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Title: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Nate Colbert on August 01, 2014, 05:12:56 pm
Astros lineup.
4 Altuve
9 Grossman
DH Carter
5 Dominguez
3 Guzman
2 Corporan
8 Marisnick
7 Hoes
6 Petit

1 McHugh

Injuries, sure, but egad that's a ghastly lineup. Eager to see Marisnick play though (and by "see" I of course mean absorbing the essence of the commentary from those who are able to actually watch this game--so comment you fuckers!)

ETA:
That posted lineup is missing a DH. Chris Carter, where are you??? Fixed.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 06:50:52 pm
On a semi-related note: watching the fish game. Cosart nine up, nine down. Efficiently pounding the zone.

Hernadez isn't in the lineup and Cosart with an infield single his first AB against Latos.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 07:09:07 pm
I turned the fish game off and sure enough, he's now getting rocked. Seems like a great trade so far.

They showed some clips of Marisnick; looks bigger than I assumed.  Ho Chen will be reporting this highly interesting note in the seventh inning.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 07:22:02 pm
1-0 Blue Jays on a sac fly to Marisnick. Pretty nice catch by the newbie. I thought it was going to be trouble.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 07:25:48 pm
Oh, J Happ is on the mound.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 07:32:31 pm
And he gets a 1,2,3 inning.  I can't remember, didn't they get something for him?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 07:36:41 pm
And he gets a 1,2,3 inning.  I can't remember, didn't they get something for him?

Who can keep up... you see a lot of former Astros and wonder why they were not good enough to be on the team.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 07:45:52 pm
McHugh escapes a 2nd/3rd, no out jam. The dude has one nice curve ball. 1-0 BJs
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 07:47:50 pm
McHugh looks like he is battling but it was a nice escape from a serious jam.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 07:48:07 pm
McHugh escapes a 2nd/3rd, no out jam. The dude has one nice curve ball. 1-0 BJs

It looks like he has two different curveballs?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 07:50:11 pm
It looks like he has two different curveballs?

Yep, there is the one that gets hit and the one that doesn't.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 07:57:56 pm
The grounds crew is out to work on the mound for the second time.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:00:49 pm
The grounds crew is out to work on the mound for the second time.
That was longer than an umpire replay review.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:01:40 pm
These delays are great, gives Ashby plenty of time for his grumpy old man rants.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:02:44 pm
The FUCK was that, McHugh?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:04:34 pm
The FUCK was that, McHugh?

Lucky is what it was.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: austro on August 01, 2014, 08:05:50 pm
The FUCK was that, McHugh?

I'm picturing an 82-mph curve breaking right into the middle of the plate, thigh-high. How close am I?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:07:36 pm
I'm picturing an 82-mph curve breaking right into the middle of the plate, thigh-high. How close am I?

I think he meant the throw that was almost airmailed into CF.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:08:06 pm
I'm picturing an 82-mph curve breaking right into the middle of the plate, thigh-high. How close am I?

I think he's talking about McHugh's trying to sail the ball over Altuve's head on what should have been an easy double play. Altuve jumped up and caught the ball and then somehow made the tag.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: austro on August 01, 2014, 08:08:32 pm
I think he meant the throw that was almost airmailed into CF.

So, in other words, I was completely wrong. Not for the first time today.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:08:46 pm
I'm picturing an 82-mph curve breaking right into the middle of the plate, thigh-high. How close am I?
Perfect DP ball fielded by McHugh, who then casually lobs the ball to a spot about 8 feet to the 1B side of 2nd. Altuve had to jump to get it, then dive towards the runner just to get the 1 out. Sloppy.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 08:08:50 pm
I'm picturing an 82-mph curve breaking right into the middle of the plate, thigh-high. How close am I?

That's exactly right, except it was to altuve at second to start a double play, and it wasn't anywhere near the plate.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:11:25 pm
I think he's talking about McHugh's trying to sail the ball over Altuve's head on what should have been an easy double play. Altuve jumped up and caught the ball and then somehow made the tag.

That is the part that was lost on me initially, it was a nice play by Jose to make at least one out and save Colin an error.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:12:50 pm
That's exactly right, except it was to altuve at second to start a double play, and it wasn't anywhere near the plate.

Are you watching tonight... I thought you didn't own a tv or something?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 01, 2014, 08:14:57 pm
Happ has a perfect game through three innings?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:15:09 pm
And he gets a 1,2,3 inning.  I can't remember, didn't they get something for him?
Quote
July 20, 2012: Traded by the Houston Astros with David Carpenter and Brandon Lyon to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later, Joseph Musgrove (minors), Carlos Perez (minors), David Rollins (minors), Asher Wojciechowski (minors), Francisco Cordero and Ben Francisco. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Kevin Comer (minors) (August 16, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
Wojo of course had the nice year in OKC last year and the lat injury this one; Rollins currently having a nice year in CC: 3.56 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 9.18/2.47 K/BB ratio, albeit in only 65 IP for some reason. Comer was the other major piece, but so far hasn't lived up to the $1.6m bonus the Jays gave him after being drafted 57th overall in the '11 draft.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:17:06 pm
Happ has a perfect game through three innings?

Oh bullshit... who is he playing against?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Nate Colbert on August 01, 2014, 08:17:56 pm
Cosart's final line: 5.1 IP 4 H 4 R 4 ER 2 BB 3 K.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 08:20:22 pm
Are you watching tonight... I thought you didn't own a tv or something?

I'm at the game. I'd never miss a chance to see all the hot Canadian chicks in there mukluks and parkas. They really need to figure out this is houston.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:23:35 pm
I'm at the game. I'd never miss a chance to see all the hot Canadian chicks in there mukluks and parkas. They really need to figure out this is houston.

Did you check in with Howard?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 08:25:08 pm
I'm at the game. I'd never miss a chance to see all the hot Canadian chicks in there mukluks and parkas. They really need to figure out this is houston.

Sweet deal, did you try the poutine?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:25:21 pm
Naturally, Carter breaks up the perfecto with an infield hit.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 08:26:01 pm
Did you check in with Howard?

Carter breaks up the perfecto!!  And I've rubbed the head of every Asian guy I've seen, but so far no luck.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:26:52 pm
Did you check in with Howard?
Howard is to Greg Lucas as Ashby is to JD. At least in terms of quality.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:28:54 pm
Tie game! Even more unexpected than a Carter infield hit, is a Guzman hit of any kind, but there you go.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:32:45 pm
Carter breaks up the perfecto!!  And I've rubbed the head of every Asian guy I've seen, but so far no luck.

He's out there in left field, yo. I'll send $100 to the charity of your choice if you go out there and make a fool of yourself ybbodeus style in the background the next time he's on the air.

And Reuben's analogy is largely correct, if anything it's a bit mild.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:36:10 pm
Tie game! Even more unexpected than a Carter infield hit, is a Guzman hit of any kind, but there you go.

This is how you can tell that a team is in full-on tank mode. Guzman is punished for his RBI single by immediately being replaced with Singleton. That'll show him.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 08:38:02 pm
He's out there in left field, yo. I'll send $100 to the charity of your choice if you go out there and make a fool of yourself ybbodeus style in the background the next time he's on the air.

And Reuben's analogy is largely correct, if anything it's a bit mild.
Hmmm, maybe so...
Howard:Greg Lucas::Miley Cyrus:Janis Joplin?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 08:38:11 pm
He's out there in left field, yo. I'll send $100 to the charity of your choice if you go out there and make a fool of yourself ybbodeus style in the background the next time he's on the air.

And Reuben's analogy is largely correct, if anything it's a bit mild.

He's somewhere down the left field line?  There are two cameras, one at both ends of th jays dugout.  Can you tell which one?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:42:54 pm
Hmmm, maybe so...
Howard:Greg Lucas::Miley Cyrus:Janis Joplin?

Aretha Franklin maybe. But yeah, somewhere in that area.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: chuck on August 01, 2014, 08:43:49 pm
He's somewhere down the left field line?  There are two cameras, one at both ends of th jays dugout.  Can you tell which one?

I think he's in that spot right behind the Crawford Boxes where Jimmy Wynn used to hang out back with the organization cared more about baseball than poutine.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 08:53:07 pm
Did they ever say why Guzman was pulled?

The Berkman bobblehead looks like Marc Krauss, but with a bunch more hits.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 08:57:21 pm
Guzman left due to back spasms.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 08:58:28 pm
One Chen, located. Is he ever actually on TV?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:02:43 pm
Yeah, when it gets really slow, or he's eating.  Then, sometimes late in the game to reveal the tweets he reviews in response to his ridiculous questions.

If McHugh is done, he pitched a fine game. Getting squeezed is especially tough given his offerings, but he adapted very well.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:12:04 pm
McHugh out for the seventh.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:13:13 pm
Retires the first batter on a liner to left.  Downs enters the game.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:19:11 pm
Downs get the next two batters.  Don't know about his arm, but based on early observations, Marisnick gets good jumps and has good routes.  So far, looks like a pretty good center fielder.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: austro on August 01, 2014, 09:19:50 pm
Guzman left due to back spasms.

He is unaccustomed to meeting some resistance when he swings the bat.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:28:19 pm
Astros get a one out single from Corporon, but nothing else. On to the eighth tied at one.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:31:14 pm
Looks like the Jerome Williams finally gets to be a starter experiment hit a rough patch tonight.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:32:24 pm
If McHugh is done, he pitched a fine game. Getting squeezed is especially tough given his offerings, but he adapted very well.

I'm glad he and Keuchel have been able to make adjustments or get some rest and come back in good form.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: austro on August 01, 2014, 09:32:51 pm
Looks like the Jerome Williams finally gets to be a starter experiment hit a rough patch tonight.

But it was entertaining to watch.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 09:34:29 pm
Looks like the Jerome Williams finally gets to be a starter experiment hit a rough patch tonight.
For who??
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:36:15 pm
For who??

Not the team he was pitching against that's for sure.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:40:33 pm
I guess they should have kept Happ in.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:40:50 pm
Wow, that's an ugly line. Wash left him out to take a real beating.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:42:09 pm
Sweet Petit.  2-1 good guys.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:42:21 pm
Petit hits his first major league dinger. 2-1 good guys.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:44:27 pm
For who??

stRangers
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:44:35 pm
Altuve with a double off the wall. Still no outs.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:45:13 pm
Mike Fast tweets that Petit's HR was 89 mph off the bat.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 09:46:21 pm
I've never seen a rigt fielder just hold the ball on a sacrifice. That was great.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Reuben on August 01, 2014, 09:48:19 pm
Mike Fast tweets that Petit's HR was 89 mph off the bat.
Is that unusual?
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:48:31 pm
I've never seen a rigt fielder just hold the ball on a sacrifice. That was great.

It was. Grossman with a nice sac fly scoring Altuve, who had previously stole third. 3-1 good guys.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:48:59 pm
Is that unusual?

Usually over a 100 mph.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:49:13 pm
Is that unusual?

He didn't exactly crush it.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 09:50:26 pm
Is that unusual?

Don't know.  Maybe he can post a frequency distribution of home run velocities. That would be interesting.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 09:51:46 pm
I can't watch...
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 01, 2014, 09:53:14 pm
I can't watch...

Half the stadium has their hands over their eyes.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:53:57 pm
Flyout to CF - 1 out
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:54:46 pm
Infield hit on a soft hit ball to 3B - runner on 1st
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:56:01 pm
Rasmus Ks swinging - 2 outs
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: subnuclear on August 01, 2014, 09:58:17 pm
Woohoo!
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 09:58:36 pm
Valencia strikes out looking. Astros win!
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 01, 2014, 09:59:16 pm
Pretty generous strike call to end it.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: jbm on August 01, 2014, 10:00:28 pm
Pretty generous strike call to end it.
Yeah, but that was a beautiful pitch.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 01, 2014, 10:01:50 pm
Pretty generous strike call to end it.

Above the knee as it crossed the plate. Looked good to me.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Aussie Astro on August 01, 2014, 10:02:02 pm
Half the stadium has their hands over their eyes.

No matter how bad it turned out, it would not have been as hard to watch as the Paul George injury...

Nice to have win, and now a celebratory burger!
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 01, 2014, 10:04:01 pm
It looked low and in to me, but the batter can't let the ump make the call, he has to try to hit the pitch in that situation.
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Ron Brand on August 01, 2014, 11:54:12 pm
That ain't poutine... (http://www.spikesnstars.com/2014/08/01/red-river-poutine/)
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: Nate in IA on August 02, 2014, 05:13:50 pm
Great recap.. May another day never come...
Title: Re: Blue Jays @ Astros 8/1/14
Post by: NeilT on August 02, 2014, 09:35:59 pm
Great recap.. May another day never come...

Thanks, with an 8-2 win tonight we're  apparently safe another day.