Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, Jul 1, 2009 9:05 PM CDT
by Stephen Higdon on Jul 1, 2009 9:00 PM CDT
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Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, Jul 1, 2009 9:05 PM CDT
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High number of 1-0 games today in NL
Mets 1 Brewers 0
Reds 1 D’backs 0
Dodgers 1 Rockies 0
and in a current game in the 7th inning Cardinals lead the Giants 1-0
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants have bases loaded - Sandoval up on ESPN
by ol Pete on Jul 1, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I certainly hope they score at least 2
4 or more would be nice too
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sandoval Ks and Wainwright never threw a strike
by ol Pete on Jul 1, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-1 on sac fly
2 outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bourn
seems very vulnerable to breaking stuff down and inside. That seems to be the #1 way he strikes out.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was ugly
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walter Silva struck out 8 batter in 17 innings this year
struck out Bourn and Tejada to start this game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pudge got new catcher gear
all red
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD with the blues brothers reference.
“Country AND Western.”
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Homerun Padres Alphonso
Almost clocked a kid playing in a sandbox
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alfonzo is the correct spelling
Padres 1 Astros 0
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right on the head.
ouch
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Moehler came close to hitting Eckstein in the face
that was scary
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MLB network today
They had a look in of the Padres ballpark this afternoon and there was about an 8 or 9 year old kid taking batting practice. Joe Magrane – that’s David Eckstein
by ol Pete on Jul 1, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is it
that a player that is so shitty – he can’t hit or field well at all – be at the center of so many bad moments for the Astros?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How is it?
rather
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eckstein is a winner
He ‘s a pain to play against, but he helps his teams win. Wasn’t he the shortstop on Angels team that went to the World Series then was on a Cardinals team that went to and maybe won the World Series??
(I’ll research tha tbold assertion now)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
World Series MVP
He was a member of the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), as well as the 2006 Champions, the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was selected 2006 World Series MVP.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correlation
Does not imply causation.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shortstop is a key position
I didn’t put in the part where he lead the AL in Grand Slam homeruns the year Angels made it to World Series
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you 2002
He was good then, but 2006 Eckstein was below replacement level in offense and defense.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Below replacement value is okay
if you can be World Series MVP
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just remember
Eckstein’s stupid stupid stupid billion pitch walk that brought Pujols to the plate in 2005. I’ll never forget that guy.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tejada singled . Then Carlos Lee drove him in
Berkman on third
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros getting to Silva second time through the lineup
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YEAH
I’d take Eckstein over our current 2nd baseman anyday. And would love to have him as our number 2 hitter. it would make our lineup very deep and still productive
by Rhombus67 on Jul 1, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Broadcasters mentioned that Astros picked up German Duran
off waivers from Texas Rangers. He had an appendectomy and is immediately put on the DL by Astros. Here are his stats. He had a good AA season two years ago, with 22 HRs. He is a utility infielder, 25 years old. I am guessing there must be something the Astros’ scouts like, which doesn’t show up in the numbers.
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros have bases loaded 2outs
Kaz Matsui batting
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RBI 1B
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by Stephen Higdon on Jul 1, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Infield single _RBI
3-1 Astros
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A great stop by the SS
Otherwise another run scores
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by Stephen Higdon on Jul 1, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
San Diego's defense
Falls apart.
5-1 Good guys.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6-1
Hit post too soon
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BEST. PLAY. EVER.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Padres give Astros run run run
3 runs score on two bad throws!
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone else must have the circus theme going this season as well…
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG, 3 runs score on fielding screw ups by Padres...
I wondered why Headley had been playing the outfield earlier in the series. Headley was supposed to be a good 3d base prospect…but obviously his defense is better in the OF.
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't remember the last time
I saw three runs score on an infield hit.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't it be
Two errors though? Moehler shouldn’t have gotten the hit with the error by the first baseman.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that only one error can be assigned to a play.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess so
Since there’s only one error for them Padres right now. But Moehler doesn’t have a hit either.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Error was on Headley's throw
No error on the throw to the plate that got by the catcher
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eitherway
3 runs are on the board, regadless of whether the the pitcher’s ERA is going to explode or not.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astros pitchers having good time batting in this series
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cardinals Won 2-1 in ten innings
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SUCK
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When was the last time
the Astros scored six in an inning???
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi saylinara
it’s been too long since you last graced these pages
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually never watch the games
anymore. I try to catch the box score every morning though. Since the west coast games are later, I actually had some time to sit down and watch and this game was too comedy of errors not to talk to anyone about it. I’ll probably disappear for another year after this game though… :)
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For you newcomers (and I hope I'm right on this )
saylinara designed the Wandilicious t-shirt (and maybe came up with the term Wandilicous)
How accurate was that ?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I came up with the term
But I definitely used it the most. Hell, I loved Wandy before most people even thought he’d spend a full year in the majors. I have a weird attachment to low-level pitchers.
I still have the t-shirt in my closet though, heh.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want one of those shirt
I may have to do one of those customized Astros shirts from the mlb store
by AstroAndy on Jul 1, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had the money
I’d get a jersey that said Wandilicious, but I think there are too many letters :(
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can get a custom T-shirt for $30, with up to 12 letters (Wandilicious is 12 letters!).
And the last time I checked, the following coupon code got you 25% off:
REAWATWEN5
They come in Cooperstown Orange, Black, and Brick Red
I don’t mean to sound like a company shill, but I’ve had my eye on it for a while now and have been wanting to do the Wandilicious thing myself.
by AstroAndy on Jul 1, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish Saylinara or rastronomicals could post a picture of the
Wandilicious shirt
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a picture of me wearing it
if that matters to anyone. But I don’t have the logo on this computer anymore. It’s been a long time since I made that. I might have it on my old computer, but I wouldn’t be able to find out until the weekend.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried googling it
but it kept suggesting that what I was really looking for was some woman named “Wendilicious”.
by AstroAndy on Jul 1, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Google-fu FTW
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Sweet memories
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew Sutton
Now a MLB player.
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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 Jul 1, 2009 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good luck to him
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mentioned the pick up of German Duran in an earlier post. This blog in the Dallas Morning News makes it sound like the Rangers are pissed because they were only a couple of hours away from clearing him through waivers and keeping him in their system. Apparently he was a high school star in Fort Worth, and the comments on that blog are surprisingly negaitive about the Rangers’ decision on Duran. Not directly related to Sutton, but I thought it was interesting that Rangers’ fans complained a bit about the Astros picking him up.
Sutton, by the way, has a good OPS for Louisvilled (.885).
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like the Rangers are trying to play
it as though they couldn’t wait for his appendectomy recovery, but then they replaced with a guy that they sent to AAA… Almost sounds like there was some other problem they’re trying to cover up.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Berkman long out to left
that came this close to being a homerun
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
web gem nominee?
nice catch by hairston
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 1, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT
I don’t know if anyone here is interested, but I was at Moehler’s last start at MMP last Thursday and took a lot and lot of pictures that’s on my flickr account here.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 10:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where were your seats?
I try to get box seats when I take my camera. The angle on your pictures look like one level from that . I’l try that next time
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Club seats, actually
7th row. I had to stop taking pictures in the middle of the game because four ex-frat boys came and plopped down in front of me. But I was able to rearrange for Valverde, since I had no pictures of him at all, even from previous games. I liked the seats, because the box seats tend to be too flat for getting good pictures of the players, especially if you aren’t one of the first few rows. Usually I’ll try and get good pictures of the park when i’m sitting in the box seats.
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
puma like quickness
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD is upset with the ump on that ball four to Gonzalez.
I think he is right.
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That walk was a strikeout if I was umpire
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 10:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty nice play by Matsui...
I thought that ball was trouble…but he caught up with it easily.
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 10:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bourn calls timeout in the middle of his at-bat
because his belt buckle came undone
by AstroAndy on Jul 1, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bourn had a pretty wild swing and miss on strike 3
the ball was so far off target it went somewhere near the wall….not sure why Bourn didn’t run.
by clack on Jul 1, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astros have been held hitless
in 7 of the first 8 innings.
Thank goodness for that one big inning.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is pitching???
Maybe I’m blind but I don’t recognize the name at all…
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Fulchino
started the year in AAA, done well since.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
J.D. keeps purposefully mis-saying Cla Meredith’s name, and it’s funny every time
by AstroAndy on Jul 1, 2009 11:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Erstad out-gritted Eckstein down the line.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 1, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Erstad scores on a sacrifice fly
by Matt Kata
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ASTROS WIN 7-1
One big inning makes this look like an easy win.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 1, 2009 11:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Even without the comedy of errors
We would have had three or four runs. Good job Moehler!!!!
by saylinara on Jul 1, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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