Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros, Sep 24, 2011 6:05 PM CDT
by David Coleman on Sep 24, 2011 6:05 PM CDT
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Colorado Rockies Thursday, Sep 22, 2011, 7:05 PM CDT Mostly clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 90.
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And I missed it....Brett Bomb!
How was it? Was it an epic shot?
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 6:33 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Like 448 ft. 4th longest in MMP history.
by firemills on Sep 24, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, that is epic!
That ends a what, 0-30?
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 6:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This has to be an error
Flies out to RIGHT FIELDER Ty Wiggington..
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 6:37 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You guys are whacking at your Pythag record lately
at least it seems like it.
"Prince Fielder is too fat even for the Oakland A’s" - Billy Beane
Hey Ol fella!
Congrats on having a winning team!
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 6:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty exciting night last night
Hope they get that 2nd seed and don’t have to go to Philly.
"Prince Fielder is too fat even for the Oakland A’s" - Billy Beane
Another quality start from Happ.
6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K. While I can’t say it would have been a good thing to send Happ down earlier (his bad starts helped us get the #1 pick), he should have been sent to AAA a LOT sooner. I don’t know what the Astros’ thinking was here…
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probably didn't think they had anyone better ready to go
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 24, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Games been good so far. The first inning is what I like to see from the Astros top of the order. Schafer walk, stole second, Altuve advanced him to third, Martinez sac fly.
Hopefully that’s a preview of things to come.
by conroestro on Sep 24, 2011 7:39 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
NL baseball at its finest, right there.
"Nothing says romance like a face full of QWERTY." - The first-ever edition of Ask BLAS
Deshais interview
McTaggert interviewed Jim Deshais on the anniversary (yesterday) of his record setting performance, striking out the first 8 batters of a game. It is still the modern baseball record. The article is interesting.
That was an amazing series.
Deshaies 2-hitter, followed by a Ryan 1-hitter, then Scott’s division-clinching no-hitter… incredible.
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I like Deshais’ comment that if his record is ever broken, he hopes it isn’t a big name pitcher like Sabbathia or Halliday who does it. He would want it be another lessor known pitcher like himself.
Lesser known?
I know who Jim DeShaies is (kidding around – it’s late)
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 24, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice to see wallace homer!! 448ft was the distance?! incredible!
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Sep 24, 2011 8:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Maybe I was spoiled last night
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 8:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Are you at the ballpark again?
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Sir, im sorry about your beer last night. That must have been heart sinking when it hit the ground.
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Sep 24, 2011 8:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I've let it go...
I’m at work tonight and I’ve been busier than usual so I’m a little late to replies.
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 8:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I had to get a say in this, I was looking at thread from yesterday and noticed what happened.
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Sep 24, 2011 9:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You want some, Colorado?
The Shark says, “Come get some.”
1-2-3 ninth for Melancon.
"Nothing says romance like a face full of QWERTY." - The first-ever edition of Ask BLAS
Kousmanoff has been a horrible defensive third baseman in this series.
He gives the Astros a chance, throwing the ball away.
I’m not getting this game on television. Is this being shown in Houston? Is it My 20? The Chronicle doesn’t show it as a FoxSW game. College football and lack of television coverage probably explains some of it.
I'm in Brooklyn
and watching on mlb.tv. Is that why Bagwell is on this broadcast? It’s not televised in Houston so the lawyers don’t know where he is?
by ntn on Sep 24, 2011 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where can I get
A late eighties astros hat? The blue with an orange star and an H on it? They used to sell them on the astros website but now the only retro hats I can find are the orange ones.
You mean this one?
http://www.lids.com/MLB/Houston-Astros/20261082
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But I want one with a blue bill too, and preferably fitted. It was easier to find them a few years ago.
i have a friend who has all kinds of Astro hats thst he bought from Lids and the New Era store
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Sep 24, 2011 9:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
*that. And I meant New Era store online.
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Sep 24, 2011 9:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Anyone play any baseball board games?
I’m curious about strat-o-matic. It sounds like it’s fun if you have few baseball guys sitting around drinking in the offseason.
What are our odds of winning this one?
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:01 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Awesome! Double steal takes away our chance for a DP
…hehe DP…
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:05 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I've been on a Zeigen Boch run for the last week
Its nice but it would be better if I knew how to properly spell it.
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm telling you...
F-Rod has icewater in his veins.
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>.<
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I'd rather try to steal when one of the best base steelers is on first.
Bunting would have been fine with a poor runner and/or a good bunter. But that was not the case. However, it is a god inning to be bunting.
I would also rather have Altuve bunting it that situation. Time and again it’s been proven that he’s not the greatest bunter.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
bunting = hitting
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Speed 2.0!
Schafer steals 2nd.
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We can have a black thunder too if that makes it better?
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It was a Major League 2 referance...
Ok, how’s about Vanilla Ice
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
that's crazy talk
people don’t come in purple or green. Schafer is black lightning and Bourgeois is white lightning.
try Moonshine
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 24, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
On to another inning. Astros haven’t exactly been blasting the ball in the last few innings. Shafer got on with a dribbler.
can’t blast the ball when you’re asked to bunt
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
ya I’m just being snarky and the Carolina game just got done. But I’m still annoyed that Atluve is being asked to bunt simply because he’s small.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I didnt know thats why he bunts now...
Cuz he’s small…poor lil guy. I want to see him hit more in key situations.
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He is being asked to bunt in that situation because that is a bunting situation. If you bunt any time, that is one the times you do it. But you probably are referring to the fact that he has bunted in a lot of situations. I get the impression that Altuve has done some of those on his own, because Mills has mentioned several times that he didn’t agree with some of the bunts.
by clack on Sep 24, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
and really it comes down to philosophy, I think bunting is okay in the right situation. But with a guy like Altuve who has proven he can hit in the Minors I think asking him to bunt is diminishing his skills as a hitter.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bingo
Exactomondo, timmy
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 24, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
If the Astros wanted Altuve to bunt
why didn’t they have him in the 2 spot doing that? I think it’s a bit short sighted to ask someone who has batted in the 3 spot primarily to learn how to bunt at the major league level in the 2-hole.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:34 PM CDT reply actions
they should have had him lean over the plate and utter a series
of curses in every language he knows until he gets plunked
considering the managers answer to the front office that’s a fail on the front office. or it’s a disconnect between the front office and the manager.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
…there are a few. when I was doing research on the subject, I found a few, though it’s not common. My recollection is that Chipper Jones is pretty close to equal from both sides.
I don’t think that would be the case. Most switch hitters become switch hitters early (like high school or earlier) and they probably were star players at that point.
Did you find out if it was worth while being a switch hitter or not? I’ve always doubted it’s value but have always trusted the players opinion.
That’s hard to figure out, since we don’t know how they would hit if they weren’t a switch hitter. I don’t know where to find aggregate splits on switch hitters as a group. B-Ref doesn’t have it. My general impression from looking a large number of individual switch hitters’ splits is that they tend to have smaller splits than pure LHBs.
I was thinking that switch hitters were most likely true lefties that felt that they could get a an advantage from batting both ways. So it’s not quite avoiding a platoon. Why don’t you write an article about,clack. And you’re welcome, I like volunteering people for work.
fun
MLB.TV craps out
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:42 PM CDT reply actions
oh dear goodness
the Rockies are actually going to walk Angel Sanchez
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
IBB... to Angel Sanchez?
WTF?
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Does anyone know how I can keep a google chrome window on top of everything else?
so I can keep the game going while commenting.
Suffer like the rest of us!
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
how big is your monitor?
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
you're screwed
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
FML...we will need to score now
Its Gonna Happen!
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:53 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I love when J.D. talks winning percentage
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
Lyles in trouble...
Walks in a run
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 9:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I haven’t been keeping up with the bullpen usage tonight…but was it really necessary to bring Lyles in at this point?
pulling up boxscore right now.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Lyles was the 8th pitcher in this game
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
…sounds like they were getting close to exhausting the bullpen, particularly since Harrell will likely start. I guess I just don’t like the way they moved Lyles to the bullpen.
I have a source that said the plan for Lyles was that he’d only pitch if there was a blow out, like last night. So I don’t know why he was brought in again this evening.
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I find it hard to believe that Aneury is a better option than Lyles
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by Timothy De Block on Sep 24, 2011 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
I think he was scared to give up the big hit
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 10:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
With the way Lyles was pitching...
I think I was a better option.
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 10:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Nice work by Aneury.
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That Altuve guy sucks. Let's trade him to the Reds.
That’s the best thing to do with small second basemen.
Good game...better series!
I’m proud of these Astros
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 24, 2011 10:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Astros LOST 4-2 in 13 innings
I missed the game. Did JD or Brownie ask Bagwell for his little black book?
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by Joe in Birmingham on Sep 24, 2011 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
Nope. I'll bet he would have done a Miguel Tejada if that were brought up on air...
Remember Tejada’s episode when he was confronted about the age discrepancy? That’s what would have happened with Baggy.
The way ESPN set it up was pretty bush-league, though...
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