Houston Astros 2018 Thread

[Joe Fan]

Halos lost 4 straight
Astros won 4 straight

 

[mchammer]

Last year, Astros winning % was 67-70% for about the entire year.

 

[Denmark]

Hey Astros fans...how do you get into the Budweiser Brewhouse? Buy a specific ticket to it or buy any ticket and then show up?

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

Last year, Astros winning % was 67-70% for about the entire year.

Here is the 2017 winning %, by month

Apr 16-9 .640
May 22-7 .759
Jun 16-11 .593
July 15-9 .625
Aug 11-17 .393
Sept 20-8 .714

 

[Joe Fan]

Astros starters after six turns in rotation:

Verlander 4-0, 1.36 ERA, 48 K's in 39.2 IP
Keuchel 1-4, 4.00 ERA, 28 K's in 36 IP
McCullers 4-1, 3.71 ERA. 44 K's in 34 IP
Cole 2-1, 1.73 ERA, 61 K's in 41.2 IP
Morton 4-0, 1.72 ERA, 45 K's in 36.2 IP

 

[mchammer]

Here is the 2017 winning %, by month

Apr 16-9 .640
May 22-7 .759
Jun 16-11 .593
July 15-9 .625
Aug 11-17 .393
Sept 20-8 .714

Thanks. Anyway I was referring to the cumulative record.

 

[Joe Fan]

Thanks. Anyway I was referring to the cumulative record.

2017 Astros 101-61 (.623). The Indians were .630
A 70% winning pct would be 113-49 or 114-48, depending on how you round it
The best ever was the 1906 Cubs at 116-36 (.763)
The best ever with the 162-game schedule was the 2001 Mariners at 116-46 (.716)

The 2018 Astros are currently at .645 (20-11)

 

[mchammer]

2017 Astros 101-61 (.623). The Indians were .630
A 70% winning pct would be 113-49 or 114-48, depending on how you round it
The best ever was the 1906 Cubs at 116-36 (.763)
The best ever with the 162-game schedule was the 2001 Mariners at 116-46 (.716)

The 2018 Astros are currently at .645 (20-11)

Okay, but Aug ruined the season percentage.

 

[Joe Fan]

Nice use of the word y'all for the yanquis

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Driver 8]

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

Not Astros related and I've even seen this before, but its still good --

Greg Maddux, on a batter's ability to determine pitch speed:

"If a pitcher can change speeds, every hitter is helpless, limited by human vision..."

"You just can’t do it..."

"Except for that furking Tony Gwynn."​

Gwynn faced Maddux 107 times, more than any other pitcher during his career. He batted .415 and never struck out.

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Phil Elliott]

They need more run support.

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

They need more run support.

After taking 2 of 3 from Indians, the Astros are 30-18 (.625)
Which puts them on pace to match last year’s 101 wins
And the bats have not really been there all season
Once they do start hitting as a team, no telling where it might lead

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

The W-L records of the last 5 defending World Series champions thru 50 games...

2014 Red Sox: 21-29
2015 Giants: 30-20
2016 Royals: 28-22
2017 Cubs: 25-25
2018 Astros: 32-18

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Break out the brooms! Sweep!!

 

[Joe Fan]

Dang -- it was kind of hard not to like this guy, eventhough he played for the opposition

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

I remember Biggio's reaction on second base

 

[Phil Elliott]

The Ol' Wrangler.