Kaz Matsui turns Lidge's lights on: Phillies 4 - Astros 5

by Stephen Higdon on Sep 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT in Events

Yes, Roy Oswalt left with lower back pain after 6.1 IP, even though he was over powering the Philies. Yes, LaTroy Hawkins couldn't hold the lead. But does any of it really matter when you see the following?

via www.fangraphs.com

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Don't give LaTroy too much credit

Byrdak and Fulchino contributed to nearly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as well. (Whatever the stats may say, I’m not blaming Oswalt for those runs. Well, maybe he deserves 0.5 for the runner on second and 0.25 for the runner on the first.)

by OremLK on Sep 5, 2009 9:35 PM CDT reply actions

After watching the 9th inning, it’s hard to believe that Pence struck out on 4 pitches from Lidge. Lidge couldn’t throw strikes. That became obvious when you saw Lidge against every other Astros’ hitter in the inning. But somehow Pence can’t help himself when he sees a slider.

by clack on Sep 5, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

Like a moth to the flame

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 Sep 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions

After I saw him swing at that first slider...

I knew it was game over. Pence doesn’t often come back from waving at a bad first pitch.

by BTastros on Sep 5, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Roger Clemens update

FROM ESPN:
A federal judge has dismissed Roger Clemens’ defamation suit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee, ending that chapter of the litigation in Texas and shifting the focus to New York, where McNamee has filed his own defamation suit against the former Cy Young Award winner.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 5, 2009 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

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