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RUBBER GAME!

 


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LP: Ryan Dempster (5 - 2)
4 - 2 win

Chicago Cubs Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Sean Gallagher vs Shawn Chacon

Clear. Winds blowing out to center field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

 

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2008 - Sean Gallagher 1-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 14.1 14 7 7 1 7 10 4.40 1.47


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2008 - Shawn Chacon 0-0 9 9 0 0 0 0 54.1 53 29 25 9 27 35 4.14 1.47

Anyone think Chacon will actually get a decision tonight? 

 

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It's sad to say, but

This is the Shawn Chacon I expected coming into the season.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is an average starting pitcher...

If he ends up with 4.5 ERA for the season, which he probably will, that will be fine. But that is all the astros have in Backe, Chacon, and Sampson…. a bunch of 4-5 slot pitchers.

by clack on May 21, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bourn

always looks like he’s limping.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dammit tejada...

don’t fly out to edmonds… doh!

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch

1st and 2nd with Tejada, Berkman and Lee and we can’t even get one.

All of a sudden Berkman is struggling.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pathetic

Not even a single productive out.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 7:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

needed more patience from Tejada and Lee...

because Gallagher was struggling with his control. Berkman is just in a bad, slumping place, and we can only hope he comes back to form as soon as possible.

by clack on May 21, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

looking brutal so far...

This would be a big win for us.

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on May 21, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cubs Hitters Batting Average: Holy S***

Is Gameday telling it right? All the Cubs hitters starting tonight have season batting averages above 300 with the exception of Ramirez at 287 and Edmonds at 175.

wow.

by pel on May 21, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BLT gets a do-over

Bourn and Matsui both on to start the inning.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Carlos Lee is a leaping gnome!!

He jumps high to snag Edmonds’ bid for a HR in front of Crawford Boxes. The ground shook as Lee came down with the ball in his glove.

by clack on May 21, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG!!!

Bourn tripled and is 3 for 3 thus far and Berkman is 0-2 with 2 strikeouts. The world is upside down today.

Go Stros!

Biggio and Bagwell for the HOF!

by SeoulStro on May 21, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I had to turn the game off for a sec

I come back and Bourn has 3 hits and a triple. Unbelieveable.

Berkman 2 k’s. His streak’s officially over.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chacon may get his first win afer all

It didn’t look good early. But the Astros lead 4-3 in the middle of the fifth.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Aaaaaw!

Why’d they take Gallagher out? I liked him.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Would you pinch hit for Chacon?

Bases loaded two out. Chacon has retired the last nine in a row. Astros currently lead by 2 runs.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chacon batted for himself

and struck out to end the inning.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 8:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Uh Chacon...?

Hmmm… well.. the upside to not pinch hitting for him is you get to keep him (he’s not been scored upon since the first) and you can lead off with Bourn next time if he gets out, I suppose. Which he just did.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree with keeping him in there

I mean why did he even swing?..there weren’t any strikes being thrown

..agonizing since 1983...

by rockwalltx on May 21, 2008 8:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

6th inning is too early for our bullpen....you get someone like borkowski.

So, yeah, it’s tempting to PH for Chacon, but it’s best not to do it.

by clack on May 21, 2008 8:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm stuck swapping radio stations here at work...

SA Spurs fan here… But yeah – I know I can count on the CB faithful to keep me posted on the Stros game.

Man, I’d like to send the Cubs packing with an embarrasing loss.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chacon

Bad start, giving up three runs in the first…
but he’s faced the minimum since then and is now in the in the sixth inning with 2 outs.
He did allow one hit during that span, but picked the runner off at first.

Interesting.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re: Chacon

I know Papa Grande said that he had to find that comfort level with his new team… it looks like Chacon is starting to finding that comfort level.

In anycase, I’d like to see him get his first win and get that weird little 0 win monkey off his back.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 8:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting that umps have warrned RP Eyer about his slow work

Plate umpire ordered stop watch put on him. Might contrribute to walking Matsui.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tejada out on medium long flyball.

Berkman with another chance to do something with Matsui on base. Matsui can score from 1st on a lot of balls.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously Berkman

What’s going on here. O well as long as we get the win.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Over exposure

He was riding the media train… I think he’s pushing because of all the nat’l expectations.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ya, I agree

He was on PTI the other day and said it’s more stressful to hit .400 than .200. Plus the ESPN game and the return home. I’m sure he’ll get back to normal soon.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just bound to happen after he was hitting at such an ungodly rate...

it’s just the normal “return to normal” pattern after tthat kind of streak. Same thing happened to Soriano.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I understand that

but I didn’t expect him to strike out ever at-bat.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neither did I

But the Puma will find his stroke… Rest assured.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good job by Chacon. He sliced and diced DeRosa.

With runner in scoring posiition, he pitched Edmonds and DeRosa tough.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I guess Chacon

proved me wrong. I thought we’d start to see the Chacon of year’s past. Another solid start. Possibly a win?

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

Berkman’s defense has been terrific this year

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

Berkman jumped high fast to catch that line drive.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 9:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Milo's call

He Blue Starred that baby with authority…

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another good play by Tejada

So what was all that talk about Miggy losing a step? = P

I don’t care if the dude is 43, he’s a gamer.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Watching on gameday

You guys are seeing a lot of pitchers.

by ol Pete on May 21, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good ol pete

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

terrible strike 3 call on Erstad.

FSN’s pitch tracker showed it clearly inside. One of the bad strike calls I’ve seen this year.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ump wants to hit the road already

Three outs and he’s on his way to [enter next stop here].

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here comes the splitty

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ramirez walked....I hate walks in that situation.

Ump called those last two balls very tightly….easily could have been fastball strikes.

by clack on May 21, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1 on 2 out...

This is what you get paid for Big Papa….

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SWEET!

..agonizing since 1983...

by rockwalltx on May 21, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ballgame!! Series!! FU Cubbies!!

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Astros needed this game

Feels good to win it.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My sentiments exactly...

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

All the hoopla surround the starting pitching

As of late, they’ve kept the Stros close enough to win BALLGAMES and SERIES. You gotta love it.

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Congrats Shawny Chac.

And Valverde has become an absolute beast!

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Back to the Spurs game

Thanks for the insight fellas….

Til’ next time = )

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by SOLIS on May 21, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awesome

Way to go STROS…especially after losing the first game. Great that we won this series against a good Cub team (and with the backend of our rotation and with Berkman coming back to earth).

Thanks for the PBP everyone! :-)

Keep it rolling Stros!

SeoulStro

Biggio and Bagwell for the HOF!

by SeoulStro on May 21, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Feels like we lost this series for some reason.

But I’ll take it.

Bourn to Run!
http://sixersoul.blogspot.com/

by jsams on May 21, 2008 9:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AStros lost the nationally televised game -

The only one anyone outside Houston and Chicago paid any attention to

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 9:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Albert Pujols hits pitcher in the face with line drive

I switched to the Cardinals-Padres game just intime to see Albert Pujols hit a line drive to the Chris Young’s face. Chris Young walks off the field (with assistance). Pujols looked scared. He and the Padres’ first baseman held arms around each others waist as they prayed for Chris Young. Scary moment

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 9:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chris Young was on the ground for a long time

My initial report did not make that clear. Players walked up to look at him and turned away quickly. But he did walk of the field

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on May 21, 2008 9:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pujols Wrecking Crew

He’s taking out their whole team. Resumed play in the inning saw him slide into home and bend Bard’s foot in a direction it really shouldn’t have gone in.

Do the Padres have any starters left?

by pel on May 21, 2008 10:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why hasn't Pujols been hit yet?

He’s probably sent two Padres to extended stays on the disabled list tonight and, granted, hitting Young in the face was just a freak accident.. but then he has to slide right into Josh Bard for the purpose of sweeping Bard to the ground.

by entropic soul on May 21, 2008 10:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree

After all the crap he and La Russa were spouting about Towles blocking the plate and risking injury, how can anybody think the second incident was accidental? Pujols has fooled a lot of people with all his platitudes (me included) but this season at least I think he’s been as big a jerk as his manager.

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by Danyah on May 22, 2008 5:14 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When I saw the replay of Pujols vs. Bard....

I immediately thought about the Towles incident. Remember LaRussa saying that Pujols is taught to cut the legs out from underneath the catcher…well, that’s what he tried to do. A post on the BBTF board said that Bard’s ankle was broken, but I don’t know if that is true. Unlike his reaction to the line drive, Pujols didn’t seem to show much remorse at the time for Bard’s injury (granted, he may not have known the seriousness then). He has the smirk on his face and briefly looks back as he walks away from Bard in a heap on the ground.

by clack on May 22, 2008 6:34 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not Pujols fault

on that one. Bard was blocking the plate, and Pujols just went in with a normal slide and happened to catch his foot. it wasn’t like the Towles incident where he went out of his way to undercut him when the play wasn’t even going to be close. blocking the plate comes with some inherent risks, and i’m sure even Bard would admit to that.

by littlevisigoth on May 22, 2008 8:56 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree that it is different than Towles....

to the extent that the ball was about to be, or had already been, caught by the catcher and Pujols faced a play at the plate. For that reason, Pujols has a justification for coming in hard. But I wouldn’t call it a normal slide. Pujols came in high, and attempted to undercut the catcher. I’m not saying it was out of bounds, though. I don’t know how Bard feels about it.

by clack on May 22, 2008 10:20 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not a Pujols fan

but I just don’t see it as a dirty slide. Take another look. (click on “Glaus Two-Run Single” video in the Gameday link)

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_05_21_slnmlb_sdnmlb_1&mode=gameday

by littlevisigoth on May 22, 2008 12:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK, not necessarily a "dirty" slide...

though I still think he came in high. But I couldn’t help but see the similarity between the way he undercut Bard and LaRussa’s quote (after the Towles incident) that Pujols had been taught to take out the catcher’s legs. Pujols’ reaction after the incident didn’t give me a good feeling either, and probably skews my view. As one of the articles at Gas Lamp Ball said, it would have been nice if Pujols showed the same concern for Bard that he did for Young. Now I’m finished talking about it. :)

by clack on May 22, 2008 2:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gutty win

Was out of media contact most of the game, but got a 5-3 radio score check in the middle of the game and heard the Astros and Cubs last at bats. Great win! Then, get home and see the pbp and box score – all three runs in the 1st, and Chacon only gives up 5 total hits over seven innings – outstanding. I mean, is this guy a value pick up (so far) or what?

Of course, I worried that when Lance’s spell ended it wouldn’t just end, it would reverse into a slump, and the three Ks tonight do nothing to ease the anxiety. But, still. Two out of three against the division leader. Nice to have.

I haven’t posted much this season, but it’s been exciting to watch this team gel and win some series.

Too early to despair.

by Austin Astroholic on May 21, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great win

Nice that Chacon finally got a decision (and it was a win). They mentioned in the broadcast that Chacon has struggled the most in the first inning of his starts. They weren’t kidding. He’s given up 14 of his 32 runs yielded in the 1st inning of games, which equates to a run average of 12.6 (ERA of 9.0, cause all four of his unearned runs have come in the first inning of games). His ERA after the 1st inning is 3.16. His WHIP in the first inning is 2.0, while his WHIP after the 1st inning is 1.29. Just keep that in mind next time you get down on him for giving up a run or three in the first inning.

Also nice to see Bourn step up and have a good day. He’s 7-16 since being reinserted in the leadoff role (probably as meaningless as saying Berkman is 1-10 with 8 K’s since he streak ended). If he and Matsui do their job, there’s really no stopping this offense, even without Berkman being superhuman.

by littlevisigoth on May 22, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My speculation on the reason for Chacon's pattern...

Chacon throws a variety of pitches which he is willing to use with regularity. In his quality starts, the pitch which he relies upon is different from game to game. In some games, he was going to his curveball. Last night, it seemed to be the slider. In some games, it has been his change up or his fastball. (Deshais brought this up a few weeks ago, and I have noticed that it seems true.) Perhaps he spends the first couple of innings attempting to identify his best pitch, and in the process allows some runs, but then settles down once he finds what is working.

by clack on May 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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