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Title: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: homer on June 07, 2016, 08:10:58 pm
2-1 'stros in 5the thanks to a gogo bomb. He's still a shithead.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on June 07, 2016, 08:18:08 pm
Where the hell is everybody? Maybe it's raining in Houston again and everyone has lost their signal.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:22:21 pm
The 7 and 9 hitters have both RBIs for the Rangers tonight.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: MikeyBoy on June 07, 2016, 08:23:57 pm
Holy fuck, Jake!
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:25:13 pm
Holy fuck, Jake!

He looked like Spiderman climbing that wall.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 08:34:11 pm
Mazara thinks he's Andrew Jones. Too good to make a routine catch with two hands.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:44:07 pm
Smiley Beltre bounces into DP. End of 6...2-2.  rangers have 6 hits to 2 for our guys.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:45:39 pm
If we had won 3 of the 7 games against these guys we would be within a couple of games of the division lead. Think about that for a minute.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:47:02 pm
Marwin leads off 7th with a double.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 08:54:39 pm
Fucking double plays. They just kill you

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on June 07, 2016, 08:55:06 pm
Another DP. At least this one wasn't the first pitch after a walk.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: MikeyBoy on June 07, 2016, 08:55:22 pm
Marwin leads off 7th with a double.

And gets stranded at 3b.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on June 07, 2016, 08:55:46 pm
Dammit.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 08:55:51 pm
Where the hell is everybody? Maybe it's raining in Houston again and everyone has lost their signal.

wasn't raining earlier, might be now but i'm not going to look out the window.  what's to comment on the fact that the astros are doing a great job of leaving runners on base again this game?
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 08:56:30 pm
The leadoof double followed by Carlos the jaackass striking out with all body parts flying in different directions. (yes, I know he stumbled into one early)  Then White singles up the middle advancing Marwin. Could have been a run if Gomez had just moved the runner to third with a ground out to the right side. Then Marisnick grounds into a DP and no fucking runs out of a lead off double. It is hard to play situational baseball with Gomez being involved. 
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 08:56:40 pm
The Gomez strikeout was equally as shitty. Falling down the first baseline on an inside pitch he had no prayer of touching.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Jacksonian on June 07, 2016, 08:58:38 pm
The leadoof double followed by Carlos the jaackass striking out with all body parts flying in different directions. (yes, I know he stumbled into one early)  Then White singles up the middle advancing Marwin. Could have been a run if Gomez had just moved the runner to third with a ground out to the right side. Then Marisnick grounds into a DP and no fucking runs out of a lead off double. It is hard to play situational baseball with Gomez being involved.

Marwin has to know where the shortstop is on that play. He goes on the hit and he scores.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 08:58:43 pm
 Margwin tries to steal a base with a good jump has to go back and that surprise is gone

Suicide squeeze would have worked ended up being foul. 

Good ideas but enough hate from the baseball gods for them not to work.  Makes me wonder what you assholes did to piss off the gods.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on June 07, 2016, 08:59:47 pm
Marwin has to know where the shortstop is on that play. He goes on the hit and he scores.
Yep, another play not made.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: AstroNut on June 07, 2016, 09:02:55 pm
Gomez really bothers me. I think he is poison to this team. As a lifelong Astros fan, in my sixth decade, I can never remember wanting someone cut or traded as much as I do this freak.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 09:03:01 pm
Keuchel gets Muggsy Odor out on ground ball to open the Rangers 7th.  Big Tub of Goo Fielder Ks. Rua singles up the middle and advances to second on a pitch blocked by Gattis. Andrus k's for Keuchel's 8th of the evening. End of 7. Bring it home boys.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 09:04:03 pm
Marwin has to know where the shortstop is on that play. He goes on the hit and he scores.
Agreed

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 07, 2016, 09:07:38 pm
Gomez really bothers me. I think he is poison to this team. As a lifelong Astros fan, in my sixth decade, I can never remember wanting someone cut or traded as much as I do this freak.

I hear you. There was a guy the team traded for in the 60's named Dave Nicholson that was a one-dimensional OFer from the AL. He would hit an occasional HR and strikeout the rest of the time. He was a statue in the OF so Gomez at least has that going for him.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on June 07, 2016, 09:09:03 pm
Wow, you know it's bad when Jose has an AB like that.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:14:02 pm
I wonder if Biggio ever walks into the clubhouse and says "Hey, bitches, I went an entire *season* without hitting into a double play."
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on June 07, 2016, 09:17:59 pm
Did he really do that?
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:20:04 pm
ugh
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:20:27 pm
I was wondering about the wisdom of bringing Keuchel back out for the 8th.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 09:20:28 pm
Fuck

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 09:20:40 pm
This sucks.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:21:11 pm
I'll say this for Gomez: he made a heck of an effort on both of those homers.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:21:22 pm
Fuck, fuck, fuck.


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 09:21:35 pm
I'll say this for Gomez: he made a heck of an effort on both of those homers.
I thought he had this one. Damn

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:21:46 pm
I was wondering about the wisdom of bringing Keuchel back out for the 8th.

Did you honestly think the Astros were/are going to win this game?  It's just going to get uglier now.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on June 07, 2016, 09:23:26 pm
Desmond was pretty shitty the past couple of years.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Jacksonian on June 07, 2016, 09:23:35 pm
He still leaves too many pitches over the middle of the plate.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on June 07, 2016, 09:24:38 pm
Fuck, fuck, fuck.

This.

x a billion.

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Waldo on June 07, 2016, 09:25:03 pm
I turned it off after the homer.  I think I feel worse after the last two games than I did after the sweep in Houston.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 09:25:16 pm
After they didn't score in the 8th with the top of the order I was thinking how much I didn't want the Rangizz to get another walk-off... Guess I got what I wanted.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:26:11 pm
Did you honestly think the Astros were/are going to win this game?  It's just going to get uglier now.

The good news is that I'm starting a week of vacation tomorrow, so I don't have to go to the office and hear about this from the resident Rangers fan. He's not a bad guy, and he's not obnoxious about it, but it still gets old.

Anybody got any don't-miss recommendations for downtown Denver? I lived there 45 years ago, but I imagine it's changed a bit. Our daughter is getting married Saturday up near Golden, Sunday we're going to the Rockies-Padres game, and Monday we're spending in Denver proper before returning home on Tuesday.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:26:58 pm
Desmond was pretty shitty the past couple of years.

He's shitty now. At least when he's not playing the Astros.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Jacksonian on June 07, 2016, 09:27:34 pm
Did you honestly think the Astros were/are going to win this game?  It's just going to get uglier now.

Not when the top 5 hitters go 0-fer.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Gorn on June 07, 2016, 09:27:57 pm
Neshek was ready to go,  why stretch Keuchel?

Hinch really has some head scratchers this year.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 09:35:47 pm
Every game against the Rangers is more frustrating than the last. Fuck this

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:35:54 pm
Neshek was ready to go,  why stretch Keuchel?

Hinch really has some head scratchers this year.

He was going to use this as *the* turnaround game, the one where Keuchel shows everybody that he's back, the one where they show the Rangers that they're done being doormats. It was a nice plan, except for one flaw.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:36:27 pm
Neshek was ready to go,  why stretch Keuchel?

Hinch really has some head scratchers this year.

LH hitters have an ops of 1.389 against Neshek and two of the scheduled batters were lefties.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:36:53 pm
He was going to use this as *the* turnaround game, the one where Keuchel shows everybody that he's back, the one where they show the Rangers that they're done being doormats. It was a nice plan, except for one flaw.

his team can't score anyone in scoring position?
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:37:39 pm
This Rangers bullpen is one of the worst in the league and it feels like we can't even get a fucking hit.


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 09:38:20 pm
his team can't score anyone in scoring position?

His team hit in to 73 double plays?
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Gorn on June 07, 2016, 09:39:11 pm
LH hitters have an ops of 1.389 against Neshek and two of the scheduled batters were lefties.
I just don't know who else to bring in?  Feliz and Giles were used last night.  Gregerson I suppose or Devenski.   

Not great options, I just felt Dallas was done after 7.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:39:38 pm
All these double plays have made me pine a little bit for KK's HR/K polarity of being.


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: homer on June 07, 2016, 09:41:40 pm

Anybody got any don't-miss recommendations for downtown Denver?

A place called Snooze for breakfast.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on June 07, 2016, 09:43:28 pm
Gomez's swings are becoming more cartoonish by the pitch.
Title: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:44:10 pm
I really hate watching Gomez hit, but I can't turn away. It's my most morbid voyeuristic curiosity


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:44:50 pm
his team can't score anyone in scoring position?

Ok, two flaws. Or more.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:44:54 pm
How embarrassing for Dyson walking Gomez.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on June 07, 2016, 09:45:35 pm
Amazing. He let two shitty pitches go by. Progress.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:45:36 pm
"Don't worry, fellas. I'm setting up the game ending DP."

-- Dyson


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: homer on June 07, 2016, 09:46:21 pm
Gomez catching his own helmet when it flies off should demand an intervention.

Dyson walking Gomez should demand a head exam.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:48:49 pm
We have the tying run at 3rd base with less than 2 outs. What could possibly go wrong?


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:49:07 pm
Signs of a spine? Or do we end it with a signature DP?
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:49:46 pm
don't get false hopes, they still get an at-bat.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Gizzmonic on June 07, 2016, 09:50:55 pm
Kemp PH for Marisnick? Sink or swim for that young man, I suppose
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:51:35 pm
Dyson strikes kemp out on three pitches without throwing one over the plate.


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: austro on June 07, 2016, 09:51:40 pm
Well, at least it won't be the DP. Of course, now Springer -- still on my fantasy roster, remember -- is up.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 09:55:08 pm
The Astros will never beat the Rangers.  They  try and I truly believe they try but it seems they will never beat them.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on June 07, 2016, 09:55:42 pm
And of course they play Pat Green on the PA when they win.


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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Gorn on June 07, 2016, 09:56:05 pm
Kemp for Marisnick?  Uh.....I don't like it in that situation.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on June 07, 2016, 09:57:36 pm
I don't mind Kemp for marisnick. Keuchel should have been done after 7 though

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Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Arky Vaughan on June 07, 2016, 09:58:03 pm
 Credit to the Astros for fighting back in the top of the ninth. Given how demoralizing the bottom of the eight must have been, they showed some pride. This will turn eventually. Frankly, if this has to keep up, I want them to meet Rangers in a playoff series and beat Texas like a drum. They strike me as a-holes.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Gizzmonic on June 07, 2016, 09:58:52 pm
Not a great way to start a series, but both games could've gone either way.

This team is still fun to watch, although I wish they'd get rid of Gomez.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: BudGirl on June 07, 2016, 10:00:27 pm
I do believe they have lost 8 straight to the Rangers.

And I also believe the Rangers are assholes.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on June 07, 2016, 10:08:15 pm
Three years of historic misery for this.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: David in Jackson on June 07, 2016, 10:22:38 pm
28-24 against MLB minus stRangers. They have owned us but plenty of close games.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 08, 2016, 06:53:56 am
28-24 against MLB minus stRangers. They have owned us but plenty of close games.

Consider them the last frontier. They will be conquered.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: Knoxbanedoodle on June 08, 2016, 09:09:30 am
It is hard to root for a team that is its natural rival's bitch.

Maybe "hard" isn't the word. Agonizing.
Title: Re: Astros @ stRangers June 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on June 08, 2016, 10:33:26 am
28-24 against MLB minus stRangers. They have owned us but plenty of close games.

If Houston had split 4 of the first 8 losses with Texas both teams would have 32 wins but Texas would lead the division by a game due to two fewer losses.
Ifs and buts.....