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Title: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Lefty on September 27, 2019, 08:42:12 pm
Springer 8
Altuve 4
Brantley 7
Bregman 5
Alvarez DH
Gurriel 3
Chirinos 2
Tucker 9
Mayfield 6

Urquidy
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:09:26 pm
OK, fuck this...need a win tonight, boys.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:15:48 pm
T1:

Springer walks
Altuve...full count...hits one 8,000 mph on one hop right at the second baseman who doesn't have to move for an easy 4-6-3 double play
Brantley lines out to 2B

No score
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 09:17:50 pm
Sigh.

Altuve blistered that ball.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 09:22:43 pm
Fletcher is a bit of a pissant.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: austro on September 27, 2019, 09:25:19 pm
Dear god, please tell me that Fletcher didn't whack another homer.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:25:47 pm
B1:

Fletcher...0-2...punches a shiftfuck single to 2B...now 5 for 5 in his career off of Urquidy
La Stella flies out F8
Pujols pops out F5
Calhoun flies out F9

No score
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:29:04 pm
Bregxit!!!

1-0
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 09:29:12 pm
Bregxit!!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 09:29:30 pm
Yay motherfuckers!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:36:38 pm
T2:

Bregman homers to LCF
Alvarez...0-2...taps out in front of the plate...2-3
Gurriel...3-0...walks
Chirinos strikes out swinging at a pitch in the dirt
Tucker grounds out 6-3

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 09:38:05 pm
NY clobbering the popup droppers 8-2.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 09:42:32 pm
Altuve almost made a hell of play.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: austro on September 27, 2019, 09:45:10 pm
Altuve almost made a hell of play.

And yet he didn't. There's nobody that terrifies me more than Simmons in a critical situation.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:46:11 pm
B2:

Simmons grounds to SS, shift on so Altuve has to field it on his backhand...throw gets by Yuli, bounces off the dugout rail...infield shiftfuck single
Cowart grounds into 1-5 FC, Bregman's throw pulls Yuli off the bag as he nonchalantly tries to tag Cowart...ruled safe...Astros challenging, replay shows he's clearly out...1-5-3 double play
Thaiss strikes out swinging

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 09:46:57 pm
Yuli is so nonchalant.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Aussie Astro on September 27, 2019, 09:47:42 pm
NY clobbering the popup droppers 8-2.

And TB clinched.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 09:50:01 pm
Dodgers lead Giants 5-0 in the 2nd.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 09:58:45 pm
T3:

Mayfield...works the count full...quibs one past the pitcher, Pujols fields it, but throws wildly...apparently Stevie Wonder is the official scorer and it's ruled a hit
Springer pops out F4 on the first pitch
Altuve flies out F7 on the first pitch
Brantley...full count...strikes out swinging at ball four

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:06:21 pm
Dodgers lead Giants 5-0 in the 2nd.

Fuck the Rangers and Dodgers
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:06:34 pm
B3:

Hermosillo flies out F7
Bemboom strikes out swinging
Fletcher lines out to SS

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:13:28 pm
Yordan might want to protect the plate 0-2.

Just sayin'.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:15:25 pm
T4:

Bregman walks
Alvarez...0-2...strikes out looking

That's it for Sandoval...Jewell in

Gurriel grounds into 5-4-3 double play

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:15:47 pm
Yordan might want to protect the plate 0-2.

Just sayin'.

He had a rough couple of at bats against Sandoval.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:19:02 pm
Astros padding their gidp lead over the Angels.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:23:24 pm
B4:

La Stella grounds out 6-3
Pujols grounds out 4-3
Calhoun walks
Simmons flies out F8

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:28:41 pm
Blummer concerned that the Astros are not swinging the bats well, heading into the Postseason...
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:30:02 pm
Come on, Tucker.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:30:39 pm
T5:

Chirinos grounds out 6-3
Tucker...3-0...3-1...walks
Tucker picked off of 1B
Mayfield...0-2...lines out to LF

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: austro on September 27, 2019, 10:32:05 pm
Blummer concerned that the Astros are not swinging the bats well, heading into the Postseason...

So is austro.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:35:09 pm
B5:

Cowart flies out F9
Thaiss bunts against the shift...another shiftfuck infield single
Hermosillo grounds into 6-4-3 double play

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:36:21 pm
Angels nipping at the Astros double play heels.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:43:04 pm
Ramirez is locked in.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:44:56 pm
T6:

Ramirez in for the Halos...

Springer...0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging
Altuve strikes out swinging
Brantley grounds out 3-1

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:50:43 pm
B6:

Bemboom tries to bunt against the shift, but Urquidy bounces off the mound and fields it then throws him out 1-3
Fletcher pops out F6
La Stella flies out F8

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:56:14 pm
Baserunner.

They have us right where they want us.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 10:57:46 pm
Yuli took care of the dp threat.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:59:25 pm
T7:

Buttrey in

Bregman grounds out 6-3
Alvarez...3-0...3-1...walks
Gurriel...0-2...waves at a pitch in the dirt
Chirinos strikes out swinging at a head high fastball

1-0 still
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 10:59:46 pm
Yuli's last hit came last Sunday. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:01:59 pm
Yuli has driven in a total of 5 runs in September.  Bad time for him to be slumping.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 27, 2019, 11:03:22 pm
Yuli has driven in a total of 5 runs in September.  Bad time for him to be slumping.

It's the perfect time for him to be slumping.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:05:20 pm
Yuli has driven in a total of 5 runs in September.  Bad time for him to be slumping.

I doubt the Yankees will let Beltran offer any advice now.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:06:27 pm
Approving nod to Urquidy tonight.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: astrojo on September 27, 2019, 11:07:36 pm
Brantley slumping
Yuli slumping
The numbers for September have been grim. Need them both fixed, please.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:08:19 pm
B7:

Pressly in...

Pujols...0-2...strikes out looking
Calhoun...down 1-2 as Chirinos breaks his mitt...he has a new one...works the count full...grounds out 3U
Simmons...0-2...strikes out swinging

1-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:10:19 pm
It's the perfect time for him to be slumping.

Because who doesn't want a guy with an .343 OPS in the middle of their lineup in October?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: astrojo on September 27, 2019, 11:12:24 pm
We have 2, TWO! hits. And one was really Pujols’ error. And 17 LOB yesterday.  This team won’t beat A’s or Rays if they don’t hit, no matter how good the pitching might be.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:13:21 pm
Good grief.

Tucker robbed.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:15:45 pm
Tucker degloves the pitcher and is thrown out.

Mayfield hits an 8 hopper thru the right side hole.

That's baseball.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:15:59 pm
Brantley slumping
Yuli slumping
The numbers for September have been grim. Need them both fixed, please.

Brantley is slugging .260 over the last month.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:17:41 pm
We have 2, TWO! hits. And one was really Pujols’ error. And 17 LOB yesterday.  This team won’t beat A’s or Rays if they don’t hit, no matter how good the pitching might be.

A couple of at ems have resulted in outs
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:20:08 pm
Another way to look at it:

After Sunday they won't play again until Friday afternoon. So whi knows how things will carry over?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: astrojo on September 27, 2019, 11:22:08 pm
Altuve wtf
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:22:10 pm
Dammit.

Altuve frozen by the curve.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on September 27, 2019, 11:22:36 pm
Because who doesn't want a guy with an .343 OPS in the middle of their lineup in October?

Because he's getting it out of his system.

This whole team is having senioritis right now. They'll be back in October.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:22:58 pm
Uncle Mike!!!!!

3-run shibby!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: astrojo on September 27, 2019, 11:23:13 pm
Uncle Mike!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:23:19 pm
UNCLE MIKE!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 11:24:02 pm
My third favorite Uncle.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:25:44 pm
T8:

Garcia in for the Angels

Tucker lines one up the middle, it knocks Garcia's glove off, Simmons fields it for the old 1-6-3
Mayfield chops one to 2B, no one there...shiftfuck single goes the Astros way
Springer walks, Mayfield to 2B
Altuve...full count...takes a hanging curve right down the center of the plate for strike three
Brantley homers to CF, Mayfield scores, Springer scores
Bregman flies out F9

But the Astros lead 4-0
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:26:07 pm
My third favorite Uncle.

Every time I hear him called Uncle Mike, I think of the song by the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 27, 2019, 11:28:35 pm
An Avunculator (tm) by Brantley!
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:31:39 pm
Taking a little time as Chirinos gets hit in the nuts
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:32:05 pm
B8:

Harris in

Cowart...0-2...strikes out swinging, 2-3 on the putout
Thaiss...0-2...strikes out swinging
Hermosillo...0-2...strikes out swinging

Immaculate Inning for Harris!!!!

4-0 Astros
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:34:06 pm
Add that to the season's pitching highlight reel.

Plus the catcher got racked. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Texifornia on September 27, 2019, 11:34:13 pm
Good Will Harris.

Philthy McNasty.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:38:11 pm
T9:

Cahill in for the Angels

Alvarez strikes out looking
Gurriel grounds out 6-3
Chirinos lines out to SS

To the bottom of the 9th...Astros lead 4-0
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:38:23 pm
I don't think Alvarez had a decent swing all night.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: astrojo on September 27, 2019, 11:39:04 pm
James to pitch 9th. Surprised it’s not Abreu, I think he only threw 6 pitches last night.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: austro on September 27, 2019, 11:39:21 pm
My third favorite Uncle.

The other two must be pretty damn special.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 11:43:30 pm
Anyone know the story of Urquidy changing his name?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:45:01 pm
So Brandon Backe threw the 55th Immaculate Inning in baseball history in 2004.  Harris's tonight was the 100th.  So almost half of all of them in history have been in the last 15 years. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:45:54 pm
B9:

Josh James in to try to close it out...

Bemboom pops out F2 behind the plate
Fletcher flies out F7
La Stella flies out F8

Astros win, secure #1 seed in the AL!!!

4-0 is your final
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 11:46:30 pm
The other two must be pretty damn special.
They are. One taught me how to play trumpet, the other taught me how to ride a horse.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 27, 2019, 11:47:10 pm
Angels had three hits tonight...all of them shiftfuck singles, two which didn't leave the infield.  They did not have a runner reach 2B.

Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 27, 2019, 11:47:35 pm
So Brandon Backe threw the 55th Immaculate Inning in baseball history in 2004.  Harris's tonight was the 100th.  So almost half of all of them in history have been in the last 15 years.
I think a few of them had been thrown against the Keystone Astros.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:48:22 pm
105

#1 Seed in the AL

Uncle Mike 3 run Jack

Bregxit #41

6 shutout innings from Urquidy

Immaculate inning from Harris

Spotless bullpen

Well done,  GZ.   Well done. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 27, 2019, 11:51:03 pm
So Brandon Backe threw the 55th Immaculate Inning in baseball history in 2004.  Harris's tonight was the 100th.  So almost half of all of them in history have been in the last 15 years.

How many more Ks would strikeout artists of prior eras (Ryan,  Richard,  the Big Unit) have had in the true outcomes age?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on September 28, 2019, 12:01:27 am

This from McTaggart:

https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1177806419996758016?s=19 (https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1177806419996758016?s=19)

Quote
Get this: Astros' last three wins have been shutouts & they haven't allowed a runner reach 3B in any of them. Angels didn't have a runner reach 2B tonight.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: JimR on September 28, 2019, 02:43:26 am
105

#1 Seed in the AL

Uncle Mike 3 run Jack

Bregxit #41

6 shutout innings from Urquidy

Immaculate inning from Harris

Spotless bullpen

Well done,  GZ.   Well done.

Just read the GZ on a train from Munich to Paris. So much wailing and hand-wringing. This team will be ready in October.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: juliogotay on September 28, 2019, 10:17:40 am
Just read the GZ on a train from Munich to Paris. So much wailing and hand-wringing. This team will be ready in October.

sounds like a nice trip. I love train travel. We did the Rocky Mountaineer trip through the Canadian Rockies a few years ago. What a way to travel.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: austro on September 28, 2019, 07:08:49 pm
sounds like a nice trip. I love train travel. We did the Rocky Mountaineer trip through the Canadian Rockies a few years ago. What a way to travel.

I've been considering doing that. I assume you'd recommend it? What time of season did you go?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: VirtualBob on September 28, 2019, 09:44:37 pm
I've been considering doing that. I assume you'd recommend it? What time of season did you go?
Berlin to Budapest is great. Mountain passes, rIver gorges, picturesque villages, medieval castles and so much more.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on September 28, 2019, 10:55:01 pm
Berlin to Budapest is great. Mountain passes, rIver gorges, picturesque villages, medieval castles and so much more.
Milan to Basel to Cologne is spectacular for the same reasons.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: juliogotay on September 29, 2019, 11:29:53 am
I've been considering doing that. I assume you'd recommend it? What time of season did you go?

We did the Canadian Rockies early summer IIRC.  Flew into Vancouver to catch it and tacked a couple of days at the end of our trip in Banff. Drove to Calgary to catch a flight home. I recommend it for those that can enjoy being in a comfortable seat and looking out the window for hours at a time. You can go out to the rear of the car, which I did often, and get some air and less obstructed views. The food on the train is very good, too. We paid extra to sit in a dining car for the meals which really is just lunch and something light for breakfast. By dinner we were off of the train and in a town where we were put up in lodging.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: JimR on September 29, 2019, 03:37:45 pm
Train from Vancouver to Halifax with stops along the way is great.
Title: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: geezerdonk on September 29, 2019, 05:12:37 pm
I think that Switzerland provides the best European train experience. Hard to imagine a better trip than St. Moritz to Zermatt unless it is the Jungfraujoch loop. I also recommend the Chunnel - not sure why, it felt wierd
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: juliogotay on September 30, 2019, 09:47:06 am
Train from Vancouver to Halifax with stops along the way is great.

I bet so. That is a fer piece.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: JimR on September 30, 2019, 10:02:10 am
I bet so. That is a fer piece.

Two nights in Toronto, one night in Montreal, two nights in Quebec City, two nights in Halifax, all in Great Northern RR hotels (now Fairmont).
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: juliogotay on September 30, 2019, 11:37:01 am
Two nights in Toronto, one night in Montreal, two nights in Quebec City, two nights in Halifax, all in Great Northern RR hotels (now Fairmont).

was that through Vacations By Rail?
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: JimR on September 30, 2019, 11:45:59 am
was that through Vacations By Rail?

Shoot, I have no clue. My then-wife booked it.
Title: Re: Astros @ Angels - 9/27/19
Post by: VirtualBob on October 01, 2019, 11:54:01 am
I think that Switzerland provides the best European train experience. Hard to imagine a better trip than St. Moritz to Zermatt unless it is the Jungfraujoch loop. I also recommend the Chunnel - not sure why, it felt wierd
Geneva to Vienna via Lichtenstein and through the Inn valley is spectacular.