rupert3 Posted Monday at 01:44 AM Report Posted Monday at 01:44 AM Oh so true. Just doesn't make sense. Quote
baddog Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Well besides McCullers laying an egg, Astros got 2 shutouts in the 3 game series. Ain’t that a kick? In the McCullers fiasco, I thought the Astros made it respectable to come back the way they did. I mean, if you give up a 10 run 1st inning, do you really think a win is possible? I think the Astros have kept McCullers too long. I think he is damaged goods snd the Stros would have trouble getting anything in return. AAW, any thoughts on McCullers? Quote
rupert3 Posted Monday at 05:32 PM Report Posted Monday at 05:32 PM 32 minutes ago, baddog said: Well besides McCullers laying an egg, Astros got 2 shutouts in the 3 game series. Ain’t that a kick? In the McCullers fiasco, I thought the Astros made it respectable to come back the way they did. I mean, if you give up a 10 run 1st inning, do you really think a win is possible? I think the Astros have kept McCullers too long. I think he is damaged goods snd the Stros would have trouble getting anything in return. AAW, any thoughts on McCullers? I hate to see any player end their career like this but the need to put the team out of their misery and let him go. It may cost but might be worth it. How much is left on his not cut contract? Quote
AggiesAreWe Posted Monday at 05:45 PM Report Posted Monday at 05:45 PM 45 minutes ago, baddog said: Well besides McCullers laying an egg, Astros got 2 shutouts in the 3 game series. Ain’t that a kick? In the McCullers fiasco, I thought the Astros made it respectable to come back the way they did. I mean, if you give up a 10 run 1st inning, do you really think a win is possible? I think the Astros have kept McCullers too long. I think he is damaged goods snd the Stros would have trouble getting anything in return. AAW, any thoughts on McCullers? It will be very difficult for Houston to trade him due to his contract and being damaged goods. Astros would basically expect nothing in return for him. That's not good business. baddog 1 Quote
rupert3 Posted Tuesday at 11:30 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 11:30 AM Almost came back but no. They are in lack of consistant starting pitching. 7-5 loss to Royals. Still early. Quote
AggiesAreWe Posted Tuesday at 12:02 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 12:02 PM 13 minutes ago, rupert3 said: Almost came back but no. They are in lack of consistant starting pitching. 7-5 loss to Royals. Still early. Not exactly. Astros pitching is in the top 5 of the AL in quality start category. Have 18 quality starts. League leader has 21. Houston still is in top 5 in AL in team ERA with 3.51 (up from a 3.20 a week ago which was 3rd). 2nd in league in opponent OBA at .216 and leads the league in WHIP at 1.15. Tied for league lead in strikeouts with 372. The bats have definitely improved over the last 3 weeks. Astros have brought the team batting average from .204 to now .250, which puts them 6th in the AL. They have improved their slugging percentage greatly from a dismal .323 to now .376 which is 6th in the league. Have an OPS of .700 which is top 5. Also is top 5 in OBP (.323) As for the division, only the Athletics have a better batting average (.259) and Rangers have a better ERA (3.34). Astro pitching has been their strength for the first 40 games (although have fallen a bit the last 6 games) while the hitting has really started to come on. If the hitting continues to trend upward and the pitching keeps it's top 5 status like it has all season so far, Houston will be right there at the top of the division. Like you said, still plenty of baseball to play. rupert3 1 Quote
rupert3 Posted yesterday at 09:26 PM Report Posted yesterday at 09:26 PM Didn't get to watch last night but Parades walked off with a dinger bottom 9th 2-1 Quote
AggiesAreWe Posted yesterday at 09:55 PM Report Posted yesterday at 09:55 PM 26 minutes ago, rupert3 said: Didn't get to watch last night but Parades walked off with a dinger bottom 9th 2-1 Framber pitched 8 innings (just 89 pitches), giving up 1 run on 6 hits, striking out 7. baddog and rupert3 2 Quote
baddog Posted 22 hours ago Author Report Posted 22 hours ago Altuve is one of my favorites, but he is not an outfielder. He doesn’t have the arm strength. I like him @ 2nd and batting 2nd. I knew Witt had a triple when the ball bounced, so arm strength wasn’t a factor on that one. Quote
baddog Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Posted 20 hours ago Great come from behind win. Peña has been on fire. rupert3 1 Quote
rupert3 Posted 20 hours ago Report Posted 20 hours ago Nice 4-3 clutch win. Hader scared me for a second there. Series win Quote
baddog Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Posted 20 hours ago 10 minutes ago, rupert3 said: Nice 4-3 clutch win. Hader scared me for a second there. Series win Me too. He always makes it interesting. Had Witt down in the count and walked him. Quote
AggiesAreWe Posted 19 hours ago Report Posted 19 hours ago 31 minutes ago, baddog said: Great come from behind win. Peña has been on fire. He has really flourished in the lead off spot. Leads the team in practically every offensive category: average (.315), hits (51) rbi (23) HR (6), doubles (8), total bases (77), Slugging % (.475) and OPS (.840). 2nd on the team in OBP at .365 rupert3 and baddog 2 Quote
AggiesAreWe Posted 7 hours ago Report Posted 7 hours ago Jeremy Peña since being moved to the leadoff spot in the lineup: 16 G, .406 BA/1.033 OPS, 5 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 195 wRC+ Quote
bullets13 Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago should be a fun series this weekend. 4-gamer with serious implications in the standings. Stros and Rangers are tied for second only 1 game back of the Mariners thanks to the Ms faltering and the rangers running off 5 straight dubs. I'm hoping it has that playoff feel that seems to come the last couple of years when these two meet. Quote
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