Astros at Dojers, 5/18/2010
Dojers 7, Astros 3
W: Kuroda (5-1) L: Norris (2-5)
Astros.com Recap
Gamezone Commentary
Sorry folks. I know you were expecting yet another spectacular JackAstro recap to help dull the ache from yet another Astros loss, but it ain’t gonna be. JackAstro was injured in a freak masturbation accident and has had to be put on the 15-day DL by SnS. In the interim, you’re stuck with me. FYL! And we were stuck with the ‘Hyde’ version of the Astros tonight. FOL! And I volunteered to recap this game. FML! (that’d be “your, our, and my” for the ATM grads in the crowd).
Anyway… Caught the Vin Scully broadcast of tonight’s game vs. the Dojers. What can I say. JD and Brownie are awesome, but how many more chances am I going to get to hear Scully call an Astros game? Dude is a baseball treasure, and I will be sad to see him ‘hang up the mike’ when he does decide to retire. The melodic rhythm of his call; the intricate, yet simple, weaving of life stories and lessons in the midst of a baseball game while at the same time actually letting me know what the hell is going on. I listen to him, and close my eyes. Suddenly I’m 10 again, playing catch with my dad on a sunny Houston afternoon. No Motions to respond to, nor Court deadlines. No 9-11. The Red Sox and Yankees are cellar-dwellers. Reagan is President. All is right with the world! Simply, Vin Scully is a joy to listen to.
As for the game, it was un-spectacular. Astros go down 3-0 after 1. Bud walks too many batters that come around to hurt him. Kaz can’t hit to save his life (finding his ‘inner-DAS’, i.e. finding himself in an 0 for 20 streak). Astros lose. We’ve seen this story play out before.
There were bright sports though. While the Astros did find themselves down 0-3 after 1, they did fight back and tie the game thanks to the big bat of Carlos Lee. A solo shot in his first at bat. A 2-run single in his next. Narrowly missed another home run in his third at bat. Certainly nice to see.
The Dojers ended up scoring another 3 off Bud before he was lifted with 1 out in the 5th inning (line: 4.1 IP, 7 hits, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO), and tacked on another with a home run off Fulchino in relief. All-in-all, yes the Astros did get swept by the Dojers, but Carlos Lee showed signs of waking up at the plate and I got to hear Vin Scully call an Astros game. Life is good!
And if you are not convinced and still trying to find a gold nugget in this steaming pile of poo that is the 2010 Astros’ season thusfar, just remember that the 2010 draft is less than 3 weeks away, and Bobby Heck has 4 of the first 58 picks in the draft.