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***** Official Houston Astros 2024-2025 Offseason Thread *****
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I'm not mad about people getting on the bandwagon. I just dislike newcomers to the fanbase going into their immediate "The Sky is Falling" routine when a team has a slow start the following season. What you're saying and what I'm saying are two different groups of people.All I do is Nguyen said:I've always hated gatekeeping like this. Just because someone hasn't known about the team and their every move before making a big run doesn't make them less of a fan.The Original Houston 1836 said:
I would wager that 90% of the people *****ing about Aggie baseball didn't know anybody's name on the team before the Super Regional last year.
I started watching the Spurs after they drafted Duncan because I loved his play style and attitude. Does that make me not a "true fan" because I didn't follow them during the Admiral days or George Gervin? Hell no.
I started watching the Stars after they won the Stanley cup in '99 but been a fan ever since. Does that make me a bad fan because I wasn't obsessed with the Minnesota North Stars? Hell no.
Fans are allowed to not obsess over a team until they make some noise. Just be happy they support the team now, even when they criticize said team.
Although if you're rooting for the Stars and the Spurs, you might have to become a probationary Astro fan going forward
Jose Altuve will make his Spring Training debut in left field on Friday.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) February 26, 2025
I have seen fans of a team for decades lose their **** after a loss lol some fans just don't know how to handle a loss. Once I learned to take my emotions out of sports I've been so much happier
Get hot in conference play, warm up even more as the tournament approaches. Stay healthy throughout (Grahovac...man). That's the goal. Worrying about two losses in February is shortsighted.
Jose Altuve’s glove. He also told me he’s “officially” an outfielder because he gave his infield glove to a kid. pic.twitter.com/CuGnyEmOkF
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) February 26, 2025
I'd say it DID work out for the big-league club. The first-year manager was able to rally the guys after an absolutely terrible start. The Astros probably shouldn't have made the post-season last year, but they did. Getting to the post-season is the first goal. Winning the WS is tough.W said:
what the Astros and aggie baseball have in common...
a very talented roster was handed over to a first year manager...
and, well, it did not work out for the big league club
Altuve was wearing a Marwin Gonzalez glove?EastCoastAgNc said:Jose Altuve’s glove. He also told me he’s “officially” an outfielder because he gave his infield glove to a kid. pic.twitter.com/CuGnyEmOkF
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) February 26, 2025
I still don't know what to think of this Altuve in LF experiment.
Part of me thinks this is a good idea and everything is gonna be just fine. Him and the team have really embraced it and going full bore ahead. Don't think they'd take that approach if he was looking lost and out of place. Maybe he's taking to it well and it'll turn out as a success.
The other part of me cringes thinking about Altuve sprinting into the corner to chase down a tailing line drive then trying to come up firing to try and nail a baserunner taking an extra base. Just doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies that it'll be anything short of a disaster.
We shall see I guess.
Part of me thinks this is a good idea and everything is gonna be just fine. Him and the team have really embraced it and going full bore ahead. Don't think they'd take that approach if he was looking lost and out of place. Maybe he's taking to it well and it'll turn out as a success.
The other part of me cringes thinking about Altuve sprinting into the corner to chase down a tailing line drive then trying to come up firing to try and nail a baserunner taking an extra base. Just doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies that it'll be anything short of a disaster.
We shall see I guess.
EastCoastAgNc said:Jose Altuve’s glove. He also told me he’s “officially” an outfielder because he gave his infield glove to a kid. pic.twitter.com/CuGnyEmOkF
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) February 26, 2025
Can y'all read that script? Whose glove is that because it's several years old. Wilson stopped using that logo with the circle around 2000.
Glove day better be soon so our boy can get this in season one game ready. I hope he rocks a similar one to his INF. They've always looked awesome. I almost bought one but ended up with the 2019 Correa model.
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Marwin Gonzales
Guessing since he didn't have an OF glove he got this one from Marwin. I'd like to hear the story of how he got this old Marwin glove.
Guessing since he didn't have an OF glove he got this one from Marwin. I'd like to hear the story of how he got this old Marwin glove.
W said:
what the Astros and aggie baseball have in common...
a very talented roster was handed over to a first year manager...
and, well, it did not work out for the big league club
Espada had to navigate a black hole at first, a third baseman struggling mightily out of the gate in a walk year, an MVP candidate missing three months with a bone bruise, the loss of more starting pitchers to season-ending injuries, and the less than ideal situation of signing a new closer and demoting your current, World Series winning closer. And yet he won the division and made the playoffs.
You act like Espada had everything fall into place perfectly for him and he screwed it up. It was the exact opposite, and I thought he did a fantastic job keeping the team on track and finding success through adversity.
I don't really care about college baseball rankings. The Ags just need to have a good enough season to host in the post season, and then hopefully have a successful run with a mostly healthy team and some good fortune, as winning baseball championships at any level requires some good fortune along the way.
I'm surprised it fits
Good eyeAg_07 said:
Marwin Gonzales
Guessing since he didn't have an OF glove he got this one from Marwin. I'd like to hear the story of how he got this old Marwin glove.
I'm sure it was pretty simple asAg_07 said:
Marwin Gonzales
Guessing since he didn't have an OF glove he got this one from Marwin. I'd like to hear the story of how he got this old Marwin glove.
Tuve: "hey, marwin I need an OF glove. You got any laying around I can use for a while?"
Marwin: "yeah. Sure. come over and take your pick."
Tuve:"ok. thanks."
Joe Espada shared on the Astros Territory podcast that Altuve was using YORDAN'S when he was working on LF at Daikin a few weeks back
Maybe
Wasn't someone using an old Tyler White glove or cleats maybe that they found in a storage closet?
It's always interesting to me to hear how these guys procure their equipment and how they go about choosing what they do.
Wasn't someone using an old Tyler White glove or cleats maybe that they found in a storage closet?
It's always interesting to me to hear how these guys procure their equipment and how they go about choosing what they do.
The Original Houston 1836 said:
I would wager that 90% of the people *****ing about Aggie baseball didn't know anybody's name on the team before the Super Regional last year.
I think I have to stay away from the A&M baseball threads. It's absolutely brutal.
It can't be worse than the zoo after a loss during football season.agdaddy04 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
I would wager that 90% of the people *****ing about Aggie baseball didn't know anybody's name on the team before the Super Regional last year.
I think I have to stay away from the A&M baseball threads. It's absolutely brutal.
Can it?
It is worse because they are taking football mentality to a baseball team.
Baseball is different. It is streaky. It is more random. The better team loses more frequently.
They are not built for baseball. They not like us.
Baseball is different. It is streaky. It is more random. The better team loses more frequently.
They are not built for baseball. They not like us.
Ag_07 said:
Maybe
Wasn't someone using an old Tyler White glove or cleats maybe that they found in a storage closet?
It's always interesting to me to hear how these guys procure their equipment and how they go about choosing what they do.
I got to hit on the field a few years back. They brought out a bunch of bats for us to use. I broke a Fiers and Marisnick bat. I brought the Jake one home. They had all sorts of random players.
call your shot, does Cam Smith make the club out of spring training?
It's worse because of the breaks between pitches, batters, and innings. On the football field, by the time one terrible play is over, we're already doing something else dumb to top it. On the diamond, those mound meetings and pitching changes let the rabble rousers go insane.All I do is Nguyen said:It can't be worse than the zoo after a loss during football season.agdaddy04 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
I would wager that 90% of the people *****ing about Aggie baseball didn't know anybody's name on the team before the Super Regional last year.
I think I have to stay away from the A&M baseball threads. It's absolutely brutal.
Can it?
Not that much different than sitting in the stands for a HS game TBH. When my oldest pitched in HS years ago, you had 10-20 "experts" at every game giving the complete breakdown of what every single 15-18 year old kid was doing wrong for 2-3 hours a few nights a week. At least I can turn the Internet off
I'll have some of what you're smokingBag said:
call your shot, does Cam Smith make the club out of spring training?
No chance, but when he's got 20 HR on June 1 and Jake is hitting his weight for the third straight year, it will be interesting.Bag said:
call your shot, does Cam Smith make the club out of spring training?
Bag said:
call your shot, does Cam Smith make the club out of spring training?
A better question would be which affiliate does he begin the year with and which does he end with.
would love to see Cam and Brice at some point this season
Bag said:
would love to see Cam and Brice at some point this season
Wouldn't that mean things are not going well?
Bag said:
would love to see Cam and Brice at some point this season
I wouldn't.
That would indicate something (things really) has gone terribly wrong.
AA, but only for 20-30 games before he's in Sugar Land.iBrad said:Bag said:
call your shot, does Cam Smith make the club out of spring training?
A better question would be which affiliate does he begin the year with and which does he end with.
This process ain't easy, it takes time. And in Houston, we love the work.
— Houston Astros (@astros) February 26, 2025
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Stupid question - no Astros vs Nats on tv today?
BQRyno said:
Stupid question - no Astros vs Nats on tv today?
Nope, on radio though. Yanier bomb up 2-0
Very on brand for altuve to give his infield glove away to a random kid after practicing in the outfield for like 5 days
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