C, Juneteenth
***** Official Houston Astros 2026 Season Thread *****
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Me seeing the ***** Official Houston Astros 2026 Season Thread ***** this morning.
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Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
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Dang page 2! Yall are on it this morning.
We need a return of the jedi season here. Enough of these filthy losers in the ALW thinking we are washed up.
I doubt I'd be able to attend a meetup due to what I've got going on that time of year, but I like the idea of it. I'll have to float the idea to the Mrs.
We need a return of the jedi season here. Enough of these filthy losers in the ALW thinking we are washed up.
I doubt I'd be able to attend a meetup due to what I've got going on that time of year, but I like the idea of it. I'll have to float the idea to the Mrs.
Lugging the Astros Bingo updates over to the One True Thread. If you didn't follow the Astros Off-Season Thread and want to play Astros Bingo, here is my post with the entire rule and ballot:
Up to 51 entries now, I had to add a third row!
Check your picks here
Deadline to enter is before first pitch for Astros/Angels on Thursday, March 26th!
Ballots are uploaded for the below players since my last update.
AggieJ2002
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Up to 51 entries now, I had to add a third row!
Check your picks here
Deadline to enter is before first pitch for Astros/Angels on Thursday, March 26th!
Ballots are uploaded for the below players since my last update.
AggieJ2002
n-touch
Can't wait for all of the in-game positivity!
texasaggie2015 said:
Let's waste no time...
Official Texas Astros Thread Meetup date poll. Which of these four days works best?
A. Thursday, June 4th (vs Pirates) 1 vote
B. Friday, June 5th (vs. A's)
C. Friday, June 19th (vs Guardians) 1 vote
Reply with the date (or dates) that work for you and I'll tally them up and pick the date that has the most votes.
Probably any would work for me but I'd rather see us play the pirates since it's an uncommon opponent
I'll count this as a vote for all three
Dana Brown said he hasn’t asked for an extension because he’s an “old-school cat trained by old-school guys”
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 24, 2026
“And the old-school way is get the job done and the extension will take care of itself.” - https://t.co/q0j2J7nyK7
My first sports love was the Astros back in the mid '70's. Here we are for another go around. Let's go!
Marvin said:
1. Altuve reaches some career milestones.
Here is where he stands on some of the major lists (interesting names included)
WAR
100. Ernie Banks - 63.3
105. Mike Piazza - 62.5
113. Chase Utley - 61.5
118. Ryne Sanberg - 60.8
127. Sammy Sosa - 60.1
129. Altuve - 60.0
Top 100 could be in range.
Hits
91. Manny Ramirez - 2574
99. Joe Morgan - 2517
104. David Ortiz - 2472
111. Jeff Kent - 2461
115. Jimmy Rollins - 2455
121. Freddie Freeman - 2431 (only active player ahead)
128. Altuve - 2388
Assuming no stoppage next year, Altuve needs to average 153 hits a season for the next 4 years for 3,000. He needs to be in the low 90s by the end of this season to still have a small chance. The 80s would be even better.
Home Runs
200. Ryne Sanberg - 282
212. Roger Maris - 275
221. Joe Morgan - 268
231. Jose Abreu - 263
237. Chase Utley - 259
243. Altuve - 255
A lot of the all-time second basemen are in range. Top 200 for a 5'5" player is wild. Add in the postseason and he climbs even higher.
Stolen Bases
118. Ryne Sanberg - 344
119, Jacoby Ellsbury - 343
122. Michael Bourne - 341
125. Willie Mays - 338
131. Alex Rodriguez - 329
140. Altuve - 325
I don't expect him to climb too much higher here. 10 a year will put him around the top 100, though. Altuve is in elite company when to comes to the HR/SB combination. Only 8 players have 300/300 and Altuve should join the list in a few years.
C. Juneteenth is my vote.
IN!
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BTW, Happy Free MLB TV For a Year Day to all who celebrate! T-Mobile folks don't forget to sign up before 3/31. It's much more straightforward to do than in year's past, at least on iOS.
Locked and loaded.
Farmer1906 said:
Hits
128. Altuve - 2388
This is a screenshot of the table I started keeping on my Bingo worksheet last year. It doesn't have every single guy ahead of 'Tuve, but it does have big names and the only 2Bs ahead of him up to Biggio. Keeping the dates as well. You can access it and the other 3,000 inane things I'll be keeping track of on "The Process" tab of the Bingo card here.
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RED AG 98 said:
BTW, Happy Free MLB TV For a Year Day to all who celebrate! T-Mobile folks don't forget to sign up before 3/31. It's much more straightforward to do than in year's past, at least on iOS.
Thank you!! Typically can't watch the games on the app due to blackout, but I get a lot of mileage out of the radio feeds which comes with it.
Got this bad boy at an estate sale the other day
~egon
~egon
RED AG 98 said:
BTW, Happy Free MLB TV For a Year Day to all who celebrate! T-Mobile folks don't forget to sign up before 3/31. It's much more straightforward to do than in year's past, at least on iOS.
I get it free every year with my business account but for some reason we all of a sudden don't qualify under our current plan. I really only use it for radio too due to blackout restrictions but kinda lame…
AgSportsFan89 said:RED AG 98 said:
BTW, Happy Free MLB TV For a Year Day to all who celebrate! T-Mobile folks don't forget to sign up before 3/31. It's much more straightforward to do than in year's past, at least on iOS.
Thank you!! Typically can't watch the games on the app due to blackout, but I get a lot of mileage out of the radio feeds which comes with it.
VPN + MLB TV usually works like a champ. A few times a season I have to switch to a different VPN location / city but it usually just works. And you only need the VPN for the initial login; once the game is authenticated you can disconnect. Or at least that's how it was in prior years.
I did a VPN in the past, but I constantly had to keep messing with it and eventually it stopped working. I gave up on it. I've got the SCHN plan for now and will do that to watch the games.
Let's go!
It's nice to be off the off-season thread. Looking forward to another season with you guys!
It's nice to be off the off-season thread. Looking forward to another season with you guys!
I got tired of my VPN messing up, and always having to use a computer to cast the game. Went ahead and bought the season pass from SCHN for $200 for the convienence.
texasaggie2015 said:
Let's waste no time...
Official Texas Astros Thread Meetup date poll. Which of these four days works best?
A. Thursday, June 4th (vs Pirates) 2 votes
B. Friday, June 5th (vs. A's) 1 vote
C. Friday, June 19th (vs Guardians) 3 votes
Reply with the date (or dates) that work for you and I'll tally them up and pick the date that has the most votes.
In case anyone missed it...
Dr. Doctor said:
Got this bad boy at an estate sale the other day
~egon
My first Astros game was at Enron in 2000 against the Twins. We won and I think Bags went yard. I managed to get Alou's autograph on a brick red hat too.
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
The Greatest Time of the Year, and the Greatest Thread of the Year
Let's run it back, fellas.
Let's run it back, fellas.
Yessir! Let's get it done again this year and start a new streak of division titles...
Let's go!! Along for the ride!
Dr. Doctor said:
Got this bad boy at an estate sale the other day
~egon
I still have my Ballpark at Union Station shirt, while it no longer fits, I'll never get rid of it
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