When asked if he could feel where the ball was the whole time, Spilborghs said: “It was in my glove.”
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Struggle Continues, Astros lose
Rockies 3, Astros 2
W: Cook | L: Villareal
Rants from the Gamezone
Molony on Astros.com
Box Score
When a player is struggling at the plate, it seems every strike called is of the borderline kind of strike, every ball hit hard is right at someone and even when it seems you’re going to get a knock, someone makes a great play (more on this in a little bit). When a pitcher struggles, every borderline strike is called a ball, every routine play behind you is misplayed and no one seems to be able to come up with any sort of outstanding play at a crucial moment to bail you out. When a team is struggling, all things come into play and it can make for some frustrating baseball.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the struggling Houston Astros, April 2008.Read More
Not tired enough, Kazuo for Quintero
“I just was throwing not very quality pitches,” Sampson said. “My arm felt strong, and when it does that, my sinker flattens out, and it wasn’t really sinking. And when it was sinking, it wasn’t sinking where I wanted.”
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Friday the Astros activated Kazuo and designated Quintero for assignment.
Home sweet home? Not exactly.
Rockies 11, Astros 5
W: Morales (1-1) | L: Sampson (0-2)
Arriving in Houston after sunup Friday morning, the Rockies used the momentum from a 22 inning victory in San Diego Thursday night to jump on the Astros and Chris Sampson for a 6-spot in the first inning and cruised to an 11-5 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Read More
Rockies @ Astros – For Those About To Rock (April 18-20, 2008)
Things To Do In Houston When John Denver’s Dead
Rockies (7-8) at Astros (6-11)
Minute Maid Park
501 Crawford St.
Houston, TX 77002
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The Colorado Rockies have been around 15 years now, which is kind of hard for me to believe. I still think of them as an expansion franchise. For some reason, I recall the 1992 expansion draft of the Rockies and the Florida Marlins – who are also beginning their 16th campaign – very clearly. I particularly remember laughing out loud when the Rockies selected Butch Henry and Willie Blair off of the Astros roster (and the Marlins took Ryan Bowen.) As far as the Astros went, that was addition by subtraction, to my mind. Read More
Poet pitchers, Radio, Viva ViagraGetaway gag
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Astros 2
pHillies 10
W-Myers (2-1) | L-Backe (1-2)
That’s MR. Andy Jasner to you, bub.
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DAS ist das TalkZone, ja?
What to do with Q?
Although it was just under 15 hours between last night’s final pitch and today’s first, it felt like 2 years to some. The Astros played like they couldn’t get out of pHilly pHast enough and they blew their chance at back-to-back series wins by bowing to the pHucking pHillies 10-2.Read More