Astros 2024

[BretE]

Dude….I was watching The Masters….

[Unknownstrohsfan]

Who is golfing the best balls?

[Kevin Nicholls]

Hopefully going the right direcion now. Go Stro's

[BretE]

Hopefully going the right direcion now. Go Stro's

Yep, hopefully…just finished the DVR version, finally an enjoyable game….👍🏽

[BretE]

[Unknownstrohsfan]

well at least 1 thing hasn't changed Altuve is still Eovaldis daddy.

[copanoson]

Does Espada keep sending Hader out in the 9th or give Pressly a shot?

[wfishtx]

Does Espada keep sending Hader out in the 9th or give Pressly a shot?

Easy......you keep sending Hader. You paid him, so now you need to use him. This is probably a tougher decision if Pressly wasn't also imploding most every time he stepped on to the mound this season.

[Spinky]

It'll be interesting to see how Hader reacts if the Astros continue going sideways and his performances continue to be rather unimpressive. Not exactly a sterling reputation as a good clubhouse guy, didn't have many friends in San Diego for sure.

[wfishtx]

It'll be interesting to see how Hader reacts if the Astros continue going sideways and his performances continue to be rather unimpressive. Not exactly a sterling reputation as a good clubhouse guy, didn't have many friends in San Diego for sure.

Good call Spinky. Let's hope they turn it around sooner rather than later and its a non-issue, but if it does become an issue I feel good that the culture in the Astros clubhouse is 10x better than what they had in San Diego. This team and organization doesn't do what they've done over the last 8ish years without having a great culture in their clubhouse.

[Spinky]

Absolutely, no question. San Diego was just a collection of high priced stat/bank account watchers. For certain the Astros have better chemistry. However, if he continues his current path, they're stuck with that contract and attitude for awhile. Hader refused to throw more than three outs in games last year. You need five outs from your closer? He ain't going. That may be different now that he got his big contract, but I doubt it.

[copanoson]

I'd send Pressly out the next time a close save situation presented itself, especially if it is the strong part of the lineup.

If I'm the manager, F your contract, I'm paid to win ball games, and until Hader can prove he has things figured out, he can pitch in not so close games or earlier innings. Currently, the Astros aren't in a position to keep going with Hader in close games pitching the way he has.

[WhiteBassFisher]

Even I, with my limited baseball knowledge, have not been impressed at all with Hader. He seems like a joke so far, a bad joke.

[wfishtx]

I'd send Pressly out the next time a close save situation presented itself, especially if it is the strong part of the lineup.

If I'm the manager, F your contract, I'm paid to win ball games, and until Hader can prove he has things figured out, he can pitch in not so close games or earlier innings. Currently, the Astros aren't in a position to keep going with Hader in close games pitching the way he has.

Problem you're not taking into consideration is that Pressly has been as bad, if not worse than Hader. Neither of them are very good right now, so you're going to continue to go with Hader because that's what he's paid to do, even if he's not succeeding.

I agree with you that you go with Pressly if Pressly was actually better right now, but he's not.

[fishguru00]

Both are like throwing gasoline on a fire.

[Unknownstrohsfan]

Absolutely, no question. San Diego was just a collection of high priced stat/bank account watchers. For certain the Astros have better chemistry. However, if he continues his current path, they're stuck with that contract and attitude for awhile. Hader refused to throw more than three outs in games last year. You need five outs from your closer? He ain't going. That may be different now that he got his big contract, but I doubt it.

You have to go with the numbers at this point. Haders ERA is almost 2 pts better than Pressley, but Pressley is an Astro. Now it is at the point, where Espada will have to earn his money, by managing egos, which is his main job, not making out the line up card.

[Unknownstrohsfan]

Speaking of gasoline on a fire, looks like Whitley is next bad choice for the rotation of relievers.