I would take 10 wins for the month right now
None of it matters. Astros will back into the playoffs regardless. At that point they are toast, however. Their starting pitching is absolute crap.979ag said:There are still 20 days left. If they finish .500 for the month I'll be ecstatic.W said:
Astros fall to 2-8 in August.
what a miserable month it's been
Aggie8587 said:
Are we really not going to pull all the strings to get Verlander? That seems like the most obvious move we could possibly make at this time.
Drew_Hill said:Aggie8587 said:
Are we really not going to pull all the strings to get Verlander? That seems like the most obvious move we could possibly make at this time.
Nope apparently Luhnow is a pansy and won't give up anyone not only for Verlander but anyone else. Hes happy just being AL West champs. Everyone enjoy.
979ag said:He's probably still upset the FO didn't make any big movesTXAG14 said:
How the **** do you not swing there Altuve?!
maca1028 said:Drew_Hill said:Aggie8587 said:
Are we really not going to pull all the strings to get Verlander? That seems like the most obvious move we could possibly make at this time.
Nope apparently Luhnow is a pansy and won't give up anyone not only for Verlander but anyone else. Hes happy just being AL West champs. Everyone enjoy.
If that's truly how he operates then he can GTFO!
I'm so damn tired of the culture of the sports teams in this city. We seem to be ok, front offices seem to be ok, athletic departments seem to be ok with being just good enough. Bull***** I want a championship, and every year that doesn't happen is a failure!
maca1028 said:
I think the Verlander ship has sailed, damn shame because we should've been major buyers this year.
Is the 2nd deal Jose Bautista by chance. He adds depth in 3B and OF that we lost with the Correa, Moran injuries and the Aoki trade. He could also DH. He'd be a cheap rental and maybe a playoff run could get him back into form.MAROON said:
just to give you some hope. My source says a deal is being negotiated right now (no guarantee it gets done) and also there is another deal in the works.
I'm semi-hopeful. BUT bringing in another pitcher will only help one of our issues. The other is our offensive slide. Hopefully Correa gets back and has plenty of swings to get his grove back before the playoffs start
maca1028 said:
I may have been overreacting a bit and Morey does a good job of trying to put a championship caliber team together. I understand that you can't put a championship caliber roster together overnight, heard that before but I guess I'm just tired of "we almost did it this year wait until next year" bit.
Blahhead said:
I tried to watch the replay on FSSW. It's now the 8th inning and the first time they've shown the Astros up to bat. What a ****ing joke. I don't know if I want to catch the Root replay at 1 or not.
Muffin Top 04 said:
I think we coddled DK and McC too much. Had it been a tight races they would have pitched with a soar back and soar neck. They were both lights out even with the injuries before they went on the DL. They sat too long and there timing and touch is off and now they are pressing. And by having AAA guys get there starts the bullpen is over worked and less valuable than a pile of ***** Nolan Ryan would have taken an Advil and made everyone of those starts.
irish pete ag06 said:Blahhead said:
I tried to watch the replay on FSSW. It's now the 8th inning and the first time they've shown the Astros up to bat. What a ****ing joke. I don't know if I want to catch the Root replay at 1 or not.
Not sure if you have to have a subscription or not but the "Condensed Game" on the MLB.TV app on roku and stuff is a great way to watch a game you missed. Typically 15 minutes long give or take. Shows the result of nearly every player appearance.