Astros lose Silver Boot as Wandy loses control of game early
by Evan Hochschild on Jun 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT
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PrintIt was a frustrating night all in all for our Astros tonight. Kevin Millwood was great- striking out six in seven innings. He looked like an ace tonight. Going into the game, I was skeptical of him. He doesn't have great stuff, and he doesn't strike guys out. He sure made our hitters look foolish tonight though. Wandy Rodriguez couldn't match his performance, not by a long shot. He was erratic, not locating his pitches well, and allowed three home runs. A scuffling Rangers offense got the revitalizing tonic they needed tonight in the Astros lefthanded starter.
After Pudge Rodriguez got the Astros on the board in the fifth inning, no runners would cross home plate for the remainder of the game. Alberto Arias continued to impress, striking out three in as many innings. Jason Jennings was likewise as impressive in finishing out the final two innings for Texas.
This loss puts the Astros at 2-2 through four games of their nine game road trip. The Diamondback pitchers, save Dan Haren, made Houston's offense look good. It's like sitting next to an ugly person and thinking yourself better looking by comparison. Jon Garland and Billy Buckner are the two dudes with guts wearing Members Only jackets that boost your self esteem. A trip to Arlington used to mean facing a staff of those kind of stuck in the 80s homely guys. Not the case anymore. Ranger pitchers may not be top notch, but they're above Members Only quality.
Texas will go for the series win tomorrow, after clinching the Silver Boot tonight. Russ Ortiz for the block.
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I got home just in time for the post game show...Hampton DL'd.
He has groin injury. Backe will make the game 3 start against the Rangers. Ugh. That could become very ugly. When Allyson Footer mentioned it on the post game show, she unintentionally grimaced, talking about Backe getting the start.
I wonder if there has ever been a starter who has inspired so little confidence in either his organization or fans.
I mean, the problem is that you have to find a starting pitcher who is utterly awful, but not awful enough for the team to stop using him entirely.
The only man I can think of is Backe’s spiritual Astros predecessor: Jose Lima (in his final season in Houston, at least. After they moved into MMPUS).
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ask a Rangers fan...
I would think they have a lot of experience in this area
by Evan Hochschild on Jun 16, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
and then there was
Jason Jennings; and Woody Williams at the end.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 17, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
tough
tough first game tho just like in AZ it was tough first game…maybe we win next 2 just like ARZ…anyway i wish backe wud stay in pen…call up a AAA arm…
Ortiz tommorow – kinda exceited…hope he continues streak…
note to Pence – ANYTHING ABOVE CHIN DONT SWING AT!!! (i know its tempting and i can c y u do it (i also go for high pitches) but at 90 MPH its hard to hit)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
Oh no
not the boot. Tell me we didn’t lose the boot. Noooooo.
This is, after maybe the Rays-Marlins and O’s-Nats series, probably the saddest annual interleague series in existence.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jun 16, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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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 Jun 16, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
What happened to Tuesdays's Game thread?
I cannot find it. I’m going to feel really dumb if it’s right there. I’ll check again.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 17, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions
I took it off of the front page just to clear space
Here’s the link to it though:
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/33775/ingame
I guess I should leave a longer shelf life for them than an hour after game time, though.
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 Jun 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
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Cincinnati
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27 | 20 | .574 | 0 | Won 2 |
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St. Louis
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26 | 22 | .541 | 1.5 | Won 1 |
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Pittsburgh
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23 | 24 | .489 | 4 | Won 3 |
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Houston
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22 | 25 | .468 | 5 | Lost 2 |
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Milwaukee
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19 | 28 | .404 | 8 | Lost 2 |
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Chicago
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15 | 32 | .319 | 12 | Lost 12 |
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