was on the DL.
Hey, Dillon Tate is a pretty decent return for two months of Britton. O's should look at dealing Schoop in the next week, too.
Friendship ended with Severino, now Tanaka is my best friend.
Tanaka got the complete game shutout tonight. Finally a win versus St. Petersburg.
Tanaka got the complete game shutout tonight. Finally a win versus St. Petersburg.
By Moris Go To PostDodgers lost in the bottom of the 16th inning. But I was the true loser for watching.
Brutal
By Moris Go To PostDodgers lost in the bottom of the 16th inning. But I was the true loser for watching.
L
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24195919/alex-bregman-livid-hit-coors-field-overturned-review
Leading off the sixth, Bregman cruised into third with an apparent triple off the wall that eluded the leap of Colorado left fielder Gerardo Parra.Alex Bregman doesn't know what MLB rules are apparently
Rockies manager Bud Black challenged for fan interference, and Bregman was ruled out after replays showed a spectator clad in an orange Astros jersey extended his glove over the railing enough for the ball to glance off it, changing its trajectory slightly at the moment Parra was reaching up to attempt the catch. The fan was escorted out of the ballpark by security.
According to MLB rules, if fan interference "clearly prevents a fielder from catching a fly ball," the batter will be declared out.