Why now? Tejada was approached Tuesday by ESPN. Read More
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Bourn and Oswalt whip metaphorical batteries at notoriously cheerful fan base
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Astros 2
Phillies 1
W: Oswalt (1-3) | L: Kendrick (1-2) | S: Brocail (1)
Andy Who Now?
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Game Zone
Tonight we were treated to a proper pitching-and-just-enough-to-win-it ballgame straight out of my youth. The Sparky we know and love returned, and not a moment too fucking soon, while Michael Bourn put a boot shin deep where the sun don’t shine in Philly. Read More
Boots in tailpipes, The Good Roy“Not available”. Another one falls to the Dark Side
Cooper said in his pregame interview on the radio that Valverde would not be available because he had done some extra work. Ortiz provides these details,
When in doubt, send the rookie out. Not normal.
Although Valverde tells us that veterans such as Lee, Berkman, and Tejada are behind him, after a loss like that, the only position player to talk to the media was Michael Bourn,
“Jose is going to be fine,” center fielder Michael Bourn said.
Astros blow it in the 9th
Phillies 4, Astros 3
W: Seanez (1-1) | L: Valverde (2-1)
Entering the bottom of the ninth with a 3-0 lead, Astros closer Jose Valverde completely tanked. First, he allowed a solo home run to pinch hitter Chris Snelling, then bored a slider into Chase Utley for a HBP. After he made good pitches to Ryan Howard for the K, he went to a 3-2 count on Pat Burrell before throwing a very straight waist high outside fastball that Burrell slammed into the right field seats to tie the game. Visibly upset, Valverde proceeded to whiff Geoff Jenkins on an inside slider that bounced off catcher Brad Ausmus’ mitt for a passed ball that allowed Jenkins to reach first base. The next batter, Pedro Feliz, hit a liner just past the diving Geoff Blum into the left field corner. With Jenkins running through a stop sign at third, leftfielder Carlos Lee finally corraled it and one-hopped cutoff man Miguel Tejada, who threw a strike to Ausmus seemingly in time to tag the sliding Jenkins, but he was called safe. Ballgame. Read More