Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins, Jun 19, 2009 7:10 PM CDT
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Kevin Slowey is a good young pitcher for the Twins, but I think the Astros offense holds the key for this series. Unlike against Texas, the Astros offense is not overmatched by this Twins lineup tonight. Specifically, the bottom three: Young, Gomez and Punto, are about as light hitting a trio as you'll find in any AL lineup. Now they may all hit the ball hard tonight and prove me to be a fool, but the odds are against it. If the Astros want to go home with a winning road trip, they must take at least 2/3 in Minnesota. If Houston can take advantage of the bottom of the lineup's relative weakness, and score some runs of our own, the series becomes that much more win-able.
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Al over at Bleed Cubbie Blue....
said the Twins’ team was the most fundamentally sound team he can remember seeing in 10 or 15 years. Apparently, the Twins don’t beat themselves, move runners over, execute well, etc. That was an interesting observation and makes me kind of curious to see the Twins.
dome baseball...
brings back memories
The Metrodome isn’t nearly as cool, though.
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steve sparks made an interesting statement about the metrodome (pre-game show)...
he said the pressure used to keep the dome inflated creates a very humid, heavy air. He said this allows the pitcher to get extra movement on his pitches. I presume his point is that the dome plays in the Twins’ pitching / defense focus.
fooled Kepp
strikes him out on a fastball high and tight. Might have been a tad off the plate, but so it goes.
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Michael Bourn
Stupidly goes for it, probably safe, but still stupid.
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Hey, DQ
y’all should do a Q&A with the Twins blog. I hear they’re nice in Minnesota, so they’ll probably accept.
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Bourn CS
good throw from Mauer. On the replay, it looks like Michael was able to avoid the tag, but the ump couldn’t see that.
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What kills me
Is that Bourn violated every rule of game theory and was about as public as possible in the fact that he was going to challenge Mauer’s arm. Why do it on the first opportunity?
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Because he's good and he made it.
That was a great throw too.
by entropic soul on Jun 19, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, Bourn made it
but it just didn’t work out. Shit happens.
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Yes
Why call your shot like that?
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
How could I have forgotten?
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Besides.. Bourn leads the league in steals, doesn't he?
They probably kinda figured he’d be stealing any chance he got.
by entropic soul on Jun 19, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Draft signings update, via twitter
http://twitter.com/alysonfooter
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my call for Mauer as AL MVP
is looking pretty good right now.
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This place looks so odd.
Never seen it before.
The camera angle behind the plate.. the turf between the bases.
well
it’s mostly weird because it’s so squarish. The field itself is pretty similar to the Astrodome (and to pretty much all of the old multi-purpose domes), but the square design makes the stands look weird to me.
But the dome had the turf between the bases, too. And, yes, that looks very strange.
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Don't remember much about the dome.
I was too young.
by entropic soul on Jun 19, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Tejada starts DP...
and it looked like he was taking his life in his hands when he jumped to avoid Morneau.
Justice just tweeted
That Berkman should back second, like Mauer is.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
PPPPUUUUUMMMMAAAA
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Slowey feels like an idiot right now
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
the Phillies had an embarassing play, pitching against the Blue Jays over the weekend.
pitcher walked Scutaro, and after Scutaro got to first he kept going and stole second. Utley and the shortstop weren’t paying attention and were away from the bag, and the pitcher didn’t see it.
They should make a Carlos Lee bust
but it should be made of chocolate and covered in gold foil.
Oh! Or made of chalupas and covered in foil.
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Young grounds into a fielders' choice
He’s very fast. And very crazy.
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And Kaz makes a fairly nice play
to grab a sharp grounder and end the inning.
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you
just don’t understand the value of having Q make lots of outs.
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Oh shit.
Why’d I think that was Q?
LOL
by entropic soul on Jun 19, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
because both kind of suck
and they love to do that unnecessary snap-throw thing.
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Kepp strikes out
wow. Twice in a game. Very out of character for him.
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and tejada strikes out, too
let’s not make it tough on Slowey or anything.
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Nice DP
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Of the 4-3 variety
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I love this conversation
JD is great.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Berkman walks again
the Astros are just so intimidating. Slowey can’t throw strikes. Except when he does, and then he strikes them out.
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I recall reading an article out of Minnesota a couple of years ago in which a sports writer argued that the Twins should trade for Pence. The article had some quotes from uncles/aunts or the like who said Pence wouldn’t mind coming back to Minnesota. Apparently, Pence’s mom and dad moved from Minnesota to Texas when he was young or something like that.
morneau hit a fly ball into foul territory
easily caught by lance.
Kubel hits a double in the RF-CF gap.
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smart, smart, smart play by Oswalt
catches the bouncer, then catches Kubel in the rundown.
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"there's a lot of whining"
geez, Brownie. Tell us how you really think.
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good lord I hate comcast
it seems that, whenever FSN comes back from commercial break, the signal breaks up for a few minutes.
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erstad right past punto
that’s what the Twins fans get for making fun of him.
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that was just sad
not a good attempt from erstad, and his slide seemed to stop about a foot from the bag. Gunned down easily.
Fuck you, coop.
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I've stopped trying to rationalize why Cooper does anything.
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To peel a number from the countdown to outdoor baseball sign.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
there's a sign in the metrodome
counting down the games until they move into the new stadium. JD’s number as a Twin was 44, so he gets to unveil the 44 sign.
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Roy's throw just about gave me a heart attack
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The Astros
In my life time, will never execute something that well.
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it's not the astro way
we shamble towards victory. It’s more fun that way.
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Yeah
Why make anything look easy?
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Perfect
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You have to respect that...
That’s baseball right there. Even though it gives them the flippin’ lead.
Honestly
that didn’t look like a strike to me.
I hate Mike Winters so freaking much.
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WHY FUCKING BUNT
GOD DAMMIT I HATE YOU COOP CUT THIS SHIT OUT
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Truth
And we have yet to really capitalize on it.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Partly because
Coop has decided to throw away outs on the basepaths.
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That's every night
As of late
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
He took a foul tip to the face early
But nothing serious…that I recall.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed that
It must of been when I was rummaging through the fridge for a solid five minutes…only to come away with nothing.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Revelations from Dolan:
Miggy talks to himself, swings at lots of pitches out of the zone.
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Insider info
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
the interviews really really suck this year.
“What was your favorite team growing up, Carlos”
“Didn’t really have one. Maybe the Mets. Sure.”
“Thanks, Carlos.”
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well, damn
that one looked good off the bat. Carlos certainly thought so.
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This is not a good idea
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PHEW
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that worked because Roy is the freaking wizard
not because it was smart
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and I'm sayin' that, if you're playing the numbers
it’s just not a good idea.
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just run expectancy
http://www.tangotiger.net/RE9902.html
You’re increasing the expected runs by about .2. The likelihood of a DP really isn’t that great, so I suspect it doesn’t work out in the defense’s favor. Maybe it works with a guy like Oswalt, but I doubt it.
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and the likelihood of a DP is accounted for in the numbers
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That's a darn handy chart
I knew outs were valuable, but that’s a really great way to see just how valuable they are.
Has anybody shown it to Coop?
maybe
but he certainly didn’t take it to heart.
Yeah, it’s cool stuff. It’s part of why one of Bill James’ commandments is “Thou shall not intentionally walk thine opponents’ hitters.”
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Roy might have gone for the K in that situation.
With 2-2 count, he clearly went for the inside pitch to try and get the ball up the middle.
great defensive play by morneau
bagwell-esque on the turf.
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"He's only hitting .358 against lefties
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mauer over wood seems like the right decision now
doesn’t it?
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Was it Wood
or Prior?
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Kepp HR!!!
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Alyson Foot via twitter
Keppinger goes deep…wasn’t expecting that one. Astros down 3-2 in the eighth.
Great minds, or something like that, huh?
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
That's an interesting proposition
I’ll look up his IP address.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Footer*
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
RHP with excellent command as the SP
Not a good start for the man to begin with.
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by Stephen Higdon on Jun 19, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
though Bill James has attempted to do so.
And he said Pence has the best RF arm in the majors.
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SUCK
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Even fat boy gets 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.
I'm pretty sure he closed his eyes before he tried to catch the ball
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Dear Roy
I know you were staying in, going for the win, but I decided to crap all over it.
Love,
Jason Michaels
by AstroAndy on Jun 19, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I just know the good guys are going to score twice in the next inning.
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Screw you Delmon Young
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the last few innings there
made this one of those games that hurts way more than one loss should hurt. And it’s even worse given how recent the 3-error game was. Man.
So does anyone think Michaels is going to give
the Bradley “so sue me” response?
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