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2024 Season Astros General Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by J.R., Apr 4, 2024.

  1. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Is there an 'after' where they're beating Splinter up? Because that would be more appropriate.
     
  2. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    Well the only team we can beat this season is the Rangers.
     
  3. Screaming Fist

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    I'm worried the hitters have started pressing as they've gone from hitting well and being unlucky to hitting like ****.
     
  4. SuraGotMadHops

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    Thinking back on better days..

     
  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Yes, google "beating a dead horse dot com"
     
  6. Screaming Fist

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    I feel like if this team is going to get a jolt to jumpstart things then they will not have a better opportunity for doing that then this DF series. Offense has been scuffling but now will be playing in an insanely favorable run environment against a shitty team. This is a slump buster series and this team needs a slump buster worse than your recently divorced drinking buddy.
     
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    Even the Space Cowboys are undefeated against us.
     
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  8. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    Mickey Storey for Manager!
     
  9. desihooper

    desihooper Contributing Member
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    J.P. was a great story last year. Bad Sophomore season so far, hope he figures something out down in Sugar Land. Hunter Brown is likely on notice too, right?
     
  10. IdStrosfan

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    Well. They need 5 starters and can possibly use 6.

    JV, and Framber are givens and Blanco has earned a spot.

    Javier and Urquidy are expected back sooner rather than later.

    Garcia should be back in another 3 months.
    McCullers COULD be back in 3-4.

    So Brown has to really start channeling his inner Ronel Blanco if he wants to stay in the Astros rotation the rest of the season.
     
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  11. desihooper

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    Assuming Javier's neck "discomfort," isn't something even worse than they're letting on, it'll be nice to have JV, Framber, Javier, Blanco lined up and a find a fifth/sixth starter to carry us until reinforcements arrive.

    Gotta get to a hot streak here soon though!!
     
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  12. Snake Diggit

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    It also would not shock me if Arrighetti or Brown started having some success.
     
  13. desihooper

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    Beggers, like me, can't be choosers!!
     
  14. Astrodome

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    Hunter was great out of the pen in 2022. His playoff performance along with Garcia against the M's gave me chills. We could definitely use a middle inning guy when we get healthy.
     
  15. Jay713

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    different when teams haven't figured him out. He's figured out now. Not sure if he is MLB material yet.
     
  16. Buck Turgidson

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    MLB stuff for sure, needs to learn how to be an MLB pitcher. Same for France and Spencer and Javier and Whitley and....
     
  17. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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  18. Jay713

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    Whitley is past due. He doesn't count.
     
  19. Buck Turgidson

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    Sure, whatever you say

    Insert: Bielak, Arrighetti, Coleman, Dubin, Kuehnel, Martinez, Mushinski, Scott

    Get some AAAA mojo, amigo!
     
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  20. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    If he can get a little bit extra velo like when McHugh moved to the bullpen, it may make a huge difference
     

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