Time to nut up or shut up
***** 2023 Houston Astros Season Thread *****
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Last: 5 mo ago by texasaggie2015
How about Dubon, is he hurt too? No matter how you slice it, playing Maldy takes a formidable bat out of the lineup.texasaggie2015 said:
Brantley is far from 100%. It's a miracle he's even been able to contribute at all and he's giving it everything he has.
Just trying to be reasonable... Mike is giving it everything he has but he's hurting. I haven't been told this point blank but it sure sounds like he willed his way back because we needed him.
Just finished buying tix on the season ticket holder presale. The best avail was starting at like row 10 of all the 400 nosebleed sections.
7nine
Texaggie7nine said:
Just finished buying tix on the season ticket holder presale. The best avail was starting at like row 10 of all the 400 nosebleed sections.
Yea, pretty big difference from ALDS presale. Probably holding for STH sales promos
Random question - if you're a STH, you're not guaranteed your specific season seat location for the playoffs, correct?
Just the opportunity to purchase what seats are available after MLB, each team, and sponsors all get theirs?
Just the opportunity to purchase what seats are available after MLB, each team, and sponsors all get theirs?
spadilly said:
Random question - if you're a STH, you're not guaranteed your specific season seat location for the playoffs, correct?
Just the opportunity to purchase what seats are available after MLB, each team, and sponsors all get theirs?
No I believe you have rights to your seats plus you get to buy additional seats before anybody else. But I could be wrong
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
RIP Ken Caminiti
October 10, 2004
One of the best debuts of all time.
Destroying Braves' catcher Greg Olson at the plate in 1992. This is the one of the best "butterfly effect" moments in MLB history. Olson was KO'ed for the season, so the Braves brought up Francisco Cabrera to replace him. Cabrera played just 12 regular season games, but sent the Braves to the World Series with a 2-out, 2-run single in the bottom of the 9th vs. the Pirates in Game 7 of the NLCS. He only had 2 at-bats in the whole series.
Doing more damage in Atlanta, running into a security guard on a foul ball.
The fourth-greatest regular-season moment in Astros history, Caminiti punking Mike Sciosia in a rundown.
His 3 daughters throwing out the first pitch in San Diego in 2016.
Making Sciosia his ***** again.
Inside the park homer in our lost, fantastic '94 season. Vintage Sid Bream running the bases like a brontosaurus in this one.
October 10, 2004
One of the best debuts of all time.
Destroying Braves' catcher Greg Olson at the plate in 1992. This is the one of the best "butterfly effect" moments in MLB history. Olson was KO'ed for the season, so the Braves brought up Francisco Cabrera to replace him. Cabrera played just 12 regular season games, but sent the Braves to the World Series with a 2-out, 2-run single in the bottom of the 9th vs. the Pirates in Game 7 of the NLCS. He only had 2 at-bats in the whole series.
Doing more damage in Atlanta, running into a security guard on a foul ball.
The fourth-greatest regular-season moment in Astros history, Caminiti punking Mike Sciosia in a rundown.
His 3 daughters throwing out the first pitch in San Diego in 2016.
Making Sciosia his ***** again.
Inside the park homer in our lost, fantastic '94 season. Vintage Sid Bream running the bases like a brontosaurus in this one.
spadilly said:
Random question - if you're a STH, you're not guaranteed your specific season seat location for the playoffs, correct?
Just the opportunity to purchase what seats are available after MLB, each team, and sponsors all get theirs?
You're guaranteed them if you purchased the package before end of season. You had to commit to all potential games.
Yep, they want that $ up front, but it can go back into future season tix purchases for games that don't happen.agdaddy04 said:spadilly said:
Random question - if you're a STH, you're not guaranteed your specific season seat location for the playoffs, correct?
Just the opportunity to purchase what seats are available after MLB, each team, and sponsors all get theirs?
You're guaranteed them if you purchased the package before end of season. You had to commit to all potential games.
7nine
thanks
Every interview I've seen with Brantley since his return he's commented that he has "a lot more left in the tank". Sure doesn't sound like a guy who's just playing because we begged him to.
What is he supposed to say? It's gamesmanship. We also didn't beg him to play.Sher Thing said:
Every interview I've seen with Brantley since his return he's commented that he has "a lot more left in the tank". Sure doesn't sound like a guy who's just playing because we begged him to.
This. The time is now. Play like road warrior World Champions today. Gotta have it.wangus12 said:
Time to nut up or shut up
Still holding out hope that a last minute change is made to the lineup. If not either way we need to kick ass because we have a tall order with Sonny on the bump. GO ASTROS!!!!Wabs said:This. The time is now. Play like road warrior World Champions today. Gotta have it.wangus12 said:
Time to nut up or shut up
Cristian Javier, by swinging strike rate
— Astros Stats 📈 (@astro_numbers) October 10, 2023
First 27 starts (3/31-9/9/23)
11.0% SwStr%
Last 4 starts (9/15-10/1/23)
14.3% SwStr%
30 games in 2022
13.8% SwStr% https://t.co/caHxiXKa5M
Marvin said:
Sonny Gray has surrendered one run in his last 26 innings, with 29 Ks and 4 BBs. In 193 at bats with runners in scoring position this season, Gray has allowed 2 doubles and no homers to go with a .194 batting average against. He gave up 8 homers all year. Teams hit .209 the third time through the lineup, and only .200 after his 75th pitch... so you won't outlast him. In other words, the chances of the Astros getting shut out and pushed to the brink of elimination is very high.
TLDR- I expect a double-digit win.
Yet in spite of all of that, Vegas has them favored extremely slightly (lower than the typical home field advantage).
Our boys have done better against the aces than they have against obscure young pitchers.
We'll find out soon enough.
In enemy territory. pic.twitter.com/7v5C4JvuSv
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 10, 2023
LFG, GLF
We win today 6-2.
They score first, then we boat race them.
They score first, then we boat race them.
Gonna be hard for them to score first when Tuve opens the game with a bomb....The Porkchop Express said:
We win today 6-2.
They score first, then we boat race them.
Royce Lewis is back at third base for the #MNTwins today for Game 3.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) October 10, 2023
1. Julien DH
2. Polanco 2B
3. Kepler RF
4. Lewis 3B
5. Correa SS
6. Kirilloff 1B
7. Wallner LF
8. Castro CF
9. Jeffers C
Gray RHP
Feel like the key to the game is going to be putting up good ABs against Gray in the first 3-4 innings, regardless of whether we score or not. We cannot allow him to get into the 6th inning having only thrown 60-65 pitches like we did with Lopez the other night.
Minnesota has 6 guys who will be batting left-handed vs Javier. For Javier's career, LHH's OPS is about 0.165 points higher than RHH. That's significant. That is the difference between Dubon & Tucker this year. If there was a day for an opener, today is that day since Julien, Polanco, & Kepler are at the top of the lineup.
I hope you're right, but we're gonna need Breggy and Ted to bring their A game today and have Altuve and Yordan keep doing what their doing.
Lineup should be posted here in just a little bit
Minnesote is running out their hitting lineup, not their defensive one today.
Fielding Run Value
Polanco -4
Kepler +5
Lewis +1 (but injured)
Correa -1
Kirilloff -6
Wallner -3
Castro +3 (-1 OAA in CF, he's a better INF)
Jeffers -8
Fielding Run Value
Polanco -4
Kepler +5
Lewis +1 (but injured)
Correa -1
Kirilloff -6
Wallner -3
Castro +3 (-1 OAA in CF, he's a better INF)
Jeffers -8
Against Lance Lynn in 2021, we did have 6 hits and 5 runs in in 3.2 IP. He finished third in Cy Young voting that year.
We're going to get this guy too!
We're going to get this guy too!
I'm guessing Taylor will be their defensive replacement in CF. Lewis at third is very interesting, not sure if Gray is a GB or FB guy.
Similar in 2017rak1693 said:
Against Lance Lynn in 2021, we did have 6 hits and 5 runs in in 3.2 IP. He finished third in Cy Young voting that year.
We're going to get this guy too!
We wrecked Cy Young runner up Chris Sale. 7 ER & 3 HR in 5 innings of work.
We win today 4-3 in a high stress game.
Tucker goes yard and Abreu comes through with an RBI
Tucker goes yard and Abreu comes through with an RBI
Since we dont have a left reliever thats problematic. I'm not looking but I recall Phil has a reverse split (or did). I have no clue about the others.Farmer1906 said:
Minnesota has 6 guys who will be batting left-handed vs Javier. For Javier's career, LHH's OPS is about 0.165 points higher than RHH. That's significant. That is the difference between Dubon & Tucker this year. If there was a day for an opener, today is that day since Julien, Polanco, & Kepler are at the top of the lineup.
CC has a negative defensive value this year??
14th in GB% (min 150 IP, 58 total)linkdude said:
I'm guessing Taylor will be their defensive replacement in CF. Lewis at third is very interesting, not sure if Gray is a GB or FB guy.
50th in FB%
9th in LD% (9th worst in this case)
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36th Hard Hit%
32nd in Exit Velo
49th in Barrel%
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28th in K%
23rd in BB%
28th in K-BB%
Mostly a flyball pitcher who doesn't get hit hard and doesn't get barreled up. Not special striking guys out, but not giving up a ton of free passes either.
I think he has in the past, but not so much this year. (going from memory here)Mathguy64 said:Since we dont have a left reliever thats problematic. I'm not looking but I recall Phil has a reverse split (or did). I have no clue about the others.Farmer1906 said:
Minnesota has 6 guys who will be batting left-handed vs Javier. For Javier's career, LHH's OPS is about 0.165 points higher than RHH. That's significant. That is the difference between Dubon & Tucker this year. If there was a day for an opener, today is that day since Julien, Polanco, & Kepler are at the top of the lineup.
tjack16 said:
We win today 4-3 in a high stress game.
Tucker goes yard and Abreu comes through with an RBI
Last year at this time Mrs. Marvin and I sat through 18 innings in Seattle, being physically threatened and verbally abused. Haha, I hope this afternoon is not the same level of stress!
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