Houston Astros @ Los Angeles Angels, 8:07 P.M. CT

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Astros:

Lineup not yet available

Angels:

3B: Yunel Escobar
RF: Kole Calhoun
CF: Mike Trout
DH: Albert Pujols
1B: Luis Valbuena
SS: Andrelton Simmons
LF: Cameron Maybin
2B: Cliff Pennington
C: Martin Maldonado
SP: JC Ramirez

[Nate Colbert]

Astros:

Lineup not yet available

Springer, CF
Reddick, RF
Correa, SS
Beltran, DH
McCann, C
Gurriel, 1B
Marwin, 2B
Bregman, 3B
Aoki, LF

McCullers

Altuve rides the pine on his birthday.

[hostros7]

Ah yes, the enjoyable "early" west coast start.


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[austro]

Just rest for Altuve?

[Nate Colbert]

Just rest for Altuve?

Yes.

[Aussie Astro]

Trout was a late scratching, not sure why.

Astros score on back to back doubles by Correa and Beltran.

Astros lead 1-0 after the first.

[MrKnuckleball]

Marwin down on a HBP, foot. Crap.

[Aussie Astro]

Marwin HBP, struck on the left instep.  Staying in the game but not too happy.

[MusicMan]

Has Aoki had an at bat this series where he didn't ground into a DP?


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

So it's like 9:39 AM Sunday in Perth but I'm gonna know how this game ends up before the end of Saturday here.

[NeilT]

Great throw by Correa.

[NeilT]

So it's like 9:39 AM Sunday in Perth but I'm gonna know how this game ends up before the end of Saturday here.

Don't tell AA.

[Aussie Astro]

Don't tell AA.

Roger - no spoilers!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Great throw by Correa.

Yeah, that was a beautiful pirouette as well.

[Aussie Astro]

Has Aoki had an at bat this series where he didn't ground into a DP?


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A hat trick of GIDP last night and today.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't know what the exact pace is for GIDP, but it's got to be close to a record.

[hostros7]

Great throw by Correa.

His defense has been tidy this series.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Mike Scott in the booth!

[chuck]

Tht splitter was fucking nasty.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Cal Ripkin holds the all time record for most GIDPs.

[Aussie Astro]

Is Marwin hobbling a little?

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Tht splitter was fucking nasty.

It turned his career around. Thanks to Roger Craig.

[hostros7]

Is Marwin hobbling a little?

Yes, a little gimpy after catching that liner. Guys in the booth also confirmed that during his AB.


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[NeilT]

Cal Ripkin holds the all time record for most GIDPs.

I thought sure it would be Rickie Gutierez.

[hostros7]

Springer! Nice diving catch to end the inning.


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[MrKnuckleball]

Fuck

[HudsonHawk]

ugh.  ANOTHER GIDP. 

[HudsonHawk]

The Astros are a GIDP factory. 

[chuck]

Seeing those awful looking nachos reminds me, I made the carrots the other day. They turned out as well as you might imagine. I significantly upped the heat of course. I'm usually not a recipe sort of guy but I'd have no idea how to ratio the water and vinegar and so on.

I don't LOVE curtido, but it was what introduced me to spicy foods when I was a child and of course I now am especially attentive to responsible parenting.

[HudsonHawk]

Why does Gurriel wear those glasses in the field, but not at the plate?  You'd think if he wanted to see the ball, while hitting would be most important.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

So lets say Beltran gets elected to the HOF, what hat does he wear? KC? Mets?

[HudsonHawk]

So lets say Beltran gets elected to the HOF, what hat does he wear? KC? Mets?

His best years were as a Met.  I'm assuming that's itl

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Why does Gurriel wear those glasses in the field, but not at the plate?  You'd think if he wanted to see the ball, while hitting would be most important.

Mabey it has yo do with glare on pop-ups

[MRaup]

Could someone please let the Astros know that they're allowed to batter starting pitchers too?  This guy has thrown about 10 spinning sliders right down the pipe, and 8 of them have been taken/fouled off.

[HudsonHawk]

Mabey it has yo do with glare on pop-ups

Glasses increase glare.  If he needs them to see to field a ball, you'd think he needs them to hit one,  Speaking as someone who's played with corrective lenses for 30+ years.

[chuck]

So lets say Beltran gets elected to the HOF, what hat does he wear? KC? Mets?

This?

[HudsonHawk]

I am killing the bourbon tonight.,

[MRaup]

This?

My vote is forego the hat and go with this...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

My vote is forego the hat and go with this...

that's a good look for him.

[Aussie Astro]

My vote is forego the hat and go with this...

Why not both?

[NeilT]

This?

You have to kill the fatted calf for the prodigal son. Good idea though.

[MRaup]

I would watch an entire game with the camera focused on Gurriel just to see that awesome hair. He looks like a human pineapple.

[NeilT]

I would watch an entire game with the camera focused on Gurriel just to see that awesome hair. He looks like a human pineapple.

I think orange troll doll hair could be a thing at games.

[HudsonHawk]

McCullers getting squeezed in the 7th

[chuck]

I think orange troll doll hair could be a thing at games.

Instead of a bobblehead they should do a fuzzy head pencil topper giveaway.

[HudsonHawk]

T8...tied 1-1...lets get some fucking runs

[MRaup]

T8...tied 1-1...lets get some fucking runs

Offense is straight putrid so far.

[MrKnuckleball]

Beltran cannot seem to lay off that inside breaking ball so far this season.

[NeilT]

Offense is straight putrid so far.

They need Altuve in the lineup for situational hitting.

[doyce7]

I'm home boys it's time to score

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[HudsonHawk]

Gurriel was fucking lost that AB

[MRaup]

Upped the spinning slider count to 15 that inning.

[HudsonHawk]

Apparently only idiots voted in tonight's Stro Poll

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

McCuller out, Harris in...

[MRaup]

Blood curdling screams picked up by the field mic. These people REALLY aren't used to rain.

[doyce7]

Blood curdling screams picked up by the field mic. These people REALLY aren't used to rain.

Bitches melt in the rain. Or was that witches? I forget

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[MRaup]

Springer fucked that up pretty royally.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Instead of a bobblehead they should do a fuzzy head pencil topper giveaway.

What's a pencil?

[HudsonHawk]

Springer fucked that up pretty royally.

Springer is a solid outfielder, but he's not Jake Marisnick.

[NeilT]

Correa needs an RBI to round out a nice defensive game.

[doyce7]

What's a pencil?

A really skinny guy

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[doyce7]

Nice job there by Harris

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[hostros7]

Will with the ill breaking stuff to strike out Escobar


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[MRaup]

Come on, boys! SCORE SOME GODDAMN RUNS!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Springer fucked that up pretty royally.

He and Reddick did but it's hard to see well when you are looking up into falling rain.

[MRaup]

He and Reddick did but it's hard to see well when you are looking up into falling rain.

No doubt, but that wouldn't have even been a spectacular play if he took a good angle to it.

[Waldo]

Bregman really got off the hook there, especially given the two strikes he watched and the third he swung at.

[HudsonHawk]

Altuve to pinch run for Bregman in the 9th...gotta try to take a bag...that's the reason you use him here..

[Waldo]

Bummer.

[HudsonHawk]

And Altuve gunned down.  Horrible jump.

[MRaup]

Altuve got a TERRIBLE jump.

Fuck, this team is frustrating tonight.

[Aussie Astro]

No doubt, but that wouldn't have even been a spectacular play if he took a good angle to it.

I thought he had it until he hit the wall and it popped out, did I not see it right?

[MRaup]

I thought he had it until he hit the wall and it popped out, did I not see it right?

He was about 3 feet away. It hit the wall behind Reddick/next to him.

[HudsonHawk]

I thought he had it until he hit the wall and it popped out, did I not see it right?

No, the ball hit the wall on the fly.  Springer wasn't that close to it.

[HudsonHawk]

Fuck.   Gotta win this thing in extra innings again.

[NeilT]

I thought he had it until he hit the wall and it popped out, did I not see it right?

He didn't have it. He was about a foot off.

[hostros7]

Is that Nantz doing the voiceover for the Academy commercial?


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[MRaup]

NINE HITS AND ONE FUCKING RUN.

That is just straight up garbage.

[HudsonHawk]

NINE HITS AND ONE FUCKING RUN.

That is just straight up garbage.

GIDP machine...

[MRaup]

This isn't going to end well.

[MrKnuckleball]

Shit

[Waldo]

This is bad news.

[HudsonHawk]

Walk, base hit...runners at the corners, nobody out....

[hostros7]

I would have liked to see that throw from left go through to third.


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[NeilT]

I hope Pujols didn't break our Devo.

[HudsonHawk]

I would have liked to see that throw from left go through to third.


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No kidding...letting the winning run go 1st to 3rd on a straight single to LF is unacceptable.

[HudsonHawk]

Huge punchout!

[Waldo]

Huge K on Valbuena

[Waldo]

Too bad.

[MrKnuckleball]

Wow

[HudsonHawk]

infield chopper...game over

Astros step on their dicks 2-1

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The Angels a gonna kill Simmons.

[doyce7]

Well shit

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[HudsonHawk]

No good comes from walking the leadoff hitter in a tie ballgame. 

[MRaup]

infield chopper...game over

Astros step on their dicks 2-1

Fucking horrible effort today from the offense.

[hostros7]

Waste of a stellar start by Lance.


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[Aussie Astro]

Did Blum say the chopper came back to haunt the Astros, I thought it was the walk?

[HudsonHawk]

16 fucking LOBsters. 

[HudsonHawk]

9 hit and 2 BBs...that's 11 baserunners, and one run score...in the first fucking inning.

[MRaup]

Did Blum say the chopper came back to haunt the Astros, I thought it was the walk?

I think he meant that they've done a lot of damage on choppers recently themselves.