Author Topic: Astros @ Blue Jays July 9, 2017 (Read 6266 times)

Mr. Happy · « **on:** July 09, 2017, 10:01:00 am »

Your lineups for your last tilt before the all-star break for this road matinee:

Astros

RFGeorge Springer (R)
2BJose Altuve (R)
SSCarlos Correa (R)
CEvan Gattis (R)
LFMarwin Gonzalez (S)
DHCarlos Beltran (S)
1BY. Gurriel (R)
3BAlex Bregman (R)
CFJake Marisnick (R)

HOU: Brad Peacock (R) (6-1, 2.91)

Blue Jays

RF Jose Bautista (R)
C Russell Martin (R)
3B Josh Donaldson (R)
1B Justin Smoak (S)
DH Kendrys Morales (S)
SS Troy Tulowitzki (R)
LF Steve Pearce (R)
CF Kevin Pillar (R)
2B Ryan Goins (L)

TOR: J.A. Happ (L) (3-5, 3.47)

austro · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2017, 12:19:22 pm »

Fucking Pillar. That guy can go get 'em.

austro · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2017, 12:27:02 pm »

Boy, I was surprised Smoak's ball stayed in the park. When it left his bat I thought it was gone.

WVastro · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2017, 12:38:36 pm »

holy shit... bit of vaunting going on here.

hostros7 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2017, 12:38:45 pm »

That escalated quickly

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austro · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2017, 12:39:16 pm »

Correa hit the shit out of that one.

astrojo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2017, 01:07:49 pm »

3 overturned plays through 3 innings so far

Texifornia · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2017, 01:50:16 pm »

Terrible AB by Bregman. Cannot get called out on strikes in that situation, must swing the bat!

Texifornia · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2017, 01:59:47 pm »

Peacock acting like he wants to stay in the rotation.
Let it Pea!

WVastro · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:07:11 pm »

Captain Caveman!!!!

That ball was obliterated.

hostros7 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:07:23 pm »

Caveman goes cro magnon on one for a 3 run HR

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chuck · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:11:16 pm »

I haven't seen a ball leave a yard so fast in a long time. Like maybe since Sammy Sosa.

Texifornia · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:13:10 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 09, 2017, 02:07:23 pm

Caveman goes cro magnon on one for a 3 run HR

"Cro Mag" is not a bad nickname for Gattis.

AstroNut · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:22:47 pm »

El Oso Blanco !

hostros7 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:31:23 pm »

Game summary:
Forty percent of the 2012 Astros pitching staff faced the 2017 Astros offense, and predictable outcomes ensued.

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Andyzipp · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:32:14 pm »

Geez. This is almost unfair.

hostros7 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:32:45 pm »

Correa tests the integrity of the batter's eye with a deep jack to center.

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homer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:33:17 pm »

MLB network says Astros have vaunted to double digits 25% of games this year

Texifornia · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:33:38 pm »

Astros are serving notice: There will be no quarter given this year.

Andyzipp · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:35:12 pm »

If Stanton can be trusted the Astros are 50-12 when they score 4 or more runs

VirtualBob · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:40:30 pm »

Quote from: Andyzipp on July 09, 2017, 02:35:12 pm

If Stanton can be trusted ...

... Angel Hernandez has a consistent strike zone by comparison.

chuck · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:40:42 pm »

Who is more likely to score from second on an extra base hit to the wall, Beltran or Peacock?

chuck · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:47:56 pm »

It understandably gets lost in the avalanche of runs, but the emergence of guys like Peacock and Fiers as reliable starters has been huge.

Texifornia · « **Reply #23 on:** July 09, 2017, 02:59:03 pm »

Light 'em up, Francis!

austro · « **Reply #24 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:11:35 pm »

Peacock needs to stay in the rotation, because he appears to be a run-support magnet.

austro · « **Reply #25 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:18:43 pm »

They're going to outscore Toronto by something like 15 runs in the 4-game series and only get a split.

MusicMan · « **Reply #26 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:20:02 pm »

Quote from: chuck on July 09, 2017, 02:40:42 pm

Who is more likely to score from second on an extra base hit to the wall, Beltran or Peacock?

C. A three-toed sloth.

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Texifornia · « **Reply #27 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:20:54 pm »

It's another Mr. Roper, Mr. Roper kind of game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQ2DAYWqxg

NeilT · « **Reply #28 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:29:42 pm »

I wonder how often the 'Stros win when they score 15 or more runs?

astrojo · « **Reply #29 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:32:05 pm »

There goes the shutout

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** July 09, 2017, 03:32:25 pm »

There goes the shutout. Oops.

Lefty · « **Reply #31 on:** July 09, 2017, 04:46:43 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on July 09, 2017, 03:29:42 pm

I wonder how often the 'Stros win when they score 15 or more runs?

Peacock has started 9 games and the Stros have scored 16+ in 3 of them.

NeilT · « **Reply #32 on:** July 09, 2017, 04:50:12 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on July 09, 2017, 04:46:43 pm

Peacock has started 9 games and the Stros have scored 16+ in 3 of them.

He's going to get spoiled.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #33 on:** July 09, 2017, 05:13:31 pm »

Celebrating the eve of the first of four glorious Morales-less days.

MusicMan · « **Reply #34 on:** July 09, 2017, 05:19:54 pm »

Quote from: NeilT on July 09, 2017, 04:50:12 pm

He's going to get spoiled.

Spare the pen, spoil the starter?

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JimR · « **Reply #35 on:** July 09, 2017, 05:38:41 pm »

Quote from: chuck on July 09, 2017, 02:11:16 pm

I haven't seen a ball leave a yard so fast in a long time. Like maybe since Sammy Sosa.

He hit it too hard to hook.

JimR · « **Reply #36 on:** July 09, 2017, 05:43:28 pm »

Quote from: geezerdonk on July 09, 2017, 05:13:31 pm

Celebrating the eve of the first of four glorious Morales-less days.

Anyone who does not like Julia should be banned.

Nate Colbert · « **Reply #37 on:** July 09, 2017, 05:51:31 pm »

Quote from: JimR on July 09, 2017, 05:43:28 pm

Anyone who does not like Julia should be banned.

She actually makes me nostalgic for the Greg Lucas days, when a reporter down by the dugout was only rarely heard (and when they were heard it was on actual baseball-related topics).

Actually Julia herself is perfectly fine. It's how she's used that sucks.

Tonywatson · « **Reply #38 on:** July 09, 2017, 07:12:47 pm »

Julia is the best part of the broadcast. The interaction, her interviews, it's all good.

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MusicMan · « **Reply #39 on:** July 09, 2017, 07:57:25 pm »

Quote from: Tonywatson on July 09, 2017, 07:12:47 pm

Julia is the best part of the broadcast. The interaction, her interviews, it's all good.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa. I like Julia, but if you think she's the best part of the broadcast, you've mentally suppressed every memory of the Alan Ashby error (both PBP and color).

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Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #40 on:** July 09, 2017, 08:15:27 pm »

I thought he was referring to Kendrys Morales at first.

chuck · « **Reply #41 on:** July 09, 2017, 08:39:40 pm »

As Nate says, you could use Julia to run down cute little stories that have something at least tangentially to do with fucking baseball. Or you could send her out on eating missions and have her talk to people on their 60th wedding anniversary who've driven all the way from LaPorte.

Or, you could not be a bunch of sexist, condescending fuckfaces and have her do real baseball reporting. You know, just in case anyone watching the game is for some weird reason interested in baseball. More than deep fried ice cream, I mean.