At least they're middle of the pack in runs scored? That's a thing, right?
All they have to do is not lose 19 runs a game and that might translate to ASTROS SUCCESS
― I've Seen rRootage (Will M.), Friday, 3 May 2013 16:13 (ten years ago) link
2003 Tigers through 40: 9-31, -79 DIFF2013 Astros through 40: 10-30, -90 DIFF
― Andy K, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:43 (ten years ago) link
http://www.bestsportsphotos.com/images/PF/05PenaCarlos02.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:45 (ten years ago) link
http://www.posters.ws/images/842591/carlos_pena_2004_studio_plus_photofile.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:49 (ten years ago) link
smdh
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 May 2013 02:38 (ten years ago) link
Paredes does not like second basemen.
― Andy K, Saturday, 18 May 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link
http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/5/17/4342322/jimmy-paredes-houston-astros-collisions-right-field
― Andy K, Saturday, 18 May 2013 03:25 (ten years ago) link
So if they continue at this pace and finish with -360 DIFF, would that be some kind of record?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
Some Historically Bad Team! They're already just ten wins short of the '62 Mets.
Worst run differentials via Yahoo Answers:
For a season:1899 Cleveland Spiders 529 runs scored, 1252 runs allowed (-723)
Since 1900:1932 Red Sox, 566 runs scored, 915 runs allowed (-349)
Recently:2003 Tigers, 591 runs scored, 928 runs allowed (-337)
(Mets were -331)
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 June 2013 15:06 (ten years ago) link
alright alright. i might be wrong on this one, so sue me.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 27 June 2013 17:25 (ten years ago) link
I guess what they really needed is to get out of the NL since that's where all the good teams are.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 27 June 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
Really nice MLB debut by Jarred Cosart today.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 13 July 2013 01:43 (ten years ago) link
What is an Oberholtzer?
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 August 2013 03:23 (ten years ago) link
it is bavarian dialect for 'former brave'
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 August 2013 03:29 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFeBp1PDKyg
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
fwiw the astros' top six farm teams all made their league playoffs, and their system overall had a .569 regular season winning pct (second-best behind the giants)
doesn't necessarily mean anything, especially at the higher levels, but it doesn't hurt either
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:46 (ten years ago) link
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/9/17/4740812/astros-tv-record-houston-csn-angels
The Nielsen rating -- 0.04 -- represents an average of roughly 915 households or about 1,000 viewers, which is 567 times fewer viewers than tuned in for the Texans-Titans game the next day.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
That's very much like an old Bob & Ray radio bit... "And among women 18-35, your rating was... zero."
anyway:
MIA 55-95 _HOU 51-99 4
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
Houston has 4 ties?!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link
hockeyhead :)
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:54 (ten years ago) link
;p
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:55 (ten years ago) link
an average of roughly 915 households or about 1,000 viewers
damn, Houstonians not reproducing much these days.
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:56 (ten years ago) link
houston the world capitol of sad men watching baseball alone in their underwear iirc
― fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 23:30 (ten years ago) link
they all worked for Enron.
Chance to play spoiler here vs Reds!
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
...and down 4-0 already
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:25 (ten years ago) link
12 straight losses
― Andy K, Friday, 27 September 2013 02:47 (ten years ago) link
Alyson Footer @alysonfooterAccording to superfan @DeLongTweets, tonight's game is record for highest attendance after 100th loss. Previous: 26,209 vs Rockies 9/24/11.
because yankees
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 September 2013 03:12 (ten years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Hannes_Arch_Kirchheim_3.jpg/450px-Hannes_Arch_Kirchheim_3.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 28 September 2013 04:53 (ten years ago) link
btw I don't think we ever linked this: "most profitable ever" is bullshit.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2013/08/29/erroneous-story-claiming-houston-astros-most-profitable-ever-a-massive-strikeout/
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 September 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
What is the record for length of losing streak to end the season?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 29 September 2013 22:31 (ten years ago) link
Fantastic:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/41008/the-year-in-happy-astros-quotes
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 30 September 2013 23:13 (ten years ago) link
Favorite post-loss quote:
@brianmctaggartPorter on base running gaffes: "I'm done with conversations."
― Andy K, Monday, 30 September 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhaG-ZaCEAERJaU.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 February 2014 17:54 (ten years ago) link
he looks like gerald laird once he finally gets to let himself go
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 26 February 2014 21:10 (ten years ago) link
Brooms out for the Yankees.
― Andy K, Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:27 (ten years ago) link
BP Hit List:
The Astros have given up 25 runs, tied for fourth-least in baseball which is pretty good wait that’s just their bullpen never mind.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 April 2014 17:49 (ten years ago) link
Ben Lindbergh:
The Astros have a collective .189/.264/.349 slash line in 541 plate appearances, “good” for a .222 TAv (14 points worse than the Royals, who rank 29th). Of the 134 hitters who made at least 500 plate appearances last season, only Alcides Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, and Darwin Barney hit worse than the 2014 Astros have as a team.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 April 2014 17:59 (ten years ago) link
Somehow missed this a couple months ago:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/big-league-stew/bo-porter-chews-astros-players-disrespecting-roger-clemens-021825761--mlb.html
“Obviously, as an organization we’re fortunate to have some people like Roger Clemens and Craig Biggio and different people that will come in here over the course of the year and speak to our ballclub,” Porter said. “Even that being said, we have the 9 o’clock meeting when it comes to the synergistic chemistry lab. “Out of respect to your teammates, out of respect to the people that take time out of their day to come out there and try to do everything they can to help this organization, it’s the right thing to do to make sure you’re dressed and ready and attentive when that person shows up or when it’s time for a team meeting.”
“Out of respect to your teammates, out of respect to the people that take time out of their day to come out there and try to do everything they can to help this organization, it’s the right thing to do to make sure you’re dressed and ready and attentive when that person shows up or when it’s time for a team meeting.”
― Andy K, Thursday, 17 April 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
Maybe this thread's fill title should be The Rocket-Disrespecting Houston Astros of the American League West Featuring Bo Porter's Synergistic Chemistry Lab
― Andy K, Thursday, 17 April 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
full, not fill
― Andy K, Thursday, 17 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
George Springer got called up.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 17 April 2014 19:01 (ten years ago) link
so did ex-met Collin McHugh (W, 1-0) 6.2IP 3H 0ER 12K
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 12:01 (ten years ago) link
oopsy daisy
http://www.sbnation.com/2014/4/30/5670194/damn-it-astros-george-springer-errors-nationals
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 May 2014 14:27 (nine years ago) link
Has the Astros' long-game strategy made them an OUTCAST?
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Radical-ways-paint-Astros-as-outcast-5501982.php?cmpid=twitter-premium&t=307e02ca9cd87bd7f9
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 03:48 (nine years ago) link
five straight! winning outcasts!
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 May 2014 03:57 (nine years ago) link
I like the Astros orange road uniforms but they do remind me a bit of the old Giants orange uniforms from the 80s.
― earlnash, Thursday, 29 May 2014 23:48 (nine years ago) link
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/dallas-keuchel-groundball-pitchers-pitching-astros-053014
― Andy K, Friday, 30 May 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
half a game better than the rays
― mookieproof, Saturday, 31 May 2014 03:35 (nine years ago) link
BANDWAGON TIME
― Andy K, Saturday, 31 May 2014 03:51 (nine years ago) link
@JeffPassanSource: Astros, minor league 1B Jon Singleton agree on historic long-term deal. $10M guaranteed, up to $35M.
also calling him up
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 June 2014 17:08 (nine years ago) link
team wRC+ is now 124, tied for second-best ever behind the '27 yankees
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 September 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
(Had no recollection of that '93 Tigers team as being especially noteworthy, and when you look at them, it's somewhat misleading in that they had a bunch of guys just clear the 130+ mark--two guys were at exactly 130+, and their leader was at 138+. The Astros, by contrast, have four guys in the 130-139 range, Springer at 148+, Bregman at 159+, and Alvarez at 174+ in half-a-season.)
― clemenza, Monday, 9 September 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
Winning 11-0 after three tonight; they've outscored the Mariners and A's 32-1 over 12 innings.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 01:23 (four years ago) link
two home runs for this year's AL rookie of the year!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 01:25 (four years ago) link
alvarez the second player ever to reach houston’s top deck in right
i’ll buy you a beer if you can guess the first
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
Albert Pujols off Brad Lidge. I'll take a pilsner please.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 05:22 (four years ago) link
that was in left
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 08:39 (four years ago) link
The only other player to do so prior to Alvarez was former Met Jeromy Burnitz back in 2000.
(yes i cheated)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 14:54 (four years ago) link
dang Jeromy Burnitz hit 315 home runs.
― omar little, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
i'm trying to imagine where that puts him on the alltime list. In the 60s or 70s?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:43 (four years ago) link
lol, i should've known: 130th
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
No guarantee at all that they'll win everything--the best team on paper rarely does--but with that offense + Verlander/Cole/Greinke (Miley would be the #1 starter for more than a few teams), and Osuna (good enough), they look '70 Orioles/'75 Reds/'98 Yankees good right now.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Run diff:
The #Astros have had quite the spike in recent days 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/CCL1gD3IAk— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 10, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
howbout the '54 Indians?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
'84 Tigers and '86 Mets, for sure. I don't know...I'm probably contradicting myself, but to be included in this group, winning the Series seems important.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link