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Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, 7:05 PM CDT

Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, Jul 22, 2008 7:05 PM CDT



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3 game series vs Pirates @ Minute Maid Park

Mon 07/21 WP: Tyler Yates (4 - 2)
LP: Jose Valverde (4 - 3)
3 - 9 loss

Pittsburgh Pirates Red-star
@ Houston Astros Red-star

Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Paul Maholm vs Jack Cassel

Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

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Wed 07/23

Ian Snell vs Brian Moehler

1:05 PM CDT


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Paul Maholm 6-6 19 19 1 0 0 0 125.0 129 60 57 16 32 82 4.10 1.29


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Jack Cassel 1-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 14.1 18 12 10 3 3 6 6.28 1.47

I'm happy to see Cassel up with the big club... I think he should stay for the rest of the season and see what he can do...

I'm still shocked at the way we lost last night... I had a good feeling about it going into the 9th and was just thinking to myself how Valverde usually gets the deal done when he has a 1 run lead...  I was so wrong as he didn't get out of the inning and the Astros ended up losing 3-9.  How you give up 7 runs in the 9th is beyond me, but the Astros managed to do it.  I guess Valverde heard us talking about trading him during the game and wanted to lower his trade value.





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no homer

should have been a double.

although, the SOUND on the replay sounded like metal, but it’s hard to say w/ sound. who knows where the mikes are, the acoustics, etc

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Controversial Homerun to start the game

The ball seemed to hit the railing in left and bounced back onto the field.

Anyway Pirates 1 Astros 0 , no outs in the top of the first.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Correction

Thre was one out when the homerun was hit.

It was the only hit of the inning so the homerun call versus a double call meant one run.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

long FB out to the base of crawford boxes

c’mon jack, prove us all right who’ve been pulling for you this year.

2 K’s in the inning is nice.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why am I still watching them?

It’s tough beyond comprehension, but i guess it’s fun to watch train-wrecks every once in a while (I witnessed the one in the ninth last night about 20 rows away.) We got Randy Wolf today, but I’m interested in the possibility of Wade signing Freddy Garcia. Anybody heard anything?

Pence was the right-handed Ted Williams in 2007.

by backstop8 on Jul 22, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

it's still baseball

(albeit barely)

and therefore 10x better than anything else out there

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

cassell not fooling anyone

just gave up a hr into Ruggles (or whatever it’s called now)

that mcclouth guy is good.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3-0 Pirates

Astros looking for their first hit.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And the big "offensive powerhouse" Astros

Have averaged about 3 runs per game since the All Star break.. if that.

by entropic soul on Jul 22, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no hitter watch!

trying to jinx this guy

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

perfect game watch you mean

This is beyond sad. Astros needed to do something to wipe away that sour taste from last night’s collapse. And we get this, whatever it is.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

do the pirates have a hit that is not an XBH?

close call as to whether that was fair or foul. haven’t seen a good replay. it’s probably one that you had to call in the air as it crossed the bag. I don’t think it bounced fair after the bag.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i like Q's catcher's helmet

hockey style mask w/ nice paint job

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

who are the hipster indie-rock guys sitting in the diamond seats

right behind home? guys that don’t bathe shouldn’t get those kinda seats.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Puma's made some off-target throws this series

a good throw has some chance to turn the DP there.

still good to get the out.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

geez kaz

stop and watch it bounce down the line a while, why don’t ya?

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Michael Bourn singled

to break up the perfect game.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

was it weird for the 2nd baseman to be playing there on Berkman?

i realize they’re playing for the DP, but he was WAY up the middle. high hopper still made it impossible to turn it.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Lee singles through the left side

1st and 2nd w/ 2 out for miggy.

miggy is WAY overdue for a big, important hit. think Brownie said he was 3-46 w/ RISP.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

miggy chases that high pitch too much

he hits it hard sometimes, but not often enough

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Makes Chad Reineke seem like a great prospect

and with Randy Wolf saying he would like to return to the Padres in 2009, this deal is looking worse by the minute.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dePodesta is billy beane-like

in looking for players that he values diff than other GM’s.

plus, moving to petco for half your games helps a bit.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jack Wilson hasn't hit a home run this season

anyone think that will last past tomorrow?

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Out at 1st

nice throw by Q, definitely got him shows the replay… Ump calls him safe though..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Q made a pickoff try on the runner at first - and he got him

but ump called him safe. he was in bad position to see lance’s tag on the runner’s hip.

lance, unfortunately, did not jump up and down, which would have been fun

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Q's new helmet

As soon as Q got hit with the bat, Ausmus jumped on getting Q to use the new style of helmet

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i saw a report that said they added padding to it

not that it was completely new. i never noticed his helmet before, so i assume this one is

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

he had the old style

batting helmet w/out ears and mask before

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, a good defensive play from 'stros

what a surprise.

Pirate guy hits a ball to the wall, Pence gets it back in and the guy stopped before he got to 2nd. Miggy gets the ball and they run down the runner between 1st and 2nd, while the lead runner stayed putat 3rd.

2 outs, runner on 3rd.

pirates brain fart.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cassell's done

chad paronto a.k.a. Man Mountain on to pitch

between paronto, brocail, valverde, and runelvys, we’ve got a bunch of linebackers for pitchers.

he gets the final out ona fly ball.

5-0 in the middle of 5

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hunter makes solid contact

but 2b fields the one hopper for the out. it’s the moral victories at this point

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Carlos lee rumbles over, stabs, stumbles and comes up w/ the line drive to left

it’ll make web gems i’m sure.

2 down in the 6th.

at least this game is going faster than last night.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

If it makes web gems

that will mean it’s a slow night…

Lee made it look much harder than it was ;)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Free MLB On Demand package

whatever they call it.

saw this on the brewer’s board, but Time Warner cable is doing a free preview of the mlb games.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

JD & Brownie

talking cherry pit spitting.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hurricane in the Gulf

Looks like it’s going to miss most of us, but you know how hurricane’s are.

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=6584&from=hp_main_tab2

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Astros down 7-0

Whoopie!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

spreading the wealth

trying to jack up the ERA’s of all our pitchers

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

train track shot by doumit (i think). 3 run HR

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep

What a shot

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

free MLB preview has got me

i’m swiitching back and forth between Cards-Brewers and Cubs-Dbacks

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hit for Puma

to lead off the 7th..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Jul 22, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we score!

pence hits it off the wall in left.

how did Puma get on? I missed it.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we got a call on that one

mcclouth was prob safe.

guess it makes up for that missed pickoff earlier.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hack Wilson "a station to station" baserunner at that point of his career

... that is, after he was dead.

JD & Brownie have kept me entertained tonight.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bill Hall hits another later HR

this time in the 9th, to put the Brewers ahead of the cards 4-3 in the top of the 9th. they have to try to hold on again.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well, another stinker is just about in the books.

fitting that this game and last night’s come when the Astros make a trade “to make a run at it”.

maybe we can salvage one tomorrow. our ace is going, so we should be fine.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ballgame

8-2 is the final.

goodnight America, wherever you are.

by lnewcomer on Jul 22, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Luckily

I called my mother and while talking with her I missed most of this game. It ain’t pretty now in Astroland.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 22, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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