***** Official Houston Astros 2018 Season Thread *****

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I'm not sure if they can put him on the DL retroactively because of the suspension. It'll probably be 10 games starting tomorrow.

The organization played it well, though. Let him serve the suspension while staying behind in Florida and now he can go on the DL and head out for some rehab stints and enter the lineup right away. As opposed to rehabbing, then sitting for five games.
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The leaf blower has its own Twitter account now.

https://twitter.com/astrosleaf
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Safe at Home said:

If Yuli goes on DL, I'm guessing the league won't let the Astros count the first five games he misses against his suspension - ?


Yuli isn't on the DL anymore. He came off the DL and was on the restrictive list for the last 5 games. Thus serving his suspension these last 5 games.

He's good to go tomorrow

And tonight was awesome. We used our Honda keys to hang on the club level for the ceremony then had hookups for a suite. Good times! Gonna be a good season fellas! Hang on
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False. Yuli is being put on the DL
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Yuli went on the DL this afternoon,

Davis needs to break through with a hit and start doing something. With the way fisher, marwin and Jake are swinging the lumber you can't wait around very long for him to figure it out.

Although I guess it might not matter when Yuli comes back as he is getting sent back down....wish we just dump Tony Sipp though and let Davis stay. Sipp is a complete waste of a roster spot
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There are 29 teams who would kill to have Cole as the #4 starter, and there are 29 teams who would kill to have Morton as the #5 starter.

This rotation might be better than the offense.
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Re-watching tonight's game and Morton's stuff is so filthy. He's got great movement on all of his pitches; his 95+ mph 2 seamer moves like a splitter. Despite his game 7 heroics, it still feels like he's underrated.
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My bad...I didn't see Yuli went back on the DL yesterday. I think we're seeing Lunhow work the system.

Puts Yuli on DL, season starts so Yuli comes off DL and serves his suspension, then after suspension puts him back on the DL. It's essentially allowing him to serve his suspension while out with the injury. It's genius

Oh and speaking of DL...I see Joe Musgrove lands on it with a strained shoulder.
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third coast.. said:

can post some pics of the uniforms and banners? my internet is garbage at work. TIA


Not exactly what you are looking for but here is a nice pic

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I just want to say I'm so glad the season is back and this thread is up and running.

Best thread on Texags
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titanmaster_race said:

There are 29 teams who would kill to have Cole as the #4 starter, and there are 29 teams who would kill to have Morton as the #5 starter.

This rotation might be better than the offense.


Uh... there's teams that would be happy to have Cole .45 as their 1 and Chuck as their 2
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So are they gonna have Gold $1 hotdogs at the juice box tonight? Asking for a friend...

For anyone that went last night, was there plenty of gold program stock at the team stores?
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NotGibbs said:

titanmaster_race said:

There are 29 teams who would kill to have Cole as the #4 starter, and there are 29 teams who would kill to have Morton as the #5 starter.

This rotation might be better than the offense.


Uh... there's teams that would be happy to have Cole .45 as their 1 and Chuck as their 2
There are teams where Lance would be the ace and the face of the organization
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NotGibbs said:

titanmaster_race said:

There are 29 teams who would kill to have Cole as the #4 starter, and there are 29 teams who would kill to have Morton as the #5 starter.

This rotation might be better than the offense.


Uh... there's teams that would be happy to have Cole .45 as their 1 and Chuck as their 2
100% this...

Athletics
1. Kendall Graveman, RHP
2. Sean Manaea, LHP

Blue Jays
1. J.A. Happ, LHP
2. Aaron Sanchez, RHP

Braves
1. Julio Teheran, RHP
2. Mike Foltynewicz, RHP

Brewers
1. Chase Anderson, RHP
2. Zach Davies, RHP

Giants
1. Ty Blach, LHP
2. Johnny Cueto, RHP

Marlins
1. Jose Urena, RHP
2. Odrisamer Despaigne, RHP

Orioles
1. Dylan Bundy, RHP
2. Andrew Cashner, RHP

Padres
1. Clayton Richard, LHP
2. Dinelson Lamet, RHP

Pirates
1. Ivan Nova, RHP
2. Jameson Taillon, RHP

Rangers
1. Cole Hamels, LHP
2. Matt Moore, LHP

Reds
1. Homer Bailey, RHP
2. Luis Castillo, RHP

Rockies
1. Jon Gray, RHP
2. Tyler Anderson, LHP

Royals
1. Danny Duffy, LHP
2. Ian Kennedy, RHP

Tigers
1. Jordan Zimmermann, RHP
2. Michael Fulmer, RHP

Twins
1. Jake Odorizzi, RHP
2. Kyle Gibson, RHP

White Sox
1. James Shields, RHP
2. Lucas Giolito, RHP


I'd take Gerrit and Charlie over all of those combos.
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Quote:

Giants
1. Ty Blach, LHP
2. Johnny Cueto, RHP
In fairness, Bumgarner/ Cueto is probably better than Cole/ Morton.

But your overall point stands..... Hell, Morton/ Peacock might be a better 1/2 than what some of those teams are trotting out there.
BarryProfit
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zgood10 said:



For anyone that went last night, was there plenty of gold program stock at the team stores?


Yep it was everywhere.
irish pete ag06
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True. Forgot about Bumgardner's injury.
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third coast.. said:

can post some pics of the uniforms and banners? my internet is garbage at work. TIA


Uni-Watch had a piece on everything this morning:
https://uni-watch.com/2018/04/03/astros-wear-gold-trimmed-championship-unis-for-home-opener/
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Any word on Correa? Is he back in the line up tonight?
NotGibbs
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AstroAggie15 said:

Any word on Correa? Is he back in the line up tonight?


Lineup won't be out until later, but he's listed as day to day and Hich said there's a good chance he plays today. In other words, nothing to worry about
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AstroAggie15 said:

Any word on Correa? Is he back in the line up tonight?
X-Rays were negative as well
Beau Holder
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Good news.
zgood10
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According to Reid Ryan on Twitter:

Ring Ceremony at 6:30 PM, first pitch at 7:10 PM.

Gates open at 5:10
CFTXAG10
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The music.

CSWendt
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Correa out today again. His post game interview gave me the general vibe that he wasn't too sure he'd play. He talked about it being really uncomfortable in his cleats and that's he'd have to wait and see how it felt in the morning.
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Did anyone catch the Dodgers last night? Lost to Arizona in 15 innings, but the interesting part is that Jansen blew the save in the ninth, walking two and then giving up a homer. He already has one loss and one blown save for the season. Wasn't it just last season he set a major league record for most consecutive innings without giving up a base on balls?

Coming into the WS he was kind of being propped up as invincible. I wonder if his confidence is still taking a hit from what the Astros did to him?

I guess it's never too early to want the teams we might be playing in post-season to lose.
Beau Holder
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Did we Brad Lidge him, you mean?
iBrad
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Ag_07
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At this rate the Dodgers won't be playing anyone in the postseason.

It's kinda like they went out, didn't get drunk, but woke up with a killer hangover. On the other hand we're the ones who went on a bender, passed out on the floor, and woke up and went right back to pounding beers like nothing ever happened.
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Ag_07 said:

At this rate the Dodgers won't be playing anyone in the postseason.

It's kinda like they went out, didn't get drunk, but woke up with a killer hangover. On the hand we're the ones who went on a bender, passed out on the floor, and woke up and went right back to pounding beers like nothing ever happened.


They're streaky. Didn't they have a 1-22 stretch at one point and ended up in the WS?
Hulla Baller
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Who else is pumped about the game tonight?! These Astros have really got me fired up about every game now.
iBrad
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They had a stretches of 16-1, 14-1, and 13-1 and also a 1-16 stretch. So yes, they were very streaky.
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CFTXAG10 said:

The music.




You can tell we have never done that before
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