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Post by olpapa on Aug 21, 2018 7:07:45 GMT -6
this really is hard to believe. The only thing that we have to hang our collective hat on is that last August was our worst month of the year. Perhaps this year it is the same and September will find us winning 3 out of every 4. Depending on the hole we make for ourselves even that may not be enough. Last September we had JV come riding in to save the day. Without JV we don’t win the WS last season....probably don’t even make it to the WS. This year we need to acquire a bat before September 1st that will have the kind of impact on the offense that JV had on the pitching last season. I just can’t envision that kind of player falling all the way to Houston without being claimed by another team. I am afraid we are stuck with what we have. I wish Altuve and Springer would get healthy in September and that they both would get hot. We’ve got to hope that Correa starts hitting. We’ve got to hope Reddick starts hitting. We’ve got to hope that Yuli gets hot. With got to hope that we get the post-ASB Marwin and the pre-ASB Bregman in September. That’s a lot of wishing and hoping. |
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 21, 2018 7:52:58 GMT -6
That wishing and hoping needs to get started tonight or we will probably be in 2nd place tomorrow morning with Seattle right behind.
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Post by m240 on Aug 21, 2018 7:56:10 GMT -6
somebody famous once said "hope is not a strategy". Our coaches need to help the guys who can not figure it out to do so and to do so quickly.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 21, 2018 8:16:16 GMT -6
this really is hard to believe. The only thing that we have to hang our collective hat on is that last August was our worst month of the year. Perhaps this year it is the same and September will find us winning 3 out of every 4. Depending on the hole we make for ourselves even that may not be enough. Last September we had JV come riding in to save the day. Without JV we don’t win the WS last season....probably don’t even make it to the WS. This year we need to acquire a bat before September 1st that will have the kind of impact on the offense that JV had on the pitching last season. I just can’t envision that kind of player falling all the way to Houston without being claimed by another team. I am afraid we are stuck with what we have. I wish Altuve and Springer would get healthy in September and that they both would get hot. We’ve got to hope that Correa starts hitting. We’ve got to hope Reddick starts hitting. We’ve got to hope that Yuli gets hot. With got to hope that we get the post-ASB Marwin and the pre-ASB Bregman in September. That’s a lot of wishing and hoping. They got the four early runs last night and then turned off the engine. ONE hit after the third inning. Hernandez had a 5.62 ERA and had been so bad they moved him to the pen.....the only reason he is in the rotation now is due to Paxton's injury. We get five total hits.....three from Marwin . I have hopes that the return of Altuve will help ignite the offense and a healthy Springer will help. The main culprit here is Carlos Correa. He is supposed to be our best power hitter and run producer. He was under-achieving before his DL stint and is worse since his return. He has made two critical errors that have helped us lose two games. He is 3-32 at the plate. He is sitll standing and watching center cut fastballs and not swinging at them. It seems that whenever a big hit is needed, he never looks like he is ready to hit. I don't think he has his mind on doing his job. He has been less than mediocre.....by his standards........since getting engaged on the WS post-game. He is looking like a young high school kid who can't focus on sports because his mind is on his girlfriend. In other words, Carlos appears to be too immature to handle both a relationship and doing his job at the same time. Frankly, we would be as well off with im out of the lineup and especially out of the three or four spot in the batting order. He is killing this team. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2018 8:21:41 GMT -6
Frankly, it’s embarrassing that the team didn’t lay waste to Hernandez. People are batting around .280+ on his pitches.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2018 8:27:30 GMT -6
When the pitchers can’t handle the pressure of close leads provided by a pedestrian offense, you shouldn’t win. That’s been the story of 8 of the last 10 games.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 9:09:57 GMT -6
When the pitchers can’t handle the pressure of close leads provided by a pedestrian offense, you shouldn’t win. That’s been the story of 8 of the last 10 games. With the offense not being consistent, we see a pitching staff walking on eggs with the pressure of not giving up one run. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 9:16:22 GMT -6
Astros 4 thru 9 hitters 0 for 20. That is the game explained ending with an L. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 21, 2018 9:17:33 GMT -6
True that pitchers have been under a lot of pressure to shut teams down,but,over the last several games....most of which have been losses......the Astros get an early lead and our starting pitcher gives it up as soon as they get back on the mound. That is on the pitchers.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 9:22:00 GMT -6
Wow Marwin. He's been an All-Star since the All-Star break I am glad the lazy ass showed up last night to spark some offense. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2018 10:11:32 GMT -6
When the pitchers can’t handle the pressure of close leads provided by a pedestrian offense, you shouldn’t win. That’s been the story of 8 of the last 10 games. With the offense not being consistent, we see a pitching staff walking on eggs with the pressure of not giving up one run. Correa needs to step up. I know Altuve is back, but teams have faced so much more adversity and still manage to win. There’s no excuse for shoddy play like this. |
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Post by m240 on Aug 21, 2018 10:26:53 GMT -6
Since the all star break Houston has the lowest batting average of ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS at 221. We also are ranked at 21 when ops is considered.
Here is how the guys have done since the all star break as far as ops is considered.
Marisnick 1.402
White 1.020
Gonzales .949
Springer .854
Bregman .802
Maldonado .751
Kemp .749
Gattis .729
Altuve .683
Reddick .610
Stassi .544
Gurriel .504
Correa .319
For the sake of comparison the A's are second in the league at 820.
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Post by m240 on Aug 21, 2018 10:29:41 GMT -6
There is something wrong with Correa. He needs to go back on the dl and get well. He is doing no one any good screwing up the rest of the team by playing hurt.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 21, 2018 11:05:24 GMT -6
With the offense not being consistent, we see a pitching staff walking on eggs with the pressure of not giving up one run. Correa needs to step up. I know Altuve is back, but teams have faced so much more adversity and still manage to win. There’s no excuse for shoddy play like this. Correa needs to pull his head out of his ass...or out of Daniella's ass.........and do his job. He is arbitration eligible and the Astros should seek to give him a cut in salary. |
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 21, 2018 11:15:50 GMT -6
I just hope Altuve doesn't struggle when he plays again. Can the team afford a 2 for 20 by him?
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Post by bannedfan on Aug 21, 2018 11:18:37 GMT -6
Since the all star break Houston has the lowest batting average of ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS at 221. We also are ranked at 21 when ops is considered. Here is how the guys have done since the all star break as far as ops is considered. Marisnick 1.402 White 1.020
Gonzales .949
Springer .854
Bregman .802
Maldonado .751
Kemp .749
Gattis .729
Altuve .683
Reddick .610
Stassi .544
Gurriel .504
Correa .319
For the sake of comparison the A's are second in the league at 820.
.Well, that batting average since the ASB explains a lot.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 11:41:51 GMT -6
With the offense not being consistent, we see a pitching staff walking on eggs with the pressure of not giving up one run. Correa needs to step up. I know Altuve is back, but teams have faced so much more adversity and still manage to win. There’s no excuse for shoddy play like this. When you have a player like CC bouncing back and forth off the DL, hitting is timing and I wouldn't expect miracles right off, and be in mid season form. It is not only CC, you can't only have two or three guys trying to carry the team offensively. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2018 11:58:17 GMT -6
I just hope Altuve doesn't struggle when he plays again. Can the team afford a 2 for 20 by him? Not at all. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 21, 2018 12:01:23 GMT -6
Correa needs to step up. I know Altuve is back, but teams have faced so much more adversity and still manage to win. There’s no excuse for shoddy play like this. When you have a player like CC bouncing back and forth off the DL, hitting is timing and I wouldn't expect miracles right off, and be in mid season form. It is not only CC, you can't only have two or three guys trying to carry the team offensively. No one has carried the team since Bregman and Gattis. White has had good games and Marwin carried them yesterday and batted well recently, but it’s been too few and far between. The reason they’re failing is because Springer, Correa, and Altuve aren’t hitting as well as last season. |
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 12:07:16 GMT -6
When you have a player like CC bouncing back and forth off the DL, hitting is timing and I wouldn't expect miracles right off, and be in mid season form. It is not only CC, you can't only have two or three guys trying to carry the team offensively. No one has carried the team since Bregman and Gattis. White has had good games and Marwin carried them yesterday and batted well recently, but it’s been too few and far between. The reason they’re failing is because Springer, Correa, and Altuve aren’t hitting as well as last season. We were all spoiled for the majority of last season with how the offense was smoking. I mentioned this before, I didn't expect a exact repeat, but not a funk lasting this long. The experts on the network have been saying all season the Stros will sooner or later start coming around, we are waiting too. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 21, 2018 12:33:21 GMT -6
I don't think any of us expected a lack of effort and enthusiasm and that seems to be part of the problem. There is no sign of leadership being shown by anyone.
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Post by astrosdoug on Aug 21, 2018 12:38:12 GMT -6
It looks to me like most of the team is starting to think about next season already.
For some guys, that means negotiating a new contract with a new team.
For others, it means winning a spot on the Astros 2019 Opening Day roster.
Sure, each individual player recognizes that good performance for the rest of thsi season will help them get into whatever situation they want for 2019.
But the overwhelming focus is on 'me, me, me' and not the team.
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Post by paastrosfan on Aug 21, 2018 13:28:01 GMT -6
It looks to me like most of the team is starting to think about next season already. For some guys, that means negotiating a new contract with a new team. For others, it means winning a spot on the Astros 2019 Opening Day roster. Sure, each individual player recognizes that good performance for the rest of thsi season will help them get into whatever situation they want for 2019. But the overwhelming focus is on 'me, me, me' and not the team. Come on Doug, the Stros are not the Nats throwing in the towel. |
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Post by bearbryant on Aug 21, 2018 16:11:50 GMT -6
Wow. We're 25 games over .500 and everyone's giving up. Maybe waastro was right
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