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

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10:48a, 10/14/21
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Post-Arby's bubble gut is Jose Vizaino's on-base percentage. Probably what keeps you from wanting him in your lineup every day.
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In reply to Nino Brown • 10:48a, 10/14/21
Nino Brown said:
Harry Dunne said:
texasaggie2015 said:
Joe Buck is like Nickelback or Arby's. None of them are bad. People only hate them because the Internet tells them to.
I'm a little late on this reply, but:

  • No one reasonable hates Arby's. It's top of it's class or close to it.
  • At their peak only hipsters hated Nickelback. They sold 50M albums and if you were of a certain age in the early 00s, you definitely turned "How You Remind Me" up and hammered out that intro drum fill while wearing bootcut jeans without boots and a pooka shell necklace. You may even have had frosted tips. Yeah they were ubiquitous and started cranking out similar-sounding songs and everyone got tired of them, but like Coldplay, Kings of Leon etc. they had their day in the sun and you liked it. My new suburban gym is packed full of olds and they very considerately play the 90s and 00s station for us (and therefore a lot of NB). It's been long enough since their prime that I hadn't consciously listened to Nickelback in over a decade. Despite their subpar lyrics and imagining the lead singer's frosted chia hair in my head, I have to admit that I found myself singing along in my head and liking it.
  • All that aside, I do agree that Joe Buck is a lot like Nickelback


I also got the Barney song stuck in my head once for a few months. Doesn't mean it's good. And Coldplay and KOL are actually all gifted musicians, big damn difference.
Even on an off day I don't want to derail the thread with Nickelback analysis, so this is my final comment on this very marginally worthy topic...

It's OK to think Nickelback is not good while still acknowledging that they sold 50M albums, which means that at least in the early 00s, your opinion was not shared by the masses. If you're looking at talent as musicians, you can make a strong argument that The Beatles weren't that great either.

Barney is a perfect example. Not any good? What are you comparing him to, Freddy Mercury?!?! It's not supposed to be good it's supposed to be catchy, so the fact that you got it stuck in you head means it's not only good but it's great. For 5 year-olds.

It's all a matter of perspective.
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10:49a, 10/14/21
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Is it Friday yet?

Framber bout to go 7 strong.
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10:55a, 10/14/21
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What does the Red Sox rotation look like?

Game 1 - Eovoldi
Game 2 - Rodriguez
Game 3 - Sale?
Game 4 - Piveta?
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 10:56a, 10/14/21
I hope you're right. I have a feeling he's going to labor through five and throw a lot of pitches. Hopefully our bats and bullpen show up again.

I think our starting pitching will determine the outcome of the series, and healthy Lance or not I think that includes ZG and Javier, who we are going to need some quality innings from.
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10:59a, 10/14/21
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Eovoldi vs Houston this year:



That seems good.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 11:00a, 10/14/21
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Farmer1906 said:
Is it Friday yet?

Framber bout to go 7 strong.
Sure hope so but the Red Sox are the best hitting team against breaking balls. If Framber is on then we should be ok but if he's not it could be a short outing.
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In reply to Harry Dunne • 11:02a, 10/14/21
Harry Dunne said:
https://thesportsdaily.com/2020/01/21/in-the-history-of-high-tech-mlb-cheating-the-giants-were-pioneers/

SIAP, but apparently the Giants were the original buzzer-users. This is all a joke. It's like pretending NFL players don't ALL use steroids & HGH and being outraged when someone gets popped. Even the "good guys" cheat. JJ Watt is roided out to the gills and Shohei is probably a cyborg.

Get over it.

As somebody who played D1 football and has numerous friends who played in the NFL, PED use isn't nearly as rampant as the general public thinks.

Guys really are that freakish of athletes compared to the average dude. Hell, the last dude on the roster of the worst FBS-level football team is going to blow away 99%+ of non-athletes in physical talent. I don't have personal knowledge on JJ Watt but he's been tested a million times and never once been popped. Plus, the fact his brothers are studs too points to good genetics and work ethic more than anything.

My family and probably our closest family friends are good examples.

Both my brother and I played college football, I was at an FBS program and him at an FCS. Our sister also swam in college, lettering four years at Cougar High. My brother's son is probably going to be an FBS-level football player. He made 4A all district last year as a sophomore. This year he starts both at MLB and on offense as their hybrid FB/TE/H-back role. My boys are younger but they have the evident athleticism already- I'm 6'3" and my oldest is supposed to end up 6'5" while my youngest will be 6'3"-6'4" and he's actually more naturally athletic and coordinated than his big brother. Both of them are big-framed but can really run and move.

Our good friends are similar- the dad is 6'10" and played basketball at TCU then transferred to A&M. Mama is 5'10". Their oldest is a 15-year old sophomore girl who is already 6'0" and barely hit puberty. She's a stud volleyball player who will probably play at A&M. Their middle child is another girl who just turned 12 and is 5'5" and on track to be as tall as her big sister and just as good at VB. Their youngest is a boy who is almost 8- he's going to be another Deuce Fatheree-type OT, 6'7" and look like Karl Malone playing OT.
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11:02a, 10/14/21
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Framber vs Boston hitters this year:



This also seems good
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11:07a, 10/14/21
Just had to check to make sure I was on the right thread. Y'all have some atrocious food and music tastes
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In reply to Teddy Perkins • 11:10a, 10/14/21
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Teddy Perkins said:
Farmer1906 said:
Is it Friday yet?

Framber bout to go 7 strong.
Sure hope so but the Red Sox are the best hitting team against breaking balls. If Framber is on then we should be ok but if he's not it could be a short outing.
But are they the best at hitting Framber's breaking balls? His curve is one of the best pitches in baseball. As long as he's in the zone enough, they aren't going to do much with it. It'll come down to the 2 seamer. His bread and butter is getting ground balls. Sox are one of the teams who hit the fewest GBs. That and walks will tell the story for him IMO.
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11:15a, 10/14/21
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In both of Framber's starts vs Boston (1 in MMP and 1 at Fenway) he went:

7+ innings
5 hits each
1 earned run each
18 total strikeouts
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11:21a, 10/14/21
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OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

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11:22a, 10/14/21
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Is it Friday yet? Anyway here's a pretty long read ($paywalled) about the bots behind umpire grading.Won't repost all but:

  • Very surprised to learn the person behind @UmpScorecards started this project as a high schooler. That's awesome.
  • Angel Hernandez still sucks.
  • Bring on the robo umps

Lastly, we are all Michael T.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:24a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1. Altuve
2. Altuve
3. Bagwell Cycle
4. Correa walkoff in extras vs Yankees in ALCS
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:25a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1. Tuve
2. Biggio
3. Tuve walk-off comeback against the Yankees this year on July 11, 2021
4. Tuve walk-off against the Yankees to clinch the 2019 ALCS.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:26a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1) Bregman
2) Bill Doran
3) '86 v Mets (Strawberry hit a monster blast that hit a speaker)
4) Game 3 2017 World Series
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:27a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)



1, 2. Tuve

3. Angels before ASB in '19.

4. Game 2, ALCS '17.
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11:28a, 10/14/21
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 11:31a, 10/14/21
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EastCoastAgNc said:
Thanks for the no news tweet Jon
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:31a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1. Kyle Tucker
2. Kevin Bass
3. Mike Scott took a no hitter 8.2 innings before giving up a hit. I was too little to remember it.
Found a link to the last inning of the game. I'll have to ask my dad where we were sitting to see if we were on any of the several crowd scans they did: Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros (6-12-1988) "Mike Scott And His No-No Is A No-Go" - YouTube
4. G5 2017 WS
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 11:33a, 10/14/21
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It puts to rest the implication last night by blog boy that it was bad enough to require surgery again.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:39a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1. Bregman (hard nose, gets the job done, baseball player
2. Biggio (see rationale above)
3/4 Didnt go to any playoff games growing up, not worth the money to me still. We only wene to games we got Astros Buddies Tickets and nothing jumps out to me
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:43a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)


1) Altuve in a close one.
2) Biggio (took over the spot from Billy Doran, do you see the trend?)
3) Biggio's 3,000 hit. Awesome to get to see your favorite player reach a HOF milestone
4) October 6, 2017 - ALDS win over Red Sox. Good game for the Stros and I was there with a great buddy
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:43a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)



1. McCullers / Tucker
2. Biggio
3. Been to so many. Nothing sticks out.
4. Toss up Tuve 3 HR game vs Boston in 17 or Correa Walk Off HR. Most memorable - Pujols Walk Off vs Lidge
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 11:43a, 10/14/21
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EastCoastAgNc said:
It puts to rest the implication last night by blog boy that it was bad enough to require surgery again.


Not great Bob. Seems that blog twitter guy could still be right
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11:45a, 10/14/21
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 11:45a, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)




1. Carlos Correa (but it changes between 4 guys based on the day)
2. Jeff Bagwell
3. Regular season - Yankees comeback this year or the Marwin grand slam 2017 against the Rangers
4. 2019 ALCS game 2 - Correa walk off HR in extras
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 11:49a, 10/14/21
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EastCoastAgNc said:
It puts to rest the implication last night by blog boy that it was bad enough to require surgery again.


Dubose is a **** but I didn't know Ross Bolen was that close to LMJ
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11:54a, 10/14/21
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Current Astro - Tucker

All-Time Astro - Cruz

Regular-season win: '05 in San Francisco, Clemens got the 'W' on a picture perfect Sunday afternoon

Playoff win: '98 NLDS, Billy Spiers with a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth. Ricky Gutierrez stole third off Trevor Hoffman and Spiers drove him in. Billy Wagner picked up the great blown save / win. Hoffman had 53 saves and a 1.48 ERA that season.
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 11:55a, 10/14/21
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I can't stand dubose. He plays the victim card so much
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 11:58a, 10/14/21
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bearkatag15 said:
EastCoastAgNc said:
It puts to rest the implication last night by blog boy that it was bad enough to require surgery again.


Not great Bob. Seems that blog twitter guy could still be right

Time to deploy our secret weapon

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In reply to Beerosch • 12:00p, 10/14/21
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Beerosch said:
helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1. Kyle Tucker
2. Kevin Bass
3. Mike Scott took a no hitter 8.2 innings before giving up a hit. I was too little to remember it.
Found a link to the last inning of the game. I'll have to ask my dad where we were sitting to see if we were on any of the several crowd scans they did: Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros (6-12-1988) "Mike Scott And His No-No Is A No-Go" - YouTube
4. G5 2017 WS

OMG I'm 95% sure I found my dad and I from that YouTube video I posted from the almost Scott no hitter in '88. Showed it do dad and he agrees.

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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 12:01p, 10/14/21
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helloimustbegoing said:
OK, let's pass some time til Friday night.

1) Favorite Astro (current)

2) Favorite Astro (all-time if different from a current fave)

3) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (regular season)

4) Best Astros' game you've ever been to in person (playoffs, if applicable)

1 altuve
2 springer or bagwell
3. probably , but haven't been to a ton of 'great' regular season games. was at a game in 2008ish that was lance berkman's first walkoff homerun

4 top three: 2017 ws game 5, 2019 alcs game 6, 2017 alcs game 7
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12:07p, 10/14/21
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absolutely gutted for McCullers
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