***** 2023 Houston Astros Season Thread *****

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8:50a, 9/22/23
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30-30 Check In

Ronald Acuna Jr: 39 HR, 69 SB
  • He's about to create the 40-70 club. WOW!

Bobby Witt Jr: 29 HR, 38 HR.
  • Just needs 1 more HR. Looking like 30-40. Is he the best SS in baseball not named Seager?
Julio Rodriguez: 31 HR, 36 SB.
  • What a crazy second half he's had. (18-14 in the last 58 games)

Francisco Lindor: 26 HR, 30 SB.
  • Sneaky good season. Needs to get hot at the plate.

Trea Turner: 26 HR, 28 SB.
  • Failed to live up to the mega-deal in year 1, but getting closer with a good second half. Probably going to fall short.

Kyle Tucker: 28 HR, 28 SB
  • Going to come down to the wire. Only 2 HR/SB in Sept. Gunna have to get hot again.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 8:56a, 9/22/23
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Farmer1906 said:
Right now, Houston and Seattle control their own destiny regarding winning the division, but a Houston loss and Arlington win today, the Rangers then control their destiny. All 4 teams control their fate for the WC. Every game moving forward is going to feel season-ending.

Fangraphs Odds going into the home stretch:



Remaining opponents and pitching matchups:


Sportsbook Odds



Hopefully we don't need JV pitching that last game of the season
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 8:59a, 9/22/23
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I kind of hope we do... as in we need him to get some work in before he has a week off for the DS.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:01a, 9/22/23
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Farmer1906 said:
I kind of hope we do... as in we need him to get some work in before he has a week off for the DS.


Sure, in that scenario he can pitch 3-4 innings and get 50 pitches in
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:01a, 9/22/23
Bobby Witt Jr is sure to get it, probably average a dinger a game against the 'Stros this weekend.

I think King Tuck gets the HR part of the 30. The SB part seems to be the easiest to obtain but with every game down the stretch being so meaningful I don't think he will run just to get the record like he might if things were wrapped up.
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9:25a, 9/22/23
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Get to the postseason and Dusty, where's that lineup card?

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9:26a, 9/22/23
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Bobby Witt Jr is quickly becoming one of my favorite players to watch in the league..With that being said I hope he goes into a massive tanking slump this weekend!
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:43a, 9/22/23
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If he played in today's modern stadiums using modern bats, I am convinced Cesar Cedeno would be 40-80. He was 20-50 three times in the early 70s in the old dome.

CC was a freak and way ahead of his time.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:54a, 9/22/23
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Firing our best bullets in Seattle. We need good Javi for sure.
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10:06a, 9/22/23
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Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 10:07a, 9/22/23
Farmer1906 said:
30-30 Check In

Ronald Acuna Jr: 39 HR, 69 SB

He's about to create the 40-70 club. WOW!


It's crazy to me that the media is still trying to make it any sort of race between him and Betts for NL MVP. Betts has had a great season, but Acuna is just on an entirely different level this year. I hate that the Braves extended him for so cheap.
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In reply to k20dub • 10:14a, 9/22/23
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k20dub said:
Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?



In my opinion yes that's where we always sit when I take my kids
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.


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In reply to Mr.Bond • 10:25a, 9/22/23
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k20dub said:
Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?



In my opinion yes that's where we always sit when I take my kids
I agree. The Honda Club level has less foot traffic and cleaner bathrooms for the little ones to use.
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In reply to k20dub • 10:26a, 9/22/23
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Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?
If they are really into baseball, the closer to the field the better. Views and concessions are secondary to how close the players are to you at that age.
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10:29a, 9/22/23
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How are we feeling about tonight? I'm anxious but feeling slightly optimistic...need to jump to an early lead and set the positive vibes
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10:37a, 9/22/23
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Randon Stats Cast Leaderboards (Top 5s)

xwOBA
3. Alvarez - .438

xSLG
5. Alvarez - .612

Outfielder Jump
4. Meyers - 2.6 ft

Pitching Avg Exit Velo
3. Maton - 84.4 MPH

Pitching Hard Hit %
1. Maton - 22.6%

4-Seam Vertical Movement vs Avg
4. Urquidy - 3.0 inches

Avg Cutter Spin
3. Dubin - 2746 RPM

Cutter Horizontal Movement vs Avg
1. France - 3.5 inches

Splitter Vertical Movement vs Avg
2. Neris - 3.6 inches

Splitter Active Spin
5. Stanek - 95.8%

Avg Slider Velo
5. Brown - 91.7 MPH

Avg Curve Spin
1. Pressly - 3288 RPM

Curve Vertical Movement vs Avg
3. France - 8.9 inches

Curve Horizontal Movement vs Avg
5. Pressly - 6.9 inches

Curve Active Spin
1. France - 98.1 %
3. Maton - 97.0 %

Sweeper Horizontal Movement vs Avg
3. Maton - 3.7 inches
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10:46a, 9/22/23
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
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In reply to All I do is Nguyen • 10:49a, 9/22/23
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All I do is Nguyen said:
Looking forward to a fun sports weekend:
Astros hopefully separate themselves form the Rangers and Ms
Aggies make a statement win over Auburn and the Cowboys keep rolling against AZ even without Diggs.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 10:50a, 9/22/23
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I'll bet Mays would have been a regular member of the 40-70 club if he needed to be. He led the league in stolen bases four times, but never had more than 40 in a season. I guess that having McCovey and Cepeda batting after him took a lot of the incentive for him to steal away.
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10:52a, 9/22/23
Don't forget to hydrate today folks. Livers will be put to the test this weekend.
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In reply to linkdude • 11:05a, 9/22/23
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How are we feeling about tonight? I'm anxious but feeling slightly optimistic...need to jump to an early lead and set the positive vibes

For the last month or so, I've been anticipating the "now we turn it on" moment. Lots of teases in the meantime.

Now we have no choice. Time to turn it on or we go home. Bets against the Astros haven't paid out very well the last 6 years and, as much as we've been playing with fire, I don't think they will this year either.

The AL still goes through Houston.
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In reply to linkdude • 11:07a, 9/22/23
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linkdude said:
How are we feeling about tonight? I'm anxious but feeling slightly optimistic...need to jump to an early lead and set the positive vibes


If we see good Framber… I'll feel very confident moving forward. This is a huge start for him.

The starter for KC is the guy we scored a lot on against last week. So hopefully that continues
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11:10a, 9/22/23
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Testing new source material for tonight's game:



***Testing successful***
Today, unfortunately, many Americans have good reason to fear that they will be victimized if they are unable to protect themselves. And today, no less than in 1791, the Second Amendment guarantees their right to do so. - Justice Samuel Alito 2022
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In reply to f1ghtintexasaggie • 11:11a, 9/22/23
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f1ghtintexasaggie said:
Farmer1906 said:
30-30 Check In

Ronald Acuna Jr: 39 HR, 69 SB

He's about to create the 40-70 club. WOW!


It's crazy to me that the media is still trying to make it any sort of race between him and Betts for NL MVP. Betts has had a great season, but Acuna is just on an entirely different level this year. I hate that the Braves extended him for so cheap.


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In reply to Farmer1906 • 11:12a, 9/22/23
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Farmer1906 said:
Right now, Houston and Seattle control their own destiny regarding winning the division, but a Houston loss and Arlington win today, the Rangers then control their destiny. All 4 teams control their fate for the WC. Every game moving forward is going to feel season-ending.

Fangraphs Odds going into the home stretch:



Remaining opponents and pitching matchups:


Sportsbook Odds

This.
Somebody please relay that to Dusty Baker.
Class of 2010
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In reply to BadAggie • 11:12a, 9/22/23
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The Braves are the Yankees of the South, MLB knows nothing
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In reply to k20dub • 11:31a, 9/22/23
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k20dub said:
Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?


Is your child prepared to hear dirty words?

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In reply to Farmer1906 • 11:49a, 9/22/23
Hey I have made it well known on here that I am a Cowboys fan as well as Astros. I root for Texans as well, but lately they haven't had much to cheer for
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In reply to All I do is Nguyen • 11:55a, 9/22/23
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Hey I have made it well known on here that I am a Cowboys fan as well as Astros. I root for Texans as well, but lately they haven't had much to cheer for


Seconded
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In reply to BadAggie • 11:59a, 9/22/23
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BadAggie said:
k20dub said:
Thinking of taking my 6 year old on Sunday. Best section to sit in with a kid? Club level?


Is your child prepared to hear dirty words?

He wouldn't stop saying "butt cheeks" yesterday so we are getting there.
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In reply to linkdude • 12:00p, 9/22/23
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linkdude said:
How are we feeling about tonight? I'm anxious but feeling slightly optimistic...need to jump to an early lead and set the positive vibes


Now or never. I'm optimistic and pretty fired up to go on a run this week.
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12:39p, 9/22/23
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This is a really cool clip:

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In reply to spadilly • 12:45p, 9/22/23
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Man, Vin Scully was the absolute best. When I was stationed in CA, I used to listen to the Dodgers games just to hear him call a game.
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12:55p, 9/22/23
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So I watched the texags morning show and they had the SEC Shorts guys on it and the main guy, can't remember his name but he's the "famous" one grew up in Houston and loved the Astros until his family moved to Alabama at the age of 12. He said at one point he could tell you all of Gerald Young's stats.

All that to say, we've come a LOOOOOOOG way baby!
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12:56p, 9/22/23
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wouldn't hate doing this with Arrighetti the last couple weeks. Just give him some bullpen innings to see what he has vs MLB hitters
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