that would be tough --- need the A's to quit on the season...and they just might
***Official Houston Astros 2021 Season Thread***
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kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
Astros improve to 46-22 vs. the AL West
.@astros' Jeremy Peña goes all out in this 3-HR game for @SL_Skeeters:
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 22, 2021
🔹 2-run blast
🔹 Inside-the-parker
🔹 Game-winner pic.twitter.com/jYur2vqBAh
Let me rephrase my deleted tweet, the only DIVISION LEADING team in the AL that seems to be peaking at the right time is the Astros. Red Sox playing well, will continue to not believe in their starting pitching. Blue Jays very unproven. Astros may be emerging as the favorites.
— Chris Castellani (@Castellani2014) September 22, 2021
From an unbiased
Fightin' Texas Aggie and Sam Houston State Bearkat
Feels like this team is "flipping the switch"
The offense is clicking now, let's just hope it stays consistent
The offense is clicking now, let's just hope it stays consistent
These late games are killing me. Early morning AOFA.
They should look into that guy managing the Tigers. I bet he could work magic with this teamHarry Dunne said:
Name a current or recent manager you would not trade Dusty for.
I can only come up with Jeff Banister, Tony LaRussa and Aaron Boone.
Seems like a good up and comer
Fell asleep before the game ended. Woke up and was "just like magic, we won".
TOFA
TOFA
Caught an interview yesterday with Bags since he was being inducted into the Houston Sports HOF.
When asked about the Stros current team and their chances to win it all he said emphatically...I love this teams chances. The offense is potent. The guys in this lineup are proven playoff guys who love the big moments and he expects them to go off when the lights get bright. He said the young pitching will keep us in games long enough for the offense to do it's thing.
Interestingly he was asked if it was up to him who starts in CF? To which answered it depends on who we face. If it's someone who throws hard FBs up in the zone he'd go with Jake but if it's someone who likes to work down with breaking stuff it'd be Chas.
At the end of the interview I was ready to hire Bagwell as the new manager effective immediately then run through a wall.
When asked about the Stros current team and their chances to win it all he said emphatically...I love this teams chances. The offense is potent. The guys in this lineup are proven playoff guys who love the big moments and he expects them to go off when the lights get bright. He said the young pitching will keep us in games long enough for the offense to do it's thing.
Interestingly he was asked if it was up to him who starts in CF? To which answered it depends on who we face. If it's someone who throws hard FBs up in the zone he'd go with Jake but if it's someone who likes to work down with breaking stuff it'd be Chas.
At the end of the interview I was ready to hire Bagwell as the new manager effective immediately then run through a wall.
Need that useless team in Arlington to take one off NY.
Cromagnum said:
Fell asleep before the game ended. Woke up and was "just like magic, we won".
TOFA
Jimy Williamsn_touch said:They should look into that guy managing the Tigers. I bet he could work magic with this teamHarry Dunne said:
Name a current or recent manager you would not trade Dusty for.
I can only come up with Jeff Banister, Tony LaRussa and Aaron Boone.
Yep. The freakout in August was kinda funny. We were resting guys, trying out guys for next year, etc and still maintaining a 5+ game lead. We're so much better than every other AL west team. Wide ass open.W said:
kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
The months of later July and in to August I think show that this team is offensively bipolar. They have super high highs and super low lows and snap between them immediately. Their highs are better than anyone else. Their lows make them average at best. Its very strange. Yes all teams have this but we dont seem to have anything in between. Right now they are on the offensive high and its fun. When they go cold all at once its hard to watch.Deluxe said:Yep. The freakout in August was kinda funny. We were resting guys, trying out guys for next year, etc and still maintaining a 5+ game lead. We're so much better than every other AL west team. Wide ass open.W said:
kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
Concern was warranted based on the play on the field. Let's not kid ourselves and say we weren't benefiting from the A's plummeting. we are very fortunate that they fell hard. Given the caliber of opponents that were coming into MMP and sweeping us or winning series against us, the division lead could be ALOT closer if the A's played the way they were the first few months. The A's are 34-35 over the past 3 months. They were 48-34 before that. Had they maintained that pace, the division would be close to tied right nowDeluxe said:Yep. The freakout in August was kinda funny. We were resting guys, trying out guys for next year, etc and still maintaining a 5+ game lead. We're so much better than every other AL west team. Wide ass open.W said:
kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
People "freaking out" was stupid. But there was and is still cause for concern when it comes to us winning the world series over potentially a team like San Fran, LA, or Milwaukee.
Ag_07 said:
At the end of the interview I was ready to hire Bagwell as the new manager effective immediately
Little more on this...
At the end of the interview he was praised for the quality of his broadcasting and they mentioned 'I really think you have a future in the booth' to which Bags replied and I quote
'I love broadcasting and joining the team every once in a while but if I'm gonna make that commitment for 162 games I'd rather be in the dugout coaching'
[/Insert It's happening gif]
EastCoastAgNc said:.@astros' Jeremy Peña goes all out in this 3-HR game for @SL_Skeeters:
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 22, 2021
🔹 2-run blast
🔹 Inside-the-parker
🔹 Game-winner pic.twitter.com/jYur2vqBAh
Surely he's not who we're pinning our hopes on next year at SS, right?
Formerly Willy Wonka
I mean FWIW I said this exact same thing about Jake Meyers as our CFer this year.
Looked how that turned out
Looked how that turned out
Couldn't disagree more. It helps to focus more on the macro than the micro. We're heading into October with as good a chance as anyone to win the World Series, which was really easy to see coming.tjack16 said:Concern was warranted based on the play on the field. Let's not kid ourselves and say we weren't benefiting from the A's plummeting. we are very fortunate that they fell hard. Given the caliber of opponents that were coming into MMP and sweeping us or winning series against us, the division lead could be ALOT closer if the A's played the way they were the first few months. The A's are 34-35 over the past 3 months. They wereDeluxe said:Yep. The freakout in August was kinda funny. We were resting guys, trying out guys for next year, etc and still maintaining a 5+ game lead. We're so much better than every other AL west team. Wide ass open.W said:
kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
48-34 before that. Had they maintained that pace, the division would be close to tied right now
People "freaking out" was stupid. But there was and is still cause for concern when it comes to us winning the world series over potentially a team like San Fran, LA, or Milwaukee.
In the most epic fashion....username checks outlinkdude said:Harry Dunne said:considering how good he still is now at this age, Yuli might've been a HOF-caliber player if he had played his entire career in the US. I really hope he wins the batting title. I'd like him to be remembered outside of Houston.W said:
Angels want to help Yuli win the batting title --- not exactly great effort there
This was an interesting fangraphs article on Yuli and Jose Abreu regarding HOF counterfactuals. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/should-yuli-gurriel-and-jose-abreu-be-hall-of-famers/
Deluxe said:Couldn't disagree more. It helps to focus more on the macro than the micro. We're heading into October with as good a chance as anyone to win the World Series, which was really easy to see coming.tjack16 said:Concern was warranted based on the play on the field. Let's not kid ourselves and say we weren't benefiting from the A's plummeting. we are very fortunate that they fell hard. Given the caliber of opponents that were coming into MMP and sweeping us or winning series against us, the division lead could be ALOT closer if the A's played the way they were the first few months. The A's are 34-35 over the past 3 months. They wereDeluxe said:Yep. The freakout in August was kinda funny. We were resting guys, trying out guys for next year, etc and still maintaining a 5+ game lead. We're so much better than every other AL west team. Wide ass open.W said:
kind of funny...when it's all said and done...the Astros may win the division by 10 or 11 games
48-34 before that. Had they maintained that pace, the division would be close to tied right now
People "freaking out" was stupid. But there was and is still cause for concern when it comes to us winning the world series over potentially a team like San Fran, LA, or Milwaukee.
You don't have to convince me. I'm just saying the concern was warranted
I've been predicting us to win the pennant since the season began.
A few observations from Pena...
-He was half way to second when the ball bounced off the wall. FAST
-Had he pimped that hit as other may have
he probably only gets a double
-As the kids say, the drip is on point, wearing some 90's style tight pants
-Lastly, he kind of makes Leon look like an oopma lumpa running the bases in front of him
-He was half way to second when the ball bounced off the wall. FAST
-Had he pimped that hit as other may have
he probably only gets a double-As the kids say, the drip is on point, wearing some 90's style tight pants
-Lastly, he kind of makes Leon look like an oopma lumpa running the bases in front of him
We're very within reach of catching Tampa Bay.
Would we rather face Chicago though? I almost feel better about playing them than the chance of facing a red hot Toronto team. Boston doesn't scare me.
Would we rather face Chicago though? I almost feel better about playing them than the chance of facing a red hot Toronto team. Boston doesn't scare me.
Agreed. Don't want any part of Toronto right now.
tjack16 said:
You don't have to convince me. I'm just saying the concern was warranted
I've been predicting us to win the pennant since the season began.
Understood. I still love and respect you almost as much as Farmer1906.
Whether it was warranted or not, the August freak out is an annual thing on this thread. Happens from the trade deadline through early September every season. Funny, 2017 was the worst one.
He's probably about 1/3 of what we're pinning our hopes on next year.Willy Wonka said:EastCoastAgNc said:.@astros' Jeremy Peña goes all out in this 3-HR game for @SL_Skeeters:
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 22, 2021
🔹 2-run blast
🔹 Inside-the-parker
🔹 Game-winner pic.twitter.com/jYur2vqBAh
Surely he's not who we're pinning our hopes on next year at SS, right?
1/3 - Pena
1/3 - Leon
1/3 - Diaz
There is no easy answer on how to replace a top 3 player at their position. But 2 hotshot prospects and a utility vet (former all-star) is about as good as you get without just going out and signing a top 3 player.
Maybe if he didn't have so many holes in his pants, we'd value his opinion more.Deluxe said:tjack16 said:
You don't have to convince me. I'm just saying the concern was warranted
I've been predicting us to win the pennant since the season began.
Understood. I still love and respect you almost as much as Farmer1906.
BayAg_14 said:
Agreed. Don't want any part of Toronto right now.
The white sox have the starters to win a short series for sure. Assuming Rodon is healthy. Heck even if he's not they've got guys that can dominate. And the back of their pen is good too.
Thru 90% of the season, I would say, no, but now I am kind of changing my tune.texasaggie2015 said:
We're very within reach of catching Tampa Bay.
Would we rather face Chicago though? I almost feel better about playing them than the chance of facing a red hot Toronto team. Boston doesn't scare me.
I'd rather face deep pitching than deep hitting in a 5 game series. The shortness of it negates the pitching.
Let's beat Chitown at home, then either get revenge on TB or face TOR in a full 7 game series.
Mainly keep winning and face who you face. I'd rather the Astros be in rhythm than worry about who they play.
Baseball is a goofy sport where a team can get hot. See stupid Kevin brown.
Baseball is a goofy sport where a team can get hot. See stupid Kevin brown.
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