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Title: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on September 18, 2012, 07:03:15 pm
Your lineups:

Astros

2BJose Altuve
RFScott Moore
1BBrett Wallace
CFJustin Maxwell
SSJed Lowrie
LFJ.D. Martinez
CJason Castro
3BMatt Dominguez
PFernando Abad

Terdinals

CF Jon Jay 
RF Carlos Beltran 
LF Matt Holliday 
1B Allen Craig 
C Yadier Molina 
3B David Freese 
2B Daniel Descalso 
SS Pete Kozma 
P Kyle Lohse 
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 07:15:13 pm
Wow, the Astros actually don't have anybody 1-8 tonight who's batting lower than .240 (the cleanup hitter, of course). That might be the first in a while.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 07:22:23 pm
That 1-1 pitch Wallace popped out on was eye-high.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: jbm on September 18, 2012, 07:24:57 pm
Did FSN lower the picture quality?  Looks really shitty.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 07:34:13 pm
What the hell happened there? Castro double-clutched and still threw out Jay (17 SB, 4 CS) by about 8 feet.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on September 18, 2012, 07:34:40 pm
Hey, Castro threw Jay's ass out. Fuck Jay.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on September 18, 2012, 07:46:00 pm
Who are JD and Brownie talking with in the booth right now?!?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Fredia on September 18, 2012, 07:46:15 pm
fuck the  jakes
what is this babbling with someone in the owners group
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 07:54:57 pm
Who are JD and Brownie talking with in the booth right now?!?

I don't know, but he sure isn't the poster boy for inspirational speaking.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 08:12:06 pm
How come there's no space between the Astros and their position in the lineup, but there is for the Terdinals?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 08:16:11 pm
That 1-1 pitch Wallace popped out on was eye-high.

I think I read that his high and away chase rate is by far the worst in the majors.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on September 18, 2012, 08:18:40 pm
How come there's no space between the Astros and their position in the lineup, but there is for the Terdinals?

I'll treat that question as rhetorical.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on September 18, 2012, 08:22:00 pm
Don't run on Yadier Molina.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 08:22:19 pm
I'll treat that question as rhetorical.

Heh heh heh.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: OregonStrosFan on September 18, 2012, 08:22:24 pm
Who are JD and Brownie talking with in the booth right now?!?

Per Greg Lucas (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/GREGCLUCAS/status/248228403252166656)):

Greg Lucas
‏@GREGCLUCAS
...John Havens of Seismic Exchange...one of the team board members
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 08:41:59 pm
Good grief.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 08:43:07 pm
JD and Moore in the OF have really cost the Astros this inning.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 08:45:16 pm
JD and Moore in the OF have really cost the Astros this inning.

Calling Jay's hit a double was particularly generous.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 18, 2012, 08:46:11 pm
Jay gunned down by Castro for the 2nd time tonight. WTF was he thinking there, going for 3rd with 2 outs?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 09:15:47 pm
Is there a rain delay or something?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:19:01 pm
Is there a rain delay or something?

Are you at work and depending on us for PBP?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: chuck on September 18, 2012, 09:19:18 pm
I'm out here in the Pearl Islands getting my Jeff Kent on.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 09:23:32 pm
Are you at work and depending on us for PBP?

Fuck yes.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 09:24:35 pm
I'm out here in the Pearl Islands getting my Jeff Kent on.

Make sure that truck is CLEAN.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:27:03 pm
Fuck yes.

Sucks for you.

We're in the bottom of the 7th, Cards up 3-0. They've got a man on 1st with no outs, and Kozmo Kramer (or somebody Kozma) at the plate.

There's been the usual slap-dickery in the field by the Astros: JD getting outfoxed by the LF wall to produce a triple(!) for Neck-tat Molina, Altuve jogging after a ball that bounced off his glove so that Holliday to make it to third, the usual sort of stuff. But Dominguez made a really nice play on a bad-hop ball to his left to start a DP. I really like what I see of his defense.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 09:28:38 pm
Didn't we already know that Martinez was a 1B/DH?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:39:19 pm
Didn't we already know that Martinez was a 1B/DH?

Well, we do now.

Meanwhile, John Jay got a two-out single to drive in the Cards' fourth run. The Mole is up now. And Jay has some ridiculous arm-brushing routine that he goes through after a hit. Must think he's a fucking Ranger.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:48:48 pm
On to the top of the 8th.

Paredes leads off with a pinch-hit bloop single to RF.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:51:04 pm
Altuve singles to right. Runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Moore up.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: chuck on September 18, 2012, 09:51:58 pm
Fuck yes.

Some people, they like to watch baseball
And other peoples, the haaaaave to work
Watch me now!
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:54:02 pm
Moore flies out to LCF, Paredes advances to third with one out. Wallace up to wave at some high and outside stuff.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:57:55 pm
Wallace with a broken-bat looper to LF, scoring Paredes and moving Altuve to second. No more shutout for the Shitbirds!
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 09:59:58 pm
Maxwell strikes out on a pretty good sinker for the second out. Now the Ghost of Tony LaRussa is out to make another pitching change.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 10:06:09 pm
Some people, they like to watch baseball
And other peoples, the haaaaave to work
Watch me now!

Riding in a Stutz Bearcat, Lou?
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 10:13:34 pm
Well, now it's B8 and the score's still 4-1, so apparently we didn't get the job done.

Freese just blew up his bat on a dribble up the middle and winds up with a single as Astros go jumping over pieces of lumber (Valdez is in to pitch). DeScalso up.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 10:16:30 pm
Thanks for the updates, by the way.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 10:17:40 pm
DeScalso grounds out to short. Onward to the 9th.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: austro on September 18, 2012, 10:27:33 pm
JD Martinez leads off with a swinging strikeout. He's carrying himself like a guy who's ready for the season to be over.

Castro's next, and makes an out somehow.

Dominguez grounds out to third, and that's the ball game.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Mr. Happy on September 18, 2012, 10:28:48 pm
Castro at least made Motte work with a ten pitch at-bat. Small consolation.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: chuck on September 18, 2012, 10:39:32 pm
Riding in a Stutz Bearcat, Lou?

You know those were different times, Ron.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Ron Brand on September 18, 2012, 11:01:28 pm
You know those were different times, Ron.

Villains always blink their eyes.
Title: Re: Astros @ Cardinals 09/18/12
Post by: Reuben on September 19, 2012, 07:39:10 am
Villains always blink their eyes.
Where's Jane Doe when you need her?