Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, Jul 26, 2010 7:05 PM CDT
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Blum said he’d be ready for rehab in a week. Manzella will be back not long after. So unless there is a trade (and perhaps even if there is one), there will be some picking and choosing going on between Sanchez, Manzella, and Hernandez.
Same here
My current prediction:
Keppinger gets traded, Feliz and Hernandez placed on waivers, Sanchez continues to start at shortstop, Manzella and Blum playing utility roles, with the two of them and Bourgeois competing for a starting job at 2B.
I have a feeling Hernandez sticks around.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
He looked good, but not as good as Manzella (slow footspeed), and he hasn’t shown anything with the bat yet. If he starts hitting, then I’ll go with “Manzella optioned”.
I would put Sanchez at 2nd
His DRS is -6
UZR/150 -24
That is in 144 innings coming in to today.
Wright looks focused
I’m expecting good things
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:06 PM CDT reply actions
unfortunately
neither are the other guys at AAA =/
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He's probably better than our other options
Everybody at AAA is terrible.
Unless they call up Arguello (this is me, beating a dead horse).
Almost gone
Bourn doubles to the base of the right field wall.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:21 PM CDT reply actions
The third base ump
Is showing a little chest hair.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:23 PM CDT reply actions
Silva
getting hit around lately.
Berkman RBI single!
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:24 PM CDT reply actions
Any time the 'Stros beat up on the Cubs, I'm good...
In fact, some of my fantasy teams have gone by the moniker… “Cub Crushers.”
Arghhh
I’ve never been more frustrated with a player than I am with Pence.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:27 PM CDT reply actions
The Brad Lidge of position players?
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Really?
Surely not really?
Really?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
speaking of that I got my official TCB Really? T-shirt in the mail the other day.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
You mislead me
Brewers and Reds tied 2-2 in the fourth . That’s not bad.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
In the minors
he never had an OBP under .400
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
He gets on base
And plays a ton of different position well, defensively. And he has enough power for any of them.
Another stretched out catch on the run to end an inning.
First, to Lee.
Now, to Wright.
Another thing about Zobrist
He’s fast enough that he rarely GIDPs.
As fellow Astros fans I’m sure you can appreciate this.
they need to leave him the minors so that he can continue to work as a SP. Hes still raw in that capacity.
Wright pitched four strong innings his first time out
(before it all crashed in the fifth).
He’s being doubled to death tonight.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, definitely
Too small a sample size to be worried.
Apparently three of the runs tonight are unearned, too. Only 1 ER allowed so far.
Carlos Lee costs another run
Fumbling with the ball in the corner after taking forever to get to it.
Do we have a chart showing
how many doubles are hit to left, center and right at Minute Maid by the opposing teams?
It seems an inordinate amount of doubles to left considering the short fence.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:04 PM CDT reply actions
I feel a trade with the Twins is the way to go
I hope that’s what happens
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Kvasnicka
Apperntly he is settling in now. 2-4 on the night and is now .227. Still low but it has risen about 20+ points over the last week to week and a half.
Phillies have been the frontrunners for awhile; first I’ve heard the Yankees were interested, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all.
Maybe they’re trying to be the team that sneaks in this time.
It’s already happened twice to them.
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
That'd be nice
I doubt the Astros would do a deal without Montero. So if they sneak in, it’ll have to be him. But I’d love to get Montero.
Let's say the Yankees get Oswalt
What would their rotation be in the playoffs, assuming they get there and everybody is healthy?
Sabathia and Pettitte would surely get 2 spots.
They could move Hughes to the pen.
Would they just bump Burnett out knowing that they are committed to him for years?
I’d guess CC/Pettitte/Oswalt/Burnett, since Hughes has a lot of recent experience in the pen, and they are trying to watch his innings.
Agreed about Hughes...
but how often to teams use 4-man rotations versus 3?
Wouldn’t they be tempted to go back to CC in a Game 4?
If so, that would leave somebody out and it’s hard to see them doing that to a guy they are stuck with for years.
Berkman showing his batting prowess
infield single
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:14 PM CDT reply actions
Oh look
Pence struck out on breaking stuff
by Timothy De Block on Jul 26, 2010 8:14 PM CDT reply actions
AhnHel great moving and twisting but a little late
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
Zachary Levine update
In Tuesday’s minor league notebook, notes about 17-year-old prospect Jose Fernandez, age in the system in general, J.R. Towles and Koby Clemens.
Exciting!
Iinteresting crowd shot
3 women chatting not even looking at the game
A man sits next to one of the women with his hand on her thigh while he reads a paperback novel.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions
Speaking of women in the crowd...
Every girl wants a pony but that lady wants El Caballo.
She can have him, by the way...
if she pays the rest of his contract.
How much does she want that Caballo?
Garza for Rays has no-hitter through 8 innings
Announcers said he’s faced the minimum batters – I’m not sure if that means double play somewhere or if he’s going for a perfect game.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
Interesting game
Both pitchers had no-nos through 5…first hit was a grand slam.
by The Advocate on Jul 26, 2010 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Wesley Wright finished for the night
He finished strong after giving up runs in the second and third inning
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:44 PM CDT reply actions
In Tampa - ninth inning
One out grounder to second
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:45 PM CDT reply actions
Called strike three (batter disagreed)
out two
one to go
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Game over
Fly to right
Garza mobbed
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Bourn stole second
2 outs
Sanchez walked
Still two outs
Berkman to bat
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:50 PM CDT reply actions
Shortstop positioned perfectly for Lance
Easy groundout
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Figueroa gives up a homerun to Theriot?
ugh
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 8:55 PM CDT reply actions
Chris Wallace from UH
is 2 for 3 tonight w/ avg. of .342 Given he’s at Greeneville but not a bad start to career.
The Greeneville Astros actually have three hitters
Above 1.000 OPS: Chris Wallace, Marcus Ndiffer, and Jhonny Medrano. All of them are old for their level and you would expect them to dominate hitters so much younger than they are, though.
Wallace and Ndiffer are in their first season in the pros so it’s not really surprising they are at their level. Mid to late round college and undrafted guys are usually sent to rookie leagues. Theres not really room to move any of them up to Tri-City. Ben Heath is taking all the time at catcher and theres two other catchers there too. And theres about four guys who have spent time at 1B this season as well.
I fully expect to see Ben Heath and either Bubby Williams or Chris Wallace in Lancaster next year.
Carlos Lee and Jeff Keppinger back to back singles
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
Nothing happened
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm guessign Keith Moreland as the thied answer to trivia question
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:15 PM CDT reply actions
Wrong - it was
Andy Pafko??
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Wade is disappointed DeShields hasn't signed yet
And he’s laying it on thick to Brian McTaggart:
“The only thing we have to do is point at the guy who crouches behind the plate at the Major League level, Jason Castro. He was signed in July of 2008 and is now in the big leagues. If Jason had waited until the very last moment to sign and didn’t have the benefit of those at-bats in July and August of 2008, it would be rather unlikely he would be catching at the big league level at this point.”
I’m thinking this also has something to do with Selig not Drayton. Selig hasn’t approved any overslot bonuses for 1st rounders yet. So this may be an issue with Selig not Drayton. Drayton could approve a 5 mil bonus and DDS would sign it but Selig wouldn’t until early to mid August.
My bad vibes about DeShields just added another support mark
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep in mind
I believe only something like one out of ten of the top ten picks has signed so far. So it’s not like he’s any “worse” than the others in his range in the draft.
Okay
i jumped to an unfair conclusion. I hate it when people do that.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Tyler Burnett went 2 for 5 with his second homeurn. He’s walked more than he’s struck out and if his power can showup more, he’ll be a serious 3B/1B prospect…I like him at this point.
Same
I’m really big on guys with great K/BB ratios. It seems to be the thing which translates most accurately to the major leagues.
jim d.
Says that Bourgeois has been taking grounders at 2B lately. Anyone thin Kepp is going somewhere? We have ALOT of IF’s on the roster at this.
Angel Sanchez eight game hitting streak
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
Berkman reaches on double sloppy play by Cubs
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
Details
With Sanchez on first Berkman hit a grounder caught by Lee at first moving towards second.
Lee planned to toss to second for the thied out , but Shortstop Castro nowehre near the base.
Lee turned and threw to the pitcher covering first , who was straddling first but must have thought he was in front of the base.
When he caught the ball the pithcer stepped back towards the dugout and was even farther from the base.
Berkman reached safely.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
RBI single by Hunter Pence
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:29 PM CDT reply actions
Not that I care about ribbies
But who woulda thunk Pence would be the club leader at this point in the season?
Show Roy that score
quick
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Twins upped the score to 19-0
Game is being played in Kansas City. I wonder how many fans have stuck it out.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
To answer my own question I pulled up the game
There is still a huge crowd in the ninth inning .
Must be fireworks after the game or something
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
with one out
CJ singled to left
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:44 PM CDT reply actions
Cubs error
Astros on first and second
one out
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:47 PM CDT reply actions
Nothing else happened
one inning to go
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Astros have been outscored by 140 runs (not counting tonight)
it’s hard to have a winning record with that kind of disparity
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:53 PM CDT reply actions
Aw no
A guy fell out of the stands reaching for a foul grounder. He’s being led out of the stadium.
Other fans move into the vacated seats.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 9:57 PM CDT reply actions
Footer discusses Roy rumors with a bit of snark
Long and short of it is: Take every rumor you hear with a grain of salt (duh, but it does bear repeating). She doesn’t personally believe that Roy will let the 2012 option stand in the way of a trade being made. But there are a lot of “moving parts” involved, so she wouldn’t be shocked if he wasn’t traded.
berkman
didn’t put a lot of bat on any ball tonight. Very rough night for him
My first mistake was assuming you knew what I was talking about.
2 hits plus reached on error
He’ll take it , but yes nothing hit solid
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Box score says three hits
that’s even better
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably that double fielding blunder
Should have been an error not a fielders chice since they didn’t throw to any base but first.
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hunter Pence doubled of fthe right field wall
looked like a homerun at first
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
I miss Harry Carey. He was always drunk by the 3rd inning. Made for fun TV. He also could never pronounce Caminetti correctly either.
A-one and A-two
Take me out to the Ballgame . . .
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by Joe in Birmingham on Jul 26, 2010 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
The increase in walks for Bogey have been very exciting to see...
Get’s my hopes up that he is starting to really trust his eye… you got to think… this kid is not, what, 2 years in to being a hitter?
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