fingers crossed

great start

well.. it didn’t work.

Let’s see if he can cut down on the homers.

In center?

2 pitches, 1 run? 3 pitches at the most. wow.

I don’t really have a lot of patience for that comment.

Roy – You’re the friggin ace, fer crissake. You are supposed to pick up the slack for the rest of the staff, and you are supposed to win every game. If you don’t win, then suck it up and fix what went wrong so you win the next game. You’re not paid the most of all the Astros pitchers in order to be “just one of the guys.”

We expect that of Moehler, but we expect more of you. And guess who has the lower ERA from his starts.

Now quit crying in your beer and go earn your pay.

Kinsler is just hot right now. and if the ball doesn’t bounce off the wall like that, there’s a decent chance that run is stranded at 3b.

Read that in Justice’s blog, which he got from a newspaper website.

Let’s see if he gets caught stealing. :p

on Bourn’s little nubber.

Time for another shake up?

announced by Ed Wade. No other info.

The Astros suspended Chacon…

I guess we won’t see him pitching in Houston any more

Anybody have inside information on this?

Loses his bat and Bourn and Tejada pull a double steal.

Berkman K’s swinging and the bat goes into the stands. At the same time we pull a double steal, successfully.

Pence grounds out to end it.

1-0 Rangers, middle 2.

followed by Roy getting a single.

Didn’t work out too well.
He struck out one guy. Then the cubs doubled and singled twice and then a walk. Then Albers left with an injury. The relieving pitcher allowed all of Albers’ runs to score. 4 earned runs. 1 out.

Bourn got a hold of one for a long HR to RF. 2 runs HR.

Oswalt scores!!!

Oswalt-Bourn combination at the plate

Loretta stays alive.

drop a popup between three of them

That’s what I like to see.

way to build that pitch count w/ 2 outs mark.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080625&content_id=3002084&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anyone use the word “entrepreneurialism” before. (during the in game interview about what he’d be doing if not playing baseball).

there’s a reason these guys are ballplayers.

we’ve had a lot of baserunners so far. Feldman is over 70 pitches.

If anyone cares. :p

Kinsler was placed well and made a nice pickup on the backhand side.

Again….............. :/

http://blogs.chron.com/unofficialscorer/2008/06/chacon_suspended_for_insubordi.html#comments

“Ed Wade said that Shawn Chacon was suspended for “insubordination to the club.” He also said that Chacon’s agent had requested a trade a couple days before today’s outburst.”

on Murphy.

as Bradley catches one in the sweet spot.

max ramirez hit it way up off the facade in right center for a 2 run HR. damn, doing so well after 2 outs.

I remember when he used to own a car dealership by my house when I was a kid.

home run bug bites Roy that inning. can’t remember the exact number, but he’s gotta be really close to passing his previous season high already.

beat him up before they bring in the bullpen

From Levine

In a few minutes, Chronicle Astros beat writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz will have details of a physical confrontation between Shawn Chacon and Ed Wade that led to Chacon’s suspension.

story from de ortiz coming soon….

Time for that OB!!!!!

K’s the end the frame

pinch hitter K’d. Kinsler up.

A little over an hour after he was involved in a heated confrontion in the Astros’ clubhouse, righthander Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the Astros.

As the Astros were closing their clubhouse to prepare for their game against the Texas Rangers tonight, Chacon, who recently lost his spot in the rotation, exploded and players had to step in to calm the situation, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Not a fight, like originally reported, but apparently very heated argument.

Come on LEEEEEEEEEE!

he likes hitting at home for sure.

let’s not waste it again.

guess the a/c is still not working at MMP

it looked like a foul tip, but I think the catcher caught it. I don’t think Lee agrees. hard to tell on replay.

Are a pretty cool bunch of guys… a few years ago I met up with some of them and played softball. Was a good time :)

runs please.

http://celebrity.rightpundits.com/?p=3910

And don’t ask how I found this…

after taking a slow, leisurely walk out to the 1B ump

I thought he was out, even though the way Cat came off it looked like he pulled his foot off.

dammit

so he takes it away from Bradley.

Do we have the worst communication on pop flies of any team?

it was pretty funny though.

Lance started for it, got caught in no-man’s land. Loretta fields and throws to Oswalt covering first. Puma dives to the ground like someone threw a grenade to get out of the way of the throw.

we make things exciting.

PH for Roy. Roy out of the game w/ 3ER, 5Ks in 7 IP.

pops up the sac bunt attempt. beautiful. way to go.

either cat was faking or he didn’t realize that he didn’t catch the ball at first.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5856597.html

"He started yelling and cussing,” Chacon said of Wade. “I’m sitting there and I said to him very calmly, ‘Ed, you need to stop yelling me. Then I stood up and said ‘you better stop yelling at me.’ I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling and stuff and was like, ‘You need to (expletive) look in the mirror.’ So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him because at that point I wanted to beat his (butt). Words were exchanged."

Abercrombie doubled off 2nd base for the second night in a row. no excuses.

is getting good swings on us all night. v. low confidence w/ him against Sampson right now.

c’mon Drayton, it really is hot in there.

that was a Coop worthy move there by Ron Washington

blew a couple saves I believe. but this is the astros. 1-2-3 inning coming up.

ausmus k’s

Wigginton double

I don’t have a cap to turn inside out… quick give me a rally idea

Loretta can be tough in this situation.

makes me absolutely nuts. astros baseball makes me certifiable.

I was going to say rare walk, but I think he’s doing better than that. maybe it’s an occasional walk.

First strike to Loretta seemed WAY inside

Caused that error!

and the third baseman dropped it.

you pick that pitch to swing at?

0-2 to tejada.

strike zone it 2 miles wide

Swinging at everything :(

Bourn tried to Copy Wigginton’s success and delay in front of the ball to no avail.

nobody is clutch for the ‘stros

something like 0-10 w/ RISP