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Whatever happens...my Astros love has only gotten stronger with you freaks.Agree
Like getting the first hitter out.This! It feels like the top halves are moving in slow motion!
Got it got it that’s it for meSorry. I'm just wound up
We’re pretty lucky that dodgers dont have a runShut your mouth!
In the name of all things good and right, get a man home ReddickThis! So much this!!!!
Equal opportunity squeezingIndeed. As long as it stays that way!
I (half) remember a quote from some famous General so, paraphrasing, and possibly adding profanity that wasn't in the original:Mike Tyson said that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.
Every campaign goes according to plan right up until first contact with the enemy; then it all goes to shit.
ROOF CLOSED!
Mark Berman @MarkBermanFox26 47s48 seconds ago
Roof will be closed for game 3 of the World Series Friday night. Game 4 still to be determined. Roof closed for Dodgers workout tonight.
Puig up to face Devo.
Puig takes an off speed strike, and another, fights off a good one too close to take, watches a 96 mph fb outside, then ball 2 is in the dirt, checks his sewing (did he?) For a full count, fouls off the next one, and another.
McCann out to reset.
Puig with a full count STRIKES THE FUCK RIGHT OUT!
Final Score
ASTROS 7
Dodgers 5
Series tied 1-1
Ladies and gentlemen, that is the first WS win in franchise history.
Nothing beats a good old Hail Mary, Glory Be and Our Father combo (and you don't have to stand in the rain or wear horns).AMEN!!!
Bad move pitching to Judge¿Quien es mas macho?
That could be the Frito pie?Could be , but I’ll take it!!!
I do indeed. It's a Dean EVO FT: HH, a 3 way switch (NTTAWWT), coil tap. It's a great guitar; when on single coil, the neck pickup sounds like a Tele, and in humbucker mode is very warm. Got it for a great price, second hand, but never used (good seller). Maple top, sort of an orange tiger-stripey (called "Flame Maple"). Good bookmatching, nice finish. It makes it good match to my other Dean, the acoustic, which I'm really pleased with now that I have a set of strings on it I like (Elixir coated 12s). It's really bright, sounds great through and amp too. The new electric is the first electric I've had in about 7 years (previously had an archtop), and my first solid body in 10 years, so I'm having a lot of fun with it. The best thing is I play every night now, it's pretty much a ritual of spending an hour with the guitars. I decided since I bought the Beatles box set that I'd reacquaint myself with playing their music, starting with Revolver.
How's the PRS working out? Playing much? I was looking at SE's but they were a bit more than I wanted to spend, though I did seriously covet the SE Semi Hollow. I would, however, highly recommend Dean to anyone looking, at least to try them out at the store. They market mainly to the heavy metal crowd, so their line is a bit odd looking, but they make some sweet traditional looking and sounding guitars as well for us oldsters.
Not really, I like Christmas - I like hanging out with the family and buying the loudest toys on the planet for my brother's kids. I just despise cold weather, and for it to snow it must be cold, hence my distaste for snow. As far as the activities of the co-workers...I could see it if it were either snowing pretty hard (enough for it to stick on your clothes or some such) or accumulating on the ground.
Well, this game has been a great big shitburger so far. I might actually have to do some work!
I'm not sure how durable he is but: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3684744FIFY
Say, is he the one dating Alyssa Milano? Would signing him make her an Astros fan? I'm seeingintangiblesProfundities in my mind's eye...
When they showed a shot of Zambrano crying in his towel, all I could say was "There is no crying in baseball!" I felt no twinge of empathy for him or his team given the amount of shenanigans and manipulations that went on the last month or so. I can't really blame the Cubs for taking advantage of all that was handed to them, but to act like you've done something marvelous when in fact you know and anyone else who pays attention beyond a sound bite you actually have not. Stay humble or the BBGs will humble you.
BTW - it ain't over, the Cubs will make the Dodgers squirm the next two games and possibly bring it back to Wrigley for one more Zambrano moment. You heard it here first. And Zambrano won't do any better the next time around either.
Thanks das.
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?c_id=hou
Are you assuming he watched those games? Given his previous displays of arrogance and ignorance, I think it's safe to say he got all he "needed" from the box score.
i have the derk bell card out of the vault and ready to ship to the new possesor..(can anyone ever really own a derek bell card) anyhow pm me and we can do the address thing etc. sigh so little time left to spend with this piece of greatnessSo, how does one ship this prized package? Is it placed in a protective shell, bubble wrapped and sent with insurance...or is it just stuffed in whatever envelope you can find and tossed in the mailbox?
Crazy to consider, too, of the anomomly in Kaz's errors. Went from 4 in '07 to 12 this season, playing in 8 less gamesThose anal fissures are a bitch.
If the steM, Milf, and Astros tied Bud would give the tiebreaker to the Yankees.
Does it come equipped with a catheter so you never have to leave the room?
I'd prefer a top 16 based playoff that includes all conference champions (there are 11 conferences in the FBS), which would guarantee teams in mid-major conferences access, then you're left with just 5 at-large berths. This year that would have included conference non-winners Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Arizona State, and Florida (just going by the last BCS rankings) and left out Illinois, Boston College, Clemson... In my book that's just fine. If you go with just 8 teams you're going to end up with BCS conference teams nearly exclusively. Hawaii this year wasn't in the top 8 of the rankings.
If you have not already done so, get thee to Dan's, Fran's, and/or Dirty Martin's. Them's some good greaseburgers.
CODA was nothing more than a compilation of outtakes from previous recording sessions that was released after Bonham passed away. It nothing more than that.
However, I found "In Through The Out Door", their real last studio release, to be somewhat uninspiring particular when compared to all their previous releases.
my wife got me a sixer of '97, and i'll be able to drink it in a couple of months and let you know my opinion.
selig and MLB got fat ($$$) on the roided physiques of sosa, clemens and bonds. for him to now act "in the best interests of the game" is crap.
Seems to me they're one and the same, hence the report's reference to those specific Garner quotes.
Does it actually say, though, that Garner had this conversation with the player in 1997? Could it have been earlier?
Amphetamines.
They have been more the norm in the MLB landscape than steriods. The grind of a 162 season means a player is not going to have the natural stamina to play every game or as many games as possible. MLB play requires the player to be at his best night in and night out. It's not going to happen naturally... so players for many years now have taken greenies (amphetamines) to get "up" for a game. Most of the time, they hide in the coffee they drink before or even during the game.
He had two biggies. I had a 50-50 shot...
Whichever one just got out over in the RF corner, after which he went all Incredible Hulk after crossing the plate.
Julio Franco was hardly a 27 year old kid 10 years ago.
There is no urine test for HGH, which is the only test that is used in MLB right now. There is a blood test that detects it, though. If they want to, they can.
Similarly, in an article that appeared in early August, days before stories first
appeared about Mark McGwire’s use of androstenedione, then-Milwaukee Brewers manager Phil
Garner told a reporter of his first-hand knowledge of a player’s steroid use:
There was one kid, 27, who was cycling steroids, and I asked him, ‘Do
you realize you could need an artificial heart when you’re 40 years
old?’. . . He said, ‘I don’t care what happens at 40. All I want to do is be
the biggest, baddest, guy I can be right now.’
In his interview with our investigation, Garner acknowledged that he had known one major
league player who used steroids while playing for him, but Garner refused to identify the player
because it was more than five years prior to the interview and Garner did not believe it was
necessary for this investigation to look that far back in time.
No Tejada? Or are those just guys who used while with the Astros?Tejada is there.
I don't think the Astros have been aggressively trying to get rid of Everett -- quite the contrary. I think they value his defense and would like for him to play shortstop next year. However, there is one shortstop they like a little more -- Tejada. So, for Tejada, they'd give up Everett. Tejada would be a major, major downgrade defensively, but obviously he would be a huge upgrade at the plate, even with his declining production.
Especially one that has been in several collisions.Is there a lemon law in the NFL?
My Irish girlfriend makes marmite roasted potatoes which are quite good.
So...I keep reading that Lincecum is available. I've also read that they are considering a Rios for Lincecum offer. I realize Pence is Drayton's new golden boy, but do you think a Pence for Lincecum (plus maybe even another player) has even been discussed?
I'd hate to lose Pence, but if we could insert Lincecum into the rotation, that would be nice. Seems like it would solve a lot of problems.
AE doesn't have to be in the deal if what the Orioles want is to dump salary. Houston could send them Wiggington and Burke + pitcher (Guiterrez?). I imagine that whatever the Orioles think they can get in a Bedard deal might include a good shortstop, so Houston doesn't have to make this deal with only the vacancy that would be there by Tejada leaving. Bedard might get back what the Orioles need and in that case, Tejada is a salary dump and a good risk for a third base job here in Houston.
I personally do not like this deal unless AE is at short and Tejada is at 3rd. If there is an option to offer Wiggy instead of AE, please Lord, take it.
He's 5 years removed from his best season and he didn't pitch at all last year and 43 innings in 06. That's taking a chance but whether it's better, I can't say.
Bingo. Double espresso it is.
Of course, we could go for the ironic spelling of expresso, but then we'd get flooded with corrections from people not realising that it is a mute point.
If you've lurked for long, you'll be no doubt aware that you stole one of my avatars.
Going home for the holidays?
Why is this
http://www.orangewhoopass.com/forums/index.php?topic=26616.0
3rd most popular, by views, at OWA?
(Am I supposed to start the question with "Noe"?)
By the late 1990s, he'd bulked up to more than 240 pounds — his head, in particular, becoming noticeably bigger. His physical growth was accompanied by a remarkable power surge.
This trophy is starting to sound like this sketch.
a helmet would not have saved Coolbaugh.
Not sure what we can get for Scott, or what is really available to package with him, but it will be interesting to see what transpires.
I equate this almost to the person you don't want to invite to your party saying "Well, there is no way I am going to your party". It's a relief for both sides.
"...But it's their position and where their position will be will be the determination of what my decision will be at that time."
Very true. My only point with that guy was that Page and Plant by themselves don't qualify as Led Zeppelin. Like you said, this as close as it'll get to actually seeing Zeppelin again and I'd pay to see that.
And, a reunited Van Halen. Hudson Hawk and I can bring our lighters.
My brother's band (he's the drummer) debuted their first music video at the Houston Halloween Film Festival this past weekend. The video was shot at the Foodorama on TC Jester in late August. My husband and I wandered over (after my bro told us about the shoot) after taking in an Astros game, and we're in the background pushing shopping carts around (along with a buncha other folks doing the same thing). Any time you see the Hispanic-looking woman with the baby, that's my brother's wife and their little boy
Anyhow, just bragging on my little bro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlcKZj3gCQ
How about this variation:
Vocals - Janis Joplin
Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Drums - Keith Moon
Bass - Paul McCartney
I prefer to use tissue paper. Yeah, it is not free but all my crap doesn't end up with ink on it.
However they were severly outdone by our Editorial group on the 4th floor. They decided to do "Austin Dead Limits", wherein they all dressed as dead rock and roll stars that performed at certain times of the day. I got to see Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly. I purposely skipped the John Denver act.
Do work with him..<yawn, sleepy>
He doesn't pay well at the grass root level with HDNet. Hires creative out of LA ( The Right One)...then fires them..
.demanding..but tight outside of his NBA team..
..He has fired everyone but us.
..There is always tomorrow.
I guess I can't help myself...( modify).....
the Creative Director for Mark Cuban's publicity machine..) Garth ( name withheld since I didn't ask for permission), from FoxSports fame..
<..he did those awesome MLB spots that had the high speed photography in the batting cage...and the handheld camera graphics..>
..is a fancy-pants...
What about Pettitte? Imagine that he came back around and said that he'd be willing to be the #2 for, say, $16M. Would the Astros do that?
Guess they won't need these then:
http://deadspin.com/sports/chicago-cubs/looking-fate-in-the-eye-and-scoffing-303765.php
OMIGOD!...we'll have to throw in a few super-duper Hail Mary's on that one..
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A very real problem with the free-agent scheme is the cost in draft choices. That's not insignificant for a farm system that's already thin. I agree with some of the other people here: this team has problems that aren't likely to allow a quick fix, and it's going to take several years with a good plan and a steady hand to get back to where we all want them to be.
Me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and there's no way we ever could
We see everything that's going wrong with the world and those who lead it
It just seems that we can't buy the maps to rise above and beat it.
So why did he fire Garner?
I don't get the Pam Gardner thing?
Everything I've heard is that federal sentencing dictates that 85% of the sentence must be served.
surely you jest. mocking on this site would be held in high contempt..
the reason for all those teams in HS is so parents will not be able to bitch early when their kids get cut. it is a variation of the "every kid is an all star" principle, which evolved from the "every kid gets a trophy" rule. all those teams funnel into ONE varsity team so the lesser among them eventually will be cut. it merely postpones the allegations of "coach politics."
OK how about I didn't want to believe you? I knew you were a regular cherry tree cutter downer.
Don't feel a need to respond to this post; I'm not interested. I had absolutely no intention of posting this, but I've gotten about a dozen emails and this seemed easier than responding to them (and any future emails).
After 10 years, I have decided to give up the Alkie character I've played in here and on the previous site. A serious thank you to everyone in here over the last 10 years who I have befriended, either in real life or virtually on the site. I'm not pissed. I'm not confused. There's nothing bad happening off the board that has played in to this. I'll probably be around to read threads regarding Astros news, but I have no intention of posting any more. I'm not saying I won't change my mind in the future, but right now, I'm done as Alkie and am happy with that decision.
Sure Derek Jeter is a future Hall of Famer, but he's a different type player than Rodriguez. It's a shame they can't both be more fully appreciated.
there you go again--hitting and catching are separate. you do not catch a ball with your BA. maybe Hunter does not know that either.
in the late innings in a close game, Lane would be better in CF.
Every time they showed the replay, I thought that it was a dumber and dumber move. It reminded me of one of those movies where someone is stage diving and nobody catches him.
...or that rambo2 is in the top 3 percent of clarks.
*Knock knock*
Oh hi, how's it going? It's me! Every girl ever.
I'm really looking forward to this date. I'm not nearly as attractive as you remember me being because when we met the bar was dark and you were drunk. Come on in. Let's start off with the unavoidable tour of my incredibly typical post-college-girl apartment.
You'll notice that I went ahead and purchased everything that Ikea and Pier 1 have ever produced. There's my decorative birdcage over there even though I don't have a bird, and there's my gay wicker basket with bamboo poles in it. I don't know what the hell that's thing's all about, but I bought it. Hey check it out, I have more candles in here than a Roman Catholic Church. Doesn't it smell like Hazelnut!? If I were to light all of my candles at once you could see my apartment from space! I love candles!
Come on into the living room. Oh, I see you met my cat there. That's "Freddy Paws Jr." Why don't you pet him and act like you like cats even though you hate cats? There you go. Oh, he took a little swing at your eye there huh? Yeah, he'll do that.
Hey, let's check out the kitchen. Hey look at my refrigerator. There are pictures all over it! Look at all these pictures of me and my equally vacuous friends from college! We were so crazy! You can tell we're really good friends because our faces are all pressed up against each other like that. And check it out, we're holding up alcoholic beverages to the camera in every single picture. That's to prove that we were partying. College was so fun! But of course I don't talk to any of these girls anymore because now they're all bitches.
Let's go back into the hallway! Hey, before we leave I'm going to go in the bathroom for ten minutes for some mysterious reason. Why don't you sit awkwardly in my big, stupid, round papizan chair over there while you wait for me. It's like you're sitting in a hug! Be right back... Sorry that took a half an hour, I don't know what the hell I was doing in there. Let's go!
Wow! Thanks for opening my car door for me! I'm totally going to blow that meaningless gesture out of proportion and delude myself into thinking that you're a really good guy because that's what I want to believe.
Well, here we are at the restaurant. No thanks waiter, I don't need to see a menu, just bring me some expensive things. Hey I know, while we wait, I'll tell you all about my unspeakably boring job. I hate my boss. He's a jerk! I might get another job. Maybe something in pharmaceutical sales.
Now let's talk about my family. I love my family. I want you to love my family. I want my family to love you. I want you to make love to my family! I want you to go golfing with my semi-retarded brother Travis. That would be so darn cute!
Wow! I can't believe I ordered all this food! I have no intention of eating any of it. No thanks waiter, we don't need a box. Just throw it out.
Hey, I've got an idea, let's go to a bar and have an after dinner drink! It'll be great, it will be just like how we're drinking here, only it will be louder and we'll have to stand up. Come on! See, isn't this better?
Oh hey, what a coincidence. Look over there! It's a group of my friends that I knew was going to be here. Let's go over there so that they can judge you!
Hey, I have to go to the bathroom for a half an hour again for some reason. You can stay here and talk to my unbelievably hideous friend Christine! Christine's so ugly she scares kids! Talk to her! She has a job and a family that she wants to talk to you about too. Be right back.
I'm back! Sorry I was gone for three hours, there was a line. I want to go home now.
Well here we are at my door again. This was really fun for me and not you. You should pretend like we're going to do it again sometime! Maybe I'll see you at Target a few months from now and we can avoid eye contact because you never called me.
Here, have this awkward goodnight kiss that's as empty as my soul. Good night!
Why do you hate psychiatrists?
Who cares about abraisive? He can't stay on the field.
Next thing you're going to tell me that mini-trucks were never cool.
No. No youtube. It's bad enough that I have the painful memories. I don't need them shared with the world.
Ass-zilla is "down" with OBP. Gotta maintain his street creds.
Nearly 14 months without a cigarette.
3) Safety Dance - Men without Hats
Can just ask a question real quick? Why the fuck does he need to work out with his son? Does he somehow need his son's approbation? Why doesn't he just fucking go to Tampa like any other Yankee would?
Bill James examined the disparity in a 4½-page essay in Dewan's book and concluded that Jeter can't carry Everett's jock, never mind his glove, as a defender.
Yeah, I did cheat a whole lot. But "Layla" intro dueling guitars is just too classic that I could listen to a loop of that intro for five minutes and think it was the best instrumental I ever heard.
Same with "Black Magic Woman" - Santana
I don't know about this. I grew up playing with my brother and a wiffle ball and bat in my back yard in Austin.
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2) Who shares the Major League record for starting the most twin killings in a game from the hot corner?
Need a hint? Think platoon.
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Here's the issue I can't get over. His injury occurred June 9th. Below is his line in May:
AB H BB SO Avg OBP SLG
110 24 19 28 .216 .328 .450
So, either there was an earlier injury, he was slumping badly before the injury, or the injury really isn't the problem. We'll find out eventually.
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On his most recent blog:
"Even Pravata up at OWA can't complain with this prediction: Astros will go 92-70 and clinch the division with four games to go."
Yes I can, predictions are for idiots. (ETA) Also, his idea of pitting AstrosDaily vs Orangewhoopass in a "friendly" competition, somebody needs to gently and privately explain to him why that is a very bad idea.
I predict that the site whose members say "fuck" most will win. With my entry, we'll already be ahead.
Send that to Jose de Jesus Ortiz. He's mixing in areas he ought not mix.
Done. I also provided a bonus prediction for the Stem, so I got to say "fuck" twice.
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My Grandfather was a gunner on a B-17 in the big one. I got very little info about his experiences before he passed in 1969, but I was able to tell the stories I did know to the crew at the air show and my youngest son.
One of my ex-fiances' father was a gunner on a B-29. He loved to tell stories. He was shot down and a German POW too. I could listen to his stories all day.
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Drayton once said that non-performing assets are not really worth all that much.
Purpura said. "...From a projection point of view, as an everyday third baseman at the Major League level, he has the best resume for anyone on the club..."
Morgan Ensberg is likely going to sign a contract with the Astros. It is more likely than not he will be the Astros 3b on April 2.
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I thought I remembered that Loretta played his ass off for us though. So much so that he had priced himself out of Houston. I remember he was very clutch.
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Assuming you have an HD-capable telly, it costs $5/month to upgrade to HD (plus the converter box rental if you don't currently rent...about $3-4 IIRC). The DVR is an additional $5/month.
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I wonder if he hits 19 HR's next year.
He will if they keep pitching him inside at home.
We want to start a pool on what day he breaks 3000?
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I had thought of using my 'porn name' (using the childhood pet + street formula), which is Beau Berkshire.
I nearly spit up my soda. Nearly every combination of pet name and streets I've lived on in the last 20 years sounds fantastic. Too funny.
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Last year, the Houston Astros were the first team in 52 years to go to a World Series without one black player on the roster.
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The Crawford kid was crying because he didn't get a ball that he thought he deserved.
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...homeschooling ... what makes it attractive?
I've no children but I would guess, the alternative.
Control over doctrine and outside influences, I imagine are of great appeal.
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Look at Mont Belvieu for the East Side.
NO, NO, NO!!! We can't build schools fast enough. Tell everyone to STAY AWAY.
We homeschool...no worries for you.
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I don't know any part of Kingwood from which you can get to downtown in a 45 minute commute, though. On the other hand, the beltway wasn't really an option yet when I lived there.
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It's probably for the best. If he tried to rest and come back next year and then go through the elbow injury all over again, he would be out till the 2009 season. This way he will be back in 2008. Hope he comes back strong in 2008.
Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.
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In New Orleans of Used to Be, drive through Daquiri shops. Drive through. They left the wrapper on the straw stuck in the cup lid so it wasn't an open container.
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don't know who the dude is, but turned this photo up doing a GIS on Footer
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Some sort of penalty is called for - a changing of title from "Prime Time Player" to a more appropriate moniker.
Suggestions?
Vagisil User.
I was leaning towards "Has to sit to piss".
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Wow, this Q&A was a bit more pointed than usual. I'd say Footer has chosen not to heed TLC's "Merlot and Email Don't Mix" Life Lesson.
I'd say she was dead sober when she wrote all that. Her points are as sharp as they always are.
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All this nostalgia about Tony just reminds me of one thing...
I hate Walt Weiss.
How did he make that frickin' play?
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Not rigged at all. If people vote "shut the fuck up" I'll gladly stop writing for free.
I'd already like to thank whomever voted "shut the fuck up."
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It's now Monday morning, August 28th. The Astros are 3 games out. With 31 games to go...
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Is Ensberg the next Richard Hidalgo?
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The Astros can?t hit, and they dumped Wilson. What does that say?
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The only time I can think of where it would be appropriate would be a player leaving the field during the game and he may never step foot on the field again. You know, an end of a career type thing.
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Keep repeating "Me and my mate/Were back at the shack/We had Spike Jones on the box" to yourself, and you'll eventually drive it out.
And try not to think about "Sugar Walls". Anatomy rock.
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Damn you. Damn you to hell.
"My baby takes the morning train/
he works from nine to five and then/
he takes another home again..."
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I didn't really think it would have been an out but JD said the umps COULD have ruled it that way. I thought it would hit about 2 feet below the yellow line as the guy looked like he reached well over and the ball was coming pretty much straight down, especially the way the LF was camped under it. Who knows, and like I said, tough call, but I thought that it was fortunate live and then the guys said the same thing upon looking at the replay
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Nobody'll get sent down. Berkman isn't on the DL.
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Hmmm... makes me wonder if the assumption that in order to make room for OP they were going to send Lane back to AAA. If Berkman's hamstring is that bad, any chance he lands on the 15 day DL?
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1-0. Great starting pitching, stellar bullpen work, a closer who shuts them down and a perfect way to manufacture a run.
That's how they should roll, not necessarily win every game 1-0, but the formula is a great one to protend great things for the second half push by Houston.
They *NEED* to play this brand of baseball for the rest of the year!
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It was very encouraging to see Andy pitch well, and Morgan swing it well. Btw, did anyone else notice how Lidge seemed to alternate between bad pitch/good pitch for much of that ninth inning. It's like at times he remembers his mechanics but then the next pitch they vanish.
Amen and amen. Morgan was swinging like there was no tomorrow at times.
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You know, if ...Berkman comes back from the transmission ok...
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I get the feeling that "an official from another team" is SportsJustice for, "Voices in my head."
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are you fucking kidding me? I went to the HEB to get some BBQ supplies thinking this was an easy Astros win before the big deal goes down. I return to Big Bad Brad giving up another game-winning homer.
So what was it this time? Flying open again? Bad location? Or did he throw his pitch and just get beat by Conor Jackson?
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Toy Cannon is this season's pink.
Yes, but is he this season's BAIO?
My husband and I went to our local Italian restaurant for dinner the other night and who do I spot in the corner? No other than the infamous Scott Baio. I was so mesmerized that I didn't notice Debbie Gibson sitting at the table next to us until my husband pointed it out 20 minutes later. I think this portends good things.
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Toy Cannon is this season's pink.
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Berkman's bomb into the restaurant was huge! Maybe now they can take this and run with it...
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A lot of us are listening and some of us even agree ... but none of us has been asked to manage the 'stros.
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Can you imagine the potential arguments...."it hit the pole...no it hit the chicken...no it hit the pole..."
It would be the greatest point/counterpoint since, "My sister! My daughter! My sister! My daughter!"
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"We played the Royals," Pettitte said. "They came in and took two out of three. These are big-league teams. If you don't pitch well and you don't swing the bat well, if you don't hit with guys in scoring position, you don't do the little things, you don't get guys in from third and less than one out, you're going to have problems winning ballgames. We are just not clicking at all on any cylinders. Hopefully, we can get going."
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i've given this some serious thought and have concluded that Chris Burke closely resembles Anthony Perkins from "Psycho." Also, Luke Scott looks like the crazed mohawk wearing guy from "The Road Warrior."
That's all.
Chris Burke is Mr Peepers from the Saturday Night Live sketches.
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I can see Willy bunting his way down the fairway.
Nobody wants to be in Ensberg's group. He just tees up the ball and watches it.
Does Berkman use his right handed power stroke on the tees and then putt lefthanded?
Biggio keeps getting hit by the ball...
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The bullpen got blowed up, sir.
I'm sure you know the starting pitcher gave up 4 runs and the Astros scored 3.
The starting pitcher kept his team in the game. The bullpen was terrible.
So I guess the argument you're trying to make is that since the bullpen allowed the run deficit to exceed one run, the offense gave up?
They didnt give up. Huff, Burke, and Scott, in consecutive innings, hit the crap out of the ball. In the 7th, the Marlins outfield suddenly turned into the stunt men from Crouching Tiger Hidden Ball Trick. Or as Jack Burton once remarked, "...flying around on wires cutting everybody to shreds..."
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I was wondering: I supose the team flew out of Florida early evening Sunday and arrived in Chicago. They play a game Tuesday night. What do the players/coaches do on Monday? Do they go to Wrigley and work out? Go to the sites (Harry Caray's!)?
One word: Golf
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The bullpen got blowed up, sir.
I'm sure you know the starting pitcher gave up 4 runs and the Astros scored 3.
The starting pitcher kept his team in the game. The bullpen was terrible.
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It's amazing how Huff changes the dynamics of this lineup. Nice performance tonight by the new guy. Let's hope that this is a sign of things to come.
No need to rush back to the lineup, Morgan.
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good news, if that means that TP is still tweaking.
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Good, bad, who knows? What is interesting is what impact this has on the daily lineup. Although, JDJO may have done some reporting, for a change, with this comment at the end of his article:
Purpura also made it clear that Huff's acquisition "will cut into (slumping Morgan Ensberg's) playing time."
JDJO
Not sure if the "Slumping Morgan Ensberg" was stated, implied, or simply assumed. If it was stated, that has me wondering if Ensberg is hurt?
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And if Nieve were to add a nice like changeup to his arsenal, he'd be a dominant closer. Fernando needs to have that one pitch that will push him over the top as a reliever. He's really close.
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I'd rather see him in another team's lineup myself, with the Astros trading to get a big bat asap.
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Funny story related to the shot heard round the world above... my Dad collected autographs as a kid. One of his signed balls had Branca right above Thomson on it. He's at a Yankees Old Timers game with it, trying to get Joe Dimaggio's signature. He hands the ball to Joe, and the ball has so many signatures on it that there isn't really enough room. Finally he says, "we can't have these two together" and squishes his name between Branca and Thomson.
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So why is Lidge struggling with his mechanics (still)? Either he's hiding an injury that has him comprimising the mechanics or he's just going through a dead arm period because of the early work schedule he put himself under for the WBC. Either way, he's gotta get that corrected because he shouldn't take mechanics like that to the mound. If he's hurt, be better tell someone.
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"Good teams put other teams away," Berkman said. "We haven't done that this year. To me, that demonstrates the fact that we're missing something. Whether it's an attitude or a swagger or a confidence or whatever you want to call it. We just haven't got it this year."
Bagwell?
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(No Talent Ass Clown)
These "Commisioner for a Day" articles are usually just fluff, but the following statement is just wonderfully absurd:
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The 2006 Marlins are a travesty to baseball and a mockery of the revenue sharing system. They are making no attempt to field a major league caliber team.
(The Link)
Umm, Tom? That "travesty" has a better record than 5 other teams, and is 24-14 since their slow start.
I can't believe people get paid to write this crap.
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even worse than the WS advantage
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They call it Skyline (or Cincinnati) Chili. Normal, Texas-style chili doesn't cease to exist. It's not part of a grand assault on vittles. It's offering one more choice to what to have for sustenance.
Yes, I like it. Yes, I'm from Ohio.
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Who wants the first swing at this pinata?
Please limit your destruction of this post to one of three points:
1. New thread for existing discussion
2. Poor use of statistics
3. Lack of understanding of a catcher's "defense"
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Anyone wonder why the focus shifted? Here's a clue:
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." ? George W. Bush, Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." ? George W. Bush, March 13, 2002 (exactly 6 months later)
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So, why did they pull Oswalt?
because garner is a dumbass
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"Tired of hearing that a 13-5 team needs to ?get back in the race??
I couldn't believe hearing that shit last night!! If Houston wants to get back in the race, Preston Wilson has to start hitting dammit!!!
That was Kruk, right? At least Harry Reynolds gave MoBerg some love.
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From what little I've heard, his rep is not stellar in baseball circles (knows the game & players and such, but is pretty much a dick to deal with), so he might have troubles getting the Philly gig.
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A.J. Burnett might be an option but, he'll be expensive. One complicating factor is that he's not the kind of player the Astros generally take on. The Marlins kicked him out of the clubhouse for being an ass. I don't think he fits as an Astro. Cubs and Cardinals seem to be interested though.
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I gave them an e-mail address to write back to. I would love to get into a dialogue with them about this.
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That, or whatever Baptists say instead of "go fuck yourself"
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I doubt it makes a huge difference to the players, but it seemed like a good will gesture to the fans, like it was somehow involving them in the game.
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I will say that the closer you get to gametime, the cheaper it would be, and venture that you can probably get one not too far above face if you wait until the middle of the first inning.
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I figure I can pick up an SRO for a couple hundred bucks before the game, but that is a very fluid situation.
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Houston owner Drayton McLane was a bit more diplomatic.
"It's a combination of MLB and us. It's our roof," he said. "We'll wait to see what the weather is tomorrow."
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Jenks last night overmatched the entire team.
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Yeah, but I'm a die hard Astros fan from when they were 15-30 to now.
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Just that Franco played some 20 years in MLB with a couple of near-misses and now might wind up getting a WS ring (if the team decides to award them to partial-year players ... many do) in the one season where he made the smallest contribution.
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I would pay a lot of money for an hour's worth of video of Guillen and Jose Lima in the same room.
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Once, he took us to Astrosworld and they had a flash flood so we left, only the roads were flooded and we couldn't get out. We waded over to the Dome and got tickets, found our seats, and enjoyed a few minutes of wonder before the usher came over and told us the game had been rained out.
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They all picked the Sox rotation over the Astros as well.
I can't wait for this series. These two teams look to match up really well. Looks like we'll see some good baaeball.
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Today we are all family.
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This wasn't going to be easy, and 3-2 going to StL with Roy on the mound is better than 3-2 going to StL with Pete Munro on the mound.
So, ease up on the despair and watch more baseball on Wednesday night. And if the Astros win, I hope you're ready with your mea culpa.
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My sorrow lasted longer than that, but reading the board this morning has been cathartic.
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What a load of shit. Do you live your life this way? Better to date an ugly girl than ask out an attractive one...the hot chick will reject me. I got into Harvard, but it'd be better to go to UH, because Harvard might be too hard. What if the restroom is out of toilet paper? Better just to shit my pants.
Please go shit your pants elsewhere. You are the very definition of callow youth.
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Yes, but Willy could BE the RISP. If he gets on the bases, he can score far more easily than could Burke.
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Did you actually get a rejection email? No one I've talked to has heard anything back. Should we just take that as a rejection?
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greed. Also, cudos to Bruntlett for going for two, rather than trying to force a throw to home. Astros had their heads in the game today, the 3rds were in cloud cookoo land.
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Better chance of that, but no, I don't think he does it.
Garner is definitely the manager of the year so far.
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While we're on the subject of commericials: Paul McCartney needs MORE money?
Engage uncharitable mode...
2 of the 4 Beatles are dead, yet McCartney still lives?
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Then why don't they open the roof? It'll be a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
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It almost looked like Sanders was shot by a sniper right before the ball got to him.
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Yeah. They were showing the "band" playing for literally no one at the BUS yesterdayon FOX26 after the game.
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Remind me to tell you the story about my girlfriend (now my wife) dumping me at Griff's for one of the Dome Patrol guys.
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I'm gonna have to start quitting my job during October if we're gonna do this every year.
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Griff's is on Roseland, which is just to the east of Montrose. The address is 3416 Roseland. Here's the Link:
The Link
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Pettitte, Clemens, Oswalt, Backe, Pettitte, Clemens, Oswalt
Damn. I get goosebumps just reading that.
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I wasn't at the game. I'll never forget, though, the last two games of the the 2003 season. We were playing the Brewers and needed to win 2 of 3 in the final weekend to make the playoffs...Let's hope this weekend is different.
