Braves Beat Up Lindstrom, Astros In 4-2 Loss
by David Coleman on Aug 10, 2010 11:15 PM CDT
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PrintDear Matt Lindstrom,
Please don't suck so much. The Astros very rarely have leads. When they do, fans like me expect you to "save" them.
That's right. We want you to NOT give up runs by the bucketful in the ninth inning. However wrong-headed the notion is, we expect our ninth inning pitcher to be the best in the bullpen. We expect him (aka you) to strike people out, prevent runs and generally make sure that leads don't vanish. Hence the term "saving" a win.
You have not been doing this.
This is frustrating to us.
Please do your job better.
That is all,
Every Astros Fan
PS Can you tell Brandon Lyon to call us. We have something to discuss with him, totally unrelated to you or your current job title.
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Something tells me
You are lying in that last line…I think there is correlation there :)
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Aug 10, 2010 11:16 PM CDT reply actions
Ha…I love the letter! Do you think the Melancon call-up is to test him out to see if he can be a future closer. Test him as a set-up man and then trade either Lyon or Lindstrom in the off-season, if it’s Lindstrom, put Lyon in the closers role til Melancon is ready? Lindstrom could probably bring one heck of a return. Personally, I’d rather keep all three.
Trading Lyon is almost like saying trade Carlos Lee.
by MadMartygan on Aug 11, 2010 3:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Lyon’s contract is only a little more than what you would expect a solid 8th inning reliever to be paid. He could most certainly be traded at the deadline next year or the year after, to a team in need of relief help for a playoff run, although the Astros would have to send cash to get anything back.
Yeah fair enough. It’s just a bit of a frustrating issue for me. I think Lyon has done really well, but I think my fantasy baseball tendency to not pay for relievers has rubbed off into my view of real baseball.
by MadMartygan on Aug 11, 2010 11:43 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
How many save chances has Lindstrom had this season?
He’s blown 6 saves. Just wondering what his percentage is. See how it stacks up against the avg MLB closer. Is he above or below?
My Cooperstown orange 'Stros hat was delivered yesterday...
…so of course it’d be a blown save on the same day.
Great letter
I am Sancho
by HoustonTransplant on Aug 11, 2010 2:56 AM CDT reply actions
Way to waste
a gem from Happ. And earlier wasted a gem from Wandy. Not cool at all.
Bud Norris hit A-Rod's 600th homerun.
Hehe
Watch out Wesley Wright! Might have to go CG if you want the win next time.
Bud Norris hit A-Rod's 600th homerun.
by RocketsAstros on Aug 11, 2010 5:25 AM CDT up reply actions
In his post-game press conference, Mills got a lot of questions about replacing Lindstrom with Lyon. He seemed a bit nervous about the question. “Right now, Lindstrom is the guy we want in there,” was his repeated answer. Without saying it that way, Mills seemed to be suggesting that Lindstrom was due for some regression in his HRs, i.e., that the recent games aren’t evidence of a HR “problem”. Lindstrom’s HR/Fly rate (9.8%) is slightly below average now, but it was much lower before the last three games.
I’m still ticked off about Pence’s steal attempt. The game might have been different without that ill advised attempt to steal 3d base. I don’t think you can steal 3d base in that situation unless you are certain you will be safe. And Pence hasn’t shown the best stolen base judgement over his career…so I wouldn’t put him in the certainty category.
Did anyone ask Mills if that was his call or Pences call?
by Timothy De Block on Aug 11, 2010 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
He's under team control
This was his first arbitration year. He can be non-tendered during any off-season. Not that the Astros would actually do that.
Almost all relievers go through periods during the season where they are not effective. Closers typically save 10 in a row then blow 2 or 3 of 4 and then start becoming effective again. Hopefully Lindstrom is just having a rough patch and puts things together again very soon.
He allowed 7 runs while regisering just 3 outs combined in yesterday and Wandy’s game. He’d better get damned automatic for the next couple of saves to redeem himself.
Bud Norris hit A-Rod's 600th homerun.
by RocketsAstros on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
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