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Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Aug 9, 2008 6:10 PM CDT



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Houston Astros Red-star
@ Cincinnati Reds Red-star

Saturday, Aug 9, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT
Great American Ball Park

Brian Moehler vs Bronson Arroyo

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

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12:15 PM CDT


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2008 - Brian Moehler 7-4 21 16 0 0 0 0 98.2 105 46 44 13 26 54 4.01 1.33


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Bronson Arroyo 10-8 24 24 0 0 0 0 131.1 154 88 81 23 44 113 5.55 1.51

How does Bronson Arroyo have 10 wins and a 5.55 ERA!!?!?!  Goes to show how much production you can get from the Reds offense... 

Moehler starts for the Astros today and has been way better than I expected after moving to the rotation.  In 16 starts this season, Moehler is 7-4 with a 3.76 ERA.  Moehler has been unusually good in his last 2 outings since only making it through 2 1/3 innings against the Pirates on 7/23...  Since that time Moehler has started 2 games, in the 1st he went 8 2/3 innings while allowing just 2 runs, and in his last outing he went 5 innings(Rain caused the quick exit) and gave up 0 ER.  Moehler has won his last 3 decisions.






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Game on!

Matsui!!! Can we get back to back lead off home runs/???

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Nope

They feared him and put him on with a walk

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tejada

follows the Matsui walk with single to left… started off 0-2 and came back with a hit..

Runners on 1st and 2nd for teh Puma

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Berkman

Singles to right, Matsui scores from 2nd and Tejada moves to 2nd.

Astros lead 1-0

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lee

Walks to load the bases for Mark Loretta.

Odd that Pence isn’t batting 5th…

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Loretta

I find it odd that Loretta is batting 5th and Pence 6th… the main reason is I consider Wigginton > Loretta and if Pence bats ahead of Wigginton… then he should bat ahead of Loretta as well..

Loretta lines out to 2nd for out 1. Bases still loaded.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Huntah!

grounds into a double play to end the inning.. DAMNIT!

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Game starting very positively I'd say

As I write this, Astros have one run in , bases loaded , and no outs—in the top of the first

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Bottom 2nd

Reds have Keppinger, Patterson and Bruce due up in the inning.

Votto for the Reds is out on bereavement today… glad to not see him in the lineup, but not for the reasons he is out.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Keppinger

lines out to Matsui, 1 out.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Patterson

Pops out to Loretta in foul territory…

JD mentions that Patterson has the lowest avg in MLB of batters with 200 AB’s or more… it shows why here.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bruce

Flies out to Lee in LF to end the inning.. When I went to the ‘Stros game last week, there were some Bruce fans in the seats right in front of me… one was wearing an Astros hat and Bruce jersey(maybe family or friends?)

Quick ining for Moehler… I like it!

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 2nd

Astros have Bourn, Q and Moehler due up in the inning.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Bourn

strikes out, way behind an 88MPH fastball.. what a surprise

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Q

Went yard last night for his 1st time this season.

Quintero follows Bourn’s lead and strikes out.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Moehler

Does the same… 3k’s for Arroyo this innng.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 2nd(for real this time)

Phillips, Dunn and Encarnacion due up in the inning.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Dunn

.236 average, but 32 home runs… Also has a .377 OBP… so even though his average sucks… he’s still a very producitve player.

Dunn works the count full(go figure, he works a lot of counts full) and then breaks his bat grounding out to Lance for out 2.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Encarnacion

missed it, he gotout some how.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 3rd

Matsui, Tejada and Berkman due up.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Matsui

2 for 2 now, singles to start off the 3rd

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tejada

grounds up the middle where Phillips fields, tags 2nd and throws to 1st for a double play.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Berkman

Walks to put runners on 1st and 2nd for Lee

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

*edit*

Berkman walks, no runners on before due to the double play… Berkman on 1st only

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lee

HBP in the hand… leaves the game. I’m guessing he broke his finger, he had his pinky on the ball of the bat and the ball hit him directly on the pinky… Erstad in to run

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Loretta

lines out to Bruce in RF to end the inning

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bloodied finger

Pitched ball hit Carlos Lee on little finger. He’s out of the game

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by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions  

you seen blood?

I’m guessing he broke the finger…

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes Flowed down his finger

Reds announcer thought it was his fingernail. He said Carlos hangs his pinky over the edge of the bat and it got hit flush.

It may be broken. It didn’t look crooked though.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 3rd

Valentin, Bako and Arroyo due up in the inning.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Valentin

singles for the 1st Reds hit of the game.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bako

Grounds to Tejada’s right, Tejada pounces on it and makes a nice off balance throw to Matsui at 2nd who fires to 1st for a double play… very nice play.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Arroyo

grounds out… Moehler has faced the minimum through 3 innings

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 4th

Pence, Bourn and Q due up in the inning

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Pence

Cardinals beat the Cubs today 12-4(so says JD). That sucks… I hope the Cubs win every game from here on out(except if they play us). We have next to no chance to beat the Cubs… if we’re going to the playoffs this season, it’s going to be the wild card.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pence

struck out btw

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bourn

Strikes out… yet again. what a surprise.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quintero

Come on Q! Quintero grounds to 1st with Valentin making a nice diving stop to his right and then throws to a covering Arroyo to end the inning.

Aflac Trivia Question – Name the only 2 pitchers to throw a no-hitter the same season they won a Cy-Young

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

okay...

I don’t really hope the Cubs win every game.. but I would like for them to beat the Brewers and Cardinals to help us out.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 4th

Reds have Keppinger, Patterson and Bruce due up in the inning..

Going to grab some food, be back in a few.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Top 5th

Astros scored.. Moehler double and then was sac’d over. He scored on Tejada’s AB(I missed it), Berkman walked(1-1 with 2 walks on the night) and then Erstad flied out to end the inning.

Astros up 2-0

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Bottom 5th

Dunn, Encarnacio and Valentin due up in the inning

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Dunn

Grounds to Matsui in right field(due to the IF shift) robbing him of a single. out 1

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Encarnacion

grounds to Tejada who throws to 1st for out 2.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Valentin

grounds out to Berkman to end the inning

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

no word yet

guessing at least a 15 day dl

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think there was any intent

but yea, it hurts the Astros BIG TIME

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Erstad may have payed Arroyo to do that...

:p
Well, I guess now all those people that say Lee’s offense doesn’t make up for his defense will get to see what it’s like the other way around.

by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 6th

Loretta, Pence and Bourn due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Loretta

grounds sharply to 3rd, Encarnacion boots it to Keppinger at 2nd who tries to throw Loretta out at 1st but is too late as Loretta reaches on what is initially ruled a single…

Probably should be E5

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pence

Flies out to right center, Loretta still at 1st

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bourn

DOESN’T STRIKE OUT!! yayay!!

Flies out to right field for out 2… He needs to start bunting.. Every damn time he comes up to bat…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Q

strikes out to end the inning.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 6th

Bako, Arroyo(whoever PH for him) and Keppinger due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Bako

strikes out on some breaking stuff in the dirt.. Q pounces on it and throws to 1st to complete the strike out.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rosales

Making his major league debut to PH for Arroyo, 1st pitch a fly out to right field.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Keppinger

Flies out to right as well… Astros lead 2-0 going into the 7th.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 7th

Moehler, Matsui and Tejada due up in the inning.

Moehler only has 61 pitches in the game, so I can’t imagine Cooper pulling him out of the game now(well…. I can imagine it being that it’s Cooper making the decision).

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Moehler

Affeldt in to pitch to Moehler.

Moehler rests during this AB and strikes out

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Matsui

Grounds sharply to Encarnacion who dives to his left and from his knees throws Matsui out at 1st.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tejada

GO TO YOUR HOME!!!!! Astros lead 3-0 on Tejada’s 12 long ball of the season.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Berkman

Struck out to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Speaking of Moehler...

he better not take off on us in the offseason. We gave him a chance when no one else would! Twice! >:o

by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions  

No kidding

he’s in for a raise though… that’s for damn sure

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 7th

Patterson, Bruce and Phillips due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Patterson

Bunts which Q fields and throws him out at 1st.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bruce

Hits a hard line drive single past a diving Matsui. Matsui layed out for it but barely missed getting his glove on it.. Nice try

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Phillips

grounds past a diving Berkman, Berkman layed out for it but barely missed getting his glove on it.. Nice try(yes I copied that from the one above)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dunn

Uh oh.. Big Dun up with 1 out and 2 runners on.

Come on Moehler!

Dunn flies to CF for out 2, Bruce moves to 3rd on the play.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Encarnacion

JD mentions Geary is warming up… hopefully we don’t need anyone else…

oooh… Both ball 1 and 2 looked like strikes to me… borderline strikes, but strikes nonetheless.

Damnit, Encarnacio grounds to Tejada’s right, he tries to back hand it but the ball rolls up his arm allowing Bruce to score from 3rd… Ruled a base hit.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Valentin

Astros up 3-1, Robinson had a meeting with Moehler but leaves him in with runners on 1st and 2nd.

Valentine flies out to Erstad in left to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 8th

Erstad, Loretta and Pence due up in the inning. Combined 1-7 on the night.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Erstad

1st pitch, grounds up the middle for a single.

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by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Loretta

Reds making some changes, looks like they are going to the pen… Affeldt leaving the game as well as Encarnacion from 3rd.
Ex-Astros David Weathers in to pitch and Jolbert Cabrera in to play 3rd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Loretta - AB

pops out to Keppinger in shallow left center for the 1st out.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 8th

Bako, Cabrera and Keppinger due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Bako

Geary in to pitch… Works the count full and then walks.

Moehler only through 80 pitches… I would have left him in… but then again, I would do a lot of things differently than Cooper

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cabrera

Is Brocail not available?

Cabrera swings and bunts it in front of Quintero who fields and throws to 1st moving Bako over to 2nd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Keppinger

JD just mentioned Byrdak and Brocail in the pen.. not sure why Brocail isn’t already in if he’s warming up. If I’m wanting to rest him, I wouldn’t be warming him up…

Keppinger flies out to right, Bako stays at 2nd.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Patterson

0-3 on the night… AVG down to .191

Cooper coming in.. I guess Byrdak will be in since Patterson is a lefty..

I doubt we’ll see Patterson now…

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Patterson

I was wrong, Patterson is batting…

Byrdak does his job and strikes Patterson out on 4 pitches to end the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hunter Pence

Is that his second GIDP on the night?

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

That be true matey

He be making 2 innings worth of outs tonight,

by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep

1st was with the bases juiced in the 1st inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 9th

Bourn, Quintero and PH due up in the inning… I’m guessing the PH will be… Blum

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Bourn

Weathers still in to pitch to Bourn.

Bourn strikes out like a minor leaguer for the 3rd time tonight… Will Bourn be here next season?????

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Q

1st pitch, line drive single to center.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Newhan to PH

Batting .200 on the season… I can see why we are using him here(sarcasm)... JD mentions he’s 1-18 as a PHer.

Newhan grounds sharply to Phillips at 2nd who turns another double play(4 for the Reds tonight)

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Brewers won their game...

No moving up in the Wild Card standings today.

by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions  

But we could move up

1 game in the division!!! heheh

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey, all it takes is a 13 game winning streak by the Astros

and a 13 game losing streak by the Cubs…
And we’ll probably still be behind the Cardinals and the Brewers. :p

by entropic soul on Aug 9, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep - Cubs lost

Even if Astros don’t catch the Cardinals and Brewers it’s still much more fun to win a game than to lose one (or two or three).

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bottom 9th

Reds have Bruce, Phillips and Dunn due up in the inning.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Bruce

Valverde in to pitch for the Astros.

Bruce flies out to Erstad on the left field line… 1 pitch-1 out

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Phillips

Flies out to Bourn in right-center for out 2. Come on Valverde!!!

Did you know there is a road in Houston named Val Verde?

I didn’t… but I drove past it yesterday while going to the reception after the wedding.

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dunn

Works the count full before fouling off a 4 or 5 pitches(one off of CB Bucknor and 1 which broke his bat) before striking out to end the game

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Michael Bourn's ankle must be healed

He did not limp on that run and catch

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Game Over!

Astros win 3-1, Moehler pitching a beaut!

Go 'Stros!

by Stros Bro on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions  

ASTROS WIN 3-1

Bring a broom Sunday

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Aug 9, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions  

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