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Houston Astros at New York Mets, Aug 25, 2008 6:10 PM CDT

Houston Astros at New York Mets, Aug 25, 2008 6:10 PM CDT



Current Series

4 game series vs Mets @ Shea Stadium

Fri 08/22 WP: Johan Santana (12 - 7)
SV: Luis Ayala
LP: Roy Oswalt (11 - 9)
0 - 3 loss
Sat 08/23 WP: Brandon Backe (8 - 12)
LP: John Maine (10 - 8)
8 - 3 win
Sun 08/24 WP: LaTroy Hawkins (2 - 0)
SV: Jose Valverde
LP: Pedro Feliciano (2 - 4)
6 - 4 win

Houston Astros Red-star
@ New York Mets Red-star

Monday, Aug 25, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT
Shea Stadium

Brian Moehler vs Mike Pelfrey

Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.

 

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler 9-4 24 19 0 0 0 0 116.1 127 53 50 14 27 62 3.87 1.32


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Mike Pelfrey 12-8 25 25 1 0 0 0 154.0 164 68 66 9 51 86 3.86 1.40





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:

 

 

 

Poll
I took the five minutes it takes to fill out the Fan's Scouting Defense Survey for Tom Tango.
Yes
6 votes
No (but I will now, because I'm embarrassed that Seattle is making us look like chumps)
1 votes

7 votes | Poll has closed

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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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

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.

by ol Pete on Aug 25, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

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  

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 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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

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  

Nope

has nothing to do with them

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 7:02 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.

by Stephen Higdon on Aug 25, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions  

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 reply actions  

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  

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 up reply actions  

Game is still young

lets see if we can get to the BP

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 7:43 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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

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  

7-0 Mets

10% looks DAMN good right now

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:10 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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

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  

Yep

listed as 100% now

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

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 reply actions  

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 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!

by Stros Bro on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

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