Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros, Apr 26, 2009 1:05 PM CDT
by Evan Hochschild on Apr 26, 2009 12:51 PM CDT
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Desperately Seeking a win.
We hand the ball to our stopper....yea...stopper.
Luckily, Parra has struggled himself this season.
This line up confuses the hell out of me.
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What confuses you ?
I expected Tejada tr take the day off so seeing Keepinger playing second with Matsui not starting was surprisng when I expected Keppinger to play instead of Tejada.
Blum battin 8th shocked me at first , but where else would you put him. This could be a potent lineup.
Bourn bats first. After last night’s exhibition, why not . He seems to have his stroke going good now. Kessinger is a solid second slot batter now.
Berkman is in a slump and probabaly should not be batting third , but it’d be a bigger surprise to see him batting somewhere else in the lineup.
Lee I assume is healthy enough to play.
Evreyone else in good spot
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions
I misspelled almost every other word
sorry about that
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Bunt? Bunt?
He has a chance to lead off and he bunts ?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
If Bourn had singled instead of bunt
Astros would have scored already
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't like Mike Cameron
the more I see that replay from Friday, the more I think he went for Q’s head.
I think his breaking up of the DP last night...
was more “outside the rules” than the play at the plate. He went too far away from the basepath to try to take out Matsui. However, that is seldom called.
behind but toward the CF side of the bag is what I saw.
the only reason I mentioned it is that a couple of other blogs thought the same thing.
here is the account at spikesnstars web site
(from a writer who thought the crowd wrongly booed Cameron on the play at the plate)
He has to backhand the flip to Matsui and Cameron barrels into him, aiming for the knees and sliding past the bag. Fans, this is where you should have booed.
Normally, I wouldn’t say much about it, because the umps have to see a really obvious interference to call it….and sometimes then they don’t call it.
1-0 Brewers
Cecil Fielder hustling home on Cameron’s double
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions
JD suggests Kendall has a chance to break Biggio's record
doubtful. Kendall probably has maybe 2 years as a starter left in him, and he’s about 50 HBP behind Bidge. It would take a truly prolific failure to get out of the way to catch up to Biggio.
Why did Berkman catch that?
Hunter Pence had the movement to home with a man on third.
Luckily Cameron stayed at third anyway
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:35 PM CDT reply actions
he may have wondered if Pence would get there.
I wondered, myself, as I watched the play. As we might have said on one of Pence’s SBs the other day, there is something about his running style which makes you think he won’t make it…even though he does.
Just as I type that, Pence is thrown out at 2d.
Russ Johnson
Did I hear JD say Russ Johnson has a fractured arm?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions
FSN went off the air - argh
But I’m listening on the radio and watching the Cubs and Welly just hit Soriano in the head with a pitch. Hit him in the helmet fortunately.
The ump's strike call
Doesn’t it look like the gesture that means the same thing as a raised middle finger?
Ortiz walkd, Bourn Singled
Keppinger battin with one out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions
Keppinger struck out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee thought he had a HR, but below yellow line.
Very long single. Would have been a double if Lee had hustled all the way.
MLB.TV feeds not working
both Astros and Brewers networks – switched to radio feed
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions
JD: last year, Kendall threw out 3 Astros in one game.
That must have been in the midst of Cooper’s worst period of pushing the running game.
Mike Lamb signed minor league contract
with Mets
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
Homerun - Pudge
3-2 Astros
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions
On MLB.com
I’ve lost both TV feeds and the Astros radio feed. I’m listening to Brewers radio
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you Jason
The Crawfishboxes
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.
Pudge definitely cranked a fastball for the HR
The Crawfishboxes
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.
Doesn't seem like astros' pitchers have had the inside pitch available...
to them in a long time. Recently umps have been tough on the inside zone.
Am watching the pitch tracker on Gameday Live
So far, have not seen a call that was “wrong” – that is, every strike is charted as in the zone, and every ball outside. Does this system ever show any pitches that disagree with the umpire’s call?
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
In gameday, click on the 1 for 1st inning below the pitch tracker, then scroll up to Counsell. Click the plus sign to expand it and then click Counsell’s name.
I did that and every pitch
seems to agree. I may be reading this thing wrong, as I am assuming the circle is where the ball crossed the “fuzzy” strike zone. ???
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
There is a green dot which is a called ball
that is right in the middle of the square, the strike zone.
Yes!
I missed it as it is nearly totally hidden by pitch #4 – thanks!
I assume the zone must have been nearly irrelevant during last night’s game.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
that's a conversation that could go on for a long time
but for anyone interested, MLB has most of last night’s ejections as a video highlight. I’d love to know what the ump said that made Pudge whip his head around.
We thoguht it might be
the ump’s refusal to grant an appeal to first on a swing/no swing call. We thought it was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
I remember that too.
Cooper said the issue came to a head when Pudge held the ball in place momentarily and asked the ump about the location of he ball. The ump replied that he was making hm look bad or some such…must have been a little more, because you can tell was jawing with Pudge.
I thought Pudge was going to hit the ump
LaTroy Hawkins couldn’t pull him away from the ump.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
I got worried toward the end when one of the umpires...
moved toward Pudge, like he wanted to provoke something…and Pudge got loose from Hawkins. Fortunately, I think the umpire just wanted to hear what he had to say, and Pudge tried to calm down but still told him something pretty forcefully.
all I know is that the umpire didn't like Pudge holding the pitch...
too long…told him he was showing him up. Obviously Pudge had enough.
The zone is vague
Not sure of the depth of the zone.
If this thing can be made accurate, it could be used to call strikes and balls through a headset to the ump or on the scoreboard.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
I was guessing
it to be the strike zone, but this is my first time to follow it.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
another called strike against Berkman.
Lance complains to umpire again. Ball looked low to me. But it was borderline.
Brewers go down 1-2-3-4-5 in the Sixth
without a score.
Astros use Wesley Wright and Chris Sampson on the mound
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
Macha does a good job again of protecting
the integrity of his lineup. Few double switches. Keeps the batting lineup likes he wants it, helped them a great deal last night, I thought.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Happy Birthday Geoff Blum
Second hit of the game for him
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions
Jason Smith Pinch hitting
Looking for his first hit of the year . One of two players who have at least 18 at bats this year without a hit.
No hit this time either- fly to center
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions
Michael Bourn walks
Two men on – one out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions
make that two outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Keppinger with a chance to provide
a little cushion…
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Strange, open batting stance.
What’s that about?
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Doug Brocail returns
to start the 7th
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions
Walked the first man he faced
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Winning games on exactly 3 runs is tough in the NL.
So far this year, teams scoring exactly 3 runs are 10-16
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Maybe he should have taken
that rehab assignment.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Full count on Braun
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions
Popped to Berkman in foul territory
Big out # 1
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Struck out Prince Fielder
out # 2
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Bases Loaded
as Mike Cameron walked
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Strikeout to end the inning
leaving bases loaded – no score
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Brocail out of the inning
27 Pitches – nice finish with 2 K’s.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Astros v Reds
They posted the pitching matchups in the upcoming Reds series. Astros could easiiy win all three games
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions
Amen
The Crawfishboxes
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 Apr 26, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
What I meant was
Even though every game will be a struggle, Astros starting pitching matches up well against the Reds starter so that each has a great chance to keep the Astros in the game fora win IF the offense scores more than 2 runs and the relief corps doesn’t blow it- 3 games like that and the Astros easily win three games. Astros pitchers are Oswalt, Wandy and Paulino
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I like those guys going
The Crawfishboxes
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 Apr 26, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Pudge earning his reputation
The Crawfishboxes
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.
Even if it was Kendall
The Crawfishboxes
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 Apr 26, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Pudge throws out hssi second runner of the game
to end the innig
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions
Did Lee get pulled again?
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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.
Looks that way
Erstad in left and Hawkins batting in Lee’s place
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do we keep doing that?
In close games.
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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 Apr 26, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Pence avoids another base running blunder
On a Pudge line-out.
The Crawfishboxes
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 getting lot of practice
at scambling back to first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
Close call for Pence
On the pitch out.
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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.
Close pick off attempts at first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions
Cameron
With a spectacular catch.
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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.
Please don't blow this Valverde
Please
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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.
Valverde getting squeezed here?
Or is my sense of the strike zone just messed up from the last few days of weird calls?
Accordingly to pitch/fx
Squeezed.
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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 Apr 26, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought one called ball was actually a strike
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what I was referring to
it was definitely a strike.
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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 Apr 26, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Meanwhile
Long at bats exist.
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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
His calf is bothering him again.
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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.
Big strike
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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.
Strikes Him out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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.
2 outs
runner on second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions
MLB Umpires are supposed to be better
than this crew
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions
we've been seemingly getting
this quality of ump crews since the season opener. It has not been pretty.
And sooner or later
Angel Hernandez will strike and his mini-me -Angel Campos
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros win 3-2
with 6 pitchers used
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 26, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions
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