Astros @ Scurvy Turdies April 10, 2017

[Mr. Happy]

Your lineups for this afternoon's tilt:

Astros

CFGeorge Springer (R)
3BAlex Bregman (R)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
DHCarlos Beltran (S)
CEvan Gattis (R)
LFMarwin Gonzalez (S)
RFJosh Reddick (L)
1BY. Gurriel (R)

HOU: Charlie Morton (R)  (0-0, 3.00)

Sea Maggots

SS Jean Segura (R)
RF Mitch Haniger (R)
2B Robinson Cano (L)
DH Nelson Cruz (R)
3B Kyle Seager (L)
1B Danny Valencia (R)
CF Leonys Martin (L)
C Mike Zunino (R)
LF Jarrod Dyson (L)

SEA: James Paxton (L)  (0-0, 0.00)

[MRaup]

This team might be worst bunch of baserunners in the history of baseball. What the fuck are you doing, Carlos?

[chuck]

It is an absolute disgrace. I have seen more base running fuck ups in a week than you might expect to see over the course of an entire season.

[chuck]

On the other hand, the early returns on Morton are positive.

[MRaup]

After once through the lineup, the Astros "take fat fastballs down the middle and run like idiots on the basepaths" game plan is  only showing moderate success.

[hostros7]

On the other hand, the early returns on Morton are positive.

[hit]
[HBP]
/arm falls off

[MRaup]

[hit]
[HBP]
/arm falls off

Note to self: Punch Chuck.

[WVastro]

Nice play by Yuli!!!

[HudsonHawk]

Dyson's slide was exactly the same as Marisnick's the other day that was ruled illegal.

[MRaup]

Dyson's slide was exactly the same as Marisnick's the other day that was ruled illegal.

Dyson was a little closer to the bag, but otherwise you're 100 percent correcto.

[chuck]

So is Julia going to tuck in to a nice basket of roasted grasshoppers?

[BizidyDizidy]

Hell of a job pitching out of that jam

[Mr. Happy]

Hell of a job pitching out of that jam

It was a thing of beauty.

[MRaup]

Jarrod "Feets Don't Fail Me Now!" Dyson

[HudsonHawk]

Can't keep pitching out if bases loaded jams. 2-0 M's, still two on with one out

[HudsonHawk]

Man I do not like the way Gattis drops to a knee to catch every breaking ball

3-0 Mariners.

[HudsonHawk]

Altuve has tapped back to the mound more the first week than he has in his entire career combined.  He's squaring up nothing.

[MRaup]

I am SO fucking tired of Tony Sipp and his shit work against lefties.

[HudsonHawk]

Geez Sipp, you throw a guy the same fucking pitch 12 times he's gonna hit it.

[Jacksonian]

With Sipp in does it feel like Hinch has thrown in the towel on this game?

[HudsonHawk]

I am SO fucking tired of Tony Sipp and his shit work against lefties.

And his shit work against righties.

[Mr. Happy]

With Sipp in does it feel like Hinch has thrown in the towel on this game?

Yes.

[HudsonHawk]

5-0. Mariners. Still the 6th fucking inning.

[HudsonHawk]

6-0

[The Third Man]

Come on, vaunted offense.

[MRaup]

SWING THE GODDAMN BAT!

[HudsonHawk]

Attabioy Correa...take strike 3 with bases loaded. Next pitch Beltran pops up to end the innging. Way to earn it.

[MRaup]

Attabioy Correa...take strike 3 with bases loaded. Next pitch Beltran pops up to end the innging. Way to earn it.

I am so disgusted with this team right now.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

This offense is daunted not vaunted. They may not score runs but they are offensive.

[The Third Man]

I wish I were surprised, but this is a .500 team until proven otherwise.

[hostros7]

The silver lining is that we didn't stay up until midnight watching this (today).


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[HudsonHawk]

This  team is damn lucky to be .500

[David in Jackson]

I wish I were surprised, but this is a .500 team until proven otherwise.

Precisely.  4-4.

I know Altuve and Correa will ultimately get it going.  Bregman, too.  I'm worried about Beltran (turns 40 this month), Reddick (multi-year deal after poor 2016), and Gurriel (this has got me really worried - expensive multi-year deal for 1b who bats 9th and who we don't expect to hit home runs.  Huh?).  Always knew Gattis was very streaky.

[HudsonHawk]

Precisely.  4-4.

I know Altuve and Correa will ultimately get it going.  Bregman, too.  I'm worried about Beltran (turns 40 this month), Reddick (multi-year deal after poor 2016), and Gurriel (this has got me really worried - expensive multi-year deal for 1b who bats 9th and who we don't expect to hit home runs.  Huh?).  Always knew Gattis was very streaky.

If Beltran hits more than .220 with more than 10 HRs I'll be shocked.

[The Third Man]

If Beltran hits more than .220 with more than 10 HRs I'll be shocked.

That would be a calamity. The Astros sure do get a lot of credit and buzz for their so far unrealized potential. I worry that Jeff Luhnow has yet to make an acquisition that moves the needle. I also was confused that there were no staff changes in the off-season. I hope they make these conversations look silly, of course. They probably will.

[HudsonHawk]

So 8 games in;

2 spot - 1 RBI
3 spot - 0 RBI
4 spot - 2 RBI (both on Opening Day)
5 spot - 0 RBI
6 spot - 2 RBI.

That's a grand total of 5 runs batted in almost 200  at bats.

[MusicMan]

I worry that Jeff Luhnow has yet to make an acquisition that moves the needle.

The McCann deal looks good, and Martes+Marisnick(+ more) for Cosart looks like a fucking heist.

[MusicMan]

I'm not worried about this team hitting. I do worry about Gurriel, but if he can't cut it, there's plenty waiting in Reed/White/Tucker/etc. to take his spot.

[juliogotay]

So 8 games in;

2 spot - 1 RBI
3 spot - 0 RBI
4 spot - 2 RBI (both on Opening Day)
5 spot - 0 RBI
6 spot - 2 RBI.

That's a grand total of 5 runs batted in almost 200  at bats.

Good lord that's horrific. Of course it would be helpful if the bottom of the order was getting on base to be driven in when the middle-of-the order is up. Don't know the stats on that but it's probably not a good number either.

[Jacksonian]

Good lord that's horrific. Of course it would be helpful if the bottom of the order was getting on base to be driven in when the middle-of-the order is up. Don't know the stats on that but it's probably not a good number either.

The on-base percentages of 1,2,3 are .306, .257, and .258 respectively.  I'm more concerned about them.

But since you pondered, Gurriel .125, Reddick .261, Marwin .409, Aoki .357, Marisnick .300.

[HudsonHawk]

Good lord that's horrific. Of course it would be helpful if the bottom of the order was getting on base to be driven in when the middle-of-the order is up. Don't know the stats on that but it's probably not a good number either.

Number of runners left on base:

Bregman - 8
Altuve - 16
Correa - 15
Beltran 14
Gattis - 9
Gurriel - 14
Reddick - 14

That's 90 base runners left on and 4 driven in by that bunch (yes, Bregman, Altuve, Correa, Beltran, Gattis, Gurriel and Reddick have *combined* for a grand total of four RBI). 

[Knoxbanedoodle]

I'm too lazy to look this up, but it seems like we're traditionally a slow-starting team. Last year the offense was OK and the pitching was atrocious in April, the year before everything rhymed beautifully for a month, but usually we come out of the gate sputtering. What really gets my goat is the awe-inspiring number of stupid mistakes we make. That doesn't feel novel this year. It just feels like Astros baseball in the A.L.

[geezerdonk]

I give Gourriel and extra 300 points for his haircut so he is doing okay.