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Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, Jun 16, 2009 7:05 PM CDT

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, Jun 16, 2009 7:05 PM CDT


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Current Series

3 game series vs Rangers @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Houston Astros
@ Texas Rangers

Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009, 7:05 PM CDT
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Wandy Rodriguez vs Kevin Millwood

Mostly clear. Game time temperature around 95.

 

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Wandy Rodriguez

#51 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

5-11

195

B

L

Jan 18, 1979



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Wandy Rodriguez 5-5 13 13 0 0 0 0 79.2 77 32 25 6 25 75 2.82 1.28


Kevin Millwood

#33 / Pitcher / Texas Rangers

6-4

230

R

R

Dec 24, 1974



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Kevin Millwood 6-4 13 13 2 0 0 0 92.2 85 31 28 12 27 49 2.72 1.21

Worried about Kevin Millwood actually being good this year and perhaps offering us a challenge, don't:  Millwood actually owns a tRA of 5.68 and a tRA* of 5.24.  My jaw is still dropped from the sizable gap between Millwood's ability and his ERA.  You can file this kind of gap under: Something's gotta give, and soon.  Hopefully tonight is that night as Wandy Rodriguez tries to stabilize and continue to not tip his curveball.



...Welcome back Kaz? See you in 15-days Geoff Blum.

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I can only watch the game for awhile...

I have tennis match at 8 p.m.

I’m not sure how much I can contribute to the thread.

by clack on Jun 16, 2009 7:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bourn doubles.

Hit the ball between CF and LF. It looked like it would be single, but Bourn was smoothly and easily going to 2d.

by clack on Jun 16, 2009 7:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rangers with runners on 1st and 2d...

Wandy’s control isn’t good so far. The ump has squeezed him some…JD says Nelson, the ump, is contankerous and probably has a short fuse on hot nights.

by clack on Jun 16, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rangers score run a single to LF...

Erstad misplayed the ball which assured that the run would score.

by clack on Jun 16, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

not looking like a good night

for pitchers…offenses should score alot on the 98 degrees field

ump dont like stros

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

berkman walk

then pudge flies out…1 out 1 on

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 7:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

kaz

fouls out to third…PIECE OF $HIT!

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

erstad fouls out

OUR 7 and 8 HITTERS SUCK!!!

im in a real pissy move with my fantasy team after starting volstad vs BOS (had him benched then decided to give it a go) that combied with hamels not doing to well and wandy sucking it up and the ump sucking and Matsui back just makes me very mad…

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 7:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wandy

STOP GIVING UP HR’s!

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is just ugly

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

101 pitches

3 2/3 innings

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

fml

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

102 pitches in 4 IP

To the bullpen

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

PUDGE

Putting us on the scoreboard!!!

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Kaz,

I liked Kata and Maysonet better.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Erstad hits it right to Davis

2 down.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Alberto Arias in to relieve Wandy

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Miggy misses a sharp hit ball

Another inning off to an auspicious start.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Two ground balls breaks up the shot we had to get in this game

expletive deleted

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Matsui runs into shallow center field

to stab Andruw Jones’ grounder and throw him out easily.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Do it again Pudge

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Millwood

If you hadn’t potentially hurt yourself stabbing that ball, Pudge would have been out easily.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Arias, good.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the swagger with which Berkman recorded that 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.

by DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hello Jason Jennings

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is cruel

They’re using Jennings as the mop up guy against us…how humiliating.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pence with the GO

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3 outs and five runs is possible...right?

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course

maybe not tonight though

We’ll see

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least Byrdak is speeding this misery up for us

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why does Kinsler lead off for them?

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

YESSSSS

JD and Brownie are ragging on Wins and Saves!!!!

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was an interesting and insightful discussion

I wish JD would have addressed the question of how would not keeping track of individual pitcher’s wins and losses affect the starting pitchers outlook. Instead he shifted the topic to managerial decisions.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Astros ninth

Carlos Lee lead off walk

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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Berkman grounds into double play

Astros chances going away fast

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gone

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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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ASTROS LOSE 6-1

sad sad sad

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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Brutal

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How did Millwood look?

by ol Pete on Jun 16, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good

Lots of help from the guys behind him though. Nothing dominant.

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 DyingQuail on Jun 16, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Completely unrelated topic: Dontrelle Willis

What happened to Dontrelle Willis? from Superstar with the Marlins to a 2-year disaster with Detroit.

Here’s the latest on his downhill slide:

Struggling Detroit pitcher Dontrelle Willis will not make his next scheduled start, manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday.

Willis walked eight in 3 2/3 innings in a loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday, and has walked 18 in 11 innings over his last three starts. He’s 1-4 with a 7.49 ERA in seven starts.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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