Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, Aug 27, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on Aug 27, 2008 6:00 PM CDT
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Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.
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| Thu 08/28 |
Mostly sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90. |
1:05 PM CDT |
Roy takes the mound to see if he can make his career record against the Reds 22-1 (currently 21-1, 26 starts). He leads all MLB pitchers, in the last 50 years (min. 20 starts), for winning percentage against a single team. Fogg, however, has been the definition of struggle. This should be a cake-walk...I hope.
Here's an interesting (read: jaded) insight from BPro's "Games to Watch" column from today:
Fortunately for Fogg, he will be facing an Astros lineup that has turned into a repository for past-peak former stars and fading role players. The Astros have only two players under 30 in their regular lineup—Hunter Pence in right field, and the platoon of Michael Bourn and Reggie Abercrombie in center. By the team-age calculations of Baseball-Reference, the Astros' batch of hitters are a collective 31.1 years old, almost a full year older than any other NL unit—an especially disconcerting thought when considering that Houston ranks just 11th in the circuit in scoring. Houston is not much younger on the pitching side either, averaging 30.7 years, tied with Philadelphia for the circuit's oldest group. Combine that with the worst farm system in the NL, and it's hard to fault the Astros for making their quixotic charge toward the postseason.
That's all I've got. School is already beating me down. Look for the transcript of my Zach Levine, the Chronicle's "Unofficial Scorer", to come in the next few days (click the link for a very interesting take on Michael Bourn). I think everyone will really get a kick out of it. My thanks to Zach for taking the time to do the interview.
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No hitter gone in first innig
as Reds get men on second and third with one out
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions
Reds score on ground out.
Ball hits Roy Oswalt in the hand. Seems no harm done to Roy
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions
Rough start for Roy O
After giving up a run on two hits in the first, it took a throw from Wigginton to Ausmus at home plate to prevent a Reds’ score in the second.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions
Even though Astros are also-rans this year
I hope they somehow finish ahead of St Lous
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions
Lead off Double by Lance Berkman
in the second inning.
Almost caught but wsn’t
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions
Leading the American League in Total bases
Aubrey Huff
Believe it or not
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions
Plus Huff is batting .303 with 28 homeruns
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros do not score in the second
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions
Fourth Inning
Tejada on second; Berkman on first
No Outs
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions
Full count on Blum
Runners on the move
foul
foul
Strikeout
Tejada thrown out trying for third
2 outs
Berkman on second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Hunter Pence
Line drive homerun to left
Astros 2 Reds 1
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
A sweet shot
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 27, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
When I wrote “line drive”, I really did mean LINE DRIVE. The ball probably never did get over 30 feet high. I could not believe it cleared the fence. It went over fast.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
A long out.
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.
Corry Patterson
is one of those guys that needs to thank Dusty Baker, et al., that he still has a major league gig.
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.
Great SCOOP!!
by Lance.
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.
"Age is just a number"
— Brian Moehler.
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.
QUICK inning for Roy.
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.
Warning track
For Bard, a solid 380 ft shot to the wrong part of the field.
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.
That should read
Brad
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 27, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Roy on base
I missed how though.
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.
Josh Fogg
S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E-S
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.
Some how Erstad
lays of an 85 mph, straight, down the pipe fast ball.
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.
Despite sucking balls
Fogg out of the inning easy.
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.
He's got the curve going tonight.
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.
swing and a miss
Roy out of a jam in the 6th.
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.
JD: doesn't get the feeling that Astros will make many Sept. call ups...
Wade is not a fan of Sept. call ups, according to broadcasters.
5 or 6 names
have been bandied about . Most are folks who have been up already this season, with one or two newbies on the list
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
**Sigh**
We suck.
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.
I think we should bring up
Bogusevic (sp?)
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.
No way
He just moved to the outfield at a low level league
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
not that low...AA....not that unusual to call up AA players.
downside of bringing up a AA player is that you might have to put him on the 40 man roster earlier than you have to.
When did he get to AA?
I’m a believer the best players skip AAA
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I may change my mind
Player AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO
B Bogusevic .371 40 116 20 43 8 2 3 19 64 16 23
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Astrs 2 Reds 1 after six
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions
it was a joke.
but, it can’t be worse than…bourn…abercrombie…could it?
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.
I think he could be worse
I still hold out hope for Michael Bourn
Signed,
Pollyanna Joe
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not adverse to calling up Bogusevic....
but then, I kind of like using the Sept. call ups as a reward to minor leaguers, and Wade doesn’t like to use the call up as a reward. I think it depends on what coaches/scouts tell you about Bogusevic. If they see things which convince them that he would be embarrassed at the ML level, then I wouldn’t do it. But if they think he won’t be embarrassed (not necessarily that he will be great), then it could be a nice reward and perhaps a confidence builder. If it could be done without messing up the 40 man roster issues, I wouldn’t mind seeing several AA players called up in September.
Pretty good shot to
went over the crawford boxes through one of those archways.. no doubter
Go 'Stros!
Roy Oswalt leaves after 7 innings
leading 2-1
90 pitches
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions
WIGGY
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.
In two years
I think we’ll all look back and chuckle about how bad bourn has been this season.
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.
Do you think we'll ever laugh over
Jason Jennings or Tim Purpura?
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
or Jimy Williams?
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
According to FanGraphs
Lance Berkman is the most productive batter in baseball. Carlos Lee is third . (Pujols is fourth)
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
Fangraphs say Astros have 93% chance of winning this game
I’d go higher than that
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Third (or fourth) hit of the night for Lance Berkman
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions
ASTROS WIN 4-1
Chalk up another win for Roy Oswalt against the Reds (22-1 career against the Reds) .
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
Day game Thursday
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 27, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
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