Astros 3, FTC 2
W: Myers (6-13)
L: Dempster (10-13)
Fucking Fox. I guess football is too damn big so 11 of the last 25 games, and all of the weekend games except for the very last Sunday in September are broadcast on that pipsqueak tin can network in Houston only. The network that isn’t good enough for football is good enough for the crusty leftovers that are Your Houston Astros.
So. Another invisible game, to those of us in the ridiculous MLB-restricted viewing area, anyway. Gameday is more reliable than DoRay, which satisfies about as well as a continually interrupted dry-humping that never finishes, just stops and starts until frustration kills the whole thing off. Bastards.
A steady drizzle was the backdrop for a game that featured four runs scored in the first inning, followed by zilch until the bottom of the eighth. The Astros put up three on Martinez’ RBI single and a two-run single by Barmes. Myers gave up a run to Castro, who scored on a sac fly by Carl LaFong – Capital L, small A, capital F, small O, small N, small G…I hear he’s interested in an annuity policy, the public are buying them up like hotcakes…
Myers continued his strong second half by facing another bunch of weak-ass malcontents and misfits, but it’s always nice to stick it in the eye of the Jack-Legged Swine of the North Side, regardless of the circumstances or serendipity.
The bottom of the eighth found the young, husky and hirsute ponces down 3-2 with Castro on first. Pena smacked a shot to left that hit the wall below the basket and caromed back to Martinez. Initially ruled a home run, the gay celebration was stuffed when the Stark Fist flexed and the call was overturned after review.
Arguing that the lackadaisical Castro would’ve scored when the ball hit the wall, Mike Quade was tossed for the seventh time this season. This is his best chance for an HOF bid, as he tied former Chi skippers Johnny Evers and Frankie Frisch for the most ejections in a single FTC season.
After an hour-long rain delay, Melancon nailed it down in the ninth. Tomorrow, it’s the Dickities in Skyline Chili Land. Since it’s a weeknight, we might actually get to see this one.