Royals @ Astros, June 22, 2018

[HudsonHawk]

First batter of the game lines one off of Keuchel's shin for an infield single...Hinch and trainer out...Keuchel staying in...

[HudsonHawk]

Bagwell in the booth, btw...

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Merrifield lines one off of Keuchel's leg, bounces to 3B for a single
Herrera...0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging
Moustakas grounds to 2B...Altuve bobbles it and has to go to 1B for the 4-3, Merrifield to 2B
Perez grounds out 6-3

No score

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I always enjoy Baggy in the booth.

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Springer strikes out looking
Bregman strikes out swinging
Altuve flies out F9 on the first pitch

No score

[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Dozier flies out F9 on the first pitch
Gordon grounds out 6-3 up the middle into the shift
Escobar...full count...singles to CF
Orlando singles to LF, Escobar to 2B
Modesi strikes out swinging

No score

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Correa doubles to LCF...good job of staying on an offspeed pitch low and away
Gurriel walks
Gattis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play on the first pitch, Correa to 3B
Marwin strikes out swinging

No score

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Merrifield flies out F9
Herrera...3-0...3-1...3-2...grounds out 5-3
Moustakas lines out to 1B

Still no score

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Stassi...works the count full...flies out F8
Marisnick hit by the first pitch
Springer...full count...walks, Marisnick to 2B
Bregman flies out F7 at the track in LCF...just missed it
Altuve...full up...grounds out 6-3

Scoreless

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I got a little teary eyed listening to Baggy talk about DK Darryl Kile.

[HudsonHawk]

I got a little teary eyed listening to Baggy talk about DK Darryl Kile.

Very nice, heartfelt words. 

[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Perez flies out F7 on the first pitch
Dozier flies out F9
Gordon...full count...walks
Escobar walks, Gordon to 2B
Orlando flies out F8

No score

[hostros7]

I always enjoy Baggy in the booth.

I had the volume on mute until I saw him in the booth.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Thinking about the 90s teams and how good they were and thinking about how good they could have been if they kept guys like Kile, Caminiti, Hampton, Finley, Gonzalez, Alou, Lofton, Johnson... A lot of talent came and went.

[Texifornia]

When are these guys going to realize that they're facing Danny Duffy. Danny Fuckin' Duffy.

[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Correa...full count...strikes out swinging at ball four
Gurriel lines out to 2B
Gattis grounds out 5-3

Scoreless

[Jacksonian]

When are these guys going to realize that they're facing Danny Duffy. Danny Fuckin' Duffy.

Home. Game.

[hostros7]

Bagwell’s stats against Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine do not exactly line up with my shoddy, selective memory.


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[MusicMan]

When are these guys going to realize that they're facing Danny Duffy. Danny Fuckin' Duffy.

Danny Duffy has been secretly replaced by DuffMan.


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[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Mondesi strikes out swinging
Merrifield strikes out swinging
Herrera doubles to LCF on the first pitch
Moustakas strikes out swinging

No score

[Texifornia]

Home. Game.

So. Weird.

[chuck]

I'm just waiting for Bagwell to start cracking on Bidge, which is as inevitable as sunrise.

[HudsonHawk]

Bagwell’s stats against Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine do not exactly line up with my shoddy, selective memory.


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Bagwell owned those guys. 

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Marwin grounds out 5-3 on the first pitch
Stassi strikes out looking
Marisnick strikes out looking

No score

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bob Gibson to Bagwell at the HoF, "I'd get you out of that crouch,"

[HudsonHawk]

T6:

Perez flies out F7
Dozier strikes out swinging
Gordon singles to RF
Escobar doubles to LF, Gordon to 3B...good hustle by Marwin to get to that ball and get it back in, almost nabbed Gordon rounding 3B
Orlando lines out to 3B

Still 0-0

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bregman has some great reflexes.

[HudsonHawk]

Astros with the bases drunk for Gurriel...

[hostros7]

Those last two pitches to Correa were just. a. bit. high.


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[HudsonHawk]

B6:

Springer...pops one down the RF line, fan makes a nice play in the stands  to rob Herrera, and Springer ends up with a leadoff walk
Bregman...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
Altuve singles up the middle, Springer to 2B
Correa...0-2...1-2...2-2 as the pitch is wild, Springer to 3B, Altuve to 2B...infield now comes in...full count...walks

Yost out...Duffy talks his way into staying in the game...

Gurriel grounds into a 5U-3 double play on the first pitch

Still nothing

[hostros7]

Well, fuck. Fuck.


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[austro]

Shoot me now.

[HudsonHawk]

This team is a GIDP factory. 

[MusicMan]

Heyyyyy, the DuffMan got a double play ball!


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[MRaup]

This is fucking embarrassing. Just out there fouling off mistake pitches and flailing at bullshit. Typical home game.

[MRaup]

Heyyyyy, the DuffMan got a double play ball!


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OH YEAH!

[HudsonHawk]

T7:

Devo in

Mondesi grounds out 3U
Merrifield...3-2...strikes out looking
Herrera strikes out swinging

At the stretch...no score

[JimR]

Does Bagwell know there is a game going on?

[Jacksonian]

Does Bagwell know there is a game going on?

Does the offense?

[austro]

Marwin walks on five balls.

[MusicMan]

Marwin walks on five balls.

That’s gotta hurt



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[MusicMan]

Heady play by the Royals 2b


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[JimR]

Heady play by the Royals 2b


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Gattis fucked that up completely.

[chuck]

Marwin walks on five balls.

That's a lot of luggage to carry.

[Aussie Astro]

Gattis fucked that up completely.

True dat.

[MusicMan]

Heady play by the Royals 2b


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And Moustakas with the opposite.


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[HudsonHawk]

After some goofy happening, Astros have the bases loaded with one out...again.

[austro]

That was... unusual.

[HudsonHawk]

B7:

McCarthy in for the Royals

Gattis...full count...walks
Marwin walks, Gattis to 2B
Kemp, pinch hitting for Stassi, grounds into a FC, Gattis out 4-5 at 3B...Gattis froze then broke back to 2B...Marwin to 2B
White, pinch hitting for Marisnick, chops to 3B, Moustakas panics, and holds the ball...Marwin to 3B, Kemp to 2B
Springer grounds into 4-6-3 double play.  Again.

Nothing.

[MusicMan]

Another DP. Unfuckingbelievable.


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[MRaup]

Jesus Fucking Christ I'm sick of Springer's weak ass swings with runners on.

[WVastro]

Are you fucking kidding me....?

[austro]

Another fucking double play. Anybody who tells me that they're averaging fewer than two DPs/game is lying.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Sheeeeeyiiiit!

[HudsonHawk]

The Astros have made 21 outs so far this game.  6 of them come on 3 pitches.

[MRaup]

Gattis fucked that up completely.

That's not very fair. He froze on what looked to him like a possible line drive caught by the diving first baseman. He shouldn't have broken back to 2, but he was out either way. The play at first was going to be close since the 1b was recovering from his dive.

[WVastro]

That's not very fair. He froze on what looked to him like a possible line drive caught by the diving first baseman. He shouldn't have broken back to 2, but he was out either way. The play at first was going to be close since the 1b was recovering from his dive.

With as many dp’s as they hit in to I don’t blame Gattis for assuming that was just going to be another one.

[austro]

You'd like to think that with two different opportunities with the bases loaded and only one out they could score at least one run.

[HudsonHawk]

Royals with the bases juiced...two outs...

[WVastro]

You'd like to think that with two different opportunities with the bases loaded and only one out they could score at least one run.

If the Astros flip a coin at a home game it’ll always land on its side... because LED lights and tight gaps and stuff.

[austro]

They are one mistake away from being irretrievably far behind.

[HudsonHawk]

T8:

Rondon in...

Moustakas pops out F5
Perez doubles to LCF
Dozier strikes out swinging
Gordon intentionally walked
Escobar walks, Perez to 3B, Gordon to 2B
Orlando...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...strikes out swinging at ball four

0-0

[WVastro]

Holy shit I’m glad he swang at that crap. 

[HudsonHawk]

Two hits...just two fucking hits, that's all the Astros have mustered...come on, fellas...

[austro]

Holy shit I’m glad he swang at that crap. 

How can he swing at a pitch a foot off the plate after working an 0-2 count to 3-2? It's baffling.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

If the Astros flip a coin at a home game it’ll always land on its side... because LED lights and tight gaps and stuff.

Unless it lands on it's edge.

[WVastro]

HH you might have insight on this. But when I see a catcher react like that I feel like they knew they were gunna throw ball four and they knew the guy was gunna swing at ball four. Ballsy.

[WVastro]

Unless it lands on it's edge.

Oops. That’s what I meant!

[MRaup]

Mother. Fucker.

[austro]

In-fucking-credible.

[WVastro]

RF took the wall on his chin to make that grab. Damn.

[MusicMan]

Two hits...just two fucking hits, that's all the Astros have mustered...come on, fellas...

2 hits, 3 GIDP


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[HudsonHawk]

HH you might have insight on this. But when I see a catcher react like that I feel like they knew they were gunna throw ball four and they knew the guy was gunna swing at ball four. Ballsy.

I don't know if they wanted to throw ball four, but you definitely feel like "we can get this guy on a …"  That pitch was probably farther out than McCann wanted, but he knew Orlando would be aggressive and likely chase.  Definitely.

[austro]

It would be nice if one of these superstars would do something superstarry.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

As low scoring games go, I like a pitching duel as much as the next guy, but this is just crapping on one opportunity after another.

[HudsonHawk]

Altuve has to try to take a bag here...

[MusicMan]

As low scoring games go, I like a pitching duel as much as the next guy, but this is just crapping on one opportunity after another.

YouTube:”2 girls one cup”::this game:pitching duels


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[Astros Fan in Big D]

2 hits, 3 GIDP


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2 of the 3 gidp with the bases juiced/1 out.

[WVastro]

YouTube:”2 girls one cup”::this game:pitching duels


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That made me laugh. Out loud.

[HudsonHawk]

B8:

Grimm in...

Bregman hits one deep to RF, Herrera goes back, leaps and robs a home run
Altuve….3-2...checks his swing and draws a walk
Correa flies out F9
Gurriel hits one up the middle, Mondesi fields it and flips to 2B and it's off the mark...TE6 as Altuve is safe at 2B
Gattis pops out to shallow LF on the first pitch

Astros strand a pair...again.

No score

[WVastro]

I hate to say it, but I think Gattis is gunna be dormant for awhile. I hope I’m wrong. His swing looks funky again.

[austro]

Astros can't score a single run against the worst team in the AL? Super.

And now Giles starts things off in fine fashion.

[hostros7]

Holy shit I’m glad he swang at that crap.

Swangin and not bangin


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[chuck]

Pats beat the Hawks 14-10.

[WVastro]

The ugly is starting... nip it in the bud, Ken.

[austro]

The ugly is starting... nip it in the bud, Ken.

Ha, ha, stop it, you're killing me.

[austro]

Giles trying to set up the double play.

[HudsonHawk]

1-0 Royals...runner on 3B, one out...

[chuck]

Well, you can't blame Giles. It wasn't a save situation.

[austro]

Fucking Giles. Completely undependable.

Or completely dependable, I suppose.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Crapola.

[WVastro]

Giles trying to set up the double play.

That went well,

[hostros7]

This game approximates the sensation of having a cigarette put out on one’s self, or so I would imagine.


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[HudsonHawk]

T9:

Giles in...

Mondesi singles up the middle on the first pitch
Mondesi steals 2B
Merrifield flies out F9, Mondesi tags and moves to 3B
Herrera...infield in...3-0...3-1...triples off the CF wall, Mondesi scores
Moustakas...infield stays in...strikes out swinging
Perez flies out F8

1-0 Royals

[MRaup]

Fucking Giles. Completely undependable.

Or completely dependable, I suppose.

Shit on Giles all you want, but he's proven time and again he's not the same pitcher without a lead to protect.

I knew he was going to give up the lead when he came in the game. Why Hinch trotted him out is completely fucking beyond me.

[WVastro]

This game approximates the sensation of having a cigarette put out on one’s self, or so I would imagine.


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I think it’s more like waking up the next day after thinking smoking that cigarette might get you somewhere with that chick. It didn’t work and now you’re hung over and all you can taste is an ashtray.

...or so I’d imagine...?

[HudsonHawk]

Another night of 7 walks and a hit batter...that's an average of one free pass per inning...0 runs.

[MRaup]

Another night of 7 walks and a hit batter...that's an average of one free pass per inning...0 runs.

When you add all the Astro hits, that's just over one per inning!

[austro]

Shit on Giles all you want, but he's proven time and again he's not the same pitcher without a lead to protect.

I knew he was going to give up the lead when he came in the game. Why Hinch trotted him out is completely fucking beyond me.

They've shifted the roster for one more bench player and one less reliever. That's what we wanted them to do. The downside of that is that they have to depend on Giles.

[HudsonHawk]

B9:

Hill in for the Royals

Marwin grounds out 3-1...Dozier bobbled the ball, but recovers
Kemp grounds out 4-3
McCann flies out F8

And the Astros put an end to a pathetic night at the plate

1-0 Royals is the final

[HudsonHawk]

They've shifted the roster for one more bench player and one less reliever. That's what we wanted them to do. The downside of that is that they have to depend on Giles.

How about not stomping your dicks with the bases loaded?  How about not going 0 for fucking 9 with RISP,?  How about not leaving fucking 22 guys on base?  I guess none of that matters when you have a designated whipping boy.

[JimR]

I hate to say it, but I think Gattis is gunna be dormant for awhile. I hope I’m wrong. His swing looks funky again.

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

[JimR]

How about not stomping your dicks with the bases loaded?  How about not going 0 for fucking 9 with RISP,?  How about not leaving fucking 22 guys on base?  I guess none of that matters when you have a designated whipping boy.

Exactly. Giles hit into all those DPs.

[WVastro]

I hope this helps people swallow the shit pill from tonight.

The Seahags blew a 4-0 lead in the first inning and were down 4-5 going into the second. They then blew a 10-5 lead over the course of several innings and lost 10-14. Bummer for them.

[The Spleen]

In the last four days the Astros have played their worst two games of the season.
We may be in for a rough week or two.

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Gattis fucked that up completely.

That play was sums up this game for me.

[juliogotay]

Bob Gibson to Bagwell at the HoF, "I'd get you out of that crouch,"

I believe him.