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Saturday, Jul 19, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Carlos Zambrano vs Wandy Rodriguez

Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

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Neil Hohlfeld of Houston Chronicle and FSN

died from a heart attack today.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:05 PM CDT   0 recs

From Chronicle

Neil Hohlfeld, who covered the Astros and other sports with grace and distinction during a 29-year career with the Houston Chronicle, died Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack while vacationing with his family in New Mexico. He was 56.

He covered the Astros in a variety of roles from 1979 until 1995, a stretch that spanned some of the best and worst times in franchise history.

. . . 
Hohlfeld later covered Texas A&M sports and NASCAR before assuming an editing assignment at the Chronicle. In the last year, he'd returned to his first love as a baseball analyst for FSN and as a guest on local sports talk shows.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He had been a regular on the pre-game and post-game show...

coverage of the Astros games on FSN. That is shocking.

by clack on Jul 19, 2008 6:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

was he...

the heavier set gentleman, balding, glasses? always pretty animated?

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's very sad.

very sorry to hear that.

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

is he one of the guys who started w/ the Houston Post?

and came to the Chron after the Post folded

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 6:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No, apparently always with the Chronicle...

Some of the more interesting quotes about Hohlfeld in the HC articles were from the Post reporter who competed with him in covering the Astros.

by clack on Jul 20, 2008 7:48 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Roy Oswalt to DL

Runelvys Hernandez and Jack Cassel called up from Round Rock to start Monday and Tuesday.

Chris Sampson to stay in bullpen.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:07 PM CDT   0 recs

crap

i had a strong feeling this was coming… but hopefully he can get everything sorted out rather than continue to make shortened starts and deal with pain.

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

looks like..

it’s retroactive to his one-inning july 11th start, with a hope for him to make his july 28th start…

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

berkman

ok, berkman cut all his hair off… could this spark a new surge? or will this bring about a slump? or am i correlating way too much…

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:08 PM CDT   0 recs

just tuned in and saw berkman catching a pickoff attempt

funny how diff he looks. hope it’s not a sampson effect.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 6:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cardinals won today

after trailing 5-0 early

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Astros in Fifth Place

Passed Pirates yesterday.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:13 PM CDT   0 recs

Zambrano vs. Wandy

Battle of the Century!

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 6:17 PM CDT   0 recs

didn't realize Crazy Zambrano

was throwing today. that doesn’t bode well.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 6:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Astros pitcher is

Wandilicious!

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 6:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, Matsui caught stealing with a 3-0 count on Lee...

that’s unfortunate, and I’m not sure I like the timing.

by clack on Jul 19, 2008 6:25 PM CDT   0 recs

texas truck stop questions

i think they need to start filming a lot more of these. seems like we get the same ones all the time. i can’t even count how many times i’ve seen today’s – what other career would jr towles have if it weren’t for baseball. (he’d be a rodeo clown, of course)

by exit53 on Jul 19, 2008 6:27 PM CDT   0 recs

When you see Tejada go the other way with a pitch like that hit...

you get the feeling that he may be getting on track.

by clack on Jul 19, 2008 6:38 PM CDT   0 recs

Pence RBI

crappy ground out, but at least it’s a run.

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 6:39 PM CDT   0 recs

And get on base.

Too bad Matsui was out.
And Erstad… oi.. here comes the plunge.

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 6:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

give erstad the starting job

and he promptly goes in the tank

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 6:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Astros CF slot cursed?

we had Steve Finley before he blew up and the brief interlude of Carlos Beltran. Other than that it’s a long string of potential that fizzled out (Gerald Young, Eric Yelding, Mouton)

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Where's Kenny Lofton?

I said we should have gotten him earlier in the season. He always goes to the play offs. :p

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe he's the originator of the curse?

and we could bring him home to end it. I’d go for that. it’s only Drayton’s money. Although to be fair to Erstad, he’s had a decent season.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

we're playing small ball today

how ‘bout a blast from the ‘juventated Miggy?

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 6:59 PM CDT   0 recs

TEJADA!!!

Mah boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 7:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Seeing Hunter Pence Burke to second

I wondered how Chris Burke’s year is going. Anyone know?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 7:04 PM CDT   0 recs

Too bad for him.

Good for us he’s gone.
He, Qualls and who else was in the Valverde trade?

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Juan Gutierrez with an ERA over 7 at AAA Tucson...

in fairness, that is a tough ballpark for pitchers, and his FIP is much lower. But with the D-Backs plentiful farm system, I doubt he is coming to the majors this year.

by clack on Jul 19, 2008 7:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How's Qualls doing this year?

I know he had a good start, but I haven’t looked lately.

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 7:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OK. He has had some of the occasional implosions...

like he had with the Astros. But overall he is pitching well. His ERA is below 4.

by clack on Jul 19, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

a AA pitcher?

Gonzalez? can’t remember for sure

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

sigh

Erstad.
0-3 with two Strike Outs and a Ground out and he’s batted with runners on each time.

by entropic soul on Jul 19, 2008 7:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Cubs don't play like the best team in the NL.

Maybe they started their August swoon early

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 7:25 PM CDT   0 recs

i live in radio broadcast distance of Chicago and anything less than winning the WS will be viewed as a massive disappointment. That’s how over the top they are in how fantastic they view the Cubs. Fantastic hitting, starters and bullpen.

by ol Pete on Jul 19, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it's not THAT unrealistic this year

at times, they’ve been the best team in the NL this year.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Winning the WS is realistic, but expecting it is crazy IMO.

by ol Pete on Jul 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What if they lose to

the White Sox?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lotsa hate between those two groups of fans. Lots of arrests without a doubt.

by ol Pete on Jul 19, 2008 7:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wandy rolling

Can he keep it goign thru the 7th? He’s had probs going late.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:35 PM CDT   0 recs

Should Ausmus make a strategic out here?

avoids wandy hitting and then we can decide whether to PH next inning?

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:38 PM CDT   0 recs

CF got fooled a little bit

took a bad route to the ball, but made up for it.

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 PM CDT   0 recs

DAMMIT

he did it again. zamboni goes deep

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

That’s crazy. The good part of it is that he goes elsewhere and takes that giant swing.

by ol Pete on Jul 19, 2008 7:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Two hits w/ 2 outs in the 7th

signal the end for Wandy.

Sampson on to face D. Ward

by lnewcomer on Jul 19, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs