Prosperdick said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Trash Bang Altuve - 160 wRC+
Buzzer Altuve - 137 wRC+
Aging Altuve - 165 wRC+ ('22/'23)

Its almost like either that cheating didn't help him or he didn't cheat at all.

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I thought it was shown that out of everyone who used the trash cans, Altuve used it the least. Marwin and Gattis used it the most.

The fact he's the most hated player in baseball is one of the greatest tragedies of sports (ALL sports). It would be like if everyone suddenly hated Mr. Rogers.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Which race are yall most looking forward to (besides ours)?

AL East - 2 games separate Tampa & Baltimore
AL WC - 0.5 games separates Seattle & Toronto
NL Central - 2 games separate Milwaukee, Chicago, & Cincy
NL WC - 2.5 games separate San Fran, Chicago, Cincy, Miami, & Arizona. (2 spots)

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AggieDub04 said:

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Prosperdick said:

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tjack16 said:

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How some of y'all are bumping Yordan and Tucker down in the lineup in favor of Brantley is funny to me. He's been out for over a year now and he's older. I'd bat him 6th or 7th until he proves he's back to what he was

Altuve
Bregman
Tucker
Alvarez
Diaz
Abreu
Brantley
Chas
Pena

Would be my lineup

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Chas 8th??? You must hate him more than Dusty does lol.

Here's the lineup:

Altuve
Bregman
Alvarez
Tucker
Chas
Diaz
Pendleton
Pena
Brantley

It sucks for Uncle Mike batting last but he would be one helluva hitter to turn your lineup over. No rest at all for opposing pitchers. I also wouldn't be opposed to switching Brantley and Pendleton.

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Assuming you mean Singelton vs Pendleton.

For ideal run creation you want your 3 best hitters at 1, 2, and 4 and your next two at 3 and 5. Additionally if platoon Brantley and Meyers. Meyers hits lefties well and Mike is mostly under 100 wRc+ vs lefties.

Altuve
Tucker
Bregman
Alvarez
McCormick
Diaz
Brantley/Meyers
Pena
Singleton

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txags92 said:

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tjack16 said:

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How some of y'all are bumping Yordan and Tucker down in the lineup in favor of Brantley is funny to me. He's been out for over a year now and he's older. I'd bat him 6th or 7th until he proves he's back to what he was

Altuve
Bregman
Tucker
Alvarez
Diaz
Abreu
Brantley
Chas
Pena

Would be my lineup

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Why do you want a guy with a .917 OPS hitting in the 8 spot? And what has Abreu done to justify hitting 6th with his .634 OPS?

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Prosperdick said:

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JDUB08AG said:

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Didn't cheat for one of the most important HRs in Astros history on the road against Jansen!

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Very true…at the time the biggest home run in Astros history. Still should be rated very high for the significance. Of course, I think we can all agree on #1.

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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wmitchell said:

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Prosperdick said:

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JDUB08AG said:

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Didn't cheat for one of the most important HRs in Astros history on the road against Jansen!

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Very true…at the time the biggest home run in Astros history. Still should be rated very high for the significance. Of course, I think we can all agree on #1.

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Queue someone posting the gif or video…. Always a great reminder

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GoodBullShark said:

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Altuve (R)
Bregman (R)
Tucker (L)
Alvarez (L)
Diaz (R)
Brantley (L)
McCormick (R)
Abreau Singleton (L)
Peña (R)

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The Porkchop Express said:

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This date in Astros history:

1989 - Rafael Ramirez gets a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cubs, 6-5. Glenn Davis scores after doubling home Bill Doran. Davis had homered the inning before. Dave Smith is the surprise winner. Billy Hatcher is traded to Pittsburgh for outfielder Glenn Wilson.

While I was sad to see Hatcher leave - although watching Glenn Wilson hose guys with that cannon of an arm was great - this is one of the greatest games in Astros history for me.

I was 15 and went to the game with my parents. My dad started razzing Jim Clancy early and often. Clancy had been brought over from Toronto to "replace" Nolan Ryan by going 7-14 with a 5.08 ERA. He replaced Nolan in this game by giving up 5 runs in 4 innings and during the 4th inning, when the Astros had a conference on the mound, my dad stood up and yelled "PUT IN ORBIT! CANT BE ANY ******* WORSE!"

Back then, my dad was still smoking 2 packs a day, and probably would have smoked 8 packs a day if there simply enough hours. They had banned smoking in the Dome a few years back, and we might have left early but the team fought back to down 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth.

Almost 3 hours without a cancer stick were wearing my dad down by the bottom of the ninth when Glenn Davis doubled in Bill Doran to tie it at 5-5. With two outs, the Cubs intentionally walked both Kevin Bass and Harry Spilman to loaded the bases for Rafael Ramirez.

My dad, now facing the prospect of extra innings without a cigarette, stood up and started screaming and clapping for Ramirez like it was Game 7 of the World Series and the Astros' opponent was Nazi Germany.
Incredibly, Ramirez, drew a 5-pitch walkoff walk in a season where he walked 29 times in 575 plate appearances to win the game 6-5.

My dad screamed and shouted, "WAY TO GO, BABE!" and led the charge up the pavilion stairs to the sweet blissful embrace of Mother Nicotine.

My dad locked in on Ramirez as his favorite player for the rest of his time with the Astros, continually calling him "Babe" whenever he saw him batting on TV or in person.

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