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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 5:34:47 GMT -6
21-15
1st place in the division (3 games up)
4th place in the league (2.5 games out)
3rd in run differential (+38)
Team OPS+: 125
Team ERA+: 112
Peacock vs. Lopez
Even great teams have bad days. Let's chalk up yesterday to a bad day... On the plus side, the Mariners also lost so we're still 3 games up. Again, win the division and add some pitching later on. We don't need to be the best team in the world in May. (Although I'd feel better if the team was hitting better with RISP and Altuve was hitting at all...)
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Post by unionstation82 on May 8, 2019 8:24:20 GMT -6
I know it’s great that the Mariners keep losing and that the division is shitty, and if the goal is to just get into the postseason, then likely mission accomplished. However, the team would possibly be headed for another ALCS exit the way things are headed. If the goal is another championship, they need Altuve to get it together and for Luhnow to be on the immediate lookout for pitching help, namely in the starting rotation. I wouldn’t want the back end of the rotation leaning on Miley any more than it has so far this season.
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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 8:46:31 GMT -6
Sure, but we haven't even reached the quarter mark of the season yet. Right now the goal should just be to maintain a comfortable lead in the division while keeping people healthy. If we continue to have glaring weaknesses, I'm sure Luhnow will add what he can just as he always has during the season.
We should continue to give her mid-level roleplayers a chance to show what they can do while resting guys when we can. June will be the time to start making some roster moves and building a game plan for the postseason.
I just hope that Altuve isn't trying to play through an injury rather than getting healed up now. If he IS absolutely healthy, he could literally wake up at any point and go on a ridiculous run as we've seen him do before.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 8, 2019 9:37:32 GMT -6
I don’t think Altuve is all the way right. I can’t decide if he’s not running super hard to avoid reinjuring himself or that he isn’t able to do so.
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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 9:40:20 GMT -6
I don’t think Altuve is all the way right. I can’t decide if he’s not running super hard to avoid reinjuring himself or that he isn’t able to do so. Initially I thought to keep from reinjuring himself, but now, with the way he is struggling, surprised to not see him trying to run out some potential infield hits... |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 8, 2019 9:45:19 GMT -6
I don’t think Altuve is all the way right. I can’t decide if he’s not running super hard to avoid reinjuring himself or that he isn’t able to do so. Initially I thought to keep from reinjuring himself, but now, with the way he is struggling, surprised to not see him trying to run out some potential infield hits... I miss him fouling off tough pitches and avoiding strikeouts. Now, he gets the Biggio treatment because he can’t seem to avoid the down and out offspeed pitches. If he’d sacrifice the power for more of an “all fields” approach, I’d take it. We have more than enough guys who can mash, especially with Chirinos and Brantley onboard. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 8, 2019 9:48:46 GMT -6
Initially I thought to keep from reinjuring himself, but now, with the way he is struggling, surprised to not see him trying to run out some potential infield hits... I miss him fouling off tough pitches and avoiding strikeouts. Now, he gets the Biggio treatment because he can’t seem to avoid the down and out offspeed pitches. If he’d sacrifice the power for more of an “all fields” approach, I’d take it. We have more than enough guys who can mash, especially with Chirinos and Brantley onboard. Plain and sjmple..........Altuve is not himself for some reason. I also think he could not be totally healthy. |
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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 9:51:14 GMT -6
Initially I thought to keep from reinjuring himself, but now, with the way he is struggling, surprised to not see him trying to run out some potential infield hits... I miss him fouling off tough pitches and avoiding strikeouts. Now, he gets the Biggio treatment because he can’t seem to avoid the down and out offspeed pitches. If he’d sacrifice the power for more of an “all fields” approach, I’d take it. We have more than enough guys who can mash, especially with Chirinos and Brantley onboard. Could just be flat out a bad year for him too. Sometimes players hit a wall for whatever reason. I just hope it's not something more serious injury-wise or an early decline setting in. |
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Post by bannedfan on May 8, 2019 13:54:49 GMT -6
I miss him fouling off tough pitches and avoiding strikeouts. Now, he gets the Biggio treatment because he can’t seem to avoid the down and out offspeed pitches. If he’d sacrifice the power for more of an “all fields” approach, I’d take it. We have more than enough guys who can mash, especially with Chirinos and Brantley onboard. Could just be flat out a bad year for him too. Sometimes players hit a wall for whatever reason. I just hope it's not something more serious injury-wise or an early decline setting in. I’m thinking it’s a decline. Just not the same hitter. Hope I’m wrong. |
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Post by sempersmom on May 8, 2019 14:19:20 GMT -6
Today's lineups:
Astros
Springer, CF
Altuve, 2B
Bregman, 3B
Brantley, DH
Correa, SS
Reddick, RF
Gurriel, 1B
Diaz, LF
Stassi, C
Peacock, P
Royals
TBA
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Post by blcoach8 on May 8, 2019 14:24:22 GMT -6
We have to hope Peacock doesn't duplicate what McHugh gave us. His ERA ios 5.28 and McHugh's has jumped to 6.37. Unless they improve, we can't keep thm in the rotation
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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 14:35:14 GMT -6
I'm going to think positive and say that Altuve goes absolutely ape-shit today and Peacock bounces back with a dominant start.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 8, 2019 14:43:42 GMT -6
There's no way it's "decline" with Altuve. Decline doesn't happen overnight.
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Post by sempersmom on May 8, 2019 15:57:58 GMT -6
Today's lineups: Astros Springer, CF Altuve, 2B Bregman, 3B Brantley, DH Correa, SS Reddick, RF Gurriel, 1B Diaz, LF Stassi, C Peacock, P Royals Merrifield, 2B Mondesi, SS Dozier, 3B Soler, DH O'Hearn, 1B Owings, RF Madonado, C Gore, LF Hamilton, CF Lopez, P |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 8, 2019 15:57:59 GMT -6
There's no way it's "decline" with Altuve. Decline doesn't happen overnight. difficult to pinpoint exactly what it isl, but, it began right after he hit all the home runs. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 8, 2019 16:14:01 GMT -6
After a full month of PAs, here are the Astros' xwOBA numbers. xwOBA is a stat that tries to predict offensive production. League-average xwOBA for an MLB starter should be around .325; that's a good benchmark.  So based on the team's first month of hitting, we shouldn't be surprised to see Chirinos and Marisnick fall off in the coming months. The good news is that there is a core group of six players well above the league average of .325 xwOBA, and that group includes a full outfield (Springer - Brantley - Reddick) and three-fourths of an infield (2B, SS, 3B). Now we need to see whether one of the sometimes-firstbasemen (White, Gurriel, Diaz) can get into the >.325 club. I'm not too optimistic that the 2019 Astros will have a catcher who meets that mark, but as long as the team is defensively solid behind the plate, that is OK. The other glaring problem here is the lack of anyone who projects to serve as DH at at least a league-average level. Anyway I was watching a Padres game the other day, and man did Hunter Renfroe's HR swing look good... |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 8, 2019 17:48:07 GMT -6
There's no way it's "decline" with Altuve. Decline doesn't happen overnight. difficult to pinpoint exactly what it isl, but, it began right after he hit all the home runs. Exactly my point. Decline isn't hitting a ton of HR and then, the next day, being completely unable to hit. Decline is a creeping phenomenon. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 18:10:47 GMT -6
Need a solid outing from Peacock. We need someone other than JV, Cole and Miley to provide some quality innings.
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Post by sempersmom on May 8, 2019 18:14:16 GMT -6
Need a solid outing from Peacock. We need someone other than JV, Cole and Miley to provide some quality innings. Good start. Needs to keep it going. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 18:17:06 GMT -6
SPRINGA!
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Post by bannedfan on May 8, 2019 18:17:13 GMT -6
Springer!!!
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Post by sempersmom on May 8, 2019 18:17:35 GMT -6
Springer dinger!
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Post by abregmanfan on May 8, 2019 18:19:48 GMT -6
Nice George!
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Post by abregmanfan on May 8, 2019 18:23:13 GMT -6
Come on CC.
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Post by Saint on May 8, 2019 18:23:49 GMT -6
So much for thinking positive with Altuve. Looks at two fastballs down the middle then swings at garbage.
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Post by abregmanfan on May 8, 2019 18:24:34 GMT -6
So much for thinking positive with Altuve. Looks at two fastballs down the middle then swings at garbage. Stay positive, he will get a few more at bats this game. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 18:52:02 GMT -6
NICE CATCH Reddick!
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Post by bannedfan on May 8, 2019 18:52:38 GMT -6
I thought that was gone. Nice play Reddick.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 18:53:36 GMT -6
I thought that was gone. Nice play Reddick. Same here, scared me. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 18:57:34 GMT -6
Hey, Altuve got a hit!
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