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Title: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 03:15:21 pm
Your lineups for tonight's tilt against King Felix:

Mariners

CFFranklin Gutierrez
3BKyle Seager
DHKendrys Morales
RFMike Morse
1BJustin Smoak
2BDustin Ackley
CJesus Montero
LFEndy Chavez
SSBrendan Ryan
SEA: Felix Hernandez (1-2, 2.20)

Astros

2B Jose Altuve
LF Fernando Martinez
C Jason Castro
DH Chris Carter
1B Carlos Pena
3B Brandon Laird
CF Justin Maxwell
RF Rick Ankiel
SS Marwin Gonzalez
HOU: Brad Peacock (1-1, 5.27)
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 22, 2013, 03:43:31 pm
I'm not familiar with "King" Felix. Does he have a bag of tricks?
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 03:53:15 pm
I'm not familiar with "King" Felix. Does he have a bag of tricks?

Yes. He is particularly good when he gets little or no run support.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: roadrunner on April 22, 2013, 04:00:07 pm
Last Astros game I attended Darvish was an out away from a perfect game.  Looking forward to seeing King Felix go for it tonight.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Andyzipp on April 22, 2013, 04:48:04 pm
The 2013 Houston Astros: Come Watch History Being Made*...



*No assumption should be made on which team will may be making said history on any given evening.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: geezerdonk on April 22, 2013, 05:01:37 pm
Decent chance for no hit-perfect game-record strike out performance tonight.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Bench on April 22, 2013, 05:07:54 pm
Decent chance for no hit-perfect game-record strike out performance tonight.

Finally knock Kerry Wood off the sabre-heads "most dominant game by a pitcher" metric. 
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Matt on April 22, 2013, 07:10:49 pm
Nice. Tonight's free feed is a Japanese language one.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 07:24:06 pm
Come on, Castro.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Reuben on April 22, 2013, 07:27:35 pm
Come on, Pena.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 07:33:00 pm
I'm not familiar with "King" Felix. Does he have a bag of tricks?

Kid is phenomenal (or at least he was until he got the neck tat this off season...).

Last Astros game I attended Darvish was an out away from a perfect game.  Looking forward to seeing King Felix go for it tonight.

After HOU games 2-7, I was seriously concerned that he could've sniffed 21 Ks...  (and if Altuve's AB is any indication, we just might tonight...).
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 07:41:12 pm
HAH. Castro with a double off the wall in left!  The Pefect Perfecto is no longer in order for King Felix (though the 27 K game is still looking like a distinct possibility...).
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Reuben on April 22, 2013, 07:42:32 pm
HAH. Castro with a double off the wall in left!  The Pefect Perfecto is no longer in order for King Felix (though the 27 K game is still looking like a distinct possibility...).
That's my bet.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Reuben on April 22, 2013, 07:44:49 pm
I wish Peacock would take a tip from Harrell and work faster.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Reuben on April 22, 2013, 07:51:17 pm
And not go 3-2 on fucking Endy Chavez and Brendan Ryan.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 08:04:15 pm
Peacock is not good out of the stretch. That's a big weakness.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 08:05:17 pm
Peacock is not good out of the stretch. That's a big weakness.

That one went a long, long way...  3-0 SEA in T3
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 08:06:33 pm
That's my bet.

HAH again! The best Felix can hope to do is record 26 Ks now!!!
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Ron Brand on April 22, 2013, 08:16:44 pm
So. Exciting game?
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 08:20:42 pm
So. Exciting game?

Sure. We're now spotting Hernandez five runs.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 08:21:17 pm
So. Exciting game?

Much like Russian roulette is I'd imagine...
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 08:24:29 pm
Bitching aside... that was a sweet glove flip -to-bare hand 6-4-3 DP there by Gonzalez/Altuve!
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Ron Brand on April 22, 2013, 08:29:21 pm
At this rate I guess the painful exercise will be over soon.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 22, 2013, 08:34:33 pm
Holy crap, thay may the worst call I've ever seen in sports.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 22, 2013, 08:37:48 pm
WTF? Looked like Castro was forced out at second.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Matt on April 22, 2013, 08:38:03 pm
My feed changed to the Mariner's announcing team but I'm still getting some Japanese commercials.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 08:40:28 pm
Holy crap, thay may the worst call I've ever seen in sports.

I understand the scoring on the play.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 08:42:53 pm
Hernandez only has six K's through four.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Matt on April 22, 2013, 08:45:38 pm
Hernandez only has six K's through four.

Its the little battles that count.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 22, 2013, 08:56:00 pm
We're now down by a touchdown.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 09:10:42 pm
We're now down by a touchdown.

They had a better chance to come back down two touchdowns against Cleveland than they do one touchdown against Felix (or for that matter, a field goal... or maybe a safety...)
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 22, 2013, 09:28:10 pm
I understand the scoring on the play.

I understand the scoring too:  F8.  What I don't understand is how they can all that a catch when the CFer had to get up and run back and pick up the ball that he didn't catch.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: OregonStrosFan on April 22, 2013, 10:29:30 pm
IIRC, Castro with a 2B to LF, 2B to RF, and a walk against Felix tonight. Nice to see!
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Reuben on April 22, 2013, 10:41:24 pm
IIRC, Castro with a 2B to LF, 2B to RF, and a walk against Felix tonight. Nice to see!
"Always look on the bright side of life..."
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2013, 06:09:00 am
I understand the scoring too:  F8.  What I don't understand is how they can all that a catch when the CFer had to get up and run back and pick up the ball that he didn't catch.

I thought that they called it a single for Carter, who was then called out for passing Castro on the basepaths.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2013, 06:31:40 am
I thought that they called it a single for Carter, who was then called out for passing Castro on the basepaths.

Then that was an even worse call.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2013, 06:52:16 am
Then that was an even worse call.

I didn't say that I agreed with it. I said that I understood it. I thought that it might have been a double play.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 23, 2013, 07:02:24 am
I didn't say that I agreed with it. I said that I understood it. I thought that it might have been a double play.


Couldn't have been a double play.  If Carter is called out, then Castro is not forced to 2B and is safe at 1B.  If Castro is called out at 2B, then Carter is not out for passing him and is safe at 1B.  Either way it's only one out.  They still fucked it up, however.
Title: Re: Mariners @ Astros April 22, 2013
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 23, 2013, 08:14:02 am

Couldn't have been a double play.  If Carter is called out, then Castro is not forced to 2B and is safe at 1B.  If Castro is called out at 2B, then Carter is not out for passing him and is safe at 1B.  Either way it's only one out.  They still fucked it up, however.

I think that Eric Wedge was out of the dugout to argue for a double play (force out of Castro and tag out of Carter for turning onto the field of play after touching 1B). However, I agree with you that (a) there should have been only one out recorded (Castro forced at 2B in my opinion) and (b) it wasn't the umpires' finest hour.