Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, Apr 7, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on Apr 7, 2009 6:30 PM CDT
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Dumb line ups prevail...
In 63.1 career IP at MMP, Dempster sports a 3.98 ERA, 6.54 K/9, 1.39 K/B. Sure it's not a representative sample, but those aren't overly dominant numbers.
Come on Home Wandy, get us a WB.
HLP and I will be enjoying the game from the friendly confines of Plucker's in San Marcos, TX. If you want to stop by, we'll be the two over-amped guys (one in white, one in lavender) with a pile of 40-50 wing bones in front of us.
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dilemma:
Astros and Rockets play at the same time tonight.
Whatever. The Rockets clinched a playoff spot, and while they might be able to overtake the Spurs tonight, this is Wandy’s first start of the season. For good luck, a picture of Wandy in rainbow guts:
Of course, the Astros lost the game during which that picture was taken, but Wandy pitched pretty well (5.1 IP, 6K, 2BB, 6H, 2ER)
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
looking at the boxscore for that game,
freaking Darin Erstad was intentionally walked! WTF?
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's an awesome picture
Go Magic Wandy!
by AstroAndy on Apr 7, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh you're shitting me
they put this game of my20. Fuck this. I’ll have to watch fucking WGN.
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
drayton
really needs to do a better job marketing the Astros throughout his blackout region. As it is, those of us in Louisiana miss like 30 games a year because he tends to sell weekend games to my20 in Houston, so FSN doesn’t carry them.
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
so I have to listen to these chicago fucks
I’ll put the geto boys on. That much houston should drown out the yankee stupid.
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yankee?
Is that north of the Red river?
by ol Pete on Apr 7, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
not quite
I consider Dallas to be yankee territory, too.
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 7, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Atleast its on HD
The only HD games I get to see are home games on my20
by mokulen on Apr 7, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If only
they could have filmed one or two other commercials. The Pedroia thing is funny but good grief – enough.
Go to mlb09 the show.com to see some other ones.
hunterpencefan. Astros Geek.
by hunterpencefan on Apr 7, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
How annoying.
hunterpencefan. Astros Geek.
by hunterpencefan on Apr 7, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Wandy with better first inning than Roy had
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:22 PM CDT reply actions
Not smart by Ramirez
he’s no track athlete and it went straight to Caballo.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
i pointed this out last night,
but I’ll say it again. He wasn’t as awful defensively last season. Only like -9 UZR/150.
Aramis Ramirez
has powerful swing.
Hits left field wall on the fly. Then thrown out trying for a double
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
uh oh Wandy
HBP and walk put two runners on
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:30 PM CDT reply actions
to end the inning
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
All of this talk by Brenley about righty/lefty batters
against Wandy is humorous, given that Wandy has pretty strong reverse platoon splits. He is much tougher on RHers. So, yes, sprinkling LHers in the lineup against Wandy (“like against Tom Glavine”) will help…but mostly because LHers hit him better. I think his curveball is much more successful against RHB.
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I actually don’t mind Brenley – Kasper is nails on a chalkboard to me, and I can listen to Morgan and Miller.
Lee gets two good pitches
misses the first, fouls the second.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Barbara Bush at the game
She looks chipper- Must have recuperated nicely from her heart surgery.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions
that was an ugly swing by Pence on the foul...
sometimes he will come up with a big hit after he has an ugly swing though…oh, well, he whiffs on strike 3.
OT: Is it just me or Jason Motte
sorta looks like Eric Gagne? That’s not going to bode well.
Your 2009 St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen: one game, one blown save
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Wandy seems like the kind of pitcher who benefits from throwing a few balls
esp. when it comes to his fastball.
FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE.
Reminds me of how Lidge made Nomar look like a Little Leaguer in the NLCS.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
I want the WBC Pudge
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I am getting more irritated by Pudge in the 2 hole...
the more I see it. Of course, I normally suggest Pence in the 2 hole, but he is swinging just like Pudge right now.
Nice job Cooper, keep batting Pudge 2nd
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 7:58 PM CDT reply actions
I'd actually like to see Miggy hit 2nd
and get protection from Berkman.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Of course protection exists
and why would you see it in stats?
Just look at what happened to Berkman once Lee left.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Then explain
how Ryan Ludwick hit 37 bombs out of nowhere hitting in front of Pujols? He’s always had power but it never showed up until he got into that position.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Wow talk about being naive
blunt statements with no real proof like “stats show protection doesn’t exist” makes real stat guys look bad.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
OK then
meanwhile, we already have examples here supporting the idea that it does exist like Ethier and Ludwick
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
And what Ethier did
when he had a 1.000 OPS’ing Manny behind him.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
here we go, then
the example Bill James uses is David Ortiz. Ortiz’s numbers are no different when Manny was in the lineup or when he was out of it. We see a few examples of players going on a hot streak after another player hit behind them, and then we make the inappropriate connection between the two events.
That's because Ortiz is a beast himself, with the track record to prove it
That doesn’t alone prove that protection doesn’t exist.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
but wouldn't we expect him to hit better with manny behind him?
wouldn’t pitchers pitch around him and all that? That’s the whole fucking theory, and we don’t see it when we look at the whole fucking game
and here's a great example
about what pitches players see in front of a great hitter
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1042
They might – maybe, occasionally – see a better pitch, but we don’t see anything significant
what can I say?
he pissed me off. It’s one thing to say “I disagree,” quite another to say “You’re stupid.” GFTC’s just pissed because I kicked his ass a long time ago in an argument about Rafer Alston
Having one great hitter
being protected by another great hitter (i.e. Ortiz then Manny) is pretty much asking the pitcher to pick their poison.
But I’d say protection is talking about putting a lesser hitter in front of a very good hitter. Sometimes, players will put up great stats with protection then regress on it. Others (random example: Nick Markakis) won’t regress because they take a different approach without protection.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Exactly
the notion that protection “doesn’t exist” is simply unfounded.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
fine
I’ll modify the statement. There is no good reason to believe that protection exists. It’s like “clutch” and such.
You don't believe in clutch either?
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't believe in clutch
I don’t really see how a magic force can make you a better or worse hitter in big-time situations.
View it differently to protection though.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
In all sports or do you just mean baseball?
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
just baseball
hitting a baseball effectively is so tough that we probably wouldn’t be able to detect clutch ability even if it existed. Basketball and football are a bit different.
that said
if protection exists, I’d say we’ll find it some time in the next decade, after we collect enough PitchFX data.
Manny and Ortiz is a very unique example
both are great hitters when they’re healthy, and a simple explanation to that is Ortiz has such a huge zone when he swings that he can make good contact even when the balls aren’t going right down the middle.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Totally agree
I know it’s early but it looks like Tejada could have another hot start. BUT he’s still not going to slug a lot, so it makes sense to bat him in the 2 hole. Move Pudge to 7th and move up Pence and Blum.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Sigh... another hit for Tejada
and another single. And yet we have him hitting BEHIND Berkman and Lee. Who knows how many runs this blunder by Cooper will cost us.
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions
Tejada is the Astros main offensive force
in the first two games
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:11 PM CDT reply actions
how many points did Jason Smith get you yesterday?
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Zero, Zilch, Nada.
hunterpencefan. Astros Geek.
by hunterpencefan on Apr 7, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs announcers keep saying Wandy doesn't throw hard.
Sure he isn’t a flame thrower. But he has been consistently around 91 on the FSN gun…which is in his normal range for the FB (89-91). And then I see Dempster throwing 89 – 91 on his FB.
Pudge is trying to pull everything
that was a great pitch to hit the other way but he fouled it off instead
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions
A hero moment for Berkman??
Men on the corners – two outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions
Nope - struck out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
It needs to be the bottom of the 9th
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather make jokes about his range
or jump throws.
Example (from a Mets blog):
Q: What do you call a slow roller to Derek Jeter’s left?
A: Single up the middle!
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Apr 7, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
eh
he always seems to like swinging when pitchers climb the ladder on him. It’s pretty common, though, so whatever.
lead-off walk is no good, come on wandy
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
Key inning here for Wandy
He tends to not last much longer after the 5th inning…
and the lead-off walk isn’t a good sign
it does seem that way, doesn't it?
I wonder if it’s just a mental thing, or if he doesn’t have the stamina (doesn’t seem likely), or if hitters just seem to figure him out after about the second time through the order.
lol
just glad it was the cubs chapter
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
What happened to Pudge?
I was making popcorn?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:44 PM CDT reply actions
bradleys bat came around on a swing and clocked him on the helmet
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Would you intentionally walk Ramirez here?
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:45 PM CDT reply actions
while I'm sure you'll call me "naive" and dogmatic
commandmant X in of sabermetrics is “thou shall not walk thine opponents’ hitters.”
In reality, it’s not that cut and dry, but, no, I wouldn’t.
for Aramis Ramirez, yeah I agree
but Pujols or Bonds, or someone who’s extremely hot, it’s worth doing if the next guy isn’t good
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I just realized the battery
is Rodriguez -Rodriguez
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions
To throw a fastball in that spot is money
The curve was the predictable pitch, and A-Ram thought Curve all the way.
Pudge!
I've only got radio and Gameday
so did the changeup that A-Ram struck out on make him look stupid? It’s ridiculously out of the zone on the pitch-tracker
yes
About a foot over his head and he spun trying to hold up. You would have been pleased.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
HUGE inning for Wandy
now our bats have to pay him back for that effort
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
Urgh
one of my fantasy teams hitting .150 over 20 ABs so far today.
On the other hand, they’ve pitched 17 innings with 17 K’s and a ERA of 1.02.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
keep complaining
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
that thing Dempster does w/ that hand/ball wiggle in the glove during his delivery is weird
what is the story w/ that?
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
Pence!
very nice swing. I like the approach
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions
I'll take a smart baserunner over an aggressive baserunner
Bagwell should be our baserunning coach (if that exists)
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
3rd base coach usually covers that
I remember that the Astros called up their AAA baserunning coach to help the big-league club last summer. It was kinda embarrassing.
I like the last two batters hitting it the other way
single-handedly manufactured us a run
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 8:56 PM CDT reply actions
Pence tagged out at shortstop .
He must have thought the throw was to home .
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
beautiful
Berkman quick flip to Sampson
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions
and pudge who was smacked in the helmet is still in the game...
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/34068/ingame
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Smith looks clueless out there, probably still nervous
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
just not really a good hitter, either
frankly don’t know why he’s on the roster with Keppinger around. Call up Saccamano or somebody to use as a pinch hitter.
sure, that triple still has to be on their mind
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I vote that we change the blog tagline to that
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You know,
I’ve been thinking about this. Drayton should get JD to be the new manager when Coop eventually gets fired this season. It worked with Dierker, right? And JD seems pretty cool with stats: talks about VORP and such during broadcasts, occasionally. I think he’d be pretty good.
Soriano to the tracks
Tie game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions
and 10 points in one of my fantasy leagues
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh shit, that was classic Pudge!
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
indeed - was a beautiful thing to watch
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I love a berkman walk to lead off the inning
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
ugh
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't know that
well, Tejada is giving Lee a lot of protection there, keeping some of the spotlight off of Carlos.
I was going to say...
that was kind of his MO when he was struggling.
I don’t really expect Lee to explode till later in the year. We might be better off going with Tejada, Berkman, and Lee at the 3,4,5
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell was Lee swinging at?
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Nervous time
Ninth inning – Tie game
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
no, I don't like it
it’s not like we have the heart of the order up in the bottom of the 9th or anything
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
Milton Bradley – Aramis Ramirez – why not send yiur best agaiinst them and let soeimone else handle the bottom of the order.? In a game like this you don’t need a closer. If Astros take the lead, they win.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
appears even more so w/ the goggles
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember hearing
that the Yankees pitchers didn’t like Pudge because he called for too many fastballs. I think Valverde probably likes that a lot.
TEJADA - fielding gem
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
Geoff Blum Singled to start the ninth
Hunter Pence up
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
Keppinger to run for Blum
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
first pudge, now pence, blum w/ 2 hits, bourn w/ an RBI
hey now
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan
by Trei Brundrett on Apr 7, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe
the Astros all took “how to win baseball games” lessons from Berkman and Bagwell over the spring.
no shit
the Hunter I know would have K’d on that high fastball. He certainly would have swung at that last pitch, just on principle.
Matsui hit it sharply
but right to second.
Extra Innings
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
This game
is an early test for both managers…let’s see how they handle the bullpen and reserves.
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
The astros
may have the most pitchers with the goofy clear glasses in the bigs
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
Byrdak had bad spring
this makes me nervous – Maybe if he wore goggles . . . .
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
But this is the bottom of the Cubs lineup
so maybe Cooper knows what he is doing.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
oh no - error on routine play
by Tejada
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
Brocail in for Byrdak
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
i think the ph
should be michaels…there’s really nobody left besides Q…let’s hope we don’t make it that far
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
pinella
is definitely scared of a LH berkman as evidenced by leaving in cotts
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
Pudge points
a single – is that his first hit of the season?
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions
I'm not sure what kind of bunter
michaels is…but you have to bunt here…wonder if it wouldn’t be smarter to let brocail bunt for himself
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
is it too early in the season
to pinch hit hampton?
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:24 PM CDT reply actions
DQ chiming in from Pluckers
Kevin Gregg is just waiting for his slop to get wrecked.
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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.
More ugly glasses
I feel like I’m watching “Major League”
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
well
i guess it didn’t matter whether they bunted or not…LETS GO KEPP
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
According to Fan Graphs
We have a great Win Expectancy
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=290407118
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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.
And
A 1.21 RE in this inning.
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 7, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
1.61
my bad
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 7, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Keppinger to bat with bases loaded
Hold your breath
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
This guy doesn't K
So if he can avoid the GIDP, we’re gold.
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 7, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I was thinkng that
but rejected i t
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
can none of these guys
wear contacts?
by captain_bomb_2000 on Apr 7, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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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.
Thank you for that
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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 7, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
ASTROS WIN 3-2
Broken bat single to left
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Fantastic
Keep ’em coming.
We need to turn this meme’s into a contest…I’ll think on that.
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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 7, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros tied for first place
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by Joe in Birmingham on Apr 7, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Doh
had to take a call
Nice way to debut for a team: walk-off single.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Great day, Rockets and Astros take care of business
by goingforthecorner on Apr 7, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
it's one of my favorites.
Mark Loretta: I’d better make sure that hit falls. Don’t want to get doubled up.
Hunter: FUCK THAT I’M SCORIN’!!!!
There's a post game thread up
With a stellar HP picture.
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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.
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