Houston Astros

[Saggy Aggie]

Starting tomorrow, I will be annoying the crap out of you guys.

2014 World Series push starts now! :-)

[Cam]

Starting tomorrow, I will be annoying the crap out of you guys.

2014 World Series push starts now! :-)

You go right ahead and annoy us Saggy:2thumbsup....least that a way I won't be the only one no one listens too!:doh:....GO STROS!!!......and Jimmy Wynn is still my favorite Astro of all time!!...

[cougartino]

Come on football season!

[Roughneck93]

Go Stros!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Come on football season!

Football can wait, ITS Time for BASEBALL!! :)

[Scoop27]

Hopefully they won't lose 100 games again

[cougartino]

Football can wait, ITS Time for BASEBALL!! :)

Football can wait? Blasphemy! :ack!:

[Cam]

Of these 3 top prospects, who makes the biggest impact this year for the Stros? George Springer, Jonathan Singleton or Mike Foltynewicz?

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros already have 3 decent outfielders but springer has the most potential right now. They also don't wanna bring him up to soon cuz of arbitration issues. Not sure how that will play out.

Singleton is the one who can step in right now and play because the Stros first basemen suck at the ML level... But he's the least ready of the 3 and I don't see him making a huge splash in 2015.

Folty is high ceiling but I see him going to the bullpen most likely.

If I had to guess, I'd say springer

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer reportedly turned down a 7 yr 23 mil dollar deal without ever playing a ML game....

[Cam]

Springer reportedly turned down a 7 yr 23 mil dollar deal without ever playing a ML game....

yep...some folks sayin' Stros "low-balled" him......IDK, I'd take the money....

[Bleed orange]

yep...some folks sayin' Stros "low-balled" him......IDK, I'd take the money....
Astros roster not worth 23 mil combined 😂

[Saggy Aggie]

Lol clueless

[Tejastrue]

Stros suck...

[lostaussie]

....and jimmy wynn is still my favorite astro of all time!!... this!!!

[Saggy Aggie]

Soon the rangers will be the doormat they've always been and the Astros will be back in the playoffs every year and all will be right with the world

[Bleed orange]

Soon the rangers will be the doormat they've always been and the Astros will be back in the playoffs every year and all will be right with the world
Ill take a little of what you're smoking..

[Saggy Aggie]

I'm at the game tonight and boy is nice watching the Stros beat down the yanks

6-0 in the 6th

Feldman has given up 1 hit...

[Scoop27]

Haven't been to a game since the World Series

[Saggy Aggie]

Prolly cuz you're not a real fan

[Cam]

Yep...my New York buddy (who actually lives in Minnesota now)...I call him O.P., was pissed last night cause his Yanks went down to the Stros!...I made sure to rub it in just a little with a friendly txt msg..........:D

[panther89]

Agreed SFIA!!!!


Football can wait, ITS Time for BASEBALL!! :)

[Saggy Aggie]

2-0 160 more to go :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros up 7-1 right now in the bottom of the 7th. Feldman was awesome again. Back to 3-3 for the year.

Astros are on their way to being 2-0 when I'm in attendance :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Cosart took one on the chin today, giving up 5 ERs... :(

[Roughneck93]

Well, a losing effort tonight but at least I got to watch the 'Stros on the tube for once.

[coach]

Well, a losing effort tonight but at least I got to watch the 'Stros on the tube for once.

Well appearantly you were the only one that watched the game because they got a 0.0 tv rating lol. Now that is embarrasssing.

[Saggy Aggie]

Meh the bluejays don't pull many viewers either, not sure why it was on ESPN2.

[caleb_mccaig]

Well appearantly you were the only one that watched the game because they got a 0.0 tv rating lol. Now that is embarrasssing.

If a fan has any appreciation for baseball they'll watch that game just to see Encarnacion and Joey Bats hit. Two of the best hitters in the game today.

I will admit that I only watched the entire thing because I had money on it lol.

[coach]

Meh the bluejays don't pull many viewers either, not sure why it was on ESPN2.

Because the astros are the best team in baseball and they have a better bullpen this year so they will 174 games.

[Saggy Aggie]

Nah just 156-6

[Scoop27]

Actually got to watch the Stros on ESPN 2 last night against Toronto on DIREC TV-otherwise we don't catch them down here in Wharton

[Snotbubbles]

I think Saggie Ones is the only one who bought into the Astros start, and had them competing for a pennant.:tisk: They are the same Astros. Change names, age-- still suck. They'll please us with the normal 90-100 losses.

[Saggy Aggie]

Yes, the Astros 2-0 start clearly had me thinking a team that lost 111 games last year would legitimately compete.... Are you kidding? Lol apparently no one on this forum can comprehend sarcasm. The average IQ on this forum is slightly above mentally challenged

I back my team, cuz it's my team.... But >90% of what I post is sarcasm. Let me guess, you actually think that I thought they'd win 156 games too??? Are you all really that thick? Surely some of you can comprehend sarcasm.

[Tejastrue]

Saggy, still trying to make new friends...:dispntd: lol

[Saggy Aggie]

I do my best

[coach]

Yes, the Astros 2-0 start clearly had me thinking a team that lost 111 games last year would legitimately compete.... Are you kidding? Lol apparently no one on this forum can comprehend sarcasm. The average IQ on this forum is slightly above mentally challenged

I back my team, cuz it's my team.... But >90% of what I post is sarcasm. Let me guess, you actually think that I thought they'd win 156 games too??? Are you all really that thick? Surely some of you can comprehend sarcasm.

So your thinking of the stros wining 80 games is sarcasm?

[Saggy Aggie]

Please show me where I said I think they'll win 80 games....


Meh, probably toughest division in ML baseball. That's at least a more reasonable approach than 'they'll lose 100+"

I'm predicting 66-70 wins but a few more is not out of the realm of possibility. Definitely won't be the worst team in ML baseball again this year.

They begin their gradual improvement this year

Apparently reading comprehension is not y'all's strong point either....

I'm not saying they couldn't win 80, cuz they could if EVERYTHING went right... But it won't. I'm not predicting that by any means. That would be best case scenario, just like best case scenario for the rangers is they win 95 games... Nobody's predicting it, but it COULD happen with a lot of luck and everything going right.

[Saggy Aggie]

Just reminding you guys how great the Astros are

[Roughneck93]

Just reminding you guys how great the Astros are

14 reasons to root for the Astros....:2thumbsup

http://www.sportsonearth.com/video/v31715705/14-reasons-to-root-for-the-astros

[Roughneck93]

Astros call up George Springer.

Robbie Grossman optioned to OKC and Lucas Harrell designated for assignment.

[Saggy Aggie]

Yeah, it's about damn time on both accounts. Harrell has been god awful this year and has a career ERA around 5 I believe, had >5 last year. No idea why he stuck this long. Excited to see anyone besides him pitch.

And springer.... Man I've been waiting for this day for over a year. Astros have been atrocious on offense minus a decent amount of HRs. Team is hitting .185 collectively. Hopefully springer provides a spark

[Saggy Aggie]

Blew a 3-1 lead in the 9th today :(

Reminded me of the old qualls smh

[Roughneck93]

Delino Deshields Jr after getting beaned on Friday night....:ack!:

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/files/2014/04/Delino.jpg

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/04/19/photo-astros-prospect-deshields-suffers-grotesque-injury-to-his-face/

[Tejastrue]

Blew a 3-1 lead in the 9th today :(

Reminded me of the old qualls smh


you mean qualms? :bigcry:

[Tejastrue]

Delino Deshields Jr after getting beaned on Friday night....:ack!:





The guy could grab a hockey stick and put on some skates and fit right in....:thumbsup:

[Saggy Aggie]

Yesterday was a tough game. Crazy thing is, Astros still aren't the worst, thanks dbacks.

Good news is, they can't possibly play any worse than they have the last week.

Let's go Stros!


Btw, singleton is tearing it up in AAA... Hopefully he gets the call soon

[regaleagle]

My brother's a big 'Stros fan, too. I still feel the team is a couple of years away from seriously contending in the AL West, but that can be said of alot of teams in their respective divisions, lol. What they need this year is a "break-out" season of at least 75 to 80 wins....somewhere close to .500 ball.

[Saggy Aggie]

Well yeah, that's all I really want. I think my prediction was only 65-70 wins. I don't think anyone seriously thinks they'll 'contend' this year or next. It'd be great if we could get to .500 next year.

Astros have had a really rough week. Need to break out of this offensive slump

[cougartino]

Astros' goose was cooked the second they joined the American League.

[1st and goal]

They need to get better by the time they get back on television.

Comcraps= no bueno por quachita

[Saggy Aggie]

Collin mchugh made his debut for Houston last night. His pitching line was 6 2/3, 0 R, 12 Ks, 0 W, 3hits allowed.

Astros won 5-2.

I was impressed....

[Scoop27]

Astros blow 9th inning 3-2 lead on a three-run homer. Another game they should have won

[Saggy Aggie]

Yep, we're leading 3-0 with 2 outs in the 7th... Another tough loss

[coach]

Yep, we're leading 3-0 with 2 outs in the 7th... Another tough loss

So much for that awesome bullpen and winning 70-80 games

[Saggy Aggie]

Eh, 3 of the Astros best bullpen guys are out injured right now. Their tough start has nothing to do with the bullpen or pitching really. Yes they blew it last night, but it happens Overall, they've been much better than last year and they'll get better when more guys come back. Offensive struggles is the problem so far this year.

They'll come around. I'm not too concerned. Also, I said 65-70. As usual, you have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

[coach]

Eh, 3 of the Astros best bullpen guys are out injured right now. Their tough start has nothing to do with the bullpen or pitching really. Yes they blew it last night, but it happens Overall, they've been much better than last year and they'll get better when more guys come back. Offensive struggles is the problem so far this year.

They'll come around. I'm not too concerned. Also, I said 65-70. As usual, you have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

I know what you said. Im going off of last year when you said the bullpen blew like 40 games or some stupid **** and all yall needed was bullpen to e good again. Please dont tell me I dont know what I am talking about. Son I know more about sports than you do in your left pinky toe. You proved that when you uttered Lis Scola and Dirk in the same sentence.

[Saggy Aggie]

"I know more about sports than you do in your left pinky toe"..... LOL.... What? How long did it take you to come up with that?

What I said last year was fact, the Astros had a historically bad bullpen. Go look up the numbers to prove to yourself that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, with an improved bullpen would come a lot more wins. Yes the bullpen has improved and Houston isn't on any better of a pace this year than last... However it's for completely different reasons. The pitching has been pretty solid. The offense will come around and Houston will win a lot more games than they did in 2013. Why don't you use all your sports knowledge to actually use some facts, or maybe just shut up when it comes to Houston sports cuz you're ignorant.

Yes, back in the day I said I'd rather have Luis than Dirkoff, mainly cuz I hate Dallas and he's a pansy. Either way, completely irrelevant when it comes to Houston baseball. Please try again, but this time come with substance rather than elementary insults

[coach]

"I know more about sports than you do in your left pinky toe"..... LOL.... What? How long did it take you to come up with that?

What I said last year was fact, the Astros had a historically bad bullpen. Go look up the numbers to prove to yourself that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, with an improved bullpen would come a lot more wins. Yes the bullpen has improved and Houston isn't on any better of a pace this year than last... However it's for completely different reasons. The pitching has been pretty solid. The offense will come around and Houston will win a lot more games than they did in 2013. Why don't you use all your sports knowledge to actually use some facts, or maybe just shut up when it comes to Houston sports cuz you're ignorant.

Yes, back in the day I said I'd rather have Luis than Dirkoff, mainly cuz I hate Dallas and he's a pansy. Either way, completely irrelevant when it comes to Houston baseball. Please try again, but this time come with substance rather than elementary insults

I agree. I am ignooran to Houston sports. I dont watch any of them and they hardly make any national headlines. Ill pull of on Houston sports until they aren't lousy and boring.

[Saggy Aggie]

That'd be great. I at least do a decent job of making at least somewhat educated posts when it comes to trash talking Dallas....

[coach]

That'd be great. I at least do a decent job of making at least somewhat educated posts when it comes to trash talking Dallas....

Yea because Dirk is a pansy and Dallas' roads suck make you sound real educated.

[Saggy Aggie]

Both true :-)

[Saggy Aggie]

Collin mchugh made his debut for Houston last night. His pitching line was 6 2/3, 0 R, 12 Ks, 0 W, 3hits allowed.

Astros won 5-2.

I was impressed....

McHugh's second start today against the A's.....

8 2/3, 2 hits, 1 run... Given up in the 9th. 7 Ks. Only hits were bloop singles in the 1st and 9th.

Dude has been absolutely filthy in his first 2 starts.

[Tejastrue]

Got to feel good about that.

Feldman on the DL sucks though...

[Saggy Aggie]

Yeah this guy was feldman's temporary replacement but has earned a spot. Someone else getting sent down when Feldman comes back

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros no longer undefeated when I'm in attendance :( they got spanked yesterday 7-0. Ouch...

[caleb_mccaig]

Astros no longer undefeated when I'm in attendance :( they got spanked yesterday 7-0. Ouch...

That's better than the Rangers last three games.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros take 2/3 from Texas and chisox.

Been playing better ball these last 2 weeks. Offense clicking

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros up 4-0 in the 3rd....

[Saggy Aggie]

5-0 in the 6th.... Keuchel pitching well again....

[Saggy Aggie]

Keuchel was trying for the complete game shut out AGAIN last night; however, he got pulled after 8 2/3 with 2 runners on. Bullpen allows those 2 guys to score so his final line was 8 2/3 IP 2ERs 8 Ks.... Astros won 5-2 and have now won 5 out of their last 6.

[coach]

I will admit Houston is playing some pretty good baseabll right now.

[Saggy Aggie]

I will admit Houston is playing some pretty good baseabll right now.

That had to be difficult, LOL.

Starting pitching has been pretty solid all year.

Offense was atrocious for the first month, but has been much better these last 2 weeks.

Bullpen is still awful but a couple key guys coming back should help.

If Houston can ever find a bullpen, I think 65-70 wins is very doable.

[Gontex]

Hopefully they won't lose 100 games again
As we speak, they are on a path to go 52 wins and 100 losses. Of course they have been hot lately and are finally starting to win a few games. Got to watch them a little bit against the Rangers on FSSW. Really miss not being able to watch them on tv. I think that I along with 2 other guys may comprise their entire tv audience.

[carter08]

I think this is the year that we only lose 95 games! Go Astros!

[Saggy Aggie]

As we speak, they are on a path to go 52 wins and 100 losses. Of course they have been hot lately and are finally starting to win a few games. Got to watch them a little bit against the Rangers on FSSW. Really miss not being able to watch them on tv. I think that I along with 2 other guys may comprise their entire tv audience.

Your math is bad.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros killed themselves in the first inning last night with an error that ended up costing them 3 runs. Feldman wasn't as sharp as usual and LAA beat the brakes off Houston.

Hopefully do better today....

[Saggy Aggie]

And just like that, Houston has lost 4 in a row. Smh

The only bright spot is Altuve, who's hitting .320 this year and leading the AL in hits and stolen bases

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer has hit 2 homers tonight....

[Saggy Aggie]

Keuchel was trying for the complete game shut out AGAIN last night; however, he got pulled after 8 2/3 with 2 runners on. Bullpen allows those 2 guys to score so his final line was 8 2/3 IP 2ERs 8 Ks.... Astros won 5-2 and have now won 5 out of their last 6.

And keuchel pitches a CG tonight, giving up 1 unearned run in the 2nd. He retired 21 of final 22 batters, only 4 hits, 0 walks, 6 Ks.

His last 3 starts.... CG, 8 2/3, CG....

Also, springer hit another HR, his 3rd straight game with one and 4th in 3 games. He's tied for the team lead with 7 and he didn't play the first month in the majors.... The kid is pretty good.


Oh and Altuve with yet another multi-hit game... Leading the league in hits and SBs. Houston is fun to watch these days :)

[Saggy Aggie]

4-0 with a 1.05 ERA and 2 CGs in his last 4 starts

5th in the AL in ERA

[Saggy Aggie]

Springers first 4 ABs tonight.... 3/3 with a walk, including 2 doubles, both off the wall in CF.

Also, Altuve is still tearing it up....

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer just hit another homerun.... His eighth...

He is everything we hoped he'd be... And the first one to come up in a long line of very good prospects....

[Saggy Aggie]

It was cool when I had people to talk Astros with... Even if it was just arguing with ranger fans :/

[Bull Butter]

This just in........Springer is good

[Saggy Aggie]

But there have been a lot of other guys who are proving themselves as well... Mchugh, keuchel, fowler, Cosart etc

Exciting times

[Saggy Aggie]

But there have been a lot of other guys who are proving themselves as well... Mchugh, keuchel, fowler, Cosart etc

Exciting times

And speaking of which, mchugh... 7 shutout innings tonight. 5 hits, 0 walks, 9 Ks...

[Saggy Aggie]

Houston no longer the worst team in mlb haha

Chicago and Arizona are worse... Progress lol

[coach]

Chicago needs to fire Ventura. He is terrible.

[Saggy Aggie]

I can't wait until Santana and singleton come up to play LF and 1B respectively.... Houston's 2 weakest positions...

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer just hit another homerun in the first to put Houston up 2-0 lol

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros up 5-0 in the 3rd.... Feels good after having stayed true these last couple years and defending my team all this time

[coach]

Ole Jerry Springer is on pace to break the all time strike out record

[Saggy Aggie]

That's not true, but even if it were, he's also on pace to hit more than 40 bombs and more than 120 rbis, which I think any team would take....

[caleb_mccaig]

That's not true, but even if it were, he's also on pace to hit more than 40 bombs and more than 120 rbis, which I think any team would take....

The next Mark Reynolds.

[Saggy Aggie]

Except a lot more talented.... And He also has a pretty high walk rate...

[zebrablue2]

Except a lot more talented.... And He also has a pretty high walk rate...

the boy can flat out hit..

[Saggy Aggie]

I think Houston has won 5 out of the last 7 series

[Roughneck93]

http://sportsnaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Astros.gif

[coach]

Astros up 5-0 in the 3rd.... Feels good after having stayed true these last couple years and defending my team all this time

I saw a stat the other day he was on pace for 277 strikeouts...

[coach]

I just looked it up. He already has 50 strikeouts and is on pae for 170. That is still a lot but not as bad as what I read earlier.

[Saggy Aggie]

Yeah 170 is quite different than 277....

Like I said, that wasn't true.

Yes 170 is a lot of strikeouts, but I'm not concerned, those #s are inflated from his first 2 weeks when he hit .180 and struck out 25 times in his first 68 at bats. He's since woken up and those numbers are starting to level out considerably.

His walk rate is pretty high, he has a good eye and he hits everything hard. He's caught trying to do too much sometimes and strikes out because of it, but I'll take it if he's gonna hit like he has. He will continue to improve on his K/BB ratio just like almost any rookie does

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Yeah 170 is quite different than 277....

Like I said, that wasn't true.

Yes 170 is a lot of strikeouts, but I'm not concerned, those #s are inflated from his first 2 weeks when he hit .180 and struck out 25 times in his first 68 at bats. He's since woken up and those numbers are starting to level out considerably.

His walk rate is pretty high, he has a good eye and he hits everything hard. He's caught trying to do too much sometimes and strikes out because of it, but I'll take it if he's gonna hit like he has. He will continue to improve on his K/BB ratio just like almost any rookie does Will they keep him or trade him for more rookies this season or next season?

[Saggy Aggie]

They're not in the business of selling anymore.

I've been trying to tell you guys that since last season. This is the season where the young guys start hitting the majors and Houston is already significantly improved and will continue to do so

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer has struck out twice tonight but just hit a 2 run homerun in a tie game in the bottom of the 7th to put Houston ahead by 2.... You telling me you won't take that any day of the week coach?

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros win #6 in a row. That's 12 out of 18

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Astros win #6 in a row. That's 12 out of 18

Good, hope both the stros and Rangers are both still hot at the end of July when the Rangers go to Houston, plan to make it to both weekend games or Sundays game. Should be fun weekend watching the Rangers win and teasing the father in law on his Astros :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Got tix to next Thursdays game against the Angels

[Saggy Aggie]

I've been trying to tell you guys.... People are starting to catch on and Houston is starting to believe....

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/houston-astros-are-better-than-most-think-ahead-of-schedule-george-springer-dallas-keuchel-053014

[coach]

I think they have a chance to be a playoff caliber team in 2016. Next year they should be above .500 and knocking on the door. Hopefully they continue to play good ball.

[Roughneck93]

Blackout lifted on MLB Network.

Get to watch the game tonight....:thumbsup:

[Roughneck93]

Astros and Orioles will be wearing these unis tonight....

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/files/2014/05/Houston.Eagles.jpg

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros win #7 in a row :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros now have a better record than the rays as well.

Game behind the Red Sox and padres

[Tejastrue]

Leave it to a former Ranger to help end the streak. lol. It appears Nelson Cruz was telling the truth about his limited PED usage.

[Saggy Aggie]

Stros lose the last 2 but still split the series with Baltimore.

[Roughneck93]

Reports out there that Singleton is getting called up and has signed a long term deal....

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/02/astros-call-up-top-prospect-jon-singleton-and-sign-him-to-long-term-contract-worth-up-to-35-million/

[Saggy Aggie]

Yep, that addresses the weakest position on the team, 1B

[caleb_mccaig]

Reports out there that Singleton is getting called up and has signed a long term deal....

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/02/astros-call-up-top-prospect-jon-singleton-and-sign-him-to-long-term-contract-worth-up-to-35-million/

Great move by Houston. Finally someone is realizing the approach to keeping younger guys.

One thing that's been irking me is that all of the reports I've read after this deal was reported were saying, "This is how a small-market team stays competitive." Last time I checked Houston is like the 3rd biggest city in the country. How is that considered small market, and if it is then it's no one's fault other than the people who actually live there.

[Saggy Aggie]

It's not a small market.

Right now, they have to do things this way because attendance is low and the tv deal is jacked up. When they get that corrected and get back on track win wise, the "fans" will come back and Houston will be able to afford to be one of the bigger payroll teams again

[caleb_mccaig]

It's not a small market.

Right now, they have to do things this way because attendance is low and the tv deal is jacked up. When they get that corrected and get back on track win wise, the "fans" will come back and Houston will be able to afford to be one of the bigger payroll teams again

Haha ok good. That's kind of what I figured is that attendance was just down due to obvious reasons. Why did the t.v. deal get so jacked up? Results of past seasons?

[Saggy Aggie]

Not sure exactly why, but they're tied up in a lawsuit over it. Currently, you can only watch Houston if you have comcast, which obviously is only a fraction of the population

[Saggy Aggie]

And speaking of which, mchugh... 7 shutout innings tonight. 5 hits, 0 walks, 9 Ks...

Again.... Astros up 5-0 in the 7th. Collin mchugh, 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs.....

[Saggy Aggie]

Singleton hits his first career HR....

[Roughneck93]

Singleton hits his first career HR....

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4560075/SingletonHR_medium.gif

[caleb_mccaig]

Ya'll taking Nola with the first pick?

[Roughneck93]

With the first pick, Astros select HS pitcher Brady Aiken.

[Saggy Aggie]

Luhnow said he thinks Aiken is the most advanced hs pitcher he's ever seen in his career :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer hit another HR. Keuchel with 6 shutout innings... ERA down to 2.4 or so I think.... Astros up 5-0 in the 7th :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros get the dub :)

[Saggy Aggie]

8-2 in their last 10 :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros are now 27-35, on pace to go 71-91.... A 20 game improvement from last year. They way they've been playing the last 3 or so weeks though, they could do even better than that.

[Tejastrue]

Do you think a lot of the recent success to be Ryan influenced?

[Saggy Aggie]

No telling, but they got killed by the a twins today. That was ugly....

[Tejastrue]

Did not see the game but Feldman appears to be struggling since returning from the DL although reading the article the defense may have let him down today.

[Saggy Aggie]

Defense wasn't good, but Feldman wasn't/hasn't been worth a damn since his first couple starts

[Tejastrue]

All you have to do is look at the Rangers....Feldman will be fine...his ERA actually dropped today.

[Saggy Aggie]

His ERA dropped today because a very difficult infield plus was ruled an error. I thought it should have been an infield hit. Then he went on to give up several unearned runs.

The simple fact of the matter was he couldn't get out of the second inning. 58 pitches, pegged a guy, couple walks, several hits, etc. the one error saved his ERA... He wasn't effective at all though...

He have up 9 ERs last time out too.

[Tejastrue]

If you are ready to write him off then of course that is your prerogative but... stay tuned..I believe he'll bounce back.

[Saggy Aggie]

I never said I was ready to write him off. I'm just stating facts. He has been ineffective lately. Something ain't right. I believe he will get it turned around but it's been rough lately

[regaleagle]

An Astros state of mind.....and they aren't at .500 ball yet. But hey, keep on keeping on there, Saggy. One of these days we'll all look up and the Stros will be in contention.....just not yet. At least they are moving toward that goal and not stagnated or going the other way. They have Nolan and his boyz now, so I see some good things happening in the future for this team.....just not gonna get there this season. The A's are murderer's row, the Angels are always a threat. It's not the All-Star break yet. Lots of baseball left this season....can the Astros have a great second half? I hope so, cuz the Rangers are in deep do-do, imo.

At least the Astros organization were smart enough to build a stadium with air conditioning, lol. I don't know what the Texas Rangers were thinking.

[Saggy Aggie]

A day after getting shutout and taking an ugly loss, the Astros rebound nicely and absolutely pound the Twins 14-5 behind a grand slam by singleton. Springer also went yard today, his 12th HR of the year.

Astros win 2/3 from Minnesota

[Roughneck93]

A day after getting shutout and taking an ugly loss, the Astros rebound nicely and absolutely pound the Twins 14-5 behind a grand slam by singleton. Springer also went yard today, his 12th HR of the year.

Astros win 2/3 from Minnesota

How about that, second time in team history the Stros have hit two GS in one game. Last time was in 1969...:2thumbsup

[speedbump]

A day after getting shutout and taking an ugly loss, the Astros rebound nicely and absolutely pound the Twins 14-5 behind a grand slam by singleton. Springer also went yard today, his 12th HR of the year.

Astros win 2/3 from Minnesota

Correction - behind a grand slam from Carter.

[Saggy Aggie]

Correction - behind a grand slam from Carter.

Singleton hit one also....

[cougartino]

Springer, Singleton, and Altuve are the nucleus of a good baseball team. Let's hope they stay together for 5 or 6 years.

[Saggy Aggie]

Man, that was one of those games that felt like it was gonna slip away, but the Astros hang on to get the W 4 to 3 tonight against the D'backs :-)

Astros now have won 12 out of their last 16 and are 29-36 overall...

[cougartino]

If this team stays within an eyelash of .500, Porter should be AL Manager of the Year.

[caleb_mccaig]

If this team stays within an eyelash of .500, Porter should be AL Manager of the Year.

Agreed.

Unless the Marlins make the playoffs though, then Mike Redmond deserves it in my opinion. They've lost their best player and are still only half a game back in their division. The Astros were expected to be better with the #1 farm system in the league. I don't think people thought they would make this quick of an impact. The Marlins have had the least stability these last couple of years with complete restructuring of the rosters between the Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, Josh Johnson and Hanley Ramirez days. No franchise has undergone what they have in the last 3-4 years, granted it's their owner's fault.

[Saggy Aggie]

Agreed.

Unless the Marlins make the playoffs though, then Mike Redmond deserves it in my opinion. They've lost their best player and are still only half a game back in their division. The Astros were expected to be better with the #1 farm system in the league. I don't think people thought they would make this quick of an impact. The Marlins have had the least stability these last couple of years with complete restructuring of the rosters between the Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, Josh Johnson and Hanley Ramirez days. No franchise has undergone what they have in the last 3-4 years, granted it's their owner's fault.

Not to mention Miguel Cabrera.... LOL

[Saggy Aggie]

If this team stays within an eyelash of .500, Porter should be AL Manager of the Year.

It's crazy what a little bit of bullpen will do huh coach? :)

[cougartino]

It's crazy what a little bit of bullpen will do huh coach? :)

If those young arms can come around, added with a crafty veteran or two, 'stros will not be anything nice to deal with in a copule of years. I hope Crane doesn't catch cheapitis.

[Saggy Aggie]

Spoke too soon about the bullpen...:dispntd::dispntd:

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros split 2 game set in Arizona.

[Rabid Cougar]

Still have better record than Red Soxs and Rays. Ans only 2 behind the Ranger. Hell is slowly Freezing.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros win 5-1, keuchel's pitching line: 8 IP, 4 H, 1R.... Season era is 2.38....

[Saggy Aggie]

How bout domingiez's night.... 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts and 2 double plays.... Both with the bases loaded and one out... The latter of which was in the 9th in a tie game. Smh

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros walk off on a Chris carter HR in the 10th.... That's 14 out of their last 19. 31-37 overall.

Astros win 3/4 from Arizona, and 6 games under .500 has never felt so good.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros lose to Tampa 6-1 yesterday but win today 7-3 :)

[Tejastrue]

"If" they play at least .500 from here on out that is 78 wins. Future looking bright.

[Saggy Aggie]

I said coming into the season that optimistically I'd be happy with 70 wins and not being the worst team in the league... Looks pretty promising :)

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros look like they're conceding this game today, singleton, Altuve and Castro all out. Price on the mound for Tampa...

[Tejastrue]

I don't know. Both Price and the Rays are just not the same this year.

[Saggy Aggie]

Well this is as good of a chance as any for price to get it turned around. If the Astros can pull out a W today, that'd be awesome.

[Saggy Aggie]

Springer has been having a rough go of it lately.... Way too many strikeouts

[Saggy Aggie]

Peacock only went 4 innings... Bullpen couldn't hold the 1 run lead over the last 5 innings and Houston drops the series finale 4-3 to Tampa

Time to turn my attention to SA/Mia

[Tejastrue]

Looks like they made a game of it.

[Saggy Aggie]

Looks like they made a game of it.

Yeah, actually had a 3-1 lead early on... Starting pitching didn't get it done. Offense went dead and just away too much to ask the bullpen to go 5 scoreless innings

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros get the dub 3-1, snap a 4 game losing streak.

Springer hit a rocket off the 'd ring' (ROOF) at the trop tonight for a homer. Might be the longest hr I've ever seen....

[Tejastrue]

Good, thought I had jinxed them.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros got 1 hit last night..... Got smoked 8-0. Some random minor leaguer got called up for a spot start and it didn't go too well

[Roughneck93]

Hope this isn't too serious....

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11118986/carlos-correa-houston-astros-top-prospect-suffers-apparent-injury-leg

[Saggy Aggie]

Yeah I saw earlier that they don't think it's a broken leg, which was the initial thought. Waiting for an answer today

[Saggy Aggie]

In case any of y'all have been sleeping under a rock, Altuve hitting .337... Leading the league in hits, by 10 (TEN).... Also, leading the AL in SBs. He's incredible

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros have not been playing well lately, but have taken the first two from the rangers.

That said, darvish is on the mound tonight and everytime he pitches against Houston it seems like Houston has damn near gotten no-hit.

Astros are just a game back of the rangers for dead last in the division...

[caleb_mccaig]

Astros have not been playing well lately, but have taken the first two from the rangers.

That said, darvish is on the mound tonight and everytime he pitches against Houston it seems like Houston has damn near gotten no-hit.

Astros are just a game back of the rangers for dead last in the division...

I have no idea how the Rangers aren't in last place in the A.L. It seems all I've heard is good about the Stros' this year and somehow their still in last, but don't worry we're gunning for ya'll!

Is Darvish ok after getting beaned in the head last night? I hadn't heard anything.

Also, Baseball America's midseason prospect rankings came out and the Astros and Rangers both have guys in the top 5. Correa (Didn't he shatter his leg?) for Houston was #3 I think and Gallo was in the 60's or something like that in the pre-season rankings is now #4 and could lead the minor's in home runs (has 31 combined in A and AA right now) for the second year in a row while batting a combined .310 average this year.

I know the Astros have a great farm system so I'm hoping the Rangers can rebuild theirs pretty quick and we can both be competitive.

[Saggy Aggie]

Houston still has a crappy bullpen.

Also, 3 of their lineup spots are still extremely weak (LF, DH, 1B)....

There are a lot of good things for Houston to build on this year, but it hasn't come together fully yet.

Correa broke his ankle I think, but he has been tearing it up otherwise when healthy

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros put 6 runs on darvish.... Springer hit his 19th hr...

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros sweep the rangers :)

[Roughneck93]

:2thumbsup

https://i.imgflip.com/a71fy.gif


https://i.imgflip.com/a71m5.gif

[Rabid Cougar]

Hell is freezing as I type.

[Roughneck93]

Top pick Aiken not signed....

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/07/18/astros-dont-sign-top-pick-brady-aiken/?cmpid=hpfc

[Saggy Aggie]

Not concerned. He was injured and Houston didnt wanna gamble. I dont blame them.


Houston will get the #2 overall pick next year on top of whatever draft pick their crappy record lands them.

[Roughneck93]

Hard to blame Houston, but it sucks how the last two top picks have panned out. Appel struggling like he has been and now Aiken....

[carter08]

Appel's having a bad year, but I'm not ready to give up on him yet-- maybe he won't be the #1 starter we were hoping for, but if he gets it together he can still be a solid middle or back-end of the rotation guy-- which yeah, isn't what you want our #1 pick to turn into but meh-- Astros fans gotta take what we can get.

Aiken doesn't bother me. Didn't care much for the pick anyway so happy we'll have the #2 pick next year to get someone else.

[caleb_mccaig]

Not concerned. He was injured and Houston didnt wanna gamble. I dont blame them.


Houston will get the #2 overall pick next year on top of whatever draft pick their crappy record lands them.

I don't buy that he was injured. The "irregularity" in an elbow is something that probably almost any team would use as leverage to bring down the signing bonus. He was seen by some of the top orthopedic arm specialists in the country and they all acknowledged that he wasn't injured. Regardless, I don't think Houston can afford to let #1 picks walk regardless of what next year holds. The future looks bright for the 'Stros but I think it would have looked even brighter if they signed him and Mac Marshall, who is going to LSU now.

[Saggy Aggie]

Except Houston came to an agreement for 6.5 mil prior to the physical.

He has hardly an UCL. Yes he's not injured now, but Houston thinks it's only a matter of time and maybe part of why he throws 97+....

They thought it was a huge gamble and weren't willing to bet on it

[rb585]

Except Houston came to an agreement for 6.5 mil prior to the physical.

He has hardly an UCL. Yes he's not injured now, but Houston thinks it's only a matter of time and maybe part of why he throws 97+....

They thought it was a huge gamble and weren't willing to bet on it

They offered him over $5M yesterday. That doesn't qualify on "willing to bet on it?"

They screwed this up badly, more on the Nix part of it, and it's going to hurt them in future drafts.

[Saggy Aggie]

I thought they only offered him 3.something million, the minimum qualifying offer. Regardless, they weren't willing to make an offer anywhere close to the slot value

[rb585]

They said they offered him over $5M yesterday.

[Saggy Aggie]

They said they offered him over $5M yesterday.

Just read the details of the situation.


They agreed to 6.5M 2 days after the draft. Aiken "failed" the physical, so Houston reduced their offer to 3.1M, the minimum qualifying offer, offending Aiken and his family/advisors. The last day available to sign him, after the relationship was already broken and things were already decided that he wasnt going to sign, they offered him 5M, which is still MUCH less than the slot value of almost 8M. Aiken and his side didnt even respond to Houston over the last week according to the article i just read. I wouldnt really consider that a realistic offer....

And definitely not willing to gamble. They effectively ended any chance of signing Aiken when they dropped their offer to 3.1M after the physical, pretty much accepting the #2 pick next year instead.

[caleb_mccaig]

So what's next? I've seen Buster Olney saying if he were to become a free agent he would fetch around $40-$45 million, can he do that? Or does he have to sit out a year or go to college? What's the deal.

[Saggy Aggie]

So what's next? I've seen Buster Olney saying if he were to become a free agent he would fetch around $40-$45 million, can he do that? Or does he have to sit out a year or go to college? What's the deal.

Not really sure on what options Aiken has

[Roughneck93]

Read this on SB Nation a few days ago....

Well, technically, both Aiken and Nix can attend college. They are both committed to UCLA and could be teammates there next season.

The problem with that is, throughout the negotiations, there was a lot of public chatter about the negotiations. Casey Close went on record multiple times about the negotiations and it was implied by Astros owner Jim Crane and multiple reports Friday that Close was directly negotiating with the Astros.

If that's the case, it's pretty clearly a breach of the NCAA's guidelines for an amateur player in the draft. In the past, the NCAA has come down hard on players who had contact with agents while in college, forcing players such as former Kentucky pitcher (and current Mariner) James Paxton into independent ball after ruling him ineligible.

In order for either to play for UCLA for the next three years, the NCAA would have to clear them of any involvement with an agent.

Another option available is to attend junior college, which would make either player eligible for the 2015 draft, as junior college players can be drafted after their first year in school, while players attending four-year colleges must wait until three years after they turn 18 (typically after their junior year).

A third option is for the union to file a grievance for the players to get them ruled free agents.

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/7/18/5917355/astros-brady-aiken-2014-mlb-draft-jacob-nix

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros trade jarred Cosart, like Hernandez and Austin Wates to Miami for jake marisnick, Colin Moran and a compensation pick

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros beat the rangers :)

[Saggy Aggie]

On their way to getting their 52nd win today. They went 51-111 last year. Still have 38 more games to go this year, so quite an improvement as I expected and predicted before the season.

Altuve is currently 4/4 today hitting a meager .340 on the season....

[Roughneck93]

Bo Porter fired today....

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/09/01/bo-porter-dave-trembley-fired-tom-lawless-named-new-astros-manager/?cmpid=bna

[Scoop27]

No matter who they find as his replacement, it won't help

[Saggy Aggie]

Well they did win the boot this year...

[Roughneck93]

Well they did win the boot this year...

Lol, true.

[caleb_mccaig]

Every time I think Houston is doing something right they prove me totally wrong. I thought Bo Porter was doing a hell of a job this year.

The Astros front office is obviously what needs to change. From their trade rumors being leaked on Deadspin, Aiken not signing and documents proving that undeserving prospects were getting promoted, someone is not wanting that team to succeed.

[Saggy Aggie]

Every time I think Houston is doing something right they prove me totally wrong. I thought Bo Porter was doing a hell of a job this year.

The Astros front office is obviously what needs to change. From their trade rumors being leaked on Deadspin, Aiken not signing and documents proving that undeserving prospects were getting promoted, someone is not wanting that team to succeed.
Well, appel did much better after the promotion to double A. If it hadn't worked, I could see your/their point, but it looks like a brilliant move now.

Agreed though, I think they should've kept Porter

[Deuce]

Well, appel did much better after the promotion to double A. If it hadn't worked, I could see your/their point, but it looks like a brilliant move now.

Agreed though, I think they should've kept Porter

Saw on Twitter that the Rangers bench coach Tim Bogar will be a candidate.

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros have won 4 in a row, putting them at 61-79 (.435 win %).

With 22 games left, the Astros already have 10 more wins than they did last year & need 2 more wins to ensure they don't lose 100 games (screwing mattress Mack yet again).

I predicted 65-70 wins and said a few more wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility. Hate to say I told y'all so, but I told y'all so.

Astros are currently on pace to go 71-91, but I'm thinking they'll finish 20-2 to go .500 on the season :-)

[db8coach]

Every time I think Houston is doing something right they prove me totally wrong. I thought Bo Porter was doing a hell of a job this year.

The Astros front office is obviously what needs to change. From their trade rumors being leaked on Deadspin, Aiken not signing and documents proving that undeserving prospects were getting promoted, someone is not wanting that team to succeed.

Agreed. What surprises me about my beloved DISAstros is that their farm system has been doing well the last couple of years. (Haven't really checked this year so I can't speak to that.)

[db8coach]

Astros have won 4 in a row, putting them at 61-79 (.435 win %).

(screwing mattress Mack yet again).



What did the guy promise this time?

[Saggy Aggie]

He offered a very similar deal to the superbowl deal if they lose less than 100 games (63 or more wins)

[caleb_mccaig]

Astros have won 4 in a row, putting them at 61-79 (.435 win %).

With 22 games left, the Astros already have 10 more wins than they did last year & need 2 more wins to ensure they don't lose 100 games (screwing mattress Mack yet again).

I predicted 65-70 wins and said a few more wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility. Hate to say I told y'all so, but I told y'all so.

Astros are currently on pace to go 71-91, but I'm thinking they'll finish 20-2 to go .500 on the season :-)

I picked up Carter like a month ago in fantasy and he has been absolutely destroying the ball. Yeah, he's batting like .222, but I swear he hits four bombs a week.

[Saggy Aggie]

I picked up Carter like a month ago in fantasy and he has been absolutely destroying the ball. Yeah, he's batting like .222, but I swear he hits four bombs a week.

He was al player of the month in August and is leading the league in OPS over the last 6 weeks or so

[1st and goal]

Yes, but they are screwing their chances for another 1st pick in the 1st round...

[Saggy Aggie]

Lol I'll settle for 4th or 5th pick :-)

[caleb_mccaig]

Lol I'll settle for 4th or 5th pick :-)

I'm pretty sure they get the #2 pick anyways since Aiken didn't sign.

[Saggy Aggie]

I'm pretty sure they get the #2 pick anyways since Aiken didn't sign.

In addition to whatever pick their record earns them...

[Saggy Aggie]

Caleb, carter had an RBI single and another 2 run HR tonight...

[Saggy Aggie]

Astros get the win 4-3 against the A's to move to 62-79. They've won 5 in a row.

Altuve got 2 more hits and he's at 196 for the year. He's hitting .341 and has 51 steals... MVP???

[Saggy Aggie]

63-80 now... 19 games to go

[Saggy Aggie]

64-81.

Houston has won 8 out of their last 10.

I'm predicting a 17-0 finish to go .500 on the season, LOL....

[Saggy Aggie]

65-81

[Roughneck93]

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h419/trueblue74/84ef9ffadb45cc4ea5fa7cbf05e4c7db.jpg

[Saggy Aggie]

67-84

[buff4ever]

Astros have exceeded my expectations for this year. Looking for similar improvement next year.

[Sweetwater Red]

I didn't get a chance to make it down to Houston for the Tigers series but I'll be down there in about three
weeks and hope to take a look around Minute Maid Park so I can mark it off my list of baseball stadiums
visited. Maybe while I'm there I'll try to meet Jeff Luhnow and thank him for releasing J.D. Martinez.

[Gontex]

Well at least the Stos won't lose 100 this year. First time in a long time....Things are looking up.

[Tejastrue]

70 :clap::cheerl:

[Saggy Aggie]

my prediction was only 65-70 wins. I don't think anyone seriously thinks they'll 'contend' this year or next. It'd be great if we could get to .500 next year.



Somewhere in a different thread I said at most 75 wins... Likely 65-70.

Not saying I told you so, but I told you so

[Roughneck93]

Jose Altuve wins AL batting title.

First Astro to win a batting title.

:2thumbsup

http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2014/9/28/6856331/houston-astros-jose-altuve-wins-2014-american-league-batting-title

[Saggy Aggie]

:-) happy for my Jose and my squad

[Roughneck93]

Astros will announce AJ Hinch as their new manager??

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/29/report-the-astros-to-name-a-j-hinch-their-new-manager-today/