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The Astros are 46-48 in their last 94 games
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:20 am
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:20 am
Meh.
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:22 am to barry
So, basically a .500 team.
That's what most Astros fans thought we'd be this year, then next year contending for the playoffs. We're playing with house money this year.
That's what most Astros fans thought we'd be this year, then next year contending for the playoffs. We're playing with house money this year.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:23 am to barry
Knew they would come down to Earth eventually. They were playing out of their minds in the first half.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:23 am to barry
Most people besides Astrotards said that they would fall off. Given their numbers, they were incredibly lucky to be winning early in the year.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:26 am to barry
To be fair we have been without one of our best players. But that number doesn't shock me
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:26 am to FulshearTiger
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Given their numbers
These numbers?
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ETA: 3rd Best team by BaseRuns and 4th best team by Pythagorean
I don't think many Astros fans are guaranteeing a WS win, but we are what we are, really good team at home, not so good on the road, and leading the division by 2.5 games
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 9:29 am
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:29 am to barry
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:33 am to texastiger38
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These numbers?
Or the fact that they are ranked fourth to last in all of baseball in team batting average. Earlier in the year they had about 7 everyday starters that were around .220. Also to go along with their 21 ranking in OBP.
Not saying the Astros won't be good in the future, but yeah they were getting lucky earlier this year. You said yourself this wasn't supposed to be their year. They were just hitting an abnormal amount of home runs.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:33 am to barry
It is a 162 game season....it doesn't matter when you win them....as long as you win more than the other teams in the division.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:34 am to texastiger38
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I don't think many Astros fans are guaranteeing a WS win, but we are what we are, really good team at home, not so good on the road, and leading the division by 2.5 games
Lucky for y'all that they're no longer in the NL central. 64-55 is good enough for 4th place.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:40 am to FulshearTiger
Base runs and run differential tell you way more about a team than batting average. If anything, the Astros record understates how well they have played.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:43 am to msutiger
I'll answer it, they are 17-21 since losing Springer. Go back to a DAT thread around the time of the injury. The consensus was "Hang on for dear life until we get springer back."
If you had told most Astros fans, Springer is coming back in around a week and you have a 2.5 game lead in the division. There is not a single fan who wouldn't have taken that.
Gomez was in a 1-21 slump with the one hit being a bunt. He's not the same player for last year but he's going to heat up.
I don't think the Astros are going to win the World Series but the talent is there for a playoff run.
If you had told most Astros fans, Springer is coming back in around a week and you have a 2.5 game lead in the division. There is not a single fan who wouldn't have taken that.
Gomez was in a 1-21 slump with the one hit being a bunt. He's not the same player for last year but he's going to heat up.
I don't think the Astros are going to win the World Series but the talent is there for a playoff run.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:44 am to FulshearTiger
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Or the fact that they are ranked fourth to last in all of baseball in team batting average.
Top 5 in run differential nearly all year
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:54 am to FulshearTiger
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Most people besides Astrotards said that they would fall off.
I'm an Astrotard and even I'm not expecting a World Series this year. Doesn't mean I'm not going to be hoping for one.
They have already exceeded my expectations for this season and are in a good position to make the postseason for the first time in 10 years, I'm ecstatic for just that alone.
Lately there have been several players hitting below their average, mainly CarGo, and I don't expect the slump to last forever. With Springer coming back soon also I like the teams chances of making the playoffs and at that point anything can happen.
Now that they are in this position, as a fan I don't have to be rational, I'm going to be cheering for them to go all the way of course.
After a couple 100 loss seasons are Astros fans supposed to not be excited to finally have competitive baseball again?
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:59 am to barry
I mean I'm not surprised. They are basically a .500 team, or slightly above it so I'm not complaining. I'm glad they are still in 1st place at this point as well. They had an awesome arse April so I expected them to come down to earth. Hope they go a win streak though heading into September.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:02 am to FulshearTiger
Believe it or not, since the All-Star break their offense has been above average.. They have a total of 517 runs scored all year in 119 games.. they've played 28 games since the all star break which means they should have scored roughly 121 runs in those 28 games. In fact, they've scored 126 runs since the break. Their pitching is shite though with only one healthy starter with an ERA+ above 100..
ETA: If you factor in the 10 games before the Break that Springer missed, they have scored 6 less runs than the season average for 38 games. (165:159)
So to blame the lack of wins on the loss of Springer is not entirely accurate.
ETA: If you factor in the 10 games before the Break that Springer missed, they have scored 6 less runs than the season average for 38 games. (165:159)
So to blame the lack of wins on the loss of Springer is not entirely accurate.
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 10:13 am
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:17 am to The Seaward
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Base runs and run differential tell you way more about a team than batting average. If anything, the Astros record understates how well they have played.
This
And I will be more than happy with a playoff appearance this year. Nobody expected them to contend, including the fans. No matter what happens the future is still incredibly bright.
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 10:20 am
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:25 am to barry
How are the Reds doing?
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:33 am to goldenbadger08
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Their pitching is shite though
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:44 am to barry
The 'Stros were built for 2016. This is just bonus. They are a young, fun team getting lots of experience. I don't expect a WS this year... if we make the playoffs I'll be happy, if we win the division I'll be double happy.
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