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General Discussion => Archive => Game Zone 2015 Archive => Topic started by: Mr. Happy on October 11, 2015, 02:53:21 pm
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Your lineups for today's late matinee:
Royals
SSAlcides Escobar (R)
2BBen Zobrist (S)
CFLorenzo Cain (R)
1BEric Hosmer (L)
DHKendrys Morales (S)
3BMike Moustakas (L)
CSalvador Perez (R)
LFAlex Gordon (L)
RFAlex Rios (R)
KC: Edinson Volquez (R) (13-9, 3.55)
Astros
2B Jose Altuve (R)
RF George Springer (R)
SS Carlos Correa (R)
LF Colby Rasmus (L)
DH Evan Gattis (R)
CF Carlos Gomez (R)
3B Luis Valbuena (L)
1B Chris Carter (R)
C Jason Castro (L)
HOU: Dallas Keuchel (L) (20-8, 2.48)
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Rasmus interviewed on MLB Network. He puts lotion on his hair before the game because if his hair isn't wet he gets too hot. He likes his hair. His mom likes his hair. His wife likes his hair.
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Top 1
Escobar singles on what should have been a brilliant play by CC, but Carter can't pick it
Zobrist Ks swinging
Cain 4-3
Hosmer 4-3
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I hope Carter settles down there at 1B. Nearly threw a ball away....might have cost a DP?
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Bottom 1
Altuve 6-3
Springer Ks swinging
Correa lines out to third
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So far, Royals have two extra outs courtesy of Carter.
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That mic on the bag is stupid.
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So far, Royals have two extra outs courtesy of Carter.
We're not going to get two on that
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We're not going to get two on that
I don't think anyone thought we could get two in that playoff game against the braves. A good throw at least gets you a chance.
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Top 2
Morales singles up the middle
Moustakas reaches on FC, 3-6, Carter nearly throwing away what might have been a DP
Perez Ks swinging
Gordon Ks swinging
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Did you folks notice we did not play the shift on Perez.? Huge change from game 2. I would rather watch the game than bitch.
Enjoy.
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Crowd doesn't seem that loud on TV. Maybe it's different in person. I see everybody has those stupid damn "thunder sticks" which is probably the problem.
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Don't see that everyday. Carlos has had some bad luck. I'm a bit worried about his decision to bunt there. Pain again after the swing and miss?
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Bottom 2
Rasmus walks on a full count
Gattis reaches on a FC, 5-4
Gomez bunts, runs into it, is out. How do you score that? 1 unassisted? Ah, 2 unassisted.
Valbuena, facing a bizarre shift, Ks looking.
Scoreless after two.
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Wouldn't be surprised if we see Jake man center soon. I think he re-re-reagrivated it.
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It's pretty loud inside here but maybe people would be yellng more if they didn't have the thunder sticks. The. Crowd is waiting to explode.
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Top 3
Rios grounds out 6-3
Escobar lines out to center
Zobrist (my phone wants me to call him "sobriety") rolls one to Correa for the 3rd out.
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Zobrist (my phone wants me to call him "sobriety") rolls one to Correa for the 3rd out.
Siri wants to start an intervention I guess.
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Carter just hates being a baserunner, I guess.
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I hate Chris Carter.
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Maybe the mechanical adjustments should be made in spring training.
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Carter just hates being a baserunner, I guess.
What the fuck was he thinking? Once he breaks it down at first base, he has to stop.
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I hate Chris Carter.
Come on, that's mean. You DISLIKE Chris Carter.
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Helluva throw by Gordon.
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I hate Chris Carter.
He's not exactly a human instructional video today.
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Three extra outs and counting.
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Of all the complaints of carter, Castro is the most worthless offensively right now. Hope he gets it together.
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Come on, that's mean. You DISLIKE Chris Carter.
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Nope. I hate him. I hate his lazy approach to baserunning. I hate his trickle-dick fielding. And most of all I hate how he looks like he doesn't give a shit when he does stupid shit.
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Man, Altuve took a BIG TIME hanger for strike three.
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Bottom 3
Carter easily gunned down at 2nd on a ripped single into left.
Castro Ks looking
Altuve Ks looking on consecutive curve balls
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I hope keuchel pitched a shutout. Looks like it could be one of those games.
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I hope keuchel pitched a shutout. Looks like it could be one of those games.
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A shut out might not get it done today.
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A shut out might not get it done today.
Oh, if only keuchel could figure out how to give up a negative run. The power of the beard.
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There goes the shutout. 1-0 Royals
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I hope keuchel pitched a shutout. Looks like it could be one of those games.
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Thanks
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Man, Altuve took a BIG TIME hanger for strike three.
And Cain didn't.
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I hope keuchel pitched a shutout. Looks like it could be one of those games.
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You'd better down a pound of frito pie before this game is over.
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mea culpa.
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And Cain didn't.
Nope. Might as well have given him a fungo and let him toss it in the air if you're gonna throw that pitch.
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How is that a hit? It went right between Valbuena's legs
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Fuck Castro.
Dickstepping galore this inning.
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Ugly inning.
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Shitty play in the field could stop any time. Really. Just stop it.
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Ugly inning.
Ugly game. That's four defensive fuck ups in as many innings.
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How is that a hit? It went right between Valbuena's legs
It wasn't. Scored E5.
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they're playing tight as hell
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Of all the complaints of carter, Castro is the most worthless offensively right now. Hope he gets it together.
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Comparing a catcher, defense first, and a 1b is apples and oranges.
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Comparing a catcher, defense first, and a 1b is apples and oranges.
The problem is, Castro has been a decent offensive player in the past. So it's not like he's always been a horrible 200 hitter.
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Whoever coined the phase "Hustle Town" ought to have his eyes poked out with a sharp stick.
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Keuchel has now had to throw over 30 pitches this inning. Losing the sharpness.
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Whoever coined the phase "Hustle Town" ought to have his eyes poked out with a sharp stick.
Or a thunder stick (on which "Hustle Town" is printed today.)
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Coulda been worse. But still not good. 70 pitches through four. Need a crooked number.
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Top 4
Cain parks the 10th pitch of the at bat onto the tracks in left.
Hosmer Ks swinging after a gift called second strike
Morales smokes a grounder under Valbuena's glove. E5.
Morales takes second on a wild pitch.
Moustakas rolls one to Altuve, Morales to third.
Perez walks on a full count. Strom to the mound.
Gordon pops to left.
Cows over Astronauts, 1-0.
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Volquez is one hell of a pitcher, ain't he.
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Volquez is fucking dealing.
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Volquez is one hell of a pitcher, ain't he.
Looks incredible so far.
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Volquez is fucking dealing.
Our "Take hittable pitches, swing wildly at balls, and don't protect the plate with 2 strikes" approach is helping a little.
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FUCK!!!
These clowns take more hanging curve balls
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FUCK!!!
These clowns take more hanging curve balls
Gattis is killing me this whole series so far.
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Bottom 4
Springer, reaching for an 0-1 pitch outside, grounds out to short.
CC Ks looking.
Rasmus walks again.
Gattis Ks on a slider two feet off the plate.
Still 1-0.
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Bottom 4
Springer, reaching for an 0-1 pitch outside, grounds out to short.
CC Ks looking.
Rasmus walks again.
Gattis Ks on a slider two feet off the plate after taking a meatball for a strike.
Still 1-0.
FIFY.
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Top 5
Keuchel, needing a quick inning, gets Rios to fly out to right on the first pitch.
Ditto, he retires Escobar on a comebacker, 1-3.
"Sobriety" Zobrist doubles into left. Fuck a duck, it's Cain.
Cain intentionally walked after taking two unintentional balls.
Hosmer Ks swinging.
Cows strand a pair.
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Gomez needs to be on the bench. He can hardly lift the bat, let alone swing it.
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God damnit, this is frustrating as fuck.
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Strike two was a joke
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Perez gets more strikes for his pitcher than any catcher I've ever seen. That's what being big does for you.
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Walk and a double...now situational hitting boys...
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So help me God, Castro...
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FUCK!!!!.. Swing the fucking bat Castro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Holy shit that was a gimme!!
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Castro!!!!
2-run single
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Castro!!
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Finally
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FUCK YES! WAY TO STAY ON IT, CASTRO!
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That's the way to shut me up Jason!!!! Yes!!
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cASTRO!!!! Never in doubt.
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that woke everyone up!
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Just biding his time.
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Somebody tell Altuve he only has 199 hits. Brutal.
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Bottom 5
Gomez Ks swinging.
Valbuena walks.
Carter doubles! Valbuena to third.
Castro the Astro singles in two after looking awful on the previous two pitches--now 1-8 in the series, with two huge ribeyes.
Altuve spares Volquez any further labor, 6-4-3. But...
Astronauts over Cows, 2-1!
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Now if Keuchel can throw 60 or 70 more pitches.
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Ok boys (and any ladies present). My wife got us theater tickets months ago for tonight, and who knew the Astros would be playing in the ALDS at the same time (not that I could've gotten out of it anyway). Keep up the good work, but I'm outa here.
At least I get to go to Brennan's first.
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That's twice now that Morales has clearly swung at strike three and the first base ump has been asleep.
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Now if Keuchel can throw 60 or 70 more pitches.
Do you people never learn your fucking lessons on this shit?
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Nice job keuchel. And a couple really good blocks on balls down by Castro.
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Top 6
Morales grounds out 6-3 on a full count; nice play by Correa.
Moustakas doubles on a line into right. I think they've had baserunners every inning?
Perez flies out to center; Moustakas to third.
Gordon Ks swinging on Keuchel's 102nd pitch!
Pick up those bats again, boys!
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Springer! Nice.
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I was sure Cain was going to catch that.
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I was sure Cain was going to catch that.
He got to it, and it hit the heel of his glove. Would have been a helluva catch.
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Finally some situational hitting from Correa...hitting to the right side and moving Springer over with one out.
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Good job Carlos.
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Gattis, it's time to kick in and be counted.
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Gattis had better be ready to clobber that first pitch.
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FUCK GATTIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FUCKING GODDAMNIT GATTIS. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!
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Damn. That sucked.
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What a frustrating hitter.
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Gattis will swing at anything when he has 2 strikes.
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Gomez!!! 2 out rbi!
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Gomez with an RBI single!!!
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Nice way to pick up your teammate.
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Gattis owes Carlos Gomez half his postseason bonus.
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I love that Gomez trade!
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Bottom 6
Springer *barely* doubles off Cain's glove in left-center--would've been grand larceny.
Bizarrely, Correa grounds out to second, advancing Springer. What was that?
Yost to the mound.
Rasmus IBB'd.
Fuck those noise-murdering thunderstick pieces of shit.
Gattis, impersonating a 1919 White Sox, Ks flailing on a full count. (Mark, please fix to your rage's content.)
Gomez line drive into center plates Springer! Situational AND clutch hitting in the same inning?
Duffy into pitch.
Marwin, pinch hitting for Valbuena, pops out on the first pitch to the short stop.
End of 6: 3-1 'Stros.
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Lots of good at bats by the Royals today.
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Lots of good at bats by the Royals today.
they have had a good plan
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The 30 pitch inning after the Valbuena error has done Keuchel in.
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Jesus. Carter is terrible.
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Thanks for bunting, given how hot you've been.
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Hell yeah keuchel!
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That's what an ace does. Fuck yeah!
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Gutty fucking performance by Keuchel.
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Top 7
Keuchel still in. Crowd surprisingly sedate.
Rios walks on a full count.
Escobar grounds out 3 unassisted.
Zobrist out 2-3 on a bunt, trying for a hit. Fucking Cain. Rios on third.
Keuchel's mother is praying a lot.
Cain Ks swinging! Let that NOT have been the last batter of Keuchel's season, boys!
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Private Keuchel is silly and ignorant, but he's got guts, and guts is enough.
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Keuchel is the fucking man.
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Keuchel is the fucking man.
+1
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Carter!!!!
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That a boy carter!
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Man I love KK.
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Good God, that was a BOMB.
Mr. Carter, you're excused from my wrath for the rest of the day.
And I spy the Conger-bot in the dugout.
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Conger bot spotted.
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Best first baseman of all time!
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What did you bitches say about Carter?
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What did you bitches say about Carter?
That he's brilliant!!!
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What did you bitches say about Carter?
That he's a hell of a baserunner when he can jog to all 4?
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Hey KC,
Chris Carter has not one single shit to give for your "unhittable" bullpen!
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What did you bitches say about Carter?
He is terrible in the field, but the man can hit a baseball a long way. And the congerbot is one of the greatest things ever.
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As maddening as he is, carter has shown patience at the plate this week.
And he hit that one a mile.
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Man, Altuve is horrible right now.
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He is terrible in the field
Not true. At all. Watch harder.
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Bottom 7
Gentle Bear thrashes first pitch! Solo bomb to left! 3-3 on the night!
Castro pops to left. Out with Duffy, in with Hochevar.
Altuve pops out foul to third.
(Astros keep kneeling to the monarch pitchers.)
Springer Ks swinging.
Going to the eighth and up by 3.
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On Keuchels pitch count, "a Herculean effort". Nolan Ryan chuckles in the stands.
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Fuck...from 0-2 to a 1-out walk
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Castro has been really solid behind the plate today
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Sipp out...Gregerson will be asked to get four outs.
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Good call. Let's do this.
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SIPPERSTAR!
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Keuchel doing his best bearded-giraffe impression in the dugout.
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To the 9th....
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Top 8
Sipp in. Sipp janky.
Hosmer Ks looking.
Morales walks after getting down 0-2. A Visit from Brent.
Moustakas Ks swinging. Gregerson coming in. Doesn't have a 4+ out save this year.
Perez grounds into 5-4 FC.
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Holy shit.
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Holy crap! Rasmus hits the ROOF!
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And Rasmus singles to shallow right . . .
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And Rasmus singles to shallow right . . .
Ho hum
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Look at that, he hit the fucking roof!
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Gattis needs to wake the fuck up. His at bats are awful.
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Wasted opportunity there.
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Wasted opportunity there.
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That's on Gattis. His fourth putrid at bat today.
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Bottom 8
Correa singles to right.
Rasmus--I've never seen this--pops a fly off the roof in right. It's a towering single. Correa gets to second.
Gattis fouls out to first.
Gomez, really looking less than 100%, Ks swinging. Lowrie to pinch hit for Margo.
Lowrie pops out to center.
What a polite crowd in Houston, not trying to get in Hochevar's head.
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The crowd is oddly reserved. 4-2 now
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The crowd is oddly reserved. 4-2 now
More like comatose.
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Two extremely well hit balls here in the 9th
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Bloop single, tying run to the plate
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Anyone warming up?
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Two outs now...Cain at the plate representing the tying run
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Win!!!!!
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Yes!
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Fuck yes. Suck it Cain.
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I had forgotten how difficult these playoff wins can be! Sweeeeeet!!!!!!!!!
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Top 9
Lowrie in at 3rd.
Gordon goes oppo to lead off.
Rios flies out to the wall in left center; Gomez nails.
Escobar bloops one over Correa for a knock.
Zobrist reaches first on a FC, 6-4. Fucking Cain.
Fucking Cain Ks swinging! Astronauts win!
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The crowd still doesn't seem particularly excited. If I'm listening to crowd noise, I'd assume the Astros were blown out.
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Great win! Looked shitty early but the guys went out and took it!
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Man, that last pitch from Gergerson wanted to be crushed. Thank heaven Cain missed it.
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I had forgotten how difficult these playoff wins can be! Sweeeeeet!!!!!!!!!
There's a reason the Royals won 95 games.
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I swear to god, the Conger-bot makes me laugh EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.
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The crowd still doesn't seem particularly excited. If I'm listening to crowd noise, I'd assume the Astros were blown out.
I can only assume they had the mics subdued. Looked like the crowd was energetic, just didn't sound that way on the tube.
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The crowd still doesn't seem particularly excited. If I'm listening to crowd noise, I'd assume the Astros were blown out.
Maybe that is the way the audio is mixed on the broadcast. Sometimes it is so loud you can't hear the announcers.
Post-game interview with Carter the reporter was talking about how loud it was. We need an on-scene report.
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Castro has been really solid behind the plate today
post-game interview Keuchel said how much he loved throwing to Castro. Said he gets beat up back there when I'm pitching. Hopes he is my catcher for a long time. also, Hinch praised his handling of pitchers in post-game.
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I think they had the crowd volume turned down because of the stupid thunder sticks. No one wants to listen to those for a game.
I saw a bunch of folks banging them but I didn't hear much coming through on the audio.
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Man, that last pitch from Gergerson wanted to be crushed. Thank heaven Cain missed it.
Exactly right. Gregerson may have sat too long during the bottom of the 8th. it was a long half-inning .
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Exactly right. Gregerson may have sat too long during the bottom of the 8th. it was a long half-inning .
I don't know if I'd go for the Gregerson extended save again
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I don't know if I'd go for the Gregerson extended save again
I was kind of surprised by that, as Sipp has pitched really well lately. All's well that ends well...but...yeah, it's probably best to have Gregerson start fresh in an inning.
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I don't know if I'd go for the Gregerson extended save again
Agreed. He had nothing in the 9th. Glad it worked out though.
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it was crazy loud in there. they must not have had the crowd mic'd as much.
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it was crazy loud in there. they must not have had the crowd mic'd as much.
Any tix for tomorrow?
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The crowd still doesn't seem particularly excited. If I'm listening to crowd noise, I'd assume the Astros were blown out.
They must have turned the mix way down. You couldn't hear the PA, you couldn't hear the person next to you. My ears were still ringing when I got home.
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They must have turned the mix way down. You couldn't hear the PA, you couldn't hear the person next to you. My ears were still ringing when I got home.
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That's good to know. It really did sound bad on tv.
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Heard several accounts now that it was every bit as loud as 04-05, or louder. TV did no favors.
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I had to listen the ESPN radio broadcast on a drive home from Aurora Illinois (swim meet). I have to say, it was not unpleasant even though Jon Kruk was the color guy. For whatever reason, he was really good on the radio. Insightful comments from his playing career, didn't step all over the play-by-play, and was in general a pleasure to listen to. Not sure if it was the fact that the Astros were winning that made me give him a pass or if he was actually useful on the radio. Dan O'Brien did a fantastic play-by-play and I got a very good picture of the game overall.
Anyway, have to chime in on the Chris Carter comments. Is there anyone out there with his stick that doesn't have the 10-cent head? His base-running gaffes have been very frustrating lately. It's good when he makes up for it with a bomb but man, seems he's been getting thrown out at 2nd and 3rd a lot recently. His fielding is mostly pretty good but every once in a while, it goes south. Just seems like he should be replaceable with someone who doesn't make as many mental mistakes.
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They must have turned the mix way down. You couldn't hear the PA, you couldn't hear the person next to you. My ears were still ringing when I got home.
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OK. TV sounded quiet as church.
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OK. TV sounded quiet as church.
Mrs. MM was in the concourse bringing our daughter back from the bathroom when Carter doubled in the fifth. She had to buy peanuts via hand signals because she and the cashier couldn't hear each other.
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OK. TV sounded quiet as church.
The TV feed offered none of the intensity that I expected. I was expecting my theater system to "light up" with crowd noise. It was oddly silent. Good to know that wasn't the case.
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OK. TV sounded quiet as church.
They must have a way of isolating the announcers.
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Just another vote that it was super loud. After the third strike to get Cain in the 9th, the whole place was vibrating.
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Anyway, have to chime in on the Chris Carter comments. Is there anyone out there with his stick that doesn't have the 10-cent head? His base-running gaffes have been very frustrating lately. It's good when he makes up for it with a bomb but man, seems he's been getting thrown out at 2nd and 3rd a lot recently. His fielding is mostly pretty good but every once in a while, it goes south. Just seems like he should be replaceable with someone who doesn't make as many mental mistakes.
By far, Carter's biggest defensive problem is his habit of exposing Correa to all sorts of perils when he throws to second base.
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Just another vote that it was super loud. After the third strike to get Cain in the 9th, the whole place was vibrating.
Watching the replays and the people in the stands it seems pretty clear that the mic's were suppressed. That many people jumping up and down and yelling doesn't sound like a bored half-empty stadium.
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Altuve 0-14. He has to break out soon