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Houston Astros
@ St. Louis Cardinals

Saturday, Apr 26, 2008, 12:10 PM CDT
Busch Stadium

Roy Oswalt vs Adam Wainwright

Sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 60.

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2008 - Roy Oswalt 2-3 5 5 0 0 0 0 30.0 41 21 20 7 6 22 6.00 1.57
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2008 - Adam Wainwright 2-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 29.2 25 10 9 1 7 22 2.73 1.08

Lineup

Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

04/26/08 12:10 PM CDT

Houston AstrosSt. Louis Cardinals
Michael Bourn - CF Skip Schumaker - RF
Kazuo Matsui - 2B Rick Ankiel - CF
Miguel Tejada - SS Albert Pujols - 1B
Lance Berkman - 1B Chris Duncan - LF
Carlos Lee - LF Troy Glaus - 3B
Hunter Pence - RF Adam Kennedy - 2B
Mark Loretta - 3B Jason LaRue - C
Brad Ausmus - C Adam Wainwright - P
Roy Oswalt - P Brendan Ryan - SS
The Astros are trying to move to 1 game above .500 today as they face the Cardinals for the 2nd game of their 3 game series. 

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Haven't been .500...

since last May, they say one tv… wow.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:03 PM CDT   0 recs

True that.

O well. When I miss games this season, they’ve always scored double digits. Lets see that trend continue.

Bourn to Run!

by jsams on Apr 26, 2008 12:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Suck suck suck suck

Remember, you’re paying for the privilege of not watching this game!

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 1:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

apparently mlb.tv can finally carry...

Saturday games, despite the FOX blackout. I can provide pbp if anyone would like it.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:20 PM CDT   0 recs

I don'y need PBP, but

it’d be cool if you told me if someone looks good or bad. Like horrible swings or how Roy looks.

It seems like I never get to see my boy Oswalt.

Bourn to Run!

by jsams on Apr 26, 2008 12:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Roy got a nice strike call

just barely on the outside of the plate just now for strike one against Duncan. Helped contribute to the strike out.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So I guess it's pretty clear...

that Oswalt doesn’t feel comfortable with Towles. Coop had indicated after Oswalt took his first two or three starts with Ausmus that he probably would pitch to Towles after that point. I don’t think it’s happened yet.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Oswalt Is Never Satisfied

with anyone but Ausmus. I remember they tried to give him Chavez, and that didn’t last (despite the fact that Chavez was a good defensive catcher and called a good game), and then Roy REALLY put up a stink about Q.

All well and good, except he’s not gonna be able to throw to Brad next year. . . . .

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 1:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No runs in the second.

And probably no runs in the third with Ausmus, Oswalt and Bourn up…

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:32 PM CDT   0 recs

Looks like a nice expansive...

strike zone for Roy today. I’ll take it :)

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:36 PM CDT   0 recs

and Roy is...

repeatedly throwing balls right up against their knees to back them up. He looks great so far.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That ball...

did not hit LaRue. He just fell over.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

they showed the replay...

a couple of times, and I don’t think it did. The Cardinals announcers said it was “academy award material.”

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bourn

will bat this inning.. if anyone needs some hitting work it’s him.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:42 PM CDT   0 recs

or nevermind the hit

I guess it went right behind him…?

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Umpires issue warning to both sides

btw

Ausmus lines out. The classiest fans in baseball boo.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 12:48 PM CDT   0 recs

yep!

Booing him for jogging within 20 feet of Wainwright? heh

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hate that...

the warnings issued for what Wainwright did means that Oswalt has to be more cautious with the inside heat he’s been throwing.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 12:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm glad Ausmus showed he had enough

of LaRussa’s crap. LaRussa tried the intimidation route in the last series in Houston after the Cards’ lost in the 9th. He has gone back to it again. That brought both teams out and LaRussa was trying to explain the pitch to Ausmus while Brad was held back by Cooper. I don’t think Ausmus was convinced by Tony.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 12:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Personally...

it seems a bad move by a veteran catcher. He just cut Roy’s strike zone in half.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 12:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That probably happens....

with Ausmus doing nothing anyway. The ump likely issues a warning anyway since it was such an obvious retaliation for Oswalt hitting the Cards’ catcher. I was really disappointed tthat the Astros didn’t respond to LaRussa’s crap last time.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 12:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

JD was talking about that...

he was saying that the Astros could have had a chance to retaliate if Ausmus didn’t do anything. But once the benches cleared and all that, the ump really had no choice.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm not saying retaliate...

just saying that the warning gets given anyway.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 1:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

I think if Brad just looks at him like “Yeah, okay” then there would not have been a warning at all. By that I mean, not an “official” warning. The ump might have told him to be careful.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Schumaker walks...

Roy is being cautious with the inside… but he’s still pitching there. The pitch to get Ryan, more than a few to Schumaker, and the first pitch to Ankiel. Roy missed over the plate with the next one and Ankiel lines a single to right.

1st and 2nd for Pujols. 1 out.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 12:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Duncan single...

1st and 3rd, 1 out.

Glaus up. Roy is leaving the fastball up and he’s getting hammered.

Glaus sacrifice.

3-1.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bourn and Pence miscommunication...

Pence took the ball right in front of Bourn. Didn’t get anything on the throw. Duncan moved up on the play.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Roy's strike zone...

is considerably smaller.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 1:03 PM CDT   0 recs

That piece of shit Pujols

And what the fuck is Pence doing out there?

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:04 PM CDT   0 recs

What the heck?

Pence just nearly really screwed that up, and Bourn has shown the better arm this year anyway. UGH.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 1:05 PM CDT   0 recs

yep, bad defensive play by pence

Pence did too much of that ball hogging as a CFer, but he has to yield to the CFer when he is playing RF.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 1:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hear hear

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 1:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The biggest problem...

is that Roy really couldn’t come in to get hitters out. He came in, but not really after he had 2 strikes.

That’s really gonna be a problem. The Cards hitters looked like they were sitting on the outside corner coming out of the dugout.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:09 PM CDT   0 recs

Biggest problem...

in that inning is he walked a batter he shouldn’t have. Walks, especially with no or 1 out, will kill you.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 1:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

just to clarify...

don’t walk batters in front of Pujols. It forces the pitcher to have to come over the plate to AP.

by clack on Apr 26, 2008 1:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why can't Roy

be as good as Shawny Chacon?

Bourn to Run!

by jsams on Apr 26, 2008 1:11 PM CDT   0 recs

BERKMAN!

Eat that, Poojuice!

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Berkman homer...

to straight away center.

3-2 Cards.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:12 PM CDT   0 recs

That's about halfway up that hill...

right above the 400’ sign. He got all of it.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pence seems to have been...

hitting it pretty hard right at the shortstop and 2nd baseman lately.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 1:25 PM CDT   0 recs

The classiest!

Don’t you forget it! (Because they won’t let you.)

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bourn up in the next inning

Again, Bourn, please, learn to hit or bunt or something.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:33 PM CDT   0 recs

I think its funny...

that Ausmus is public enemy #1 for Cards fans, the way Pujols is for Astros fans.

I mean, only classy fans would pick out a backup catcher on his last legs to hate this much.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Glaus

puts the ball in play for the first time this series, still makes an out.

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 1:46 PM CDT   0 recs

Just like last night

I feel Cardinals are controlling the game but the Astros are hanging in there waiting for something (or Jason Isringhausen) to happen.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2008 1:46 PM CDT   0 recs

lol @

waiting for Isringhausen to happen :)

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If we are still trailing by a run or two

The top of the order will get him. :)

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

PUMA!!!

SHOW US HOW IT’S DONEEE!!!

HOMERUNx2

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 1:54 PM CDT   0 recs

I've seen 2 mistakes by Wainwright...

and Berkman didn’t miss either one. The pitch to Matsui wasn’t that bad of a pitch. The two to Berkman were up and over the plate. Bad place to miss.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 1:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That strike zone blows

seriously. First it’s big, then it’s little. Make up your mind, dude.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 2:03 PM CDT   0 recs

1 on, 1 out...

Pujols against Bork…

Who’s nervous?

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 2:04 PM CDT   0 recs

Borks or Geary?

The MLB Gameday is saying Geary

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 2:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Whoever It Was

kicks ass!

DP.

Let's talk about something other than Tejada

by rastronomicals on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw Bork warming up...

maybe Geary got ready in a hurry.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Geary

And Pujols bounces into a double play.
And he deserves it for the stupid bullshit he just pulled

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No kidding.

He acted his way out of 1 out and advancing the runner and into a double play :)

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I missed it...

what’d he do?

The Draft got me.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He swung and knocked the ball straight down, bounced next to the plate...

then the ball bounced forward fair and was an easy out at first (but Ankiel was running and would have taken second)... and then Pujols started limping acting like it hit him in the leg for a foul ball. Ump called it foul.

by BTastros on Apr 26, 2008 2:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

which replays showed btw

the ball was NOWHERE near his leg

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 2:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He hit the ball right on the plate

or something to that affect and pretended it hit him in the leg so the ball wasn’t in play.

by entropic soul on Apr 26, 2008 2:10 PM CDT