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General Discussion => Archive => Game Zone 2009 Archive => Topic started by: JaneDoe on May 02, 2009, 02:42:36 pm
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Houston 9-14 at Atlanta 11-11
Houston
K. Matsui 2B .239
M. Bourn CF .284
L. Berkman 1B .165
C. Lee LF .265
M. Tejada SS .301
H. Pence RF .288
G. Blum 3B .294
I. Rodriguez C .236
R. Oswalt P .125
Atlanta
J. Schafer CF .261
Y. Escobar SS .286
C. Jones 3B .306
C. Kotchman 1B .288
J. Francoeur RF .287
K. Johnson 2B .203
D. Ross C .321
B. Jones LF .286
J. Jurrjens P .111
Gameday (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_02_houmlb_atlmlb_1)
Mark's Most Excellent Series Preview (http://www.spikesnstars.com/2009/05/01/astros-at-braves-chipper-jair-and-jo-jo-is-this-a-baseball-team-or-a-girlscout-troop/)
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heaven forbid that Bourn ever leadoff again
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that ball did NOT look like it was going to go out
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Matsui flies out to RF.
Bourn grounds out 4-3.
Berkman lines one over the wall for his 6th HR of the year.
'Los singles up the middle.
Tejada pops to SS.
End 1st, 1-0
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Schafer K's swinging.
Escobar K's swinging.
Jones draws a 2 out walk.
Kotchman flies out to Pence on the warning track.
End 1st, 1-0
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Pitfall punches a single to CF.
Blum follows with a single up the middle.
Pudge GIDP as the skies open and the rain comes down. Pence to 3rd.
Oswalt pops out to Escobar behind 2B.
Mid 2nd, 1-0
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The tarp crew covers the field and we are in a rain delay, folks!
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The tarp crew covers the field and we are in a rain delay, folks!
Some of my most fond memories in baseball were antics during rain delays.
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Genuine question by someone who doesn't have a good understanding of what goes on for a pitcher: what is the biggest factor impacting a starting pitcher in these situations between innings pitched and length of the delay? Since Oswalt has only pitched one inning, is it irrelevant how long the delay or is there a point where they don't trot him out there, or shorten how long they'll let him go, because of a lengthy delay? I'll listen now...
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The tarp crew covers the field and we are in a rain delay, folks!
so that is why the cubs/phillies are on now?
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rain delay over.
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Still got the Phillies-Mets here in Waco. Did Fox switch back elsewhere?
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Fox switches back, Paulino is in for Roy
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still got the phillies/mets here in san antonio
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An error by Larry Wayne on a double play ball left Lee and Miggy on 2nd and 1st and no out in the 4th. An infield single by Pitfall loaded 'em. After a Blum shallow fly couldn't plate Lee, IRod singled to bring him home. Erstad sac fly scored Miggy. Matsui singled to score PENCE!!!
4-1 Astros now in the bottom of the 5th.
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Genuine question by someone who doesn't have a good understanding of what goes on for a pitcher: what is the biggest factor impacting a starting pitcher in these situations between innings pitched and length of the delay? Since Oswalt has only pitched one inning, is it irrelevant how long the delay or is there a point where they don't trot him out there, or shorten how long they'll let him go, because of a lengthy delay? I'll listen now...
It's the length of the delay. The problem is that Ozwalt got warm before the game, throwing how ever many tosses it takes him to get warm (this varies a lot from pitcher to pitcher). Once you cool off, as in a lengthy rain delay, there is a much greater risk of injury if the same pitcher warms up again. Have you ever noticed why pitchers wrap their arms when their team is at bat or where a pitcher wears a jacket on the basepaths? It's to keep the arm warm.
This is a judgment call and often depends upon how the pitcher feels and how the pitching coach and manager feel. In David Cone's perfect game, there was a rain delay, and he went back out there and threw the rest of a nine inning perfect game, but I don't remember how long the delay was.
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It's the length of the delay. The problem is that Ozwalt got warm before the game, throwing how ever many tosses it takes him to get warm (this varies a lot from pitcher to pitcher). Once you cool off, as in a lengthy rain delay, there is a much greater risk of injury if the same pitcher warms up again. Have you ever noticed why pitchers wrap their arms when their team is at bat or where a pitcher wears a jacket on the basepaths? It's to keep the arm warm.
This is a judgment call and often depends upon how the pitcher feels and how the pitching coach and manager feel. In David Cone's perfect game, there was a rain delay, and he went back out there and threw the rest of a nine inning perfect game, but I don't remember how long the delay was.
interesting. I've definitely noticed pitchers keeping their arm warm in the dugout / wearing a jacket if they are running the bases. I just didn't appreciate that once you to start to stiffen, warming up again could be problematic. Thanks for the education!
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Redass in for the bottom of the 8th, 4-1 Astros.
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Top 9 - Bourn triples to CF to score Pudge. 5-1 Astros.