There are a lot of games on my20. I hope these blackouts are just a glitch.

Note - not really blackouts, more of rainbow-outs. Can't see jack but can hear everything.

3-1 count quickly, then swings through a pitch to take it to 3-2. Young tries another fast ball and Berkman gets his first hit of the season on a blistered line drive to right field. Nice swing, nice hit, easy double.

Loretta takes 4 straight balls to reach base.

Until a season ago when 760 here in SA started airing all the Stros games, I used to have to tune into 1420 KGNB out of NB.

Fastball fouled down the 3rd base line, then a breaking ball popped up behind 2nd. Bourn really misread it off the bat and took a step back, then sprinted in to watch it drop about 10' in front of him. 1st hit of the night.

2 outs, runner on 1st for Bard.

I keep waiting for im to bait some player or manager. I thought he tried to ge to back in the first. How does he keep his job ?

all 4 pitches. too early to tell how well

Come on Pence... Let's break this 0fer.

1st pitch, slider(maybe), check swing foul for strike 1. Next, another slider that Hunter swung over for strike 2. Now fast ball way high(89MPH) for ball 1. Another fastball outside for ball 2. Now, inside(maybe backdoor slider), Pence fights it off and punches it over a leaping Iguchi at 2nd for his first hit of the season.

Didn't see it(fixing a stupid mistake on my part that nobody probably seen), but Iguchi got out for a quick 3rd inning by backe.

Wiggy Wiggy Wiggy... 1st pitch, slider down and in, swung, wiffed strike 1. Now Young throws over to keep Lee from leading off too much. Next, another slider, this one low... Wiggy swings again and wiffs.. strike 2. 0-2 count, Young looks Lee back again at 1st. 3rd pitch, another slider, swung, fouled off by Wigginton. Finally a fastball from Young, this one high to take the count to 1-2. Now 2-2.. Another slider, low, swung, fouled again. Wigginton needs to learn to read that pitch, otherwise he's going to strike out a lot... Now, another fastball, high to fill up the count, 3-2. Will Lee go? I'd say... no.. Young thinks maybe and throws over again. Lee, 4 step lead, goes.. ball 4 high.

My goal for the night is when I say "count is... " that I don't type, "account is".. not sure why, but I do it all the time.

Now eating baked Lays.. Sour Cream and Cheddar(I know.. you don't care)..

Backe's fastball ranging from 86-93, and his slider is around 86. Pretty good velocity to trick people up when changing between pitches.

Hairston works the count to 2-1 and then takes a Backe fastball into the seats in left field. No doubter there to give the Padres a 2-0 lead.

the OF wall in right-center field is chain link and apparently fans can watch from behind it. When Bourn made that catch on the run near the wall, a fan ran up from the other side, right up against the fence as Bourn caught it. It wasn't a huge deal, just some guy acting stupid.

Padres were the worst team at stopping the steal last year. combination of pitchers who are bad at it, and Bard/Barrett at catcher.

Young does have sort of a slow delivery to home, even from the stretch. He kind of keeps the ball behind is back longer than most.

1st pitch strike to Berkman, then Young throws over again. and again.. Next pitch, Berkman flies out to center field. Right off the bat you could see the frustration in Lance as he throws the bat down and "jogs" to 1st.

Backe Starts off Kouzmanoff with 2 straight balls and then barely misses him with ball 3. Next pitch, fastball, strike inside corner for 3-1. JD just said 76 pitches, the next pitch makes it 77 that Kouzmanoff fouls off for strike 2. 3-2 count and Backe walks him on a slider outside and in the dirt.

Come on.. single single single... Loretta squares to bunt and then pulls back for ball 1. Shit, next pitch, bunted, popped behind home; bard turns, throws down his lid and catches for out 1.

I see your point, but to play manager's advocate, bases loaded with a pinch hitter at the plate and one out seems more likely to set up a big inning than runners on first and second no outs with your three worst hitters up. In that situation, if Cruz Jr can get on base, Houston probably ties the game and they still have runners on with the top of the order up and one out. Whereas by just letting Loretta and Towles swing away, you're depending on two rather weak hitters to drive in the runners. And hell, you're probably going to have to pinch hit for Backe anyway if those two get on base.

This whole conversation is the main reason that I wouldn't ever want to be a manager. I'd be secondguessing myself all the time.

Villareal, pants hiked up to the knees hits about 90 or so on the fastball.

1-1 count, Villareal, fastball that Bard lines to Loretta for out 2. Loretta threatens to throw to first but holds off as Greene gets back easily.

Show us your STRENGTH!

Meredith has a funky delivery, quickly goes 3-0 n Tejada... Don't even swing... make him throw you at least 1 strike... And he did, 3-1 count. JD questions me by saying "Taking all the way there, but it might have been a good time to turn him lose".. hindsight being 20-20, and seeing Tejada ground out... JD was probably right..

Singles(didn't see it)

Towles needs to do something... Broken bat ground out to short wasn't the something I was asking for...

1 out, runner on 1st for Green.

After a few pitchings, count is 2-2 and Hairston goes.. sorry Hairston, Greene fouls it back to waste your energy. Still 2-2 and Brocail blows Greene away with a high 89 MPH fastball.

why have both?

Hoffman starts Pence out with a slider outside to go 1-0. Next pitch fastball inside which looked good to me, but Angel says no way for 2-0. Now fastball, outside corner that Pence gets a piece of, fouling it off for strike 1. And then Pence taps a dribbler to 1st that Gonzalez fields right at the dirt, Hoffman is coming over to cover but Pence beats Hoffman to the bag by a split second SAFE!