Houston Astros at New York Mets, Aug 25, 2008 6:10 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on Aug 25, 2008 5:30 PM CDT
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| Fri 08/22 | WP: Johan Santana (12 - 7) SV: Luis Ayala LP: Roy Oswalt (11 - 9) |
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| Sat 08/23 | WP: Brandon Backe (8 - 12) LP: John Maine (10 - 8) |
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| Sun 08/24 | WP: LaTroy Hawkins (2 - 0) SV: Jose Valverde LP: Pedro Feliciano (2 - 4) |
6 - 4 win |
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Houston Astros Monday, Aug 25, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.
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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 reply actions
single-strikeout-walk-homerun
That gave the Mets the three runs in the first accroding to Gameday.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
wish
i wish mike bourn could be 2/3 of the player reyes is.
by Evan Hochschild on Aug 25, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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!
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 Stephen Higdon on Aug 25, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
Astros go quietly in the second.
I’m leaving work for home now.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions
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!
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 Stephen Higdon on Aug 25, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
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!
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 Stephen Higdon on Aug 25, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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 up reply actions
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 Evan Hochschild on Aug 25, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
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 Evan Hochschild on Aug 25, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Mets have runners on the corners with one out
Wesley Wright replaces Brian Moehler.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions
For Joe
Does anyone think the Astros chances are better than the ~10% they have right now..
Go 'Stros!
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 up reply actions
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!
Sac fly
Mets 4-Astros 0
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions
Wigginton -Tejada - Berkman
go down 1-2-3
That 10% number looking hopeful now.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions
That 10% is gone
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
FanGraphs says Mets chance of victory
is 100%
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Per FanGraphs, the Astro who has contributed the most this game
Darin Erstad
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
the real question is...
why him more than Berkman… I guess timing, but they have exactly the same stats
Go 'Stros!
or Blum
who has two hits but is in fourth with a negative score.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Erstad
nice seeing a veteran player like Erstad giving 100% even after the game is basically over with.
Go 'Stros!
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 up reply actions
one pitch one out
and the ninth inning is underway
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
Double and single
Astros trying to avoid the shutout
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions
Astros not shut out
Wigginton hits a grounder down the 1st base line… Delgado tags 1st but Newhan scores..
Go 'Stros!
SCCOOOOOORRREEEE
9-1
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions
ASTROS LOSE 9-1
Sad affair
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 25, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions
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