Washington Nationals at Houston Astros, Jul 10, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
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There is probably no one else I'd rather have on the mound in the game which the Astros are trying to get to .500 for the first time since April 7th than Roy Oswalt, and that's all that I have to say.
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why is blum starting against a left hander?
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
Blum should be resting up that hammy
He should sit on the bench next to Coop and give him managing advice.
UNLESS! they’ve done something with Keppinger because of them claiming coste.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I just asked Alyson on twitter
no…Keppinger has nothing to do with Coste. Keppinger is on the team. Not going anywhere.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nongame comments
Braves traded Francouer to Mets for Ryan Church. Mets fans outraged; Braves fans ecstatic
I watch Cardinals – Cubs game today. Albert Pujols is a team in himself. He’s worth 2 to 4 runs a game.Cardinals lineup is evolving into a monster. Absent injury , They’ll be tough to catch.
Cubs have missed Aramis Ramirez. He just came back from DL and his presence was felt. Derrek Lee is playing much much better than he did in April and May.
The real surprise was that Soraino is playing confused. He is being booed and ridiculed. I expect some kind of major blow-up with him farily soon.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions
Joe, you might want to check the fan post I made about the Francouer trade…I gave some humorous Mets’ fans comments.
I added a comment to your trade post
Copied in from Amazin Avenue on the Mets fans view. I was going to add a few from the over 150 comments so far on Amazin Avenue but Carlos Lee hit a homerun and I scampered back here
If Ihave time I’ll put a few Mets fans comments and a few Braves fans comments.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Berkman and Lee shoud have good night at the plate
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions
Astros go down in order...
I think picking up Olson was a good move for the Nats. He has great stuff. He also may have an attitude problem, though.
It ain't a problem
until he chokes someone
by AstroAndy on Jul 10, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cecil Cooper on pregame radio interview
was upbeat and praising his players.
He didn’t sound like the guy criticized on TCB and in the Chronicle
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:20 PM CDT reply actions
That’s good. Criticizing players publicly is the something a manager should only consider as an extreme last resort. Maybe this will help the team continue to gel and improve in the second half.
Ortiz and Coop meet for about 20 minutes before the game and apparently the air has been cleared.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Carlos Lee homers
1-0
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
On Blum
Radio just said Coop said he was going to start playing Blum against all kinds of pitchers once they got home. Didn’t say why.
And he gets a hit.
JD and Brown talking about fans booing Blum last night. I agree with them, it was kind of odd. You don’t hear that from Astros fans too often.
Your friendly neighborhood Dream Shake mod.
yeah…I agree. I felt like Blum was in the wrong place at the wrong time…in the sense that the Astros blew the first game and they were playing terribly in the second game at the time Blum got his double…fans saw some bad defensive plays by the Astros just prior…and they thought Blum wasn’t hustling and he bore the brunt of fan discontent.
by clack on Jul 10, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
semi-running catch on the foul line
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Michael Bourn Homerun
He runs faster on his triples
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
kid right behind home plate
in longhorns shirt is picking his nose. Quite vigorously, I might add.
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Bourn or Jason?
and I’m very sorry that you have to listen to him.
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Jason
Michelle Quintero sound about 10 years old.
by entropic soul on Jul 10, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
so Milo can't even get the regular players' wives on his broadcasts?
he has to rely on crappy bench players? Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Are you sure Mrs. Q isn’t just a dwarf or something? Because, for some reason, that’s what I always imagined.
Your friendly neighborhood Dream Shake mod.
One of those ladies' husbands
most likely will not be on the roster Sunday
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
But they are in charge of the Astros Wives Gala!!!!
by entropic soul on Jul 10, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Then it's settled
Mata back to Round Rock
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
"But he likes to play the field"
but the field doesn’t like him!
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GREAT THROW to Pudge
to nail Johnson at the plate
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
Michael Bourn made the throw
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Nationals scored a run that inning
We all forgot to mention it
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:03 PM CDT reply actions
That kid should really get his finger out of there
he’s going to hurt himself
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Since I am anti -bunt
I’ll say Oswalt’s bunt with two men on and no out is okay but only because he is a pitcher and likely would not have gotten a hit anyway (though Roy may have)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions
hey, I hate bunting
(“here, opponent, take my outs! No, I insist!”), but that’s a good situation for a bunt.
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Followed by a two run single by Michael Bourn
Good thing Bourn is playing tonight
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:11 PM CDT reply actions
Olson is a human waterfall
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions
maybe he shouldn't of worn long sleeves
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the sign of losing team
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
he has raised my expectations too high on run downs...
that wasn’t as good as his last two run downs. But I do like Brown’s description that Bourn looks like a punt returner on those plays.
NL central update:
STL 8 CHC 3 Final, PIT 2 PHI 3 Final, CIN 3 NYM 0 T9th, LAD 2 MIL 3 T6th.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
Dodgers take a 5-3 lead in the top of the sixth
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how much playing time Pence will get, now that we know the All Star...
roster. Victorino was voted in, and I assume he will play CF. Jayson Werth, a RFer, was added by Manuel to replace Beltran. (The Phillies now have all three of their outfielders on the NL All Star team.) There are a bunch of RFers on the NL all star team. Werth and Pence can also play CF in a pinch.
My guess is
Pence will be used as a pinch hitter.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
race to see who would trot the slowest...
Carlos Lee chasing a ball in the LF corner or Dunn coming around from 2d base to score.
Roy looks upset
could be serious hand injury
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions
Roy leaves the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
how did oswalt get hit on the hand?
following via gameday…..
I don't think was hit on the hand
May be a blister or bruise
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Roy's injury may explain the two doubles
Amazing the small difference between dominating and being domninated in baseball
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Just what I was thinking
Sampson has had three ineffective outings in a row
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Correctino
Sampson had 10 pitch inning last night
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm nervous
I find myself not trusting the bullpen in close situations. We are going for .500 after all
Earlier in the day, I referred to Murphy's Law (or Cooper's Law) striking in this series.
And now this fits the Murphy’s Law idea (Oswalt going down with a hand injury).
im extremely nervous about oswalt
I hope this isn’t going to be a DL thing and hope he’s fine to go after the break………..
It’s probably similar to Wandy’s blister early in the season in which case it’s a good thing it happened before the break so Roy can heal up
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
i had nightmares
of a broken hand, see ya for 6-8 weeks……
Nationals hitting Sampson
Line drive to Matsui followed by two singles to left so far
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions
Welcomed Strikeout
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we can blame Coop on this one the last several outing Sampson has not pitched well and Alberto Arias and Jeff Fulchino have.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Bases loaded
Two outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions
Single
Nationals take 5-4 lead
Sampson struggling (and noe leaving the game)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
FUCK THE NATIONALS!!!
Theres a reason this team has lost 59 games. Its not because they’re losing 2-1 games.
The Good News
We’ve moved ahead of the Cubs in the standings regardless of the outcome of this game.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
Cubs have 41 wins we have 42
Cubs game is final
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Check the losses
Cubs have 42 , Astros have 43
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
ya you're right
I was looking at wins not winning percentage
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers tied Dodgers 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions
Last time I bashed the bullpen for not doing its job
I got tore into
Good thing Tejada Berkman and Lee
did absofuckinglutely nothing against the shittiest bullpen I’ve ever seen. Fuck you don’t even have to try and the nationals will blow a game.
From Alyson's twitter page
Oswalt left the game with numbness in first two fingers of pitching hand as a result of previous at-bat. Not expected to miss any time.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions
Roy Oswalt injury
Numbness in two fingers; happened in his at bat
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions
He hit a man
Pull him Coop! Thats the philosophy right?
he’s just setting up the double play
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Blum just got away with a foul ball down the right field line
now he needs to make something happen.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 10, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions
Blum doubled
Close call at second
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions
Er nevermind..
Pinch hitter is next. damn
by entropic soul on Jul 10, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Intentional walk to Matsui
Keppinger to bat
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
Tie game
a little relief
Sac fly to left
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
michael still cant hit a slider in the fucking zone.
Another good throw by Bourn
Great catch and dive by Pudge to get the runner at the plate
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
Tejada singled
I vote NO BUNT
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions
Nationals did the bunt thing with a man on first and no outs in the top of the ninth
and did not score
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
part of the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
uh oh
Carlos Lee batting (Please hit it hard to the outfield and not a grounder)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Good chance this pitcher will hit Lee
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
Nationals changed their outfield for Carlos Lee
Screwed themselves around.
Tejada takes advantage and runs to second on the long fly
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
Blum Batting - Wild Pitcher- Two outs-bases Loaded
Let’s watch this
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
ASTROS WIN 6-5
Third hit of the ninth for Blum
Twin Heroes of the Game: Blum and Bourn
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
Third hit of the "night "
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers and Brewers in extra innings
Dodgers have bases loaded
one out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
GRAND SLAM DODGERS
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers lead 12-6 still batting in the tenth
Brewers fans are booing
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers load the bases - no outs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers win on a great over the head catch by Matt Kemp
12-8
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros in sole possession of
THIRD PLACE in NLCentral
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
I may be overly optimistic
but if things go right , Astros can be in second place at the all-star break
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions
Matt Kata drew the short straw
According to Footer’s Twitter:
Matt kata sent out to make room for coste on roster.
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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 Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
We decided that earlier in the thread
Jason Michaels and Humberto Quintero’s wives are in charge of Astros Wives Gala. They have to stay with the team.
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 10, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I truly, truly hope
That was what went into the decision making calculus.
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 Jul 10, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
one would think
they’d put one of the wives whose husband is more likely to stay with the team in charge of those things.
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Post Game Thread
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2009/7/10/945450/geoff-blums-walk-off-sends-the
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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 10, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions
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