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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros


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3 game series vs Cubs @ Minute Maid Park

Chicago Cubs Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Friday, Jul 18, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Ted Lilly vs Brian Moehler

Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

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W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Ted Lilly 9-6 20 20 0 0 0 0 115.1 114 63 60 21 41 108 4.68 1.34
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler 5-4 17 12 0 0 0 0 75.2 81 37 36 11 24 44 4.28 1.39



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Matsui leading off...

He hasn’t done well in the 1 hole, I believe.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and didn't do well tonight

to lead of the game, striking out on a pitch so abd the catcher could not handle it. (thown out at first)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Erstad is the everyday center fielder

if I heard Cecil Cooper correctly on the radio interview.

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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Makes perfect sense

But I guess they don’t think have anyone to call up from AAA who would be as useful as Bourn. From the sounds of it, they’re trying to make one last run before they pack it in.

by mokulen on Jul 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice ones by Lance and Erstad..

but pretty much right at the fielders.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cubs down.

Astros up. Nice work Moehler! :)

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i suppose it's not even worth

complaiing about carlos lack of hustle. it’s just carlos being carlos. that’s depressing.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Batting over .300

Second in the league in RBIs… 20+ home runs.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WGN put up his numbers against the Cubs and they were really good.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 7:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tejada!

First hit of the day.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence swings and misses at outside breaking pitch.

That is how he K’s so many times with 2 strikes. He knows it and said he would try to adjust in the second half….but…..

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tejada to continue ASG hitting?

He gets a single, maybe it’s a start.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sup Crawfish Boxers?

A good ol’ fashion sweep of the Cubbies would do this team a world of good.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Towles just struck out on a ball...

That was about eye level.

..............

...............

........

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh. Towles looked bad on that swing.

Bourn has to ask: if I’m sitting, why is Towles playing?

Towles needs to pick it up if he wants to stay on the ML roster when Q gets through with his rehab starts.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Lee flyball was a bit to the left...

he might have had a Crawford Box shot.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brian Moehler

showing why I thought he deserved an A or A- in the pitcher grades earlier today.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's been ok

but an A or A- pitcher should be an ace, not just good in a sorry lot

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Finally leaves the NL central and like some curse he comes back.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The explanation I heard that sounds possible was that he was on a medication that he started when he had a concussion and that his turnaround coincided with him going off that medication.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or playing against the Astros

—always improves his game against the Astros

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lord I hope that him and Aramis Ramirez to don't breed

Their spawn would crap all over MMP.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry guys... I think I jinxed us

Neither is Moehler… my ass. Sorry.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1-0 Cubs

Astros are fortunate that’s all it is

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence safe on infield single.

Kris Brown, the Texans kicker, is interviewed in the stands. Says he is at the game to watch Darin Erstad who was a Nebraska punter and struck up a friending with Brown.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come on Wiggles!

RBI time! Don’t leave it to Towles.

by entropic soul on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone else listening to the game?

Milo Hamilton just went Confucious on his last call… He who hesitates on chopper by Pences lose.

I feel enlightend.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's scary

Milo Hamilton and confucious. wow.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pitchout?

Damn it.

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence

must be among the leaders in CS? That’s how it feels anyway.

by mokulen on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Brewers drafted Pence in 2002

Wish we would have signed him.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

remains to be seen

whether he’ll be able to reproduce his rookie year performance

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Didn't realize how poor his numbers were this year

.263/.304/.429, 92 OPS+

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pence

is 6th in the league in CS’s. None of the 5 players ahead or around him have more CS’s than SB. link

by mokulen on Jul 18, 2008 8:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey everybody

I’m a Brew Crew Ball interloper, and big Astros fan for the next couple days.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh

welcome to the pain of being an astros fan

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you folks happy

the Seligs no longer own the Brewers?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:25 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh man… yeeeeeeesss

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Indeed

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shooter Hunt

http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027923.php

guy started his rookie league career w/ 28 K’s in 14 innnings.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really wanted the Brewers to draft him

Fell a bit because of injury concerns.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm just glad they signed him.

On draft day, I was slightly miffed because it didn’t seem like the best available player. (Actually I was pulling for Lawrie, who the Brewers drafted.) However, I think he is an OK pick. Probably will turn out to be a solid ML player.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was worried you guys were gonna Lawrie.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just verbed the poor kid

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

disappointed

it wasn’t what we were looking for from a fan perspective, after blowing the last draft so spectacularly, and the team mgmt really hadn’t earned much of a right to say “trust us, we know what we’re doing.”

I’m glad they at least signed him, and there are a couple other picks that seem ok.

overall it just seemed like a weird move for a team that was going to be committed to rebuilding from within.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I may be wrong

but it seemed to me Astros have drafted catchers in the first round a lot the last few years (not counting last year when the had no first round pick) – and so far none have panned out

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not sure about first round

Castro makes the third one we’ve drafted pretty high in the past few years.

Sapp, and another one w/ a long name.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Astros first-round picks. Yeah, Castro in ‘94 and Sapp a couple years ago.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh whoops, I was talking about Ramon Castro

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

James Perez in the 2nd in ‘99. Ralph Henriquez in the 2nd in ‘05. Louis Santangelo in the 4th in ‘04.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

santangelo maybe

the one that got popped for ‘roids or some other drugs last year.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 8:59 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another fine day

for Astros offensive baseball.

by jonthefon on Jul 18, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moehler with 7 straight outs...

can’t blame him for the game score.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Giddy Up!

Finally!

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wonder if

Cooper has the confidence to move runners over to second and third to get Towles to drive Miggy in with a sac fly.

That even sounds unlikely.

by jonthefon on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh yes.

While we’re at it, anybody willing to trade me some pitchers in our fantasy league? ;)

by jonthefon on Jul 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lets go Kaz!

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blum walks....bases loaded.

I’m not optimistic about scoring here. But I actually feel better with Matsui hitting, than Blum. He can be crafty with the bat.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cue the Run DMC

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moehler deservres a win guys

Score one more run (at least)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Couldn't agree more

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

kaz is fighting hard

wiggy had a good AB too, but K’d

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kaz needs to channel his inner Ichiro!

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Biggio

would have leaned into that inside pitch for an RBI

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He had one early in the count that he wouldn’t have had to lean in.

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should have said

BIggio would have let that one hit him for an RBI.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Martha Focker

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Daryl Ward....another astros killer.

hope he doesn’t come back for more revenge.

He flies out.

by clack on Jul 18, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good play by kaz

tought pickup and throw, going the other way

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think Milo just had a mild heart attack

His Holy Toledo was more like Holy ToOoOoleeedo!

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fantastic

Simply fantastic

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

at the midpoint of this season

I’d say the Tejada trade was better for the Orioles than us (even given Albers and Patton being injured).

An OF of Lee-Pence-Scott would almost certainly have better production than the current config. And while Miggy was great for about 2 months, the other 2 months he was basically Adam Everett.

I think Stephen Colbert should put Ed Wade and the Astros managment on notice.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 9:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Geary is the

King of Hearts tonight!

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1-2-3

for Geary. Nice work.

by jonthefon on Jul 18, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how 'bout a walkoff HR from Miggy

to start off the 2nd half. he had one the first week of the season didn’t he?

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he gave it a shot

at first I thought double, but then for a half second it seemed like it might hang up.

dropped for a ground rule double.

good start.

by lnewcomer on Jul 18, 2008 9:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ASTROS WIN!

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amazing pitching today

Geary turns in 2 great innings, Moehler with another solid performance.

by jonthefon on Jul 18, 2008 9:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ASTROS WIN 2-1

Thank you Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence
(and Moehler and Geary)
(and Carlos Lee)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 18, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

(and Edmond's crappy arm)

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by SOLIS on Jul 18, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know what's great about a walk-off double?

You don’t have to worry about whether the bullpen will be able to protect it.

by AstroAndy on Jul 18, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Werd.

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