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Title: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:07:55 pm
Good Guys lineup

1. J. Altuve 2b
2. J. Schafer cf
3. J. Lowrie ss      
4. C. Lee 1b
5. B. Bogusevic rf
6. C. Johnson 3b
7. T. Buck lf
8. C. Snyder c   
9. L. Harrell p
 
Phillies

1. J. Rollins ss
2. J. Pierre lf
3. S. Victorino cf
4. H. Pence rf
5. C. Ruiz c
6. P. Polanco 3b
7. J. Mayberry 1b
8. F. Galvis 2b
9. J. Blanton p
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:09:08 pm
Altuve rips one down the 3B line, but a great play by Palonco get the out.  Shreefer at the dish.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:10:30 pm
Schreefer jacks one to center, turning around Victorino and making him do a bit-o-running, but catches it on the track (390'), for out #2.  Lowrie at the dish.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:11:13 pm
Schreefer tattoos one, but the Flyin' Hawaiian ran it down.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:11:27 pm
Lowrie walks on the 3-1 pitch, Carlos at the dish with 2-outs and a runner on 1B.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:12:48 pm
Carlos with a little dinker over the 2B/into shallow center, Lowrie goes 1B to 3B. 2 outs, runners at the corners, Bogusevic at the dish.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: HudsonHawk on May 14, 2012, 06:14:59 pm
Bogusevic takes two meatballs belt high over the center of the plate, then swings at three sliders in the dirt. Nice.
Title: Middle 1: HOU 0, PHI 0
Post by: OregonStrosFan on May 14, 2012, 06:15:26 pm
Bogusevic goes 1-2, fouls one off, ball high and away, strikes out on a bender inside.  Middle 1: HOU 0, PHI 0.  And this ends my PBP for the evening...  Misc. Note: Balkin' Bob Davidson is 1BU tonight... 
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:20:21 pm
Harrell really has some good late action on his fastball. When he leans a bit more about pitching in the big leagues, I think that he could be a decent middle of the rotation starter.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:21:56 pm
The Astros need to go up there hacking against this guy Blanton because Blanton throws strikes.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:29:09 pm
God damnit. Pence finds a hole and singles on the infield to Altuve.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:32:57 pm
Polanco keeps banging them off of his foot before walking with two outs.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:37:18 pm
Harrell strikes out Mayberry to close out the second inning. 0-0 Top 3
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 06:53:13 pm
Carlos Lee actually takes advantage of Juan Pierre's rag arm and tags up and moves to 2B on a F7.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:07:21 pm
Where did everyone go? 0-0 Top 5 Harrell really pitching very well.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:12:31 pm
Blanton really has a great changeup. Still 0-0 BOttom 5
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:20:13 pm
The Phiilies have runners on 1B and 2B with one out after Lowrie makes his third error. Galvis singles to CF, driving home Polanco with the game's first run.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:23:14 pm
Harrell walks Rollins to load them up for Pierre. Now Harrell is having trouble locating, which has to be a wet baseball.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: jbm on May 14, 2012, 07:25:49 pm
Every mistake is magnified when the offense is this bad. It is a collective funk.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: moriartp on May 14, 2012, 07:37:00 pm
Runner on third, nobody out, Spaz comes through. For the Astros.

Then Carlos Ruiz drives in the run. 2-0 Phillies.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:42:13 pm
Harrell is starting to elevate, so Lopez is coming in with runners on 2B and 3B with two outs.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: moriartp on May 14, 2012, 07:43:25 pm
Lopez sure is getting his work in this season.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:48:03 pm
3-0 Top 7
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:50:04 pm
I think that I would have walked Galvis to pitch to Blanton in that situation.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 07:52:51 pm
Blanton has it going on through seven. 3-0 Bottom 7
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:00:04 pm
Hey, whatadaknow? Abad tosses a scoreless frame and strikes out Jimmy Rollins. 3-0 Top 8
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:04:06 pm
Marwin Gonzalez hits a pinch hit home run, his first in the big leagues, followed up by a sharp single by Altiuve, whjich chases Blanton.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: hostros7 on May 14, 2012, 08:04:50 pm
MarGo took offense at all the sports radio all stars bitching about not PHing Altuve yesterday
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:06:48 pm
MarGo took offense at all the sports radio all stars bitching about not PHing Altuve yesterday

I don't need no stinkin' pinchhitter!
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: hostros7 on May 14, 2012, 08:09:10 pm
For the record, I'm anti situational PHing for the young guys that have a true chance at becoming MLB everyday players.  As misguided as it may be, I lump Schafer into that group.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: moriartp on May 14, 2012, 08:10:15 pm
For the record, I'm anti situational PHing for the young guys that have a true chance at becoming MLB everyday players.  As misguided as it may be, I lump Schafer into that group.

Brian Bogusevic agrees.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:11:26 pm
For the record, I'm anti situational PHing for the young guys that have a true chance at becoming MLB everyday players.  As misguided as it may be, I lump Schafer into that group.

Would it change your mind if you were Millsie and you knew that Schreefer is hitting .125 against lefties?
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:13:45 pm
Maxwell showed his youthfulness by allowing Bastardo (my favorite baseball name right now) to strike him out without throwing a strike. Lowrie strikes out swinging. Two outs.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: hostros7 on May 14, 2012, 08:24:58 pm
Would it change your mind if you were Millsie and you knew that Schreefer is hitting .125 against lefties?

I am not going to argue against it.  Mills has to do what he can to keep his job.  Just saying, schafer has less than 20 ABs against lefties
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:32:30 pm
I am not going to argue against it.  Mills has to do what he can to keep his job.  Just saying, schafer has less than 20 ABs against lefties

I probably leave Schreefer in the game in that situaion since Maxwell is even less experoienced than Schreefer.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:34:25 pm
LSU man Mike Fontenot on to pinch hit for Qualls, but he flies out to CF. 5-1 Top 9
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:41:54 pm
Papelbon on to pitch the ninth.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 08:50:22 pm
Not thrilled with JD not being allowed to play his way out of his slump. 

I think that they're close to sending him down to OkC. He's been really lost lately and is pressing.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: pots on May 14, 2012, 08:57:28 pm
I think that they're close to sending him down to OkC. He's been really lost lately and is pressing.

8 games, that was how long his slump lasted before he got pulled from the lineup.  I could see moving him down in the order, but axed all together so fricken Buck could start.  Yeah, Buck who hasn't done a damn thing as a starter.  If it wasn't for Buck's at bats as a pinch hitter, he may have been let go at this point.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: moriartp on May 14, 2012, 09:04:44 pm
I think that they're close to sending him down to OkC. He's been really lost lately and is pressing.

If they're going to send him to OKC, they need to get it over with. I understand giving him days off to get his head straight, but riding the pine any longer isn't going to do him any good.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 09:06:38 pm
8 games, that was how long his slump lasted before he got pulled from the lineup.  I could see moving him down in the order, but axed all together so fricken Buck could start.  Yeah, Buck who hasn't done a damn thing as a starter.  If it wasn't for Buck's at bats as a pinch hitter, he may have been let go at this point.

I see your point. Buck is really a reserve player who is best coming off of the bench. I probably would have just moved him down in the order first. I thought that it was a mistake to keep him in the three while he's struggling.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: juliogotay on May 14, 2012, 09:09:33 pm
The ex-Met farm player (Fernando Martinez?) is doing a nice job at OKC. So is Ruggiano.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: juliogotay on May 14, 2012, 09:10:42 pm
Actually the whole middle of the lineup is well-below ML average in production.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: jbm on May 14, 2012, 09:13:28 pm
If they are going to move down people struggling offensively, there are more candidates than just Martinez.  Those good at bats throughout the lineup early in the year are becoming a memory.  Seeing a lot of at bats where they watch fastball strikes and swing at off-speed balls.
Title: Re: HOU at PHI, 05/14/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on May 14, 2012, 11:17:25 pm
If they are going to move down people struggling offensively, there are more candidates than just Martinez.  Those good at bats throughout the lineup early in the year are becoming a memory.  Seeing a lot of at bats where they watch fastball strikes and swing at off-speed balls.

The entire club is in the hitting doldrums. Even Altuve has slowed down a lot.