Unless you were directly impacted by Hurricane Harvey, you’ll never know what that 2017 World Series Championship means to Astros fans. We could care less about sign stealing. The Astros lifted the community in a way I’ll never forget. That WS trophy is forever ours.
#ForTheH
These kids prevented the Yankees from winning a World Series in the 2010s and are why Mike Trout has only appeared in one postseason series. Most legendary infield of our lifetimes.
2017’s special story was Houston Strong after Harvey.
2022’s special story was Trey Mancini and the Astros’ loving embrace of Uvalde.
2023’s special story: Jon Singleton
@linzyrother
Video of Orioles broadcasters calling the Kyle Tucker grand slam. Extremely brave of them to even speak of it considering how soft management has been this week.
I bought a cheap ticket off
@StubHub
last minute in the upper deck b/c I wanted the Yordan bobblehead. They then emailed me saying the tickets are no longer available 😠
BUT - since they have a ticket guarantee - they upgraded me to the 5th row behind Astros dugout. 😲😂👏🏼
A few players might have worn an Astros uniform for the last time tonight.
▪️Michael Brantley
▪️Martin Maldonado
▪️Hector Neris
▪️Ryne Stanek
Forever Houston legends for your contributions to the 2022 World Series Championship. Thank you!
Brian Cashman being the GM of the $7 billion Yankees with more resources than any other GM in the history of MLB and still never being able to beat the Astros in a playoff series from 2015-2022 is what ESPN should really be blasting on the airways and headlines.
Observation from tonight’s game - when Maldy went to chat with Verlander - Yainer Diaz came over to listen. Hoping he builds trust with JV to catch him soon!
#BREAKING
: Astros manager Joe Espada places outfielder Chas McCormick and catcher Yainer Diaz in the STARTING LINEUP. I repeat, the STARTING LINEUP.
Get used to this being the overwhelming norm this year, folks.
I think the most significant difference between the Astros in the 2022 postseason versus 2023 postseason is Framber Valdez.
Valdez 2022: 3-0, 1.44 ERA
Valdez 2023: 0-3, 9.00 ERA
Valdez wins one of his ALCS starts, Astros are playing Diamondbacks in World Series tonight.
I’m at the game and would like to give you the most insight of what just happen.
The Rangers still don’t have any WS trophies and the reigning World Champion Houston Astros have two trophies.
Rob Manfred really convinced 29 fan bases that the Astros were the villains all while shielding the cheating Yankees, Dodgers, other teams, deploying secret balls - when he and his ponzi owners have been all along. When does that documentary get made?
Jose Abreu, who Dusty Baker relentlessly believed in all year long and refused to drop to the bottom third of the lineup despite his regular season struggles, is coming ALVIE this October.
Martin Maldonado was the Astros worst hitter in 2023.
As of tonight, Alex Bregman has a lower batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS than Maldonado finished with in 2023.
He’s absolutely awful right now.
Astros Projected 2023 Pitching Staff:
—Rotation—
SP1 F. Valdez
SP2 L. McCullers
SP3 C. Javier
SP4 L. Garcia
SP5 J. Urquidy
—Bullpen—
CL R. Pressly
SU R. Montero
SU B. Abreu
MID H. Neris
MID R. Stanek
MID P. Maton
MID S. Martinez
LR H. Brown
I’ve been mostly neutral on the Astros catcher debate. I understand why the team values Maldonado so much. I understood giving Díaz time to grow into the catcher position.
But, we’re down to the final 41 games. Díaz needs to catch at least 50% of those.
(1/15) Here’s a thread of a few people I want this Astros WS Championship for:
▪️Astros Fans - we’ve been through a lot over the last 10 years. The last couple have been both rough and a blast. We deserve another championship for all we’ve put in for rooting for these guys.
Congratulations to the Arizona Diamondbacks for winning the NL Pennant! Astros fans are rooting for pitching coach Brent Strom to get another World Series ring!
The real game changing move the Astros need this off-season is to get 2018-2019 Alex Bregman over 2020-2021 Alex Bregman. That would change everything.
As far as I’m concerned, the only two fan bases that can credibly troll the Houston Astros are fans of the 2019 Nationals and 2021 Braves.
Otherwise - your franchise can’t even flirt with our success in last 10 years.
For Phillies fans visiting MMP tonight, I sincerely hope tonight is a safe atmosphere for you. That’s not always the case for Astros fans visiting other ballparks. I also hope tonight your team loses 7-0 and is so demoralized they lose the next three leading to an Astros WS sweep
If he’s not a hall of famer on the FIRST BALLOT, then Cooperstown needs to but shutdown and the HOF started over and put in Houston where Jose Altuve, the GOAT, resides.
1B Jeff Bagwell and 2B Craig Biggio are franchise legends. But, the most iconic moment in franchise history between the infield positions was Jose Altuve throwing to Yuli Gurriel for the final out of the 2017 WS. Today, Astros give Gurriel his 2x WS ring.
If the Astros make the World Series again, they have a 50% chance of a rematch.
Dodgers: 2017
Braves: 2021
Phillies: 2022
Brewers, Marlins, D-backs: N/A.
Who would you rather rematch with? Dodgers, Phillies, or Braves?
Alex Cora’s teams just haven’t been the same since they cheated in 2018. The Astros on the other hand are World Series Champions again and look to repeat. Maybe Jeff Luhnow was right when he said the bench coach (Cora) was most to blame in the Astros sign stealing scandal.
Jose Urquidy has been a bit inconsistent the past few years - but, man, it feels like he always comes in clutch those games the Astros REALLY need a win.
What if I told you this past April that Justin Verlander would be pitching for the Astros this upcoming Friday with Jon Singleton possibly in the lineup and Kendal Graveman coming out of the bullpen?
If Astros win today, we want Mariners to win. Keeps division in play.
If Astros lose today, we want Rangers to win. Keeps Astros ahead in WC spot.
Am I wrong at all?
The 2017 Astros championed us.
The 2018 Astros were close.
The 2019 Astros broke our hearts.
The 2020 Astros were close.
The 2021 Astros just got beat.
The 2022 Astros solidified the dynasty.
The 2023 Astros were close.
The 2024 Astros…..why guys why. Like wtf are we doing.
Due to baseball Twitter going nuts over Altuve and the buzzer that never existed, I’m fully supportive of any cheating conspiracy about any other player on any other team. Musgrove is a cheater and should be banned from baseball 🤷🏻♂️
Astros fans, including myself, have been hard on Reggie Jackson as we haven’t loved him and Jeff Bagwell’s involvement with baseball ops in the front office.
BUT - that doesn’t change the fact Reggie is a LEGEND for baseball. This clip is a must watch.
If Dana Brown pulls off trading for Blue Jays 1B Vlad Guerrero, what do you think the Astros new starting lineup will look like?
Here's my first pass:
1. 2B Altuve
2. RF Tucker (L)
3. 1B Vlad Jr.
4. DH Alvarez (L)
5. 3B Bregman
6. SS Pena
7. CF Meyers
8. LF Loperfido (L)
9. C
Despite Mariners elimination from postseason tonight, they still have a chance to win their 88th game tmrw against TEX Rangers.
If they do, I’ll donate $88 to Seattle Children’s Hospital. If they lose, I’ll still give $24 to pay tribute to HOF Ken Griffey Jr.
@MarinersONtap
Astros Disappointment Rankings ☹️
1. 3B Alex Bregman
2. CL Josh Hader
3. SP Hunter Brown
4. SU Ryan Pressly
5. 1B Jose Abreu
6. RP Bryan Abreu
7. DH Yordan Alvarez
8. LF Chas McCormick
9. SP Framber Valdez
10. SP Justin Verlander
What did I get wrong?
The Astros 2015 bullpen of Luke Gregerson, Pat Neshek, and Chad Qualls gave me less stress than the “elite” 2024 Astros bullpen of Josh Hader, Ryan Pressly, and Bryan Abreu.
While Yuli Gurriel’s iconic chapter with the Astros is likely coming to a close - it still wouldn’t shock me if the Astros bring him back for a utility role and to play 1B on days Abreu is at DH and Yordan is in LF. Up to Gurriel on playing time desire vs being on contender.
I’ve seen quite a few others already say this, but this Houston Texans team reminds me a lot of the 2015 Houston Astros.
They might even mess around and remind me of the 2017 Astros 👀
My grandma passed away right before game one last night. She was an Astros fan and leaves behind my grandpa, her husband of 65 years, who is the biggest Astros fan I know. Baseball has been a good distraction. An Astros WS win would really mean a lot to our family this year.
Jim Crane has spearheaded the following free agent signings the past TWO off-seasons:
1. CL Josh Hader - 5yr/$95M
2. 1B Jose Abreu - 3yr/$59M
3. RP Rafael Montero - 3yr/$35M
4. LF Michael Brantley - 1 yr/$12M
NONE of these look good.
Might be too early for Hader, but he’s
Really hope
@jluhnow
enjoyed tonight’s Astros win. Drafted Kyle Tucker, traded for Yordan Alvarez, and was one of the first to believe in Jon Singleton.