***Official Houston Astros 2022-23 Offseason Thread***
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Im pretty sure it was sarcastic & that was the whole point.
I don't think we've let go of a guy we should have signed other than CFM.
I don't think we've let go of a guy we should have signed other than CFM.
Those two Bregman walkoffs that barely went 10' are still two of the craziest baseball plays ever
Really enjoying these writeups Porkchop.Quote:
Phil Maton shocked the whole world by pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
If Maton had not broken his finger he almost surely would have been on the playoff roster wouldn't he? What an expensive lesson in anger management.
Teams are checking on Chris Sale’s availability. Red Sox are not looking to trade any of their starters but view rotation as an area of depth and are at least willing to listen, and consider. Sale does have complete no trade clause so he can veto potential deals.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 25, 2022
Who wouldn't want an often injured pitcher with anger management issues
It's a real treat to revisit the season box score by box score and see the evolution of the batting order and the pitching staff. Maton is just terrible every time out. Pena was killing the ball when he was connecting. and Altuve was hitting about .170 into the first of May.McInnis said:Really enjoying these writeups Porkchop.Quote:
Phil Maton shocked the whole world by pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
If Maton had not broken his finger he almost surely would have been on the playoff roster wouldn't he? What an expensive lesson in anger management.
Its definitely good perspective. We win it all and people tend to forget the "Altuve & Bregman are finished & the offense is broken" general commentary.
Should be mandatory reading for all of the early season cliff jumpers.
Should be mandatory reading for all of the early season cliff jumpers.
Also a quality post from Marvin after we lost to the Blue Jays to get to 11-11 on May 2.
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
Were they wrong at the time of writing? I think that it is disingenuous at best to go back and quote someone and say "look how dead wrong they were" when at the time was performing that way and it was trending that it could be the case.The Porkchop Express said:
Also a quality post from Marvin after we lost to the Blue Jays to get to 11-11 on May 2.
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
I think these guys have enough history to show they will get to where they need to over a long season. Need to wait until mid-June to see where things stand IMO.
Lighten up, Francis.n_touch said:Were they wrong at the time of writing? I think that it is disingenuous at best to go back and quote someone and say "look how dead wrong they were" when at the time was performing that way and it was trending that it could be the case.The Porkchop Express said:
Also a quality post from Marvin after we lost to the Blue Jays to get to 11-11 on May 2.
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
1. Having fun at your own expense is always allowed.
2. The W post is pretty benign.
Im talking more about the Altuve is done and Bregman is mediocre and we're entering the rebuild type of stuff. Like Paul said, we should know better by now and instead of crying and calling it disengenuous maybe laugh at yourself and have some perspective next year.
2. The W post is pretty benign.
Im talking more about the Altuve is done and Bregman is mediocre and we're entering the rebuild type of stuff. Like Paul said, we should know better by now and instead of crying and calling it disengenuous maybe laugh at yourself and have some perspective next year.
I shudder to think what random pessimistic crap I posted during the down offensive periods.
I'm a pretty historically dedicated time waster on TexAgs, but I'm not going through 2,375 pages of posts to find the worst ones. I jumped to the day of the point where we had dropped back to back stinkers to the Jays to see what I could find.
On my daily rabbit hole dive on Baseball Reference, Altuve is going to hit a lot of major milestones next year.
He needs 14 runs for 1,000 in his career. 347 players before him have gotten to 1,000 runs. He's 13th among active players.
65 hits for 2,000. 292 players before him have gotten to 2,000 hits. He's 9th among active players.
21 doubles for 400. 193 players before him have gotten to 400 doubles. He's 10th among active players.
8 home runs for 200. He's 31st among active players. Currently he's tied for 17th for homers by a 2B in MLB history at 192. If he hits 100 more in his career, he'll finish third behind Kent (354) and Cano (325). Biggio is at 228.
Also when he gets to the 200th home run, he'll be one of just 52 players every with 200 career HR and 200 career SB. Andrew McCutcheon did this last April when he got his 200th stolen base. Mike Trout is the only other active player in the 200-200 club.
4 RBI for 700. He's 29th among active players. Not bad for a leadoff guy. Rogers Hornsby is first among second baseman with 1,295. Biggio finished with 897. Eleven 2B have reached 1,000 for their career.
52 total bases for 3,000. 310 players have reached 3,000 total bases in their careers.
I'm bummed to see JV leave because I loved watching him tear his way up the record books. Be fun to keep tabs on Altuve this year and in the years to come.
He needs 14 runs for 1,000 in his career. 347 players before him have gotten to 1,000 runs. He's 13th among active players.
65 hits for 2,000. 292 players before him have gotten to 2,000 hits. He's 9th among active players.
21 doubles for 400. 193 players before him have gotten to 400 doubles. He's 10th among active players.
8 home runs for 200. He's 31st among active players. Currently he's tied for 17th for homers by a 2B in MLB history at 192. If he hits 100 more in his career, he'll finish third behind Kent (354) and Cano (325). Biggio is at 228.
Also when he gets to the 200th home run, he'll be one of just 52 players every with 200 career HR and 200 career SB. Andrew McCutcheon did this last April when he got his 200th stolen base. Mike Trout is the only other active player in the 200-200 club.
4 RBI for 700. He's 29th among active players. Not bad for a leadoff guy. Rogers Hornsby is first among second baseman with 1,295. Biggio finished with 897. Eleven 2B have reached 1,000 for their career.
52 total bases for 3,000. 310 players have reached 3,000 total bases in their careers.
I'm bummed to see JV leave because I loved watching him tear his way up the record books. Be fun to keep tabs on Altuve this year and in the years to come.
It is worth noting that Baseball Reference still shows some players as active that have announced retirement. Not sure when they update it (Jan 1st or start of the new season), but Altuve will see a bump in his place on the Active list once that happens. Here are their current leaders in hits for reference.
How did you check for 2 stats at once? Wanted to see how many are in the 300-300 (HR-SB) group all time.
I just Googled it. I don't think it's on there, or at least not anywhere I can see.3B Paul 97 said:
How did you check for 2 stats at once? Wanted to see how many are in the 300-300 (HR-SB) group all time.
Good point about the active guys retiring, although guys un-retire a lot these days.
Here is is by the way3B Paul 97 said:
How did you check for 2 stats at once? Wanted to see how many are in the 300-300 (HR-SB) group all time.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/300-300_club#Members_of_the_300-300_club
There's one member of the 500-500 club - Barry Bonds 762/514
Nobody is in the 400-400 club other than Bonds
300-300 includes
Willie Mays 660/338
Andre Dawson 438/314
Bobby Bonds 332/461
Reggie Sanders (WTF!) 305/304
Steve Finley 304/320
A-Ro 696/329
Carlos Beltran 435/312
A-Rod and Mays are the only two guys in the 300-300-3,000 club
If you combine homers and steals as aggregate stats, the leader is Rickey Henderson at 297/1,406
Thanks for the info. I think 300-300 is possible for Altuve being 108 HR and 21 SB away.
It would make him only the second infielder of all time to get there.
It would make him only the second infielder of all time to get there.
The World Series may be long over, but the MVP is still raking.
— MLB (@MLB) December 26, 2022
(via @Jpena221) pic.twitter.com/Cnh2VduQtl
I literally love Jeremy Pena.
Switch hitting Pena might fix his RHP "issue".
Switch hitting Pena might fix his RHP "issue".
The Methodists have chosen violence, I’m here for it. #Astros pic.twitter.com/SDAOU4ic8Z
— andyzipp 🫥 (@andyzipp) December 25, 2022
Wagner in year 8 of the ballot. He was at 51% last year. If he jumps to the high 60s he should eventually get in in 24 or 25.
With 48 ballots revealed/~12.2% known:
— Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs) December 26, 2022
Helton - 77.1%
Rolen - 77.1%
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Wagner - 68.8%
Jones - 62.5%
Sheffield - 58.3%
A-Rod - 54.2%
Ramírez - 52.1%
Beltrán - 50.0%
Kent - 45.8%
Pettitte - 22.9%
Abreu - 20.8%
Buehrle - 12.5%
K-Rod - 10.4%
Rollins - 8.3%
Vizquel - 8.3%
Was Scooby Doo there?EastCoastAgNc said:The World Series may be long over, but the MVP is still raking.
— MLB (@MLB) December 26, 2022
(via @Jpena221) pic.twitter.com/Cnh2VduQtl
Farmer1906 said:
Wagner in year 8 of the ballot. He was at 51% last year. If he jumps to the high 60s he should eventually get in in 24 or 25.With 48 ballots revealed/~12.2% known:
— Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs) December 26, 2022
Helton - 77.1%
Rolen - 77.1%
---
Wagner - 68.8%
Jones - 62.5%
Sheffield - 58.3%
A-Rod - 54.2%
Ramírez - 52.1%
Beltrán - 50.0%
Kent - 45.8%
Pettitte - 22.9%
Abreu - 20.8%
Buehrle - 12.5%
K-Rod - 10.4%
Rollins - 8.3%
Vizquel - 8.3%
That's good news. Last year his actual results were within a point of the tracker so hopefully he will stay in this range or go up as more votes come in.
I landed a Yordan ALCS ring, a WS quarter zip and this bad boy. Step 2 of 19. My fingers already hurt.
I'm sorry. Helton doesn't belong in the HOF. If you ever look at his home/road splits he was 100% a product of Coors field. He may have the biggest splits of any player ever.
Mathguy64 said:
I landed a Yordan ALCS ring, a WS quarter zip and this bad boy. Step 2 of 19. My fingers already hurt.
Vaya Con Dios bro. I put together orbit, the titanic, aggie helmet and have an unbuilt Kyle field. Those ****in pieces make my head hurt
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
MAGA
MAGA
The Porkchop Express said:
Also a quality post from Marvin after we lost to the Blue Jays to get to 11-11 on May 2.
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
I am certainly guilty of hyperbole, but you choose to cherry pick a comment about an 11-11 team sputtering out of the gate? I normally enjoy your posts, so stick to fun and informative stuff. You're better than this.
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
4 of 19. Woof. Mrs Mathguy said something like "it was designed to keep you occupied for a while".
I think it was a means of keeping you away from searching rally Kate images.
I really just tossed a couple of posts out from the one day of a 2,375 page thread. I didn't realize feelings were going to be hurt. And I'm definitely not better than this.Marvin said:The Porkchop Express said:
Also a quality post from Marvin after we lost to the Blue Jays to get to 11-11 on May 2.
A case can be made that the Astros are actually worse than their record, with one of the worst offenses in the entire MLB.
and W
the Astros are a classic .500 team
cannot get the hitting and pitching in-synch.
when they pitch...they don't hit
and when they hit...they don't pitch
I am certainly guilty of hyperbole, but you choose to cherry pick a comment about an 11-11 team sputtering out of the gate? I normally enjoy your posts, so stick to fun and informative stuff. You're better than this.
Anyone else confused why Jimmy Rollins is only getting 8.3% of the HOF vote?
2,455 career hits, 511 doubles, 115 triples, 231 HR, 936 RBI, 470 SB and an MVP? 4 Gold Glvoes and 3 All-Star games?
2,455 career hits, 511 doubles, 115 triples, 231 HR, 936 RBI, 470 SB and an MVP? 4 Gold Glvoes and 3 All-Star games?
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