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Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« on: August 13, 2012, 04:30:55 pm »
Headed to eat, then to Wrigley for the game. Hope it isn't rained out....
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2012, 05:38:16 pm »
Wow, have fun.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2012, 06:13:31 pm »
Barnes not in the lineup again tonight.  That's 4 in a row.  Is he hurt?
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2012, 06:58:09 pm »
Your lineups (apologies for being tardy with this):

Astros


SSTyler Greene
2BJose Altuve
1BBrett Wallace
RFSteve Pearce
CFJustin Maxwell
CJason Castro
3BMarwin Gonzalez
LFFernando Martinez
PArmando Galarraga

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RF David DeJesus 
3B Josh Vitters 
1B Anthony Rizzo 
LF Alfonso Soriano 
SS Starlin Castro 
C Welington Castillo 
CF Brett Jackson 
2B Darwin Barney 
P Jeff Samardzija
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2012, 07:05:45 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on August 13, 2012, 04:30:55 pm
Headed to eat, then to Wrigley for the game. Hope it isn't rained out....

You eat anything of note yet in chicago?  I'm headed there this weekend
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2012, 07:07:37 pm »
Quote from: hostros7 on August 13, 2012, 07:05:45 pm
You eat anything of note yet in chicago?  I'm headed there this weekend

Weber grill was decent.  Got a decent deep dish pizza at some place with graffiti all over it (looked up the expense report, Gino's East)
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2012, 07:17:35 pm »
Hopefully, Altuve's poor decision on the Wallace flyball won't come back to haunt us.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2012, 07:46:55 pm »
Galarraga's starts are hard to watch.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2012, 07:48:52 pm »
Quote from: hostros7 on August 13, 2012, 07:05:45 pm
You eat anything of note yet in chicago?  I'm headed there this weekend

Not really. Been in Wisconsin a few days, had some incredible pizza in Sheboygan, and fabulous Irish in Plymouth.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2012, 07:49:45 pm »
Quote from: pots on August 13, 2012, 07:07:37 pm
Weber grill was decent.  Got a decent deep dish pizza at some place with graffiti all over it (looked up the expense report, Gino's East)

I have heard Gino's east is the best.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2012, 07:51:46 pm »
Quote from: moriartp on August 13, 2012, 07:46:55 pm
Galarraga's starts are hard to watch.

He is not so much. I haven't seen anything that would even remotely suggest good enough stuff to almost toss a perfect game.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2012, 07:55:49 pm »
Jeff Alphabet has electric stuff tonight. That was a great changeup call to Altuve, even though it was up in the strike zone.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2012, 08:02:57 pm »
Sixth error for Castro on that sailed throw. Sigh.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2012, 08:08:10 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on August 13, 2012, 07:48:52 pm
Not really. Been in Wisconsin a few days, had some incredible pizza in Sheboygan, and fabulous Irish in Plymouth.

I've never had fabulous Irish, and I lived there briefly so id love to try it.  Deep dish has never been my bag, but I never bothered trying it in the deep dish Mecca of Chicago.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2012, 08:09:42 pm »
Galarraga pitches just good enough to lose, I fear. But he ain't fooling them tonight. The swings and misses that he's gotten have primarily come in hitter's counts when they were swinging for the downs.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2012, 08:17:30 pm »
Samardzija is crazy good tonight. When he is missing, he's still not making mistakes and is getting incredible movement on his two-seamer. The worst pitch he's thrown was the 3-1 pitch to Wallace, who just missed it.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2012, 08:18:15 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on August 13, 2012, 07:49:45 pm
I have heard Gino's east is the best.

It's my favorite, although I've never tried Malnatti's. The E. Superior location is likely where pots went: it's got decades of graffiti.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2012, 08:18:34 pm »
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Samardzija is crazy good tonight. When he is missing, he's still not making mistakes and is getting incredible movement on his two-seamer. The worst pitch he's thrown was the 3-1 pitch to Wallace, who just missed it.

And he's completely recovered from that earlier Run of Suck he'd been enjoying this season. Bastard.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2012, 08:18:52 pm »
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Samardzija is crazy good tonight. When he is missing, he's still not making mistakes and is getting incredible movement on his two-seamer. The worst pitch he's thrown was the 3-1 pitch to Wallace, who just missed it.

He's not so tough. I once saw a guy strike out 20.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2012, 08:20:46 pm »
Quote from: austro on August 13, 2012, 08:18:52 pm
He's not so tough. I once saw a guy strike out 20.

He doesn't have the stuff that Wood had pre-surgery. He had the most eletric stuff in my opinion, on a par with Randy Johson and Nolan Ryan. And James Rodney Richard. I can't forget him.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2012, 08:30:20 pm »
Come on, Gonzalez, let's get something started here.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2012, 08:37:12 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on August 13, 2012, 08:30:20 pm
Come on, Gonzalez, let's get something started here.

Nice defense from marwin at least.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2012, 08:38:00 pm »
This kid Rizzo can hit.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2012, 08:39:07 pm »
Quote from: hostros7 on August 13, 2012, 08:37:12 pm
Nice defense from marwin at least.

Butt no defense to balls that leave the yard. 5-0 now.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2012, 08:41:12 pm »
Well, this viewing experience has been entirely unpalatable thus far.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2012, 08:43:24 pm »
We won't get to see Lopez pitch in a save situation because he's got another night off, not that there would be a save situation tonight, especially the way Samardjiza is tossing.
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« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2012, 08:45:50 pm »
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Well, this viewing experience has been entirely unpalatable thus far.

Barnes saves us from more of Galarraga tonight, and he puts one in the seats for his first big league bomb. 5-1 now.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2012, 08:45:55 pm »
Quote from: pots on August 13, 2012, 06:13:31 pm
Barnes not in the lineup again tonight.  That's 4 in a row.  Is he hurt?

Maybe that will help him get a start
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« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2012, 08:47:14 pm »
HOMERUN!!!
The five Astros fans in attendance all stood and cheered.
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« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2012, 08:50:58 pm »
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HOMERUN!!!
The five Astros fans in attendance all stood and cheered.

Indeed. I've seen Astros games at Wrigley too. And you're right, there weren't too many Astros fans in attendance, even back in 2005 when we were really good in the end (save the WS).
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« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2012, 08:56:45 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on August 13, 2012, 08:50:58 pm
Indeed. I've seen Astros games at Wrigley too. And you're right, there weren't too many Astros fans in attendance, even back in 2005 when we were really good in the end (save the WS).

Warm old style in the bleachers almost made me quit drinking all together.  If I ever need an intervention, I now know how to proceed.
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Re: Astros @ Cubs 8-13-12
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2012, 09:01:53 pm »
Quote from: hostros7 on August 13, 2012, 08:56:45 pm
Warm old style in the bleachers almost made me quit drinking all together.  If I ever need an intervention, I now know how to proceed.

I was in rehab in Chicago during the summer and early fall of 2005. I had a ball up there, going to Cubs games, White Sox games (including a playoff game against the Angels) and some Black Hawks games.
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« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2012, 09:25:01 pm »
Well, that was certainly graceful.

ETA: And now it's ruled a hit. Ridiculous.
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« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2012, 09:28:13 pm »
Quote from: austro on August 13, 2012, 09:25:01 pm
Well, that was certainly graceful.

ETA: And now it's ruled a hit. Ridiculous.

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« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2012, 09:53:30 pm »
Getting thrashed by a crappy cubs team is pretty depressing. 
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« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2012, 10:02:48 pm »
The Astros seem incapable of playing a sub-3 hour game anymore.  They not only lose often, they lose long.

Must be getting ready for the AL.
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« Reply #36 on: August 13, 2012, 10:16:46 pm »
Quote from: Dark Star on August 13, 2012, 10:02:48 pm
The Astros seem incapable of playing a sub-3 hour game anymore.  They not only lose often, they lose long.

Must be getting ready for the AL.

It's a consequence of allowing two or three runners every inning.
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« Reply #37 on: August 13, 2012, 11:12:44 pm »
Quote from: austro on August 13, 2012, 10:16:46 pm
It's a consequence of allowing two or three runners every inning.

NO shit. Seven fucking walks tonight, with only four measly strikeouts. Shitfick.
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« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2012, 08:25:10 am »
Quote from: hostros7 on August 13, 2012, 08:08:10 pm
I've never had fabulous Irish, and I lived there briefly so id love to try it.  Deep dish has never been my bag, but I never bothered trying it in the deep dish Mecca of Chicago.

What exactly would be 'fabulous Irish'?  A nice carvery with Guinness?  That's the only food I recall being worth much after 2 years in Ireland...
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