Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds, Apr 28, 2009 6:10 PM CDT
by Evan Hochschild on Apr 28, 2009 5:21 PM CDT
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A very nice early season pitching matchup tonight.
The Reds are sitting the struggling Edwin Encarnacion, in favor of Jerry Hariston, Jr.
Three straight wins would be our longest winning streak of the season.
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Edwin Encarcion went on DL today I think
which is a shame since he helped the Astros a lot yesterday.
Was it really 20 hours since Astros scored 3 runs in the ninth? It seems like just yesterday.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
Well, Matsui starts things off with a single through the left side of infield.
Then he steals second on the next pitch.
Now maybe Bourn won't bunt
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Crowd booing Reds as Astros take 1-0 lead.
Bourn with a bouncer between 1st and 2d, and Votto drops it, then tries too hard to throw out a speedy Bourn, and the ball goes past 1st base.
Comedy of Errors as Matsui Scored
Grounder to first who muffs the catch , then throws who knows where on a throw to first well late. the ball rolls around as Matsui scurries home from second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:16 PM CDT reply actions
Weird stat
Of the 14 teams currently in games underway Astros are the only team with a run
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:18 PM CDT reply actions
Short lived distinction
as Red Sox score in their game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
and Cardinals do the same soon after
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Another stolen base
Bourn taking second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
Bourn steals 2d...
but otherwise Astros seemed to go into “we’ve scored our run this inning; we’re done” pattern.
Damn you san antonio spurs
keeping me from the astros game
by Evan Hochschild on Apr 28, 2009 6:25 PM CDT reply actions
We miss Encarnacion
He’d would not have gotten a hit there
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Wandy has thrown several pitches in the dirt.
One appeared to be a curve, the other an overthrown fastball.
That was the laziest curve
no wonder Phillips hit it so hard
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
MLB.TV already two pitches behind
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions
Meant to post this cheesy pic i made earlier. :p
by entropic soul on Apr 28, 2009 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Astros fan catches foul ball
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions
JD stating Wandy's road ERA in 2008
was better than league average road ERA. Sure didn’t feel like it.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
I'm certainly impressed with
the 2009 Wandy. Hope he keeps it going!
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Wandy's road ERA in 2008
was actually better than the home+road ERA of a lot of pitchers, including Andy Pettitte, Paul Byrd, and Bronson Arroyo
Many of his bunts are
Now that he’s beginning to hit – he should swing away.
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I agree I agree I agree
I don’t know how bad his bunts are but now tht he’s a hitter he ought to swing away.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
He likes to drag bunt
Misses a lot of them for strikes and hurts his count; when he makes contact can’t seem to control location.
He needs to learn to square up if he’s going to bunt.
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Was that a cloud almost at field level?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:54 PM CDT reply actions
Don't walk Willie T
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions
What does Willie T call that dance?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 6:59 PM CDT reply actions
I saw this quote from Cooper about Pence's 9th inning at bat yesterday.
I have to say I am incredulous that Cooper told Pence that he never wants to see him go the other way with the ball.
Cordero (0-1), who entered the game with a 1.29 ERA and six saves, struggled, allowing Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada to hit back-to-back singles. Pence came to the plate and fell into an 0-2 hole, and Astros manager Cecil Cooper could swear he thought Pence was trying to hit the ball the opposite way to right field. It’s not what Cooper wanted to see.
“To me, Hunter is an RBI guy,” Cooper said. “That’s why he hits down in the order. I told him in that second pitch I thought he might have been trying to go the other way a little bit. I told him I didn’t want him to ever do that. He’s an RBI guy, and we need him to drive in runs for us to be successful.”
Pence said he wasn’t necessarily looking to go the other way, but after falling behind in the count to Cordero, he simply focused on protecting the plate.
“That’s all you can do off of him at that point is just try to stay inside a fastball and keep your hands back in case of a slider,” Pence said. “Cordero challenged me. Sometimes they hit you, and sometimes you hit them. Fortunately, I was able to find a hole.”
oh Cecil
exhibiting a fundamental lack of understanding about baseball
by Evan Hochschild on Apr 28, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
First 20 games of the season
NL Avg runs per team per game: 4.69
Astros scoring: 3.5 about 24 runs less than average
Astros allowing: 4.25 almost 9 runs better than average
Kind of a surprise from what I expected.
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Or he could just waste the out completely
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Jose Valverde on 15 day DL
Fulchino back from Round Rock (tomorrow) ( Excuse if me if I’m the lat to know
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
I am the last to know
I see earlier post on this above
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Owings was a power hitter
at Georgia Tech – played SS as well as pitched
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wandy gets out of the inning with a GB, which Matsui runs down behind
the bag…good range by the 2d sacker.
Last year's "road Wandy"
would have come unglued after that bad call. Maybe the long wait for him to develop is paying off.
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That is one of the many things I like about Pudge
Also, the Rodriguez-Rodriguez battery is kinda’ neat too.
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Wandy the switch hitter
The funniest thing in baseball!
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Lance is now
25 hits in his last 150 at-bats (back to Aug 31 of 2008)
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ANY chance of a complet game for Wandy?
The bullpen could use the night off.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
Bullpen needed a night like this
Give them a chance to rest a little.
Wandy has stepped up big time
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
STUPID base running by Hernandez
You’re 5 runs down, stupid!
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Reds TV Announcers
“Poor us”ing – They’ve given up on th s game.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:14 PM CDT reply actions
Lincoln logs over one walk an inning
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:17 PM CDT reply actions
I thought safe
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
From the Reds website:
Lincoln’s performance for the Reds last season didn’t just revive a dormant Major League career, it proved quite lucrative, too. The 33-year-old will make an annual base salary of $1.5 million in 2009 and $2.5 million in ’10. The contract also includes incentive bonuses of up to $250,000 bases on games pitched and a possible $450,000 based on games finished.
The signing capped a long comeback effort for Lincoln, who returned to the Major Leagues in 2008 after he missed nearly four years recovering from two different ulnar collateral ligament surgeries on his right elbow.
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Twice!
Quite a comeback. I think the Reds could have gotten him for less, though.
It takes more than pitching to win a pennant, but not much!
8 Runs Scored tonight by the Astros
Equals their highest scoring of the year (2 other games)
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So I pass out for about six hours
and I wake up to find out the Astros are kicking ass. 8 runs? WTF?
How did Wandy do?
Reds Announcers say
Wandy has third lowest ERA in Natiional League for starting pitchers
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
They didn't say
This game didn’t hurt him but I don’t think he’ll catch the other two tonight either (Santana and Haren)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
brownie had just mentioned some "talk" that Geary's off-season surgery...
may have caused a delivery problem.
Geary has three losses already
I wonder how long before they send him to Round Rock to work things out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
Not soon, I'd guess
with the pen pretty much messed up right now
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Not to mention Cooper's
“The job is his to lose” philosophy.
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wait....
Coop ALWAYS seems to pull Carlos from the game after about the 7th inning (for some reason). So why is he still in the game? In a situation where removing him might be more beneficial than hurtful?
Maybe Carlos Lee is healed
Yesterday he was removed for a pinch runner when the Astros wanted speed on the bases,.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Cardinals lost 2-1
Chance to move one game closer
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions
They are leading the league right now
but not in the right categories
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or smiles
look at lance up there. He always looks so unhappy at the plate – grimacing as he takes pitches outside the zone. He needs to be more like Carlos: always smiling and hacking away. That’s why Carlos gets hits, you see.
Berkman's at bats haven't looked good either.
almost everybody else has been having quality at bats.
Still think he could use a day off
particularly with the off day coming up on Thursday
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He should take a lesson from Michael Bourn
by entropic soul on Apr 28, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Bourn could teach him how to drag bunt...
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Geary and Wright
proving how dominant Wandy was tonight
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 8:53 PM CDT reply actions
Looking for one more Houston road victory tonight
Go Rockettes!
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Astros win 8-3
Wandiliscious
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 28, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions
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