MLB · Week of Aug 17–23

Houston Astros

2-4 this week · 65-66 overall · vs LAA, vs ATH

67

Misery Index · Miserable · ▲ from 49

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, Aug 18L 1-3vs LAA91
  • Wed, Aug 19W 3-2vs LAA32
  • Thu, Aug 20L 3-18vs LAA83
  • Fri, Aug 21W 4-0vs ATH44
  • Sat, Aug 22L 3-4vs ATH72
  • Sun, Aug 23L 6-7vs ATH82

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

050100MonTueWedThuFriSatSunLWLWLL

What fans said

  • “That team just bodied us at home. Neat.”

    u/Bowie2001▲ 139frustration

  • “Embarrassing losses scattered amongst a pitiful home stand”

    u/ray_0586▲ 100despair

  • “This team is plain fucking dogshit.”

    u/midnightyell▲ 72rage

  • “45-50 against sub-.500 teams this year. Why anyone had hope due to our “easy” remaining schedule is beyond me.”

    u/RonWill79▲ 68despair

  • “this roster is atrocious and Dana should never sniff a GM role again”

    u/Thornton__Melon▲ 43rage

  • “Found out I'm gonna probably have to put my dog down tonight. Baseball is stupid. See yall tomorrow.”

    u/Beardedbobert▲ 34despair

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