1977 Throwback Saturday...Astros @ Mariners 6/24

[HudsonHawk]

Astros wearing there puke ugly rainbow jerseys tonight...

[HudsonHawk]

Lineups, I think:

Astros

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

McCullers gets the pill

Mariners

Segura, SS
Gamel, LF
Cano, 2B
Cruz, DH
Seager, 3B
Haniger, RF
Dyson, CF
Motter, 1B
Ruiz, C

Gaviglio, P

[MusicMan]

Gurriel was supposed to have the night off but Marwin was a late scratch.


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[HudsonHawk]

Real stirrups.  Awesome!

[HudsonHawk]

Couple of walks...two Astros on, two out...

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Springer walks
Reddick taps back to the mound...Springer was running on the pitch, so he moves to 2B on the 1-3
Altuve grounds out 6-3
Correa walks
McCann takes two straight cookies to punch out looking

No score

[hostros7]

McCann has to be the least excited Astro to don these unis.


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[HudsonHawk]

McCann has to be the least excited Astro to don these unis.


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He sure wasn't excited to swing the bat.

[hostros7]

He sure wasn't excited to swing the bat.

He's concerned these unis aren't exactly slimming and would prefer to keep his profile  facing the camera.


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[hostros7]

Gamel looks like he should be playing bass for Scott Stapp's solo project.


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[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Segura...0-2...1-2...fouling off pitches...broken bat looper to LF...Reddick in with a diving catch!
Gamel strikes out swinging
Cano...3-1...grounds out 6-3

No score

[hostros7]

Gamel looks like he should be playing bass for Scott Stapp's solo project.


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No, I take that back. He's probably man-bunning that when he doesn't have to wear a cap. The bass would imply too much credit.


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[hostros7]

This goes without saying, but it's damn fine to see McCullers back out on the mound.


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[HudsonHawk]

Back to back singles to lead of the Astros second...

[hostros7]

Real stirrups.  Awesome!

Agree, but they should be worn with low top spikes, imo.


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[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Beltran singles to RF through the shift
Gurriel singles up the middle, Beltran to 2B
Bregman pops out F6 on the first pitch...infield fly rule in effect
Marisnick grounds into 6-4-3 double play

Another wasted inning

No score

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Cruz...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
Seager...0-2...strikes out swinging
Haniger...3-0...3-1...3-2...strikes out looking

No score

[BudGirl]

Gurriel was supposed to have the night off but Marwin was a late scratch.


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Oblique seemed to bother him during batting practice.

[BudGirl]

I have decided Eschenfelder tries to hard to be cool. 

[HudsonHawk]

Reddick with a 2-run dinger!

[BudGirl]

Reddick looking good tonight. 2 ruin bomb

[hostros7]

Gaviglio, or whatever his name is, didn't even bother to turn around.


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[hostros7]

Altuve has been chasing some shit pitches tonight.


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[MRaup]

Blum's "YOU ______!" is cracking me up.

Eschenfelder is just goofy. He can't keep himself under control when Blum says something silly.

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Springer fights one off the fists for a single to RF on the first pitch
Springer to 2B on a balk
Reddick homers to CF, Springer scores
Altuve grounds out 5-3 on a pitch that hits the ground
Correa strikes out swinging at a pitch 9 feet away from him
McCann grounds out 3U on the first pitch

But the Astros grab a 2-0 lead

[BudGirl]

Blum's "YOU ______!" is cracking me up.

Eschenfelder is just goofy. He can't keep himself under control when Blum says something silly.

I'm appreciating that also.

[juliogotay]

This goes without saying, but it's damn fine to see McCullers back out on the mound.


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he's really grown as a pitcher at his age.

[MRaup]

I'm appreciating that also.

I especially liked him lobbing one for Eschenfelder to return it, and it went just right over his head.

[HudsonHawk]

Shiner Golden Ale.  Not bad.  I'm on my 7th.

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Dyson grounds out 4-3
Motter, who's another long-haired hippie type...grounds out 5-3 on the first pitch...nice grab and throw by Bregman on a slow roller
Ruiz strikes out looking

2-0 Astros

[BudGirl]

I especially liked him lobbing one for Eschenfelder to return it, and it went just right over his head.

I like the fact that Blummer just seems to disappear and leaves Eschenfelder just to rattle on his own.  I think Blum learned a lot working with Ashby.  He has to entertain himself somehow.

[Jacksonian]

he's really grown as a pitcher at his age.

I've been wondering if he's been taking lessons from Keuchel.

[HudsonHawk]

Poor Eschenfelder can't even count to five. 

[juliogotay]

I've been wondering if he's been taking lessons from Keuchel.

wouldn't be a bad idea.

[BudGirl]

Whoever wanted the grasshopper talk last night has gotten some tonight.

[HudsonHawk]

Whoever wanted the grasshopper talk last night has gotten some tonight.

I'm more interested in a review of chuck's beer float last night.

[BudGirl]

I'm getting kind of grossed out by the audio of the guy saying, "oh yeah, oh yeah"  Sounds creepy.

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Beltran taps in front of the plate...2-3
Gurriel doubles to CF
Bregman...0-2...strikes out looking
Marisnick flies out F9

2-0

[juliogotay]

alot of uni talk tonight. If I was in charge I would bring back the shooting stars....but with the navy caps. Classic.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm getting kind of grossed out by the audio of the guy saying, "oh yeah, oh yeah"  Sounds creepy.

Don't like his "O face"?

[HudsonHawk]

alot of uni talk tonight. If I was in charge I would bring back the shooting stars....but with the navy caps. Classic.

One of the top 5 uniforms in the history of baseball...right there...in the stable...won't use em.

[chuck]

I'm more interested in a review of chuck's beer float last night.

That stout I had clocks in at 10% so after about two of them I forgot all about the ice cream just concentrated on my tweeting.

[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Segura strikes out swinging
Gamel...full up...grounds out 3-1
Cano flies out F9

2-0 Astros

[hostros7]

One of the top 5 uniforms in the history of baseball...right there...in the stable...won't use em.

Stellar unis


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[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Springer grounds out 5-3
Reddick flies out F8
Altuve doubles to LF on the first pitch
Correa flies out F8 on the first pitch

2-0 Astros

[juliogotay]

Stellar unis


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I think they should bring them back for Sunday home games or something. Same color scheme as current unis. They would  sell more merch. 

[Tom Servo]

That sucks. 

[HudsonHawk]

Single, double...two M's on, nobody out...

[WVastro]

That sucks.

This is on Eschenfelder... he thought it was a good idea to point out the M's had no hits before the Cruz AB.

[juliogotay]

remind me when Kalas comes back. I'm getting tired of Eischendufus.

[WVastro]

Do they realize this is a pretty fucking crucial moment in this game?

[Tonywatson]

One of the top 5 uniforms in the history of baseball...right there...in the stable...won't use em.

Here here!!! It didn't even make the twitter poll. The orange or the navy accent, either is by far the best we've ever had.


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[BudGirl]

Blummer says not to let your kids at home watch Cruz' base running.

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Cruz...2-0...with a swinging bunt single to 3B...first M's baserunner of the night
Seager doubles to CF, Cruz to 3B
Haniger...3-2...strikes out swinging
Dyson grounds to 2B...throw to the plate...Cruz caught in a rundown, out 4-2 on the FC...Seager to 3B
Motter strikes out swinging

2-0 Astros

[BudGirl]

Good job by Lance!!

[Tom Servo]

Good job by Lance!!

Terrific.  That's the way to get out of a mess.

[juliogotay]

Blummer says not to let your kids at home watch Cruz' base running.

I can't stand Cruz. But I love that he was playing RF in the WS  in the 9th inning for the shitfucks of North Texas.

[WVastro]

Terrific.  That's the way to get out of a mess.

Cruz really did us a solid there on two separate occasions.

[Tom Servo]

Cruz really did us a solid there on two separate occasions.

Yeah, I would have been happy with only 1 run scoring, but his dumb baserunning got 'em out with none.  Excellent. 

[HudsonHawk]

Nolan Ryan did not play for the Astros in the 70s.

[HudsonHawk]

T6:

McCann pops out F2
Beltran...full count...walks
Gurriel flies out to CF at the wall on the first pitch
Bregman pops out F2 on the first pitch

2-0 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Double, infield single...that's all for Lance...Harris in

[HudsonHawk]

B6:

Ruiz doubles to LCF
Segura infield single to SS..Correa knocks it down to save a run for now

That's it for McCullers...Harris in

Gamel...0-2...takes strike three for ball one...strikes out swinging on a good bender
Cano singles to RF, Ruiz scores, Segura to 3B
Cruz grounds into 5-4-3 on the first pitch

2-1 Astros

[juliogotay]

I'm sending a donation to Seattle tomorrow for the Keep Nelson Cruz fund.

[WVastro]

Cruz will get his revenge tonight. Time to score some runs.

[juliogotay]

Cruz will get his revenge tonight. Time to score some runs.

Cruz hasn't done shit against Houston in three years.

[MRaup]

Holy fuck. Altuve just got rung up on a Little League strike 3. That ball was fucking ankle high.

[HudsonHawk]

Astros with the bases loaded and two out...

[chuck]

He's been terrible for both teams all game. Incompetents like him are what have convinced me that the league needs to call balls and strikes mechanically.

[MRaup]

He's been terrible for both teams all game. Incompetents like him are what have convinced me that the league needs to call balls and strikes mechanically.

That was a special kind of terrible. Their catcher caught it basically on the ground.

[MRaup]

Straight up karma for that horseshit strike 3 AND the strike 2 on McCann.

[HudsonHawk]

McCann with a 3-run double!!!

[HudsonHawk]

T7:

Zych in for the M's

Marisnick strikes out swinging
Springer singles to LF

Zych out, Rzepczynski in

Reddick reaches on catcher's interference, Springer to 2B

Alphabet out...Cishek in

Altuve strikes out looking at a pitch at his ankles...bitches about it...Hinch has to come to come out and get him
Correa singles to RF, Springer to 3B, Reddick to 2B
McCann...2-0...2-1...2-2...doubles to RF...Segura dives, bounces out of his glove when he hit the ground...Springer scores, Reddick scores, Correa scores
Beltran intentionally walked
Gurriel...quickly 0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging

But the Astros hit the pay station thrice...lead 5-1 at the stretch

[doyce7]

The only reason altuve didn't get tossed is the umpire knew he fucked up

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[WVastro]

That was a crazy swing of emotion I had in the span of .32 seconds. I thought it was caught, yelled fuck (the cat bolted stage right), then yelled Yes louder when it popped out. I probably won't see that cat for two days.

[chuck]

That was a special kind of terrible. Their catcher caught it basically on the ground.

It was terrible but nowhere near his worst call of the night. It might not have been his worst call of the inning.

[Tom Servo]

That was a nice little roller coaster of emotions on that diving attempt.  AWWwwww.. YES!

[Tom Servo]

That was a crazy swing of emotion I had in the span of .32 seconds. I thought it was caught, yelled fuck (the cat is gone), then yelled Yes louder when it popped out. I probably won't see that cat for two days.

You beat me to it.

[Tom Servo]

Lemongello

Blum: I thought those were shots!

[HudsonHawk]

B7:

Sipp in...

Seager grounds out 3-1

That's all for Sipp, Gregerson in

Haniger singles to LF
Dyson grounds out 4-3 on the first pitch, Haniger to 2B
Motter...0-2...lines out to LF on a diving catch by Reddick

5-1 Astros

[WVastro]

Josh fucking Reddick. I'm a fan.

[chuck]

If Reddick would position himself better he wouldn't have to make all these diving catches.

[Tom Servo]

I can't see this guy's name without thinking AltaVista, the official search engine of Pawnee, Indiana.

[HudsonHawk]

T8:

Altavilla in for the Mariners

Bregman...0-2...grounds out 5-3
Marisnick strikes out looking
Springer flies out F7

5-1

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

Devo in...

Ruiz strikes out swinging
Segura grounds out 5-3
Gamel...battling, fouling off pitches...grounds out 4-3

To the 9th...Astros up 5-1

[MrKnuckleball]

Is it just me or does Devo walk like he's the biggest boss in the building? Pretty funny to me. Anyways nice inning there by him.

[HudsonHawk]

T9:

Reddick pops out F5 in foul territory
Altuve pops out F4
Correa grounds out 3-1 on the first pitch

5-1

[BudGirl]

Cruz' eyebrows are a little too groomed for my tastes.

[Texifornia]

Cruz' eyebrows are a little too groomed for my tastes.

It takes a steady hand with a Sharpie to get that look.

[HudsonHawk]

M's with the bases loaded, two out...tying run at the plate...

[Texifornia]

goddammit Giles!

[Tom Servo]

goddammit Giles!

Giles is getting on my damn nerves. 

[chuck]

Giles cracks me up.

[MRaup]

Giles cracks me up.

Ken "Fuckaround" Giles dick tripping to a mound near you.

[BudGirl]

as least wagner through strikes to lose a save.  giles needs help.

[MrKnuckleball]

Fucking Giles. Can't do this come playoff time!!!!!

[HudsonHawk]

Giles with three consecutive  walks plates a run...winning run at the plate

[MRaup]

Giles just never learns that he can't fall in love with his slider if he won't throw it for strikes.

[Texifornia]

Fucking Giles. Can't do this come playoff time!!!!!

Fiers needs to have a talk with Giles about his shit, and how to get it together.

[MRaup]

Giles just never learns that he can't fall in love with his slider if he won't throw it for strikes.

Hey, look at that.

[HudsonHawk]

B9:

Giles in to try to close it out...

Cano flies out F7 at the track
Cruz doubles to RCF
Seager grounds out 4-3, Cruz to 3B
Haniger...3-1...3-2...walks
Dyson...3-1...walks, Haniger to 2B
Zunino, pinch hitting...1-2...2-2...3-2...walks, Cruz scores, Haniger to 3B, Dyson to 2B
Ruiz strikes out looking

Astros win 5-2

Good to have LMJ back...

[Tom Servo]

Good to have LMJ back...

Absolutely.

[astrojo]

Hey, look at that.

You look at it.

Sorry, I had to. 

[MRaup]

You look at it.

Sorry, I had to.

BRAVO!