***Official Houston Astros 2021 Season Thread***

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Fat Bib Fortuna
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3:49p, 4/4/21
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A's have go the ol' team ERA up to 8.37 for the year.
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3:54p, 4/4/21
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This blue is really squeezing urquidy. Some are pitches where he's missed the spot, but still. His score is gonna suck
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3:58p, 4/4/21
Who swings at an 0-2 over your head? Jose
And that pitch was on his shoelaces.
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 3:59p, 4/4/21
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cap-n-jack said:
Who swings at an 0-2 over your head? Jose
then hits double down the line. Jose
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4:01p, 4/4/21
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Every time I see a bat explode like that I can't help but think of Billy Hatcher and superball chunks flying everywhere.
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 4:01p, 4/4/21
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Mathguy64 said:
Every time I see a bad explode like that I can't help but think of Billy Hatcher and superball chunks flying everywhere.
Astros tried to defuse that situation by saying it was Dave Smith's bat.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:05p, 4/4/21
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Fat Bib Fortuna said:
Mathguy64 said:
Every time I see a bad explode like that I can't help but think of Billy Hatcher and superball chunks flying everywhere.
Astros tried to defuse that situation by saying it was Dave Smith's bat.


Hatcher tried to more than the team. And if recall it was a "batting practice bat" too.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 4:06p, 4/4/21
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Mathguy64 said:
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
Mathguy64 said:
Every time I see a bad explode like that I can't help but think of Billy Hatcher and superball chunks flying everywhere.
Astros tried to defuse that situation by saying it was Dave Smith's bat.


Hatcher tried to more than the team. And if recall it was a "batting practice bat" too.
Shout out to John McSherry, the 800-pound umpire in this clip.

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4:09p, 4/4/21
But the '17 Astros were the only ones to have cheated. Corked bats, pine tar and Vaseline on cap bills. Dudes with binoculars in center field. This **** has been going on since Abner Doubleday.
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4:10p, 4/4/21
Was it Ken Forsh that had the nail file in his pocket and then tossed it when the umpire approached the mound?
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 4:13p, 4/4/21
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Was it Ken Forsh that had the nail file in his pocket and then tossed it when the umpire approached the mound?
Joe Niekro. That's one of the best videos ever.



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4:14p, 4/4/21
No dude. This isn't racquetball. You can't play it off the wall.
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 4:14p, 4/4/21
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No dude. This isn't racquetball. You can't play it off the wall.
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4:14p, 4/4/21
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Yordan was fleet of foot there wow
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4:14p, 4/4/21
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As outfield continues to impress no one.
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4:15p, 4/4/21
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The A's are effed. This guy's thrown 67 pitches and it's still the third inning.
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4:17p, 4/4/21
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Correa needs to wake up at the plate.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:18p, 4/4/21
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
Mathguy64 said:
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
Mathguy64 said:
Every time I see a bad explode like that I can't help but think of Billy Hatcher and superball chunks flying everywhere.
Astros tried to defuse that situation by saying it was Dave Smith's bat.


Hatcher tried to more than the team. And if recall it was a "batting practice bat" too.
Shout out to John McSherry, the 800-pound umpire in this clip.



I still remember watching Big Mac die at the start of a Reds game. Absolutely shocking.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 4:18p, 4/4/21
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EastCoastAgNc said:
Correa needs to wake up at the plate.
What happens to his negotiating power if he's hitting .206 on May 1. Anything?
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:21p, 4/4/21
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Fat Bib Fortuna said:
EastCoastAgNc said:
Correa needs to wake up at the plate.
What happens to his negotiating power if he's hitting .206 on May 1. Anything?


Nothing. What happens if he's hitting .206 on Sept 1? He's gonna wish he had taken the offer.
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Harry Dunne
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 4:26p, 4/4/21
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But the '17 Astros were the only ones to have cheated. Corked bats, pine tar and Vaseline on cap bills. Dudes with binoculars in center field. This **** has been going on since Abner Doubleday.
People are funny with their morals. As if they didn't win a ring with Canseco & McGwire. But we'd be giving the A's just as much isht if the roles were reversed.

You're right though - cheating is rampant in all sports. People just like to pretend its not when the other guy gets caught.
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4:31p, 4/4/21
Is Castro a switch hitter? Can't be. Left on left here.
Doesn't he throw right?
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4:31p, 4/4/21
Blummer with the zinger on Fiers
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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4:31p, 4/4/21
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Myles Straw cannot be stopped!
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4:36p, 4/4/21
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For a super fast guy Straw does not really run well.
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In reply to Pahdz • 4:38p, 4/4/21
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Pahdz said:
Blummer with the zinger on Fiers
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Harry Dunne
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 4:39p, 4/4/21
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For a super fast guy Straw does not really run well.
Come on man.

They just flashed the graphic and he was like 86% on steal attempts. Catcher made a great throw & he got caught. Happened to Rickey Henderson 335 times.

Edit for fact check. Doesn't change the point.
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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In reply to Harry Dunne • 4:41p, 4/4/21
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Harry Dunne said:
Mathguy64 said:
For a super fast guy Straw does not really run well.
Come on man.

They just flashed the graphic and he was like 86% on steal attempts. Catcher made a great throw & he got caught. Happened to Rickey Henderson 1400 times.
Uh, Ricky had 1400 steals, he didn't get thrown out 1400 times.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:44p, 4/4/21
Thank. Post edited.

Better stat would have been that even Henderson got caught 20% of the time. Straw needs to run more, not less. He needs to get on base more, but that's another conversation.
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4:45p, 4/4/21
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He does have the record (335)
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4:46p, 4/4/21
Does anybody really ever have 1400 attempts?
And did Mike Fiers really diddle a 15 year old? I see this referenced on here all the time but I've never actually read about it. I mean the Astros thread on TexAgs is pretty much gospel but I'd kinda like another source.
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In reply to JJxvi • 4:46p, 4/4/21
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JJxvi said:
He does have the record (335)
That's not bad for 25 seasons!
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:49p, 4/4/21
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
JJxvi said:
He does have the record (335)
That's not bad for 25 seasons!
No doubt. An 80% success rate with that many attempts.

Straw is still at 80% after that CS, btw.
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 4:53p, 4/4/21
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cap-n-jack said:
Does anybody really ever have 1400 attempts?
And did Mike Fiers really diddle a 15 year old? I see this referenced on here all the time but I've never actually read about it. I mean the Astros thread on TexAgs is pretty much gospel but I'd kinda like another source.
Rickey Henderson stole 1,406 bases in his career. Lou Brock is second at 938. The closest active players are Elvis Andrus and Billy Hamilton, tied at 305. Along with Nolan's career strikeout and no-hitter records, it seems to be the most unbreakable record in all of sports.

Rickey led the league in steals 12 times - three times over 100 including the all-time record of 130 - including in 1998 with 66 when he was THIRTY NINE YEARS OLD.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 4:55p, 4/4/21
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
cap-n-jack said:
Does anybody really ever have 1400 attempts?
And did Mike Fiers really diddle a 15 year old? I see this referenced on here all the time but I've never actually read about it. I mean the Astros thread on TexAgs is pretty much gospel but I'd kinda like another source.
Rickey Henderson stole 1,406 bases in his career. Lou Brock is second at 938. The closest active players are Elvis Andrus and Billy Hamilton, tied at 305. Along with Nolan's career strikeout and no-hitter records, it seems to be the most unbreakable record in all of sports.

Rickey led the league in steals 12 times - three times over 100 including the all-time record of 130 - including in 1998 with 66 when he was THIRTY NINE YEARS OLD.
#steroids

But don't tell that to the guys in the stands booing our cheaters.
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