Houston Astros at New York Mets, Aug 25, 2008 6:10 PM CDT
Houston Astros @ New York Mets
Last week, I reported that Brian Moehler is sporting a + 5.00 DIPS ERA and postulated that our defense was propping him significantly. We'll see how lady luck is feeling tonight as he toes the rubber against Mike Pelfrey. Will it be a series split or a series win for the Astros?
In other news, to echo what Evan posted earlier, as Astros fans, we need to participate in Tom Tango's defense survey. We're the only people qualified because we tune in game in, game out. To add some spice to this plea for help, Tango mentioned that the Mariners have had 200 people respond to the survey. The Astros, as of this afternoon: 6. I'm one and so is Evan. I'll just go ahead and say what Mr. Tango was too polite to: that's embarrassing. The Mariners fans have had 33.3 times more participation than Astros fans have. This is from a team that's so bad they use a guy who's OPSing less than .600 as their DH.
Get on it or, and this is a threat, I'll post a link and a condemnation every day until we have respectable numbers. We have too many people who come to this blog everyday to be lagging behind some latte-sipping dudes from Seattle.
This takes no more than five minutes...DO IT.
You can tick yourself off as you vote too:
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Score is already 3-0 Mets as I tune in
Not sure how scoring happened but Astros trail 3-0 after one inning
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 6:32 PM CDT 0 recs
single-strikeout-walk-homerun
That gave the Mets the three runs in the first accroding to Gameday.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 6:35 PM CDT
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wish
i wish mike bourn could be 2/3 of the player reyes is.
by HighLeveragePerformer on
Aug 25, 2008 6:37 PM CDT
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no you don't
It sounds good… but that would make him a .191 hitter with a .224 OBP
Wait… Bourn IS 2/3 the player Reyes is ;)
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 6:40 PM CDT
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hahaha
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Aug 25, 2008 6:49 PM CDT
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ironically
Watching the Dodgers/Phillies on ESPN2 and they’re having tech problems so they are flipping between other games. I saw the HR and it really wasn’t all that bad of a pitch.
by ol Pete on
Aug 25, 2008 6:40 PM CDT
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Astros go quietly in the second.
I’m leaving work for home now.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 6:36 PM CDT 0 recs
Awesome
Pence is a RATM fan… one of my all time favorite bands :)
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 6:37 PM CDT 0 recs
I'll admit it
I didn’t take the Tango survey.. I meant to, but let it slip my mind…
I’ll do it RIGHT NOW though.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 6:45 PM CDT 0 recs
Good...Good. I'll be damned if the Mariners beat us.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Aug 25, 2008 6:50 PM CDT
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they will
there’s no doubt in my mind about that…
I have reasoning for this, but I won’t share that reasoning for specific reasons :)
And I’m done btw
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 6:51 PM CDT
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Are they cheating?
Bastards. They’re using their lattes to fuel them all night and send repeat ballots.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Aug 25, 2008 6:53 PM CDT
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What a terrible inning
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Aug 25, 2008 7:01 PM CDT 0 recs
I hope this series doesn't end
the same way it started… with the Astros losing 3-0
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Astros have their A-1 batting lineup today
If the line-ups filled with bench players over the weekend can score, surely the A-1 premier li\jne up can score, don’t you think.
Don’t you think?
You would think they’d score.
They have a few more innings.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 7:34 PM CDT
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7-8-9
can anyone think of a time when the last three hitters in the astros lineup werent among the worst in baseball?
by HighLeveragePerformer on
Aug 25, 2008 7:39 PM CDT
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going from
everett-ausmus-pitcher
to
bourn/erstad-ausmus/qunitero-pitcher
couple that will low OBP hitters at the top (Biggio towards the end, Bourn when he’s not batting seventh)
yeeessssshhhhhhh
ROCCO BALDELLI = consideration.
by HighLeveragePerformer on
Aug 25, 2008 7:41 PM CDT
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Baldelli as a consideration..
but he’d have to be on the cheap
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 7:43 PM CDT
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Game is still young
lets see if we can get to the BP
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 7:43 PM CDT
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Mets have runners on the corners with one out
Wesley Wright replaces Brian Moehler.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:44 PM CDT 0 recs
For Joe

Does anyone think the Astros chances are better than the ~10% they have right now..
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by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 7:48 PM CDT
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Me
They have three more innings. And Mets have a bad bullpen. The Mets announcers are talking the Pitcher may complete the game. If so, then Astros are dead meat.
Let’s chant, “Bullpen, Bullpen, Bullpen.”
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 7:54 PM CDT
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I am with you
I think this game is still closer to 80/20 if the Astros can get to the bullpen with a couple innings left…
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 7:55 PM CDT
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Wigginton -Tejada - Berkman
go down 1-2-3
That 10% number looking hopeful now.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:58 PM CDT 0 recs
7-0 Mets
10% looks DAMN good right now
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 8:10 PM CDT
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FanGraphs says Mets chance of victory
is 100%
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT
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Per FanGraphs, the Astro who has contributed the most this game
Darin Erstad
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT
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the real question is...
why him more than Berkman… I guess timing, but they have exactly the same stats
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT
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or Blum
who has two hits but is in fourth with a negative score.
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by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT
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IBB to Wright
so Delgado hits a home run to dead center field…
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:10 PM CDT 0 recs
Erstad
nice seeing a veteran player like Erstad giving 100% even after the game is basically over with.
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT 0 recs
Pelfrey batting in the 8th
guess he’s going for the CG
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:25 PM CDT 0 recs
and Brocail walks him on 4 damn pitches...
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT
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fangraphs has now flatlined at 100% in the Mets favor
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Aug 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT
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Thank goodness it doesn't go higher than 100%
(or lower than 0%)
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on
Aug 25, 2008 8:31 PM CDT
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one pitch one out
and the ninth inning is underway
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:33 PM CDT 0 recs
Double and single
Astros trying to avoid the shutout
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT 0 recs
Astros not shut out
Wigginton hits a grounder down the 1st base line… Delgado tags 1st but Newhan scores..
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT 0 recs
ASTROS LOSE 9-1
Sad affair
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:39 PM CDT 0 recs


















