Florida Marlins at Houston Astros, 1:05 PM CDT

His name will create a lot of jokes if the fielder can't handle bad hops.

From your description he sounds like a pitcher in the mold of Jason Hirsh or Chris Young. Sometimes the really tall pitchers don't have to throw hard because the ball is coming from an elevated spot.

I am anxious to see the Astros win a series. Let's hope it happens.

instead of Pence today.

That's channel 4 for you comcast customers.

1st thing I hear of the Astros telecast is "Welcome to" and then a scrambled tape sound... beautiful..

Just not up to it today... kinda feeling under the weather a little and I think I'm gonna go lay down and watch the game...

If someone else wants to do it, more power to you. I'll drop in from time to time.

Counting Wandy's strike outs today.

1. Hermida - Swinging strike

Called out on strike.
Ugh. He's becoming more and more disappointing as time goes on.

But Wandy has one hit against him. Otherwise the pitching lines are identical.

CF Cody Ross hits a single with one out. That's 2 hits against Wandy. Hopefully he'll settle down now. :p

2 strike outs for Wandy. )

on Ross' hit. The bat splintered into many pieces and disrtracted Tejada momentarily, causing him to have a late jump....and allowing the routine grounder to get by.

for 3d out with bases loaded. I think Wandy made an intentional unintentional walk before that.

through left side.

after Blum made an out. Wish Tejada had been on base. Very well hit line drive to base of wall in RF.

I notice you have an avatar....who is it?

2-0 Astros. Crawford Box shot, but not a cheapie. It got there in a hurry.

2 run homer! Woot!

Yesterday someone asked us to think of a nickname for J.R. Towles.

On of the announcers are the homeruns called it the J.R. Drive.

It struck me "J.R. Drive" actually is a good nickname for him. It has many meanings, including the fact he lives on J.R. Towles Drive.

by Berkman and Wandy forr 3d out. Berkman did a good job snagging a grrounder that was already by him. Wandy had to execute a stutter step to catch the ball and get the out at 1st.

For Wandy in the 3rd. :(

Way to go!!!

Willy T with power?

needed those HRs. They both had been struggling at the plate.

3-1 Astros. Apparently a no doubter, up on the train tracks.

3-1 Astros. Apparently a no doubter, up on the train tracks.

K's the last 2 to end the inning.

Mid 4, 3-1 Stros.

Four strike outs now.
Hermida
Helms x2
Treanor

Blum doubles.

Erstad up. 1 out.

is anywhere from 87-91 mph. Radio guy says it might be the difference between 2 and 4 seemers.

Uggla with a bad throw, Blum to 3rd.

1st and 3rd, 1 out. Towles up.

Feeling better now.. I see Towles went deep and even Bourn? WOW! They just replayed the Towles HR.. that's gone in any park.

Uggla up.

Just finished the 5th.. would 7 innings be too much to ask?

Hermida
Helms x2
Treanor
Uggla
:)

from the hitters soon.

Hermida x2
Helms x2
Treanor
Uggla

Four more to go for my guess of 10 strike outs today.

Berkman Walks, then Lee singles and now we have an offensive threat. tejada up! No outs, let's go!

Chacon, Roy Oswalt, Backe for the Phillies Series.. No Sampson..

the hit from Miggy chases Badenhop.

better than a GIDP

Tankersley done, Towles up.

2 outs. New pitcher is... Gardner? Maybe? Radio guys guessing.

4-4 bottom 6, 1st and 3rd with Utley up. Nobody out.

gets out or gets a big hit. I don't want Cooper to pull Wandy for a pinch hitter if we only score 1 run.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZ3fKIj-9CxoCJT-pEAGd8FDwfUQD9013SK80

that Backe's win last night was the first from a starter.

so my prediction will be correct.

What? Single? That's not right.

Done with 7 innings... Send him back out for the 8th!

He better steal a base now!

Good wood! Doubles off the wall in left field.

Tejada is intentionally walked.

Which means Blum gets another bases loaded chance.

apparently a nice play. 2 outs.

to replace Bourn in Center.

Cruz looked terrible in that at-bat

'Stros leave the bases loaded in the last 2 innings. Hope that doesn't come back to hurt them.

Radio guys also remind us that the Astros haven't won 2 consecuative games...

in fantasy baseball? 3?

just hit by a pitch

lookes like left pinky/ring finger area... Rex out there for a while then takes Towles out of the game.

Milo is very concerned. He said it was pretty loud.

We have to put an end to this caught stealing crap.

who ya got? Does Valverde get the ball?

makes (probably) the last out for the Astros. He had a pretty good day though. 2 for 5 (.400 batting average) with 2 runs and an RBI.

4 run lead to work with... I hope it's about 3 runs more than he needs.

strike out 1

to give up a home run, but failed as Ross bounced it off the top of the wall in left center for a double.

strike out 2

Yay! also won back to back games!

woooo