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General Discussion => Archive => Game Zone 2010 Archive => Topic started by: Ron Brand on August 09, 2010, 07:14:45 pm
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M. Bourn, CF
A. Sanchez, SS
J. Keppinger, 2B
H. Pence, RF
C. Lee, LF
C. Johnson, 3B
B. Wallace, 1B
J. Castro, C
B. Norris, P
O. Infante, 2B
J. Heyward, RF
C. Jones, 3B
B. McCann, C
E. Hinske, LF
T. Glaus, 1B
R. Ankiel, CF
A. Gonzalez, SS
M. Minor, P
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Welcome to the big leagues, kid. Meet Mr. Bourn
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No noise in the top of the first. In the bottom, Bourn singles and steals second on the next pitch.
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Sanchez reaches badly and pops up ball four to Glaus at first. Kepp up.
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Liner to Ankiel in center sends Bourn to third but there are two outs for Your Face of the Franchise.
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First pitch lineout to left. Million dollar airplane, twenty dollar control tower.
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Hinske grounds out to the mound, Glaus singles. Ankiel up.
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Ankiel high-hops one to Wallace, who gets Glaus at second but the return is too late. Runner on first, two down, Alex Gonzalez up.
Norris has a hard-breaking slider tonight.
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Woah, nice play by Hunter there!
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Gonzalez breaks his bat on one of those sliders and it drops down the line in left. Ankiel legs it in and scores ahead of the throw from Sanchez but Castro throws to Kepp and Gonzalez is caught in a rundown...except Kepp holds the ball too long and Gonzalez is safe at third past the tag.
Minor singles to right BUT PENCE THROWS HIM OUT AT FIRST!
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Gonzalez breaks his bat on one of those sliders and it drops down the line in left. Ankiel legs it in and scores ahead of the throw from Sanchez but Castro throws to Kepp and Gonzalez is caught in a rundown...except Kepp holds the ball too long and Gonzalez is safe at third past the tag.
Minor singles to right BUT PENCE THROWS HIM OUT AT FIRST!
Saving a run from scoring... huge play
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I like the way Wallace blocked the bag.
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Lee lines out to 2B. One down, CJ up.
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CJ fans on a tough fastball on the outside corner. Wallace is tagged on the shoulder with the first pitch, so runner on, two out.
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Castro first pitch roller to 2B ending the inning. 1-0 Pagans after 2.
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Infante grounds out, 5-3.
Didn't know that Bobby Cox is #1 all-time in ejections, 25 more than John McGraw.
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Looks like Heyward's thumb is feeling better as he takes Norris off the back of the bullpen wall. 2-0.
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Larry hits a hard smash to Keppinger who throws to first for the out. Two down, McCann up.
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McCann walks and Norris is starting to labor a little bit. FB is hard but looks straight, slider is missing and they're sitting on the heater.
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I sure would like to see our guys behind home plate again.
Hinske Ks and it's 2-0 with the Good Guys coming up.
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Alkie, you can meet Matt Lindstrom and get a triple meat, triple cheese with bacon and jalapenos at the Whataburger on West Belt tomorrow between 11 and noon.
Norris leads off the bottom of the third.
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Soft pop to left. One down.
Patti's wearing velour. She looks...plush.
Bourn up.
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Bourn pops out to left and Sanchez grounds out 6-3.
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Glaus fans on a slider away and down. Ankiel up.
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Ankiel fans, two down but Norris did something and the trainer is on the mound. Norris is in pain but it's not clear why.
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He's staying in but the trainer looks unconvinced that he's ok. We'll see.
Gonzalez up.
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Popup to 2B ends the Pagan half of the inning, still 2-0.
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PIRANHA, in 3D!
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Keppinger puts a leadoff double into the LF corner.
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It's quiet in here. Too quiet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg).
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Gunther with his predictable rollover to SS.
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Somehow, Pence rolled over on an outside fastball and hit a two-hopper to short. Incredible.
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Lee hits a flare that hits the line in right halfway down the line and turns into an RBI double.
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Gunther with his predictable rollover to SS.
I would NOT have believed that Hunter would do such a thing had I not seen it with my own eyes!
It's quiet in here. Too quiet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg).
RedRum. RedRum.
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Gunther with his predictable rollover to SS.
wasn't it a fastball? how do you roll over an outside fastball when you are trying to get a runner from 2nd to 3rd? Just stay on it and hit it to the right side to move the fucking runner over. And no, I've never played professional baseball before in my life...(or even not professional baseball)
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Bwa ha ha ha ha! How NOT to get laid!
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Bwa ha ha ha ha! How NOT to get laid!
No shit. Welcome to the Show, Minor!
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Epic fail by the dude bailing on the foul ball.
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CJ drops a flare into center just past second and Caballo stampedes home with the tying run!
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Epic fail by the dude bailing on the foul ball.
Lip piercing tells all.
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Wallace rockets a double into the corner in right and it's 3-2 Good Guys!
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CJ drops a flare into center just past second and Caballo stampedes home with the tying run!
Nice read off the bat by the big fella.
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So why has Wallace been sitting against lefties, exactly?
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That was a nice looking swing. Wallace can hit as advertised.
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Lip piercing tells all.
It tells me that he doesn't mind hurting on his own, but not for that girl.
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Wallace rockets a double into the corner in right and it's 3-2 Good Guys!
No reason Wallace shouldn't be on 3B after that.
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So why has Wallace been sitting against lefties, exactly?
To get Lee some time at first, I think.
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No reason Wallace shouldn't be on 3B after that.
I wasn't watching, but Clark may have held him up.
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Epic fail by the dude bailing on the foul ball.
JD's on it and calling him out!
And wow, Wallace is strong.
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I wasn't watching, but Clark may have held him up.
Ok...there's no *good* reason.
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Castro is having a tough time adjusting at the plate.
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Norris fans to end the 4th, but it's 3-2 Good Guys.
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Castro is having a tough time adjusting at the plate.
He is, but this Minor is pretty good. He got dinked this inning.
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Patty should make that blonde chick the Fan of the Game, and then let JD have a few words with Lippy.
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He is, but this Minor is pretty good. He got dinked this inning.
Except the hit by Wallace. That was a pea.
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Patty should make that blonde chick the Fan of the Game, and then let JD have a few words with Lippy.
Grand idea!
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Except the hit by Wallace. That was a pea.
Right. But he should have been out of the inning.
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Patti giving him some well-deserved shit!
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That was GREAT!
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Patti giving him some well-deserved shit!
"I lost it in the lights!" Please...
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"I lost it in the lights!" Please...
That won't be the last thing he loses in the lights, if his girl knows what's good for her.
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"I lost it in the lights!" Please...
What a load of horseshit.
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Bourn flies out to CF. One down.
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Sanchez hits a nubber to first, two down. Kepp up.
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Kepp grounds out, 4-3. After five, it's 3-2 Astros.
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Holy shit! It's Comcast!
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"I lost it in the lights!" Please...
I was hoping he'd say "I turned in the wrong lineup card".
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Jeebus Bud...why not let McCann set it on a tee...you'd have a better chance.
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Holy shit! It's Comcast!
Now all I can think is, 'You've got the high ground and they're in a channel, charging you. You've got troops stacked way behind you. WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? YOU'VE GOT THIS IN THE BAG! IT'S A SLAUGHTER!'
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Shitfuck.
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Now that they're slapping the ball around I've got to go whip up some dinner. If anyone wants PBP, have at it.
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Now that they're slapping the ball around I've got to go whip up some dinner. If anyone wants PBP, have at it.
I'll give it a go. Ankiel out 1-3. 4-3 Wrong Team Bottom 6.
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Pence takes a four pitch walk.
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Pence swipes 2B. Minor did everything right. He stole that one on the catcher's shitty throw.
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Patti giving him some well-deserved shit!
DAMNIT! I stepped out for ~15 mins to hit some golf balls and came back to find that rather than still being paused, the DVR had switched to record something else. Hope someone captured this
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DAMNIT! I stepped out for ~15 mins to hit some golf balls and came back to find that rather than still being paused, the DVR had switched to record something else. Hope someone captured this
Do you have a net out back?
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Lee out 4-3; Pence to 3B. one out.
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E-6; Gunther scores. Now 4-4.
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Where was that 13 years ago?
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Do you have a net out back?
Nope. A neighbor's 4 undeveloped acres of cedar. We're trying to sell now, but I always said I was going to buy the land and clear it to make a little par 3, but never got the chance. I'm going to miss that when we leave. I'm also going to miss the ~3 5-gallon buckets full of golf balls I've scattered to every corner of that land!
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A run without a hit. Nice.
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A run without a hit. Nice.
Your 2010 Astros!
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Your 2010 Astros!
Bagwell is a miracle worker.
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Your 2010 Astros!
Taking advantage of gifts has never been this team's strong suit.
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Wallace KS on a nasty slider. Two down.
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Castro does not look comfortable against Minor.
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Castro KS. Side retired, but it's 4-4 Top 7.
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Castro does not look comfortable against Minorat the plate period.
FIFY
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5-3 One out. Brooks Conrad out to pinch hit.
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I was hoping this would be on a regional telecast here in NC, since it's the Bravos, but no dice. Besides the Durham Bulls, this area suffers from a severe lack of baseball.
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Hey! Colonel Sanders! Leave that the fuck alone you old git!
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What an asshole fan. Boot that miscreant. Conrad fouls out 5F. That guy is wearing an Astros uniform too.
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Asshole fucking fan.
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Why is that such a hard concept to understand? That guy should have been getting ready to hip-check the Atlanta fan if necessary.
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Seeing eye single for Infante. Go get him, Mills.
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He looks a little bit like that guy in the Astros commercial. 'First game in the Dome. Last game in the Dome...'
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Jesus Christ, people turn into slobbering idiots for $3 baseballs. Get the fuck out of the way if your team is trying to make a play!
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Dear Uncle Jesse: please don't interfere with your own team's ability to record an out.
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First!
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BBGs to Mr. Happy: Be careful what you ask for.
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Fucking Byrdak. Throw strikes you useless tosser.
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Fuck, Byrdak!
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Byrdak walks Heyward; here comes Chipper.
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Ball 6.
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Dammit, GET THE BALL DOWN.
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Byrday gets Chipper to pop out to SBB. 4-4 mid-7.
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Broke Chipper's bat. All forgiven.
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I just wish an SnSer would have been in that section to cock-slap that twisted old fruit!
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I just wish an SnSer would have been in that section to cock-slap that twisted old fruit!
He's just how God made him, Sir!
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Blummer pinch hitting for Byrday and pops a single out to center.
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Hey look everyone! Kyle Farnsworth is back on the Braves! I-eh-wonder what happened last time he was pitching in MMP when he was on the Braves?
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He's just how God made him, Sir!
Now pull out your cricket bat for effect.
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The Great Geoff Blum gets a dying quail single to shallow RCF! Bourgeois to pinch run.
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No Alkie tonight? It must be Date Night at the Shake Shack.
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No Alkie tonight? It must be Date Night at the Shake Shack.
I don't think Alkie got what he was expecting when he went to the Shake Shack for the first time.
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Melt. Down.
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No Alkie tonight? It must be Date Night at the Shake Shack.
That's the one tat he wants!
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I don't think Alkie got what he was expecting when he went to the Shake Shack for the first time.
Tranny Night?
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Well, the Braves have the 2nd lowest bullpen ERA...but earned runs don't seem to be the problem tonight.
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I don't think Alkie got what he was expecting when he went to the Shake Shack for the first time.
Cue the SNL Shake Weight DVD commercial.
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Bourgeois pinch runs for Blum. Farnsworth throws the ball away. Bourgeois to 2B. Bourn out 5-3 on a good play; Bourgeois to 3B.
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Don't hit Angel Sanchez. You wouldn't like him when he's mad.
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Bring tha shit to me, man!
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All right Kepp, make 'em pay.
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Don't hit Angel Sanchez. You wouldn't like him when he's mad.
Farnsworth doesn't look sharp tonight. C'mon Sanchez, who gets a BB. Runners on the corners, one out.
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Angel Sanchez walk (on water).
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Farnsworth doesn't look sharp tonight. C'mon Sanchez, who gets a BB. Runners on the corners, one out.
The only thing he's getting over is the slider (per JD). He's hung most of those (per Limey).
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Kyle Farnsworth. Smited.
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Keppinger singles. 5-4 Good guys.
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You can't throw that weak-ass shit to JEFF KEPPINGER, bitch!
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The only thing he's getting over is the slider (per JD). He's hung most of those (per Limey).
Aaaaand if you hang a slider to Keppinger...
(I am a genius).
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But you CAN throw it to Pence.
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Dear Hunter:
Shave.
You look like you have some sort of fungal outbreak.
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Farnsworth does have some sweet Rec-Specs.
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Farnsworth does have some sweet Rec-Specs.
Even Ricky Vaughan called to make fun of them.
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Melt. Down.
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Farnsworth does have some sweet Rec-Specs.
He's only wearing them until he can find a pair that are more "him".
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Don't let 'em dis you like that Carlos!
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Even Ricky Vaughan called to make fun of them.
10 seconds. Asshole.
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Runners advance to 2B and 3B on wild pitch. Pence gets a free pass. Bases drunk for El Caballo. Crotchety old fucker out to make a change.
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Don't let 'em dis you like that Carlos!
Right. Tony La Russa walked Berkman to get to Jeff Kent once. Once!
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Yeah, take your shirts off douchebags.
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Put your shirts on or pull your pants up!
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Not exactly what I was envisioning there Carlos, but I'll take it!
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Kabong knocks the shit out of one for an RBI single.
At least that's how it will look in the box score.
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He's only wearing them until he can find a pair that are more "him".
Reminds me of the time I went to TSO to pick up my glasses, opened the box and realized they were bright purple. Then the guy asked me if I was sure those weren't the right ones. Well, let me see...am I Elton John? No? Then these aren't the right ones.
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KaSplat? The book says it's an RBI single.
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Mrs. Brand is on the couch, almost paying attention, and she looked up as Carlos drove in a run. "What's going on here?"
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Lee singles. 6-4 us
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Kabong knocks the shit out of one for an RBI single.
At least that's how it will look in the box score.
12 seconds. ASSHOLE!
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12 seconds. ASSHOLE!
The gaps are getting larger. What are you drinking?
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...and there was much slapdickery.
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1st place my arse.
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Holy shit, it's fun to see the other side do that once in a while!
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go team!
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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wow, thanks?
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Okay CJ, that's not exactly how I thought you would get the bases cleared, but I'll take it too!
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Johnson clears the bases... 2b + error by the catcher trying to get Lee at 3b, throws it all the way to the foul pole.
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The gaps are getting larger. What are you drinking?
Nothing. I think that's the problem.
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12 seconds. ASSHOLE!
Net neutrality is my friend.
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CJ singles; two runs score. Poor decision to go home by Hinske. McCann compounds the error by tossing the ball in the LF corner. All runners score. 10-4 Astros. A comedy of errors.
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Carlos looked like one of those guys doing the dizzy bat race when he was getting up at third.
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I hit a "homerun" like that once when I was playing softball.
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Net neutrality is my friend.
I can see Limey ponying up extra so his posts get here faster.
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Aaanddd, the floodgates open. What a bunch of slapdicks.
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I fucking hate these Mr. Opportunity commercials. Although they seem to be running all the hits tonight...Amstel Light, Dust Mites...where's the TexMessage?
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JD: "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
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CJ singles; two runs score. Poor decision to go home by Hinske.
really really lazy throw at that. he just kind-of lofted it to home
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I enjoy watching Dave Clark windmilling runners home.
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I fucking hate these Mr. Opportunity commercials. Although they seem to be running all the hits tonight...Amstel Light, Dust Mites...where's the TexMessage?
Has anyone ever seen Mr Opportunity and Hunter Pence in the same commercial?
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Wallace greets portsider with another single. Byrdak will get a vulture win tonight.
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JD: "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Yeah, the Good Guys have a lot of bloop hits tonight, but the Braves have been majorly fucking up the parts of the game that you can control as well.
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I enjoy watching Dave Clark windmilling runners home.
Much more than his old windmilling at the plate.
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Again, who says Wallace can't hit lefties?
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Again, who says Wallace can't hit lefties?
Wallace can hit...full stop!
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Castro looks at a nasty slider for K. Two out.
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Again, who says Wallace can't hit lefties?
Brownie said he hit lefties well in the minors.
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GREAT discussion on vulture wins. I love these guys.
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Again, who says Wallace can't hit lefties?
Nobody that I've heard.
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Wallace greets portsider with another single. Byrdak will get a vulture win tonight.
Brownie said that must make the starters irritated with you. JD: "Irritated? They flat out hate you!"
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Bourgeois grounds into force. Side retired 10-4 Astros.
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Brownie said that must make the starters irritated with you. JD: "Irritated? They flat out hate you!"
It really pisses you off, partially because you catch shit in the dugout.
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Bourgeois in LF. Lyon on to pitch.
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3-1 One down.
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
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Hinske out F7 Two out.
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
He was pretty clearly star-struck when he was talking to Pujols last week. But yeah, he's not chatty like Lance.
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I enjoy watching Dave Clark windmilling runners home.
That would be a great avatar
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Yada yada, Bobby Cox is a great man, stood up for his players, helped people get jobs, yada yada.
I guess wives don't count.
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
They'll have to bring Lance back as Chatting Coach.
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Glaus out on a rare 1U Side retired. 10-4 Bottom eight.
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
Pretty dry interview, too. He's all business
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
Maybe once he's been around awhile (knock on wood) he'll relax a little bit.
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Pretty dry interview, too. He's all business
He may have a side of ham down each pant leg, though.
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SBB needs a hit
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SBB needs a hit
Done.
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Bourn gets infield single.
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'bout time he starts to listen to me.
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He may have a side of ham down each pant leg, though.
Which should make him even more popular down at 1st.
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Sanchez out F9. One out.
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Mr. Kepp would like some weak-ass shit please.
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Keppinger out 5-3 SBB to 2B. Two out.
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That one wasn't even outside.
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I know what Bagwell is doing. Glarin'! Who wants to have a shitty at-bat, and then come back to that stare.
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Pence rolls over 6-3. Again. Side retired. 10-4 Astros Top 9.
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Lindstrom on. Why? That .289 BAA is troublesome to me.
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Lindstrom on. Why? That .289 BAA is troublesome to me.
Yeah, why use your closer in the first game of a series when it's a blowout?
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Ankiel KS One out.
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Nice yellowhammer.
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Yeehaw!! Good Guys win!!
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Gonzalez F7 Two down. Melky Cabrera on to PH for the pitcher. 4-3 Game over. Good guys win 10-4.
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Good Guys win! Suck it, you pagan bastards!
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Yeah, why use your closer in the first game of a series when it's a blowout?
Working on confidence?
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Working on confidence?
Maybe, but you risk him throwing too many pitches and not being available in a save opprtunity.
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Gonzalez F7 Two down. Melky Cabrera on to PH for the pitcher. 4-3 Game over. Good guys win 10-4.
Cabrera's a Brave?
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Working on confidence?
I hope that isn't it.
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Probably just to keep him sharp. He hasn't had many innings lately.
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DAMNIT! I stepped out for ~15 mins to hit some golf balls and came back to find that rather than still being paused, the DVR had switched to record something else. Hope someone captured this
Astros.com and McTaggart have your back. LINK (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100809&content_id=13241938¬ebook_id=13257288&vkey=notebook_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou&partnerId=rss_hou)
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Bo is less than a man.
What a great broadcasting team.
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
Bagwell school of first basemanship?
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One thing I've noticed about Wallace, he doesn't seem to chit-chat with anyone at first.
Rookies should be seen and not heard.
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Rookies should be seen glared at and not heard.
BIFY (Bagwelled It For You)
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Pendergast with the foul bro breakdown (http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/08/game_time_you_cant_spell_shitt.php#more):
So here we have Bo, in all of his douchecap-wearing, chach-beard-sporting glory -- moment of truth arrives, Astro third baseman Chris Johnson hits a screamer down the line, you have plenty of time to react to it. How do you handle it? If you're the average fan, you give best effort to come up with it barehanded. If you catch it, you catch it. But make the effort.
If you're Bo, how do you handle it? Naturally, you get out of the way at the last minute, let the ball peg your girlfriend, blame the error on "losing the ball in the lights," and then keep the ball for yourself after you pick it up off the ground. "Thanks for knocking that line drive down with your rib cage, BABE! FINALLY, I caught a ball at a game!"
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Actually, this part was better:
Forgive me if I'm not ultra sympathetic to the plight of Sarah, the girlfriend (who based on her soundbites may or may not be Les Miles' niece). Honestly, dating a dude with a flat-billed chachcap tipped deep to the right at a 45-degree angle and then complaining about him bailing on a foul ball that beans you is a little like having unprotected sex with Paris Hilton and then complaining about the burning sensation the next morning. Red flags everywhere, Sarah. Common sense warned you. You chose not to listen.
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Actually, this part was better:
Forgive me if I'm not ultra sympathetic to the plight of Sarah, the girlfriend (who based on her soundbites may or may not be Les Miles' niece). Honestly, dating a dude with a flat-billed chachcap tipped deep to the right at a 45-degree angle and then complaining about him bailing on a foul ball that beans you is a little like having unprotected sex with Paris Hilton and then complaining about the burning sensation the next morning. Red flags everywhere, Sarah. Common sense warned you. You chose not to listen.
+1 million.