Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM CDT
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, Jun 27, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Runelvys Hernandez(pronounced ROO-nell-vees) makes his first career National League start today after spending parts of 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 in the Royals organization. While with the Royals, Hernandez earned a 5.38 ERA over 78 starts in which he struck out 231 batters while walking 177. Hernandez has a career 25-33 record as a major leage player. Hopefull this time out, Hernandez will be able to stop the long ball.
Hernandez does have 1 complete game shut out in his career in which he allowed 7 hits and a walk against the Blue Jays on 8/26/2006.
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Fastball already shows 95 on the gun
Dunno if the gun is right or not though
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos, get on the horse!
Damnit! He should have caught that…
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tejada still batting third.
He better get two hits tonight.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's see if Manny can high five someone
after a catch today. :p
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Newhan's performance last night
Earned him another start.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dice K's delivery
bothers me… too damn slow. It’s going to get annoying
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is .313?
Bourn’s batting average this month.
3rd Base umpire takes away his at bat.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was close
I can’t fault the umpire too much..
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
I fault them all the time. :p
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technology is amazing
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
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good movement
on Matsuzaka’s stuff… His curveball looks like a fastball and then breaks into your knees(for left handers)
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ohz noz!
Struck out the side…
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Struck out the side??
I arrived in the second inning. Are you saying the Astros struck out three times in the first ?? That’s as bad as you can get!
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scenario:
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?
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw it happen to the Astros last night
On one of those weirdest moments in sports shows. >:(
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Want the Dice K...
...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.
by pel on Jun 27, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Blum makes a mediocre play on difficult ball.
And doesn’t get the out.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
R.Hernandez Pitch Count Already High
I have a feeling he exits early and Sampson comes in for two to three innings of relief.
by pel on Jun 27, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Somehow I don't see Sampson and the Red Sox...
mixing very well….
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st Astro not to strike out
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
I thought Lee got it all :(
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You could see Lee
in the dugout say “Damnit”
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounded like a homerun
not the long out it was.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like the Astros to score first
I need the confidence builder.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pence..
Could there be a weaker line out?
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If this is going to come down to pitching
I don’t feel so good.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And you feel better if
it comes down to hitting?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Point well taken!
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet as Astros Fans
We’re hoping for a win!! and thinking Astros may actually win, somehow.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Matsusaka
hurts himself running the bases.. will Epstein complain about the NL?
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doubt it
the Red Sox usually are pretty classy.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
laff
I threw up in my mouth a little bit when you said that.
by pel on Jun 27, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
compared to the Yankees….. ????
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember those stickers!
havne’t seen one in ages though
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah, Astros down 3-0
Drew hit that off his shoes
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Second time through the lineup
and the Red Sox are ready.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Drew has always been
able to hit “bad” pitches. I liked him better when he was on the DL!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hMMM.. Kind of lively K call by the umpire
Probably a little out of line…
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Manny being Brad Ausmus
Strike out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But we'd trade even up in a heartbeat!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RUNELVYS?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walking the pitcher - nice!
Runelvys goes to first..
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD mentions they aren't holding him on
Doubt he has the green light
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL DICE-K.. should be DICE-B
lame joke.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Love it!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's been kind of wild tonight
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bourn forces Hernandez out
Good trade of baserunners though… so not COMPLETELY a wasted AB
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure why Newhan is batting 2nd
Cooper puts more into not moving his batters around than fielding the best batting order…
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why did the Astros release Chacon?
Ed Wade just couldn’t swallow any more…
Don’t forget to tip your waiter….
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Most simulations conclude batting order
doesn’t matter all that much, but conclude the best is in order of OBP, highest to lowest.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I personally
put little into the simulations…
But I want to give my best hitters the most chances… and it irks me to see a game end with a marginal batter hitting in the wrong spot in the order when you should have had a better hitter in that spot anyways.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Youklis' shiner
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.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Youkolis vs Lee in a foot race
Does either of them make it to the finish line?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And the winner is
Prince Fielder?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diamondbacks and Astros
That’s my guess for the the trivia question..
what 2 teams have the Red Sox never beat on the road
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Answer - Astros & Dodgers
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD the comedian
“A bunt is a “Dicey” proposition for Matsusaka…”
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dice-K about 20 feet away from a bomb.
:p
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and becoming Dice HR?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tejada.........
he has to be hitting below .200 in June now..
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was wrong
Just did the math.. he’s hitting .202 in June
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close enough...
Not too good for an ostensible all-star.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wikipedia'd Jim Deshais
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.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a very funny man
and a very capable analyst, in my opinion.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The over/under in Vegas
for this game (after 4.5 innings) is 7.5 runs.
I’m thinking OVER.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for both teams... or for the Red Sox?
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astros have 1 hit
through 4
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who will be fired first -
Hitting or pitching coach?
by mokulen on Jun 27, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The hitting is more of a problem
relative to its potential than the pitching as been. As clack has noted on several occasions, this team was not constructed from the standpoint of OBP. Getting men on base is what scores runs. That’s the GM’s fault.
We knew the pitching was mediocre, and in reality, it’s been a touch better than that.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
but IMO, the hitting coach has the least amount of effect on a team..
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
and one could also argue that the hitting coach could teach the batters some patience at the plate, a majr key to getting on base. Other than Berkman, we don’t really have any patient hitters.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think the Astros would be selling out games
against the Yankees and Red Sox if both of those teams were in the NL?
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think so
Houston is a large city, and only one tenth of one percent of the population is needed to sell out any game. Plus, the Red Sox and Yankees are big name teams with a large following, much like the Cubs and Cardinals.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At over the monster
(The Red Sox SBNation blog) a commenter wrote this…
God
Minute Maid Park is UGLY.
Really? If MMP is one thing… it’s for sure not ugly…
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I lived in Boston
for a number of years, and I guarantee you that if Minute Maid is ugly, Fenway is a garbage dump. It has its charm for sure, and it’s very efficient – the walkways under the stand also serve as urinals – but pretty it ain’t!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea
my bro was actually in Boston this week and went to one of the games and said the park is just old… the atmosphere is great and there aren’t really any bad seats in the stadium… but as a pure stadium, it’s not that great.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should PH for Hernandez here
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And we are.. Erstad coming in
Hernandez was already up to 99 pitches through 5
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the worst outing
Something along the lines of the mediocre one we expected.
Except unfortunately, Dice-K hasn’t walked enough guys yet.
by jonthefon on Jun 27, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The seating is very cramped
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.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hernandez on the night..
5 hits, 5 K’s 3 Walks and 3 ER through 5 innings for a 5.40 ERA
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But really only one bad pitch - and it wasn't all that badd. But, as they say, that's poker!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD saying no one in the majors
on pace to hit 50 HR this year.
Where have all the steroids gone?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Biggest AB of Newhan's career
Hehehheh
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldit be bad to say
we don’t need any more choking?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moment of truth
for Dice K
Bases juiced for Newhan.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize Newhan had played so many games in the majors
this makes hit 353rd
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GAG!
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or as Carlin would have said
F-ing meow!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sampson pitching
Looks like Pel may have called this one
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pel in place of Cooper!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I was thinking that maybe Sampson’s grounders might be a welcome change of pace to R.Hernandez’s stuff.
by pel on Jun 27, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't agree more..
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm beginning to think UNDER now
(for both teams)
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The game is still young
and the Astros actually started doing a little against DiceK
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why they make money in Vegas
because they do a great job of setting those limits. I actually have no idea…...
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's go get Hansen!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he hides the ball better than anyone I've ever seen before...
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tejad pushing that sub .200 now...
K!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tejada now batting .200 in June
with his 0-3 night
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Making the impossible possible!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or possible impossible..
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like an ad campaign
Much better than “Return of the Good Guys!”
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pinch hitter for Hansen
Good idea as far as I’m concerned!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ball boy
passes up rows full of little kids to give the ball to a cute girl
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ball boy is no dummie!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sucks!
4 runs is quite a different obstacle compared to 3.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.. that was boring
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
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's where games could be shortened
significantly – relief pitchers allowed no warm up from the mound – come in ready to pitch.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Lee with a great catch
on the dead run. :-)
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros have averaged less than 1/2 run
per inning this year. We have 2 innings left and need 4 runs to tie. Big hill to climb.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make it 3 innings
still a big hill.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
Two more outs.
TWO FREAKING HITS.
by jonthefon on Jun 27, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whatever happened to
“tie goes to the runner?”
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pence was probably safe
amazingly close play
by lnewcomer on Jun 27, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ty Wigginton
It may not make a difference but I think Ty Wigginton ought to play third the next two games.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What could it hurt?
Say, how’s your health these days, Joe?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quite well
Must watch my diet (he says while eating popcorn!)
I’ve lost 65 pounds and am one handsome devil now.
All blood test readings have been in the normal range every time since October.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CONGRATS!
Sounds like you’ve earned that popcorn.
Helluva achievement – stay with it!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
double-switch thinking
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?
by lnewcomer on Jun 27, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heading to the bottom of the 8th
Down four runs.
Win expectancy = .045
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros have a chance
as Jim Carrey would say
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to have a puppy
named Abercrombie when I was a wee lad
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did your puppy go yard?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
big fly from abercrombie
i wish i had posted my thought before Abercrombie came up: “I predict a meaningless pinch hit HR right here.”
by lnewcomer on Jun 27, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Tejada
Fight to stay about .200!
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
.202!
Astros have a chance?
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Single by Tejada
Most places, that’s a home run… MMP has a shallow left field, but can rob some line drive homers due to the tall wall.
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Cooper has told us that
HRs are rally killers, so a single was much better.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ignorance is all that is
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by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are we even worth papelbon right now?
don’t they have some scrubby reliever who hasn’t pitched in 10 days that just needs to get some work in?
by lnewcomer on Jun 27, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well if they use him tonight
maybe he won’t be available if they need him later in the series…..
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least we won't get shut out :p
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The glass is not half empty.
The glass is not half full.
The glass is broken.
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Courtesy of my mother-in-law
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by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Papelbon in
let’s make it 5 blown saves
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
we don’t deserve Papelbon.
Still, I’ve seen more improbable things happen. But this is getting there.
by jonthefon on Jun 27, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So..
can the Astros fans cheers drown out the Red Sox fans cheers?
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Replay of Abercrombie's HR
Up around the tracks above the Crawford Boxes.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn. I hate Papelbon
I would really like to tattoo him. But Lance strikes out on a ball low and away.. just like I thought he would.
by entropic soul on Jun 27, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A defining moment in the game
The best against the best!
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not in the first 3 batters....
Bases juiced, no outs
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 27, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One pitch away from
the lights going out…...
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bedtime.......
the party’s over.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
by bwhite2323 on Jun 27, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros lose 6-1
Maybe better luck tomorrow.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 27, 2008 10:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or has Brocail totally blown lately?
by entropic soul on Jun 28, 2008 2:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not just you.
I’m starting to get nervous when I see him come in. Of course, with our bullpen, it’s probably just a Pavlovian response anyway.
I’m going to the game tonight, y’all (Saturday), and I scored a table at the 9 Amigos patio. Will be armed with a poster with my signature on it (the Bourn saying, that is), so maybe y’all will see me. (I feel like I’m 12—’hey, I might be on TV!’)
75% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. . . the other 25% by Michael Bourn
by Danyah on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, not great lately....
His ERA hasn’t been a good measure, because most of his bad work has resulted from inherited runners scoring. His ERA over the last 10 games is 3.25, which isn’t bad. But he also has 3 losses and 1 blown save over the last 10 games. In the last 5 games, he has only 2 clean appearances (no hits or walks) and in each of those two appearances he faced only one batter.
by clack on Jun 28, 2008 7:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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