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Pence's arm vs. Renteria's wheels....not a fair fight.

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Pence's arm vs. Renteria's wheels....not a fair fight.

....it's been a while

 

 

Hey there, consecutive games where the Houston Astros are victorious.

I've missed you.

Matt Cain tried to get in our way. He's a naughty little guy, isn't he? Pitching well for the most part, showing why he's an All Star and what not..

Then a funny thing happened. Out of nowhere, Geoff Blum knocked a solo shot to right field in the fifth inning. Then, Mike Bourn tripled to lead off the sixth and scored on Kaz Matsui foul pole home run.

Want some insurance? Sure ya do. With two outs in the eighth, Hunter Pence tripled to deep right center and Carlos Lee was Johnny on the spot with a RBI single. Cain was very good for the most part- hell, he pitched a complete game, but the Astros persevered.

Mike Hampton was very good. He did allow eight hits in six innings of work, but he struck out six and induced 13 ground ball outs. With the likes of Yorman Bazardo possibly breathing down his neck, Bulldog came up huge.

This was a game that the Astros probably should have lost, especially considering the matchup of starting pitchers. Still, today's outcome is one you can (as one commenter from the game thread noted) stow away in your back pocket for the rest of the season. So when inevitably the Stros blow a game to the Pirates or Reds, we can say...well, we DID win that one against Cain back in August.

Today's game reminded me of the series against the Cardinals two weeks ago- the Astros matched the Giants pitch for pitch, and then struck when the opportunities presented themselves. A reversal of recent fortunes to be sure.


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HLP, I didn’t think you were old enough to remember England Dan and John Ford Coley! Great flashback reference!

by Danyah on Aug 4, 2009 5:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hahah, thanks Danyah

I’m only 24, so I don’t really remember them, but i am part of that “suburban, goofy, white kid” sub group that watches and listens to enough weird/retro/kitschy stuff that ive come across these boys at some point in my life….if i remember correctly, i came across this song my freshman year of college- in 2003/2004! long after england dan and john ford coley were popular….so i appreciate the compliment!

by HighLeveragePerformer on Aug 4, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hampton is a good interview.

I was too tired to mention this last night after the post game show. But I have noticed that he is good at post game interviews, whether it’s a win or loss. He doesn’t look overly comfortable, but he comes across as honest.

Hampton was given the question, “why do you have trouble in the first inning?” His answer:. “I can’t put my finger on it, but I’ve had that problem over my career. I think it’s a cat and mouse game trying to figure out what the hitters’ approach will be. Tonight all the batters came up waitng to hit the outside pitch. So later in the game, I mixed up the locations more and it helped.”

On Tejada’s defensive plays: “He made the kind of play you dream about making whey you’re a kid. You don’t practice those plays, because you never expect to make them.”

by clack on Aug 4, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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