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General Discussion => Archive => Game Zone 2018 => Topic started by: HudsonHawk on August 20, 2018, 08:52:52 pm
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Cano is back for the M’s. And will someone please sit in Mitch Haniger. That guy is killing me.
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The smoke looks pretty eerie outside of the stadium.
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The king! He smited that ball.
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MARWIN!!!
That ball was a few feet from leaving the fucking stadium. Wow
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That was a BLAST.
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The king! He smited that ball.
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Kind of reminded me of yesterday’s shot.
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T1:
Bregman pops out F6. Imagine that
Marwin crushes a HR to the upper tank in RCF
Gurriel pops out F3
Correa...full count...strikes out looking.
1-0 Astros
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Correa is all twisty-fucked at the plate.
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Correa is all twisty-fucked at the plate.
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1 pitch was 6 inches off the plate inside, and another was even further inside.
Last one bit and scraped the zone.
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That shift against a LH placing Reddick close to center field is curious.
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Inauspicious start for Cole.
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Well that lead didn’t last long
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And Correa pours a little fuel on the fire.
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Well that lead didn’t last long
Have you tapped into the rum yet?
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Well that lead didn’t last long
Cole not looking good early
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Good grief.
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Cole is... not sharp.
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0-2 and he throws a 49 footer.
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Cole...WTF??
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Cruz does us a solid by swinging at a pitch nearly headed for the backstop.
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And 3 of our 4 hitters couldn’t take advantage of Hernandez’s 90mph fastball
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The king! He smited that ball.
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I really did watch The King of Marwin Marvin Gardens, today. Jack was so damn good,
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Cole is ineffectively wild thus far.
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Cole didn't come close to the zone against Seager.
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Watch your follow through, asshole.
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B1:
Haniger singles to RF
Cano doubles to RF, Haniger to 3B
Segura grounds to SS, Correa throws to 1B...in the dirt. TE6 as Haniger scores
Cruz...0-2...wild pitch, Cano to 3B, Segura to 2B...infield in...strikes out swinging
Span...infield still in...flies out F7, Cano scores, Segura to 3B
Seager...3-0...3-1...walks
Gamel...0-2...flies out F9
2-1 Mariners
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He's working inside and the HPU is giving him ther inside.
Get the hands in and be quick about it, boys.
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T2:
White grounds out 5-3
Reddick...3-0...walks
Gattis flies out to shallow RF
Maldonado...0-2...strikes out looking
2-1 Mariners
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Remind me how many strikes you need to get a strike out?
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B2:
Zunino...0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging
Gordon singles to RF on the first pitch
Haniger strikes out looking
Cano...0-2...strikes out swinging, 2-3 on the putout
2-1 Ms
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Remind me how many strikes you need to get a strike out?
He hit the bottom of the zone twice with no love from blue.
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He hit the bottom of the zone twice with no love from blue.
Then punched out Haniger on a pitch 6 inches off the plate.
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He hit the bottom of the zone twice with no love from blue.
Strike 3 to Hanigar was farther out of the zone than all the “balls” called.
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Felix not handling the lefties so far.
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Home plate is apparently 30 inches wide tonight.
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Nice vest.
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Nice job waiting on that offspeed pitch keeping it fair.
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W/ his single, Bregman has reach base in 40 consecutive road games...
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MARWIN TO THE WALL!!
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Marwin with a 2-run double!
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Marwin tells Felix there can only be one king
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Fantastic baserunning by Bregman to score from first.
Almost caught Kemp.
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Correa has been a rally killer since coming back.
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Ugh Correa
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(Oakland PBP) 7 of White's 13 hits during Aug have been for extra bases....
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Heads up marwin
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Correa has been a rally killer since coming back.
AB was over before it started.
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Heads up marwin
Great read on that ball.
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AB was over before it started.
It's spring training for him....
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It's spring training for him..../
I certainly hope that's it.
If his back is still wonky then things will be tough.
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T3:
Kemp...works the count full...fouling off pitches...and draws a leadoff walk
Bregman singles to LF, Kemp to 2B
Marwin doubles to RCF, Kemp scores, Bregman scores
Gurriel singles to LF, Marwin to 3B
Correa pops out F3 on the first pitch
Wild pitch, Marwin scores, Gurriel scores to 2B...great read by Marwin as the ball didn’t get that far from Zunino
White grounds out 5-3
Reddick grounds out 4-3
4-2 Astros
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Marwin tells Felix there can only be one king
Very nice.
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It's spring training for him....
But it’s late August in a division race for the rest of the team. He has to hit better than .100.
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White fouled a mediocre curve off in his next to last pitch.
Must have been looking for something else because that one was plump.
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What was that alignment?
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I thought he got that
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I thought he got that
Raise your hand if you didn't think that was gone.
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White fouled a mediocre curve off in his next to last pitch.
Must have been looking for something else because that one was plump.
He didn’t just foul it off - He drove it practically through the upper deck facing in foul territory in left.
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He didn’t just foul it off - He drove it practically through the upper deck facing in foul territory in left.
Not that one.
The one I'm talking about he swung late and it went softly into the stands down the right field line.
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B3:
Segura grounds to short, but Correa on a reverse shift...shiftfuck single
Cruz flies out F9 at the track
Span...0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging
Seager...0-2...strikes out swinging
4-2 Astros
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Someone else will have to do PBP. It’s my bedtime.
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Nice inning from Cole.
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I certainly hope that's it.
If his back is still wonky then things will be tough.
Me, too!
(Added later) His back problems would also show up in the field. What's your read so far?
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Me, too!
(Added later) His back problems would also show up in the field. What's your read so far?
His arm has looked as strong as ever.
Range, I don't know.
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Could McCann beat Machete in a foot race?
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Top 4
Gattis frozen on a curve, Ks
Maldonado 5-3
Kemp Ks swinging
Mid 4
Astros 4
Mariners 2
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Could McCann beat Machete in a foot race?
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There'd be time to hit the concession stand between the start and the finish.
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Could McCann beat Machete in a foot race?
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Reminds me, I was away from the tv yesterday on his triple...where did he have to hit it to get 3? Was it misplayed w no error scored?
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Did they hit Machete again?
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Dammit.
2 hits and a run across with no outs.
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Somebody needs to let Cole know that he doesn't get any extra points for hitting the dead center of the strike zone.
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Cricket match breaks out.
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Reminds me, I was away from the tv yesterday on his triple...where did he have to hit it to get 3? Was it misplayed w no error scored?
Sorry, can't remember.
I all have is the image of him chugging and belly flopping into 3rd.
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Bottom 4
Gamel singles sharply to right after falling behind 0-2
Zunino doubles to the wall in left, Gamel scores
Gordon checks up on a58 footer, ball bounces up to/off his bat fair, Bregman makes a fine play 5-3, Zunino to 3rd
Haniger grounds to 3rd, runner holds, batter out 5-3
Cano batting, wp bounces off the wall back to Machete who flips to Cole to get Zunino 2-1.
End 4
Astros 4
Mariners 3
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Throw some slop inside to Yuli.
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Sorry, can't remember.
I all have is the image of him chugging and belly flopping into 3rd.
Took a crazy bounce off an angle in the LCF wall, parallel to the wall away from the fielder.
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Throw some slop inside to Yuli.
He did, and Yuli watched strike 3.
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Top 5
Bregman 5-3
Marwin battles to a full count, singles to CF
Yuli falls behind but battles, then Ks looking
Corea Ks on 3 pitches
Mid 5
Astros 4
Mariners 3
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Carlos does not look comfortable with a bat in his hands.
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Correa may need to sort things out lower in the order.
I know AJ doesn't like to do that but he's not a threat in these ABs.
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Was that strike 4 or strike 5?
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Bottom 5
Cano Ks looking
Segura doesn't like a strike call, eventually flies out F7
Cruz doubles down the line in right
Span lays off 2 low curves 3-2, walks
Seager takes high/away 1-0, fouls 1-1 (almost a 3U groundout), swings thru 99 mph 2-2, flies out F7
End 5
Astros 4
Mariners 3
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Astros need more runs. Oakland stomping Texas 7-0 and Fiers working on a 1 hitter.
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Was that strike 4 or strike 5?
Span took 3 tough ones for sure.
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Astros need more runs. Oakland stomping Texas 7-0 and Fiers working on a 1 hitter.
Freaking rangers.
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Freaking rangers.
Good news / bad news.
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Top 6
White 6-3
Reddick F8
Gattis pops out F3 in foul territory
Mid 6
Astros 4
Mariners 3
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Leadoff double.
Shitburgers.
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Laureano has 1st ML HR (one on) early and just had a 3-run HR for A's.
Fiers has a 1-hitter and a 7-0 lead heading to the 7th.
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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.
Fuck Mitch Haniger.
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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.
Fuck Mitch Haniger.
Also, fuck this anemic offense for making a mediocre at best Felix Hernandez look competent.
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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.
Fuck Mitch Haniger.
This times google.
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That was a strike, asshole.
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Also, fuck this anemic offense for making a mediocre at best Felix Hernandez look competent.
Fuck 10pm start times and fuck work in the morning. Bring in a win folks.
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Alright, it's time for somebody other than Marwin Gonzalez to wake the fuck up.
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Bottom 6
Sipp pitching (Pressly warming up)
Gamel 0-2, checks 1-2, takes outside 2-2, doubles over the wall
Zunino F7
Gordon lines sharply on a hop to White, out 3U, Gamel to 3rd
Pressly comes in from the pen with tying run on 3rd
Haniger takes a curve strike 0-1, takes a ball 1-1, singles up the middle, Gamel scores
Cano goes 3-1, doubles down the LF line, Almost out at 2nd but Yuli didn't catch it, Haniger holds at 3rd
Segura 1-2, Ks swinging, completed 1-3
End 6
Astros 4
Mariners 4
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Sipp was ahead 0-2 on the leadoff hitter.
Count goes to 2-2 and the ball was smoked.
Then Pressly can't get his man and we're tied.
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Top7
Warren (RHP) pitching
Maldonado pops out F4 over the RF line
Kemp flies out F8
Bregman F9
Mid 7
Astros 4
Mariners 4
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Colin McHugh continues to be awesome out of the pen.
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Bottom 7
Mchugh pitching
Cruz 5-3
Span lines a double past the immobile Tyler White (it was hard hit)
Seager first pitch F7
Gamel takes a ball in the dirt 1-0, fouls a FB 1-1, misses a curve 1-2, lays off a backfoot curve 2-2, Ks looking on a breaking ball (slurve?)
End 7
Astros 4
Mariners 4
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5 hits, 3 by Marwin.
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Come on, Carlos. Let it fly.
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Top 8
Colomé (RHP) pitching
Gonzalez falls behind 0-2, Ks swinging on 3 pitches
Gurriel 5-3 first pitch
Correa ahead 2-0, swings at ball 3 foul 2-1, takes a ball low 3-1, hits a ball sharply to LF but it's snow coned F7
Mid 8
Astros 4
Mariners 4
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Come on, Carlos. Let it fly.
Best ball he's hit since coming back.
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Why does Dee Gordon get so much leeway? He showed up the HPU TWICE in about 3 seconds after being a bitch to begin with.
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White and McHugh were both at fault for that "single". White should have let Yuli take it and McHugh should have started for first anyway.
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Fuck this team right now. The lack of effort on offense is fucking pathetic, and the pitching isn't much better.
Fucking meatball to Cano.
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Why does Dee Gordon get so much leeway? He showed up the HPU TWICE in about 3 seconds after being a bitch to begin with.
Agree.
He acted like that and eventually get on and scores on the HR.
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Fuck you Cruz.
That was a strike all night. Especially when Felix was throwing it.
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Bottom 8
McHugh still on the bump
Zunino F8
Gordon fouls ball, takes a strike then jaws a lot, Servais comes out to get tossed, Gordon steps back in takes a ball, 1-2, fouls one 1-2, grounds to White, Mchugh late to the bag leaving Gordon safe at 1st
AJ brings the infield in to discuss things, Collin stays in
Haniger takes low/inside 1-0, fouls a FB 1-1, takes high 2-1, low/away 3-1, takes a strike 3-2, taps foul, walks on a pitch way up high, Gordon to 2nd
Canó takes away 1-0, homers to left center, Gordon/Haniger score
Segura singles
Cruz Ks looking, jaws to HPU
Span 3U
End 8
Astros 4
Mariners 7
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AJ managed that inning with tmw's game in mind.
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Top 9
Díaz pitching
White 3-2, fouls several, Ks on a slider away (11 pitches)
Reddick takes a FB 0-1, another is high 1-1, fouls 1-2, takes away 2-2, Ks swinging on a low slider
Gattis misses a slider 0-1, grounds out 6-3
Final
Astros 4
Mariners 7
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Best ball he's hit since coming back.
Yes!
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Well, that sucked.
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Recap for those smart enough to go to bed:
Springer didn't play (quad soreness)
Díaz has retired 21 of last 22 Astros he's faced.
Astros never threatened after the third.
5 hits, 3 by Marwin, singles by Bregman and Yuli (both in the 3rd).
Cole only gave them 5 innings and struggled to do that.
Kemp was ahead 0-2 to the leadoff hitter in the 6th with a 4-3 lead and ends up giving up a double that eventually ties the game
Mchugh pitches in the 7th and 8th and gives up the deathblow to Canó (2 extra base hits, his first since returning from PED suspension)
And we're tied again for the division with a non-starter starting tmw/later today.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
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Fart noises.
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Colin McHugh continues to be awesome out of the pen.
I feel like I want to blame this guy... but I am pretty sure they would have fucked it up without his help.
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I feel like I want to blame this guy... but I am pretty sure they would have fucked it up without his help.
I will take the L. My bad.
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Segura, Gordon, and Cruz all acted like bitches about strike calls. All the calls in questions were 1) strikes per the MD Anderson strike grid thing and 2) called consistently ALL FUCKING NIGHT.
Segura stepped to the back of the box, faced the ump and jawed *before* the AB ended. Gordon slammed his bat on the plate like an axe and likewise turned and engaged. Cruz at least had the decency to bitch incorrectly after a strikeout.
Fuck these guys.
FTM.
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Recap for those smart enough to go to bed:
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Kemp Sipp was ahead 0-2 to the leadoff hitter in the 6th with a 4-3 lead and ends up giving up a double that eventually ties the game
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I went to bed after the first McHugh run.
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I went to bed after the first McHugh run.
Sip and Pressly gave up the tying run. McHugh’s first run scored at the same time as the other 2, on Cano’s 3 run HR
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some interesting stuff from astroscounty.com post-game this morning.
Astros and A's both have 75-50 records. The Astros have scored have scored 17 more runs and allowed 104 fewer.
Astros are 5-16 against AL West clubs since July 4th.
The five hits Astros accumulated last night is the 31st x this season to have 5 or less hits (125 games played).
4-9 in last night's lineup went 0-20 with 7ks and 2 walks.
Hernandez K'd 6 of the 25 hitters he faced last night. It took three starts and 76 batters over 3 starts previously.
Let's go get-em tonight fellas! (my comments added).
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.........Let's go get-em tonight fellas! (my comments added).
Agree! Enuf of the gloom and doom.
I endured living in the Dallas area for almost a decade and could not believe the bellyaching of Cowboy's fans complaining about losing five games in (just) one season, while my Oilers could accomplish that easily in half a season. Forget the playoffs, by the last 5-6 games Oilers fans were dreaming about how high our draft pick would be.
It would be a dream to be in the "hunt" at this time of the season.
We are! (The rest of the baseball world - as well as most of us - are wondering when the Astros will start having fun again.
(IMHO) If the doom and gloomers really believed their rants, they would not check another Astros score, much less follow a game or post here until Spring Training.
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Agree! Enuf of the gloom and doom.
I endured living in the Dallas area for almost a decade and could not believe the bellyaching of Cowboy's fans complaining about losing five games in (just) one season, while my Oilers could accomplish that easily in half a season. Forget the playoffs, by the last 5-6 games Oilers fans were dreaming about how high our draft pick would be.
It would be a dream to be in the "hunt" at this time of the season.
We are! (The rest of the baseball world - as well as most of us - are wondering when the Astros will start having fun again.
(IMHO) If the doom and gloomers really believed their rants, they would not check another Astros score, much less follow a game or post here until Spring Training.
The game zone is for overreacting to everything.
We win-"this is the greatest team ever I love all you motherfuckers"
We lose- "fuck this team, it's just a bunch of cocksuckers who couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper sack. No way they make the postseason"
And that's ok. The rollercoaster is the best/worst part of the baseball season. Were all just a part of the ride.
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The game zone is for overreacting to everything....
And that's ok. The rollercoaster is the best/worst part of the baseball season. Were all just a part of the ride.
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10-4, I keep forgetting that.
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10-4, I keep forgetting that.
I think it has been said in various threads at least 5 times since yesterday.
Read more, post less.
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Being a sports fan is all about putting your tender parts on an anvil and handing a sledge to to a brute.
When it comes down and misses you're allowed to be elated.
When it doesn't miss, you're allowed to scream bloody murder.
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Being a sports fan is all about putting your tender parts on an anvil and handing a sledge to to a brute.
When it comes down and misses you're allowed to be elated.
When it doesn't miss, you're allowed to scream bloody murder.
Potw
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The GZ is emotional. It’s drinking booze, swearing at the players, blaming each other for pissing off the BBGs. It’s not rational, it’s not reasoned or measured. The GZ is kind of like pissing down your leg. Yes, most are disgusted by it, but it feels warm to you. It’s a special place.
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Sip and Pressly gave up the tying run. McHugh’s first run scored at the same time as the other 2, on Cano’s 3 run HR
Not quite. I turned it off before Cano finished his trot.
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I think it has been said in various threads at least 5 times since yesterday.
Read more, post less.
I see you have just exactly that, homer.
Thank you!
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Potw
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:o
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The GZ is emotional. It’s drinking booze, swearing at the players, blaming each other for pissing off the BBGs. It’s not rational, it’s not reasoned or measured. The GZ is kind of like pissing down your leg. Yes, most are disgusted by it, but it feels warm to you. It’s a special place.
Got it! A sound-proof man cave!
Years ago a muted version of that was posted on the AJC as The Vent (https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-vent/uZPwEGgN2thyFuZ4VBX0hI/)
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:o
Also ... No emojis!