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Title: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: JaneDoe on May 16, 2007, 10:52:38 pm
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The Sampsons had the game on in the delivery room, and at one point, Heather turned to Chris and said, "Woody Williams hit a home run?"

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070516&content_id=1968630&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Alkie on May 17, 2007, 07:38:52 am
From the same article.

""I told someone the other day that I think I played here nine seasons and I've never had a curtain call yet," Berkman said. "I've never embraced that kind of excitement. But that's why it's great to have a guy that is that excited and that brings that kind of ernergy. "

So that's what Pence has.  Ernergy.  And lots of it.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Phil_in_CS on May 17, 2007, 07:41:22 am
From the same article.

""I told someone the other day that I think I played here nine seasons and I've never had a curtain call yet," Berkman said. "I've never embraced that kind of excitement. But that's why it's great to have a guy that is that excited and that brings that kind of ernergy. "

So that's what Pence has.  Ernergy.  And lots of it.
Either that or Footer hired Fredia to be her editor.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Astroholic on May 17, 2007, 08:01:16 am
Either that or Footer hired Fredia to be her editor.

So did anyone else have a problem with the curtain call?  Just wondering, because in the past some people on this board have had something to say about other teams and their curtain calls.  Bags is rolling in his gr....oh nevermind.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Andyzipp on May 17, 2007, 08:16:11 am
So did anyone else have a problem with the curtain call?  Just wondering, because in the past some people on this board have had something to say about other teams and their curtain calls.  Bags is rolling in his gr....oh nevermind.

In theory, a 4th inning curtain call during a non-division game in the middle of May is completely ludicrous.  However, I don't know what effects ernergy might have. 

I do know that the role of the rookie is to do stupid things as little as possible and the role of the veterans is to kick said rookies in the ass.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: BudGirl on May 17, 2007, 08:16:15 am
I didn't think we were cheering more than usual.  I thought he got it cause of the Chick-fil-A fowl pole.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Astroholic on May 17, 2007, 08:22:02 am
I didn't think we were cheering more than usual.  I thought he got it cause of the Chick-fil-A fowl pole.

I think maybe the older players on the bench got him to go out just to fuck with him (see if he would do it).  I wonder whose bag he carries at the airport?
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: BudGirl on May 17, 2007, 08:23:05 am
I think maybe the older players on the bench got him to go out just to fuck with him (see if he would do it).  I wonder whose bag he carries at the airport?

I rather think they did.  It was odd when he came out of the dugout.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Noe on May 17, 2007, 08:45:39 am
I think maybe the older players on the bench got him to go out just to fuck with him (see if he would do it).  I wonder whose bag he carries at the airport?

May as well see if the BBGs like this kid enough to allow him his hijinx at this level.  I think they will, I mean... who doesn't like a kid playing baseball with his hair on fire?  Oh, btw... last night, saw some really good things from him against Lowry.  Very good things.  But for the life of me, on his last at bat, Lowry threw him two straight breaking balls at his hands and Thunder pulled off those pitches something fierce.  Then Lowry threw him a fastball outside and T. Pants smoked it to right.

Why do they keep throwing this kid fastballs?
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: JaneDoe on May 17, 2007, 08:53:56 am
May as well see if the BBGs like this kid enough to allow him his hijinx at this level.  I think they will, I mean... who doesn't like a kid playing baseball with his hair on fire?  Oh, btw... last night, saw some really good things from him against Lowry.  Very good things.  But for the life of me, on his last at bat, Lowry threw him two straight breaking balls at his hands and Thunder pulled off those pitches something fierce.  Then Lowry threw him a fastball outside and T. Pants smoked it to right.

Why do they keep throwing this kid fastballs?

Who cares WHY they do it--just as long as they keep doing it.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Houston on May 17, 2007, 08:54:18 am
Didn't Ken Caminiti get a curtain call during his first Major League game when he hit a homer and a triple?
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Andyzipp on May 17, 2007, 09:05:14 am
Didn't Ken Caminiti get a curtain call during his first Major League game when he hit a homer and a triple?

And then he was prompty beaten in the shower by Denny Walling and Terry Puhl, who used nothing but his fists and a sock full of batteries.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Noe on May 17, 2007, 09:15:05 am
Who cares WHY they do it--just as long as they keep doing it.

It wasn't a complaint.  It was an curious observation... like when you see a car wreck and ask yourselve ("Hmmmm... I wonder WHY that person was driving on the wrong side of the road").  You know the answer of course.

Same thing here.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Randy Watson on May 17, 2007, 09:29:57 am
I remember Darlye Ward getting one for his opening day grand slam against the Brewers.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Phil_in_CS on May 17, 2007, 10:01:12 am
Why do they keep throwing this kid fastballs?

I've been wondering the same thing about Biggio for a couple years.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Noe on May 17, 2007, 10:12:59 am
I've been wondering the same thing about Biggio for a couple years.

The same answer applies.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Ty in Tampa on May 17, 2007, 10:15:37 am
The same answer applies.

What did prav say, "they ain't rocket scientists"?
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: ducktaper on May 17, 2007, 11:15:08 am
...and sometimes even the best have to go to the fastball to be confident in location.  But you knew that...
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Noe on May 17, 2007, 11:18:51 am
What did prav say, "they ain't rocket scientists"?

"They ain't?" - Ken Caminiti (said with all the love I truly have for the man)
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: JimR on May 17, 2007, 11:19:20 am
In theory, a 4th inning curtain call during a non-division game in the middle of May is completely ludicrous.  However, I don't know what effects ernergy might have. 

I do know that the role of the rookie is to do stupid things as little as possible and the role of the veterans is to kick said rookies in the ass.

i thought the same thing about the curtain call. a sane rookie would have refused to do it.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Duke on May 17, 2007, 11:20:32 am
Helloeva game by both staffs.  The difference hinged on Bonds whiffing on a hanging change and Pence crushing one.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Kent's Moustache on May 17, 2007, 12:14:28 pm
i thought the same thing about the curtain call. a sane rookie would have refused to do it.

Pence's nickname in the minors was "Bam Bam."  Apparently, there are several layers to that onion.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: JaneDoe on May 17, 2007, 12:26:11 pm
Pence's nickname in the minors was "Bam Bam."  Apparently, there are several layers to that onion.

I have it on good authority that in Lexington he was called "Thunder", so us calling him "ThunderPants" is just the "grown-up" version of a former nickname.
Title: Re: Now here's a woman with her priorities right
Post by: Duman on May 17, 2007, 12:40:22 pm
Also in the minors, pence... (his minor league handle) was in Lex when a tradition of tossing the batting helmet into the stands after a homer was the norm.  The batting helmet returned with some cash.  The cash was then split into parts.  1 part for end of year team party, 1 part for charity, 1 part for player.  Don't know that they were equal parts.  I remember seeing a picture of Towles throwing his hat in the stands after a dinger.  Interaction with the crowd after a homer may be expected by PENCE!!!  Not saying the curtain call was called for but saying he may get a kangaroo court fine that says we do things different in the bigs.