Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, Jul 16, 2009 9:10 PM CDT
by DyingQuail on Jul 16, 2009 9:00 PM CDT
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Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, Jul 16, 2009 9:10 PM CDT
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4 game series vs Dodgers @ Dodger Stadium
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Houston Astros Thursday, Jul 16, 2009, 9:10 PM CDT Mostly clear. Game time temperature around 80.
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This may the first line up that I've seen all season that I haven't been able to launch one snarky complaint at. Has Coop rolled over a new leaf?
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oh Randy...
well you came and you gave some good innings,
But Drayton sent you away,
Oh, Randy….
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like
Manny’s dreads got longer during his vacation.
by timmy_ on Jul 16, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little nervous about pitching to Manny in this game.
First game back home. He got a thunderous ovation when the starting rotation was announced. He seems to have big days in these situations.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
This is the kind of game Manny will hit a homerun to celebrate the moment
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The NL West is full of good pitchers' ballparks"
“except Colorado… and Arizona.”
So… only 3/5 are pitchers’ ballparks.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2/5
San Francisco is a hitters’ park, too.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I love JD…. but he didn’t think before making that comment
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Keppinger and Matsui
I think I would have switched these two. Matsui is coming around with the bat
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice play, Hunter. Is Pence the anti-Manny?
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought of Vlad as the anti-Manny
(Manny: patient, deliberate at the plate vs. Vlad: grip-it-and-rip-it; same results for both, generally)
And the Vlad comparison was brought up yesterday for Hunter, so… yeah, it kinda makes sense.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why isn't there a wall at the backstop?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good play from Hunter
(not really “tremendous,” Brownie).
See, that’s what I was talking about in the ASG.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
best part of ASG:
McCarver calling Hawpe a “good defensive RF”
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, let's not take any pitches or anything.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that ones on cruz
Cruz shuda signaled to him to slide…tejada wuda been safe…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was I the only one steamed about...
Ryan Howard getting the nod over Hunter? He was pretty much guaranteed to hit a home run or strike out. His average is below .260. Hunter can at least get a single if he doesnt go deep.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it was necessarily a baseball decision. probably a combination of favortism by Manuel and the desire to let Howard bat in his hometown.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im steamed
at manuel…wasnt suprised at the decision…Manuel calling on his own Philly to PH…Manuels an idiot…sorta like Cooper, he refused for a while to bat Ibanez 5th bcz he wanted to break up Righties and Lefties…i disagree with that Shit so much these days ESPECIASLLY with Pence and Blum!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it wasn't really a surprise
There were 3 position players left: Sanchez, Pence and Howard. Either of the first 2 would have been a better choice. Had it been 0 or 1 outs I would have been ok with Howard up there but not with 2 outs. You got 2 men in scoring position and you have to score there. Ryan Howard strikes out way too much to go up in that situation.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice play by Matsui...
that’s the kind of play that I can see someone putting their back out.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
baseball tonite
cud have all there webgems just from this game…really good plays so far…
both dodger plays prolly better but still great defense by both teams
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn
that would’ve been a homer at MMP.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
lovin matsui these days…thats a HR in my book…missed by less than an inch
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why I would have batted Matsui second
Double to lead off the third
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder
if Coste is going to get any starts any time soon.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
understatement of the month
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sell high
if possible on matsui
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
now
is not “high” for Mastui.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Need
to get him home and it’s gonna be hard with 1 out and Wandy coming up
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does the C and Z key not work for anyone else on this thread?
The page goes to the top when I hit either one.
by ol Pete on Jul 16, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
works fine for me
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
check your computer keyboard?
I can recall strange things happening a long time ago with threads…not lately though.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
persisted through a restart
shot out the TCB cookies and restarted again and now it works
by ol Pete on Jul 16, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cooper
does he think when he does lineups?
even tho Q might be the personal catcher of wandy (not even sure bout that) Coste is a .300 career hitter vs Lefties…and 100 Points higher OPS vs lefties than righties…
Wuda had Coste in there tonite
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I get the impression that Cooper wants to use Coste mostly as a PHer. But he might add more value as a starter every once in awhile.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sux
can we sumhow get the majors to allow Q to play Def and Coste to hit for him? not liking Q right now…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs, Brewers Win
Reds lose
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is it me
or is wandys strikezone smaller than wolfs? (not batting) (just how the umpire calls it)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This umpire
has a very creative definition of the low-outside part of the strikezone.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that first pitch to furcal
actually looked like a ball to me…called strike…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed that Wolf was getting some low outside calls…maybe Wolf just uses that quadrant more than Wandy.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wandy strikes out the side
8=9=1, but still…
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that good
for us so far…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever wonder what became of Jason Hirsh?
He is at AAA Colorado Springs… 6.22 ERA in 89 innings.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what yall think
of taveras and hirsh for jennings…ended up bust for both…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but Taveras sucks
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bucholz turned out to be a good reliever
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tru
not jsut good, but real good…forgot bout him
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah except for Buchholz, Rockies didn’t get as much as they wanted out of trade. And we know how Jennings turned out.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn't he coming off a season ending injury last year?
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think so
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoltz strike zone rears its ugly head again
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Berkman walks
not sure if anyone mentioned this but today is his 10 year anniversary of his MLB Debut (vs Tigers) Congrats Puma!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody wondering where we'd be if we got Wolf instead of Hampy?
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
im confident in saying
1st place in our division
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or at least
within a game
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wolf's been worth 1.3 WAR
compared to Hampton’s 1.0. So… probably no better, really.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds good to me
We’d have 3 solid guys 1-2-3 with 2 lefties. Oh what could have been.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
am i fallin asleep here?
or is miggy at 3-2? he took 3 pitches?
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tejada may have made that play
Matsui running wrong direction
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats what I was thinking
still may have beat it but oh well
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
re: manny and cheering
he was loudly booed at Miller Park and had a bunch of hits including a HR that I thought was an easy fly out.
by ol Pete on Jul 16, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's built his whole career
around an attitude of “I don’t give a shit what you think, I’m awesome.” Somehow, he strikes me as one of those guys who could thrive on a crowd’s hate.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that,
and he’s just so disciplined that I doubt it really matters to him.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wandty wins that matchup
Manny strikes out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn
nvm, the ump loves outside corner…i guess whoever said that wolf just pitches there more is right…i guess wandy just picked that up too…keep pitching outside (of course as i type this a pitch that looked like a strike for this ump was called a ball)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kemp
strikes me with almost as much fear as manny does. don’t like facing him with runners on base
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hes one OF
id want the stros to get…i know its impossible but if we had to acquire one OF he be the first (then markakis)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very nice work to get out of that
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i remember
a year or 2 ago Kemp was supposedly on the trading block. The Dodgers didn’t like his attitude or something.
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile
What does everyone think of Tejada’s future? We gonna resign him for 3rd and allow Manzella to man SS next year or just let him walk?
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Depends on the cost
as well as CJ’s progression at Round Rock. Obviously Manzella isn’t the SS of the future so hed just be a stop gap anyways. I think if we can get Miggy to move to 3rd and take a 1yr 5MM? contract, he’ll be back.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unknown...
I could see either scenario happening. If Chris Johnson was showing a lot of promise, I think the scenario might change. But he still looks far from a star ML player.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy shit
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
QUINTERO _ HITTING HERO
Homerun
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe I should say Quintero is a useless hitter more often.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad you were wrong
That homerun made me happy.
I did not think homerun off the bat but the centerfielder Kemp barely moved and I said, Whatt???? -ohh
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think
coste put q’s jersey on and added a lil stache
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Spotlight Q
Like to see us get a run when you least expect it.
As for the left side of the infield next year …. Chris Johnson seems like a dud to me. He obviously could still progress but you can’t put any kind of stock into him. From what I hear … Manzella is an Everett… which might not be a bad stop gap for 3 or 4 years until hopefully Jiovanni Mier comes up and is the real deal. But besides CJ, Manzella, Tejada and/or Keppinger & Blum there really aren’t many options.
Long shot … but I have always been a fan of Jack Wilson and would love to see him at SS and Tejada at 3rd next year. But that would probably cost too mch money
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love watching cap'n Jack play
he and Sanchez are a great duo too
by ol Pete on Jul 16, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Johnson seems like a dud to me.
Probably. Strikes out too much, doesn’t walk at all. Still, anything’s possible.
From what I hear … Manzella is an Everett
I think people throw around Everett’s name too much. Manzella is reportedly a good fielder, but not Everett-like.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice
just as good as a k, I guess
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well, no
since Hudson moved up
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whats the 3rd base FA market look like?
Anyone decent that would play for cheap?
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
right now?
no
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was gonna post b4 the last out
that wandy will get out of the inning without any runs given up
got 1 out, nor furcal up?
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uh oh
asking for trouble when you walk guys before Manny
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hell yeah!!!
I thought miggy was going to throw high or wide though
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ask for a DP and you shall have it.
It’s magic Wandy.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
winner winner chicken dinner!
wooooooooo!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
GDP!
Tejada with another gag-inducing throw, though.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you almost wonder if that throw in the resumed game got in Tejada’s head. Now everytime he makes that DP throw it looks shaky.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DOUBLE PLAY to end the inning
Tejada throws high to first again, but Lance pulls it in
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3B Free Agents
Adrian Beltre, Chone Figgins & Joe Crede are about it.
Would love to have a Bourn – Figgins top of the order. But again … don’t think we’re gonna spend the money needed to get a player like that
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
honestly guys
i still want teh stros to ship tejada off for a prospect or 2…even if we within 3 games…face it…his offense aint gonna get better than it is now, in fat itll prolly be much worse, and his defense is terrible…rather go keppinger the whole year with 2 more prospects even if we in the hunt…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you're not going to get anything
for three months on Tejada. Nothing significant, anyways.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im aware
im saying even 2 midlevel prospects (which i think is possible)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah...that's not worth it.
you pretty much destroy the Astros season and send ticket sales into the toilet. Justice quoted Astros players as saying this team would fall apart internally if Tejada was traded. May or may not be true.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DIDNT KNOW THAT
if its tru, then no i wud not want to trade him for garbage, only a real good deal id want to trade him then!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wesley's first job was baseball.
That shouldn’t surprise us, since he was, what, 13 when he was drafted, right?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
isnt he
from the dodgers org.
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
rule 5 pick. Heck hired one of the Dodgers’ scouts (same dude who scouted Mier, I think), and he thought highly of Wesley.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
another reason to like Heck
im a fan of wright
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wandy - 87 pitches
he prolly goes out for one more Inning…anyone think cooper lets him go 2 more innings…assuming he throw less than 20 pitches this inning?
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mt. Rushmore of Astros baseball
not to get all ESPN on all of y’all, but that would actually be a fairly interesting question: Who were the Astros’ four best players?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta go
3 killer b’s…biggio bags and berkman…last one wud be very tuf…anyone think oswalt goes up there?
or niekro? ryan? wynn? dierker? jose lima :)?
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, Lima's certainly on the Rushmore of Astros' characters
Oswalt has been, throughout his career, the best pitcher the Astros have ever had, so he seems like a good choice.
Ryan is most associated with the Astros, so there’s a good argument to be made there.
Wynn, Cruz, Cedeno, and (oddly enough) Biggio belong on the Astros’ Rushmore of Fantastic Hitters Who Were Totally Ignored in Their Primes.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Rushmore of Astros hitters…I definitely like Cedeno on that one….good call
Pitchers: Oswalt, JR Richard, Dierker, and it’s a tossup between Niekro and Mike Scott for me
I feel like, when it comes to Nolan Ryan, the Astros are the less attractive, sure thing girl that he’d ditch in a second if the hot chick from Arlington gave him a call. Although he was great, I gotta admit feeling like he’s rejected us a few too many times to put him on my Rushmore.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I"m going with Mike Scott…he was my first live Astros game, after all.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly belongs on the Rushmore of
Utterly Fantastic Seasons
Biggio’s ‘97, Bagwell’s ‘94, Scott’s ‘86, maybe Clemens’ ’05, too.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let wandy pitch the CG
Bullpen will come in and blow it and cost wandy a W.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
didn't we already have this discussion of the bullpen
in the BPro thread today?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Tejada brings a lot to this team that is not seen. If the price is right … would love to see him back here next year at third base.
I attribute Tejada’s season this year to just him making adjustments. If you look at the majority of ball players that play for many years and for many teams they constantly have to make adjustments. Tejada seems to be doing that. He’s no longer a power (middle of the order) hitter. Whether that’s due to steroids or not … he has adjusted and made himself a valuable ball player again. I think he still has 2 or 3 good seasons left of being a contact spray hitter.
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wandy K's Manny Again
Looking good
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey,
remember when FanGraphs doubted their PitchF/X data that said Wandy has the best curve in baseball?
Good times.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Randy Wolf's curve is nasty tonight
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love
how kemp knows he out the second it comes off the bat, yet the fans still scream and yell likes its gonna be HR only to hear a uhhh…afterwards…
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
nice play from Wandy. Great scoop by Berkman.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
aight guys
im goin to bed now…hate these late games…
btw wen u say going to bed i mean prolly gonna watch it on tv just leavin computer for the night
good night
GO STROS!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Miggy needs fro things to even out
He was robbed his first two at bats
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and he singles
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
last note
seeing miggy then pence is confusing the $hit outta me…im like WHAT? is pence now batting 3rd???
maybe im just really tired…in anycase pence singles…
bases loaded no outs…
score stros score!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jul 16, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pence singled
to load the bases
Three singles (Lee_Tejada_Pence)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Randy Wolf out of the game
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
matsui with RBI hit.
I’m surprised matsui got a good hit from that side of the plate against Mota.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Matsui singles home Lee
I guess Cooper knew what he was doing batting Matusi seventh instead of second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tejada scored
on Quintero’ Double play ball
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
indeed
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd let her
claim me off waivers, if you know what I mean.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HA!
I’d place her on my DL if you know what I’m saying.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
needs to be more Wade-specific:
…tinker with my bullpen
…trade for my middle relievers
etc.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From an interview with her
CP: What do you want to be when you “grow up”?
Erin Wade: I always wanted to work in the music industry. Not as a singer, but as a manager or in public relations. The more I work in sports, the more I want to stay in sports.
CP: As an agent?
Erin Wade: No way. With my dad? That would be his worst nightmare if his daughter became an agent.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Byrdak....
what can I say…except try to throw strikes, Tim.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walked a man to first
and himself to the showers
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate it when Byrdak comes in for one batter and walks the batter.
We could get a position player to do that.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's some fine managing there, Coop.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was pleased
to see Cooper remove Byrdak quickly. The Dodgers could ha ve scored quickly and tied the game before you knew it.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but why blow you LOOGY (okay, we’ve got Wesley now, too) on a guy who’s having a below-average season?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assumed he meant for Byrdak to pitch the entire inning
Am I mistaken?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
he had Arias up and throwing.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, Pierre could not lay off that curveball. Way to go, Arias.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you know,
I can’t hit or field at the ML level, either. Where’s my multi-million-dollar contract?
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre's actually been good at the plate this season
.328/.387/.417
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course, that production was frontloaded on the season
and I just looked at his contract…yikes!
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
but I don’t believe
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No TV here :(
Up 3-0, we’ve already scored enough runs to win the game.
Was Wandy pinch hit for because he was clearly tiring in the 6th inning? Not a big fan of taking out a starter until he gets into trouble. I know he’s thrown 108 pitches, but he’s not exactly a hard-throwing lefty.
by goingforthecorner on Jul 16, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Cooper just made up his mind to bat Blum because he wanted runs out of the inning.
And great job, Arias, by the way.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he throws fairly hard for a lefty, actually
But you’re right. He’s 30 years old and his arm is no longer as much of a risk (though he does have an injury history…) I’d be willing to let him go another inning.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody else think we might try stretching Arias out for next season?
He’s done really well out of the bullpen, so you’d hate to move him out of that environment.
But his curve is pretty sick tonight, and his FB is getting up to 96. I’d love to see that over more than just an inning or two at a time.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I always wanted to see Arias given a shot at the rotation. But, frankly, he has been so good in relief that I hate to move him out of this role. He seems to thrive in pressure situations. He could be a very valuable late inning reliever.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't the Astros try him as a starter twice last year?
I want to say that the first was a success, and the second was that awful game in Florida after the Milwaukee Massacre when it rained most of the game.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After a dozen outings as a reliever, he had 5-innings of shut-out ball against the Pirates. Then there’s the Florida game ten days later, where he didn’t even make 3 innings, but gave up only 2 runs.
He got moved to the bullpen after that…don’t remember why…and then had a rough one-out, 4 run appearance a week after the Florida game. I will henceforth be referring to this sort of maneuver (decent starts followed by a disastrous move to the bullpen) as getting Paulinoed.
Arias got Paulinoed.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like it.
Yeah, all I really remember from the game was that he had a very tough start, and the rain didn’t help. I remember him falling off the mound at one point. I think there was a rain delay called after that.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t remember the game, but the rain delay would explain why he got pulled after only 2.2 IP.
by AstroAndy on Jul 16, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was just an awful series.
Actually, it was an awful week or two for the Astros and Houston in general.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We tried him as a starter...
wasn’t all that great. Hes seems to have found a niche in the bullpen and hes doing a huge job of it. He seems like he can be our 8th inning set up man and hopefully soon we’ll have CJ Lo closing out games. The bullpen can get a lot younger soon.
by Astrofan on Jul 16, 2009 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I kind of liked what I saw of Arias as a starter. He had some trouble with walks, but I think that was just an adjustment period to the majors.
by clack on Jul 16, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lance Berkman out of the game
oh oh
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the Ump?
giving him the outside corner with his 1st 2 strikes but not on the 3rd .. he had Manny struck out and Casey Blake but both were called balls
by Rhombus67 on Jul 16, 2009 11:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
very nice DP
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 16, 2009 11:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mild left calf strain
for Lance Berkman
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think so
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 16, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All Star Speed
Infield hit Hunter Pence
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Astros don't score
Going to bottom of the ninth
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice catch by Darin
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 17, 2009 12:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Erstad falls on his butt making a catch in foul territory
better get checked for whiplash, though
by AstroAndy on Jul 17, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Very nice catch Darin Erstad
Over the head catch down foul line as he was falling backward
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two outs
Grounder to Tejada
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Single through Tejada
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Roller to Tejada for out three
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ballgame!
First winning record since last season!
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 17, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ASTROS WIN 3-0
Wandilicious
Very Satsifying Win
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 17, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey,
Q gets a rare postgame interview.
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by Only_A_Lad on Jul 17, 2009 12:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shutout.
That’s not a bad way to start the second half.
by clack on Jul 17, 2009 12:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Post Game Thread
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2009/7/17/952336/astros-crest-500-for-the-first
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.
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis
|
91 | 71 | .561 | 0 | Lost 6 |
|
Chicago
|
83 | 78 | .515 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
|
Milwaukee
|
80 | 82 | .493 | 11 | Won 3 |
|
Cincinnati
|
78 | 84 | .481 | 13 | Won 2 |
|
Houston
|
74 | 88 | .456 | 17 | Lost 3 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 | Lost 2 |
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