Astros at Rangers - 9/25/17

[hostros7]

Gomez has a spot reserved in the worst Astros in history wall of shame.


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[doyce7]

At the game just behind Astros dugout. Gomez is such a bitch. I hate that I ever rooted for the guy

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[austro]

I know everybody will find this hard to believe, but Fisher struck out earlier.

[hostros7]

At the game just behind Astros dugout. Gomez is such a bitch. I hate that I ever rooted for the guy

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Agree. I supported him as an Astro despite his antics and his abysmal play. Since the separation, he has proved he has a pinky sized dick.


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[austro]

Agree. I supported him as an Astro despite his antics and his abysmal play. Since the separation, he has proved he has a pinky sized dick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQkX9nVrDj8

[doyce7]

Agree. I supported him as an Astro despite his antics and his abysmal play. Since the separation, he has proved he has a pinky sized dick.


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No matter what happened in that AB, he went in knowing he was gonna start shit. Staring out after every pitch. Fuck him

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I never liked Gomez. Sure I wanted him to do well when he wore the Astros uniform but he has always been a piece of crap.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 Rangers broadcast inadvertently hit the nail on the head.  They were talking about Beltran being a Skokie veteran leader,  something the Astros didn't have until now with him/Josh/McCann.

No shit. Gomez proved anything but a leader.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I know everybody will find this hard to believe, but Fisher struck out earlier.

At this point, I'd rather see White on the post season roster.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

No shit. Gomez proved anything but a leader.

Odor seems to follow his lead quite well.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Odor seems to follow his lead quite well.

Those 2 deserve each other.  I hope they both have toe fungus

[austro]

Crap, Correa, that has to be the sorriest attempt at catching a ball I've seen this side of T-ball. It was shitty throw from Gattis, but that's no excuse for that pathetic effort.

And, of course, it leads to a run.

And now Gattis can't stop strike three and can't track down the ball in time get Gomez at first, extending the inning for Odor. Just painful to watch.

[chuck]

Gattis is terrible.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Gattis is terrible.

"We even got guy behind the plate with one tool"

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Fuck

[BizidyDizidy]

This is amateur hour out here

[austro]

You're fucking kidding me. Now White drops a perfectly routine pop-up.

[doyce7]

Jesus fucking Christ. Colin had to get about 5 or 6 outs that inning

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Rangers bottom of 3

    C. McHugh Pitching:
    E. Andrus: Strike looking, Andrus singled to right center
    N. Mazara: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Andrus to third on catcher Gattis fielding error
    A. Beltre: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Beltre singled to center, Andrus scored
    J. Gallo: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Gallo struck out swinging
    C. Gomez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Beltre to second on wild pitch
    R. Odor: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Odor walked, Beltre to third, Gomez to second
    R. Chirinos: Foul, Ball, Chirinos flied out to left

End of three, Astros down 2-0

[BizidyDizidy]

Of note - Chirino's "foul" was fully in Tyler White's glove before popping out

[austro]

Bases loaded for Springer with two outs. Come on, George, make 'em pay.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 
Suck it,  Andrus.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

How about that!

[austro]

That was an admirably restrained AB by Altuve with the bases loaded.

[HudsonHawk]

What happened?  Did the Astros score?

[MusicMan]

Two outs, bases loaded... a 3-2 walk from Altuve is NOT what I expected.


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[Astros Fan in Big D]

This Fucking ump thinks the plate extends to the 1st base dugout.

[chuck]

Boy, I don't care what anyone says, this is one good looking crowd. The beautiful people are out in force tonight.

[austro]

This is some of the sorriest defense I've seen in a major-league game. Both teams are giving a fugly effort.

[juliogotay]

Boy, I don't care what anyone says, this is one good looking crowd. The beautiful people are out in force tonight.

with Cowboys playing I'm surprised there are more than 16 people there.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The Astros lead 4-2 on a combination of shitty pitching and fielding by the Rangers.

[austro]

So at the moment, the Astros lead 4-2, and Marwin is up with the bases loaded and two outs.

[juliogotay]

Banny going out to eat his pitcher.

[austro]

And Marwin hits a worm-burner up the middle on one of the funkiest swings you'll see in a while, it goes through, and two more runners score.

That's the end of the line for Cashner, some other schlub is coming in.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 The rangers said "oh yeah, you thought that was shitty baseball?   Watch this. "

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Astros top of 4

    A. Cashner Pitching:

    M. Gonzalez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Gonzalez singled to right
    E. Gattis: Strike looking, Gattis singled to right, Gonzalez to third
    A. Bregman: Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman hit sacrifice fly to right, Gonzalez scored
    C. Beltran: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Beltran walked, Gattis to second
    T. White: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, White lined out to right
    D. Fisher: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Fisher hit by pitch, Gattis to third, Beltran to second
    G. Springer: Ball, Springer safe at first on shortstop Andrus fielding error, Gattis scored, Beltran to third, Fisher to second
    J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked, Beltran scored, Fisher to third, Springer to second
    C. Correa: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Correa safe at first on 3rd baseman Middlebrooks fielding error, Fisher scored, Springer to third, Altuve to second
    M. Gonzalez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Gonzalez singled to center, Springer and Altuve scored, Correa to second

PitchIng change

Astros lead 6-2

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

8-2

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Astros top of 4

    A. Cashner Pitching:

    M. Gonzalez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Gonzalez singled to right
    E. Gattis: Strike looking, Gattis singled to right, Gonzalez to third
    A. Bregman: Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman hit sacrifice fly to right, Gonzalez scored
    C. Beltran: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Beltran walked, Gattis to second
    T. White: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, White lined out to right
    D. Fisher: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Fisher hit by pitch, Gattis to third, Beltran to second
    G. Springer: Ball, Springer safe at first on shortstop Andrus fielding error, Gattis scored, Beltran to third, Fisher to second
    J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked, Beltran scored, Fisher to third, Springer to second
    C. Correa: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Correa safe at first on 3rd baseman Middlebrooks fielding error, Fisher scored, Springer to third, Altuve to second
    M. Gonzalez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Gonzalez singled to center, Springer and Altuve scored, Correa to second

PitchIng change

Astros lead 6-2

Paolo Espino relieved Andrew Cashner
E. Gattis: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Gattis doubled to deep left, Correa and Gonzalez scored
A. Bregman: Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman fouled out to first

Middle of 4 Astros lead 8-2

[austro]

So I wonder if Pettis has a "go" sign that looks like a "stop" sign. Marwin doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that would run through a "stop" sign quite so blatantly.

[HudsonHawk]

Is it too much to ask for McHugh to throw up a zero here?

[austro]

Is it too much to ask for McHugh to throw up a zero here?

We're playing at The Little Park of Horrors. I fully expect that the craziness is just beginning.

[MusicMan]

I'm gonna miss Unfrozen Caveman Pitcher.


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[austro]

Wow, a couple of actual major-league plays! And a shutout inning! It's a Christmas miracle!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 4
Rangers

    C. McHugh Pitching:
    W. Middlebrooks: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop
    S. Choo: Strike looking, Ball, Choo lined out to center
    E. Andrus: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Andrus grounded out to third

End of 4
Astros lead 8-2

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Fisher just walked.

[HudsonHawk]

Man I love having a 1,2,3 inning in the field after a big inning at the plate.  Sit 'em down, and go right back to work with the bats.

[doyce7]

Man I love having a 1,2,3 inning in the field after a big inning at the plate.  Sit 'em down, and go right back to work with the bats.

Could use a few more of those. At the rate this game WAS going, it wouldn't be over til midnight....

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 5
Astros

    P. Espino Pitching:
    C. Beltran: Ball, Strike looking, Beltran fouled out to third
    T. White: White fouled out to catcher
    D. Fisher: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Fisher walked
    G. Springer: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Springer fouled out to shortstop

Astros lead 8-2

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Are the cowboys playing?

[HudsonHawk]

A 2-out walk to a free swinger hitting .205...after having him down 0-2.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

McHugh nibbling, walks Odor to load the bases with 2 outs.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

McHugh at 106 pitches.

[doyce7]

A 2-out walk to a free swinger hitting .205...after having him down 0-2.

Walked him fucking twice in this game. Wasn't really even close either

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[hostros7]

McHugh fucked around but got out of it with a huge K


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 5

Rangers

    C. McHugh Pitching:
    N. Mazara: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Mazara flied out to deep center
    A. Beltre: Ball, Ball, Beltre singled to right center
    J. Gallo: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Gallo lined out to center
    C. Gomez: Ball, Foul, Gomez doubled to left, Beltre to third
    R. Odor: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Odor walked
    R. Chirinos: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul., Strike

End of 5

Astros lead 8-2

[doyce7]

This game is slowly giving me cancer

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[doyce7]

Thanks marwin

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Long live the King!

[BizidyDizidy]

Kalas is hilarious with his fake home run calls

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 6
Astros

    P. Espino Pitching:
    J. Altuve: Foul, Ball, Altuve grounded out to third
    C. Correa: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Correa struck out looking
    M. Gonzalez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Gonzalez homered to right center
    E.Gattis: Ball, Fly out to deep left

Middle of 6

Astros lead 9-2

[Andyzipp]

Kalas is hilarious with his fake home run calls

I’d like to say that was one of his worst...but...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I’d like to say that was one of his worst...but...

You hear the excitement in his voice as he anticipates the HR call, then the camera pans and you see the left fielder camped out 40 feet away from the wall.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

I usually am embarrassed when the home fans get excited about routine fly balls.

Having seen only 2 Astros games with their announcers this year,  I can't imagine how I'd feel about Kalas from the way you guys describe him.

[Andyzipp]

Feels like a blue star play, but I’d lean towards giving it to White.

[doyce7]

That play was absolutely incredible from both correa and white

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[Andyzipp]

Gomez just Gomezed Bregman into a double...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 6
Rangers

    James Hoyt relieved Collin McHugh
    W. Middlebrooks: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Middlebrooks struck out swinging
    S. Choo: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Choo struck out swinging
    E. Andrus: Ball, Andrus grounded out to shortstop

End of 6 Astros lead 9-2

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 Nice play,  Gomez. 

I hope you swallowed your gum.

[austro]

I wonder if McHugh is staring at Gomez now.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I usually am embarrassed when the home fans get excited about routine fly balls.

Having seen only 2 Astros games with their announcers this year,  I can't imagine how I'd feel about Kalas from the way you guys describe him.

He's okay. He has his moments.

[Andyzipp]

I usually am embarrassed when the home fans get excited about routine fly balls.

Having seen only 2 Astros games with their announcers this year,  I can't imagine how I'd feel about Kalas from the way you guys describe him.

It would be a problem if he was on the radio.  On television, it’s just comical.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I think they call it, vaunting.

[doyce7]

Where exactly did that get him?

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[Bench]

Shouldn't that piece of shit rangers pitcher be ejected? I seem to remember warnings for no fucking reason other than Gomez being a dick.

[Bench]

Where exactly did that get him?

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Looked like the forearm just above the wrist. Nasty welt immediately formed.

[austro]

Motherfuckers. Hit them all now.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Where exactly did that get him?

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Wrist

[austro]

Looked like the forearm just above the wrist. Nasty welt immediately formed.

Yeah, it was huge and red almost immediately.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

What about the warning earlier in the game?

[doyce7]

Looked like the forearm just above the wrist. Nasty welt immediately formed.

I saw the welt, just didn't know if that was the only spot. From where I'm sitting it looked like neck/head area

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[Bench]

I usually am embarrassed when the home fans get excited about routine fly balls.

Having seen only 2 Astros games with their announcers this year,  I can't imagine how I'd feel about Kalas from the way you guys describe him.

The over the top fly outs are one of the few flaws. Overall I think he's great.

[doyce7]

Shouldn't that piece of shit rangers pitcher be ejected? I seem to remember warnings for no fucking reason other than Gomez being a dick.

Pitcher didn't mean it but he should have been tossed anyway.

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[Astros Fan in Big D]

Umpire can always exercise judgement after a warning.

i.e. not every hbp is an automatic ejection after a warning

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 7
Astros

    P. Espino Pitching:
    A. Bregman: Bregman doubled to center
    C. Beltran: Beltran flied out to center
    T. White: Ball, White doubled to left center, Bregman scored
    D. Fisher: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Fisher singled to center, White scored

Pitching change, Jose Leclerc

G. Springer: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Springer struck out swinging
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve hit by pitch, Fisher to second
Tony Kemp ran for Jose Altuve
C. Correa: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Correa struck out looking

Middle of 7
Astros lead 11-2

[Astros Fan in Big D]

I'd prefer just to defeat these dickheads and not offer them any reason to come after us with intent.

Only one team has anything to play for.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Tony Sipp has only pitched 35 innings. Seems like a lot more.

[HudsonHawk]

I'd prefer just to defeat these dickheads and not offer them any reason to come after us with intent.

Only one team has anything to play for.

No shit.  Banister is the type who'd take someone knees out on a kneel down just to be a dick. 

[Astros Fan in Big D]

No shit.  Banister is the type who'd take someone knees out on a kneel down just to be a dick.

This.
In spades.

[Bench]

Umpire can always exercise judgement after a warning.

i.e. not every hbp is an automatic ejection after a warning

You are certainly right but it seems ridiculous to me that there was a warning simply because a Gomez freak out that had nothing to do with any pitch, the effect of the warning is that mchugh can't pitch inside as freely and then their asshole actually hits one of the Astros best players and there's no repercussion.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

No shit.  Banister is the type who'd take someone knees out on a kneel down just to be a dick.

This.
In spades.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 7
Rangers

    Tony Sipp Pitching
    Colin Moran at third
    N. Mazara: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Mazara lined out to center
    A. Beltre: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Beltre grounded out to shortstop
    J. Gallo: Strike looking, Ball, Gallo singled to right
    C. Gomez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging

End of 7

Astros lead 11-2

[JimR]

Crap, Correa, that has to be the sorriest attempt at catching a ball I've seen this side of T-ball. It was shitty throw from Gattis, but that's no excuse for that pathetic effort.

And, of course, it leads to a run.

And now Gattis can't stop strike three and can't track down the ball in time get Gomez at first, extending the inning for Odor. Just painful to watch.

That was not an ordinary passed ball. In fact, it was a wild pitch.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

You are certainly right but it seems ridiculous to me that there was a warning simply because a Gomez freak out that had nothing to do with any pitch, the effect of the warning is that mchugh can't pitch inside as freely and then their asshole actually hits one of the Astros best players and there's no repercussion.

Yep.  Knee jerk reaction from HPU.

Same thing happened in the last series in Arlington,  resulting in AJ and Dickhead arguing with the latter being tossed.

You're absolutely right.  Affects the game unnecessarily.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

King Marwin with 4 hits.

[HudsonHawk]

Good to see Moran get a swing in.

[Andyzipp]

Altuve has a left forearm contusion.  X-rays negative.  He’s day to day per Mctaggart.

[HudsonHawk]

Altuve has a left forearm contusion.  X-rays negative.  He’s day to day per Mctaggart.

That's good to hear.  Looked like it was a glancing blow, rather than straight on, so hopefully it's just one of them really ugly marks that heals quickly. 

[DVauthrin]

Altuve has a left forearm contusion.  X-rays negative.  He’s day to day per Mctaggart.

Great news.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Astros top of 8
Astros

    Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitching
    Willie Calhoun in left
    Phil Gosselin at shortstop
    Jared Hoying in center
    A.J. Jimenez catching
    Drew Robinson at second
    M. Gonzalez: Foul, Ball, Gonzalez singled to right
    E. Gattis: Ball, Gattis grounded into double play third to second to first, Gonzalez out at second
    C. Moran: Moran grounded out to second

middle of 8

Astros lead 11-2

[Andyzipp]

Nice night for Hoyt, Sipp, and Clippard.

[chuck]

The HPU can eject a pitcher for throwing at a batter whenever he deems it necessary so this warning the benches bit seems to me to be superfluously theatrical.

In a case such as today's with a known fuckwit like Gomez and no pitches of any intent from McHugh I think the correct move is for the umpire to tell Gomez to shut the fuck up and get back in the box and move on with the game.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 8
Rangers

    Tyler Clippard pitching
    Cameron Maybin in center
    J.D. Davis at first
    Max Stassi catching
    D. Robinson: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Robinson struck out swinging
    A. Jimenez: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Jimenez struck out swinging
    W. Middlebrooks: Strike looking, Middlebrooks flied out to right

End of 8

Astros lead 11-2

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Boom.

Suck it,  Arlington.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 9

Astros

    Marwin Gonzalez at shortstop
    C. Beltran: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Beltran grounded out to second
    T. White: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, White struck out swinging
    D. Fisher: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Fisher struck out swinging

Middle of 9

Astros lead 11-2

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

My feed is slow.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

 I'll bet you a million bucks feliz gets a K to end it.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 9
Rangers

    Michael Feliz pitching
    W. Calhoun: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Calhoun walked
    P. Gosselin: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Gosselin struck out swinging
    N. Mazara: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Mazara struck out swinging
?

[juliogotay]

Are the cowboys playing?

love this caption of last nights crowd by Gerry Fraley...a Dallas Morning News reporter. http://www.astroscounty.com/

[juliogotay]

Altuve has a left forearm contusion.  X-rays negative.  He’s day to day per Mctaggart.

I hope there is no lingering effects here. And Correa is really struggling. *Carlos Correa was 0x5 and is hitting .222/.282/.306 in September as he works to regain his form after missing significant time during the season. His .588 September OPS is the worst of his young career.

[jbm]

love this caption of last nights crowd by Gerry Fraley...a Dallas Morning News reporter. http://www.astroscounty.com/

This all brought a smile to me: the crowd, the caption, the Keuchel quote, the incoherent Gomez meltdown and of course, the looming elimination.  Warms my heart to see that franchise that way.

[VirtualBob]

This all brought a smile to me: the crowd, the caption, the Keuchel quote, the incoherent Gomez meltdown and of course, the looming elimination.  Warms my heart to see that franchise that way.

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