Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, 1:05 PM CDT
by Stros Bro on Aug 28, 2008 11:26 AM CDT
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Cincinnati Reds Thursday, Aug 28, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT Mostly sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.
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If pitching match ups mean anything, then this game should be a pretty high scoring game. You're putting together 2 pitchers with 5+ ERA's, high WHIP and allow quite a few home runs... but, both pitchers pitched pretty well in their last outings.
Aaron Harang pitched 6 innings of shut out ball against the Rockies on 8/22/08 earning his 4th win of the season. Backe pitched 7 innings on 8/23/08 allowing 3 runs against the Mets, earning his 8th win of the season.
Another similarity between the two is that they were both totally destroyed in their outings before that. In Harang's 2nd to last outing, he last just 3 1/3 innings while allowing 8 earned runs. Backe in his 2nd to last outing went 5 2/3 innings while giving up 11 earned runs.
Which pitchers will we see?
This is the final game in a 3 game series between the Reds and the Astros and will determine the winner of the series as the Reds won the 1st game 2-1 and the Astros took the 2nd 4-1.
The Astros sit 16 games back in the NL Central and 10 games back in the Wild Card. If the Wild Card leading Brewers play just .517(29 games, therefore impossible to play .500) ball for the rest of the season, they will end up with 92 wins on the season. The Astros will have to go 25-4 to match that record.
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Chris Dickerson???
The ESPN preview thing says the player most likely to hit a homerun today is Chris Dickerson, Reds left fielder and lead off hitter, who has 3 homeruns all season.
I blinked twice or thrice when I read that,.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions
Brandon Backe is 3-0 lifetime against Reds
Baby Roy
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions
No-hitter gone
But double play ends the top of the first, no score.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:10 PM CDT reply actions
HOMERUN TY WIGGINTON
Astros 1 Reds 0
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions
No replay needed
thank you very much
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Lance Berkman doubled to right
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions
It'd be nice if Tejada got on base every once and again
That way Lance would drive someone in. Wiggy continues his sizzling.
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 28, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Top o' the 2nd
Backe gets the Reds in order, with a minimum of pitches.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
Easy to do on day games
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll miss the middle 90 minutes or so of the game
Work happens
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
see, if you were in Europe...
this would be night game – and like myself, you could be home from work watching! (Though I miss seeing the night games live! thank goodness for mlb.tv!)
But we'd be in Europe
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 28, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Europe sounds more exotic than
Birmingham, Alabama (but I can watch night games, no problem)
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to come back...
(to San Francisco) soon, but at least I’ll make it back for play-offs and football season!
You missed Wiggy's blast to Crawford boxes
Berkman’s hustling for a double
A slick double play in the first
and an efficient Brandon Backe on the mound
That’s all
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
and all good for the Astros
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
No
I like him. He’s steady. I don’t think he can carry the load all season by himself though. My worry is that a backup by defintion is not as good as Q. Astros need a second catcher at least as good as him.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Backe continues to cruise
Stand by for the fifth inning meltdown.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder
If it really did just take him time to get his arm and mechanics to come around post Tommy-John.
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 28, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Lance would run the third leg.
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 28, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Who'd drop the baton?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gone until 3:30
Build up the lead while I’m gone.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
Pence.
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.
Pence started off 3-0
then swung at and missed a pitch over the plate and then swung at and missed 2 straight bad balls low..
Go 'Stros!
CHIC-FIL-A
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.
5th inning meltdown deferred until top of the 7th
Backe is really rolling. Of course Quintero’s pick off could’ve headed off what could’ve been a 6th inning meltdown.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions
Wa wa wee wa!
Him put hurt on ball.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Shut out gone.
7th inning melt-down may be in progress.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
3-2, one run game.
Backe goes 6 2/3.
Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.
by Austin Astroholic on Aug 28, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Brocail
has very nice handwriting – like we all learned to write cursive in elementary school.
Yes, not so much baseball related, but I found it interesting to learn… (it being the Brocail fact, not cursive)
JD and Brownie have been talking about Albert Pujols' blow up...
in the Brewers game. Brewers’ reliever was too demonstrative getting the third out with bases loaded and Pujols on deck. Pujols apparently went wild. I haven’t seen any articles yet.
But does it seem that Pujols is too tightly wound? It’s not like this is the first incident for him. And, by the way, he is one to be complaining about demonstrative acts, given his bat flippage, which even teammate Scott Rolen said was too much.
it really was a show
It included Pujols striding toward the Brewers pitcher yelling and pointing his bat at him. Earlier Glaus had a nice tantrum over a strike call in the middle of the strike zone. Mather had a little helmet slam and Molina was trash talking. Now they claim to be “awoken.” And hey, they’re headed your way ;-)
Oh, and the ever so classy LaRussa threw at Braun’s injured ribs, probably because Parra pitched Pujols high and tight. Maybe it was because he smacked around Cards pitching this year or maybe its because the season series ended up 10-5, Brewers.
sounds like vintage LaRussa...he likes to create "incidents" and play beanball...
and then later complain about how other teams throw at his batters even though he NEVER does that.
Better than I gave him credit for.
I guess he can come back next year. :p
by entropic soul on Aug 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Wigginton, Quintero, Backe
Heroes of the day.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply actions
Fast game
I returned to my office expecting to catch the last two innings or so and instead I see Quintero being interviewed.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 28, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
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Houston
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Milwaukee
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
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