Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM CDT

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Dunno if the gun is right or not though

Damnit! He should have caught that…

He better get two hits tonight.

after a catch today. :p

Earned him another start.

bothers me… too damn slow. It’s going to get annoying

Bourn’s batting average this month.

3rd Base umpire takes away his at bat.

Crazy how about 20 seconds after a pitch is thrown, they can replay that pitch with the blue streaks to show you the path… amazing

on Matsuzaka’s stuff… His curveball looks like a fastball and then breaks into your knees(for left handers)

Struck out the side…

A pitcher pitches a ball and it hits the ground then bounces behind the catcher and into the umpire’s pocket. The catcher can’t find the ball so a runner from third scores. Does the run count?

...that puts a ton of batters on base due to walks. The guy who showed up tonight is mostly either hitting the zone or getting batters to swing.

And doesn’t get the out.

I have a feeling he exits early and Sampson comes in for two to three innings of relief.

Felt like a bullet was dodged there.

Single to right.

I thought Lee got it all :(

not the long out it was.

First pitch.

I need the confidence builder.

Could there be a weaker line out?

I don’t feel so good.

:p

nt

Drew hit that off his shoes

and the Red Sox are ready.

able to hit “bad” pitches. I liked him better when he was on the DL!

Probably a little out of line…

Strike out

Runelvys goes to first..

lame joke.

Good trade of baserunners though… so not COMPLETELY a wasted AB

Cooper puts more into not moving his batters around than fielding the best batting order…

Ed Wade just couldn’t swallow any more…

Don’t forget to tip your waiter….

doesn’t matter all that much, but conclude the best is in order of OBP, highest to lowest.

I actually seen it happen… was watching the Sox vs DBacks game and during warmups the 3rd basemen threw one low that popped up and got him in the eye.. instantly swole up(not completely shut.. but pretty swolen). He left the game.

Does either of them make it to the finish line?

That’s my guess for the the trivia question..

what 2 teams have the Red Sox never beat on the road

“A bunt is a “Dicey” proposition for Matsusaka…”

:p

he has to be hitting below .200 in June now..

Chris Berman nicknamed him Jim “Two Silhouettes on” Deshaies

In 2001, Deshaies ran a tongue-in-cheek campaign urging Baseball Writers Association of America voters to elect him to the Baseball Hall of Fame, even though he knew that he was not qualified for the honor. His goal was to get one vote in the Hall of Fame election, which succeeded when Houston Chronicle writer John Lopez voted for him.

His first full season was with the 1986 Houston Astros. Still considered a rookie that year, he posted 12 wins, good for the Astros rookie record. That record was later broken by Roy Oswalt in 2001.

for this game (after 4.5 innings) is 7.5 runs.

I’m thinking OVER.

through 4

against the Yankees and Red Sox if both of those teams were in the NL?

(The Red Sox SBNation blog) a commenter wrote this…

God
Minute Maid Park is UGLY.

and there’s a disconnect between the various parts of the stands. If you enter the wrong gate, you can’t get to your seat.

5 hits, 5 K’s 3 Walks and 3 ER through 5 innings for a 5.40 ERA

on pace to hit 50 HR this year.

Where have all the steroids gone?

Hehehheh

for Dice K

Bases juiced for Newhan.

Looks like Pel may have called this one

(for both teams)

K!

with his 0-3 night

Good idea as far as I’m concerned!

passes up rows full of little kids to give the ball to a cute girl

4 runs is quite a different obstacle compared to 3.

Went to commercial so Byrdak could replace Sampson, and he comes in, throws 4 pitches and walks Drew and gets replaced. Back to commercial.. joy

significantly – relief pitchers allowed no warm up from the mound – come in ready to pitch.

on the dead run. :-)

Two more outs.

TWO FREAKING HITS.

“tie goes to the runner?”

amazingly close play

It may not make a difference but I think Ty Wigginton ought to play third the next two games.

didn’t strike me when coop did it, but is it really worth burning a player to move the pitcher’s spot down two places in the order? when you’re trailing by 4 runs?

Down four runs.

Win expectancy = .045

named Abercrombie when I was a wee lad

YAY!

Fight to stay about .200!

don’t they have some scrubby reliever who hasn’t pitched in 10 days that just needs to get some work in?

let’s make it 5 blown saves

we don’t deserve Papelbon.

Still, I’ve seen more improbable things happen. But this is getting there.

can the Astros fans cheers drown out the Red Sox fans cheers?

Up around the tracks above the Crawford Boxes.

I would really like to tattoo him. But Lance strikes out on a ball low and away.. just like I thought he would.

the party’s over.

Maybe better luck tomorrow.