[Official] Astros @ Mariners

McHugh! Homeboy was dealin!

 

A number of guys.

Hawk Harrelson and Ed Farmer are both worse.

I want to see Clyde Drexler call the Astros games.

On a side note, for all the love Jim DeShaies received as a broadcaster in Houston, in Chicago he is entirely forgettable and a lot of fans don't like him. Odd how that works.

 

I don't believe you.

That to me is the only legitimate answer.

Deshaies and Brown had great chemistry that they worked on for years, I can understand why they both have suffered, kinda like watching your neighbor **** your ex-gf.

 

Well that was a fun game. Caught a ball from Marisnick, missed a foul ball by 2 inch cause I was trying to catch it without getting out of my seat. Caught two pieces of gum from musgrove. We won. It was a good day.

 

Unexpected win with Felix going and no Breg... gladly take it though.

Altuve seems to be 'un'slumping.... his 3 consecutive multi-'hit' games is evident.

 

why was altuve's second hit scored as an error. it was the crazy spin that was placed coming off the bat that made it take a funky bounce.


great win. let's get these next two.

 

wouldn't shock me. seems like the next logical step in this bizarre cocktease of a season.

 

If they finish with a better record than last year... would it really surprise you, and would it really disappoint you?

TBH, they were fortunate that last year's record allowed them to make the playoffs. And, they've been very fortunate to survive an awful start to this season, two main-stays in the rotation either being ineffective or injured for a bulk of the season, and a lineup that has been the very definition of inconsistent.

 

They're consistent, just not all the time.

- Bill Worrell

 

i guess you can look at it any way you want to.

if we miss the playoffs, the only thing i'm going to really remember from this season is the fact that it got destroyed by dallas. i won't care much if we win 84 games as opposed to 88.

 

Destroyed is a strong word... especially since they could very well finish with a better record than last year.

Simply looks more like a team that while on the rise, won't just be able to rely only on home-grown only players or cheap bargains.

If they have a ready to contribute now prospect in the minors, who fills a need, you can't simply stash him worrying about 2020.

Finally, the abundance of prospects that we hear every year regarding the "pillaging of the rule V" dilemmas, and who populate all the top 100 lists, need to be maximized to make your MLB team better (either via trade or via promotion... but it has to be a combination of both).

 

This math is too simplified, but I believe in 19 games we've been out scored by ~20 points, I.e. 1 run/game, against Texas. While the record indicates otherwise, that's hardly getting destroyed.

 

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Ya all sound like this season is over already. Still games to be played. With DET's loss just now, if we win today's match, we will be tied for the third in the wild card standings. Though we trail both BAL and TOR by 4 games in the loss column, never know what's going to happen, if we continue to win since BAL and TOR play 3 games against each other. Still a long shot, but I wouldn't give up just yet.

 

Baltimore and Tampa Bay also tied at 2-2 top of 6th inning.

 

Man I love Yuli.

 

jays are down, o's have lost, and tigers have lost already. If astros can hold it then we're right back in it. O's still have a 4 game stand against the redsox and play at Jay's.

 

Wild Card Race:

Spoiler

 

Devo getting out of a sticky situation. Yay!

 

Would be nice to see some ROY votes get thrown his way.

Feels like he hasn't allowed runs in a game besides his Fenway start.