Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:15 PM CDT
Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals
Shawn Chacon looks to earn his 1st win of the season today against the St. Louis Cardinals. Scratch that... Shawn Chacon has earned multiple wins this season, but unfortunately has been able to record one in the standings. Hopefully that changes tonight.
Pence has been doing well lately... I wonder how long until he finds himself hitting 6th... or do you think Cooper would be afraid to move him since he has been doing good lately? I say move him up... no reason he should be hitting behind Blum.
Astros have won 5 straight and look to do some damage to the Cardinals who sit in 2nd place behind the Cubbies. The Astros are only 3 games back from the Cardinals... and start a 3 game series tonight with the Cards... so needless to say, this series could be really productive if the Astros can continue their current mini-streak.
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There should be a rule...
Visiting team gets one automatic run per 30 minutes of rain delay at any ballpark. :p
by entropic soul on Apr 25, 2008 7:42 PM CDT 0 recs
Heheh
Works for me… wouldn’t see many open roofs that way.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Apr 25, 2008 7:45 PM CDT
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Top 1st...
Kaz Matsui grounds to 2nd and is thrown out at first.
Erstad hits it sharply into RF and has a stand-up double. On 2nd with 1 out.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 9:20 PM CDT 0 recs
Tejada...
is at 2-2 for a while, fouling off a few pitches. He works it to 3-2, then taps a ball foul down the RF line. Then flares one over Pujols, who makes a pretty good catch and quick throw to 2nd to hold Erstad.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:23 PM CDT
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Berkman...
bats with 2 outs and Erstad on 2nd. Hits a flyball into left center field. Duncan and Ankiel collide, but Duncan manages to hold onto the ball. Top of the inning over with no score.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:25 PM CDT
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Bottom 1st starts with Schumaker...
who walks on 4 pitches from Chacon.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 9:27 PM CDT 0 recs
Ankiel up next
Chacon’s mechanics seem rather off after the 2-hour delay, and he quickly takes it to 3-0, and then walks on the 4th pitch. This is bad news with Pujols up.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM CDT
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Pujols...
is up, and Chacon manages a 1st pitch strike with a 79 mph slider. 2nd pitch is low, 1-1. 3rd pitch nearly gets away, and Towles makes a nice stop. On the 2-1 pitch, Pujols pops it up to Matsui for a huge 1st out.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT
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Duncan...
taps the 1st pitch foul down the RF line, and I had a split second’s hope of a double play ball. Chacon gets it to 1-2, and then Duncan fouls off a couple of pitches. Duncan eventually walks to load the bases.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:36 PM CDT
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Glaus is up...
with a .314 avg and 3 grand slams in bases-loaded AB’s. Fouls off the first two pitches to get in the hole 0-2. Chacon gets a huge K. 2 outs, the bases still juiced.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:39 PM CDT
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Kennedy...
takes a 1st pitch strike.
Kennedy taps it to near short, but Blum fields it and flips it to 2nd for the force play… but misses Matsui completely, and 2 runs score on Blum’s error.
Chacon was nearly out of it, and Blum blew it. Doh! 2-0 Cardinals with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT
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Molina...
is probably receiving his first intentional pass… ever… so that Chacon can get to the Cardinals’ conveniently located 8th spot hitter—the pitcher!
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM CDT
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Looper...
quickly goes to 0-2. 1-2. Looper then pops it up to Berkman to finally end the inning.
The error by Blum costs us way more than anything Chacon did himself.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:43 PM CDT
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Top of the 2nd brings up Lee...
who is quickly at 0-2. Works it to 1-2, and gets a fortunate call on a check-swing. He fouls off a few, staying at 2-2. Then taps one to 3rd and is out at 1st. 1 out.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 9:49 PM CDT 0 recs
Is anybody out there?
I don’t mind doing the pbp… but I won’t do it with nobody in the thread :).
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 9:53 PM CDT 0 recs
I must admit...
that late start or no, I’m disappointed people aren’t in the thread for an Astros-Cardinals game!
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 9:59 PM CDT
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I could have sworn
that Roy was scheduled to start tonight. Was it the rain delay or am I just an idiot?
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:00 PM CDT 0 recs
a single to the pitcher?
-per Gameday. At least chacon isn’t walking everybody and their dog this inning.
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:01 PM CDT 0 recs
Hope the guys
didn’t leave their bats in Cincy.
And where’s Blum’s glove anyway? How many errors does he have now? 3?
by entropic soul on Apr 25, 2008 10:03 PM CDT 0 recs
bases loaded
for the second inning in a row. there was a time when we seemed to have the cardinals number, but the last couple years we sorta deflate when they show up.
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:05 PM CDT 0 recs
He's still pretty funny-looking
with his mechanics. I think he found some things that were “working” but weren’t really comfortable, and he keeps losing it periodically.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:07 PM CDT
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needed that K
6 baserunners so far, but only 2 runs (on an error). cards are as pathetic as us
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:07 PM CDT 0 recs
I suppose it's 8 baserunners
since we reloaded the bases after the runs in the 1st
by lnewcomer on
Apr 25, 2008 10:08 PM CDT
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Yeah...
St Louis broadcast noted that Cardinals lead the majors in walks this season. We’re helping to pad that stat a little.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:09 PM CDT
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no way that stat lasts
pujols will draw a ton of walks, of course, maybe duncan, but the rest of their offense is going to drop off.
by lnewcomer on
Apr 25, 2008 10:12 PM CDT
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Okay, I'l pick up the PBP in the top of the 3rd!
Towles is due up first.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 10:08 PM CDT 0 recs
Towles strikes out...
on a ball in the dirt, and opts not to run it out.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:12 PM CDT
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Chacon...
taps it to Looper who runs it to 1st himself. 2 outs.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:12 PM CDT
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Matsui...
hits a pretty long flyball down the LF line for out number 3.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:14 PM CDT
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I probably won't be here long
Have company coming over and the game’s not on tv so I won’t be hanging around the computer long.
by entropic soul on Apr 25, 2008 10:10 PM CDT 0 recs
A good question...
Stros Bro suggested that maybe Coop doesn’t want to move him up to 6th since he’s been hitting better at 7th. Doesn’t make a ton of sense to me… it’s not like people are pitching around him to get to Towles.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:14 PM CDT
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we're back to making
mediocre pitchers look like all stars
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:13 PM CDT 0 recs
I think Berkman will fix that.
He looked pretty good during his first AB.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:15 PM CDT
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He's mediocre in general
But Looper does have his “on” days.
by entropic soul on
Apr 25, 2008 10:15 PM CDT
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one pitch out is nice
really need a quick inning here
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:16 PM CDT 0 recs
Bottom of the 3rd starts with Kennedy...
hits it to Pence in RF for a quick 1st out.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 10:16 PM CDT 0 recs
Molina of the intentional walk...
has to actually bat this time. Blum tries to make a tough play on a near foul-ball (spinning, jumping, and throwing), forgetting that it’s Molina running and that he could have turned, had a cigarette, and still thrown him out. Not sure if it was scored an error.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:18 PM CDT
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Ryan...
hits it in the air to Pence. Inning over. Cards have stranded 7.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:20 PM CDT
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for clarity...
He rushed the throw and ended up throwing it about 5 feet to the right of Berkman.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:19 PM CDT
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at least, the radio guys
are making it sound like the play on molina was botched.
by lnewcomer on
Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM CDT
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Is Chacon getting...
squeezed a bit? According to GameCast it looks as if he is. At least that was a better inning for him. Let’s go Stros! Only down 2 (although it feels like more)!
SeoulStro
Biggio and Bagwell for the HOF!
by SeoulStro on Apr 25, 2008 10:21 PM CDT 0 recs
He was super wild in the 1st inning.
And he’s gotten a couple of calls in his favor.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:22 PM CDT
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Thanks...
We gotta get to Looper. It’s LOOPER for crying out loud!
Go Stros!
SeoulStro
Biggio and Bagwell for the HOF!
by SeoulStro on
Apr 25, 2008 10:24 PM CDT
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How about...
a three run homer by Lance in this inning?
by entropic soul on Apr 25, 2008 10:23 PM CDT 0 recs
Top of the 4th starts with Erstad...
who starts out 2-1 before hitting a flyball into LF.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 10:23 PM CDT 0 recs
Tejada...
gets robbed by the Cardinals’ stupid field. A roller down the LF line with no chance of a play which bounces off the turn and then goes foul. He then chops it to short for the 2nd out.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:25 PM CDT
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Berkman...
will have to get something serious going to have a shot at that 3-4un homer.
He fouls off the first pitch, then finds himself at 2-1. He rolls it to 2nd and is thrown out to end the top of the inning.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:27 PM CDT
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OK chacon
let’s try one of those 1-2-3 inning things
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Bottom of the 4th...
starts with Schumaker getting out quickly with a grounder to 2nd or short (was looking away). 1 out.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 10:29 PM CDT 0 recs
Ankiel...
gets to 0-2 quickly before striking out. 2 quick outs.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:30 PM CDT
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Pujols...
gets to 3-2 and then walks on a pitch inside.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM CDT
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Duncan...
hits a hard liner into right… straight to Pence! Inning over.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM CDT
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i have no problem w/ a walk to fat albert
even w/ no one on base
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:31 PM CDT 0 recs
Top of the 5th starts with Lee...
who is (unfortunately) leading off another inning. He pops up to right for the 1st out.
by BTastros on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM CDT 0 recs
Blum (who shouldn't be hitting 6th)...
is hitting 6th again tonight. He bounces an 0-2 pitch to 2nd, and is thrown out at first. 2 outs.
by BTastros on
Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM CDT
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this is fingernails-on-a-chalkboard
excrutiating. at this point, I’d be happy w/ just a hit
by lnewcomer on Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM CDT 0 recs
This game
is almost as bad as Amy Winehouse looks. :p
by entropic soul on
Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM CDT
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We're getting 1-hit by Braden Looper!!!
lolz
by entropic soul on
Apr 25, 2008 10:37 PM CDT
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