Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 6:05 PM CDT
by Stros Bro
on May 19, 2008 4:59 PM CDT
Chicago @ Houston
Current Series
3 game series vs Cubs @ Minute Maid Park
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Monday, May 19, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 95. |
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| Tue 05/20 |
Ryan Dempster vs Chris Sampson Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90. |
7:05 PM CDT |
| Wed 05/21 | 7:05 PM CDT | |
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So far so good
Cubs go down meekly in the first.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on May 19, 2008 6:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Astros go meekly too
Matsui’s walk being the highlight
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by Joe in Birmingham on
May 19, 2008 6:22 PM CDT
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Cubs get a runner to third
but no score in the second. Lance Berkman made a nice catch on one a hop sizzler for one of the outs.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on May 19, 2008 6:33 PM CDT 0 recs
First thing I hear on ESPN
is how the hill in CF and the flag pole are fun to talk about, but are going to eventually get someone hurt..
I agree, but still don’t want to hear them talk about it… :)
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:33 PM CDT 0 recs
I nver agree with Steve Phillips
So it hurt me to agre with him this time – the hill and the flagpole! – bad ideas
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by Joe in Birmingham on
May 19, 2008 6:35 PM CDT
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What's worse
The short porch in left, the flag pole or the hill?
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:37 PM CDT
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it's been 8 years
has anyone even come close to getting hurt by either of them?
by lnewcomer on
May 19, 2008 6:43 PM CDT
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Umm...
Probably not, a couple have fallen down going up the hill, but my son falls down every day.. is he close to getting hurt? :)
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:52 PM CDT
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I've seen some bad falls on the hill
and one player (I think WiIly T) had to catch himself at the last second before running into the pole.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
May 19, 2008 6:53 PM CDT
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Moehler pitching to Ausmus
Anyone think Ausmus would be catching for him if Towles was doing anything with the stick?
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:34 PM CDT 0 recs
Before it happened
I never thought of Moehler starting (or being on the team this year for that matter) .
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by Joe in Birmingham on
May 19, 2008 6:36 PM CDT
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maybe not.
but Cooper’s explanation is that he likes the way Ausmus and Moehlerr work together.
by clack on
May 19, 2008 6:39 PM CDT
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So..
I’m sure he would like the way any pitcher works with Ausmus.. Ausmus is a better play caller and receiver than Towles.. No offense to Towles
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:39 PM CDT
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one might take it as a backhanded slam at Moehler...
i.e., Moehler is weaker and needs help. Actually, I can see some rationale based on the type of pitcher he is. He has unimposing stuff and has to rely on pitch selection, change of speed, etc., where Ausmus is more valuable as a play caller.
by clack on
May 19, 2008 6:47 PM CDT
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Lily has an extreme overhand throwing style
Most pitchers are closer to a 3/4 style…
As soon as I type this, I hear the announcers talking about it… then Lily throws a pitch closer to 3/4 style and makes me look stupid.
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:36 PM CDT 0 recs
I wondered where everybody was at....
I was watching the thread below this one, and posted a game score after 1.5 innings there.
:)
by clack on May 19, 2008 6:37 PM CDT 0 recs
Wow... Pence looked terrible on that strike out pitch..
WAY behind a 89 MPH fastball
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:38 PM CDT 0 recs
Yea
We don’t liven up until the 7th or 8th inning.
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:53 PM CDT
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And ESPN sucks
maybe some are boycotting the game
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:54 PM CDT
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strike zone
has seemed a little inconsistent on both sides. some high pitches have been called, others not. same for that pitch at the knees.
by lnewcomer on May 19, 2008 6:53 PM CDT 0 recs
Ausmus goes yard
okay.. he hasn’t yet, but I’m calling for it!
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:53 PM CDT 0 recs
Doh
Fly out to Soriano… I see he still hops when catching the ball.. maybe he’ll sprain an ankle(again)
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 6:55 PM CDT
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that would have been some call....
Ausmus heard you and lofted it toward the Crawford Boxes but came up about 50 feet short.
by clack on
May 19, 2008 6:55 PM CDT
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Useless information for most(if not all) of you
But I’m a huge Pittsburgh Penguins fan(almost as much as an Astros fan) and the Pens are going to the Stanley Cup finals! YAY!
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by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 6:56 PM CDT 0 recs
If he hit the ball
like that all the time and had bad luck… then I wouldn’t be as upset with his sub .200 avg
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
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I'm happy w/ the decision to keep him in the lineup
despite our recent surge, our future is best served by seeing if him and Towles can contribute as major league players. i’m happy to play them this year and get that figured out.
by lnewcomer on
May 19, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
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wonder where Tejada was playing
seemed like he should have gotten to that bouncer in the hole
by lnewcomer on May 19, 2008 7:08 PM CDT 0 recs
I think that was an actual HR
not an inside the parker
by lnewcomer on May 19, 2008 7:11 PM CDT 0 recs
replay shows that it looked like it hit right on the yellow line
that goes vertically from the overhang in right center down to the top of the wall.
by lnewcomer on
May 19, 2008 7:13 PM CDT
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may be....
but Bourn made a horrible play. He has got to keep playing and not stop til the ump rules that it is a homer. Instead he just stood arouund while the Cubs circled the bases.
by clack on
May 19, 2008 7:14 PM CDT
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seemed like it took him a long time to get to that ball
after he hit the wall.
by lnewcomer on
May 19, 2008 7:13 PM CDT
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Well, the Astros need more than 0 runs...
to win anyway.
by entropic soul on May 19, 2008 7:14 PM CDT 0 recs
grrr
i hate it when edmonds hits against us. although he sure dogged it running to first.
and now he gets held to 2nd base on a single to left. now it looks like he’s hurt. awwww.
by lnewcomer on May 19, 2008 7:16 PM CDT 0 recs
long inning not helping
maybe he can make it thru 5 though
by lnewcomer on
May 19, 2008 7:20 PM CDT
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even thought it was probably a actual HR
it’s cool that a catcher got an inside the park HR
by lnewcomer on May 19, 2008 7:22 PM CDT 0 recs
Tejada steals 3rd
nice that he made it, but with Lance batting… I think I wouldnt have chanced it…
Although, now with Lance striking out, 3rd looks better.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on May 19, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs
now the stolen base looks brilliant
Game now 3-1
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT
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At least gets the run in....
with some help from Soriano, playing Carlos like LF.
by clack on May 19, 2008 7:32 PM CDT 0 recs
announcer: Soriano would dive if he had a chance to get it.
Sorry, but I’ve never seen him do anything like that.
by ol Pete on
May 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT
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he hops like a bunny
that’s sort of a dive
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT
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The guy will roll in a wheelchair in CF when other teams play the Cubs...
but against the Astros, he is Willy Mays.
by clack on May 19, 2008 7:37 PM CDT 0 recs
BERKMAN
HAS MADE TWO OUTS ALREADY! WHAT IS HE THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
by entropic soul on May 19, 2008 7:44 PM CDT 0 recs
It's scarying me.
Cruz then Michael Bourn.
Biggest. Threat. Ever.
by entropic soul on
May 19, 2008 7:50 PM CDT
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Hershisher's explanattion of pitching grips is all very fascinating...
but he has gotten into it so much, that they have forgotten about the game. ESPN.
by clack on May 19, 2008 7:54 PM CDT 0 recs
yep
It was like they were interrupting him to talk about the game..
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by Stros Bro on
May 19, 2008 7:55 PM CDT
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Naturally...
I started watching the game right before Edmonds made that catch.
That kinda made up for it.
by BTastros on
May 19, 2008 7:56 PM CDT
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