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

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Ag4life80
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Thanks for the responses. We've been to Truth is Brenham ans it was solid. Might roll with Pinkerton's, how are the sides there ( asking for the wife, of course ) ?
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Ag4life80 said:

Thanks for the responses. We've been to Truth is Brenham ans it was solid. Might roll with Pinkerton's, how are the sides there ( asking for the wife, of course )?
lol, I know this all to well
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Blake Snell and his 4.50 ERA will probably be available at the deadline.

he's a free agent at the end of the year.

the Rays read the tea leaves correctly on him. The Padres did not.

he was a one-season wonder
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Ag4life80 said:

Thanks for the responses. We've been to Truth is Brenham ans it was solid. Might roll with Pinkerton's, how are the sides there ( asking for the wife, of course ) ?


You and the wife wanting something on the side…

Hey, hey!

We'll have none of that talk on a baseball thread.
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Farmer1906 said:

Don't look now, but Bregman, Pena, & Meyers all have their wRC+ north of 100 (105, 104, & 104).

Since May 15th, the team wRC+ is 119 for 4th best in baseball during that time. If our offense can stay anywhere close to that, then we're going to win a lot of games with our pitching.


Meyers 105
Pena 106
Bregman 106
McCormick 107
Even Julks is up to 88

wRC+ the last 3 weeks
May 15-21: 136
May 22-28: 124
May 29-Jun 4: 101
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RVAg02 said:

And Truth on Washington and Heights is generally considered excellent.

Pinkertons is good, but I haven't been in over a year. Pork ribs were great the last time I was there.

I live in between the two. Truth is probably the best overall BBQ in Houston but Pinkerton's is the single best brisket. Can't recommend enough.

They also serve a ranch water with candied jalapeños in the bottom at the bar.
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Thanks again, Marathon. I'm looking forward to an evening of baseball.

And for any of you out-of-towners, let the record show that I do work for bourbon. Tell me your Astros promotion target and send something tasty!
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Beau Holder said:

RVAg02 said:

And Truth on Washington and Heights is generally considered excellent.

Pinkertons is good, but I haven't been in over a year. Pork ribs were great the last time I was there.

I live in between the two. Truth is probably the best overall BBQ in Houston but Pinkerton's is the single best brisket. Can't recommend enough.

They also serve a ranch water with candied jalapeños in the bottom at the bar.


Thats strange because the handful of times I've been to pinkertons the brisket is just fine. The ribs are what stands out. With or without the candy paint.
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bearkatag15 said:



Never thought he'd see the bigs again
One of the most unfair things in life is that if someone has enough God-given talent, they can nearly piss it all away and still at almost any point come back, provided they are young enough to still get it done. While the rest of us mere mortals can give it our best shot 24/7/365 and still not be able to touch a major league breaking pitch.

Even Johnny football could still come back and play in the NFL if he got his isht together and gave it 100%. He won't, but he could.

That said, good for Singleton. Everyone loves a comeback story.
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Still doubt Singleton can hit a major league breaking ball, but the dude is an animal and straight ball, he hit very much.
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Anybody want 133 row 19 seats 3-4 for today? I can part with them at a discount.
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Oohhh. How much? Let me see if I can arrange a baby sitter.
My email is username@gmail

**Send me the info please**
Beau Holder
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Just emailed you.
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Altuve getting another day off…. Wtf
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Replied!
Beau Holder
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Farmer1906 said:

Beau Holder said:

RVAg02 said:

And Truth on Washington and Heights is generally considered excellent.

Pinkertons is good, but I haven't been in over a year. Pork ribs were great the last time I was there.

I live in between the two. Truth is probably the best overall BBQ in Houston but Pinkerton's is the single best brisket. Can't recommend enough.

They also serve a ranch water with candied jalapeños in the bottom at the bar.


Thats strange because the handful of times I've been to pinkertons the brisket is just fine. The ribs are what stands out. With or without the candy paint.

Surprised to hear that. I actually think Pit Room has my favorite ribs.
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No altuve no tucker. Javier should be pissed
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Julks making his 38th start of the season

Meyers making his 41st start of the season
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Hoping for Yainer/France tomorrow.
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RVAg02 said:

And Truth on Washington and Heights is generally considered excellent.

Pinkertons is good, but I haven't been in over a year. Pork ribs were great the last time I was there.


I live in the Heights and Truth is my go to. Only consideration is the wait in line can be 30 minutes ++
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I drove by on Washington at like 10:30 am on Tuesday and the line was already out the building. It's wild. But worth.
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Frok said:

scd88 said:

This is part of what makes the Astros run over the past several years impressive. No fall offs after winning the AL, or appearing in the WS, or winning the WS. Add in being the hunted by teams, media, and fans due to being singled out for the sign stealing stuff...it's been impressive.

And the Astros are doing it again this year.


Building around young cheap players rather than mega-contract players definitely helped the Astros sustain for a while. It's hard to stay disciplined to that approach.


Talent identification and development is what we excelled at under Luhnow. The nerds we the magic behind the curtain. Hoping Dana continues use analytics resources and doesn't just use the eye test
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Pray for Tuve, again
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linkdude said:

Pray for Tuve, again
Don't need any lingering issues, so I am good with keeping Dubon with consistent ABs while Altuve fully recovers. Hope it isn't something that takes too long, but the timing is not horrible.
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They don't open doors until 11:00am. If you're line by 11:00 you should be sitting down with your food in 15-20 minutes.
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tjack16 said:



Altuve getting another day off…. Wtf
This is as bad of a lineup as we've had since 2014.

We should score 10+ runs.
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Proof that Dusty is totally satisfied with mediocre 'ball.
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Harry Dunne said:

tjack16 said:



Altuve getting another day off…. Wtf
This is as bad of a lineup as we've had since 2014.

We should score 10+ runs.


Lefty starter vs our right handed bats is fine. Chas, Meyers, Pena, and even Dubn turn into killers.
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Yeah, I think we'll be fine in all honesty. Everyone in the lineup except for Peña has good career numbers vs. Sandoval…but you have to admit this is a horrific lineup. And it definitely turns into a pumpkin sometime around (hopefully) the 5th inning, when we see right-handed relievers the rest of the way.
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Never thought in 2023 I'd be saying "I'd rather have Smokin' Jon Singleton playing first base for the Astros today".
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https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/houston-astros-named-suitor-chicago-cubs-ace

Stroman anyone?
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Houston Glasstros
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Yes please

I've been wanting to add Stroman since he was a FA.
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Do we have $24,000,000 a year, and who do we have to give up to get him?

But yes, I'm a big fan as well
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Im near the fromt third base side
Dear God Julia is even more stunning in person
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