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Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, Jun 6, 2009 6:05 PM CDT

Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, Jun 6, 2009 6:05 PM CDT



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Fri 06/05 WP: Mike Hampton ( - )
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9 - 1 win
Sun 06/07 1:05 PM CDT


Paul Maholm

#28 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates

6-2

225

L

L

Jun 25, 1982



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Paul Maholm 3-2 11 11 0 0 0 0 68.1 69 31 29 3 23 38 3.82 1.35


Roy Oswalt

#44 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

6-0

190

R

R

Aug 29, 1977



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Roy Oswalt 2-2 12 12 0 0 0 0 69.1 74 33 33 12 19 55 4.28 1.34

With this game representing a chance to climb out of the NL Central's basement, there's no one I'd rather have on the mound than the Wizard himself.



 

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low ball, too

in the middle of the plate, but (if I recall correctly) Hunter wasn’t hitting those very well last season. He’s really kicking ass this year.

Your friendly neighborhood Dreamshake mod.

by Only_A_Lad on Jun 6, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Roy in trouble already

LaRoche brothers lead off with hits and are at the corners with no outs.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 6:22 PM CDT reply actions  

pressure has to be on the Phillies’ manager to replace Lidge with Madden in the closer position.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Adam LaRoche with a blooper to LFer.

Another one of those Carlos Lee “I can’t get there” pop up turned hit.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Andy LaRoche singles.

It would have been nice if Tejada had shown more range…but the groundball was hit hard.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jack Wilson drives in another run with a double.

6-1 now. Astros chances in this game diminishing.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 6:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Every time I walk away

the pirates score three. I’d better stay put from here on out.

by AstroAndy on Jun 6, 2009 6:55 PM CDT reply actions  

Berkman can't come through though....hits a broken bat fly ball to LF.

Swing looked like one of Berkman’s classic homer swings…but obviously broken bat slows the ball off his bat.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Michaels out on medium depth flyball...

Michaels doesn’t strike me as a good pinch hitter. He seems to hit everything on the fly. And so far he mostly shows “warning track power.” He has hit into some bad luck, sure. But his results have been disappointing.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Michaels' futility wouldn't be so bad....

if Erstad were hitting well off the bench. But Erstad is struggling on offense too.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hawkins picks off Morgan at 2d.

Hawkins showing wiley veteran move. It was fun to watch.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

as I recall the move by Hawkins...

LeTroy made his glance toward 2d base, and Morgan apparently expected him to go back to his delivery and started to move farther from the bag. However, instead of going back to his delivery, Hawkins just started running straight at Morgan, who momentarily froze and then took off for 3d….Hawkins easily threw him out at 3d.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Erstad with initial out in 9th.

Bourn with 2d out flyball to foul territory.

by clack on Jun 6, 2009 8:48 PM CDT reply actions  

At what point do we start getting concerned about Roy O?

by AstroAndy on Jun 6, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions  

I did as soon as he signed up for World Baseball Classic

But I got to think he’ll do fine after the all star break, maybe before

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Jun 7, 2009 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

I've been worried since he blew up in the game against Japan.

The past few months are not reassuring. He’ll get better, though, I’m sure.

Your friendly neighborhood Dreamshake mod.

by Only_A_Lad on Jun 7, 2009 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

maybe Ausmus was a security blanket for Roy.

He definitely seems to be on a different page than Pudge sometimes. I don’t see any signs of injury. His velocity remains good. But his curveball comes and goes. That seems to be the biggest problem.

by clack on Jun 7, 2009 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think having Ausmus would fix Roy's curve.

Or improve his ability to hit the corners.

Your friendly neighborhood Dreamshake mod.

by Only_A_Lad on Jun 7, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

After reading the article on the game in the chronicle today...

it is clear that Roy’s problems are of the mental, rather than physical variety. What Roy describes is almost like getting the “yips,” in those two bad innings. I’m not sure what caused Roy’s lack of confidence or anxiety in those innings, it could be the perceived pressure of carrying the team or perhaps the continued frustration of bad luck. I get the feeling that Roy doesn’t have a lot of confidence in the pitching coach. He may not have confidence in Pudge, given their lack of experience together. So, I could see Ausmus as sort of security blanket for Roy when he got into trouble.

by clack on Jun 7, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

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