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Title: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 11:04:10 am
Your lineups for today's rubber game matinee:

stRangizz

HShin-Soo Choo (L)
CFIan Desmond (R)
SSJ. Profar (S)
3BAdrian Beltre (R)
2BRougned Odor (L)
CJonathan Lucroy (R)
1BMitch Moreland (L)
RFNomar Mazara (L)
LFD. DeShields Jr. (R)

TEX: Yu Darvish (R)  (2-3, 3.29)

Astros

RF George Springer (R)
3B Alex Bregman (R)
2B Jose Altuve (R)
SS Carlos Correa (R)
DH Evan Gattis (R)
LF Preston Tucker (L)
1B A.J. Reed (L)
CF Jake Marisnick (R)
C Jason Castro (L)

HOU: Joe Musgrove (R)  (0-0, 0.00)
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: pots on August 07, 2016, 11:25:16 am
According to Tags on twitter.  White has a knee issue, Gomez is sick, Marwin is dealing with something at home and Kemp is at the dentist.

 
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 11:28:01 am
According to Tags on twitter.  White has a knee issue, Gomez is sick, Marwin is dealing with something at home and Kemp is at the dentist.

 
Well, you gotta take the good with the bad.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 11:43:48 am
According to Tags on twitter.  White has a knee issue, Gomez is sick, Marwin is dealing with something at home and Kemp is at the dentist.

 
Geez the timing with all of this sucks.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 01:11:53 pm
Geez the timing with all of this sucks.

Sparkie just said that Kemp is available today and may be the only player available to play the field.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:12:06 pm
After 4 still scoreless. Quiet in here today.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 02:18:19 pm
Well, shitfuck. Lucroy gets us again. 1-0
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:19:05 pm
Well, shitfuck. Lucroy gets us again. 1-0
Got too much of the plate with that pitch. Dang
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 02:21:26 pm
Hard to be perfect. However, what hurts is that little pissant Odor scored the run.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:26:04 pm
No kidding, that guy is a piece of work.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 02:40:26 pm
What made it worse is that Odor doesn't even get on if Rasmus is in LF instead of that statue, Tucker.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:42:26 pm
He's got his feet stuck in the mud it looks like. Come on boys get this kid some runs behind him, he deserves a win.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:50:23 pm
Get ahold of one Bregman, Crawford Boxes.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 02:59:28 pm
Dang it
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 02:59:51 pm
Can't catch a break. Correa smoked it.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on August 07, 2016, 03:02:34 pm
There's Mike Scott again blowing his 82 mph fastball by the Mets.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Nate Colbert on August 07, 2016, 03:08:32 pm
Another fine job, Mr. Musgrove.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 03:11:00 pm
This game is a pisser.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on August 07, 2016, 03:17:28 pm
With Gomez at least you get some defense amd some speed. With Tucker you get zero.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on August 07, 2016, 03:17:51 pm
And humor, I should add.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on August 07, 2016, 03:20:13 pm
Another fine job, Mr. Musgrove.

If we had an ambulatory LFer, he would have pitched 7 shutout innings.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on August 07, 2016, 03:22:53 pm
Leadoff walk. Love those.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 03:24:22 pm
Harris looks to have fallen apart.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 03:28:57 pm
Of course they don't know how to execute a rundown.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 03:32:32 pm
terrible throw by Correa.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: chuck on August 07, 2016, 03:34:17 pm
One of these organizations wants to win, the other wants to fuck around with their pet theories. The distance between the two can be measured in light years.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on August 07, 2016, 03:36:54 pm
This is horrible, hard to watch.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 03:38:40 pm
One of these organizations wants to win, the other wants to fuck around with their pet theories. The distance between the two can be measured in light years.

You're absolutely right.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 03:46:08 pm
You're absolutely right.

You're both full of shit.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 03:46:32 pm
Luhnow should have traded Musgrove, Bregman and Kemp.  Fucking loser.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 03:48:57 pm
You're both full of shit.

Okay, genius. Maybe the simplest explanation for Luhnow's inaction is that the team was too far away even with a move or two. I could buy that. We've got more prospects than we have spots for them on the 25 man roster.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 03:49:44 pm
Bottom of the Batting order....where rallies go to die.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 03:52:06 pm
Harris killed us today.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 03:52:39 pm
How many balls in the dirt can Gattis swing at in one at bat?
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: MikeyBoy on August 07, 2016, 03:52:40 pm
Bottom of the Batting order....where rallies go to die.

Starting at the 5 hole.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 03:52:52 pm
No need to ever throw him a strike.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 03:54:28 pm
Harris killed us today.

I'm putting it all on the offense. When you don't score but a run or two there is always some pitcher to blame for giving up a run.
This offense is not ready for prime time.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 03:55:30 pm
How many balls in the dirt can Gattis swing at in one at bat?

I think three then he has to sit down.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: JimR on August 07, 2016, 03:55:38 pm
You're absolutely right.

BS
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: JimR on August 07, 2016, 03:57:15 pm
I'm putting it all on the offense. When you don't score but a run or two there is always some pitcher to blame for giving up a run.
This offense is not ready for prime time.

Please. In a 1-0 game, BBand HBP are inexcusable.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 03:59:31 pm
Hard to argue with the Kemp PH, but not clear Gattis can catch Giles.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: austro on August 07, 2016, 04:00:00 pm
Giles mercifully trying to make sure that this isn't another 1-run loss.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on August 07, 2016, 04:00:48 pm
Please. In a 1-0 game, BBand HBP are inexcusable.

Especially when the lead off walk is to the 9 hitter.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 04:07:45 pm
Wow. Awesome job by Giles getting out of his own mess.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: pots on August 07, 2016, 04:07:54 pm
Wow, what a save by Giles from himself
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 04:07:59 pm
Giles is filthy. Always surprised he hasn't been more dominant.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 04:08:05 pm
Nice to see the fight by Giles.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on August 07, 2016, 04:08:17 pm
Out of the 5 outs Giles got, 6 were strikeouts. Don't see that too often

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Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: pots on August 07, 2016, 04:16:09 pm
Kemp!
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 04:16:26 pm
Wahoo!!!
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on August 07, 2016, 04:17:19 pm
Nice slide by Gomez and great hitting by Kemp

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Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: austro on August 07, 2016, 04:17:30 pm
Why is Kemp still at 1st?
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 04:17:58 pm
Free baseball.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: JimR on August 07, 2016, 04:18:56 pm
Why is Kemp still at 1st?

Excellent question
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 04:19:38 pm
Why is Kemp still at 1st?
Not sure , but it wouldn't have mattered. Springer would have been an easy out at first.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 04:20:58 pm
Giles joins the club as the 72nd person to have 4 strikeouts in an inning.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on August 07, 2016, 04:21:05 pm
Kemp can play left. No interest in ever seeing Tucker out there again.


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Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 04:22:16 pm
Not sure Tucker makes that play.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 04:27:50 pm
The pen is blowing it. Patch a few holes here, and more open there.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: jbm on August 07, 2016, 04:31:15 pm
Damn, Marisnick is money.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: doyce7 on August 07, 2016, 04:31:18 pm
Can we stop playing with fire now?

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Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 04:31:25 pm
Jake is outstanding in CF.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on August 07, 2016, 04:32:17 pm
Jake day becoming Jake days is a positive development.


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Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 04:33:39 pm
This game needs to be the 2016 version of the Oakland comeback.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: WVastro on August 07, 2016, 04:42:03 pm
I don't know how Bush has an era at all. When he pitches against the Astros he seems unhittable.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 04:42:12 pm
This game needs to be the 2016 version of the Oakland comeback.

that was more improbable.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 04:46:16 pm
that was more improbable.

Give it time
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: pots on August 07, 2016, 04:47:05 pm
Get him out of there!
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on August 07, 2016, 04:51:55 pm
Get him out of there!

Easily the poorest outing of the year for Devenski.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: austro on August 07, 2016, 05:05:01 pm
I'm not dead yet!
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: BizidyDizidy on August 07, 2016, 05:10:22 pm
Blech
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: David in Jackson on August 07, 2016, 05:10:31 pm
A tough series loss and a very disappointing homestand.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 07, 2016, 05:12:13 pm
Shit motherfucker!  Well back to watching sports I only get to see every four years, like Women's Rugby and Fencing.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: David in Jackson on August 07, 2016, 05:14:36 pm
Shit motherfucker!  Well back to watching sports I only get to see every four years, like Women's Rugby and Fencing.

I'm switching to Marlins-Rockies and hope see Ichiro's 3,000th.
Title: Re: stRangers @ Astros August 7, 2016
Post by: Mr. Happy on August 07, 2016, 05:41:11 pm
I'm switching to Marlins-Rockies and hope see Ichiro's 3,000th.

And he did it with a triple!!! Not bad for a 42 year old.