Houston Astros 2019 thread............

[Joe Fan]

 

[Joe Fan]

First Year -- 1962 -- the Colt .45s immediately set a major league record for fewest farts given when they just went and slapped cigarettes and guns on everything.

 

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Both Astros pitchers who'll be on their first opening day roster Thursday were longshots to ever reach the majors.

--- Framber Valdez signed at 21 for a $10,000 bonus Scouting Framber Valdez: The story behind the Astros'...

--- Josh James was a 34th-round draft pick
'Like a chainsaw taking down a national forest': The...

 

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[longhorn47]

Just watched my 58th Colt .45s/Astros Opening Day. What a great W. Verlander really shone after the shaky start; all runs scored on HRs, and NO GIDPs.

 

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[ViperHorn]

Houston you have a pitching problem.

 

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On this day in 1965

 

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Yikes!

 

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One of these players hit two home runs last night.

 

[Joe Fan]

The Astros offense as a team:

.291 AVG (2nd)
.361 OBP (2nd)
.484 SLG (2nd) ​

The Astros have been the second best offense in baseball although it felt like they were struggling up until recently

 

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[Phil Elliott]

9 in a row. Sweep the Yanks and now the 1st place Mariners. That is announcing our presence with authority! We gettin kinda big in the rear view mirror, mariners?

 

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New odds after the weekend

 

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[Phil Elliott]

Well, Mariners, you don't have to worry about us being all up in your rear view mirror any longer.

 

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