Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:05 PM CDT
by Stros Bro on Jul 9, 2008 5:20 PM CDT
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| Mon 07/07 | WP: Denny Bautista (2 - 1) SV: Damaso Marte LP: Runelvys Hernandez (0 - 3) |
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Houston Astros Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT Brian Moehler vs John Van Benschoten Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75. |
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Tejada sitting again... I don't like it. That's 2 games in the last week. If he's not hurt, he should be playing tonight. Wigginton should be batting higher in the lineup.. no reason Blum should be hitting ahead of him. I would have Wigginton hitting leadoff instead of Pence...
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Geoff Blum
When was the last team he played shortstop? How often has he played there?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions
Matsui
Anyone know the Astros record when he starts?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions
Astros are 27-29 in his starts.
Matsui’s OPS in losses is .465 and .898 in wins. His BA is .367 in wins and .181 in losses.
His play matters
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Carlos Lee still trails in All Star voting
He walks his first at bat today.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions
Home run Blum
3-0 Astros . I guess it is good he bats in front of Wigginton.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
Wigginton singled
He’s happy about that.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Michael Bourn Singled to center . Wigginton to third.
A hit batter , a walk, a homerun, a single and another single after the first two batters made outs.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Brad Ausmus bloop single to center
Wigginton Scored.
Astros 4-0.
Moehler to bat
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah.
I see a 50 and 20 run coming. :p
by entropic soul on Jul 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Moehler struck out to end the top of the first
Astros 4 Pirates 0
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Game held up
while someone goes into the locker room to find Michaal Bourn’s sunglasses!
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:27 PM CDT reply actions
here we go again
Lead off double for Pirates
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
No worries
as Moehler strikes out Sanchez and then gets Doumit to ground out to 2nd and then strikes out Bay
Go 'Stros!
No worries?
Then why is my hair gray?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
No wife , no kids
almost no hair
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
This is where the astros pitchers have been screwing up.
Runner still on 2d base with 2 outs. Just when you think they have done a good job to get out of trouble, they give up the run.
Well, Moehler doesn’t follow that pattern. He gets the 3d out.
I'm leaving work now
You guys hold the lead until I get home, okay.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions
JD Comments
in response to Browning stating that Van Benschoten once had surgery on both shoulders
“I wonder how he ate”
Go 'Stros!
lmao
JD mentions that Sheryl Crow will be singing the National Anthem and Brownie responds with “Is Madonna going to be there” and JD and Brownie both start laughing…
Go 'Stros!
Now 4-3
as Moehler has given up 2 runs with 2 outs.
Pirates have 4 extra base hits(3 doubles and a triple) and only 1 single.
Go 'Stros!
Why the hell would anyone
put a hit and run on with Michael Bourn at the plate… it just makes your runner look like a total jackass getting thrown out at 2nd..
Go 'Stros!
Bourn hitting & Wiggy stealing...sounds odd....and it didn't work.
Bourn came up empty and Wiggy slid short of 2d base, flopping around like a beached whale.
I'm home
That 4-0 lead when I left work is down to 4-3 lead. Too close for comfort.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions
Earlier this season
Astros could not score in the first 5 innings then they poured it on in the last 3 or 4.
It seems lately they score early and don’t score anymore after the fifth inning.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions
JD made the same comment
said that the Astros have a tendency to put up a crooked number early in the game and then sit on it.
Go 'Stros!
HUNTER PENCE GROUND OUT!
Is that all he’s good for?
by entropic soul on Jul 9, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
For his sake and ours
I hope he successfully adjusts
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Pirates have men on the corners
No outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
Wild pitch
Runner thrown out at home !!! close play
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Wilson out at home
looked like he was probably safe, but the out call is payment for him not sliding at home.. if he woud have slid, it would have been an easy safe call.
Go 'Stros!
Astros still lose lead with sac fly.
The Pirates’ pitcher must be thanking his lucky stars that he won’t get a “L” tonight.
Astros have stranded 11 so far
Pirates stranded 2.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions
Moehler is giving the bullpen a breather
There’s a calmer feel to this game than in the previous three.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions
Why bunt Bourn to second
when he can eaaily steal the base?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions
Because a lefty is on the mound.
Bourn hasn’t been running so easily on LHP in the last month or so. But it worked out because of the ill advised throw to 3d.
Good fortune
Mark Loretta batting for Moehler hits the ball about three feet. The catcher throws to third but Bourn beats it . . Astros have runners at the corners with one out.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions
Hunter Pence grounds out
Michael Bourn scores
Astros 5 Pirates 4
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
who makes easy work of the 7th..
Forcing ground balls from the 1st and 3rd batters and striking out the 2nd
Go 'Stros!
And then makes easy work of the 8th
nice outing by Sampson who has been VERY good as a reliever this season
Go 'Stros!
2 outs bottom of the ninth
One man on
Feeling confident
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 9, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions
Pack it in!
This season just gets worse and worse! I like most of the moves Wade made except for the fact he didn’t go after ANY starting pitchers! The reason we lose MOST of our games is that our pitching sux! And we are now paying for it! I don’t see an end in site here!
Villereal for Josh Anderson F- – -
Stupid trade! Were you just trying to hook up Atlanta for nothing?
Oscar SUX!!! Fortunately gone yet DM still has to pay his worthless butt!!!! GAY!!!!!
Josh Anderson packaged with perhaps with Lidge could have gotten us a good starting pitcher! Sad!!
Just goes to show you how one bad move leads to another and another and another!!!
Let me spell it out!!
Let Andy P go to the Yankholes!! They offered him 17M and he told the Astros he’d take 14.5 from us to stay in Htown and WE TURNED HIM DOWN OVER A ONE YEAR PLAYER OPTION!!! STUPID STUPID STUPID MOVE!!!
Ok, that’s were it all started the nose dive the Astros are on
Next bad move,
Astros FREAK OUT and trade Willy T and Jason Hirsh away to Jason(I completely suck)Jennings just for him to leave and get NOTHING back for him!!!
2 more great players gone….
So far, we’ve lost Andy P, Willy T and Jason Hirsh… 1 excellent starting lefty, a giant righty with lots of potential and OUR BELOVED WILLY T!!!
Now, we trade Lidge for Bourn in a vein attempt to replace Willy T… Bourn with twice as many K’s as Willy T, a way less BA than willy and less steals!! Bourn makes some plays in center but SO DID WILLY!!!
Where is this sick loss of great players going to end??
So we lose Pettitte, Taveras, Hirsh, and Lidge (not to mention Chad Q to replace Lidge with Valverde)
Drayton, take note here and STOP the bleeding!!!!! We’ve lost our core team and it just will get worse and worse!!! OUR TEAM SUX NOW!!!!
Even when we were winning, MOST OF THOSE WINS WERE COME FROM BEHIND!!!
Meaning OUR PITCHING STILL SUCKED!!!!!!!
You can’t ask the O to make up for the lack of good pitching all season long!! NEVER WILL HAPPEN!!!
We could have still traded Lidge, Anderson and even Hirsh in one big package for a damn good player or 2 even!!!
We’d still have Pettitte, Taveras and hopefully Chad Q!!! I miss Qualls, sux they let him go!!! and he is AWESOME in Arizona, makes it hurt even worse!!!!!
Oh well, Rockets will be playing again before we know it!!!
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Chicago
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Houston
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