Author Topic: Tigers at Astros 08/19/2019 (Read 7441 times)

Every time I see this comment I think of that time he halted a footfirst slide into second by grabbing the base behind his back and someone here noted that what he'd just done "would have broken every bone in my back" or something along those lines and I think, Shit.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:02:34 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on August 19, 2019, 07:52:15 pm

Well, he's made of glass, so it could be anything.

He seems so fragile.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:07:30 pm »

KE on pbp instead of TK.

Blum doing color. Will that be enough?

Nope. Volume going down in 3, 2, 1 . . .

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:17:08 pm »

Swinging bunt for Altuve.

Pitcher fielded it, patted the ball and threw. No way he was getting Altuve after the pat.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:18:25 pm »

Was Loel Passe better than Kevin Eichenfelder?

Lefty · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:21:58 pm »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 19, 2019, 07:58:27 pm

Channel. On a minnow.

You ever bait lines with live perch?

Lefty · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:22:49 pm »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 19, 2019, 08:18:25 pm

Was Loel Passe better than Kevin Eichenfelder?

I believe that question is why god invented the Worrell button.

hostros7 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:27:27 pm »

Correa afflicted with the dreaded back “discomfort”

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:29:14 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on August 19, 2019, 08:21:58 pm

You ever bait lines with live perch?

No, I haven't tried that.

JimR · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:30:07 pm »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 19, 2019, 08:18:25 pm

Was Loel Passe better than Kevin Eichenfelder?

Barely

Jacksonian · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:34:16 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on August 19, 2019, 08:27:27 pm

Correa afflicted with the dreaded back “discomfort”

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I guess we'll see him next spring.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2019, 08:44:09 pm »

Wow.

Just seeing Zambrano's face made me want to puke.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #25 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:01:10 pm »

Nice job by Chirinos to get Altuve home.

Texifornia · « **Reply #26 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:12:28 pm »

Miley out after giving up a two-out solo HR followed by a single. Rondon in.

Lefty · « **Reply #27 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:19:56 pm »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 19, 2019, 08:29:14 pm

No, I haven't tried that.

Yellow cat bait, they don't eat dead stuff (predators not scavengers), but you can catch anything on them too. Get a perch trap and catch them in the river or in any stock tank you have access to. Hook them through the tail end on a throw line or limb line or trot line or fishing pole.

JimR · « **Reply #28 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:25:26 pm »

Rondon got out of the inning.

5-3 Astros

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #29 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:28:25 pm »

Quote from: JimR on August 19, 2019, 09:25:26 pm

Rondon got out of the inning.

5-3 Astros

That got uncomfortable, especially after Altuve's error.

Let's see what Yordan does- 2 out 2 on.

JimR · « **Reply #30 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:29:46 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 19, 2019, 09:28:25 pm

That got uncomfortable, especially after Altuve's error.

Let's see what Yordan does- 2 out 2 on.

K

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #31 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:31:10 pm »

Quote from: JimR on August 19, 2019, 09:29:46 pm

K

Hate wasting that chance to get at least a run back.

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:34:28 pm »

You keep dicking around and leaving runners on base, you're gonna lose the game.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #33 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:34:33 pm »

5-4 now, Tigers with tying run on base, nobody out.

JimR · « **Reply #34 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:35:39 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 19, 2019, 09:31:10 pm

Hate wasting that chance to get at least a run back.

Yep. Yordan leaves a lot of runners on.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #35 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:35:49 pm »

Quote from: austro on August 19, 2019, 09:34:28 pm

You keep dicking around and leaving runners on base, you're gonna lose the game.

This.

das · « **Reply #36 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:37:29 pm »

For all the stuff Rondon has, he sure perplexes me.

JimR · « **Reply #37 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:38:59 pm »

Quote from: das on August 19, 2019, 09:37:29 pm

For all the stuff Rondon has, he sure perplexes me.

Fast ball is straight, but me too.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #38 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:41:54 pm »

Whew.

JimR · « **Reply #39 on:** August 19, 2019, 09:42:44 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 19, 2019, 09:41:54 pm

Whew.

Nearly a shiftfuck

JimR · « **Reply #40 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:00:59 pm »

All Eschenfelder does is recite numbers.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #41 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:02:04 pm »

2 out walk in the 8th.

To the 9 hole hitter.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #42 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:04:08 pm »

Freaking broken bat single to right.

Chunk of the bat almost made it to infield dirt.

1st/3rd 2 outs.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #43 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:07:25 pm »

BIG strikeout from Harris.

Don't think I've ever seen him show emotion like that.

das · « **Reply #44 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:07:30 pm »

Man, Harris toughed it thru that inning.

jbm · « **Reply #45 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:07:39 pm »

One stressful inning there.

JimR · « **Reply #46 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:07:46 pm »

Lots of soft contact hits in the last week or so.

das · « **Reply #47 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:08:32 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 19, 2019, 10:07:25 pm

BIG strikeout from Harris.

Don't think I've ever seen him show emotion like that.

He did not have his best stuff. Cut fastball was consistently down and to the left.

das · « **Reply #48 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:10:45 pm »

Mayfield has looked overmatched all nite.

JimR · « **Reply #49 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:11:46 pm »

Quote from: das on August 19, 2019, 10:10:45 pm

Mayfield has looked overmatched all nite.

Two line drive outs.

das · « **Reply #50 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:12:57 pm »

Quote from: JimR on August 19, 2019, 10:11:46 pm

Two line drive outs.

Must not have been paying attention.

JimR · « **Reply #51 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:16:13 pm »

Quote from: das on August 19, 2019, 10:12:57 pm

Must not have been paying attention.

One to center, one to right. 2 Ks.

chuck · « **Reply #52 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:16:23 pm »

Maybe they're showcasing Eschenfelder because they think they can move him over the offseason.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #53 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:21:27 pm »

1 out double.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #54 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:22:44 pm »

Grounder to short.

2 outs, runner to 3rd.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #55 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:24:54 pm »

Swinging K, Astros win.

Fortunate. They played with their food all night.

Lefty · « **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2019, 12:24:04 am »

Quote from: chuck on August 19, 2019, 10:16:23 pm

Maybe they're showcasing Eschenfelder because they think they can move him over the offseason.

Studio host to be named later?

Bench · « **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2019, 09:54:27 am »

Quote from: chuck on August 19, 2019, 10:16:23 pm

Maybe they're showcasing Eschenfelder because they think they can move him over the offseason.

He does radio play by play for UH football games and is much better than he is on TV. Maybe I appreciate him because his crutch is to constantly mention the score, which many radio guys forget to do.

Snuffy · « **Reply #58 on:** August 20, 2019, 10:20:20 am »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 19, 2019, 10:24:54 pm

Swinging K, Astros win.

Fortunate. They played with their food all night.

Funny, but apt, way to put it.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #59 on:** August 20, 2019, 10:59:15 am »

Quote from: Bench on August 20, 2019, 09:54:27 am

He does radio play by play for UH football games and is much better than he is on TV. Maybe I appreciate him because his crutch is to constantly mention the score, which many radio guys forget to do.

Baseball pbp announcers benefit from knowing the right pace and by having a certain range in that covers everything from a routine grounder to a gapper that culminates in a play at the plate. Frankly people with lower pitched voices do it better.

KE doesn't have that. It doesn't detract from his studio work, they're just 2 different jobs.

In football, I never liked Mike Tirico as a pbp man. He's good at just about everything else, but not that even though he hits all the technical marks.

MRaup · « **Reply #60 on:** August 20, 2019, 11:06:37 am »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on August 20, 2019, 10:59:15 am

Baseball pbp announcers benefit from knowing the right pace and by having a certain range in that covers everything from a routine grounder to a gapper that culminates in a play at the plate. Frankly people with lower pitched voices do it better.

KE doesn't have that. It doesn't detract from his studio work, they're just 2 different jobs.

In football, I never liked Mike Tirico as a pbp man. He's good at just about everything else, but not that even though he hits all the technical marks.

The main problem I have with KE is that he just doesn't shut up. He blabbers on about mostly unimportant details and stats, and then ends up either stepping on himself when something exciting happens or stepping on Blum when he's trying to wrangle KE back in.

With him and Stanton, they at least have a decent working understanding of each other, but KE's voice and pace on the studio broadcast is even more grating than his PBP voice. I tend to keep the remote handy when half innings end so I can quickly mute out if they're kicking it back to the studio.

juliogotay · « **Reply #61 on:** August 20, 2019, 11:35:28 am »

Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 19, 2019, 08:02:34 pm

He seems so fragile.

He's actually strong as an ox. That may be the problem. Too many muscles to pull.

Lefty · « **Reply #62 on:** August 20, 2019, 06:10:05 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on August 20, 2019, 11:06:37 am

The main problem I have with KE is that he just doesn't shut up. He blabbers on about mostly unimportant details and stats, and then ends up either stepping on himself when something exciting happens or stepping on Blum when he's trying to wrangle KE back in.

With him and Stanton, they at least have a decent working understanding of each other, but KE's voice and pace on the studio broadcast is even more grating than his PBP voice. I tend to keep the remote handy when half innings end so I can quickly mute out if they're kicking it back to the studio.

Blum is so good at color, he makes Kalas better. I really like that duo.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #63 on:** August 20, 2019, 07:55:20 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on August 20, 2019, 11:06:37 am

With him and Stanton, they at least have a decent working understanding of each other, but KE's voice and pace on the studio broadcast is even more grating than his PBP voice. I tend to keep the remote handy when half innings end so I can quickly mute out if they're kicking it back to the ~~studio~~ Rooms-to-Go Lounge.

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