***** 2024 Houston Astros Season Thread ***** [Staff Warning]

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Heineken-Ashi
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In reply to tjack16 • 4:29p, 10/2/24
tjack16 said:
You can say what you want about making it to ALCS game 7 last year but let's be honest… this was back to back very flawed teams.

90-72
88-73

We got a very favorable ALDS matchup last year and then lost an ALCS we should have won. This year we had to scratch and claw our way to winning the clearly worst division in baseball.

Something changed after the 2022 World Series and I don't know what it is.


We officially pivoted from smart analytical approach in the front office, not overpaying for guys who wanted a fortune and trading away all of our best prospects every year. Bringing back Verlander was a Drayton type move. Signing Abreu was a Drayton type of move. Signing Hader was a Drayton type of move. We aren't turning over rocks and finding under utilized talent. We are overpaying for talent that has already peaked.

Luckily, we have tons of quality starters and plenty of depth there. But the lineup is aging and signing guys like Tuck and Bregman is going to cost more in the long term than keeping the status quo is going to reward.

We have guys like Caratini starting in the playoffs. Astros teams of the past would have him doing nothing more than pinch hitting. But we failed to develop and keep top farm pieces and overspent for an aging Abreu who forced us into this mess.

Kikuchi was a huge surprise, but I still wouldn't do the trade. Because we have no farm now. And we don't need him next year. We wasted multiple prospects for a sweep in the wild card round.
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4:29p, 10/2/24
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Mistake not pitching Verlander this series
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4:29p, 10/2/24
AG
Clearly was not meant to be. It's been real. It's been fun about 1/2 the time. See you regulars in the offseason thread.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
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What am i to do now
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 4:30p, 10/2/24
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Ghost of Bisbee said:
Mistake not pitching Verlander this series
HUH????
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4:30p, 10/2/24
This is going to be a weird October
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4:30p, 10/2/24
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It really ended when they choked last year and gifted the Rangers a fluke ring. This whole season was just washing the rest out.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
Went out with a whimper.

Happy for AJ

It is going to be a long offseason.
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In reply to BeaumontAg05 • 4:30p, 10/2/24
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agreed - the entire offensive staff should be fired tomorrow.
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In reply to f1ghtintexasaggie • 4:30p, 10/2/24
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f1ghtintexasaggie said:
I'm happy for Hinch. If we had to go down, I'm glad it was to him. Wish Crane would've had a backbone to stand by him when the SHTF.
Agree. Glad to lose to Detroit and Hinch rather than some of the other typical media-darling teams.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
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Out played.
Out classed.
Out hit.
Out managed.

Out of the post season.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
This is why you get the Bye

3 game series suck

But our home record in the playoffs lately is just trash
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4:30p, 10/2/24
AG
So what the heck are we supposed to do for the entire October? Not used to this.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
LOL @ Pressly with that 40.54 ERA.
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4:30p, 10/2/24
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Well that season wasn't very fun...
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In reply to bobcat90 • 4:31p, 10/2/24
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Aggie football, baby.
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4:31p, 10/2/24
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Well, maybe this embarrassment will get someone's attention in the dugout. That's all we can hope for, because they played much of the year without much urgency. When your GM and coach both call that out, it's bad.
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4:31p, 10/2/24
Yay Tigers! Now to have normal parking near the court house till next year.
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In reply to Heineken-Ashi • 4:31p, 10/2/24
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You can't ignore the injuries. Lost pitchers both seasons. Had all stars miss months both seasons. And still won the division both seasons.
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4:31p, 10/2/24
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That was not a fun season. See y'all next year
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 4:31p, 10/2/24
Ghost of Bisbee said:
Mistake not pitching Verlander this series
Starting pitching wasn't the problem. Tha bats were the problem.
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4:31p, 10/2/24
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There need to be massive, earth shattering changes to this roster, the coaching staff, and the way the organization approaches things if we want to get back to where we were. Unfortunately I don't Jim "Jerry Jones" Crane nor his council of misfit washed up players nor the front office are capable of doing that.

It's been a good run.
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In reply to BeaumontAg05 • 4:31p, 10/2/24
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BeaumontAg05 said:
End of the run is realtive to your view of things. Competing for a WS, likely coming to and end. A couple more seasons of trying to make the playoffs and win the division, still in play.
kind of like the Atlanta Braves dynasty

it lasted until 2005 -- still made the playoffs each year

but their last WS appearance was 1999
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4:31p, 10/2/24
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At least now we have the Texans huh?
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4:31p, 10/2/24
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Fitting ending to this awful season


My goodness man….this series was. The entire season in a microcosm

Joe got pansted by hinch
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4:32p, 10/2/24
Thank god the Texans have shown they can win on Sunday's again. Houston sports marches on - no more 6 months of despair
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In reply to Heineken-Ashi • 4:32p, 10/2/24
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like Drayton is back leading the front. Over pay for guys past their prime just to make sure butts are in seats.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 4:32p, 10/2/24
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Ag_07 said:
At least now we have the Texans huh?


Texans may not be off to a great start but they're still good. I'll be watching.
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4:32p, 10/2/24
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Crazy that we scored 3 runs over 2 games at home in the playoffs.

Just nuts and a glaring issue to fix moving forward
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In reply to Aggie8587 • 4:32p, 10/2/24
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Aggie8587 said:
Aggie8587 said:
Haven't hit a grand slam all year
Haven't won a game when trailing after 8 all year
Lead the league in 1-2-3 innings when trailing in crunch time

6 up, 6 down on 15 pitches to end the season incoming
Right on cue: halfway there and on pace for 15 pitches
Allost as predictable as Pressly choking the season away.

6 up, 6 down to end the season. Only saw 18 pitches total
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4:32p, 10/2/24
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Maybe the Yankees can finally win a pennant this year
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In reply to gambochaman • 4:33p, 10/2/24
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No he didn't. As mentioned, Hinch's use of a rookie almost cost him the game. Thankfully Tucker bailed Hinch out.
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In reply to jkag89 • 4:33p, 10/2/24
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jkag89 said:
Ghost of Bisbee said:
Mistake not pitching Verlander this series
Starting pitching wasn't the problem. Tha bats were the problem.
He would have thrown 18 shutout innings
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In reply to gambochaman • 4:33p, 10/2/24
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gambochaman said:
Fitting ending to this awful season


My goodness man….this series was. The entire season in a microcosm

Joe got pansted by hinch
how exactly?
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In reply to gambochaman • 4:33p, 10/2/24
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gambochaman said:
Fitting ending to this awful season


My goodness man….this series was. The entire season in a microcosm

Joe got pansted by hinch

I don't think so

Joe never really needed to make any pivotal decisions because this offense was a complete non factor.
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