If we could only emulate the Astros

[Inside Pitch]

The Astros do have a HOF'er.

 

Bobby Grich>>>their HOFer.

 

[stormngt]

One year in first place. Nine years with losing records.

We should probably emulate 1st place with half the payroll and no big splash contracts

[tdawg87]

I want to like the Astros. I really really do. They seem like a likeable, scrappy young team.

 

But something about how they have a worse offense and pitching staff than the Angels and are 5 games in front of them just pisses me off. They have a nice .238 BABIP from their bullpen which is tied for lowest in the majors (aka they've been lucky as shit). They are also hitting .241 as a team, and a .244 AVG with RISP (both worse than the Angels) yet they have scored the 4th most runs in baseball. Also, they K more than any other team in baseball. Homeruns make up 32 percent of their total runs scored, and that isn't including all the 2, 3, and 4 run homeruns they've hit this season.

 

I don't know how to explain it. Homeruns aren't "lucky", per-se. But the Astros are clearly just swinging for the fences every at bat and it's working out for them more often than it should be.

 

I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall but it just hasn't. They've labored a bit recently but I expected them to just start tanking. They still maintain a comfortable lead heading into July.

[QuinlansMinion]

Are we all in agreement here?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Houston's GM has only been there since 2011

you're crazy if you think you would have been ok sucking ass for as long as the Astros have. You can't even handle being 1 game over .500 in June lol

You realize all I meant by this post was their aggressive base running from 1st to 3rd? Nothing about organizational structure or history of performance?

[Inside Pitch]

You realize all I meant by this post was their aggressive base running from 1st to 3rd? Nothing about organizational structure or history of performance?

 

This will likely shock you but....  Angels actually have gone 1st to 3rd (or scored) more often than Houston and they are just behind them in the percentage of extra bases taken...  http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2015-baserunning-batting.shtml

 

Remove all the Disar outs, and they would likely be below the league average in outs on the bases.

Edited July 11, 2015 by Inside Pitch

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

This will likely shock you but.... Angels actually have gone 1st to 3rd (or scored) more often than Houston and they are just behind them in the percentage of extra bases taken... http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2015-baserunning-batting.shtml

Remove all the Disar outs, and they would likely be below the league average in outs on the bases.

Wow. I am shocked. Thanks IP.

[Dick B Back]

Screw the Astros. They'll be lucky to pull a wildcard slot.

[Lou]

You realize all I meant by this post was their aggressive base running from 1st to 3rd? Nothing about organizational structure or history of performance?

 

if you go back and read what my response was to,  you would realize it 

didn't have anything to do with that.  You were arguing about playoff success,etc

 

no big deal now.

[Lou]

Remember when the Astros were supposed to be the joke of the division? No one is laughing now.

 

i'm chuckling

[Lou]

Remember when 2014 was something to build on? I think that Buzzsaw took the life out of this team and they've never recovered.

 

i agree

[Pujols4MVP]

Screw the Astros. They'll be lucky to pull a wildcard slot.

 

Agreed. Their playing way way way way over their heads & talent level. Their supposed to suck at least for another 5 to 10 years.

Edited July 11, 2015 by MikeScioscia4MVP

[ELEVEN]

Emulating them by .003 percentage points.

[stevestevens]

My all star break bump/wish is that we do not emulate the astros when we start the second half.

[Dick B Back]

Stros seem to be missing Springer. Too bad, so sad.