Monday, July 11, 2022

BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK, HOUSTON'S HOT. LET'S GO 'STROS!

(Ed.s Note: They've found their bats and the defense is outstanding. With only six games before the All-Start break July 19, the Houston Astros face AL West Division bottom dwellers LA Angels and Oakland Athletics, and are sitting pretty with only the New York Yankees having a bigger wining percentage in the American League and tied with Los Angels Dodgers of the National League for most wins at 56. That means that the Astros are tied with the Dodgers for second place with most games won among the 30 major league teams in both the National and American leagues, and second only the Yankees who lead all by five games (61).

Barring any serious injures, if they keep up their current pace they might be looking at yet another shot at the World Series. This despite their detractors who continually bring up sign-stealing scandal that stained the 2017 season. Since then, they have landed a spot in the World Series three times in five years, silencing their critics with their performance. Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez have added some power to the lineup. Peña, in particular, has proved his mettle after replacing shortstop Carlos Correa who was traded to the Minnesota Twins. He is in the running for Rookie of the Year with the Seattle Mariners' Mariners' Julio Rodriguez.

Pitcher Justin Verlander was named to the AL squad for the ninth time in his career, and his third time with Houston (also in 2018 and '19). He'll be joined by a trio of first-timers: Alvarez, Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez. Houston manager Dusty Baker will manage the AL team in the All-Star game.

Alvarez has positioned himself as an early MVP candidate. He entered Sunday leading the Majors in OPS (1.058), slugging percentage (.653) and at-bats per home run (10.31). Alvarez was a finalist to start at designated hitter but ultimately was edged out, 52 to 48 percent, by the Angels' Shohei Ohtani. Let's go 'Stros!)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

From your chart, looks like NY Yankees are team to watch.

fact.


Anonymous said...

The trash can is back. I can hear it on the back ground: bangbang band, bangbangbang bangband, THAT'S A CURVE BALL ALTUVE HIT IT!!! (home run)
chapuseros win again.....

Anonymous said...

I heard the trash can too, coming from the city commissioners spending millions of dollars on a worthless bike and hike trail in west Brownsville. No bus shelters but found millions for a lossy trail. Terrible roads but great bike road, no street lights in parts of Brownsville but this trail will have lights. Great maintenance and clean up by city crews but look at the neighborhoods full of trash and plenty of tires full of water for mosquitoes. Yes, I hear those trash cans sending plenty of signals of: stupid commissioners of Brownsville are coming to get your money.

Anonymous said...

Lets not get excited. There are 162 games in the MLB season. We're still a long ways off. But current stats show that the Yankees are the team to beat. Go Yankees!

Anonymous said...

They cheated and got away with it. Reminds me of the Clinton's and the Biden's.

Anonymous said...

July 11, 2022 at 6:28 AM

IDIOTA astros went up to yankee stadium and beat them 3 games to 1
PENDEJO...
VIVA LOS CHAPUSEROS. Didn't hear no trash cans up there and the yankees lost.
pinches llorones!!!!

Anonymous said...

4 more Astros named to Dusty's All-Star team. A memo was sent to all astros All-Star team not to take their trash cans.

Anonymous said...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is like the local bike trails here. USELESS and nobody cares or useses them. A big blow up to justify the out rageous spending that leads to NOW WHERE. Bike trails that NOBODY USESES and a big telescope that nobody can use.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS TO VOTE ALL THESE LOCAL PENDEJOS WITH THEIR SELF-SERVING STUPID IDEAS OUT VOTE ALL OF THEM OUT... STOP THE SPENDING

Anonymous said...

So they won 3 games to 1. Y que pendejo. Does that automatically put them in the World Series?

Anonymous said...

July 12, 2022 at 6:03 PM clueless pendejo

baseball must not have been your favorite sport, since you are bien pendejo. Everybody knows that if you beat the yankees you are automatically in the world series moron....

Anonymous said...

Charts are like gringos they lie all the time.. fact c/s.

Anonymous said...

That little white ball makes billions...

Anonymous said...

• Four Astros were named reserves to the American League All-Star team last weekend, joining starter Jose Altuve at second base. Since 2017, Houston has had 27 All-Star selections, which tops the Major Leagues during that span. With the five selections -- even though an injured Yordan Alvarez (hand) won’t play -- the Astros will be sending their second-largest group of players to the Midsummer Classic, only behind ‘17 and ‘18, when they sent six.

Anonymous said...

AND THE BIKE TRAILS? WHO'S PAYING FOR THEM AND WHAT FOR??? EMPTY ALL THE TIME.

rita