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New York Mets at Houston Astros, Aug 3, 2008 1:05 PM CDT



Current Series

3 game series vs Mets @ Minute Maid Park

Fri 08/01 WP: Doug Brocail (5 - 5)
LP: Aaron Heilman (1 - 5)
7 - 3 win
Sat 08/02 WP: Jose Valverde (5 - 3)
LP: Aaron Heilman (1 - 6)
5 - 4 win

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

Sunday, Aug 3, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT
Minute Maid Park

Oliver Perez vs Randy Wolf

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 95.

 

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Oliver Perez 7-6 22 22 0 0 0 0 123.0 104 62 55 18 67 112 4.02 1.39


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Randy Wolf 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 3 1 3 3 6.23 2.31

Not quite the match up that we had from last night... but still an important match up at least on an Ed Wade/Astros standpoint.  Actually, the game probably means more to the Mets since they would be in 1st place in their division if not for 2 straight losses to the Astros. 

As you can see from the stats above(these are only since with Houston), Wolf wasn't exactly dominant in his first appearance as an Astro...  maybe he was nervous pitching in a closed-roof stadium... or maybe it's just that he's not a good pitcher away from PetCo Park.  I guess we'll see today aye?  Not that Wofl having a bad outing today will really prove that he's not a good pitcher... but it will give a little more insight as to what he can do when pitching at hitter friendly Minute Maid Park. 

If Wolf continues to struggle at MMP (or away from PetCo for that matter) for the rest of the season, then it will put yet another mark on Ed Wade's record as Astros GM.

I hope he does well...  I really do...  I would love for Wade to start making good moves and turn out to be a great GM and the savior for the Astros organization...  We'll see...

Rough series for Aaron Heilman as he took losses in both of the games in the series so far... Let's go for the trifecta!



Good Lineup!!!

 

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These are "for what it's worth stats".....

Wolf career ERA at MMP is 4.76 with a 1.32 ERA and 5 HR in 23 IP. (He has given up quite a few homers to the Astros at the Juice Box.)

Wolf career ERA against the Astros is quite good. 3.76 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and .222 BAA.

Wolf has a good career ERA against the Mets. 3.35 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, .240 BAA.

Wolf has already pitched once this year against the Mets and it was a beauty. He got the win, going 7.0 IP, allowing 1 H and 1 R, with 2 BB and 2 K.

By the way, Stros Bros, I’m sure you do want to see Wolf pitch well…since I just noticed that he is on your fantasy team. :)

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 11:55 AM CDT reply actions  

Hehe

Yep… It’s more fun to root for players in fantasy you are watching… even if there are better options for the team.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

FWIW stats on Oliver Perez...

Without looking at stats, I know almost immediately that Perez has been an Astros-Killer. I can remember too many games in which he has dominated the Astros, including a gem in 2004 against a good hitting Astros lineup.
Perez vs. Astros, 2.76 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, BAA below .200.

If it’s any consolation, Perez has started only one game at MMP (surprising), and he was rocked, going only 5.1 IP, giving up 4 HRs to the Astros, and posting an ERA for the game above 11.

This season, Oliver Perez has been almost impossible for LHB to hit. Lefthanders are batting about .150 against Perez with a microscopic WHIP. That is bad news for Erstad, who was complaining (well, that is probably too strong a word) last night that he has faced a lot of LHB lately, but normally doesn’t see them much. If Bourn was in the lineup against a LHB, that would be even worse. Unfortunately, Loretta (who hits lefties well) is out of the lineup because he is still dinged up from last night’s action. Wiggy will be in the lineup, and he normally hits LHP well. Pence and Lee also hit LHP well. But, in Pence’s case, he has problems against the slider….and Perez has an exceptional slider.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 12:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Anyone know how often Perez

gives up long fly balls to left field?

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 12:51 PM CDT reply actions  

It doesn't take

a long fly ball to left field to be a home run here :)

Nah, I don’t know… I’ll try to find out though.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Eyeballing Oliver Perez's HRs allowed over the last couple of years....

it appears that roughly 60% of the HRs are to LF or LF-CF. The remainder to CF, RF-CF, or RF.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Game is on my20

in case you forgot…

That’s channel 4 for Houston Comcast customers.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Game started on time

with a lead off fly out to right..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Matsui!

10 game hitting streak(per Brownie)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Over the last 7 days

Matsui is hitting .347 with a 1.101 OPS.

Not too bad for a light hitting 2nd basemen.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

AFK for a few

need to run an errand..

Good Luck!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Two strike outs sandwich a fly out.

And that is a one-two-three inning for Wolf.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 1:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Another caught stealing.

Robinson Cancel attempts to steal 3rd and Q thorws him out.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 1:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Milo

You don’t run on Q, or you will get “cancel”ed

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Astros third is a 1-2-3 inning.

Wolf strikes out.
Matsui pops out
Tejada flies out.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 1:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Mark Loretta and Michael Bourn out today

Bourn with that ankle.

Loretta from being banged up in that double slide at home last night.

Both ae available to pinch hit

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions  

A walk, a single and a HBP

loads the bases for the Mets with one out

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions  

And that is bases loaded for Wolf with one out.

With Nick Evans. Too bad it’s only the 4th. Otherwise I would say it’s time for right handed specialist LaTroy Hawkins!

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

No Problem

Struck him out on called strike three (pitch looked low)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Manuel thought so as well

was bitching from the dugout

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Randy Wolf trying earn our love

Struck out the side (not counting the 3 men who reached base)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions  

good call

but not for the reasons you thought

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wiggy Wiggy Wiggy!

Doubles….

JD mentions right before the pitch “Better keep it down”, well Perez doesn’t and Wigginton drives it to the fence in left for a double.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Pence follows with a double of his own

scoring Wigginton from 2nd.

Astros up 2-0

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Astros up 3-0

Erstad bloops one into left field, the left fielder[Evans] slips when trying to come in and allows the ball to drop in front of him, scoring Pence from 2nd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quintero

Doubles as well, scoring Erstad.

Astros up 4-0

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

JD

“Double Double Toil and Trouble, then a single and another double”

He’s goofy

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've told six people already his classic line from Friday's game

When Moeller struck out to go “0 for the season” and looked angry about it, Brownie said he looked like he thought he was going to get a hit.

JD said, “He’s as optimistic as an accordian player with business cards.”

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wigginton's day

Doubles ths itme (after homerun his first time up)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Pence with a double....

Perez forgot to look at the scouting report and find out that he should throw him sliders.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

They have a better record then us...

so what does that say?

A much better record

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Two words

Unbalanced schedule

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

My comments were jokes too

I hope bad karma does happen the rest of the game because of our jolly attitude.

(As I type this the Mets load the bases)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I left out the word "not"

bad karma does not – does not – is what I meant

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wolf's curveball

is confusing alot of hitters today… I wasn’t at the TV, but I heard it made Delgado bail out earlier.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Berkman's AB earlier this inning...

...prompted me to look up his current stats. There’s been some talk about his recent home run drought, and some have speculated that it’s due to the fact that his early season dominance has caused pitchers to never really give him anything to hit.

His OBP is a ridiculous .442. I hadn’t realized that from 2001-2006, he finished each season with a .400+ OBP. In 2007, he “only” posted .386.

Right now, he’s on pace to walk 99 times, which is par for the course for the last four years or so.

His rate stats right now look a lot like his 2001 season.
2001: .331 / .430 / .620 (AVG/OBP/SLG)
2008: .340 / .442 / .615

One big difference…intentional walks….in all of 2001, he only received 5 IBBs. This year, which is only 2/3 over, he’s already received 13.

by AstroAndy on Aug 3, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Bunch of runners...

stranded though as Wolf gets out of another bind

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Wolf looks like he's done

Sampson probably coming in.

Wolf Stats
5 innings, 6 hits, 3 Walks, 7 K’s and 0 ER

Not too shabby! Now let’s add a W to that.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions  

STOP SWINGING AT THE FIRST PITCH

UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU CAN HIT IT, TEJADA! Dammit, boy!

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

5-8 doing it again today

6 for 8 with 4 RBI’s and 4 runs scored.

1-4 hitters are 1-11 with no RBI’s and no runs scored.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

That's

Wigginton, Pence, Erstad and Q batting 5-8 in case you forgot

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sampson in deed in to pitch

Hopefully he’ll add to my fantasy stats ;)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions  

I haven't checkout out the fantasy league in awhile.

All the forgetting to switch pitchers got on my nerves. :p

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep

should be able to set it up to automatically activate a pitcher who is scheduled to pitch ;)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's where I was last time i checked a few weeks ago.

Down way too many points to even think about moving up much at all without many good pitchers.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice play by Tejada

That ball took a weird 1st bounce… Tejada bare hands it and fires to 1st to get Evans by a step or 2

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Lee drives one off the wall in left

and then gets thrown out going for 2… Lee kind of loafed it out of the box…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Sampson 2 scoreless innings

Allowed a hit to Reyes, but no damage allowed…

I doubt he’ll go 3… but he probaby could after throwing just 24 pitches

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Nope

7-3 and 5-4 wins so far

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dunno

last shutout we were involved in is against the Reds on 7/20, when WE were shut out 9-0

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bunt Single By Erstad

He’s actually pretty fast… helluva drag bunt to

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Q follows with a bunt of his own

reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher, but Erstad is thrown out trying to reach 3rd..

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Newhan now 1-16 in PH situations

after grounding into a double play to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

On the Mets' blog game thread yesterday...

I noticed that Mets’ fans are pretty negative on Newhan, who played for the Mets last year. They seemed to think that it’s crazy that any teams think he belongs in the majors. Someone suggested that he isn’t even good enough for AAA.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

He hasn't done anything for us..

I’m not sure why he’s here either. We have enough utility infielders as it is…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Campillo with the win

All soft stuff including oddball pitches.

insert picture of medieval torture here

Go Stros!!!

by ol Pete on Aug 3, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sheets pitched today

Frequent topic of conversation is whether the Brewers resign CC or Sheets. Talk radio guy who covers the team, Sparky, said that everyone close to Ben that he has talked to says he’d like to end up in Atlanta or Houston.

How’s that for a giant FWIW?

by ol Pete on Aug 3, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions  

I like it.

Would like Sheets to sign with Houston. He’s good and it seems like it would be pretty easy to get him to come here.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sheets to Houston? I like it.

Oswalt is friends with Sheets, from their Olympic team days, and indicated he would gladly try to persuade Sheets to come to Houston if the possibility arises.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

16+ per year probably

I’d take sheets… hopefully he stays healthy though.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd say yes

And I don’t think 5 years would be out of reach…

Maybe 5 years, 85 million would do it… maybe…I think the Astros payroll is around 84 million right now.. so that would put them just above the 100 million mark

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I suspect that the Astros will bid some big money on a pitcher...

this off-season. Whether that is enough to meet the market price of Sheets, I don’t know.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

His injuries have been non-shoulder, non-arm if you know what I mean.

by ol Pete on Aug 3, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

JD wearing the Wolf Mask

I keep spelling Wolf as Wofl… I need to learn to type..

JD is goofy

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Randy Wolf

Too many baserunners but bottom line no runs allowed. Would have been nice to get one or two more innings. Overall though a positive outing for him.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Yep

more innings definitely… but I’m happy with what he did today.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 3, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Need a double play here

to end this game. I don’t need any suspense today.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions  

Or maybe making Carlos Beltran look stupid

on a swing third strike – just get him out

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

Pirates just tied the Cubs – HR off Gaudin

by ol Pete on Aug 3, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Woot!

I thought they were done for.

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

ASTROS SHUTOUT WIN 4-0

Sweep Mets
Beltran flied to Pence in right to end the game.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 3, 2008 3:52 PM CDT reply actions  

SWEEP

Let’s sweep the Cubs next!
7-2 agianst winning teams since the ASB
2-4 against losing teams teams (Reds and Pirates)

9-6 overall.

Damn the Pirates!!!

by entropic soul on Aug 3, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions  

This sweep has to be devastating for the Mets.

Not just because a worse record team did it, either. The way they lost game 2 was so absurd and kooky, the Mets seemed to be shell shocked in this game.

In an earlier thread to open the series, I took a trip down memory lane to recall the Astros’ sweep of the “Miracle Mets” in August, 1969. At the time, I didn’t want to suggest the possibility of a sweep for this series. But it happened.

by clack on Aug 3, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions  

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