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

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Eso si, Que es
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Wonder if ATT did something with audio this year or is it just me. The crack of the bat audio seems crisper, sharper.
Harry Dunne
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Julks > Meyers
Big Al 1992
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I think we end April same as last year 10-11 (and last year we had Altuve and Brantley). We're good.
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Harry Dunne said:

Julks > Meyers
It's still insane to me that Meyers started the 1st two games with Chas on the bench
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101 mph
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101 mph heat
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101 from Abreu!!!!
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101!
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Bringing it.

100.8 and was actually the only pitch over 100. The rest were rounded up.
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Farmer1906 said:

Bringing it.

100.8 and was actually the only pitch over 100. The rest were rounded up.
bruh
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Julks is a great story, hope he continues to excel.
All I do is Nguyen
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And for the Astros too! Again I'd love to see the hometown kid do well
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Farmer1906 said:

Bringing it.

100.8 and was actually the only pitch over 100. The rest were rounded up.


I said before the season Abreu has what it takes - talent is there and mentally is getting there - to be a shut down closer. Give Presley the 7th and sometimes 8th.
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I wonder if Dusty is comfortable playing him in RF and/or 3B. Once Brantley is back, how much time is he actually going to get at DH or LF? If he can play those other positions, he can spell Tucker & Bregman plus PH late for Maldy.
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Blanco!
The Porkchop Express
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So when do we start the sub-thread monitoring Dubon's pursuit of a .400 batting average?
Feels so good, feelin' good again.
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Blanco!
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redline248 said:

Harry Dunne said:

Julks > Meyers
It's still insane to me that Meyers started the 1st two games with Chas on the bench
Yeah like I said to the one remaining Meyers fan yesterday, I'm not ready to give up on him just yet but he needs to be in AAA rebuilding his confidence and/or trade value.

Chas is our CF. No doubt about it. I'm not ready to anoint Julks just yet but with Altuve & Mike out we need to go with the hot hand and hopefully he can show enough to keep getting ABs somewhere when Mike is back. Apparently he plays 2b and 3b as well.
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No Yordan, no problem!
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BALLGAME!
3-3 road trip after starting it off 0-2.
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Series win!
wangus12
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We won a series
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Series win. Now we need to spank arlington and remind them who's their daddy.
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Nice finish to the trip.
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spadilly said:

BALLGAME!
3-3 road trip after starting it off 0-2.


Getting into 2022 form - GLF!!!!
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The Porkchop Express said:

So when do we start the sub-thread monitoring Dubon's pursuit of a .400 batting average?


Today?
Wabs
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So Garcia, Hunter and Framber against the Arlingtons. LFG.
Beat40
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There we go! Series win! Time to stack series!

Sweep the Rangers!
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Win the next two series and we are rolling at over .500
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I'm ready to roll out the lineup of death against the Rangers:

1. Chas CF
2. Julks LF
3. Yordan DH
4. Dubon 2B
5. Tucker RF
6. Bregman 3B
7. Pena SS
8. Abreu 1B
9. Maldy C
Beat40
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Not to bring the mood down, but I'm listening to Jet Passan on a radio show and they were discussing beer sales extending into the 8th inning. He is saying MLB is essentially banking on the pitch clock to bring in more casual fans to the games to make up for the decrease in the time of the game.

I actually don't mind the pitch clock, but I hate that MLB is treating it like some saving move for the game. Growth of the game will not come from the pitch clock. It will come from them deciding to get their heads out of their asses by doing some actual marketing and fixing blackout restrictions.

Feels like they're throwing buckets of water out of a boat that has a hole in it instead of fixing the hole.
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Beat40 said:

Not to bring the mood down, but I'm listening to Jet Passan on a radio show and they were discussing beer sales extending into the 8th inning. He is saying MLB is essentially banking on the pitch clock to bring in more casual fans to the games to make up for the decrease in the time of the game.

I actually don't mind the pitch clock, but I hate that MLB is treating it like some saving move for the game. Growth of the game will not come from the pitch clock. It will come from them deciding to get their heads out of their asses by doing some actual marketing and fixing blackout restrictions.

Feels like they're throwing buckets of water out of a boat that has a hole in it instead of fixing the hole.
Yes, I hope MLB isn't treating this pitch clock thing as the Holy Grail to "saving the game". I like that the games are quicker, at least when I'm watching them on TV. But I don't know if I'm going to like as much if I'm in the stadium (haven't been to a game yet this season). We'll see if it draws more people to the ballpark. I have my doubts. You're spot on that they need to do massive fixes to their marketing strategy (or lack thereof). There are some really good, young players in the league that need to be household names.
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And they lost Seager for a while now.
wangus12
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Just sweep 'em
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Wabs said:

k20dub said:

Some teams are starting to extend beer sales to the 8th Inning
You knew it would happen with the shorter game times. Gotta make the $.
Curious what pre-gaming events will come about.
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