but he had a horrible game last night after he came in during a double switch. i’m sure it was probably the Blum numbers though

listened to me and started Blum ;)

I hope he was paying attention in that baserunning clinic the astros supposedly had last week

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080727&content_id=3206825&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou&partnerId=rss_hou

“[The soreness] is around the whole ankle, so it’s not like a sprain. I think I just jammed it,” Bourn said. “I can ride the bike and loosen it up. I’m going to take [batting practice] in the cage after chapel.

“I don’t think it’ll hurt to swing; I just think it’ll hurt to run. I can put pressure on it and stuff like that.”

Houston manager Cecil Cooper was positive when speaking of Bourn’s condition, but said that the Astros would be cautious with him.

“It might take a couple of days,” Cooper said. “He was walking gingerly today; the hope is he’ll feel better tomorrow.”

Bourn’s hitting .400 since July 9 according to the article. Bummer

I think that’s an emphatic NO.

or so it looked, and he hit right into it. bouncer to 3rd baseman playing way over in the hole, who throws it to SS covering 2nd and onto 1st for the DP

as of last night it was day to day

Hall stays at 1st. 1 out.

looking at the replay, Rivera was out by two miles at third, but he slid in w/ his spikes way high, I suppose on the theory of trying to knock the ball out of the glove. He didn’t do much and I didn’t see Blum react at all.

seemed a little cheap to me.

to the 3rd. Brewers lead 2-1

hits a liner to CF

1 out

Fielder suffering after another belly flop dive, but doesn’t come up w/ it today.

Ausmus stops at 2nd.

1st and 2nd, 1 out.

I don’t know whether to blame Miggy or not.

He hits a sharp grounder to Hall at 3rd, who bobbles it, drop it, but still has time to run to the bag at 3rd, and then throw across the diamond to get Tejada for a DP. seems like it took way too long to get down the line.

that will bump up that sub 4 ERA a bit. cards should sell high on him, but hopefully they won’t

1 out

but Tejada can’t get the throw out of his hand, double-clutches and then bounces it to 1st and Puma can’t scoop it. E6, runner on 1st

thanks miggy.

I was going to write a minute ago that Braun swung right thru an 83 mph breaking pitch, right in the heart of the plate. He didn’t miss that high pitch and drove it out down the RF line

don’t know if he’s in a slump or what, but he just missed a hanger and foulded it off. looked like he yelled something and almost replicated his bat shattering move from last night. kinda looks like an idiot. he should lose some weight.

brewers are leading 4-1

2 outs, Hall hits a soft bouncer to the left of the mound.

Wolf broke well off the mound, fielded it, but w/ no chance to turn and throw to first. Instead he makes a wild throw to 2nd, that was BEHIND Hart who had rounded 2nd. Matsui chased him towards 3rd, then tossed ot to Tejada as the rundown headed back to 2nd. Only problem, there was no one covering 2nd. Berkman tried to get over, but wasn’t in time.

Hart just stole 3rd.

is either 9.00 or 12.00

I hurt my big toe yesterday sliding into second (tripping on a fan.)

Braun leads off the fifth with a single

Full count on Prince Fielder – lined out to – who else? – Geoff Blum

Hey, Sheets, are you watching? You know Houston is close to Baton Rouge, right? We also have Jack in the Box!!

And why couldn’t the pirates trade Nady before we played them?