Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, Jun 5, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
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Arias was taken to the hospital
after getting hit in the head while playing catch.
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relatively quick inning
Hampton got a pretty generous call for that strike out, though.
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Maysonet gets another hit.
Grounder up the middle…an approach he has taken quite often so far. He keeps showing it was a good idea to call him up.
2 out hits.... Happened in each inning of this game so far.
Astros seem to get more than their share of them. I wonder if there is a way to tweak the lineup to avoid that? If I were manager, I would probably run the numbers on that to find out.
Astros should use Hampton as pinch hitter
I said it last game he pitched and I say it again. He has nine hits so far this year and looks good at the plate
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Sac fly by Keppinger scores Hampton.
He almost got 2 RBI, Bourn went to 3d on the sac fly, and he aggressively thought about going all the way home. But Pirates got the ball in quickly.
If only the sac bunt had worked
we’d be out of the inning with no runs.
Where is small ball when we need it?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
by bwhite2323 on Jun 5, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Humorous and sad at the same time
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Very EFFICIENT inning for the Astos
2 base runners, 2 runs.
What’s up? Is the moon full or something?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Adam LaRoche was very unhappy with McLouth trade.
He had some scathing criticism for the Pirates front office. Anonymous players in the Pirates’ clubhouse were running down the players the Pirates got in return. I wonder how that affects the Pirates’ team psyche.
The fans in Atlanta
are moaning too. Nobody seems particularly pleased.
The Pirates probably got the better end of the deal, but some year they are going to have to break out of their seemingly perpetual “rebuilding” phase!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Quintero had an exuberant grin
after a bloop single that at least two Pirates could have caught but didn’t
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:14 PM CDT reply actions
Hampton really hammered the first pitch
but foul.
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Well, damn!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
The moon IS full!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Update on Alberto Arias
Alberto Arias, who was experiencing mild concussion-like symptoms after being struck in the head by a thrown ball during batting practice Friday, is listed as day-to-day after a CT scan showed no abnormalities.
Astros general manager Ed Wade said Arias might have been temporarily blinded by the sun because Minute Maid Park’s retractable roof was open. Rodriguez didn’t have an explanation.
“I was playing catch with him and he missed the ball,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t know what happened.”
Arias spent about three minutes on the ground being checked out by team medical personnel before being driven off the field. He was taken to The Methodist Hospital for tests but returned to the ballpark in time for Friday’s game against the Pirates.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions
I would expect that Arias
will find a huge oversized glove in his locker tomorrow.
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Or a big wide paddle
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Another baserunning statistic
Carlos Lee singled to left . Came within10 feet of having a double but is out at second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:31 PM CDT reply actions
Hunter Pence stranded at third abse
as Lee made the third out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Carlos Lee out on another
baserunning blunder. Who the #$!%! is letting this man ever go more than one base per batted ball?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Michael Bourn, on the other hand
may be the most improved player in the majors.
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Michael Bourn / Brad Lidge trade
looking a lot better this year than it did last year
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions
I thought Lidge was done for Houston
but would be effective somewhere else. Looks doubtful now. Albert Pujols ruined him forever, perhaps.
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Lidge had a perfect season last year
I think he is over the Pujols thing
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Only his therapist knows for sure :)
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
I think Lidge has a tendency to get off the track, in terms of mechanics...
from time to time. And when he does, he can have a poor string of games. When he is in a groove, though, he is among the best pitchers around.
Hampton out of the sixth
and gets a quality start. Plus, he can hit, too.
Wonder if he can manage?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
funny how Hampton was all but lefft for dead a couple of weeks ago.
anonymous scouts were being quoted as saying Hampton didn’t have any physical ability left. In his last two starts, he has been great. You look at his stuff tonight, and it is crisp.
Blum hit one to within inches of the RF wall
but threw his bat down in disgust right after he hit the ball-did he really know?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
I noticed the same thing.
He must have known he didn’t get all of it, but maybe it came closer to going out than he thought.
Two things
1. Blum knew his ball was not long enough immediately even though it was a yard away from a homerun
2. Berkman went to second on the fly – almost another a baserunning statistic but actually made it in plenty of time
then as i typed he stole third!!!! (I recall him being caught at least twice recently trying for third)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:45 PM CDT reply actions
Berkman runningamok on the basepaths
2 improbable stolen bases!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
It's fun!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Q surprised the crap out of the Pirates.
They thought maybe a suicide squeeze, but he hit the crap out of that ball.
That's no cheapie
Quintero doubles off right center wall
Berkman and Maysonet socre
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:47 PM CDT reply actions
Make that "Qunitero tripled"
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Now Q hits and Maysonet scores
along with Berkman -the moon is indeed full!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Announcers were really impressed wtih Maysonet's base running.
But, given the limitations of television, I couldn’t really see it well.
I didn’t see the jump he got, but I was surprised when I saw how far along the basepath he was when the Pirates were throwing the ball in
announcers said he was
full speed all the way
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Hampton Sac fly on 3-0 count
5-1 Astros
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions
JD pointing out that Hampton
got the green light on a 3-0 pitch
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
it's probably partly a sample-size thing
but Bourn is really hammering (relatively, anyways) lefties this season. Good to see.
http://www.fangraphs.com/splits.aspx?playerid=6387&position=OF&page=2&split=lr&type=full
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Bourn again!
Hallelujah!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Article up on Astros.com
says Pudge and Wandy think he’s tipping his curveball so that other teams can sit on it and wait for a fastball.
sweet
are we going to get to see a Dempster move from Wandy?
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JD said Wandy wasworking
with Pudge and Romero on that during BP before the game
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
JD for manager
I mean it….
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
About the 3 inning or so of that game...
JD said, “It’s like the Rockies have detected something his Wandy’s mechanics and they are able to wiat for the curveball.” Maybe JD should be coaching or managing.
Carlos Lee batting with 2 outs and bases loaded
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions
GOOD THING _ GRAND SLAM
9-1
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
AndCarlos Lee puts
the game out of reach – Grand Slam!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Is this the biggest inning of the year for the Astros?
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
The clicking sounds
are all of the TV sets being turned off in Pittsburgh…..
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Keppinger at short
i wasn’t paying attention. How did he do?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
I can't recall that he had more than 1 or 2 chances.
Keppinger isn’t a good defensive shortstop, based on his Cincy days.
The efficiency continues
7 of 8 baserunners score!
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
What will get more air time on ESPN tonight?
Astros offense or Yankees game rained out?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions
Astros, of course.
They need to talk about how Roy, Lance, Pence, and Lee are all going to be traded to Boston or either NY team.
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I read some national writer a week or so back
talking a about trades that must be made .
Every one of them were players going to Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Cubs, Phillies or Braves
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The Lakers
"Lee, a drive to left field. Here comes Pence from second trying to score. The throw to the plate and Pence is … safe! Now a quick throw to first and they get Lee on the force – that’s 7 to 2 to 3 for those of you at home keeping score….."
Cubs beat Reds
Brewers beat Braves
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
that reminds me
I made this a while back, but have yet to use it.
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I'm laughing
those were the good ol’ days
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Bat Bang, Glove Pop
Fulchino had no time to think on that line drive – lucky catch -and lucky he wasn’t killed
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions
it's bill spiers's birthday!
and Matt Bullard’s!
and also Russ Ortiz’s.
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Pleasant score update
Rockies lead Cardinals 8-1 in the seventh
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
Now 11-1
and Rockies still batting in the seventh
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently the Astros all read moneyball last night
and decided it was a good idea to take some pitches.
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ASTROS WIN 9-1
Playing like we hoped they would
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 5, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
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